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Favorite TV Themes

What Are The Best TV Theme Songs You Can Remember? #082

Nostalgia sometimes kicks in when you hear a song and you remember a time, date, and place…or even an event. But one thing that’s lost from this generation are tv themes. Nowadays, it seems most TV shows don’t have a real theme when it comes on.

Knight Rider
Depending on your age, you can hear this photo

TV Themes have changed

In the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and some early 2000s, you’d get to turn on that tv on the hour (or half-hour) and once the theme hit,…you KNEW it was about to be a good hour! The familiarity of these songs set the mood of the show in itself and leave a lasting impression long after the show is over.

Sanford & Son Intro and themesong

Although a very entertaining show, The Blacklist is reduced to a digital sound similar to the swiping on a keyboard set to industrial sounds whereas Miami Vice had a Casio keyboard intro that led to a dramatic outro. Both great shows but only one could have a ringtone that would have people nodding and thinking of specific episodes. Let’s chat about this.

Entertainment: Marshall (2017)
Relationship: Jane Elliott Discusses Race

Visit Jane and Sarah Elliott’s Bed and Breakfast: Elliott’s Bur Oak Church (EBOC) in Iowa.