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People Break Down The Greatest TV Theme Songs Of All-Time

People Break Down The Greatest TV Theme Songs Of All-Time
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John Curtis
By John CurtisSep 02, 2022
John Curtis
A novelist, picture book writer and native New Yorker, John is a graduate of Syracuse University and the children's media graduate program at Centennial College. When not staring at his computer monitor, you'll most likely find John sipping tea watching British comedies, or in the kitchen, taking a stab at the technical challenge on the most recent episode of 'The Great British Baking Show'.
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We all have songs that we can't get out of our heads, resulting in our randomly humming them while walking down the street.

Among the most infectious songs are theme songs to TV shows.

Be it from tuning in every week to catch up with Friends who will always" be there for [us]", or being "stuck in the middle" of a Grace And Frankie binge, we often find ourselves humming the theme songs of our favorite shows more often than we find ourselves quoting the best lines.

Even if it means humming an infectious melody to a wordless piece of music (Will & Grace or Seinfeld anyone?)

Redditor LinksOtherUncle was curious to hear what people considered the all time greatest theme song to a TV show, leading them to ask:

"What is the greatest TV Show theme song of all-time?"

"Whoo-oo"...

"Duck Tales, of course."- Beautiful-Stranger20

"Believe It Or Not It's Just Me!"

"Greatest American Hero!"- GayHole

"The Truth Is Out There"...

" X Files"- CheliBeanBeard

x files GIF by The X-FilesGiphy

"Bum Bum BUM bum...bum bum BUM BUM bum bum bum..."

"Sanford and Son"- jkulpa

The Original MCU

"90s X-Men."- Ourobius

"Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale..."

"Gilligan's Island"- Cantbetoobad1953

Bored Gilligans Island GIF by TV Land ClassicGiphy

"It's time to play the music, it's time to light the lights..."

"The Muppet Show theme song!"- Poorkiddonegood8541

"A World Of Criminals Who Operate Above The Law"

"Knight Rider!"- BladeBronson

"Heroes in a half-shell, TURTLE POWER!"

"The original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon theme."- Petulant_Platypus

ninja turtles GIF by Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesGiphy

"You want to go where everybody knows your name."

"Cheers."- Big-Significance3604

The only thing more comforting than turning on our TVs to revisit a familiar town with familiar characters, is the comforting familiar music which greets us on our return.

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