The Best Classic TV Themes

Someone recently asked about the best TV themes of all time, and I thought "that sounds like a great list for my blog!" As someone who lived most of their childhood through the 1990's (which I would consider the last decade of great theme songs), I do love me some cheesy classic TV themes. Below is just a small list of my favorite TV themes from the 1950s through the 1990s, in no particular order. I should note that there are many more that I would include, but I had to narrow it down.

Magnum P.I. (1980-1988)

Theme by Mike Post

I Dream of Jeannie (1965-1970)

Theme by Hugo Montenegro

Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968)

Theme by Earle Hagen

I Love Lucy (1951-1960)

Theme by Eliot Daniel

Maude (1972-1978)

Theme by Marilyn Bergman

Twilight Zone (1959-1964)

Theme by Bernard Herrmann

The A-Team (1983-1988)

Theme by Mike Post

Starsky & Hutch (1975-1979)

Theme by Mark Snow

Saved by the Bell (1989-1993)

Theme by Scott Gale

Perry Mason (1957-1966)

Theme by Fred Steiner

Law & Order (1990-2010)

Theme by Mike Post

Happy Days (1974-1984)

Theme by Charles Fox

Gilligan's Island (1964-1967)

Theme by George Wyle

Bewitched (1964-1972)

Theme by Howard Greenfield & Jack Keller

Beverly Hillbillies (1962-1971)

Theme by Paul Henning

What are your favorite TV themes? Tell me in the comments!

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