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Classic Television... Those Were the Days!
Is Your Favorite Classic Television Theme Song on the List?
- Casper the Friendly Ghost
- The Flintstones
- Car 54, Where Are You?
- Mister Ed
- The Beverly Hillbillies
- Petticoat Junction
- The Patty Duke Show
- The Addams Family
- Gilligan's Island
- F Troop
- Gidget
- Green Acres
- The Monkees
- Love, American Style
- The Brady Bunch
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show
- The Partridge Family
- All In The Family
- Welcome Back, Kotter
- Laverne & Shirley
Casper the Friendly Ghost
Written by Jerry Livingston and Mack David
The friendliest ghost you know.
Though grown-ups might
Look at him with fright,
The children all love him so.
He always says hello (Hello),
and he's really glad to meetcha.
Wherever he may go,
He's kind to every living creature.
Grown-ups don't understand
Why children love him the most.
But kids all know
That he loves them so,
Casper the friendly ghost.
Casper the Friendly Ghost Theme Song
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Casper the Friendly Ghost Theme Song
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Written by: Jerry Livingston and Mack David Casper the Friendly Ghost Casper, the friendly ghost, The friendliest ghost you know. Though grown-ups might Look at him with fright, The children all love him so. He always says hello (Hello), and he's...
The Flintstones
Music by Hoyt S. Curtin, Lyrics by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
They're the modern stone age family
From the town of Bedrock
They're a page right out of history
Let's ride with the family down the street
Through the courtesy of Fred's two feet
When you're with the Flintstones
You'll have a yabba dabba doo time
A dabba doo time
You'll have a gay old time
The Flintstones Theme Song
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The Flintstones Theme Song
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Music by: Hoyt S. Curtin Lyrics by: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera (Meet) The Flintstones Flintstones, meet the Flintstones They're the modern stone age family From the town of Bedrock They're a page right out of history Let's ride with the fami...
Car 54, Where Are You?
by Nat Hiken
Brooklyn's broken out in fights
There's a traffic jam in Harlem
That's backed up to Jackson Heights
There's a scout troop short a child
Kruschev's due at Idlewild
Car 54, Where Are You?
Car 54, Where Are You? Theme Song
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Car 54, Where Are You? Theme Song
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Written by: Nat Hiken Car 54, Where Are You? (1961-1963) Joe E. Ross: Officer Gunther Toody Fred Gwynne: Officer Francis Muldoon Al Lewis: Officer Leo Schnauser Charlotte Rae: Sylvia Schnauser Car 54, Where Are You? There's a hold up in the Bronx...
Mister Ed
by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston
And no one can talk to a horse, of course
That is, of course, unless the horse
Is the famous Mister Ed
Go right to the source and ask the horse
He'll give you the answer that you'll endorse
He's always on a steady course
Talk to Mister Ed
People yakkity yak a streak
And waste your time of day
But Mister Ed will never speak
Unless he has something to say
A horse is a horse, of course, of course
And this one'll talk 'til his voice is hoarse
You never heard of a talking horse?
Well listen to this
I am Mister Ed
Mister Ed Theme Song
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Mister Ed Theme Song
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Written by: Ray Evans and Jay Livingston Mister Ed (1961-1966) Alan Young: Wilbur Post Connie Hines: Carol Post Allan Lane: Mister Ed Larry Keating: Roger Addison Edna Skinner: Kay Addison Leon Ames: Gordon Kirkwood Florence MacMichael: Winnie Kirkw...
The Beverly Hillbillies
"The Ballad of Jed Clampett" by Paul Henning
A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed
Then one day he was shootin at some food
And up through the ground came a bubblin crude
Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea
Well the first thing you know ol Jed's a millionaire
Kinfolk said "Jed move away from there"
Said "Californy is the place you ought to be"
So they loaded up the truck and moved to Beverly
Hills, that is. Swimmin pools, movie stars
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Well now its time to say good by to Jed and all his kin
And they would like to thank you folks fer kindly droppin in
You're all invited back a gain to this locality
To have a heapin helpin of their hospitality
Hillybilly that is. Set a spell, take your shoes off
Y'all come back now, y'hear?
The Beverly Hillbillies Theme Song
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The Beverly Hillbillies Theme Song
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Artist: Flatt & Scruggs Written by: Paul Henning The Internet Movie Database: The Beverly Hillbillies (1962-1971) Buddy Ebsen: Jed Clampett Irene Ryan: Daisy Moses (Granny) Donna Douglas: Elly May Clampett Max Baer Jr.: Jethro Bodine Raymond Bailey:...
Petticoat Junction
by Paul Henning and Curt Massey
That is rolling down the tracks
To the junction
(Petticoat Junction)
Forget about your cares
It is time to relax
At the junction
(Petticoat Junction)
Lotsa curves, you bet
Even more when you get
To the junction
(Petticoat Junction)
There's a little hotel called the Shady Rest
At the junction
(Petticoat Junction)
It is run by Kate, come and be her guest
At the junction
(Petticoat Junction)
And that's Uncle Joe, he's a movin' kind of slow
At the junction
(Petticoat Junction)
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Petticoat Junction Theme Song
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Written by: Paul Henning and Curt Massey Petticoat Junction (1963-1970) Edgar Buchanan: Joseph P. 'Uncle Joe' Carson Linda Henning: Betty Jo Bradley Elliott Bea Benaderet: Kate Bradley Lori Saunders: Bobbie Jo Bradley Pat Woodell: Bobbie Jo Bradley...
The Patty Duke Show
From Zanzibar to Berkeley Square
But Patty's only seen the sight
A girl can see from Brooklyn Heights
What a crazy pair!
But they're cousins
Identical cousins all the way
One pair of matching bookends
Different as night and day
Where Cathy adores a minuet
The Ballets Russes, and crepes Suzette
Our Patty loves to rock and roll
A hot dog makes her lose control
What a wild duet!
Still, they're cousins
Identical cousins and you'll find
They laugh alike, they walk alike
At times they even talk alike
You can lose your mind
When cousins are two of a kind
The Patty Duke Show Theme Song
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The Patty Duke Show Theme Song
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Theme Music Composed by: Sidney ("Sid") Ramin (ASCAP) and Robert ("Bob") Wells (ASCAP) The Internet Movie Database: The Patty Duke Show (1963-1966) Patty Duke: Patty Lane William Schallert: Martin Lane Jean Byron: Natalie Lane Paul O'Keefe: Ross Lan...
The Addams Family
by Vic Mizzy
Mysterious and spooky
They're all together ooky
The Addams Family
Their house is a museum
Where people come to see 'em
They really are a scream
The Addams Family
(Neat)
(Sweet)
(Petite)
So get a witches shawl on
A broomstick you can crawl on
We're gonna pay a call on
The Addams Family
The Addams Family Theme Song
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The Addams Family Theme Song
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Written and Composed by: Vic Mizzy The Addams Family (1964-1966) Carolyn Jones: Morticia Frump Addams John Astin: Gomez Addams Ted Cassidy: Lurch Jackie Coogan: Uncle Fester Frump Ken Weatherwax: Pugsley Addams Lisa Loring: Wednesday Addams Marie Bl...
Gilligan's Island
"The Ballad of Gilligan's Island" by George Wyle and Sherwood Schwartz
A tale of a fateful trip
That started from this tropic port
Aboard this tiny ship
The mate was a mighty sailing man
The skipper brave and sure
Five passengers set sail that day
For a three hour tour, a three hour tour
The weather started getting rough
The tiny ship was tossed
If not for the courage of the fearless crew
The Minnow would be lost, the Minnow would be lost
The ship set ground on the shore
Of this uncharted desert isle
With Gilligan, the Skipper too
The millionaire and his wife
The movie star
The Professor and Mary Ann
Here on Gilligan's Isle
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So this is the tale of our castaways
They're here for a long, long time
They'll have to make the best of things
It's an uphill climb
The first mate and his skipper too
Will do their very best
To make the others comfortable
In the tropic island nest
No phone, no lights, no motor cars
Not a single luxury
Like Robinson Crusoe
It's primative as can be
So join us here each week my friend
You're sure to get a smile
From seven stranded castaways
Here on Gilligan's Isle
Gilligan's Island Theme Song
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Gilligan's Island Theme Song
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Written by: George Wyle and Sherwood Schwartz Gilligan's Island (1964-1967) Bob Denver: Gilligan Alan Hale Jr.: Jonas 'The Skipper' Grumby Jim Backus: Thurston Howell III Natalie Schafer: Lovey Howell Tina Louise: Ginger Grant Russell Johnson: Profe...
F Troop
by Irving Taylor and William Lava
When quite accidentally
A hero who sneezed abruptly seized
Retreat and reversed it to victory
His medal of honor pleased and thrilled
his proud little family group
While pinning it on some blood was spilled
And so it was planned he'd command... F Troop
Where Indian fights are colorful sights
and nobody takes a lickin'
Where paleface and redskin
Both turn chicken
When drilling and fighting get them down
They know their morale can't droop
As long as they all relax in town
Before they resume with a bang and a boom... F Troop
F Troop Theme Song
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F Troop Theme Song
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Lyrics by: Irving Taylor and William Lava F Troop (1965-1967) Forrest Tucker: Sgt. Morgan O'Rourke Larry Storch: Cpl. Randolph Agarn Ken Berry: Capt. Wilton Parmenter Melody Patterson: Wrangler Jane Angelica Thrift James Hampton: Hannibal Dobbs Fran...
Gidget
by Howard Greenfield and Jack Keller
I can arrange to change any doubts you feel
Wait'll you see my Gidget
You'll want her for your Valentine
You're gonna say she's all that you adore
But stay away, Gidget is spoken for
You're gonna find that Gidget is mine
Gidget Theme Song
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Gidget Theme Song
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Written by: Howard Greenfield Music by: Jack Keller Gidget (1965-1966) Sally Field: Gidget Don Porter: Professor Russell Lawrence Lynette Winter: Larue Pete Duel: John Cooper Betty Conner: Anne Cooper Gidget Theme If you're in doubt about angels...
Green Acres
by Vic Mizzy
Farm livin' is the life for me
Land spreadin' out so far and wide
Keep Manhattan,
Just give me that countryside
New York is where I'd rather stay
I get allergic smelling hay
I just adore a penthouse view
Dah-ling I love you but give me Park Avenue
...The chores
...The stores
...Fresh air
...Times Square
You are my wife
Good bye, city life
Green Acres we are there
Green Acres Theme Song
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Green Acres Theme Song
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Sung by: Eddie Albert & Eva Gabor Written by: Vic Mizzy Green Acres (1965-1971) Eddie Albert: Oliver Wendell Douglas Eva Gabor: Lisa Douglas Tom Lester: Eb Dawson Frank Cady: Sam Drucker Pat Buttram: Eustace Charleton Haney Alvy Moore: Hank Kimball...
The Monkees
By Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
Walking down the street
We get the funniest looks from
Everyone we meet.
Hey, hey we're the Monkees,
and people say we monkey around.
But we're too busy singing,
to put anybody down.
We go wherever we want to,
Do what we like to do.
We don't have time to get restless,
There's always something new.
Hey, hey we're the Monkees,
and people say we monkey around.
But we're too busy singing,
to put anybody down.
We're just trying to be friendly,
Come watch us sing and play.
We're the young generation,
And we got something to say.
Hey, hey we're the Monkees,
You never know where we'll be found.
So you'd better get ready,
We may be comin to your town.
The Monkees Theme Song
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The Monkees Theme Song
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Artist: The Monkees Lyrics by: Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart The Monkees (1966-1968) Davy Jones: Davy Micky Dolenz: Micky Peter Tork: Peter Michael Nesmith: Mike The Monkees Theme Song Here we come Walking down the street We get the funniest looks...
Love, American Style
by Charles Fox and Arnold Margolin
Love, American Style
Truer than the Red, White and Blue
Love, American Style
That's me and you
And on a star spangled night, my love
(My love come to me)
You can rest you head on my shoulder
Out by the dawn's early light, my love
I will defend your right to try
Love, American Style
That's me and you
Love, American Style Theme Song
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Love, American Style Theme Song
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Written by: by Charles Fox and Arnold Margolin Performed by: The Cowsills (Season One) Love American Style (1969-1974) Frequent Players: Stuart Margolin, Barbara Minkus, Michael Callan, William Callaway, Mary Grover, Tracy Reed, E.J. Peaker, Warren...
The Brady Bunch
by Frank DeVol and Sherwood Schwartz
Who was bringing up three very lovely girls
All of them had hair of gold,
Like their mother
The youngest one in curls
Here's the store, of a man named Brady
Who was busy with three boys of his own
They were four men, living all together
Yet they were all alone
Till the one day when the lady met this fellow
And they knew it was much more than a hunch
That this group would somehow form a family
That's the way we all became the Brady Bunch
The Brady Bunch
That's the way we all became the Brady Bunch
The Brady Bunch
The Brady Bunch Theme Song
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The Brady Bunch Theme Song
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Lyrics by: Frank DeVol and Sherwood Schwartz The Brady Bunch (1969-1974) Florence Henderson: Carol Brady Robert Reed: Mike Brady Ann B. Davis: Alice Nelson Barry Williams: Greg Brady Maureen McCormick: Marcia Brady Christopher Knight: Peter Brady Ev...
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
"Love is All Around" by Sonny Curtis
Who can take a nothing day,
And suddenly make it all seem worthwhile?
Well it's you girl, and you should know it
With each glance and every little movement
You show it
Love is all around, no need to waste it
You can have a town, why don't you take it
You're gonna make it after all
You're gonna make it after all
How will you make it on your own?
This world is awfully big, girl this time you're all alone
But it's time you started living
It's time you let someone else do some giving
Love is all around, no need to waste it
You can have a town, why don't you take it
You're gonna make it after all
You're gonna make it after all
The Mary Tyler Moore Show Theme Song
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show Theme Song
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Written and Performed by: Sonny Curtis The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977) Mary Tyler Moore: Mary Richards Gavin MacLeod: Murray Slaughter Edward Asner: Lou Grant Ted Knight: Ted Baxter Valerie Harper: Rhoda Morgenstern Betty White: Sue Ann Nivens...
The Partridge Family
"Come On, Get Happy" by Wes Farrell and Danny Janssen
Here's the song that we're singin'
Come on, get happy!
A whole lot of lovin' is what we'll be bringin'
We'll make you happy!
We had a dream, we'd go travelin' together
We'd spread a little lovin' then we'd keep movin' on
Somethin' always happens whenever we're together
We get a happy feelin' when we're singing a song.
Trav'lin' along there's a song that we're singin'
Come on, get happy!
A Whole lot of lovin' is what we'll be bringin'
We'll make you happy!
We'll make you happy!
We'll make you happy!
The Partridge Family Theme Song
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The Partridge Family Theme Song
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Artist: The Partridge Family Written by: Wes Farrell and Danny Janssen The Partridge Family (1970-1974) Shirley Jones: Shirley Renfrew Partridge David Cassidy: Keith Douglas Partridge Susan Dey: Laurie Partridge Danny Bonaduce: Danny Partridge Dave...
All In The Family
"Those Were the Days" by Charles Stouse and Lee Adams
Songs that made the hit parade
Guys like us we had it made
Those were the days
And you knew who you were then
Girls were girls and men were men
Mister we could use a man
Like Herbert Hoover again
Didn't need no welfare state
Everybody pulled his weight
Gee our old LaSalle ran great
Those were the days
All in the Family Theme Song
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All in the Family Theme Song
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Written by: Charles Stouse and Lee Adams All in the Family (1971-1979) Carroll O'Connor: Archie Bunker Jean Stapleton: Edith Bunker Rob Reiner: Michael 'Meathead' Stivic Sally Struthers: Gloria Stivic Those Were the Days Boy the way Glenn Miller...
Welcome Back, Kotter
by John Sebastian
Your dreams were your ticket out
Welcome back,
To that same old place
That you laughed about
Well the names have all changed
Since you hung around
But those dreams have remained
And they're turned around
Who'd have thought they'd lead ya
(Who'd have thought they'd lead ya)
Here where we need ya
(Here where we need ya)
Yeah we tease him a lot
Cause we've got him on the spot, welcome back
Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back
Welcome Back, Kotter Theme Song
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Welcome Back, Kotter Theme Song
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Artist: John Sebastian Lyrics by: John Sebastian Welcome Back, Kotter (1975-1979) Gabe Kaplan: Gabe Kotter Marcia Strassman: Julie Kotter John Sylvester White: Mr. Michael Woodman John Travolta: Vinnie Barbarino Robert Hegyes: Juan Epstein Lawrence...
Laverne & Shirley
"Making Our Dreams Come True" by Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox
Schlemiel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated!
We're gonna do it!
Give us any chance, we'll take it
Give us any rule, we'll break it
We're gonna make our dreams come true
Doin' it our way
Nothin's gonna turn us back now
Straight ahead and on the track now
We're gonna make our dreams come true
Doin' it our way
There is nothing we won't try
Never heard the word impossible
This time there's no stopping us
We're gonna do it
On your mark, get set, and go now
Got a dream and we just know now
We're gonna make our dream come true
And we'll do it our way, yes our way
Make all our dreams come true
And do it our way, yes our way
Make all our dreams come true
For me and you
Laverne & Shirley Theme Song
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Laverne & Shirley Theme Song
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Written by: Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox Performed by: Cyndi Grecco Laverne & Shirley (1976-1983) Penny Marshall: Laverne DeFazio Cindy Williams: Shirley Feeney David L. Lander: Andrew 'Squiggy' Squiggman Michael McKean: Leonard 'Lenny' Kosnowski E...
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I'm a classic television fan, so I made a lens highlighting 20 All-Time Favorite Classic Television Theme Songs and devoted a lens to each of those songs. I've since added a few old favorites and novelty songs. My regular lensography is way too long,...
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What's your favorite classic television theme song?
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- Light-in-me Light-in-me Nov 30, 2009 @ 11:59 am
- I remember all of these, brings back some great memories!
Great lens, thanks for sharing.
Robin :)
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- dagsmith dagsmith Oct 29, 2009 @ 11:29 pm
- A lost art - something that is missing from TV shows today. 5 stars and a blessing!
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- KimGiancaterino KimGiancaterino Oct 25, 2009 @ 2:49 pm | in reply to jgelien
- I agree... it's a wonderful theme! I've included it on another classic television lens: The Original Perry Mason Television Series.
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- jgelien jgelien Oct 23, 2009 @ 9:58 am
- This takes me back to my childhood. My all time favorite theme song I guess isn't really a song because there are no words, but I would love to hear it... The theme from Perry Mason.
Thanks for the memories.
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- mysticmama mysticmama Sep 18, 2009 @ 7:54 pm
- What a fun lens, I get these kinds of songs stuck in my head all the time lol
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