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The Best TV Theme Songs of All Time

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The best TV theme songs and TV intros of all time will take you back to some of the greatest moments in TV. Television theme songs set the tone for the entire series, and for the beginning of each episode. We all have a special connection to what we think are the best TV themes. They get stuck in our head, we sing them without noticing, and we remember them fondly after a series has ended. These are the most famous opening theme songs from the most popular TV shows.

What are the best TV theme songs? Vote on the best TV show theme songs here and make sure your favorite gets the attention it deserves. If you think The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song was the coolest or you loved the Friends intro song...by all means, vote! Help improve this list of the best TV theme songs of all time.

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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Will Smith, James Avery
Premiered: 1990
Genres (Tv): Sitcom, Comedy
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from... more on Wikipedia
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2,791
1,433
The Flintstones
Alan Reed, Mel Blanc
Premiered: 1960
Genres (Tv): Animation, Sitcom, Animated cartoon, Children's television series, Comedy
The Flintstones is an animated, prime-time American television sitcom that was broadcast from... more on Wikipedia
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3,382
1,776
The Addams Family
John Astin, Carolyn Jones
Premiered: 1964
Genres (Tv): Black comedy, Sitcom, Comedy, Fantasy
The Addams Family is an American television series based on the characters in Charles Addams'... more on Wikipedia
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2,597
1,533
Happy Days
Ron Howard, Henry Winkler
Premiered: 1974
Genres (Tv): Sitcom, Musical, Comedy, Family Film
Happy Days is an American television sitcom that aired first-run from January 15, 1974, to... more on Wikipedia
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2,898
1,307
Scooby-Doo
Casey Kasem, Don Messick
Premiered: 1969
Genres (Tv): Comedy, Fantasy, Animation, Mystery, Situation comedy
Scooby-Doo is an American animated cartoon franchise, comprising several animated television... more on Wikipedia
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4,131
2,474
Friends
Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox
Premiered: 1994
Genres (Tv): Sitcom
Friends (NBC, 1994) is an American sitcom television series created by David Crane and Marta... more on Wikipedia
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2,260
1,190
The Pink Panther Show
Paul Frees, Rich Little
Premiered: 1969
Genres (Tv): Animation, Children's television series, Comedy
The Pink Panther Show is a showcase of cartoon shorts produced by David H. DePatie and Friz... more on Wikipedia

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2,352
1,408
Gilligan's Island
Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr.
Premiered: 1964
Genres (Tv): Sitcom, Comedy, Family Film
Gilligan's Island is an American sitcom created and produced by Sherwood Schwartz via United... more on Wikipedia
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2,132
1,359
The Muppet Show
Jim Henson, Frank Oz
Premiered: 1976
Genres (Tv): Sketch comedy, Variety show, Children's television series, Live action, Comedy
The Muppet Show is a family-oriented comedy-variety television series that was produced by... more on Wikipedia
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3,505
2,382
Cheers
Ted Danson, Rhea Perlman
Premiered: 1982
Genres (Tv): Sitcom, Comedy
Cheers is an American sitcom that ran for eleven seasons between 1982 and 1993. The show was... more on Wikipedia
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2,000
1,089
Batman
Adam West, Burt Ward
Premiered: 1966
Genres (Tv): Action/Adventure, Sitcom, Comedy, Action, Camp
Batman is a 1960s American live action television series, based on the DC comic book character... more on Wikipedia
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2,264
1,475
Hawaii Five-O
Jack Lord, James MacArthur
Premiered: 1968
Genres (Tv): Crime Fiction, Action/Adventure, Police procedural, Crime, Drama
Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and... more on Wikipedia
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2,368
1,627
M*A*S*H
Alan Alda, Wayne Rogers
Premiered: 1972
Genres (Tv): Black comedy, Medical drama, Sitcom, Satire, Military
M*A*S*H is an American television series developed by Larry Gelbart, adapted from the 1970... more on Wikipedia
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2,469
1,573
The Simpsons
Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright
Premiered: 1989
Genres (Tv): Animation, Television comedy, Comedy, Family Film
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting... more on Wikipedia
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2,295
1,564
Mission: Impossible
Peter Graves, Barbara Bain
Premiered: 1966
Genres (Tv): Espionage, Crime Fiction, Action/Adventure, Drama, Adventure film
Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced... more on Wikipedia
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1,728
1,112
Sesame Street
Jim Henson, Frank Oz
Premiered: 1969
Genres (Tv): Sketch comedy, Education, Animation, Children's television series, Live action
Sesame Street is a long-running American children's television series created by Joan Ganz... more on Wikipedia
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1,449
874
The Twilight Zone
Rod Serling, Robert McCord
Premiered: 1959
Genres (Tv): Anthology, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
The Twilight Zone is a 1959 American television anthology series created by Rod Serling. It is... more on Wikipedia
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1,682
1,249
The Monkees
Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz
Premiered: 1966
Genres (Tv): Sitcom, Musical, Comedy
The Monkees is an American situation comedy that aired on NBC from September 1966 to March... more on Wikipedia
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1,615
1,256
The Beverly Hillbillies
Buddy Ebsen, Donna Douglas
Premiered: 1962
Genres (Tv): Sitcom, Comedy
The Beverly Hillbillies is an American sitcom originally broadcast for nine seasons on CBS... more on Wikipedia
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1,466
1,029
The Andy Griffith Show
Andy Griffith, Ron Howard
Premiered: 1960
Genres (Tv): Sitcom, Comedy
The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom, which originally ran on CBS from October 3, 1960... more on Wikipedia
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1,519
1,010
The Golden Girls
Bea Arthur, Betty White
Premiered: 1985
Genres (Tv): Sitcom, Comedy
The Golden Girls is an American sitcom, created by Susan Harris, that originally aired on NBC... more on Wikipedia
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1,685
1,325
The Brady Bunch
Robert Reed, Florence Henderson
Premiered: 1969
Genres (Tv): Sitcom, Children's television series, Comedy, Family Film
The Brady Bunch is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz that originally aired from... more on Wikipedia
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1,561
1,281
The Jeffersons
Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley
Premiered: 1975
Genres (Tv): Sitcom, Comedy
The Jeffersons is an American sitcom that was broadcast on CBS from January 18, 1975, through... more on Wikipedia
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1,334
1,064
Star Trek: The Original Series
William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy
Premiered: 1966
Genres (Tv): Action/Adventure, Drama, Adventure film, Action, Science Fiction
Star Trek is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that... more on Wikipedia
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1,394
1,137
The Dukes of Hazzard
Tom Wopat, John Schneider
Premiered: 1979
Genres (Tv): Action/Adventure, Drama, Adventure film, Comedy-drama, Comedy
The Dukes of Hazzard is an American television series that aired on the CBS television network... more on Wikipedia