Popular Opinion The Worst TV Theme Songs
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List of worst TV theme songs ever, ranked by the people who had to listen to them before every episode. One of the most defining aspects of a TV show is its theme song played over the opening credits. These catchy, memorable tunes symbolize the start of your viewing pleasure. Even the worst TV themes act as a transportation vessel that takes you into a world of your favorite characters. These songs allow us to slowly sink out of our reality and become affixed to what is on the screen. However, sometimes this vessel takes you on a bumpy ride. Not all television theme songs are gems. In fact some are just plain bad TV music. They make you question how much is it worth it to watch a television episode, if you must endure an odd, occasionally annoying tune for the first 30 seconds.
ChloeFletcher added Barney
Barney is a short-lived British Children's BBC television programme centered on the main characters Barney and Roger. Despite attracting a cult following in the UK, it was considered a relative commercial failure and the show only lasted one series. ...more on Wikipedia
Actors: Harry Enfield, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Enn Reitel, Jan Ravens
Premiered: 1988
Joanie Loves Chachi
Joanie Loves Chachi is an American television spin-off of the American sitcom Happy Days that was originally broadcast on ABC from March 23, 1982 to May 24, 1983. It stars Erin Moran and Scott Baio as the title characters Joanie Cunningham and Chachi Arcola, respectively. ...more on Wikipedia
Actors: Scott Baio, Erin Moran, Al Molinaro
Premiered: 1982
Number of Seasons: 2
Also Ranked
#71 on The Best TV Spinoffs
Small Wonder
Small Wonder is an American science fiction sitcom that aired in first-run syndication from September 7, 1985 to May 20, 1989. The show chronicles the family of a robotics engineer who secretly creates a robot modeled after a human girl, then tries to pass it off as their adopted daughter. ...more on Wikipedia
Actors: Dick Christie, Marla Pennington, Jerry Supiran
Premiered: 1985
Number of Seasons: 4
Also Ranked
#64 on The Best Sitcoms of the 1980s
#29 on 20+ 1980s Sitcoms That Will Still Make You Laugh
Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction TV series and a prequel to the original Star Trek. The series premiered September 26, 2001, on the UPN television network with the final episode airing on May 13, 2005. It was the last Star Trek program to end its run on television. The show is set in the nearby regions of the Milky Way galaxy, beginning in 2151 when Jonathan Archer becomes the captain of the Enterprise. It ends in 2161 with the formation of Starfleet Academy and the United Federation of Planets. The series takes place aboard the starship Enterprise NX-01, Earth's first warp-5-capable ship, which has been designed for long-range exploration of the galaxy. ...more on Wikipedia
Actors: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock
Premiered: 2001
Number of Seasons: 4
Also Ranked
#26 on TV Shows Canceled Before Their Time
#17 on The Best Sci Fi Television Series of All Time
#41 on Canceled Shows We'd Most Like to See as Movies
#31 on The Best TV Spinoffs
