I am borrowing this idea from Clarissa. She started a thread about this in another forum, but I thought it would be interesting to create a poll.
Which TV sitcom theme songs do you find memorable. For me, it is Leave It To Beaver, The Beverly Hillbillies and Sanford and Son. I was never a big fan of Sanford and Son, but the theme song is very familiar to me. And I've always been a big fan of Redd Fox. For those of you who are not familiar with Sanford and Son, it was basically a ripoff of the British TV show "Steptoe and Son". In Sanford and Son, an African American father (played by Redd Fox) and son run a junk business together. The show was quite popular in the 1970's.
Sanford and Son Theme Song (about 40 seconds)
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFMKQx_PDBM[/youtube]
Here is a short clip from Sanford and Son. If I remember correctly, in this episode Fred (Redd Fox) has just announced he intends to marry his long time girlfriend Donna. Lamont (the son) objects and invites the entire family over to ruin the wedding.
(This clip is about 7 minutes)
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob_Yl1p7UMg[/youtube]
Here is the opening theme song to Leave It To Beaver, one of my favorite shows from my childhood!
This is from the final season 1962-1963.
(This clip is about 30 seconds)
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFTyODb2S94[/youtube]
What are some of your favorite TV theme songs? Feel free to post the videos if you want. Maybe those of you in other countries could post the music and short clips from some of your favorite shows!