Best TV Openings

[halsteadfrost]

In my opinion a great opening needed these three things:
An awesome song
Fake laughing
A furry alien.

Therefore this opening must be the best ever.

 

[Horn-N-LA]

Come on this has to be up there...

Who could it be, believe it or not it's just me!

OR

Go get 'em Steve!

OR

I see nusseeeng!

 

[kbrown]

Bevo Barry
Was Fireball XL-5 a kids show on weekday afternoons back in the 60's. I vaguely remember some show like that but thought it was called Fireball 500.

 

[atxbomber]

Battlestar Galactica's opening always gets me pumped for the episode and is one of the only one's I don't skip through.

 

[EJC+1]

Enterprise Intro = God ******* awful. We laugh and shake our head every time we hear it. Corny **** indeed.

Duke of Hazzard anyone?
youtube.com/watch?v=HFHdpvia98Q

How about some ******* Buck Rogers?
youtube.com/watch?v=Qok-MJ8r38U&feature=related

 

[EJC+1]

In fact, this thread goes to show how badass 80's TV shows were, and how ******* sorry today's television shows are.

 

[EJC+1]

Holy crap...don't deny that you wet your pants as a kid when Knight Rider came on....KITT...TurboBoost!!

Season 2's Intro is the ******* bomb.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1MZeNemQ3Y&feature=related

 

[Hayden_Horn]

barney miller? youtube.com/watch?v=cfgNcwOi6WM

transformers? come on, its more than meets the eye: youtube.com/watch?v=xq0ZJgb-VX4

and seriously, wkrfuckingp? come on, people. ****, loni anderson was my assurance of heterosexuality. i think i still love her.

youtube.com/watch?v=n-qNxTTGAuc

 

[TexTenn]

WKRP in Cincy'

 

[Tandoori Horn]

90210

 

[madscientist]

garry shandling show

 

[wherzwaldo]

I literally laughed when I saw Enterprise as the very first intro in this thread. The footage is cool, but it does not belong anywhere near the list solely because of the theme song. And it has nothing to do with it being a different style from the other Star Treks... the song just plain blows.

 

[jbroussard]

Have to agree that "Enterprise" is the worst due to that awful song

 

[HornsOverIthaca]

Oh yeah, Firefly had a great intro.

 

[netslave]

Shoot, I totally forgot about:

The X-Files!

 

[DigglerontheHoof]

I humbly submit the opening theme from S.W.A.T.

If I remember correctly it got quite a bit of radio play, as well.

 

[Squall]

Sanford and freakin Son, c'mon people!

 

[HatDaddy]

Fall Guy! I loved that show. Don't discount Markie Post either.

 

[Bayerithe]

Airwolf ftw!

 

[nych 1]

I think I win. ABC's Wide World of Sports.

Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sport… the thrill of victory… and the agony of defeat… the human drama of athletic competition… This is ABC's Wide World of Sports!

 

[general35]

first thing i thought of was magnum pi, then the rockford files, i happen to like the original star trek.

 

[general35]

ill also throw in miami vice and hawaii 5-0

 

[Jive_Turkey]

I can play the theme song to Taxi on the piano. It's called "Angela." Pretty song.

Can't believe this hasn't been mentioned (and can't believe I forgot it). There is no question this is the best opening of the last 10 years:

Woke up this morning, got yourself a gun

 

[Montag]

I'm going to convert to Catholicism just to go light candles, go to confession, repent, whatever for forgetting:

Knight Rider
Transformers
Sanford & Son
WKRP
Miami Vice

and most of all

Dukes of Hazard. Waylon would win if Airwolf weren't so damn cool.

 

[UTViking]

There are a lot of good intros on this thread. I always enjoyed the intro to Quantum Leap and The Incredible Hulk. I also enjoyed the intro to Enterprise, despite all the haters. I guess I enjoy sappier theme songs. Though, I do really like Airwolf, A-Team, Knight Rider, and The Fall Guy.

I totally forgot about Baywatch.

 

[MirrOlure]

Failure to mention the following is unforgiveable (hopefully, I overlooked them?)

Hill Street Blues
Good Times
The Jeffersons

 

[general35]

damn i forgot..baywatch....
The Link

 

[Owlhorn]

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new intro that I likeThe Link

 

[BigDHornFan]

I was always partial to Night Court

 

[ThornintheHorn]

How could you guys forget...

"This is the City..." Dragnet

"Come and knock on our door...." Three's Company

"Just sit right back...." Gilligan's Island

and the one EVERYONE in my generation know's the words to...

"Here's the Story....." The Brady Bunch

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