A Life in TV Theme Songs
April 9th 2011 17:02
All that I desire to point out is the general principle that Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life.-Oscar Wilde
Feeling nostalgic, I set out to find a little slice of my childhood—the cartoons I used to watch, the theme songs I’d never forget. As I searched, I was reminded more and more of all TV shows I used to watch, grinned at the memories they brought up, and even felt a little tearful at a time in the world we’d never get back. Things just seemed so much simpler back then.
As more familiar shows began popping up in related videos, I decided, why stop at cartoons? And so began my search for all TV shows I remember watching (that I could actually find the credits for anyway). I couldn’t believe how many shows I’d actually forgotten about that, cue the theme song, brought about a laugh of surprise, followed instantly by the sudden need to go watch again.
Thus, I present to you, a life in TV opening credits! Some shows I only caught in reruns, some of them are just a hazy half-remembered memory, but all of them have brought me to where I am today. So thank you creative minds of the past, present, and future! You have inspired me more than you will ever know!
Jem
My Little Pony-Original
Rainbow Bright
Strawberry Shortcake
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
He-Man and She-Ra (I remember them, had their action figures, but I don't remember the openings to the TV shows very well)
Fraggle Rock
Reading Rainbow
The Magic School Bus
Animaniacs
Tiny Toons
Pinky and The Brain
Rugrats
Doug
Doug Intro (1991-1994) by TheBumperMan13
Hey Arnold
Clarissa Explains It All
The Secret Life of Alex Mack
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Hey Dude
Granted, these next few shows were in reruns, but they were still new to me!
Batman
I Dream of Jeannie
Bewitched
F-Troop
I Love Lucy
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Munsters
The Adams Family
Nancy Drew (only caught this via tape as a kid, but it's rerunning now, so yay!)
The Baby-Sitters Club (again, only caught via tape, wish they'd rerun!)
Unsolved Mysteries
Family Matters
Step-By-Step
Boy Meets World
Saved by the Bell
The X-Files
The Lone Gunmen
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Friends
Roswell
Lost
Heroes
Moonlight
Invasion
Grey's Anatomy (before they shortened the intro to just the words)
House
Supernatural
Bones
Destination Truth
Pushing Daisies
FlashForward
Chuck
30 Rock
Glee (end credit theme since the opening is so fast)
Hawaii Five-O
Feeling nostalgic, I set out to find a little slice of my childhood—the cartoons I used to watch, the theme songs I’d never forget. As I searched, I was reminded more and more of all TV shows I used to watch, grinned at the memories they brought up, and even felt a little tearful at a time in the world we’d never get back. Things just seemed so much simpler back then.
As more familiar shows began popping up in related videos, I decided, why stop at cartoons? And so began my search for all TV shows I remember watching (that I could actually find the credits for anyway). I couldn’t believe how many shows I’d actually forgotten about that, cue the theme song, brought about a laugh of surprise, followed instantly by the sudden need to go watch again.
Thus, I present to you, a life in TV opening credits! Some shows I only caught in reruns, some of them are just a hazy half-remembered memory, but all of them have brought me to where I am today. So thank you creative minds of the past, present, and future! You have inspired me more than you will ever know!
Jem
My Little Pony-Original
Rainbow Bright
Strawberry Shortcake
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
He-Man and She-Ra (I remember them, had their action figures, but I don't remember the openings to the TV shows very well)
Fraggle Rock
Fraggle Rock Opening Titles
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Reading Rainbow
The Magic School Bus
Animaniacs
Tiny Toons
Pinky and The Brain
Rugrats
Doug
Doug Intro (1991-1994) by TheBumperMan13
Hey Arnold
Clarissa Explains It All
The Secret Life of Alex Mack
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Hey Dude
Granted, these next few shows were in reruns, but they were still new to me!
Batman
I Dream of Jeannie
Bewitched
F-Troop
I Love Lucy
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Munsters
The Adams Family
Nancy Drew (only caught this via tape as a kid, but it's rerunning now, so yay!)
The Baby-Sitters Club (again, only caught via tape, wish they'd rerun!
)Unsolved Mysteries
Family Matters
Step-By-Step
Boy Meets World
Saved by the Bell
The X-Files
The Lone Gunmen
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Friends
Roswell
Lost
Heroes
Moonlight
Invasion
Grey's Anatomy (before they shortened the intro to just the words)
House
Supernatural
Bones
Destination Truth
Pushing Daisies
FlashForward
Chuck
30 Rock
Glee (end credit theme since the opening is so fast)
Hawaii Five-O
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