Television's Greatest Hits

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Television's Greatest Hits is a series of albums containing recordings of TV theme songs through the years. This series was first introduced in 1985 as the centerpiece of the then-new TVT Records. Each volume contains 65 theme songs.

Contents

[edit] 50s and 60s (1985)

  1. Captain Kangaroo
  2. The Little Rascals
  3. The Flintstones
  4. The Woody Woodpecker Show
  5. The Bugs Bunny Show
  6. Casper the Friendly Ghost
  7. Felix the Cat
  8. Popeye
  9. Yogi Bear
  10. Magilla Gorilla
  11. Top Cat
  12. The Jetsons
  13. Fireball XL5
  14. Howdy Doody
  15. The Beverly Hillbillies
  16. Petticoat Junction
  17. Green Acres
  18. Mister Ed
  19. The Munsters
  20. The Addams Family
  21. My Three Sons
  22. The Donna Reed Show
  23. Leave It to Beaver
  24. Dennis the Menace
  25. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
  26. The Patty Duke Show
  27. The Dick Van Dyke Show
  28. Gilligan's Island
  29. McHale's Navy
  30. I Dream of Jeannie
  31. I Love Lucy
  32. The Andy Griffith Show
  33. Star Trek
  34. Lost In Space
  35. The Twilight Zone
  36. Alfred Hitchcock Presents
  37. Superman
  38. Batman
  39. Flipper
  40. Combat!
  41. The Rifleman
  42. Bonanza
  43. Branded
  44. F Troop
  45. Rin Tin Tin
  46. Daniel Boone
  47. The Wild Wild West
  48. The Lone Ranger
  49. The Roy Rogers Show ("Happy Trails")
  50. Mission: Impossible
  51. The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
  52. Get Smart
  53. Secret Agent Man
  54. Dragnet
  55. Perry Mason
  56. Adam-12
  57. The F.B.I.
  58. Hawaii Five-O
  59. 77 Sunset Strip
  60. Surfside 6
  61. Ironside
  62. Mannix
  63. The Mod Squad
  64. The Tonight Show
  65. The Late Late Show

[edit] More 50s and 60s (1986)

  1. The Three Stooges
  2. Merrie Melodies
  3. The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show
  4. Huckleberry Hound
  5. Mighty Mouse
  6. Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse
  7. The Pink Panther Show
  8. The Road Runner Show
  9. George of the Jungle
  10. Jonny Quest
  11. Spider-Man
  12. Underdog
  13. Looney Tunes
  14. Peanuts ("Linus and Lucy")
  15. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
  16. The Odd Couple
  17. The Courtship of Eddie's Father
  18. The Mary Tyler Moore Show
  19. Gidget
  20. That Girl
  21. Bewitched
  22. Love, American Style
  23. The Honeymooners
  24. I Married Joan
  25. The Monkees
  26. The Brady Bunch
  27. The Partridge Family
  28. My Mother the Car
  29. Car 54, Where Are You?
  30. It's About Time
  31. My Favorite Martian
  32. Jeopardy!
  33. Hogan's Heroes
  34. Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
  35. The Rat Patrol
  36. 12 O'Clock High
  37. The Time Tunnel
  38. Voyage To the Bottom of the Sea
  39. Seahunt
  40. Daktari
  41. Tarzan
  42. The Adventures of Robin Hood
  43. Rawhide
  44. Bat Masterson
  45. Maverick
  46. Wagon Train
  47. Have Gun – Will Travel
  48. The Virginian
  49. The Rebel
  50. Peter Gunn
  51. Route 66
  52. I Spy
  53. The Avengers
  54. The Saint
  55. Hawaiian Eye
  56. The Green Hornet
  57. The Outer Limits
  58. Dark Shadows
  59. Ben Casey
  60. Medical Center
  61. NBC Mystery Movie
  62. ABC's Wide World of Sports
  63. The Jackie Gleason Show
  64. The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
  65. Monty Python's Flying Circus

[edit] 70s and 80s (1988)

  1. Sesame Street
  2. The Muppet Show
  3. The Alvin Show
  4. Speed Racer
  5. Mr. Magoo
  6. Inspector Gadget
  7. The Smurfs
  8. Dastardly and Muttley
  9. Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
  10. Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
  11. The Archies
  12. Josie and the Pussycats
  13. Dudley Do-Right
  14. Fractured Fairy Tales
  15. Cheers
  16. The Bob Newhart Show
  17. The Greatest American Hero
  18. Welcome Back, Kotter
  19. Room 222
  20. WKRP In Cincinnati
  21. Taxi
  22. Barney Miller
  23. Three's Company
  24. Happy Days
  25. Laverne & Shirley
  26. The Facts of Life
  27. Good Times
  28. One Day at a Time
  29. Gimme a Break!
  30. Maude
  31. The Jeffersons
  32. All In the Family
  33. Sanford and Son
  34. Dallas
  35. Dynasty
  36. Knots Landing
  37. L.A. Law
  38. St. Elsewhere
  39. Marcus Welby, M.D.
  40. M*A*S*H
  41. The Waltons
  42. Little House On the Prairie
  43. Hart to Hart
  44. Charlie's Angels
  45. Wonder Woman
  46. The Love Boat
  47. American Bandstand
  48. Solid Gold
  49. Entertainment Tonight
  50. Miami Vice
  51. S.W.A.T.
  52. Baretta
  53. The Streets of San Francisco
  54. Barnaby Jones
  55. Starsky and Hutch
  56. The Rookies
  57. Kojak
  58. The A-Team
  59. The Name of the Game
  60. Quincy, M.E.
  61. Hill Street Blues
  62. Simon & Simon
  63. Magnum, P.I.
  64. The Rockford Files
  65. Saturday Night Live

[edit] The Commercials (1989)

  1. "Snap, Crackle, Pop" (Rice Krispies)
  2. "I'm a Chiquita Banana" (Chiquita Bananas)
  3. "Choo-Choo Charlie" (Good & Plenty)
  4. "If You Like Fluff Fluff Fluff" (Marshmallow Fluff)
  5. "Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut" (Almond Joy and Mounds Candy Bars)
  6. "There's Nothing Like the Face" (Hershey's Chocolate Bars)
  7. "Do You Know Exactly How" (Oreo Cookies)
  8. "Candy-Coated Popcorn, Peanuts and a Prize" (Cracker Jack)
  9. "I'd Like To Buy the World a Coke" (Coca-Cola)
  10. "It's the Real Thing" (Coca-Cola)
  11. "Things Go Better With Coke" (Coca-Cola)
  12. "Come Alive" (Pepsi Cola)
  13. "Be a Pepper" (Dr Pepper)
  14. "The San Francisco Treat" (Rice-A-Roni)
  15. "The Dogs Kids Love To Bite" (Armour Hot Dogs)
  16. "Fruit Juicy" (Hawaiian Punch)
  17. "I Love Bosco" (Bosco)
  18. "N-E-S-T-L-E-S" (Nestlés Quik Chocolate Flavor)
  19. "It's Slinky" (Slinky)
  20. "Meet the Swinger" (Polaroid Swinger)
  21. "Oh, Fab, I'm Glad" (Fab Laundry Detergent)
  22. "Stronger Than Dirt" (Ajax Laundry Detergent)
  23. "Mr. Clean, Mr. Clean" (Mr. Clean All-Purpose Cleaner)
  24. "Use Ajax, the Foaming Cleanser" (Ajax cleanser)
  25. "My Dog's Better Than Your Dog" (Ken-L Ration Dog Food)
  26. "Meow, Meow, Meow, Meow" (Meow Mix Cat Food)
  27. "In the Middle, In the Middle, In the Middle" (NYS Department of Safety)
  28. "When You Say Bud" (Budweiser Beer)
  29. "Here's To Good Friends" (Löwenbräu Beer)
  30. "If You've Got the Time" (Miller High Life)
  31. "Schaefer Is the One Beer To Have" (Schaefer Beer)
  32. "When You're Out of Schlitz" (Schlitz Beer)
  33. "A Completely Unique Experience" (Colt .45 Malt Liquor)
  34. "My Beer Is Rheingold, the Dry Beer" (Rheingold Beer Extra Dry)
  35. "Add a Ring" (Ballantine Premium Lager Beer)
  36. "Hey, Get Your Cold Beer" (Ballantine Premium Lager Beer)
  37. "To a Smoker, It's a Kent" (Kent Cigarettes)
  38. "Winston Tastes Good" (Winston Cigarettes)
  39. "You Can Take Salem Out of the Country" (Salem Cigarettes)
  40. "Theme from 'The Magnificent Seven'" (Marlboro Cigarettes)
  41. "Like Father, Like Son" (Health PSA)
  42. "See the U.S.A." (Chevrolet Motors)
  43. "Texaco Star Theme" (Texaco)
  44. "Pick One Up and Smoke It Sometime" (Muriel Cigars)
  45. "Hey, Big Spender" (Muriel Cigars)
  46. "A Little Dab'll Do Ya" (Brylcreem)
  47. "Dippity Do, Dippity Do" (Dippity Do Styling Gel)
  48. "The Stripper" (Noxzema Shaving Cream)
  49. "How're You Fixed For Blades" (Gillette Blue Blades)
  50. "Look Sharp March" (Gillette Blue Blades)
  51. "The Mariner" (Old Spice Long-Lasting Cologne)
  52. "Chock Full o' Nuts Is That Heavenly Coffee" (Chock Full o'Nuts Coffee)
  53. "Nobody Doesn't Like Sara Lee" (Sara Lee)
  54. "Plop Plop Fizz Fizz" (Alka-Seltzer Effervescent Antacid)
  55. "The Shape Your Stomach's In" (Alka-Seltzer Effervescent Antacid)

[edit] Black and White Classics (1996)

  1. Astro Boy
  2. Roger Ramjet
  3. The Mighty Hercules
  4. The Gumby Show
  5. Beany and Cecil
  6. Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales
  7. Quick Draw McGraw
  8. Wally Gator
  9. King Leonardo and His Short Subjects
  10. The Big World of Little Adam
  11. Kukla, Fran and Ollie
  12. Soupy Sales
  13. Captain Midnight
  14. Make Room For Daddy
  15. Father Knows Best
  16. My Little Margie
  17. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
  18. Hazel
  19. Our Miss Brooks
  20. Karen
  21. The Real McCoys
  22. Lassie
  23. Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
  24. Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
  25. The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
  26. Gunsmoke
  27. Lawman
  28. 26 Men
  29. Colt .45
  30. Cheyenne
  31. Bronco
  32. The Legend of Jesse James
  33. Hopalong Cassidy
  34. The Everglades
  35. Adventures In Paradise
  36. Victory At Sea
  37. Dr. Kildare
  38. Medic
  39. Burke's Law
  40. Highway Patrol
  41. M Squad
  42. The Detectives
  43. The Untouchables
  44. The Fugitive
  45. Checkmate
  46. Tightrope!
  47. Mr. Lucky
  48. Bourbon Street Beat
  49. Pete Kelly's Blues
  50. Asphalt Jungle
  51. Mr. Broadway
  52. Johnny Staccato
  53. Naked City
  54. The Twenty-First Century
  55. The French Chef
  56. Candid Camera
  57. You Bet Your Life
  58. Amos 'n' Andy
  59. The Abbott and Costello Show
  60. Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons
  61. The Lawrence Welk Show
  62. Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour
  63. Miss America Pageant
  64. The Red Skelton Show
  65. The Bob Hope Show

[edit] In Living Color (1996)

  1. Stingray
  2. Thunderbirds
  3. Gigantor
  4. Cool McCool
  5. The Go-Go Gophers
  6. The World of Commander McBragg
  7. Secret Squirrel
  8. The Atom Ant Show
  9. Wacky Races
  10. Hong Kong Phooey
  11. Super Chicken
  12. Tom Slick Racer
  13. H.R. Pufnstuf
  14. Land of the Lost
  15. Sigmund and the Sea Monsters
  16. Banana Splits
  17. Chico and the Man
  18. Please Don't Eat the Daisies
  19. The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
  20. Nanny and the Professor
  21. Here Come the Brides
  22. The Flying Nun
  23. Family Affair
  24. The Dating Game
  25. The Newlywed Game
  26. Let's Make a Deal
  27. All My Children
  28. General Hospital
  29. Peyton Place
  30. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
  31. Gentle Ben
  32. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
  33. Life and Times of Grizzly Adams
  34. The High Chaparral
  35. The Big Valley
  36. Cimarron Strip
  37. Laredo
  38. The Men From Shiloh
  39. It Takes a Thief
  40. The Magician
  41. Switch
  42. Felony Squad
  43. Police Woman
  44. The Men
  45. Cannon
  46. Judd, for the Defense
  47. Emergency!
  48. Police Story
  49. The Six Million Dollar Man
  50. The Bionic Woman
  51. The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
  52. Night Gallery
  53. Kolchak: The Night Stalker
  54. The Invaders
  55. Land of the Giants
  56. Lost In Space
  57. Olympic Fanfare
  58. Masterpiece Theatre
  59. Hullabaloo
  60. Where the Action Is
  61. Happening '68
  62. This Is Tom Jones
  63. Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  64. The Dean Martin Show
  65. The Carol Burnett Show

[edit] Remote Control (1996)

  1. Fish
  2. Night Court
  3. What's Happening!!
  4. Diff'rent Strokes
  5. Mr. Belvedere
  6. Growing Pains
  7. Charles in Charge
  8. Silver Spoons
  9. Webster
  10. Too Close For Comfort
  11. Who's the Boss?
  12. Perfect Strangers
  13. Alice
  14. It's a Living
  15. Angie
  16. 227
  17. The Golden Girls
  18. ALF
  19. Mork & Mindy
  20. Police Squad!
  21. Family Ties
  22. Moonlighting
  23. Soap
  24. Benson
  25. The Benny Hill Show
  26. The Young Ones
  27. The People's Court
  28. Family Feud
  29. The Price Is Right
  30. Siskel and Ebert
  31. Monday Night Football
  32. Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
  33. Fame
  34. The Paper Chase
  35. Fantasy Island
  36. Falcon Crest
  37. The Colbys
  38. Highway to Heaven
  39. The Dukes of Hazzard
  40. B. J. and the Bear
  41. Movin' On
  42. The Fall Guy
  43. James at 15
  44. Eight Is Enough
  45. Baa Baa Black Sheep
  46. Trapper John, M.D.
  47. CHiPs
  48. Vega$
  49. Matt Houston
  50. Cagney & Lacey
  51. T. J. Hooker
  52. Hardcastle and McCormick
  53. Hunter
  54. MacGyver
  55. Knight Rider
  56. Airwolf
  57. The Incredible Hulk
  58. V: The Series
  59. The New Twilight Zone
  60. Doctor Who
  61. Mystery!
  62. The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
  63. Roots
  64. Vietnam: A Television History
  65. Cosmos: A Personal Voyage

[edit] Cable Ready (1996)

  1. The Simpsons
  2. The Ren and Stimpy Show
  3. The Brothers Grunt
  4. Duckman
  5. The Adventures of Pete & Pete
  6. Space Ghost Coast to Coast
  7. Clarissa Explains It All
  8. Barney & Friends
  9. Where In the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
  10. Saved By the Bell
  11. Major Dad
  12. My Two Dads
  13. Blossom
  14. Full House
  15. Empty Nest
  16. Family Matters
  17. The Cosby Show
  18. A Different World
  19. Roc
  20. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
  21. Home Improvement
  22. Roseanne
  23. Seinfeld
  24. Mad About You
  25. It's Garry Shandling's Show
  26. The John Larroquette Show
  27. Hudson Street
  28. The Single Guy
  29. Davis Rules
  30. Murphy Brown
  31. The Nanny
  32. Designing Women
  33. Doogie Howser, M.D.
  34. Wings
  35. Anything But Love
  36. Evening Shade
  37. The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
  38. Sisters
  39. I'll Fly Away
  40. Thirtysomething
  41. My So-Called Life
  42. Beverly Hills, 90210
  43. Melrose Place
  44. The Heights
  45. 21 Jump Street
  46. In the Heat of the Night
  47. Midnight Caller
  48. America's Most Wanted
  49. Unsolved Mysteries
  50. Sledge Hammer!
  51. The Equalizer
  52. NYPD Blue
  53. Law and Order
  54. Twin Peaks
  55. Star Trek: The Next Generation
  56. Alien Nation
  57. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
  58. Tales From the Crypt
  59. Quantum Leap
  60. Max Headroom
  61. Liquid Television
  62. HBO Feature Presentation
  63. The Tracey Ullman Show
  64. The Kids in the Hall
  65. Late Show with David Letterman

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