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.
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50s and 60s (1985)
- Captain Kangaroo ("Puffin' Billy")
- The Little Rascals
- The Flintstones ("Meet the Flintstones")
- The Woody Woodpecker Show
- The Bugs Bunny Show ("The Bugs Bunny Overture (This Is It!)")
- Casper the Friendly Ghost
- Felix the Cat
- Popeye
- Yogi Bear
- Magilla Gorilla
- Top Cat
- The Jetsons ("Meet George Jetson")
- Fireball XL5
- Howdy Doody
- The Beverly Hillbillies ("The Ballad of Jed Clampett")
- Petticoat Junction
- Green Acres
- Mister Ed
- The Munsters
- The Addams Family
- My Three Sons
- The Donna Reed Show
- Leave It to Beaver ("The Toy Parade")
- Dennis the Menace ("Hurray for Captain Spaulding")
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
- The Patty Duke Show
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
- Gilligan's Island ("The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle")
- McHale's Navy
- I Dream of Jeannie ("Jeannie")
- I Love Lucy
- The Andy Griffith Show ("The Fishin' Hole")
- Star Trek ("Theme from Star Trek")
- Lost In Space
- The Twilight Zone
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents ("Funeral March of a Marionette")
- Superman ("Superman March")
- Batman
- Flipper
- Combat!
- The Rifleman
- Bonanza
- Branded
- F Troop
- Rin Tin Tin
- Daniel Boone
- The Wild Wild West
- The Lone Ranger
- The Roy Rogers Show ("Happy Trails")
- Mission: Impossible
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
- Get Smart
- Secret Agent Man
- Dragnet ("Danger Ahead")
- Perry Mason ("Park Avenue Beat")
- Adam-12
- The F.B.I.
- Hawaii Five-O
- 77 Sunset Strip
- Surfside 6
- Ironside
- Mannix
- The Mod Squad
- The Tonight Show ("Johnny's Theme")
- The Late Show ("The Syncopated Clock")Template:Fact
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More 50s and 60s (1986)
- The Three Stooges
- Merrie Melodies ("Merrily We Roll Along")
- The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show
- Huckleberry Hound
- Mighty Mouse Playhouse
- Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse
- The Pink Panther Show
- The Road Runner Show
- George of the Jungle
- Jonny Quest
- Spider-Man
- Underdog
- Looney Tunes ("The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down")
- Peanuts ("Linus and Lucy")
- Mister Rogers' Neighborhood ("Won't You Be My Neighbor?")
- The Odd Couple
- The Courtship of Eddie's Father ("My Best Friend")
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show ("Love Is All Around")
- Gidget
- That Girl
- Bewitched
- Love, American Style
- The Honeymooners ("You're My Greatest Love")
- I Married Joan
- The Monkees
- The Brady Bunch
- The Partridge Family ("Come On Get Happy")
- My Mother the Car
- Car 54, Where Are You?
- It's About Time
- My Favorite Martian
- Jeopardy! ("Think Music")
- Hogan's Heroes
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
- The Rat Patrol
- 12 O'Clock High
- The Time Tunnel
- Voyage To the Bottom of the Sea
- Seahunt
- Daktari
- Tarzan
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
- Rawhide
- Bat Masterson
- Maverick
- Wagon Train
- Have Gun – Will Travel ("The Ballad of Paladin")
- The Virginian
- The Rebel
- Peter Gunn
- Route 66
- I Spy
- The Avengers
- The Saint
- Hawaiian Eye
- The Green Hornet
- The Outer Limits
- Dark Shadows
- Ben Casey
- Medical Center
- NBC Mystery Movie
- ABC's Wide World of Sports
- The Jackie Gleason Show ("Melancholy Serenade")
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
- Monty Python's Flying Circus
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70s and 80s (1988)
- Sesame Street ("Can You Tell Me How To Get To Sesame Street?")
- The Muppet Show
- The Alvin Show
- Speed Racer ("Go, Speed Racer, Go!")
- Mr. Magoo
- Inspector Gadget
- The Smurfs
- Dastardly and Muttley ("Stop the Pigeon")
- Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
- Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids ("Hey,Hey,Hey! It's Fat Albert!")
- The Archies
- Josie and the Pussycats
- Dudley Do-Right
- Fractured Fairy Tales
- Cheers ("Where Everybody Knows Your Name")
- The Bob Newhart Show
- The Greatest American Hero ("Believe It or Not")
- Welcome Back, Kotter ("Welcome Back")
- Room 222
- WKRP In Cincinnati
- Taxi ("Angela")
- Barney Miller
- Three's Company
- Happy Days
- Laverne & Shirley ("Making Our Dreams Come True")
- The Facts of Life
- Good Times
- One Day at a Time
- Gimme a Break!
- Maude ("And Then There's Maude")
- The Jeffersons ("Movin' On Up")
- All In the Family ("Those Were the Days")
- Sanford and Son ("The Streetbeater")
- Dallas
- Dynasty
- Knots Landing
- L.A. Law
- St. Elsewhere
- Marcus Welby, M.D.
- M*A*S*H ("Suicide Is Painless")
- The Waltons
- Little House On the Prairie
- Hart to Hart
- Charlie's Angels
- Wonder Woman
- The Love Boat
- American Bandstand ("Bandstand Boogie")
- Solid Gold
- Entertainment Tonight
- Miami Vice
- S.W.A.T.
- Baretta ("Keep Your Eye On the Sparrow")
- The Streets of San Francisco
- Barnaby Jones
- Starsky and Hutch ("Gotcha")
- The Rookies
- Kojak
- The A-Team
- The Name of the Game
- Quincy, M.E.
- Hill Street Blues
- Simon & Simon
- Magnum, P.I.
- The Rockford Files
- Saturday Night Live
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The Commercials (1989)
- "Snap, Crackle, Pop" (Rice Krispies)
- "I'm a Chiquita Banana" (Chiquita Bananas)
- "Choo-Choo Charlie" (Good & Plenty)
- "If You Like Fluff Fluff Fluff" (Marshmallow Fluff)
- "Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut" (Almond Joy and Mounds Candy Bars)
- "There's Nothing Like the Face" (Hershey's Chocolate Bars)
- "Do You Know Exactly How" (Oreo Cookies)
- "Candy-Coated Popcorn, Peanuts and a Prize" (Cracker Jack)
- "I'd Like To Buy the World a Coke" (Coca-Cola)
- "It's the Real Thing" (Coca-Cola)
- "Things Go Better With Coke" (Coca-Cola)
- "Come Alive" (Pepsi Cola)
- "Be a Pepper" (Dr Pepper)
- "The San Francisco Treat" (Rice-A-Roni)
- "The Dogs Kids Love To Bite" (Armour Hot Dogs)
- "Fruit Juicy" (Hawaiian Punch)
- "I Love Bosco" (Bosco)
- "N-E-S-T-L-E-S" (Nestlés Quik Chocolate Flavor)
- "It's Slinky" (Slinky)
- "Meet the Swinger" (Polaroid Swinger)
- "Oh, Fab, I'm Glad" (Fab Laundry Detergent)
- "Stronger Than Dirt" (Ajax Laundry Detergent)
- "Mr. Clean, Mr. Clean" (Mr. Clean All-Purpose Cleaner)
- "Use Ajax, the Foaming Cleanser" (Ajax cleanser)
- "My Dog's Better Than Your Dog" (Ken-L Ration Dog Food)
- "Meow, Meow, Meow, Meow" (Meow Mix Cat Food)
- "In the Middle, In the Middle, In the Middle" (NYS Department of Safety)
- "When You Say Bud" (Budweiser Beer)
- "Here's To Good Friends" (Löwenbräu Beer)
- "If You've Got the Time" (Miller High Life)
- "Schaefer Is the One Beer To Have" (Schaefer Beer)
- "When You're Out of Schlitz" (Schlitz Beer)
- "A Completely Unique Experience" (Colt .45 Malt Liquor)
- "My Beer Is Rheingold, the Dry Beer" (Rheingold Beer Extra Dry)
- "Add a Ring" (Ballantine Premium Lager Beer)
- "Hey, Get Your Cold Beer" (Ballantine Premium Lager Beer)
- "To a Smoker, It's a Kent" (Kent Cigarettes)
- "Winston Tastes Good" (Winston Cigarettes)
- "You Can Take Salem Out of the Country" (Salem Cigarettes)
- "Theme from 'The Magnificent Seven'" (Marlboro Cigarettes)
- "Like Father, Like Son" (Health PSA)
- "See the U.S.A." (Chevrolet Motors)
- "Texaco Star Theme" (Texaco)
- "Pick One Up and Smoke It Sometime" (Muriel Cigars)
- "Hey, Big Spender" (Muriel Cigars)
- "A Little Dab'll Do Ya" (Brylcreem)
- "Dippity Do, Dippity Do" (Dippity Do Styling Gel)
- "The Stripper" (Noxzema Shaving Cream)
- "How're You Fixed For Blades" (Gillette Blue Blades)
- "Look Sharp March" (Gillette Blue Blades)
- "The Mariner" (Old Spice Long-Lasting Cologne)
- "Chock Full o' Nuts Is That Heavenly Coffee" (Chock Full o'Nuts Coffee)
- "Nobody Doesn't Like Sara Lee" (Sara Lee)
- "Plop Plop Fizz Fizz" (Alka-Seltzer Effervescent Antacid)
- "The Shape Your Stomach's In" (Alka-Seltzer Effervescent Antacid)
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Black and White Classics (1996)
- Astro Boy
- Roger Ramjet
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers ("Go Go Power Rangers")
- The Gumby Show
- Beany and Cecil
- Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales
- Quick Draw McGraw
- Wally Gator
- King Leonardo and His Short Subjects
- The Big World of Little Adam
- Kukla, Fran and Ollie ("Here We Are, Hop, Hop, Hop")
- Soupy Sales
- Captain Midnight
- Make Room For Daddy ("Danny Boy" (AKA "Londonderry Air"))
- Father Knows Best
- My Little Margie
- The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
- Hazel
- Our Miss Brooks ("Whistling Bells")
- Karen
- The Real McCoys
- Lassie
- Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color ("The Wonderful World of Color")
- Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier ("The Ballad of Davy Crockett")
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
- Gunsmoke ("The Old Trail")
- Lawman
- 26 Men
- Colt .45
- Cheyenne
- Bronco
- The Legend of Jesse James
- Hopalong Cassidy ("Hopalong Cassidy March")
- The Everglades
- Adventures In Paradise
- Victory At Sea ("Song of the High Seas")
- Dr. Kildare ("Three Stars Will Shine Tonight")
- Medic
- Burke's Law
- Highway Patrol
- M Squad
- The Detectives
- The Untouchables
- The Fugitive
- Checkmate
- Tightrope!
- Mr. Lucky
- Bourbon Street Beat
- Pete Kelly's Blues
- Asphalt Jungle
- Mr. Broadway ("Blues For Mr. Broadway")
- Johnny Staccato
- Naked City ("Somewhere In the Night")
- The Twenty-First Century
- The French Chef
- Candid Camera
- You Bet Your Life ("Hooray For Captain Spaulding")
- Amos 'n' Andy ("Angel's Serenade")
- The Abbott and Costello Show
- Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons ("Kooky Koo-Koo")
- The Lawrence Welk Show ("Bubbles In the Wine")
- Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour
- Miss America Pageant ("There She Is, Miss America")
- The Red Skelton Show ("Holiday For Strings")
- The Bob Hope Show ("Thanks For the Memory")
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In Living Color (1996)
- Stingray
- Thunderbirds
- Gigantor
- Cool McCool
- The Go-Go Gophers
- The World of Commander McBragg
- Secret Squirrel
- The Atom Ant Show
- Wacky Races
- Hong Kong Phooey
- Super Chicken
- Tom Slick Racer
- H.R. Pufnstuf
- Land of the Lost
- Sigmund and the Sea Monsters
- Banana Splits ("The Tra La La Song" (AKA "One Banana, Two Banana"))
- Chico and the Man
- Please Don't Eat the Daisies
- The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
- Nanny and the Professor
- Here Come the Brides ("Seattle")
- The Flying Nun ("Who Needs Wings To Fly")
- Family Affair
- The Dating Game
- The Newlywed Game
- Let's Make a Deal
- All My Children
- General Hospital ("Autumn Breeze")
- Peyton Place ("Wonderful Season of Love")
- Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman ("Premiere Occasion (You Have Never Been In Love)")
- Gentle Ben
- Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
- The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams ("Maybe")
- The High Chaparral
- The Big Valley
- Cimarron Strip
- Laredo
- The Men From Shiloh
- It Takes a Thief
- The Magician
- Switch
- Felony Squad
- Police Woman
- The Men
- Cannon
- Judd, for the Defense
- Emergency!
- Police Story
- The Six Million Dollar Man
- The Bionic Woman
- The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
- Night Gallery
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker
- The Invaders
- Land of the Giants
- Lost In Space
- Olympic Fanfare
- Masterpiece Theatre
- Hullabaloo
- Where the Action Is ("Action")
- Happening '68
- This Is Tom Jones ("It's Not Unusual")
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In ("Inquisitive Tango")
- The Dean Martin Show ("Everybody Loves Somebody")
- The Carol Burnett Show ("I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together")
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Remote Control (1996)
- Fish
- Night Court
- What's Happening!!
- Diff'rent Strokes ("It Takes Diff'rent Strokes")
- Mr. Belvedere ("According To Our New Arrivals")
- Growing Pains ("As Long As We Got Each Other")
- Charles in Charge
- Silver Spoons ("Together")
- Webster ("Then Came You")
- Too Close For Comfort
- Who's the Boss? ("Brand New Life")
- Perfect Strangers ("Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now")
- Alice ("There's a New Girl In Town")
- It's a Living
- Angie
- 227 ("There's No Place Like Home")
- The Golden Girls ("Thank You For Being a Friend")
- ALF
- Mork & Mindy
- Police Squad!
- Family Ties ("Without Us")
- Moonlighting
- Soap
- Benson
- The Benny Hill Show ("Yakety Sax")
- The Young Ones
- The People's Court ("The Big One")
- Family Feud
- The Price Is Right
- Siskel and Ebert
- Monday Night Football ("Superstar" (AKA "Heavy Action"))
- Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous ("Come With Me Now")
- Fame
- The Paper Chase
- Fantasy Island
- Falcon Crest
- The Colbys
- Highway to Heaven
- The Dukes of Hazzard ("Good Ol' Boys")
- B. J. and the Bear
- Movin' On
- The Fall Guy ("The Unknown Stuntman")
- James at 15 ("It's All Up To You")
- Eight Is Enough
- Baa Baa Black Sheep
- Trapper John, M.D.
- CHiPs
- Vega$
- Matt Houston
- Cagney & Lacey
- T. J. Hooker
- Hardcastle and McCormick ("Drive")
- Hunter
- MacGyver
- Knight Rider
- Airwolf
- The Incredible Hulk
- V: The Series
- The New Twilight Zone
- Doctor Who
- Mystery!
- The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
- Roots
- Vietnam: A Television History
- Cosmos: A Personal Voyage ("Heaven and Hell")
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Cable Ready (1996)
- The Simpsons
- The Ren and Stimpy Show ("Dog Pound Hop")
- The Brothers Grunt
- Duckman
- The Adventures of Pete & Pete ("Hey Sandy")
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast
- Clarissa Explains It All
- Barney & Friends
- Where In the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
- Saved By the Bell
- Major Dad
- My Two Dads ("You Can Count On Me")
- Blossom ("My Opinionation")
- Full House ("Everywhere You Look")
- Empty Nest ("Life Goes On")
- Family Matters ("As Days Go By")
- The Cosby Show ("Kiss Me")
- A Different World
- Roc
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
- Home Improvement ("Iron John's World")
- Roseanne
- Seinfeld
- Mad About You ("Final Frontier")
- It's Garry Shandling's Show ("It's Garry Shandling's Theme")
- The John Larroquette Show
- Hudson Street
- The Single Guy
- Davis Rules
- Murphy Brown
- The Nanny ("The Nanny Named Fran")
- Designing Women ("Georgia On My Mind")
- Doogie Howser, M.D.
- Wings
- Anything But Love
- Evening Shade
- The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
- Sisters
- I'll Fly Away
- Thirtysomething
- My So-Called Life
- Beverly Hills, 90210
- Melrose Place
- The Heights
- 21 Jump Street
- In the Heat of the Night
- Midnight Caller
- America's Most Wanted
- Unsolved Mysteries
- Sledge Hammer!
- The Equalizer ("The Equalizer Busy Equalizing")
- NYPD Blue
- Law and Order
- Twin Peaks
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Alien Nation
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
- Tales From the Crypt
- Quantum Leap
- Max Headroom
- Liquid Television
- HBO Feature Presentation
- The Tracey Ullman Show ("You're Thinking Right")
- The Kids in the Hall ("Having an Average Weekend")
- Late Show with David Letterman
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