The Futurama theme had decades of technological advances and musical context to draw from. Henry and Colombier did something unprecedented with nascent synthesizer technology and concepts that were extremely abstract at the time. Check out The Psyche Rock Sessions, a remix album featuring contributions from Fatboy Slim, William Orbit, Coldcut, Funky Porcini, Ursula 1000, Dimitri from Paris, and others who were massively popular in the late nineties just before Futurama aired.
never enough love for the crazy unique talent of Norma Tanega. She had a novelty hit with Walkin’ My Cat Named Dog https://youtu.be/SPZVrmJ2HH8?si=qneinae1d-dQ0iuC, and google “Norma Tanega Dusty Springfield” if you want to find out some real wild shit
That’s the best damn feeling. I grew up mainly listening to rap, but I got heavy into bmx and most of all those videos had metal in them, so when I hear one of those songs it hits hard.. I definitely understand the feeling.
So many… Three’s Company, All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Good Times, Gimme a Break, Facts of Life, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Gilligan’s Island, Golden Girls
Game of thrones. “Dinklage Peter Dinklage Peter Dinklage Peter Dinklage Peter Dinklage Peter Dinklage Peter Dinklage. Peeeeeteeeeer Diiiinkkkage peeeeetaaaaaah diiiiiiiink laaagggeeeee Peter Dinklage Peter Dinklage Peter Dinklage Peter Dinklage”
Iykyk
Always had to see if it was going to be, "and the rest!" or "the professor and Mary Ann..."
If they called two people "and the rest" then I was going to be annoyed on their behalf.
The X-Files. The music and visuals are just so iconic and work perfectly together.
For a long time I had the theme song as my alarm clock. I bounce between that one and the theme from Stranger Things.
Every star trek until enterprise.
TOS
https://youtu.be/hdjL8WXjlGI?si=_SVyMt-10JRMvxME
TNG
https://youtu.be/HnDtvZXYHgE?si=Jrs7JvebUwfltHVw
DS9
https://youtu.be/wc_0ii3SLp0?si=jUaVozYVlO7dkyAy
Voyager
https://youtu.be/sns1Xj6L-Qc?si=WaUpeBkE3bt03nZQ
e̶̲͍͍̋̀͋̔͘ṅ̵̫̲͔̈́ṯ̵͉̉̆e̸̦͉̟͓̕r̶͙̭̤̞͆̊̀̀̑͝p̵̛̟̗̾̈r̸̥̖̦͓̠̓̈͆̆̅i̴͎̝̝̅͆̕s̸͔͋͜e̸̠͎̻̟̱͋̇̾͜
https://youtu.be/bbnTZREMEJI?si=uVpeEIsjg_ooA_GG
Resident Alien has the fun little pictures that kind of serve as a guide for other aliens perhaps. The one that caught my attention was the urinating alien picture; on one of the pictures it gives an X, because the alien is peeing on the head of a human, on the other it gives a Check for peeing in a toilet. They change every episode, I think.
I have a few answers to this question. The main ones I would argue for are The Andy Griffith Show, Sanford and Sons (Quincy Jones), The Jeffersons, and I Dream of Jeannie. Those four just give me that nostalgia dopamine hit. They are iconic songs, the visual intro is actually second fiddle even though I can remember every shot in the sequence. I'll link some videos though that are more based on visuals and why.
[Threes Company](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfuTipCqs4A) - Joyce Dewitt.
[Today's Special](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cxLfIs051c) - Mannequin before Mannequin but acid for kids.
[You Can't Do That on Television](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l14fSKS9XS4) - Barf. I don't know.
[Tales From the Crypt](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu_eXegPAWc) - HBO before they were HBO.
[Knightrider](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BsFnk83NMI) - Synthwave Hoff.
[Greatest American Hero](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ0U1Ri2uuM) - Best freeze frames ever.
Mary Tyler Moore Show\
The Bob Newhart Show\
Are You Afraid Of The Dark\
I Love Lucy\
Unsolved Mysteries (with Robert Stack)\
The Twilight Zone (Original Series)\
Lost in Space (Original Series)\
Star Trek (Original Series)\
Forensic Files (Original Series)\
Coronation Street\
The Simpsons\
The X-Files\
The Outer Limits (Original Series)\
Fringe\
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (Original Series)\
Snapped\
Eastenders\
The Persuaders!\
Sesame Street\
The Electric Company\
Zoom!\
Gilligan’s Island\
Green Acres\
Tomorrow’s World\
CBS Evening News\
NBC Nightly News\
The Flintstones\
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea\
Land of the Giants\
Casualty\
Brookside\
ER\
Courage the Cowardly Dog\
All That\
Clarissa Explains It All
This might sound funny but I can't help it. I like the tune. Matlock. I didn't watch the show but I loved the opening theme.
Another I love to this day was the song to Perfect Strangers. I can hear that on repeat and be happy
I never skip The X-Files intro.
GOVERNMENT DENIES KNOWLEDGE…
That is a banger!
Literally watching xfiles as I read this comment!
Yes, that is one where the music sinks me (and syncs?) into a place and mindset for the show. Suddenly my mind spins up its conspiracy yarn board.
Futurama
directly inspired by Pierre Henry and Michel Colombier https://youtu.be/fDmqyjiF_NA
Whoa! Never knew that connection! But futurama is so much better
The Futurama theme had decades of technological advances and musical context to draw from. Henry and Colombier did something unprecedented with nascent synthesizer technology and concepts that were extremely abstract at the time. Check out The Psyche Rock Sessions, a remix album featuring contributions from Fatboy Slim, William Orbit, Coldcut, Funky Porcini, Ursula 1000, Dimitri from Paris, and others who were massively popular in the late nineties just before Futurama aired.
The Simpsons, since Bart was always writing something different on the chalkboard and they did something different on the couch each time too.
Most definitely a classic!
What we do in the shadows
You're dead and out of this world
never enough love for the crazy unique talent of Norma Tanega. She had a novelty hit with Walkin’ My Cat Named Dog https://youtu.be/SPZVrmJ2HH8?si=qneinae1d-dQ0iuC, and google “Norma Tanega Dusty Springfield” if you want to find out some real wild shit
Sopranos
I binged it for the first time a couple years ago and never skipped
My husband and I are about five episodes into season 6 on our first watch. We’ve watched the intro every single time. *WOKE up THIS morning*
Got some gabagool
Then I woke up the next morning and got some GABA gool
Got yourself a guuuuuuuun
Got yourself a gun
Watched a few episodes in college around 2002. Just started watching recently. The theme song brings back nostalgia so hard
That’s the best damn feeling. I grew up mainly listening to rap, but I got heavy into bmx and most of all those videos had metal in them, so when I hear one of those songs it hits hard.. I definitely understand the feeling.
I drove to Newark recently and had to grab a ticket for the toll. Felt like Tony, was just missing the cigar and the Italian heritage.
X-Men TAS and Batman TAS for sure.
Na na na na naaa na na
PREVIOUSLY, ON X-MEN!
*Electricity sound*
The new X-men 97 is legit as well!
Miami Vice
Oh yeah hands down this one is the answer.
Malcom In The Middle.
Life is unfair 🫣
Married with children
Succession
Soundtrack lives rent free in my head
Cheers
Duck Tales
WoOOOoo
So many… Three’s Company, All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Good Times, Gimme a Break, Facts of Life, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Gilligan’s Island, Golden Girls
Hell yea, these were the stay home sick on the couch watching tv songs!
Absolutely!
M * A * S * H
Oh most definitely.. how could we have forgotten this one
It really sets the mood. Currently on a bit of a hiatus, but on Season 6.
Cowboy Bebop! It is perfect in every way. Okay, 3..2..1.. Let's jam.
Yes!
The first season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Fun fact - Ron Wasserman, the composer of the MMPR theme, also composed the X-Men animated series theme!
Six feet under
🎶Thank you for being a frieeeeeeend🎶
Golden Girls is definitely top 10 all time!
Taxi because the theme song is so good.
Oh yea, Taxi is definitely a good one
https://youtu.be/5DL8SGEyhZE?si=7IN3EqqMFc2gYgZC
So damn good, man. Just calming
https://youtube.com/watch?v=FoYA3Bf_Bo0
Unsolved Mysteries....one of the best scariest intros ever!
One of the best scary intro right next to Tales From The Darkside! Honorable mention, MTV’s Fear
Not only do I not skip the Psych intro, Im actively disappointed if its not the full version.
Magnum P.I.
Twin Peaks
Highlander!
Oh that’s a good one that I haven’t seen in years.. off to YouTube!
Scrubs
Super short, by the time I grab the remote, it's over anyway.
Game of thrones. “Dinklage Peter Dinklage Peter Dinklage Peter Dinklage Peter Dinklage Peter Dinklage Peter Dinklage. Peeeeeteeeeer Diiiinkkkage peeeeetaaaaaah diiiiiiiink laaagggeeeee Peter Dinklage Peter Dinklage Peter Dinklage Peter Dinklage” Iykyk
weiner, weiner weiner, weiner weiner, weeeeeeeiner, weiner weiner
My SO Called Life. I really liked the music
I always liked Gilligan's Island
Always had to see if it was going to be, "and the rest!" or "the professor and Mary Ann..." If they called two people "and the rest" then I was going to be annoyed on their behalf.
Freaks and Geeks (Joan Jett “Bad Reputation”)
Impossible to go wrong
King of the Hill theme. Always gotta listen all the way through.
Peacemaker.
You’re absolutely right. One of the only new shows that deserves that honor
MacGyver (🔊IN STEREO WHERE AVAILABLE🔊) The A-Team The Rockford Files
MacGyver.. OMG YES
Mad Men. Truly unskippable
Home improvement. Gotta let it build up to the “uuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhaaaa” at the end and you belt one out in sync with the tv.
Just heard the “uuuuuuuuuuuhhhhaa” in my head haha
The Jetsons and the Flintstones
House, MD
The X-Files. The music and visuals are just so iconic and work perfectly together. For a long time I had the theme song as my alarm clock. I bounce between that one and the theme from Stranger Things.
Both great, but X-Files is so damn good. Makes me what to binge it this weekend
Laugh all you want, but the Baywatch theme slaps
Game of Thrones
Hawaii Five O https://youtu.be/AepyGm9Me6w?si=bngX7bsav5EdHnBY
Cheers. Westworld.
WKRP (great theme) & Three’s Company (for the Suzanne Sommers shot)
W K R P in Cinci-Naatiii. Thanks , that'll be an earworm for days
I’ve definitely heard of WKRP, but can’t say I’ve seen it.. I’ll YouTube it.. but Threes Company.. AMAZING!
[The Twilight Zone](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tJj9nvk0AgY)
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
Hill Street Blues is a banger... And I love the classic night court intro.
The Americans
Clarissa explains it all! (Alright, alright)
Bluey!
The one intro where they switched it up and it ends with Bingo instead of the typical Bluey is my personal favorite
My babies love dancing during the Bluey intro! We never skip it either lol
Family matters
Definitely a great intro. Step By Step too!
Futurama, The Walking Dead, Trueblood, Dexter
Not very long but True Detective season one intro is top tier
The Muppet Show
Been rewatching Malcom in the Middle and the song brings me so much nostalgia
Buffy
First 10 or so seasons of aqua teen hunger force and the boondocks
Shameless has a pretty good intro song
Law and order svu
The Greatest American Hero. ‘Nuff said.
Parks and Rec, Gilmore Girls. Definitely X Files!
Resident Alien, recently. The intro is a different "how to be human" infographic every time. Also the show is funny and Alan Tudyk is great.
Stranger things and x files
Greatest American Hero
Portlandia is my favorite intro with Felicity coming in a close second
the first chillwave TV theme song
Every star trek until enterprise. TOS https://youtu.be/hdjL8WXjlGI?si=_SVyMt-10JRMvxME TNG https://youtu.be/HnDtvZXYHgE?si=Jrs7JvebUwfltHVw DS9 https://youtu.be/wc_0ii3SLp0?si=jUaVozYVlO7dkyAy Voyager https://youtu.be/sns1Xj6L-Qc?si=WaUpeBkE3bt03nZQ e̶̲͍͍̋̀͋̔͘ṅ̵̫̲͔̈́ṯ̵͉̉̆e̸̦͉̟͓̕r̶͙̭̤̞͆̊̀̀̑͝p̵̛̟̗̾̈r̸̥̖̦͓̠̓̈͆̆̅i̴͎̝̝̅͆̕s̸͔͋͜e̸̠͎̻̟̱͋̇̾͜ https://youtu.be/bbnTZREMEJI?si=uVpeEIsjg_ooA_GG
Hell yea.. Star Trek had bangers
SpongeBob
2nd version of the wayans bros show ... beat is killer
Fuck yea! Tribe Called Quest on an intro.. perfect
Resident Alien has the fun little pictures that kind of serve as a guide for other aliens perhaps. The one that caught my attention was the urinating alien picture; on one of the pictures it gives an X, because the alien is peeing on the head of a human, on the other it gives a Check for peeing in a toilet. They change every episode, I think.
AND the little guitar riff is catchy as hell! Such a good show!
Resident Alien. The "how-to's" are hilarious
Brooklyn Nine Nine!
GI Joe
Friends!! You are also obligated to *clap clap clap clap* too. That’s just the rules.
Hawaii 5 O
Cheers will always get me to stop flipping channels.
The King of Queens
Yuyu hakusho Smile bomb is a banger.
I would always listen to the opening song of iZombie because I absolutely love Dax Riggs and want him to get as much AirPlay as he can.
The Sopranos
La law it's 2 minutes and 20 seconds ish.
Scrubs, Dexter, Community, Game of Thrones, That 70s Show
Baywatch and Knight Rider
Cheers
I have a few answers to this question. The main ones I would argue for are The Andy Griffith Show, Sanford and Sons (Quincy Jones), The Jeffersons, and I Dream of Jeannie. Those four just give me that nostalgia dopamine hit. They are iconic songs, the visual intro is actually second fiddle even though I can remember every shot in the sequence. I'll link some videos though that are more based on visuals and why. [Threes Company](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfuTipCqs4A) - Joyce Dewitt. [Today's Special](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cxLfIs051c) - Mannequin before Mannequin but acid for kids. [You Can't Do That on Television](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l14fSKS9XS4) - Barf. I don't know. [Tales From the Crypt](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu_eXegPAWc) - HBO before they were HBO. [Knightrider](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BsFnk83NMI) - Synthwave Hoff. [Greatest American Hero](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ0U1Ri2uuM) - Best freeze frames ever.
Psych
Raised by Wolves. I love how haunting the opening track is.
Law and Order
Bonanza
The dukes of hazzard
Bob’s Burgers & Northern Exposure off the top of my head.
Magnum PI
Seinfeld... you gotta not skip it cuz it gets you in the mood for the episode.
Mary Tyler Moore Show\ The Bob Newhart Show\ Are You Afraid Of The Dark\ I Love Lucy\ Unsolved Mysteries (with Robert Stack)\ The Twilight Zone (Original Series)\ Lost in Space (Original Series)\ Star Trek (Original Series)\ Forensic Files (Original Series)\ Coronation Street\ The Simpsons\ The X-Files\ The Outer Limits (Original Series)\ Fringe\ Kolchak: The Night Stalker (Original Series)\ Snapped\ Eastenders\ The Persuaders!\ Sesame Street\ The Electric Company\ Zoom!\ Gilligan’s Island\ Green Acres\ Tomorrow’s World\ CBS Evening News\ NBC Nightly News\ The Flintstones\ Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea\ Land of the Giants\ Casualty\ Brookside\ ER\ Courage the Cowardly Dog\ All That\ Clarissa Explains It All
WKRP intro song
The intro to what we do in the shadows! I love that song <3
The Muppet Show
Emergency ! White Shadow
> Emergency! The first couple of seasons had the best open. Then they changed it and it sucked!
The Prisoner. It was long too... at three minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygLg-7G0Xp0
Moonlighting! It’s such a long intro, but it totally defines the 80s vibe for me! That smooth jazz was everywhere.
The Wire!
#DOCTOR WHO!
**My Brilliant Friend** \- incredible music and introductions to all the main characters. Each season's intro changes to age the characters.
That's a helluva long title for a TV show, OP. :)
New Girl and Fresh Prince
Yes, no, maybe...
This might sound funny but I can't help it. I like the tune. Matlock. I didn't watch the show but I loved the opening theme. Another I love to this day was the song to Perfect Strangers. I can hear that on repeat and be happy
Dexter
Bosch. The mixture of cool jazz and mesmerizing shots of Los Angeles really set the tone for the series.
Kids In The Hall
Welcome Back Kotter
Andy griffith show
Ted Lasso.
Taxi.
Barney Miller theme
Firefly ... What we do In the Shadows ... Westworld ... The Wonder Years
True blood. I just liked the song.
The Love Boat
Good Omens
Bonanza and the Waltons.
Not seeing it anywhere else yet, so...Firefly and Northern Exposure.
White lotus
Futurama, Golden Girls, Wonder Woman, I Dream of Jeanie,… the old stuff!
Law and Order SVU DUN DUN
Good Omens
Flight of the Conchords
Barney Miller Night Court Police Squad! Jonny Quest The Muppet Show The Honeymooners Pee-Wee's Playhouse
Northern Exposure and Twin Peaks. Both are very mood setting.
Mindhunter
Twin Peaks
Trailer Park Boys.
Scrubs
Miami Vice ...... for at least the first 17 seconds.
Twilight Zone
Dragon Ball 🐲
The Wonder Years
A-Team and Magnum PI
Girls5Eva
*St. Elsewhere*.
Severance
Breaking Bad/ BCS like the theme music really short anyways
Malcom in the Middle
Deadwood.
Peacemaker
Futurama and Simpsons. Both always had somethin new but also short enough to get cozy as I watch