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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

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50s and 60s (1985)

  1. Captain Kangaroo ("Puffin' Billy")
  2. The Little Rascals
  3. The Flintstones ("Meet the Flintstones")
  4. The Woody Woodpecker Show
  5. The Bugs Bunny Show ("The Bugs Bunny Overture (This Is It!)")
  6. Casper the Friendly Ghost
  7. Felix the Cat
  8. Popeye
  9. Yogi Bear
  10. Magilla Gorilla
  11. Top Cat
  12. The Jetsons ("Meet George Jetson")
  13. Fireball XL5
  14. Howdy Doody
  15. The Beverly Hillbillies ("The Ballad of Jed Clampett")
  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 ("The Toy Parade")
  24. Dennis the Menace ("Hurray for Captain Spaulding")
  25. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
  26. The Patty Duke Show
  27. The Dick Van Dyke Show
  28. Gilligan's Island ("The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle")
  29. McHale's Navy
  30. I Dream of Jeannie ("Jeannie")
  31. I Love Lucy
  32. The Andy Griffith Show ("The Fishin' Hole")
  33. Star Trek ("Theme from Star Trek")
  34. Lost In Space
  35. The Twilight Zone
  36. Alfred Hitchcock Presents ("Funeral March of a Marionette")
  37. Superman ("Superman March")
  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 ("Danger Ahead")
  55. Perry Mason ("Park Avenue Beat")
  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 ("Johnny's Theme")
  65. The Late Show ("The Syncopated Clock")Template:Fact
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More 50s and 60s (1986)

  1. The Three Stooges
  2. Merrie Melodies ("Merrily We Roll Along")
  3. The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show
  4. Huckleberry Hound
  5. Mighty Mouse Playhouse
  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 ("The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down")
  14. Peanuts ("Linus and Lucy")
  15. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood ("Won't You Be My Neighbor?")
  16. The Odd Couple
  17. The Courtship of Eddie's Father ("My Best Friend")
  18. The Mary Tyler Moore Show ("Love Is All Around")
  19. Gidget
  20. That Girl
  21. Bewitched
  22. Love, American Style
  23. The Honeymooners ("You're My Greatest Love")
  24. I Married Joan
  25. The Monkees
  26. The Brady Bunch
  27. The Partridge Family ("Come On Get Happy")
  28. My Mother the Car
  29. Car 54, Where Are You?
  30. It's About Time
  31. My Favorite Martian
  32. Jeopardy! ("Think Music")
  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 ("The Ballad of Paladin")
  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 ("Melancholy Serenade")
  64. The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
  65. Monty Python's Flying Circus
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70s and 80s (1988)

  1. Sesame Street ("Can You Tell Me How To Get To Sesame Street?")
  2. The Muppet Show
  3. The Alvin Show
  4. Speed Racer ("Go, Speed Racer, Go!")
  5. Mr. Magoo
  6. Inspector Gadget
  7. The Smurfs
  8. Dastardly and Muttley ("Stop the Pigeon")
  9. Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
  10. Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids ("Hey,Hey,Hey! It's Fat Albert!")
  11. The Archies
  12. Josie and the Pussycats
  13. Dudley Do-Right
  14. Fractured Fairy Tales
  15. Cheers ("Where Everybody Knows Your Name")
  16. The Bob Newhart Show
  17. The Greatest American Hero ("Believe It or Not")
  18. Welcome Back, Kotter ("Welcome Back")
  19. Room 222
  20. WKRP In Cincinnati
  21. Taxi ("Angela")
  22. Barney Miller
  23. Three's Company
  24. Happy Days
  25. Laverne & Shirley ("Making Our Dreams Come True")
  26. The Facts of Life
  27. Good Times
  28. One Day at a Time
  29. Gimme a Break!
  30. Maude ("And Then There's Maude")
  31. The Jeffersons ("Movin' On Up")
  32. All In the Family ("Those Were the Days")
  33. Sanford and Son ("The Streetbeater")
  34. Dallas
  35. Dynasty
  36. Knots Landing
  37. L.A. Law
  38. St. Elsewhere
  39. Marcus Welby, M.D.
  40. M*A*S*H ("Suicide Is Painless")
  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 ("Bandstand Boogie")
  48. Solid Gold
  49. Entertainment Tonight
  50. Miami Vice
  51. S.W.A.T.
  52. Baretta ("Keep Your Eye On the Sparrow")
  53. The Streets of San Francisco
  54. Barnaby Jones
  55. Starsky and Hutch ("Gotcha")
  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
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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)
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Black and White Classics (1996)

  1. Astro Boy
  2. Roger Ramjet
  3. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers ("Go Go Power Rangers")
  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 ("Here We Are, Hop, Hop, Hop")
  12. Soupy Sales
  13. Captain Midnight
  14. Make Room For Daddy ("Danny Boy" (AKA "Londonderry Air"))
  15. Father Knows Best
  16. My Little Margie
  17. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
  18. Hazel
  19. Our Miss Brooks ("Whistling Bells")
  20. Karen
  21. The Real McCoys
  22. Lassie
  23. Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color ("The Wonderful World of Color")
  24. Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier ("The Ballad of Davy Crockett")
  25. The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
  26. Gunsmoke ("The Old Trail")
  27. Lawman
  28. 26 Men
  29. Colt .45
  30. Cheyenne
  31. Bronco
  32. The Legend of Jesse James
  33. Hopalong Cassidy ("Hopalong Cassidy March")
  34. The Everglades
  35. Adventures In Paradise
  36. Victory At Sea ("Song of the High Seas")
  37. Dr. Kildare ("Three Stars Will Shine Tonight")
  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 ("Blues For Mr. Broadway")
  52. Johnny Staccato
  53. Naked City ("Somewhere In the Night")
  54. The Twenty-First Century
  55. The French Chef
  56. Candid Camera
  57. You Bet Your Life ("Hooray For Captain Spaulding")
  58. Amos 'n' Andy ("Angel's Serenade")
  59. The Abbott and Costello Show
  60. Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons ("Kooky Koo-Koo")
  61. The Lawrence Welk Show ("Bubbles In the Wine")
  62. Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour
  63. Miss America Pageant ("There She Is, Miss America")
  64. The Red Skelton Show ("Holiday For Strings")
  65. The Bob Hope Show ("Thanks For the Memory")
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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 ("The Tra La La Song" (AKA "One Banana, Two Banana"))
  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 ("Seattle")
  22. The Flying Nun ("Who Needs Wings To Fly")
  23. Family Affair
  24. The Dating Game
  25. The Newlywed Game
  26. Let's Make a Deal
  27. All My Children
  28. General Hospital ("Autumn Breeze")
  29. Peyton Place ("Wonderful Season of Love")
  30. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman ("Premiere Occasion (You Have Never Been In Love)")
  31. Gentle Ben
  32. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
  33. The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams ("Maybe")
  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 ("Action")
  61. Happening '68
  62. This Is Tom Jones ("It's Not Unusual")
  63. Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In ("Inquisitive Tango")
  64. The Dean Martin Show ("Everybody Loves Somebody")
  65. The Carol Burnett Show ("I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together")
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Remote Control (1996)

  1. Fish
  2. Night Court
  3. What's Happening!!
  4. Diff'rent Strokes ("It Takes Diff'rent Strokes")
  5. Mr. Belvedere ("According To Our New Arrivals")
  6. Growing Pains ("As Long As We Got Each Other")
  7. Charles in Charge
  8. Silver Spoons ("Together")
  9. Webster ("Then Came You")
  10. Too Close For Comfort
  11. Who's the Boss? ("Brand New Life")
  12. Perfect Strangers ("Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now")
  13. Alice ("There's a New Girl In Town")
  14. It's a Living
  15. Angie
  16. 227 ("There's No Place Like Home")
  17. The Golden Girls ("Thank You For Being a Friend")
  18. ALF
  19. Mork & Mindy
  20. Police Squad!
  21. Family Ties ("Without Us")
  22. Moonlighting
  23. Soap
  24. Benson
  25. The Benny Hill Show ("Yakety Sax")
  26. The Young Ones
  27. The People's Court ("The Big One")
  28. Family Feud
  29. The Price Is Right
  30. Siskel and Ebert
  31. Monday Night Football ("Superstar" (AKA "Heavy Action"))
  32. Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous ("Come With Me Now")
  33. Fame
  34. The Paper Chase
  35. Fantasy Island
  36. Falcon Crest
  37. The Colbys
  38. Highway to Heaven
  39. The Dukes of Hazzard ("Good Ol' Boys")
  40. B. J. and the Bear
  41. Movin' On
  42. The Fall Guy ("The Unknown Stuntman")
  43. James at 15 ("It's All Up To You")
  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 ("Drive")
  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 ("Heaven and Hell")
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Cable Ready (1996)

  1. The Simpsons
  2. The Ren and Stimpy Show ("Dog Pound Hop")
  3. The Brothers Grunt
  4. Duckman
  5. The Adventures of Pete & Pete ("Hey Sandy")
  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 ("You Can Count On Me")
  13. Blossom ("My Opinionation")
  14. Full House ("Everywhere You Look")
  15. Empty Nest ("Life Goes On")
  16. Family Matters ("As Days Go By")
  17. The Cosby Show ("Kiss Me")
  18. A Different World
  19. Roc
  20. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
  21. Home Improvement ("Iron John's World")
  22. Roseanne
  23. Seinfeld
  24. Mad About You ("Final Frontier")
  25. It's Garry Shandling's Show ("It's Garry Shandling's Theme")
  26. The John Larroquette Show
  27. Hudson Street
  28. The Single Guy
  29. Davis Rules
  30. Murphy Brown
  31. The Nanny ("The Nanny Named Fran")
  32. Designing Women ("Georgia On My Mind")
  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 ("The Equalizer Busy Equalizing")
  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 ("You're Thinking Right")
  64. The Kids in the Hall ("Having an Average Weekend")
  65. Late Show with David Letterman



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