Comments on: The Old Kotter Crossover

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:30:21 +0000

What a sad time we live in when the TV theme is completely dead. Some of my favorite memories of old shows include the opening themes: “Happy Days,” “Laverne & Shirley,” “Wonder Woman,” “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “The Love Boat,” etc. Even short-lived series like Donna Pescow’s “Angie” and David Naughton’s “Makin’ It” had really catchy songs. “The Brady Bunch” of course had one of the best, along with the visuals.

The instrumentals were equally exciting. I collect classic shows on DVD and was thinking recently that nothing tops the themes to “S.W.A.T.” and “Hawaii Five-O.” Today’s TV audiences don’t know what they missed.

“Welcome Back Kotter” was definitely one of the more effect themes. I almost get a lump in my throat when I hear it now or watch the opening…as a native New Yorker, the shots of the elevated subway and the streets of Brooklyn really take me back to a wonderful era.

By: Vic

Vic — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:28:28 +0000

Pretty tough to leave out “Theme from the Monkees”, especially given the fact that the Monkees were just 4 guys on a TV show before anybody had the idea to actually make them a working band.

Also, the themes from “SWAT” and “The Rockford Files” were Top 40 hits in the mid-70’s.

By: Garth

Garth — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:01:03 +0000

Eric, I would argue that the theme songs from “Taxi, and “Cheers” fulfill your requirements as well.

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:18:51 +0000

Of course I remembered that “How Do You Talk to An Angel” was from The Heights…as soon as I read the name of the song I thought of the show!!!!

By: Renee

Renee — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:18:20 +0000

Like the theme song from “Welcome Back Kotter” – did not care for the show AT all.

Another theme song that I hear played on the radio once in a great while is the song from “WKRP in Cincinnati”.