August 27, 2025: The Television Tunes

My all-time favorite TV theme songs.

I started thinking about this because of a conversation I had with Sam before he left for college.

Here’s my top 3:

3. Sanford and Son - Funky groove, soulful harmonica, smooth jazz… just right.

2. The Flintstones — I know, weird choice, but imagine it as a big band swinger, a brassy declaration of a stone-age good time.

1. Cheers — An emotional ballad that perfectly captures the show’s ethos, and most importantly, the longing for connection.

Honorable mentions: The Jefferson’s, Friends, The Andy Griffith Show, Love Boat, Growing Pains, The Dukes of Hazzard, Highway to Heaven.