I did a search. It looks like this has been discussed in at least one other thread, but may not have its own thread. My nomination: Hill Street Blues.

So many good ones

All in the Family
Sanford and Son
Sopranos
Justified
I love Lucy
Andy Griffith
Golden Girls
Fresh Prince
Happy Days

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#1 Welcome Back Kotter
#2 Jefferson’s
#3 Happy Days

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welcome back kotter and Jeffersons are two really good ones

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Hawaii Five-O

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Barney Miller and Night Court (same composer)

Taxi

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Cause tried and true
I see the light in you
Oh, can you dig in my soul?
Could you smell my whole...
life?--Gener and Deaner

no internet back then, corporate america poured money into the tv networks for advertising. one response from the networks was hiring professional songwriters and vocalists to compose/sing themes. i'd say the 70s/early 80s was the zenith - even the game shows had catchy music.

SWAT
The Flintstones
The Addams Family
Peter Gunn
Brady Bunch

MANY others.

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And as a yute I recall TV theme songs cracking the top 40 with regularity.

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Barney Miller
Rockford Files

makin' it, angie, greatest american hero, wkrp in cincinnati, dukes of hazard...etc. tons of them.

Secret Agent Man
Cheers
Mannix
Streets of San Francisco
Hogan’s Heroes
Scooby-Doo

As mentioned above, Hawaii 5-0 and S.W.A.T.

It’s funny how many older shows had long theme songs to explain the premise of the show. We watched H.R. Pufnstuf recently and it felt like the intro was longer than the show.

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When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace turns into a circus. - Turkish Proverb

When I was a kid I had SWAT on a 45. I loved that song.

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Rhythm Heritage...awesome! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHDg96-ZN_U

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I was trying to stay away from songs that were in existence before they became theme songs, so The Sopranos, Golden Girls, and Cheers (while great) were out. Hawaii Five 0 and Peter Gunn are great choices. Also, L.A. Law had a great instrumental theme song.

Good Times.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L5M00uOQYM

Chico and the man, is The Man!

I always liked Dallas and MacGyver. Richard Dean Anderson's aging is a little bit of a bummer.

Every once and a while I sing Green Acres or WKRP. Different Strokes, Fresh Prince, and Fraiser too.

Welcome Back is a great song and always gets a good response on karaoke night.

You guys just liked Julie Kotter.

Not denying that. She was pretty cool

WKRP in Cincinnati

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You nailed 1 and 2.
Happy Days....I'll take other suggestions made, such as Hawaii Five-O and Good Times.

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Bonanza was another good one.

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“How do you get to be president and you’re stupid?” Donald J Trump - 4/10/25
When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace turns into a circus. - Turkish Proverb

Lot of good ones mentioned already. Some of my favorites that haven't been said yet;

Matlock (an all timer IMO)
CHiPs
Johnny's Theme
Batman
Speed Racer

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Magnum P.I.
Battlestar Galactica

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Peter Gunn for sure.

ILLUM vibe