August 15 2006

25 Retro TV Themes

posted by Ana Samways at 10:50 am

fantasy island

“Smiles everybody!” Those famous words, uttered by Fantasy Island’s Mr Roarke will bring back memories of Friday fish & chip nights, Top Town and leg warmers.

Who was your favourite: Ponch or the other one? Did you want to, one day, be a cruise director? And did you think John Boy was a bit of a sap? Vinnie Barbarino, Les Nessman and Herb Tarlek, Dwayne Schneider with a pack of cigarettes rolled up in the sleeve of his white T-shirt… that’s right… Arnold Horshack’s snorting laugh and that Laura Ingalls was so darn plucky…

Here, for your nostalgic pleasure, is a selection of TV theme tunes that you won’t have forgotten, even if you wanted to.

A-Team

The Bob Newhart Show

Chips

Dallas

Doctor Who

Eight is Enough

Fantasy Island

chips

Greatest American Hero

Hawaii Five-O

Hill Street Blues

Laverne & Shirley

Little House on the Prairie

The Love Boat

Magnum PI

Mary Tyler Moore Show

Melrose Place

Miami Vice

One Day at a Time

Taxi

Three’s Company

Twin Peaks

The Waltons

Welcome Back Kotter

Wonder Woman

WKRP IN Cincinnati

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