Favorite cartoon TV show theme music?

[Archae]

My top 5:

Batman Beyond
Reboot
Johnny Quest (1960's)
Dexter's Laboratory
Johnny Bravo

[Bullwinkle925]

1. "Flintstones, Meet the Flintstones"

"Here He Comes to Save the Day" (Mighty Mouse)......

sigh, Thanks for the memories!

:toast:

[Serial Mom]

8. how could you pick that with your sign on name?

vrooom .... the sound of Rocket J Squirrel starting the show ...

[Call me Deacon Blues]

2. Not my decade

The Classics (I grew up with these)
The Flintstones (the modern stoneage family)
Jetsons (Daughter Judy)
Rocky & Bullwinkle (no words, but great theme song)

Modern (I watched these with my kids)
Simpsons (no words as well, but who cares)
The Smurfs (no words, but you know the tune)
Fraggle Rock (not a cartoon, but hey it's "down at Fraggle Rock")

And I hated "Scooby-Doo"

[terrya]

3. Jonny Quest, The Jetsons

[Richardo]

14. The Jonny Quest theme swung too...

Love those full-big-band arrangements.

[terrya]

18. And both themes were writtem by Hanna-Barbera, if I'm not mistaken.

Both are very swinging bits of music. I DO love "Jonny Quest" especially. :-)

[Kraklen]

4. Samurai Champloo.

But the show's not as good as the opening credits.

[sakabatou]

19. That's really good

Paranoia Agent is okay, I guess...

[Deja Q]

5. Futurama's techno instrumental

:9

[AllegroRondo]

6. Teen Titans

for some reason I really like the one with Japanese lyrics.

[Kraklen]

10. It's pretty catchy.

Only theme song I know to spawn its own show.

[AllegroRondo]

12. Spawn a show?

I know the comic book was around for years, but the song came before the tv show?

[Kraklen]

13. No, the theme song spawned another show...

Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi.

A cartoon involving the Japanese musical duo that wrote and performed the Teen Titans.

[AllegroRondo]

20. I cant keep up with this stuff

[flamingyouth]

15. Yeah, I love that one too

[Lone_Wolf_Moderate]

7. Alright, here we go.

G.I Joe, Transformers, Thundercats, Batman: The Animated Series, Justice League, Gargoyles.

In no particular order.

[billyskank]

9. Roobarb And Custard

I think you lot won't know what that is. But it had awesome theme music. :)

[Richardo]

11. Jetsons in a walk. Swingin'est theme song EVER.

Note the Zen, almost haiku-like simplicity of the lyrics, here in their entirety:

Meet George Jetson
His boy Elroy
Daughter Judy
Jane, his wife.

:hippie: Ommmmmmmmm

[General Zod]

16. Speed Racer!

Here he comes
Her comes Speed Racer
He's a demon on wheels
He's a demon and he's gonna be chasin' after someone.

He's gainin' on you so you better look alive.
He's busy revvin' up a powerful Mach 5.

And when the odds are against him
And there's dangerous work to do
You bet your life Speed Racer
Will see it through.

Go Speed Racer
Go Speed Racer
Go Speed Racer, Go!

He's off and flyin' as he guns the car around the track
He's jammin' down the pedal like he's never comin' back
Adventure's waitin' just ahead.

Go Speed Racer
Go Speed Racer
Go Speed Racer, Go!

[AmandaRuth]

17. My choice - The Simpsons

for paying homage, and reintroducing the big band sound of cartoons past, ie the Jetsons, the Flintstones -

MiniAmanda, my daughter, says its got to be Yu Yu Hakusho - for its Japanese techno pop - which she loves.

[Lannes]

21. Aqua Teen!

"My name is Shake-Zula, the mic rulah, the old schoolah, you wanna trip, I'll break it to ya. Frylock and I'm on top rock you like a cop, Meatwad you're up next with your knock-knock. Meatwad make the money see, Meatwad get the honeys G. Drivin in my car, livin like a star, ice on my fingers and my toes and I'm a Taurus. Cause we are the Aqua Teens, make the homeys say ho and the girlies wanna scream."

[arwalden]

22. Oblongs! Oblongs! Down In The Valley Where A Chemical Spill...

... comes from the people living up on the hill!

[arwalden]

23. If You're Lookin' For Me... You Better Check Under The Sea.

'Cause that is where you'll find me. Underneath the sea lab....

[Shell Beau]

24. Flintstones,

Fraggle Rock, and even though I hated the show...Inspector Gadget.

On edit I can't believe I forgot Scooby Doo. :wtf:

[arwalden]

25. Scooby Dooby Doo... Where Are You?

[Trigger Hippie]

34. It's always about Scooby

I love that show so much. I think I like guys like Shaggy just because of watching it during my formative years. I liked pretty much all the incarnations of the theme songs :)

[asthmaticeog]

26. Top Cat!

He's the boss, he's the VIP,
He's the championship
He's the most tip-top ---
Top Cat!

[Blue Belle]

27. My List:

Ren & Stimpy
The Family Guy (just because it pays homage to "All in the Family")
The Jetsons
The Bugs Bunny/Roadrunner Show (Ovature... Curtain lights...)
The Simpsons (God love Danny Elfman)

[cleofus1]

28. hey baby!

ASTRO BOY! the original 60's version...

[philosophie_en_rose]

29. Invader Zim

Futurama
Teen Titans

[Deep13]

30. Starblazers (Space Cruiser Yamato) 1970s Japanimation series

[Jokerman]

31. Super Chicken or George of the Jungle.

The Super Chicken Theme Lyrics:

When you find yourself in danger,
When you're threatened by a stranger,
When it looks like you will take a lickin',
(puk, puk, puk, puk)
There is someone waiting,
Who will hurry up and rescue you,
just Call for Super Chicken!
(puk, ack!)
Fred, if you're afraid you'll have to overlook it,
Besides you knew the job was dangerous when you took it
(puk, ack!)
He will drink his super sauce
And throw the bad guys for a loss
And he will bring them in alive and kickin'
(puk, puk, puk, puk)
There is one thing you should learn
When there is no one else to turn to
Call for Super Chicken!
(puk, puk, puk, puk)
Call for Super Chicken!
(puk, ack!)

[Magrittes Pipe]

32. Ren and Stimpy

[DistressedAmerican]

33. PARDOM ME! But, Speed Racer CLEARLY Has The Best Theme Of All Time!

[laundry_queen]

35. What no Southpark yet? :-P n/t

[cedahlia]

36. Thundercats, Transformers, and Speed Racer

all had pretty kick ass theme songs.

I also used to like...

Jem
Fat Albert
Looney Toons
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Gummi Bears
Paw Paw Bears
Rainbow Brite
Alvin and the Chipmunks

(Yes, I was an 80's child and yes, I am a dork.) :D