- Hawa'i Five-O -- Let's face it, every marching band around the world has either wanted to or regularly plays this tune and is known the world over by everyone. Book em, Danno.
- Cheers -- The tune for a show that created a legacy (between Cheers and Frasier) nearly a quarter-century long. Spawned one of my favorite characters of all time: Frasier Crane.
- M.A.S.H. (Suicide is Painless) -- You should read the lyrics. So touching.
- Star Trek (original) -- It only lasted 3 seasons, but it set off several decades of movies and spinoff shows.
- The Muppets Show -- I like the Sesame Street theme song, but I much prefer the hilarious Muppets intro scene and the crazy characters.
- The Simpsons -- Danny Elf, a master musician and composer dating back to Oingo Boingo. He's done scores of...er...movie scores.
- The Pink Panther -- Henry Mancini, the master of theme songs.
- Mission Impossible -- Of course, no theme song compilation can exclude Lalo Schifrin. And every high school band wanted to play this theme in the 70s and 80s.
- Peter Gunn -- Another one, of many, of Henry Mancini's theme songs; I think every brass section and jazz orchestra knows this.
- Gilligan's Island -- The longest 3-hour tour, ever.
Consider this an addendum: Kikaida opening theme song -- I owned this on a 45 rpm vinyl, if you can believe it.
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