What's the catchiest tv theme song ever?

[Greenbeanmcgee]

I'm nominating this.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=1nGrYEFG6Ho&pp=ygUfYXJvdW5kIHRoZSB3b3JsZCB3aXRoIHdpbGx5IGZvZw%3D%3D

As many instrumentals as sung themes for me -

New Tricks
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (series 3 that used Why Aye Man)
Due South
MASH
Sleepers (the Nigel Havers/Warren Clarke miniseries)
In the Red
Pride and Prejudice (1995)

First one that came to mind was Bonanza
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mjdRgBAY278
i used to play with my primary school friend where I was marrying little Jo and she was marrying Adam

Magpie, Follyfoot, and Black Beauty from my childhood.

Upstairs Downstairs, and All Creatures Great and Small.

Cagney and Lacey, Hill Street Blues.

Obviously, the soaps.

Shetland, Vera, Detectorists, Happy Valley, Life on Mars, Ashes to Ashes, Line of Duty.

Maybe not catchiest but stirs most memories for me.

Rainbow
The Littlest hobo
Black Beauty
Cheers
In the Night Garden

Magnum P.I. the proper one that is.

The Persuaders!

Magnum
Miami Vice
Taxi
Hill Street Blues
SWAT

Haven't read the full thread but Onedin Line is an actual proper tune isn't it? Written by composer Khachaturian as part of the score for his ballet Spartacus. So that'll be why it's decent.

My nomination is 80 Days Around The World. And, from around 20 years ago, Pablo The Little Red Fox. ("Run Pablo run, through the wind and the rain and the sun ... ")

Has anyone mentioned Flambards yet?

Cagney and Lacey or The Rockford Files.

It's a toss up between
Cities of Gold
And
Dogtanian!

Raggy Dolls.
Antiques Roadshow!

Fk. This. I thought I was the only one!

Angry Beavers. Got stuck in my head for hours when I was studying for my uni exams and I just couldn't place it, I couldn't focus until I'd googled various cartoon theme songs to identify it

I, Claudius. The tune was back in my head before the current repeat, and now is my current earworm.

Going for Gold

Magpie

I think the vocal was Steve Winwood

Rupert the Bear

Cloppa Castle

Anything from the 80s they certainly had their fair share of theme tunes.
Greatest American Hero,Miami Vice,Dallas, Dynasty

The Littlest Hobo theme obviously!

Animal Hospital

Anyone remember the BBC's On The Record politics programme from the 90s? Intro had a Big Ben crocodile.

That theme tune was a banger and I regularly look it up on YouTube! Also a nostalgia-fest. The programme itself was as boring AF for frankly anyone, especially the 9yo me, but the intro is classic!

Heidi theme tune

When the boat comes in! God I loved that 😊