Which tv theme tunes from your childhood/teens gives you the biggest waves of nostalgia?

[UnitaBath]

I was a complete googleboxer as a child and teen back in the 80’s/90’s, I may be a bit biased as I grew up in those decades but imo the best tv shows came from that era.

I often find myself listening to my favourites on YouTube and they give such bittersweet memories. Memories of my happy childhood and watching tv in our living room because we only had one tv growing up. I also have such fond memories of watching a lot of these shows with my parents who are sadly now elderly and mum has advanced dementia so they often feel even more poignant these days.

Anyhow, this is my list:-

Shows my parents would watch and I’d hear from my bedroom at night wishing I could watch them too (we were allowed during holidays and weekends),

Hill Street Blues
M.A.S.H
Taxi
Dallas (we were allowed to watch this every week when it was on)
Bergerac (mum fancied John Nettles!)
Auf Weidersehen pet (dad’s favourite because he was in the building trade)
The Golden Girls (my mum’s, sisters and my favourite show, I still watch this on Disney)

Shows I watched with my sister,

CHiPs
The Fall Guy
Magnum PI
Murder She Wrote
Kate and Allie
The Wonder Years
Moonlighting (I feel deep nostalgia for this theme tune because it was the first ‘grown up’ show I was allowed to watch when I was 14 years old, on my little black and white portable tv in my bedroom)

There are dozens more but these are the ones that really pull on my heartstrings.

Which theme tunes are special to you?

Sharky and George
Antiques Roadshow
Vicar of Dibley
Jonathon Creek
Round The Twist

Kilroy - the sound of a skivey day off, so relaxing

My parents never let us watch Tales of the Unexpected but whenever my nan babysat for us she would let us watch it and Hammer House of Horror, the theme tunes still give me the heebie jeebies.

I adored The Littlest Hobo and always felt so sad when he trotted off on his own at the end. That theme tune always gets me.

Good thread! Mine are:
Dynasty
Dallas
Howard’s way
Only fools and horses.

all of tho se back lots of nice memories watching TV with my mum and dad. I’m sure there are more but those are the ones that I remember the most!

Yep, exactly the same here, Nan always let us watch it.

I loved The Racoons, I happily watched that show right into my 20’s.

Definitely a school night because my friend at school was the only one I knew who was also allowed to watch it and we would discuss it the next day. I wish I’d kept my little black and white portable.

I once sent a piece of my artwork in but sadly it was never shown much to my dismay because I thought it was a masterpiece lol.

Ivor the Engine
Mr Ben
Bagpuss
Belle and Sebastian

I am not young

We still watch Only Fools and Horses, that theme tune is etched into my brain, forever!

They just didn't appreciate it 😀

Mine will be either in their shed or in the loft !

Black Beauty
White Horses

Adventures of Black Beauty

‘One for all and all for one…..’ I loved Dogtanian.

My Nan always had The Beverley Hillbillies on, I’d forgotten about that one.

Loved Alvin and the Chipmunks.

Belle & Sebastian
Wacky Races

Black Beauty.
White Horses
Double Deckers
Rainbow
Blockbusters
Grange Hill
Tiswas

White Horses
Belle and Sebastian
The Secret Garden
Andy Pandy
Tales of the Riverbank

Oh god, I loved Kilroy. My days of school viewings over the years ranged from Pebble Mill, The Sullivans, Son’s and Daughters, This Morning, Trisha, Supermarket Sweep (loved Dale) and The Jerry Springer show.

Z Cars
Out of Town
Listen With Mother
Animal Magic
Vision On
Robinson Crusoe
Colditz

Yep, never to be appreciated in my own lifetime, like all the greats 😂

Flambards 😍

I loved Animal Magic as a small child.