And now for something completely different. . .

When I get home from work (a little after midnight) I love watching old, "classic" t.v sitcoms from the '70s, 80's, and 90's on T.V Land and the Hallmark channel. Some of my favorites are Golden Girls, Who's the Boss?, The Simpsons, Three's Company, Seinfeld--and in my opinion one of the best sitcoms (if not the best) of all time, All in the Family. So this got me thinking about some of the best t.v theme songs. So, in my humble opinion these are the top 5 t.v show theme songs (in no particular order) because they are fun and catchy. Anybody agree/disagree or are there any that you think are missing from the list? Or do you think that I just watch way too much t.v? Because that thought did cross my mind.

1. Cheers

Making your way in the world today takes everything you've got.
Taking a break from all your worries, sure would help a lot.
Wouldn't you like to get away?
Sometimes you want to go-
Where everybody knows your name,
And they're always glad you came.
You wanna be where you can see,
Our troubles are all the same
You wanna be where everybody knows your name

You wanna go where people know,
People are all the same,
You wanna go where everybody knows your name.2.

2. All in the Family Best. sitcom. Ever.

Boy the way Glen Miller played,
Songs that made the hit parade.
Guys like us they had it made,
Those were the days.
And you knew who you were then,
Girls were girls and men were men.
Mister we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again.
Didn't need no welfare state,
Everybody pulled his weight.
Gee our old Lasalle ran great,
Those were the days!

3. Gilligan's Island--such a classic!

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale,
a tale of a fateful trip.
That started from this tropic port
aboard this tiny ship.
The mate was a mighty salin' man,
The Skipper brave and sure.
Five passengers set sail that day,
for a three hour tour.
A three hour tour.
The weather started getting rough,
the tiny ship was tossed.
If not for the courage of the fearless crew,
The Minnow would be lost.
The Minnow would be lost.
The ship set ground on the shore of this,
uncharted desert isle.
With Gilligan, The skipper, too.
The millionaire. And his wife.
The movie star.
The professor and Mary Ann.
Here on Gilligan's Isle.

So this is the tale of our castaways,
they're here for a long, long time.
They'll have to make the best of things.
It's an uphill climb.
The first mate and his skipper too will do their very best,
to make the others comfortable in their tropic island nest.
No phone, no lights, no motor car, not a single luxury.
Like Robinson Crusoe,
It's primitive as can be.
So join us here each my friends,
you're sure to get a smile from seven stranded castaways.
Here on Gilligan's Isle!

4. Golden Girls

Thank you for being a friend.
Travel down the road and back again.
Your heart is true
You're a pal and a confidant.
And if you threw a party,
Invited everyone you knew,
You would see the biggest gift would be from me
And the card attached would say,
Thank you for being a friend!

5. The Office/The Simpsons--these t.v show theme tie for 5th (is that cheating?) even though they don't have any lyrics. Every time I hear The Office theme it makes me smile and I think The Simpsons theme has become sort of iconic t.v. Whenever you hear it you just picture Bart skate boarding his way through Springfield on his way home from school.