FabSwingers.com forum: Time to be evil... Faourite TV Themes

By *abio OP Man
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

right... been having a massive arguement with people in the pub about this...

the things you talk about over drink...

anyway got round to tv themes and the whole pub got in on this...

right... what we decided in the end was that you were allowed: 1 british TV theme tune... 1 American TV theme tune.. and 1 Australian theme tune....

so mine ended up being:

Blake 7 for UK (space 1999 was a close 2nd)

The Fall Guy for US (very controvsial)

and Sons and Daughters for Australian (closely followed by a country practice)...

so what would be yours.... 1 of each...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tricky so many i like!!

Right here goes but this may change, after all i am a woman :p

Mash for US

Only Fools and Horses for UK

ive no idea for Australia!

Sarah x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

good question, but Im gonna cheat....

Dr Who or Only fools and horses for the Uk

The Simpsons for US

(here's the cheat) all the aboriginal music ftom Crocodile Dundee.....

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By *etillanteWoman
over a year ago

US - Princes of the Universe - Highlander

UK - Morse

Australia, sorry has to be Skippy the Bush Kangaroo

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"right... been having a massive arguement with people in the pub about this...

the things you talk about over drink...

anyway got round to tv themes and the whole pub got in on this...

right... what we decided in the end was that you were allowed: 1 british TV theme tune... 1 American TV theme tune.. and 1 Australian theme tune....

so mine ended up being:

Blake 7 for UK (space 1999 was a close 2nd)

The Fall Guy for US (very controvsial)

and Sons and Daughters for Australian (closely followed by a country practice)...

so what would be yours.... 1 of each...

Why was there a massive arguement?

I don't understand?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

rhubarb and custard

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By *adgeeMan
over a year ago

Sw Scotland

"right... been having a massive arguement with people in the pub about this...

the things you talk about over drink...

anyway got round to tv themes and the whole pub got in on this...

right... what we decided in the end was that you were allowed: 1 british TV theme tune... 1 American TV theme tune.. and 1 Australian theme tune....

so mine ended up being:

Blake 7 for UK (space 1999 was a close 2nd)

The Fall Guy for US (very controvsial)

and Sons and Daughters for Australian (closely followed by a country practice)...

so what would be yours.... 1 of each...

Why was there a massive arguement?

I don't understand?

I can only assume it was after quite a few beverages

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

English- Birds of a Feather

American- Big Bang Theory

Aussie- erm, erm!

Can't think of one!

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Fireball xl5 (think american)

Prisoner cell block H (australian)

Coranation street ( Uk simply because its comforting and has been there all my life)

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By *rey AreaMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oh easily Red Dwarf for the UK

The Sapranos for the US

And Home and Away for the Ausies Cos its the only one I remember)

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By *rey AreaMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

My vote goes to

Thunderbirds (UK)

Channel 9 Cricket theme (Aus)

The Persuaders (US)

Check them all out on youtube!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Professionals for British

Crime scene Investigation for USA

Haven't got a clue for the Aussie one.

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By *amslam1000Man
over a year ago

willenhall

"Fireball xl5 (think american)

Prisoner cell block H (australian)

Coranation street ( Uk simply because its comforting and has been there all my life)"

fireball XL5 was one of gerry andersons first series a uk stalwart

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By *urns007Man
over a year ago

bridgend

british....black beauty

american....mission immpossible

australian..who cares

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"Fireball xl5 (think american)

Prisoner cell block H (australian)

Coranation street ( Uk simply because its comforting and has been there all my life)

fireball XL5 was one of gerry andersons first series a uk stalwart"

Oh thankyou i thought it was american

Will have to start again then

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By *ce-cplCouple
over a year ago

bexhill

Uk...The Professionals

American...The A team

Aussie...Skippy

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By *rey AreaMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

Barry Grey was the composer of Fireball XL5's theme music with Charles Blackwell who wrote the lyrics and Don Spencer on vocals.

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

UK - The Sweeney (Da, da, dah, da, da, dah!)

USA - The Fall Guy (because he made Eastwood such a star)

Australia - obviously Prisoner Cell Block H, because it is wonderfully naff.

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By *rey AreaMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

My vote also goes to

Stingray (UK)

The Man from UNCLE (US)

The Lost Island (Aus)

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By *oantrimcpl2010Couple
over a year ago

Lisburn

Uk..The Sweeney

Usa...The Theme From SOAP

Australian....Prisoner Cell Block

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By *rey AreaMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

UFO (UK)

Chopper Squad (Aus)

Hawaii 5-0 (US)

(This is getting addictive!)

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By *DSRMan
over a year ago

leicester

Littlest hobo

Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds

Gummy bears

A team

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By *etillanteWoman
over a year ago

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By *etillanteWoman
over a year ago

"My vote goes to

Thunderbirds (UK)

Channel 9 Cricket theme (Aus)

The Persuaders (US)

Check them all out on youtube!"

The Persuaders was actually a UK prog

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

So after my rethink

Fireball xl5 (uk)

Casey Jones (us)

Prisoner cell block h (australia)

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By *he_original_poloWoman
over a year ago

a Primark shoebox in Leicester

UK - Joe 90

US - Southpark or Shaft

Aussie - who gives a shit.

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By *rey AreaMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

Actually it was made by Sir Lew Grade for the American ABC channel in partnership with his own ITC entertainment. Unfortunately as it was shown opposite "Mission Impossible" it didn't do very well and was dropped after 24 episodes.

More of a UK/US partnership but very certainly with the main eye on the US market.

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By *iewMan
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

robinson crusoe

On white horses ( can't remember the show )

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By *rey AreaMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

The big problem is the aussie show,

apart from the usual suspects most people can think of a lot of Australian TV from the 70's, 80's and most of the early 90's was made in the UK and the US so it's really quite difficult to think of homegrown Australian TV shows often partially remembered from dim and distant school time lunch breaks.

(That is of course if you were lucky enough to live close enough to home to be allowed home for dinner which was when many of the early Aussie soaps were shown.. eg The Sullivans).

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By *obb2upCouple
over a year ago

Bangor

"robinson crusoe

On white horses ( can't remember the show )"

The white horses

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm in !!!!!

UK, Top of the Pops….( Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love")

US, The Wonder Years ( Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends)

AUS, The Theme to 2000 Sydney Olympics (The Flame by Tina Arena)

I'm out again!!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm in !!!!!

UK, Top of the Pops….( Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love")

US, The Wonder Years ( Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends)

AUS, The Theme to 2000 Sydney Olympics (The Flame by Tina Arena)

I'm out again!!!!

It was a band called CCS that TOTP used (the original) not Led Zep

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm in !!!!!

UK, Top of the Pops….( Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love")

US, The Wonder Years ( Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends)

AUS, The Theme to 2000 Sydney Olympics (The Flame by Tina Arena)

I'm out again!!!!

It was a band called CCS that TOTP used (the original) not Led Zep

What you say is very true and thank you for sharing you’re good-natured attempt at redressing any confusion created by my post.

So you’ll also perhaps forgive me for being utterly “Anal” in pointing out my intentional use of a “possession apostrophe”, confirming the list did not intend to suggest Led Zeppelin played the theme tune,,,,

Jeezzzzzzzzzzzz sigh,,,,,,,,,,, Sox flounces out and returns to the light of his self imposed sabbatical from this cut and thrust of well-intentioned one-upmanship……

Yeah baby… its gotta be fun to be fun ! ……..if y’all catch my drift….. y’all have a nice day… ya’hear pffft!

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By *iewMan
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

"robinson crusoe

On white horses ( can't remember the show )

The white horses

thanks

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By *ENDAROOSCouple
over a year ago

South West London / Surrey

UK - Only Fools & Horses

USA - True Blood

AUS - Can only think of Neighbours lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm in !!!!!

UK, Top of the Pops….( Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love")

US, The Wonder Years ( Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends)

AUS, The Theme to 2000 Sydney Olympics (The Flame by Tina Arena)

I'm out again!!!!

It was a band called CCS that TOTP used (the original) not Led Zep

What you say is very true and thank you for sharing you’re good-natured attempt at redressing any confusion created by my post.

Jeezzzzzzzzzzzz sigh,,,,,,,,,,, Sox flounces out and returns to the light of his self imposed sabbatical from this cut and thrust of well-intentioned one-upmanship……

Yeah baby… its gotta be fun to be fun ! ……..if y’all catch my drift….. y’all have a nice day… ya’hear pffft!

My good man/woman, I wasn't being pedantic just merely pointing out that the original song was performed by CCS not Led Zep.

It would be like comparing Dame Edna Everage and Gok Wan's fashion sense (in the guitar riff stakes) One was the original, the other made it better if you get the gist.

Mr Artful picks up a broken high heel from the ground that appears to have come from a chintzy cheap 2.99 oversized glttery ladies shoe, where it snapped off as a drama queen had a hissy fit and stomped off!

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By *odareyouMan
over a year ago

not far from iceland,,,,,, tescos is nearer though :-) (near leeds)

"I'm in !!!!!

UK, Top of the Pops….( Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love")

US, The Wonder Years ( Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends)

AUS, The Theme to 2000 Sydney Olympics (The Flame by Tina Arena)

I'm out again!!!!

It was a band called CCS that TOTP used (the original) not Led Zep

What you say is very true and thank you for sharing you’re good-natured attempt at redressing any confusion created by my post.

Jeezzzzzzzzzzzz sigh,,,,,,,,,,, Sox flounces out and returns to the light of his self imposed sabbatical from this cut and thrust of well-intentioned one-upmanship……

Yeah baby… its gotta be fun to be fun ! ……..if y’all catch my drift….. y’all have a nice day… ya’hear pffft!

My good man/woman, I wasn't being pedantic just merely pointing out that the original song was performed by CCS not Led Zep.

It would be like comparing Dame Edna Everage and Gok Wan's fashion sense (in the guitar riff stakes) One was the original, the other made it better if you get the gist.

As an earlier poster asked why was there an argument....ahem....

I think shows why there was an argument in the pub, not certain if alcohol was a contributing factor....