The 1960’s were the golden age of television. TV became a national sensation. Stars were born and genres were created. There is hardly a movie or TV show this century that wasn’t inspired by, based on, or rebooted from the 1960’s. It also spawned some of the most memorable TV theme songs of all time. Presenting our Five Fave TV Theme Songs From The 1960’s.
#5 – The Beverly Hillbillies – The Ballad of Jed Clampett – Paul Henning
The American Dream – strike it rich and head out West. Y’all come back now, y’hear?
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Ballad of Jed Clampett by Paul Henning
[Opening Theme:]Come and listen to my story about a man named Jed
A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed,
And then one day he was shootin at some food,
And up through the ground come a bubblin crude.
Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea.
Well the first thing you know ol Jed’s a millionaire,
The kinfolk said “Jed move away from there”
Said “Californy is the place you ought to be”
So they loaded up the truck and they moved to Beverly
Hills, that is. Swimmin pools, movie stars.
The Beverly Hillbillies!
[Closing Theme:]Well now it’s time to say good bye to Jed and all his kin.
And they would like to thank you folks fer kindly droppin in.
You’re all invited back next week to this locality
To have a heapin helpin of their hospitality
Hillbilly that is. Set a spell, Take your shoes off.
Y’all come back now, y’hear?
#4 – The Addams Family – John Barto
Snap those fingers! Who’s your favorite monster family? The Addams or The Munsters? Who has the spookiest theme song?
The Addams Family Song
by John Barto
They’re creepy and they’re kooky
Mysterious and spooky
They’re all together ooky
The Addams family
Their house is a museum
When people come to see ’em
They really are a scream
The Addams family
Neat
Sweet
Petite
So put a witch’s shawl on
A broomstick you can crawl on
We’re gonna pay a call on
The Addams family
They’re creepy and they’re kooky
Mysterious and spooky
They’re all together ooky
The Addams family
Strange
Deranged
The Addams family
#3 – The Flintstones – Hoyt Curtin, Joseph Barbera and William Hanna
Yabba Dabba Doo! Everybody’s favorite prehistoric family.
The Flintstones
by Hoyt Curtin, Joseph Barbera and William Hanna
Yabba-dabba-doo!
Flintstones, meet the Flintstones
They’re the modern Stone Age Family
From the town of Bedrock
They’re a page right out of history
Let’s ride with the family down the street
Through the courtesy of Fred’s two feet
When you’re with the Flintstones
Have a yabba-dabba-doo time
A dabba-doo time
We’ll have a gay old time
Flintstones, meet the Flintstones
They’re the modern Stone Age Family
From the town of Bedrock
They’re a page right out of history
Someday maybe Fred will win the fight
Then the cat will stay out for the night
When you’re with the Flintstones
Have a yabba-dabba-doo time
A dabba-doo time
We’ll have a gay old time
We’ll have a gay old time!
Yeah!
#2 – The Brady Bunch – The Peppermint Trolley Company
The family that made rebounding from divorce fun! Whatever happened to the “other” Mom and Dad?
The Brady Bunch
by The Peppermint Trolley Company
Here’s the story of a lovely lady
Who was bringing up three very lovely girls
All of them had hair of gold, like their mother.
The youngest one in curls.
Here’s the story of a man named Brady
Who was busy with three boys of his own.
They were four men living all together
Yet they were all alone
Till the one day when the lady met this fellow.
And they knew that it was much more than a hunch,
That this group must somehow form a family,
That’s the way we all became the Brady bunch.
The Brady bunch, the Brady bunch.
That’s the way we became the Brady bunch.
#1 – Gilligan’s Island – The Wellingtons
Do you ever NOT sing this song when you get on a boat, or have a 3 hour meeting?
The Ballad of Gilligan’s Island
by The Wellingtons
OPENING
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 sailing man
The skipper brave and sure
Five passengers set sail that day
For a 3 hour tour, a 3 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 Gilligaaan
The Skipper too
A millionaire, and his wife
A movie star
The Proffessor and Mary Ann
Here on Gilligan’s Isle
END THEME
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 the tropic island nest
No phone, no lights, no motor cars
Not a single luxury
Like Robinson Crusoe
It’s primitive as can be
So join us here each week my friends
You’ll sure to get a smile
From 7 stranded castaways
Here on Gilligan’s Isle!
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