Television's Greatest Hits, Vol. 3: 70s & 80s

A lot of fun listening to some old classic tunes from some of my favorite shows.

A great journey down memory lane. I remember most of the themes from the first five volumes of this set. After the mid Eighties, I watched very little commercial TV so the last two volumes of this set have little to offer me.This is the first CD in this series that has good quality sound throughout. There isn't any of the excentuated bass or highs. I noticed none of the over modulation that was apparent in the vocal tracks of several tunes on the second CD.Since this material is newer than that on the previous two CDs, it is not surprising that the resulting CD is better. These recordings were made using reasonably modern equipment and with the expectation that the network was capable of transmitting good quality sound. Also people were demanding better quality sound as their receiving equipment improved.Of course, it may simply be that the producers finally chose to produce the best possible collection from the available material.My memory is far from perfect when it comes to precisely identifying music from thirty years ago, but all of these tracks seem to be the original themes from the several TV series.This is the first CD in this series that can be highly recommended for the purist as well as those who simply want a strole down memory lane.

This CD contains the following TV shows: Early Morning Cartoons-Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, The Alvin Show, Space Racer, Mr. Magoo, Inspector Gadget, The Smurfs, Dastardly & Muttley, Scooby Doo, Fat Albert & The Cosby Kids, The Archies, Josie and the Pussycats, Dudley Dooright, Fractured Fairy Tales, Sitcoms-Cheers, Bob Newhart Show, Greatest American Hero, Welcome Back, Kotter, Room 222, WKRP in Cincinnati, Taxi, Barney Miller, Three's Company, Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley, Facts of Life, Good Times, One Day at a Time, Gimme a Break, Maude, The Jeffersons, All in the Family, Sanford and Son, Prime Time Drama-Dallas, Dynasty, Knots Landing, L.A. Law, St. Elsewhere, Marcus Welby, M.D., M*A*S*H, The Waltons, Little House on the Prairie, Hart to Hart, Charlie's Angels, Wonder Woman, Love Boat, American Bandstand, Solid Gold, Entertainment Tonight, Late Night Action Adventure-Miami Vice, Swat, Baretta, Streets of San Francisco, Barnaby Jones, Starsky & Hutch, The Rookies, Kojak, The A-Team, The Name of the Game, Quincy, M.E., Hill Street Blues, Simon & Simon, Magnum, P.I., Rockford Files and Saturday Night Live.

What I REALLY wanted was the original recording of the theme for Barney Miller--my older brothers would rock out to it when we were kids, and if I can tease them with it now...well, that's gotta be mine. BUT THEN THERE'S ALL THE OTHER STUFF TOO!!! Welcome Back, Kotter, Josie and The Pussycats, Rockford Files...the only disappointment was Scooby Doo. No one cares about the new theme, but the older one was OUTSTANDING. "If we can count on you, Scooby Doo, I know we'll catch that villain" <3

Love the old TV intros . Fun recording, down side my disc 2 had a tiny skip in it.

These DVD's are great! I've loaded each one into my iPod Touch (32GB), except for dang Volume #5, which I can't seem to find at a reasonable price! What I did was, removed the volume numbers and disk numbers from the "Get Info," so that all 390 theme songs (65 x Vols. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, & 7) show in alphabetical order. Then, I play them back, without looking, and try to guess the title of each one! Some are easy, and some are tough. They're in alphabetical order for the beginner, or, turn on "Shuffle," for the more advanced listener! It's a lot of fun, and brings back fond memories!

Best quote "If someone would have told me I'd be sitting around with my classmate having fun guessing titles of TV's shows in the future. I would have never believed them.

I was happy that my purchase arrived actually a little sooner than I expected. The 2 CDs completed my collection of TV Tunes and commercials.

こういう類いの作品は、カバーの可能性もあり、聴くまでは半信半疑でしたが、なんと、全部オリジナル！当時の番組のそのものでした！よく集めたものだと感心すると同時に、気分はもう当時を思い出していました。最高の作品です。

As someone who enjoys tv theme songs, this is great for the collection that I have. Listening to the themes sure brings back a lot of childhood memories.

Leider keine Originale Titelmelodien. Besonders bei Dynasty und Dallas zu erkennen.Für Fans von Originalen: Hände weg.P.S. Diesmal erfolgte der Versand sehr schlecht, so dass die CD-Hülle beidseits gebrochen war.

懐かしくて良かった。気に入ってます。この手のものは変なものが多いので、今回は良かった。

ほとんどの曲が1分ほどの短さでありながら、テレビ黄金期の懐かしさを感じてしまう1枚。日本未放送のシリーズの曲も収録されていますが、Cheersのテーマ曲(Everybody Knows Your Name)など、知らなくても気に入ってしまう曲もありました。ただし、放送されたシーズンによってアレンジが違っているのか、自分の知っているアレンジではないものも一部あったりして、そんな時に「なんか違う」と感じる可能性もあります。（例えば、刑事コジャックなどは…違うかも）テレビではモノラルでこもって聞こえたテーマ曲が、クリアなステレオになると、それもまた違った印象かも。