Television Hall of Fame Inductees: Theme Songs
This area is currently under construction. Please find below the current list of inductees as well as the year in which they were inducted into the Hall of Fame by the members of the OFTA. Please note that the most recent additions have been listed like this. We are working on an area to give more details on our selections.
EDITORIAL NOTE: Hall of Fame inductees are selected based on three primary considerations: the historic, aesthetic, and cultural significance of each inductee. Some productions were byproducts of a certain time period and those views are reflective that era. When we look historically at the productions of the past, we must acknowledge the historic relevance of certain films even if the contents of those films have become problematic at best or downright offensive at worst. While we aren’t able to change the selections of the past, our organization pledges to do what it can to promote inclusion and tolerance. Further, we encourage you to seek out knowledge on each film and understand not only its importance to cinema history, but also the nature of its offenses. History will write itself based on the morality of the present, but only through the reflection of the past can we see where we have come from and where we are going to. A film’s controversiality may impact its perception in the framework of history, but we need to make sure that history impacts the perception of the present and learn from whatever mistakes were made. Ignoring those mistakes only enables the worst impulses of history to be forgotten and enables the commission of such atrocities in the future.
— A —
2022: The Addams Family (Vic Mizzy) (1964-1966, 2 seasons)
2023: Agatha Christie’s Poirot (Christopher Gunning) (1989-2013, 13 seasons)
2021: Alfred Hitchcock Presents (Charles Gounod, “Funeral March of a Marionette”) (1955-1962, 7 seasons)
2021: The All in the Family (Charles Strouse & Lee Adams, “Those Were the Days”) (1971-1979, 8 seasons)
2021: The Andy Griffith Show (Earle Hagen & Herbert W. Spencer, “The Fishin’ Hole”) (1960-1968, 8 seasons)
— B —
2021: Batman (Neal Hefti, “Batman Theme”) (1966-1968, 2 seasons)
2021: The Brady Bunch (Frank De Vol, “The Brady Bunch”) (1969-1974, 5 seasons)
— C —
2021: Cheers (Gary Portnoy & Judy Hart Angela, “Where Everybody Knows Your Name”) (1982-1993, 11 seasons)
— D —
2022: Dawson’s Creek (Paula Cole, “I Don’t Want to Wait”) (1998-2003, 6 seasons)
2022: Downton Abbey (John Lunn, “Did I Make the Most of Loving You?”) (2010-2015, 6 seasons)
2022: Ducktales (Jeff Pescetto, “DuckTales”) (1987-1990, 4 seasons)
2023: The Dukes of Hazzard (Waylon Jennings, “Good Ol’ Boys”) (1979-1985, 7 seasons)
— F —
2021: The Flintstones (Hoyt Curtin, “Meet the Flintstones”) (1960-1966, 6 seasons)
2023: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (The Fresh Prince in association with A Touch of Jazz, Inc., “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”) (1990-1996, 6 seasons)
2021: Friends (The Rembrandts, “I’ll Be There for You”) (1994-2004, 10 seasons)
2023: Full House (Jesse Frederick, Bennett Salvay, Jeff Franklin, “Everywhere You Look”) (1978-1986, 8 seasons)
— G —
2022: Game of Thrones (Ramin Djawadi, “Main Title”) (2011-2019, 8 seasons)
2021: Gilligan’s Island (Sherwood Schwartz & George Wyle, “The Ballad of Gilligan’s Isle”) (1964-1967, 3 seasons)
2021: The Golden Girls (Andrew Gold, “Thank You for Being a Friend”) (1985-1992, 7 seasons)
— H —
2022: Happy Days (Bob Arvon, “Happy Days”) (1974-1984, 11 seasons)
2021: Hill Street Blues (Mike Post) (1981-1987, 6 seasons)
— J —
2021: Jeffersons (Jeff Barry & Ja’net DuBois, “Movin’ On Up”) (1975-1985, 10 seasons)
— L —
2022: Law & Order (Mike Post, “Theme of Law & Order”) (1990-Present)
— M —
2021: M*A*S*H (Johnny Mandel, “Suicide Is Painless”) (1972-1983, 11 seasons)
2021: The Mary Tyler Moore Show (Sonny Curtis, “Love Is All Around”) (1970-1977, 7 seasons)
2021: Mission: Impossible (Lalo Schifrin) (1966-1973, 7 seasons)
2023: The Muppet Show (Jim Henson, Sam Pottle, “The Muppet Show Theme”) (1976-1981, 5 seasons)
2021: Murder, She Wrote (John Addison) (1984-1996, 12 seasons)
— S —
2021: Scooby Doo, Where Are You! (David Mook & Ben Raleigh, “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You”) (1969-1970, 1 season)
2021: Sesame Street (Joe Raposo, Jon Stone & Bruce Hart, “Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?”) (1969-Present)
2021: The Simpsons (Danny Elfman, “The Simpsons Theme”) (1989-Present)
2022: The Sopranos (Alabama 3, “Woke Up This Morning (Chosen One Mix)”) (1999-2007, 6 seasons)
2021: Star Trek (Alexander Courage, “Theme from Star Trek”) (1966-1969, 3 seasons)
— W —
2022: Where in the World Is Carment Sandiego? (Sean Altman, David Yazbek, “Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?”) (1991-1996, 5 seasons)
2022: The Wonder Years (Joe Cocker, “With a Little Help from My Friends”) (1988-1993, 6 seasons)