Our Favorite TV Themes, with Leigh Sales

It's fun to talk about TV theme songs, so that's what Kirk and special guest Leigh Sales did. Does this episode need any more introduction than that? Probably not. Check out Leigh's wonderful podcast Chat 10 Looks 3 A YouTube Playlist of many of the themes discussed (and some they didn't get to) DISCUSSED/REFERENCED: The Office Theme - “Handbags and Gladrags” - 1967 by Mike D’Abo, perf. Big George Webley - US theme 2005 by Jay Ferguson Parks & Recreation - 2009, by Gaby Moreno and Vincent Jones Welcome Back Kotter - by John Sebastian (1974 - 1979) “Suicide is Painless” by Johnny Mandel, from MA_S_H The Nanny Theme by Ann Hampton Callaway The Brady Bunch theme by Frank De Vol & Sherwood Schwartz Gilligan’s Island theme by Sherwood Schwartz (lyrics) & George Wyle (music) Beverley Hillbillies theme by Paul Hennig feat. Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs Money For Nothing/Beverley Hillbillies by Weird Al Yankovic from UHF , 1988 "Money For Nothing" by Dire Straits from Brothers in Arms , 1985 The Americans theme by Nathan Barr "Do Ya Wanna Taste It" by Wig Wam from Peacemaker , 2021 The Pi Song from AsapSCIENCE Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759 by Franz Schubert “Green Acres Theme” by Vic Mizzy “Woke Up This Morning” by Alabama 3, from The Sopranos "A Beautiful Mine" from Mad Men by RJD2 “Sex and the City Theme” by Douglas J. Cuomo Six Feet Under theme by Thomas Newman Breaking Bad theme by Dave Porter House of Cards Theme by Jeff Beal Tank! by Yoko Kanno and Seatbelts LEIGH'S MUSIC PICKS: Frank Sinatra Live at the Sands, ‘66 with the Count Basie Orchestra conducted by Quincy Jones INXS - Kick , 1987 The Villagers - Becoming a Jackal, 2010 -------------------- OCTOBER 2025 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS AccessViolation – Andy – Ben Barron – Catherine Warner – Cesar – Christopher McConnell – Christopher Miller – Corpus Frisky – Damon White – Daniel Hannon-Barry – Dave Florey – David Mascetti – Elizabeth Culver – Greg – Jamie White – Jay Swartz – Jenness Gardner – Jeremy Dawson – Joe Laska – Ken Hirsh – Lisa Crotty – Melanie Andrich – Melissa Lucas – Nathaniel Bauernfeind – Paul Delaney – Rick Keeler – Robyn Metcalfe – Rush – Sami Samhuri – Thomas McIlheran OCTOBER 2025 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Aaron Cain – Aaron Wade – Aaron Wilson – Abbie Berg – Abraham Benrubi – Achint Srivastava – Adam Clark – Adam Stofsky – Adam W – Ailie Fraser – AJ Schuster – Alan Kress – Alan Maass – Alex – Alex Miller – Alexander – Alexander Polson – Alison Dugan – Amanda Furlotti – Andrew Baker – Andrew Fair – Andrew Hofer – Angela Livingstone – Anthony Mentz – Arjun Sharma – Aruni Jayatilleke – Ashley – Bea – Ben Stein – Bernard Khoo – Betsy Barre – Bill Thornton – Bonnie Prinsen – Brad Callahan – Brendan McLeod – Brett Douville – Brian Amoebas – Brian Rinckenberger – Brian John Peter – Bruno Gaeta – Carlos Lerner – Caro Field – Catherine Clause – Cbalmain – Charles McGee – Cheryl Wilke – Chris K – Chris Remo – Christian Hessmann – Christopher Selby Spink – Clare Holberton – Claudia Carty – Clint McElroy – Colin Hodo – Dallas Hockley – Dan Cutter – Dani – Daniel Kaberon – Daniel Markoff – Daniel Nervo – Dave Douglass – Dave Kolas – Dave Malloy – Dave Sharpe – David – David – David – David Futter – David Joske – David Noah – David Stroud – Deebs – Dent Earl – Dermot Crowley – Dhu Wik – Diane Hughes – Diane Turner – Dick Morgan – Donald Mackie – Doreen Carlson – Doug Belew – Douglas H. 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