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TV Themes of 70s & 80s Shows, NICE!:
This is another installment of TV's Greatest Hits. I enjoyed this one very much, especially since this CD features all of the shows I grew up with. Of course even a 5-year old today loves Lucy, but you had to live the 70s to be familiar with the great programs of those days. My favorites are "It's A Living", "Soap", "Falcon Crest", "Eight Is Enough" and "Diff'rent Strokes". These are all the original versions without voice-overs, a true classic collection! This CD will not disappoint you!

Pass me the Remote Control, will ya?:
Although I've taken a look at and sampled many TV show theme compilation CDs, I've never found one that had more than just a few of my fave telly tunes until this one came along. Several of my most beloved themes, including 'Night Court', 'Benny Hill', Knight Rider', 'Hunter', 'Airwolf', 'Monday Night Football', and 'Doctor Who' are included here, along with tons of other melodies from various late 70s & 80s shows that I viewed and enjoyed back in the day. I even discovered a new-found fave in the super-rockin' 'Hardcastle & McCormick' number! And the absolutely silly 'BJ and The Bear' is a great piece to goof on. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that all of the tracks here are the original ones that were actually used on the programs. Most other TV tunes compilations I've checked to don't have the original versions. I've also found this collection to be great for 'guess the TV show' trivia challenges I play with my fanboy buds! But, I did discover a few downsides to owning this recording, one being the fact that none of the closing credits music to the shows are included. I was hoping to get the end themes from 'Knight Rider' and 'Airwolf', which were slightly extended (and in my opinion superior) versions of their opening counterparts. It also sounds like a few of the tracks, including 'Hunter' and 70s/80s rendition of 'Monday Night Football', have had a few seconds cropped from them (syndiaation cuts, perhaps?). Then there's my disappointment over the exclusion of the themes to 'The A-Team', 'Magnum P.I.', and 'Taxi'. Instead, they throw in the opening numbers to 'Fish' and 'Angie', whose combined prime-time endurance was a mere 2.5 seasons! Finally, I was somewhat miffed by how pricey this CD was. If I hadn't received this as a gift, I doubt I would've plunked down the couple of sawbucks necessary to purchase this platter. Thank goodness for the holiday season... 'Late

Great CD, BUT the search continues for Blue Thunder........:
I got a real charge out of hearing some of these songs again. I lived for those Friday nights with the Dukes of Hazzard and the music takes me right back to a simpler time. For Airwolf fans this track is worth the price alone, although I admit that while I loved that show, I always liked the TV version of Blue Thunder better. Of course, we don't get it here, but we do get the themes from..."Angie????? "James at 15"????????? Whatwhathuhwhat? How could they omit dynamic themes like Blue Thunder or "A-Team" or "Magnum P.I." from this collection yet include such mediocre and forgettable themes like "Angie"? The opening theme from B.T. was sooooo cool, especially the buildup at the beginning. It's hard for me to recollect it now, so I hope it can be included on a future release. For the sake of quality over quantity I will give 4 stars because it still contains enough good themes.

Good Original TV versions!:
I was relieved when I found this CD had all original TV versions, compared to the usual unfamiliar orchestra versions you usually get on a compilation - that really frustrates me. Especially when I came to "The Dukes of Hazzard" - the version Waylon Jennings released on record just didn't have the same drive or edge to it as the one played on TV. That has always been disapointing for me until I saw here the original on CD. Themes like "Diff'rent Strokes" and "Alf" and "The Golden Girls" are really refreshing and a reminder of the old familiar innocence and laid back atmosphere of TV family comedy, while "Airwolf", "Doctor Who" and "People's Court" and "Monday Night Football" give a lively and yet serious feel. However, I think there might be an error in the CD liner notes; they describe the theme to "James at 15" as vintage 70s pop/rock, and say the song itself is called "It's all up to you." I never saw this show, and the words "It's all up to you" do not appear in the song. I would like to know if anyone can enlighten me as to whether or not this was a mistake, as with the exception of this theme being vaguely reminiscent of Elton John's piano and harmonica style of pop/rock, I find this hard to believe.

Good CD.:
This CD along with Vol 7 is the best in the Television's Greatest Hits collection! Vol 6 has some very good themes, Night Court, Growing Pains, Charles In Charge, Who's The Boss, The Golden Girls, Mork & Mindy, Family Ties, etc, but I think my favorite of all is The Golden Girls which I like to watch on Lifetime TV.

• Fish
• Night Court - Roy Bennett, Sid Tepper
• What's Happening?
• It Takes Diff'rent Strokes \oFrom Diff'rent Strokes\c
• According to Our New Arrivals \oFrom Mr. Belvedere\c
• As Long as We Got Each Other \oFrom Growing Pains\c
• Charles in Charge
• Together \oFrom Silver Spoons\c
• Then Came You \oFrom Webster\c
• Too Close for Comfort - David Pomeranz
• Brand New Life \oFrom Who's the Boss\c - Linda Lavin
• Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now \oFrom Perfect Strangers\c
• There's a New Girl in Town \oFrom Alice\c - Maureen McGovern
• It's a Living - Marla Gibbs
• Angie - Cynthia Fee
• There's No Place Like Home \oFrom 227\c
• Thank You for Being a Friend \oFrom The Golden Girls\c - Johnny Mathis, Deniece Williams
• Alf - Al Jarreau
• Mork & Mindy
• Police Squad
• Without Us \oFrom Family Ties\c - Erica Gimpel
• Moonlighting - Dash Crofts, Jim Seals
• Soap
• Benson - Waylon Jennings
• Yakety Sax \oFrom The Benny Hill Show\c
• Young Ones - Greg Evigan
• Big One \oFrom The People's Court\c - Merle Haggard
• Family Feud
• Price Is Right - John Ford Coley, Dan Seals
• Siskel and Ebert - Leon Redbone
• Superstar (Heavy Action) \oFrom Monday Night Football\c
• Come With Me Now \oFrom Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous\c - Grateful Dead
• Fame - B.J. Thomas, Jennifer Warnes
• Paper Chase
• Fantasy Island - Vangelis
• Falcon Crest
• Colbys
• Heaven \oFrom Highway To Heaven\c
• Theme from the Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys) \oFrom The Dukes of Haza
• B.J. And the Bear
• Movin' On
• Unknown Stuntman \oFrom The Fall Guy\c
• It's All Up to You \oFrom James at 15\c
• Eight Is Enough
• Baa Baa Black Sheep
• Trapper John, M.D.
• Chips
• Vega$
• Matt Houston
• Cagney and Lacey
• T.J. Hooker
• Drive \oFrom Hardcastle and McCormick\c
• Hunter
• MacGyver
• Knight Rider
• Airwolf
• Incredible Hulk
• V: The Series
• New Twilight Zone
• Doctor Who
• Mystery!
• Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
• Roots
• Vietnam: A Television History
• Heaven and Hell \oFrom Cosmos\c