The opening credits of a TV show should set the tone and get us in the mood to watch. An internet survey recently asked, “What is the most un-skippable intro in TV show history?” We compiled the top 24 suggestions.
Duck Tales
“The Skip Intro button shouldn’t be there. A friend confirmed her son watches every time as well. He is ten. I will be forty in a month, and it still makes me dance every time.”
“I have two girls; my wife and I love watching with them; we even listen to the theme song in the car! It’s a banger!”
“Yes! It’s so catchy. They might solve a mystery or rewrite history… DuckTales!”
Star Trek
“These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise….its continuing mission, to seek out strange new worlds, new life, and new civilizations….”
“Oh, I never skip a Star Trek intro. Who would do that?”
“My roommate told me to picture Patrick Stewart doing a pole dance striptease to the intro music. So now that’s what I see anytime I hear the theme.”
The Simpsons
“You have to see the chalkboard and the original couch gag.”
“I used to joke that the “Skip intro” option on Disney+ for the Simpsons should just automatically cancel your account.”
“In addition, the theme song is usually pretty short after season 2. It almost feels silly to bother skipping it.”
Golden Girls
“I am unclear why this is not ranked higher! I love singing that song!”
“Recently, during a GG marathon, I recently thought of skipping the intro (after three seasons). But it felt wrong, and I went back to the beginning and sang my heart out. And that was the one and only time I ever tried to skip it.”
X-Files
“I can’t believe I had to scroll so far to find this; I loved the 5-minute or so preface of the story and then into the intro theme. It was just great.”
“I was legitimately TERRIFIED of this intro as a kid. I’d have to run out of the room if my parents were watching the beginning.”
“This is definitely the best. It’s instantly recognizable and endlessly fascinating.”
Futurama
“Yes, because I always need to see the new tagline.”
“Same with the shop sign and van in the Bob’s Burgers intro. One time, the van that hit the telephone pole was Dale’s van from King of the Hill, and I almost lost my mind.”
“That was the first show on my mind. I love how both Simpsons and Futurama keep their intros interesting episode after episode.”
Pokemon
“I wanna be the very best that no one ever was…To catch them is my real test; to train them is my cause .”
“He did become the very best like no one ever was. It’s the end of an era and the beginning of a new one. It’s Liko and Roy’s turn to go on a 25-year journey to be the best (like no one ever was) now.”
The Animaniacs
“We’re zany to the max; there’s baloney in our slacks. We’re animane-y, totally insane-y, Pinky and the Brainy!”
“I still vividly remember laughing so hard I cried the first time I saw the ‘baloney in our slacks’ version of the intro back in like 1993. It was formative stuff.”
“My favorite was “Our writers quit. We have no script. Why bother to rehearse!” Classic.”
The Muppets
“I was looking for this one. Thank you. Fantastic opening.”
“It’s time to play the music! It’s time to light the lights! It’s time to meet The Muppets on the Muppet Show tonight!”
“I can’t think of a theme song that better introduces its subject matter.”
Batman: The Animated Series
“Terribly underappreciated piece of music. Extremely rich and instrumentally technical. And yet, totally atmospheric. An extremely smart way to end an opening theme as well.”
“Agree! That whole series is Batman at its peak. Every episode is a 20-minute movie.”
“Interestingly, the word Batman never appears. It’s so iconic/universal you know exactly what it is from the first musical note, the bat symbol, and the caped crusader himself.”
The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air
“It’s stuck in my head now, just thinking about it.”
“Yep! As soon as that funky bass line hits, I can’t skip it. Might as well just let it play through and sing along.”
“Now this is the story all about how my life got flipped turned upside down…. It’s stuck in my head now too!”
Narcos
“This should be at the top. That song is a BANGER.”
“Glad at least one other person aside from me has great taste. Narcos has the best intro of all time, of any tv show ever, and it managed to do it without even featuring the actors. Genius.”
“I always listened to the intro when watching because I thought it was so good.”
The Addams Family
“Yes! With Lurch at the harpsichord and the cast snapping their fingers in time to the music with memorable lyrics.”
“During warm-ups, when I was working haunting, we had to hum the song and snap our fingers, in full costume and make-up, etc. People started showing up at 5 pm, and we didn’t fully open until 7 pm. Some people didn’t need to stay after that!”
Breaking Bad
“It’s only 5 seconds long, but it always makes me turn the nearest object into bongos.
“No song makes me happy like the Breaking Bad song does.”
“Agreed! Both Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul really set the mood.”
“I just finished watching it, and let me tell you, I didn’t skip that intro once.”
Hawai Five-0
“Yep. Best TV theme song ever. I MUST dance when that song starts.”
“I always wanted to see a marching band try to do that theme as part of their show and somehow keep their drummers from going completely nuts.”
“Our high school band director played it once at a game. It wasn’t just the drummers going nuts; it was also the entire horn section.”
Gravity Falls
“I love all the conspiracy-themed easter eggs.”
“My personal favorite rendition is the Weirdmageddon one during the final few acts. That is straight-up demented. Oh, I wish they kept making that show.”
“The animation is so smooth, too. I love the bit where Dipper jumps and drops the flashlight.”
Cowboy Bebop
“3-2-1, LET’S JAM. Alright, everyone, get all your stuff and things together. I think it’s time to blow this scene. Get everybody and the stuff together.”
“Was my very first thought, and I had to scroll too far for this. That song is such a BANG! (er)… I’ll see myself out.”
Psych
“It is always a favorite with a few special renditions!”
“I really wanted to download the intro and make a ringtone, but I couldn’t find it legally anywhere. I e-mailed the crater, and he replied with the song as an attachment and thanked me for loving the show so much. He was super cool.”
Peacemaker
“I cannot bring myself to skip that song and dance!!
“This is the correct answer. It’s by far the best opening intro. It’s corny but awesome.”
“They nailed it! Just the deadpan expressions they all have while dancing, having the whole cast, even the neighbor and the janitor… Just perfection!”
Scooby-Doo (All Shows)
“Loved the intro to A Pup named Scooby Doo when I was a kid.”
“I had the soundtrack on CD that I got. Man, I played that album over and over and over. I still have it and need to play it immediately.”
King of the Hill
“To this day, I hear the theme song whenever someone opens a can of beer.”
“I will say that I definitely want to be able to play the acoustic and electric guitar parts of the song. I don’t know exactly why, but I do.”
BoJack Horseman
“I enjoy the subtle changes to the intro that they make between seasons to signify the changes in BoJack Horseman’s life. It’s great.”
“I’m surprised that I have to scroll down this far, considering how the intro changes all the time after major events happen in the series.”
The Sopranos
“The best intro music by far: You woke up this morning, got yourself a gun. Mama always said you’d be The Chosen One.”
“Use of music in that series is top-notch, especially the intros.”
Vikings
“The first season intro was everything. The song ‘If I Had A Heart’ is legendary.”
“100%. One of the few intros I would actually rewind to watch again.”
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