1980s TV THEME SONGS
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1980s TV THEME SONGS
One note in and you already knew what time it was.
2026-09-19 · The Urban Rewind
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As soon as that first note hit, you knew exactly what time it was.
1
1982
Cheers opened with "Where Everybody Knows Your Name," written by Gary Portnoy and Judy Hart Angelo.
2
1982
Family Ties used "Without Us," a duet recorded by Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams.
3
1985
The Golden Girls took Andrew Gold's "Thank You for Being a Friend," performed for the show by Cynthia Fee.
4
1987
A Different World opened with a theme first sung by Phoebe Snow, later by Aretha Franklin.
5
1984
The Cosby Show re-recorded its theme in a new arrangement nearly every season.
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