Memorable TV-Special Themes from the ’70s and ’80s

By on Jan 15, 2010 in Movies, Television | 6 Comments

abc_assHopefully you will get all tingly inside when you hear some of these marvelous and majestic “TV Special” themes from your past.  Upon hearing just a few notes, you might be taken back to a comfy quiet place in your youth and it could get a bit Pavlovian: salivation starts, you walk to the fridge, drink maple syrup straight from the bottle, eat a couple raw hot dogs, wet your pants, wonder why friends don’t stop by much… or was that just me? Anyway, enjoy.

Got some favorites? Let me know in the comments section below.

HBO Intro 1983

 

CBS Special Presentation

 

ABC 4:30 Movie

ABC Sunday Night Movie

ABC Afterschool Specials

CBS Saturday Night Movie

WOR-TV Channel 9 “Million Dollar Movie”

ABC Weekend Specials

Wonderful World of Disney

Bonus: 80′s After School Special Dance Fight

Starring the uglier older brother from the creepy Mr. Belvedere show.

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  • http://www.usedwigsradio.com/ Russ

    Priceless. The laser sounds in The Big Event theme are especially choice.

    The dance fight is odd for so many reasons – not the least of which is the fact that all of the bad guys are wearing very feminine purple outfits. But most of all, the lyrics are really violent and weird – made even stranger by the cornball delivery. Creepy.

  • http://www.usedwigsradio.com Russ

    Priceless. The laser sounds in The Big Event theme are especially choice.

    The dance fight is odd for so many reasons – not the least of which is the fact that all of the bad guys are wearing very feminine purple outfits. But most of all, the lyrics are really violent and weird – made even stranger by the cornball delivery. Creepy.

  • http://meeg-toomuchinformation.blogspot.com/ Meeg

    It took a lot of flashy lights and sounds to distract you from the fact that you were a big loser home watching a movie with commercial interruptions on a Saturday night. Remember how they’d say “and now, the exciting conclusion of…”

  • http://meeg-toomuchinformation.blogspot.com/ Meeg

    It took a lot of flashy lights and sounds to distract you from the fact that you were a big loser home watching a movie with commercial interruptions on a Saturday night. Remember how they’d say “and now, the exciting conclusion of…”

  • http://www.ddtdigest.com/ Bill

    Wow…the 4:30 movie on ABC. That’s awesome.

    When I was a kid, every time I turned on the 4:30 movie it was either Lady In A Cage or Day Of The Triffids.

  • http://www.ddtdigest.com/ Bill

    Wow…the 4:30 movie on ABC. That’s awesome.

    When I was a kid, every time I turned on the 4:30 movie it was either Lady In A Cage or Day Of The Triffids.