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TV Theme Song Poll Results - Round 3



Which of these super guys has the best theme song? Pictured above are (l-r):
Ralph Hinkley from "The Greatest American Hero", Super Grover from
"Sesame Street", Spider-Man, and Batman.

Part three of our "Best Theme Song" poll has come to a close, and the results have been tallied. This installment featured the animated "Spider-Man series" from 1967, the 1966 live-action "Batman" show, "The Greatest American Hero", and "Sesame Street".  The first three all feature superheroes of some sort.  The latter is a popular children's show, but it did feature occasional 'Super Grover' skits, so that could count as a common thread among the four contestants.  There were over 3,200 votes in this poll.  This time, the results were fairly close, with each earning +20% of the vote.  So without further delay, here are the results:

     


20.93%

 
Even though it placed last in our poll, the "Spider-Man" theme song still received a respectable 20.93% of the vote.  Its upbeat tune and memorable lyrics like, "Spiderman, Spiderman, Does whatever a spider can. Spins a web, any size, Catches thieves just like flies," easily make it one of the most famous theme songs in history.  In fact, it worked so well that the song was reworked for other Spider-Man series.

Check out the Spider-Man opening sequence.
 


21.49%

Simply say the phrase, "Sunny day, sweepin' the clouds away..." and chances are, someone will starting singing the theme to "Sesame Street".  Nearly everyone under the age of 40 grew up watching the show (now in its 37th season), it's no wonder its familiar theme song brought in nearly 21.5% of the vote.  Once this happy, lilting tune started playing, we watched with anticipation to find out what today's letter and number would be, what mischief Bert and Ernie would get into, or if it would be the day everyone finally met Snuffy.

Watch the intro and relive your childhood.


28.24%

 
The 80s were a time when theme songs were almost as great as the shows themselves, and The Greatest American Hero was a prime example of this.  "Believe It or Not" was performed by singer Joey Scarbury and was so well-received, it actually topped the music charts in 1981.  The lyrics to the theme song also gave you an idea of what the show was about: "Look at what's happened to me, I can't believe it myself. Suddenly I'm up on top of the world, should have been somebody else." 

You can watch the Greatest American Hero opening here.

 
 


29.35%

If one were to assess the results of this poll, the conclusion would probably be that the simpler it is, the better.  At least that's the case with the winner--in fact, the lyrics only consist of one word!  When the show premiered in 1966, the surfer-style instrumentals paired up with the repeated cries of "Batman!" made this one theme song you surely couldn't forget.  It doesn't matter if you love its catchy rhythm, or if you think it's one of those annoying songs you can't get out of your head--at nearly 30% of the vote, this song works because it's so simple!

Watch the opening credits and sing along--you know the words!

 



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300
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Aerosmith
Alien
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Elvira
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Fall Guy
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Fight Club
Fisher Price
Flash
Flash Gordon
Flintstones
Flock of Seagulls
Footloose
Fraggle Rock
Frankie Says Relax
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Friday the 13th
Frisky Dingo
Frosty the Snowman
Full House
Funny
Gargoyles
General Hospital
Get Smart
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Godzilla
Goonies
Grateful Dead
Greatest American Hero
Green Lantern
Gremlins
Gumby
Guns N Roses
Halloween
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Halo 3
Happy Days
Hasbro Brand
Hello Kitty
Hellraiser
Heroes
Herve Villechaize
Highlander
Hong Kong Phooey
Hot Wheels
Hulk
Indiana Jones
Iron Maiden
Ironman
James Bond 007
JAWS
Jeffersons
Journey
Junk Food t-shirts
Juno
Justice League
Karate Kid
Killer Klowns From Outer Space
KISS
Knight Rider
Labyrinth
Led Zeppelin
Little Miss
Little Red Riding Hood
Looney Tunes
Lost
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Madonna
Magnum P.I.
Married with Children
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MASH
MASK
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Meat Loaf
Metallica
Metalocalypse
Miami Vice
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Monopoly
Monty Python
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Nightmare Before Christmas
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Office Space
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Oregon Trail
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Paul Simon
Peanuts
Pink Floyd
Pink Panther
Pinky and the Brain
Pirates of the Caribbean
Planet of the Apes
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Police
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Popeye the Sailor Man
Princess Bride
Pulp Fiction
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Puppet Master
Queen
Raggedy Ann
Rainbow Brite
Rambo
Ramones
Reno 911
Rescue Rangers
Resident Evil
Revenge of the Nerds
Rocky
Rocky and Bullwinkle
Rolling Stones
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
RUN DMC
Sanford and Son
Saturday Night Live
Saved by the Bell
Scarface
Scooby Doo
Seinfeld
Sesame Street
Sex and the City
Shazam
She-Ra
Sixteen Candles
Smokey and the Bandit
Smokey Bear
Smurfs
Speed Racer
Spider-man
Spinal Tap
Star Trek
Star Wars
Strawberry Shortcake
STYX
Super Friends
Super Mario Bros
Superbad
Supergirl
Superman
Talladega Nights
Teen Wolf
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teletubbies
Terminator
The Color of Money
The Godfather
The Human League
The Office
The Simpsons
The Warriors
Thundarr The Barbarian
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Top Gun
Toy Story
Transformers
Tron
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Venom
Voltron
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Where the Wild Things Are
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