sat 20 mar 2021 12:00 hrs
Film music, compiled by Kees Hogenbirk.
Jazz in Film #242: American television series III
Successively the title of the television series, the broadcast dates, and (underlined) the composers; after the ampersand (&) are the copywriters, finally the duration of the track.
1. Astro Boy (1963) Tatsuo Takai & Donald Rockwell 1:13
2. Roger Ramjet (‘Yankee Doodle’) (1965) Charles Koren & Paul Shively 0:45
3. The Mighty Hercules (1963) Winston Sharples & Win Singleton 0:45
4. The Gumbly Show (1957) Pete Kleinow 0:44
5. The Beany & Cecil Show (1949-1955) Bob Clampett & Sody Clampett 1:16
6. Tennessee Tuxedo (1963-1966) W. Watts Biggers 1:05
7. King Leonardo and His Short Subjects (1960-1963) W. Watts Biggers 1:14
8. The Big World of Little Adam (1964) [composer en copywriter unknown] 0:54
9. Kukla, Fran and Ollie (‘Here We Are, Hop, Hop, Hop’) (1948-1957) Jack Fascinato & Burr Tillstrom 0:40
10. The Soupy Sales Show (1955/1959-1962/1965-1967/
11. Captain Midnight (1954-1956) Don A. Ferris/Irving Friedman 1:08
12. Father Knows Best (1954-1963) Don Ferris/Irving Friedman 0:44
13. Make Room for Daddy (‘Danny Boy’, aka ‘Londonderry Air’) (1953-1965) [public domain] 0:54
14. My Little Margie (1952-1955) Alexander Laszlo 1:18
15. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952-1966) Ozzie Nelson 0:34
16. Our Miss Brooks (‘Whistling Bells’) (1952-1956) Farlan I. Myers 1:12
17. Karen (1964-1965) Jack Marshall & Bob Mosher 0:47
18. Gunsmoke (‘The Old Trail’) (1955-1975) Rex Koury & Glenn Spencer 1:37
19. 26 Men (1957-1959) Harold S. Hopper (with actor Russell Hayden) 1:06
20. Colt .45 (1957-1960) Harold S. Hopper/Douglas Hayes 1:03
21. Cheyenne (1955-1963) Stan Jones/William Lava 1:14
22. The Legend of Jesse James (1965-1966) Ken Darby & Irving Gertz 0:50
23. The Everglades (1961) Harlan Howard 0:55
24. Mr. Broadway (‘Blues for Mr. Broadway’) Dave Brubeck 1:03
25. Candid Camera (1948-1950/1953/1960-1967) Keith Textor & Alan Scott 0:58
26. Amos ’n Andy (‘Angel’s Serenade’) (1951-1953) Gaetano Braga 1:19
27. The Abbott and Costello Show (1951-1952) Raoul Kraushaar 0:37
28. Ted Mack’s Original Amateur Hour (1948-1970) Russell Mael 1:06
29. Miss America Pageant (‘There She Is, Miss America’) (1954 to present) Bernie Wayne 1:21
30. The Bob Hope Show (‘Thanks for the Memory’) Ralph Rainger & Leo Robin 1:18
31.Diff’rent Strokes (‘It Takes Diff’rent Strokes’) (1978-1986) Alan Thicke/Al Burton/Gloria Loring 0:54
32. Mr. Belvedere (‘According to Our New Arrivals’) (1985-1990) Gary Portnoy/Judy Hart-Angelo 0:59
33. Charles in Charge (1984-1985) Timothy Thompson 0:58
34. Silver Spoons (‘Together’) (1982-1987) Bob Wirth/Rik Howard 1:02
35. Webster (‘Then Came You’) (1983-1988) Steve Nelson & Madeline Sunshine 1:04
36. Who’s the Boss (‘Brand New Life’) (1984-1992) Robert Kraft/Blake Hunter/Marty Cohan/Larry Carlton 1:03
37. Soap (1977-1981) George Tipton 1:17
38. Benson (1979-1986) George Tipton 1:04
39. Perfect Strangers (‘Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me Now’) (1986-1993) Jesse Frederick/Bennett Salvay 1:15
40. 227 (‘There’s No Place Like Home’) (1985-1990) Ray Colcord 1:02
41. The Golden Girls (‘Thank You for Being a Friend’) (1985-1992) Andrew Gold 0:43
42. Alf (1986-1990) Alf Clausen 1:11
43. Mork & Mindy (1978-1982) Perry Botkin, jr. 1:28
44. Family Feud (1976-1985/1988-1995/1999 to present) Robert Israel 1:06
45. The Price is Right (1956-1965/1972 to present) Robert Israel/Edd Kalehoff 1:07
46. Siskel & Ebert (1977-1995) David Feldstein 0:39
47. The Fall Guy (‘The Unknown Stuntman’) (1981-1986) Glen A. Larson & Gail Jensen/David Sommerville 1:48
48. The Dukes of Hazzard (‘Good Ol’Boys’) (1979-1985) Waylon Jennings 1:03
If time permits:
49. B.J. and the Bear (1979-1981) Glen A. Larson 1:27
50. James at 15 (‘It’s All Up to You’) (1977-1978) England Dan Seals/John Ford Coley 0:54
51. V: The Series (1984-1985) Dennis McCarthy 1:13
52. The New Twilight Zone (1985-1988) Merl Saunders/Jerry Garcia/Bob Weir/Phil Lesh/Mickey Hart/Bill Kreutzman/Marius Constant 0:48
53. Vietnam: A Television History (1983) Mickey Hart 1:13
