Can You Match the Theme Song to the '60s TV Show?

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Can You Match the Theme Song to the '60s TV Show?
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About This Quiz

Do you remember which show was only supposed to feature a "three-hour tour," or which series began each episode with "The Ballad of Jed Clampett?" Know which '60s TV theme took viewers along down a set of train tracks to the junction, or introduced them to a creepy and kooky bunch of characters? If so, you might have what it takes to ace this quiz on '60s TV theme songs!

The 1960s was a pretty great decade for music. Bands like The Beatles and Rolling Stones pumped out pop and rock hits, Motown dominated R&B, and The Beach Boys were full of good vibrations. It's no surprise then that this musical genius was also prevalent within the theme songs of TV shows throughout the decade.

To understand why '60s theme songs were so memorable, however, you not only have to look at the music being made at the time but also how much the television theme song changed from the previous decade. In the '50s, show intros were much simpler. Think back to "Leave It To Beaver," or "Father Knows Best;" their theme songs were basic musical affairs with no lyrics. Sure, they were pleasant, but they didn't worm their way into your brain like many '60s themes. Some '60s TV songs were so good they topped the music charts - think "The Monkees," - or became a folk legend, like the song from "Daniel Boone."

Think you can match the song to the '60s TV series? Take out the quiz to find out!

"Five passengers set sail that day, for a three-hour tour."
"Gilligan's Island"
"Mr. Ed"
"Rawhide"
"Car 54, Where Are You?"
"A horse is a horse, of course, of course/And no one can talk to a horse of course."
"Mr. Ed"
"Flipper"
"Scooby Doo, Where Are You?"
"Gidget"
"He will sleep til noon but before it's dark/He'll have every picnic basket in Jellystone Park."
"The Jetsons"
"Batman"
"Scooby Doo, Where Are You?"
"Yogi Bear"

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"Everyone loves the king of the sea/Ever so kind and gentle is he."
"Howdy Doody"
"Flipper"
"Romper Room"
"Thunderbirds"
"Here's the story of a lovely lady, who was bringing up three very lovely girls"
"The Brady Bunch"
"Leave It to Beaver"
"That Girl"
"The Patty Duke Show"
"Come ride the little train that is rolling down the tracks to the junction."
"Captain Kangaroo"
"Hogan's Heroes"
"Petticoat Junction"
"Bonanza"

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"Say kids, what time is it?"
"Howdy Doody"
"Mr. Ed"
"Scooby Doo, Where Are You?"
"Huckleberry Hound"
"His boy Elroy/Daughter Judy/Jane -- his wife."
"Flipper"
"Bewitched"
"Daniel Boone"
"The Jetsons"
"They're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky."
"The Addams Family"
"The Brady Bunch"
"Leave It to Beaver"
"The Munsters"

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"Let's ride, with the family down the street/Through the courtesy of Fred's two feet."
"Huckleberry Hound"
"The Addams Family"
"The Flintstones"
"Dennis the Menace"
"With an eye like an eagle and as tall as a mountain was he."
"Daniel Boone"
"The Munsters"
"Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C."
"The Fugitive"
"I'm so glad we had this time together/Just to have a laugh or sing a song."
"Father Knows Best"
"Bewitched"
"Howdy Doody"
"The Carol Burnett Show"

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"Come and watch us sing and play/We're the young generation/And we've got something to say."
"Gidget"
"The Patty Duke Show"
"Flipper"
"The Monkees"
"Rollin' rollin' rollin', keep movin' movin' movin'"
"Bonanza"
"The Rifleman"
"Rawhide"
"Car 54, Where Are You?"
"The end of the Civil War was near, when quite accidentally/A hero who sneezed abruptly seized retreat and reversed it to victory."
"Gunsmoke"
"Laramie"
"The Big Valley"
"F Troop"

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"Come and listen to my story 'bout a man named Jed."
"Green Acres"
"The Beverly Hillbillies"
"Petticoat Junction"
"The Flintstones"
"The most effectual/Who's intellectual."
"Yogi Bear"
"Top Cat"
"Huckleberry Hound"
"Scooby Doo, Where Are You?"
"But you're not fooling me, cause I can see/The way you shake and shiver."
"The Munsters"
"The Addams Family"
"Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?"
"Flipper"

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"You can lose your mind/When identical cousins are two of a kind."
"That Girl"
"The Patty Duke Show"
"Gidget"
"The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis"
This show's theme song was just a bunch of whistling -- but it actually had lyrics too.
"Father Knows Best"
"Scooby Doo, Where Are You?"
"Flipper"
"The Andy Griffith Show"
"He's no stranger to the settlers and the bad men know his fame/They speak of him in whispers but they never use his name."
"The Rifleman"
"Gunsmoke"
"Bonanza"
"Huckleberry Hound"

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"There's a holdup in the Bronx/Brooklyn's broken out in fights."
"Hogan's Heroes"
"Rawhide"
"Car 54, Where Are You?"
"Adam-12"
"Is she blond, is she tall, is she dark, is she small, any kind of dreamboat at all?"
"Gidget"
"The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis"
"Lassie"
"The Mod Squad"
"He travels to wherever he must/A chess knight of silver is his badge of trust."
"Wagon Train"
"Have Gun, Will Travel"
"Maverick"
"Rawhide"

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"Diamonds, daisies, snowflakes..."
"That Girl"
"Gidget"
"Father Knows Best"
"The Carol Burnett Show"
"The most exciting people pass you by, including a private eye."
"Gidget"
"Ironside"
"77 Sunset Strip"
"The Avengers"
"If you're in doubt about angels being real/I can arrange to change any doubts you feel."
"That Girl"
"Lassie"
"The Donna Reed Show"
"Gidget"

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"So come on gather round/Get yourself all set/Turn on your TV set."
"Scooby Doo, Where Are You?"
"Huckleberry Hound"
"Sesame Street"
"Car 54, Where Are You?"
"Waiting for love to find us, is something worth waiting for."
"Father Knows Best"
"The Donna Reed Show"
"Bewitched"
"Gidget"
"A plastic clown in a wedding gown is dancing with Raggedy Ann."
"I Dream of Jeannie"
"My Three Sons"
"Leave It To Beaver"
"Perry Mason"

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