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admin wrote:George: I belive the Quinsey Jones was the composer of the Sanford and Son theme and I have seen Jack Elliott credited with Barney Miller.

Thanks Peter..I think it's the bass lines in the two themes that got me on that track..thanks for the info...

Here's the theme from one of my favorite TV shows.

And yet another favorite.

My Fave (at the moment, anyway):




My Fave as a child:

Ok, here was one of my favourite themes. Send me an email at peter@rickresource.com if you can identify it. For the purists, this was not the original version and I challenge anyone to find the first version.

Give us a clue

1960's spy.

admin wrote:1960's spy.

Do you mean "I Spy" Peter?

George: It is not "I Spy." A good guess though.

Email sent

My guess and it was a guess has been sent.

I don't even have "a guess" yet... but it's such a long theme, it makes me think there were several characters on the show; thus, requiring a long theme song to introduce them all.

admin wrote:George: I belive the Quinsey Jones was the composer of the Sanford and Son theme and I have seen Jack Elliott credited with Barney Miller.

Sorry I'm late in seeing this -

Quincy Jones most certainly is the man behind the Sanford & Son theme. It's actual title is "Streetbeater". I loved this song as a kid! Although not an instrumental, another Quincy Jones penned number that I loved was "Hikky-Burr" which was the theme song of the first Bill Cosby Show ('69 - '71).

Peter is also correct about Jack Elliott being behind "Barney Miller" and he was the composer of the theme for "Night Court" with Harry Anderson as well. Those two compositions have a very similar feel and instrumentation. Elliott had a long career in TV and film with credits as the musical director for the Andy Williams Show and the arranger for the Judy Garland Show. He passed back in 2001.

A new day, a new clue.

Our UK spy uses his wits rather than technology in this series with many twist endings.

From Episode 1

As a recapitulation, the following shows have been ruled out.

1. Get Smart
2. The Avengers
3. Man From Uncle
4. I Spy
5. The Saint