National One Hit Wonder Day

[HoudiniDerek]

I was listening to the radio on my drive into work this morning and I heard it was National One Hit Wonder Day.

The DJ said that he was going to play the most iconic one hit wonder in television theme song history. And he played the full length version of Joey Scarbury's "Believe it or not" from the Greatest American Hero.

He then played the SEINFELD version from George's answering machine, but that's a different topic.

Would you call this theme song the most iconic one hit wonder in television history?

[justanotherskirt]

That's an interesting question, HD. Although some TV themes are very well known, I don't think they got on the pop charts like the Hero theme song did. I mean, the themes from, say, the Beverly Hillbillies or Gilligan's Island are so well known (at least to people in my generation) but were they ever on the charts? I doubt it. Plus, the Beverly Hillbillies theme was played by Flatt & Scruggs, who were far from one-hit wonders. I'm trying to think of more recent examples. Was the theme from Friends on the charts? Cheers maybe? I'm not up on current TV at all. With so many sources for TV now, it's hard for any show to attract a really wide following like they did in the days of 3 networks.

[HoudiniDerek]

I heard the A-Team on the radio a few times. I'm not sure why, but I would classify it up there, especially since it wasn't from a traditional composer for series TV.

What about the one from FRIENDS? Were they a one-hit wonder?