Monthly Archives: January 2016

S01E05: Who Loves Ya, Baby? Detectives of the 1970s (Part 1)

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In this double-length episode packed with theme music, many of them presented in stereo, the broadcast histories, stars and (of course) the TV theme music of 10 iconic police and private-eye detective dramas that aired most of their respective episodes during the 1970s are explored. This survey includes the following themes:

IRONSIDE (1967-1975) [season 1 opening]
MANNIX (1967-1975) [season 2 opening] [closing]
THE MOD SQUAD (1968-1973) [opening] [closing]
HAWAII FIVE-O (1968-1980) [season 1 opening] [season 1 closing]
CANNON (1971-1975) [season 2 opening]
BARNABY JONES (1973-1980) [season 8 opening] [closing]
TOMA (1973-1974) [opening]
KOJAK (1973-1978) [opening] [closing]
THE ROCKFORD FILES (1974-1980) [season 1 opening] [season 1 closing]
DELVECCHIO (1976-1977) [opening]

Also included in this podcast are four vintage commercials, including a public service announcement for Keeping America Beautiful (with CANNON‘s William Conrad narrating), a promo for the premiere of RHYME & REASON (an ABC game show in 1975), an ad for Colgate Toothpaste, and an ad for the softer side of Sears.

Please don’t worry if I didn’t get to your favorite 1970s TV detective. I promise to include them when Part 2 of “Detectives of the 1970s” returns during the Summer of 2016.

Many, many thanks to Zerbinator for his continued support. His encouragement and expertise are very much appreciated by me. You can find all of his fun-to-listen-to podcasts here. And I’d also like especially to thank him for providing the opening and closing theme music for Tube Tunes; all of his fantastic music can be found here. And, again, thanks are in order for him for providing TUBE TUNES with the “We’ll Be Right Back” drops heard during the podcast. Thanks, Burford.

I would also like to again thank Rob “Flack” O’Hara and Sean Johnson for adding TUBE TUNES to The Throwback Network. It’s a great place to find just about any retro-themed podcast you can think of. Please check out the network here.

Finally, my thanks to Ferg of The Atari 2600 Game by Game Podcast. His inspiration and dedication to covering every game cartridge ever made for the Atari 2600 (I think over 1000 of them!) is what gave me the courage to begin this podcast. And his continued support and promotion of TUBE TUNES on his excellent podcast is greatly appreciated by yours truly. Please, check out his podcast, even if you’re not an Atari 2600 collector; or at least visit his website here.

Next Episode: “S01E06: Prime Time ‘Toons” (available February 29, 2016)

“What’s that, Chief? Season 1, Episode 5 of TUBE TUNES isn’t out, yet?”

Chief: “That’s right, Max. You haven’t posted ‘Episode 5: Who Loves Ya, Baby? Detectives of the 1970s (Part 1)’ of TUBE TUNES on January 18 like you had hoped. You need to be on top of that, Max.”

Max: “Right, Chief. I plan to have it out to the feeds by Monday, January 25, though, so don’t despair. And send thanks to everyone for their patience, Chief.”

Chief: “That’s fine, Max.”

Max: “Oh, one more thing.”

Chief: “Yes, Max?”

Max: “Sorry about that, Chief.”

TUBE TUNES Is Now a Proud Member of The Throwback Network

TUBE TUNES: The Television Theme Music Podcast is now a proud member of The Throwback Network family of retro-themed podcasts. You can find a full list and descriptions of all of the podcasts on the network by clicking here. Whether your interest lies in movies (Throwback Reviews), running (The Average Runner), or just shooting the breeze (any of Zerbinator’s fun podcasts fit that bill), I’m sure you’ll find a podcast that suits you. And if you like retro video games (who doesn’t?), you’ll find all of your favorites here, including the grandaddy of them all, Ferg’s wonderful Atari 2600 Game by Game podcast. Please check them out. In the meantime, I’ll see you back here soon when the next episode of TUBE TUNES is released on January 18. Same bat-time, same bat-channel. Don’t miss it. Be here. Aloha.

-Mark

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S01E04: From CHECKMATE to Spielberg – The TV Theme Music of John Williams

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In this episode (my most popular episode to date), presented in stereo for the first time, the TV theme music of award-winning film composer John Williams is explored. Mr. Williams is best known as the musical composer for nearly 100 movies, notably those of director Steven Spielberg, for whom he has composed every movie except for two (“The Color Purple” and “Bridge of Spies”). His prolific musical legacy includes the well-known scores to “Jaws,” all seven “Star Wars” movies, all four (soon to be five) Indiana Jones movies, “E.T. – The Extra-Terrestrial,” “Superman,” the first two “Jurassic Park” movies, the first three “Harry Potter” movies, “The Witches of Eastwick,” and many others. This survey includes the following themes to 14 series that aired beginning in 1960:

CHECKMATE (1960-1962) [opening] [closing]
ALCOA PREMIERE (1961-1963) [opening] [closing]
WIDE COUNTRY (1962-1963) [opening] [closing]
BOB HOPE PRESENTS THE CHRYSLER THEATRE (1963-1967) [opening] [closing]
KRAFT SUSPENSE THEATRE (1963-1965)[1963-64 opening] [1963-64 closing] [1964-1965 opening]
GILLIAN’S ISLAND (1963 pilot only) [opening] [closing]
LOST IN SPACE (1965-1968) [1965-67 opening] [1967-68 opening]
THE TAMMY GRIMES SHOW (1966) [opening] [closing]
THE TIME TUNNEL (1966-1967) [opening]
LAND OF THE GIANTS (1968-1970) [1968-69 opening] [1969-70 opening]
THE COWBOYS (adaptation of his movie theme; 1974) [opening]
NBC NEWS (“The Mission”; 1985-present) [opening]
AMAZING STORIES (1985-1987) [opening] [closing]
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (2006-present) [opening]

Also included in this podcast are four vintage commercials for everyone’s favorite soft drink.

Many thanks to Zerbinator for helping me get this podcast off the ground, and for his continued support. His encouragement and expertise are very much appreciated by me. You can find all of his fun-to-listen-to podcasts here. And I’d also like especially to thank him for providing the opening and closing theme music for TUBE TUNES; all of his fantastic music can be found here. Thanks, Burford.

Next Episode: “S01E05: Who Loves Ya, Baby? Detectives of the 1970s (Part 1)” (available January 25, 2016)