17 Catchiest TV Theme Songs That Get Stuck in Your Head

10. Gilligan’s Island

Here’s another theme song that essentially outlined the premise of the show, including introducing all the characters by name (except for the first season, when the professor and Marianne got shafted with an “all the rest”). The Gilligan’s Island ditty was co-written by the series creator Sherwood Schwartz and the composer George Wyle, the latter of which said: “America doesn’t want great music themes — just something it can remember.” Goal achieved.

11. The Jeffersons

The highly infectious theme song to The Jefferson’s “Movin’ On Up” was written by Jeff Barry and Ja’net Dubois, while Ja’net actually performed the song. The rousing gospel inspired tune is one to belt out and clap along too.

12. The Flintstones

“Flintstones, meet the Flintstones, they’re a modern stone-age family.” Even Evan Hoyt Curtain, the guy who composed (Meet) The Flintstones song admitted in 1994 that he couldn’t get the jazzy number out of his head. Some say the theme song was actually inspired by Beethoven’s Piano Sonata #17, Movement 2.