My votes gotta be for Inspector gadget. Just great music throughout. Really helped propel the show to great heights

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Now that's a jam. A roller coaster of sounds packed into a minute and a half punch

I've always thought that this was a melodic masterpiece as well

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That infectious falsetto

Gotta dig that bad-ass drum fill to ice the song off.

cowboy bebop

Clone fuckin' High

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Overall soundtrack I'd probably have to vote for Macross Plus.

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But theme song well..its all about nostalgia for me. I'd probably say Les Mysterieuses cite d'or which is THE cartoon series for people of my generation in the French speaking world. Probably sounds like hippie crap for anyone else but I tear up every time I watch this pretty much. It was set in the 1600's in south America, conquistadors era and stuff and aliens eventually ..cause of course they helped the incas build their pyramids:

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Though maybe objectively the catchiest theme song was probably Ducktales. Also, Fraggle Rock. I don't think they need links. I actually watched Fraggle Rock for a while two years back cause it was on some channel. I enjoyed it even as an adult and...my god I grew up to be just the fuck like Boober.

Ok I may have lied THIS might be the most popular cartoon theme of my generation in the French speaking world but unlike most cartoons we got, this wasn't a French Japanese co-production but just a translation of a japanese show. Grandizer it's called normally. But Goldorak in French. Theme is so spectacularly 70s.

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My votes gotta be for Inspector gadget. Just great music throughout. Really helped propel the show to great heights

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I was bummed when I learned in English both Smurfs and Inspector gadget have no lyrics. Well except for "inspector gadget" and "lalala smurf lala"

this is French smurfs theme
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there was actually three French intros one of which was a different tune altogether and another one which was that tune but with different lyrics

and this is Inspecteur gadget:

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French smurfs sound awesome

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one of the only cartoon themes i genuinely enjoyed as a kid:
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i'm pretty positive that Tom and Jerry had the best music overall, but i'm talking about theater cartoons, not kids TV cartoon

and i like the Walt Disney Silly Symphonies

fantasia.

@ExplodingBoy You forgot the "go gadget- go!" parts! ;)

Ok I may have lied THIS might be the most popular cartoon theme of my generation in the French speaking world but unlike most cartoons we got, this wasn't a French Japanese co-production but just a translation of a japanese show. Grandizer it's called normally. But Goldorak in French. Theme is so spectacularly 70s.

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That sounds and looks bad ass man:apopcorn:. I definitely would have been all over that if it aired over here.

I was bummed when I learned in English both Smurfs and Inspector gadget have no lyrics. Well except for "inspector gadget" and "lalala smurf lala"

this is French smurfs theme
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there was actually three French intros one of which was a different tune altogether and another one which was that tune but with different lyrics

and this is Inspecteur gadget:

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The french Smurf theme song sounds cool but I'm definitely not digging the Gadget one. The angry sounding guy-singing just ruins the whole vibe!:rofl:

How about that Carebear theme song? Show's kinda lame in hindsight but fuck if that song hasn't aged awesomely. As catchy and infectious as ever. Just makes me wanna bust a move

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I'm pretty sure that this joint has the best themesong/animated opening combo ever

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fantasia.

Shit yeah

i'm pretty positive that Tom and Jerry had the best music overall, but i'm talking about theater cartoons, not kids TV cartoon

glad to see you're not fucking around here i'd hate to see any bullshit TV cartoons, what are we, plebians?

Daria.

But the stuff Yoko Kanno composed and recorded for Cowboy Bebop is amazing

wait...tom and jerry isnt for kids? Damn, im glad i got away with it! Stupid parents!

you guys are really cute, keep it up

Daria.
good answer 90's wise. it's too bad they had to replace it all on the DVD release

the drumming in this song is off the chain

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top five themes ever

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the drumming in this song is off the chain

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haha my old band used to do a punk-rock version of this.

love the sound of that snare

reggae wins