Television's Greatest Hits, Vol. 6: Remote Control [Soundtrack]

Various Artists | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 5, 1996)
• Original Release Date: March 25, 1986
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: TVT
• ASIN: B000000GP0
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
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Track Listings

1. Fish

2. Night Court

3. What's Happening?

4. It Takes Diff'rent Strokes [From Diff'rent Strokes]

5. According to Our New Arrivals [From Mr. Belvedere]

6. As Long as We Got Each Other [From Growing Pains]

7. Charles in Charge

8. Together [From Silver Spoons]

9. Then Came You [From Webster]

10. Too Close for Comfort

11. Brand New Life [From Who's the Boss]

12. Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now [From Perfect Strangers]

13. There's a New Girl in Town [From Alice]

14. It's a Living

15. Angie

16. There's No Place Like Home [From 227]

17. Thank You for Being a Friend [From The Golden Girls]

18. Alf

19. Mork & Mindy

20. Police Squad

See all 65 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Television's Greatest Hits, Vol.6: Remote Control. 65 TV Themes! From The 70's And 80's.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hand me the remote control., January 28, 2006

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Johnny Heering "trivia buff" (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Television's Greatest Hits, Vol. 6: Remote Control (Audio CD)

This is a collection of 65 TV themes from the '70s and '80s. They all seem to be the original versions of the themes, unlike some of the earlier volumes in the series, which had some rerecordings. These are the TV shows I grew up with, so there is a lot of nostalgia here for me. I like the sitcom themes the best, because that is mostly what I watched when I was a kid. A lot of them are really cheesy, but I love 'em. If you watched too much TV during the '70s and '80s, you will probably get a kick out of this CD.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Original TV versions!, April 23, 2002

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James McCarty (Bedford, East Anglia United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Television's Greatest Hits, Vol. 6: Remote Control (Audio CD)

I was relieved when I found this CD had all original TV versions, compared to the usual unfamiliar orchestra versions you usually get on a compilation - that really frustrates me. Especially when I came to "The Dukes of Hazzard" - the version Waylon Jennings released on record just didn't have the same drive or edge to it as the one played on TV. That has always been disapointing for me until I saw here the original on CD.
Themes like "Diff'rent Strokes" and "Alf" and "The Golden Girls" are really refreshing and a reminder of the old familiar innocence and laid back atmosphere of TV family comedy, while "Airwolf", "Doctor Who" and "People's Court" and "Monday Night Football" give a lively and yet serious feel.
However, I think there might be an error in the CD liner notes; they describe the theme to "James at 15" as vintage 70s pop/rock, and say the song itself is called "It's all up to you."
I never saw this show, and the words "It's all up to you" do not appear in the song. I would like to know if anyone can enlighten me as to whether or not this was a mistake, as with the exception of this theme being vaguely reminiscent of Elton John's piano and harmonica style of pop/rock, I find this hard to believe.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pass me the Remote Control, will ya?, January 20, 2002

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Zagnorch (Terra, Sol System) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Television's Greatest Hits, Vol. 6: Remote Control (Audio CD)

Although I've taken a look at and sampled many TV show theme compilation CDs, I've never found one that had more than just a few of my fave telly tunes until this one came along. Several of my most beloved themes, including `Night Court', `Benny Hill', Knight Rider', `Hunter', `Airwolf', `Monday Night Football', and `Doctor Who' are included here, along with tons of other melodies from various late 70s & 80s shows that I viewed and enjoyed back in the day. I even discovered a new-found fave in the super-rockin' `Hardcastle & McCormick' number! And the absolutely silly `BJ and The Bear' is a great piece to goof on. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that all of the tracks here are the original ones that were actually used on the programs. Most other TV tunes compilations I've checked to don't have the original versions. I've also found this collection to be great for `guess the TV show' trivia challenges I play with my fanboy buds!

But, I did discover a few downsides to owning this recording, one being the fact that none of the closing credits music to the shows are included. I was hoping to get the end themes from `Knight Rider' and `Airwolf', which were slightly extended (and in my opinion superior) versions of their opening counterparts. It also sounds like a few of the tracks, including `Hunter' and 70s/80s rendition of `Monday Night Football', have had a few seconds cropped from them (syndiaation cuts, perhaps?). Then there's my disappointment over the exclusion of the themes to `The A-Team', `Magnum P.I.', and `Taxi'. Instead, they throw in the opening numbers to `Fish' and `Angie', whose combined prime-time endurance was a mere 2.5 seasons! Finally, I was somewhat miffed by how pricey this CD was. If I hadn't received this as a gift, I doubt I would've plunked down the couple of sawbucks necessary to purchase this platter. Thank goodness for the holiday season...

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