If ever there was a radio station that played nothing but television theme songs, it's safe to say that's where I would permanently set my dial. Now, I'm not saying that television theme songs are better than all the other music out there, but there is definitely something about them. They are catchy, they are fun, and they take you back to memories that other songs can't.

From the sing-along-tune of The Brady Bunch to the piano playing of Hill Street Blues, television theme songs are a part of our lives, whether we like it or not. The following is our list of the best TV theme songs ever written, songs that made shows as much fun to hear as they were to watch.

Laverne and Shirley: Schlemiel, schlemazel, hasenpfeffer incorporated... You know a television show is going to be good when it begins with the main characters skipping down a sidewalk street while linking arms. In the opening song to Laverne and Shirley, sung by Cyndi Grecco, we are introduced to the show's premise: two women determined to follow their dreams and make them come true. From the start, we are fair warned that this duo was going to do it their way, even if their way was often laden with clumsiness, absurdities, and trouble. A show that was all about fun, the theme song from Laverne and Shirley will be recognizable for decades and decades to come.

Cheers: Not only did this show make us feel better about going to the bar every day, but it also made us long for a place where everybody knew our name. The opening song, "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" by Gary Portnoy, talks about life's troubles, with the complete lyrics discussing a husband who wants to be a girl as well as getting left at the altar by a third fiancée. These lyrics, coupled with the opening pictures of past political movements and celebrations, makes the theme song to Cheers particularly memorable and oddly moving. There is something almost nostalgic about it, something that will make everybody know its name for a very long time.