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Why else do you think it was called Looney Tunes?

"And your second wish?"
"I have just the thing! I wish I had my own theme music!"
Peter Griffin of Family Guy, being very, very meta; "Family Guy Viewer Mail #1"

Animated TV series and short films are notorious for having catchy theme songs, but some take it a step further.


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  • The Jetsons:
    • The series' theme song, which comes with two variants: the original version for the 60s run, and the 80s version (with more synthesizers/sound effects from the series). It gets stuck in your head and never leaves. It's one of the most well known theme songs of all time.
    • "Eep Opp Ork Ah-Ah" from the original series' Jet Screamer episode has brilliant electric guitar usage. It was so good that it got an equally epic cover by Violent Femmes.
  • Magilla Gorilla:
  • The Atom Ant Show: The show's theme song is narrated by Ted Cassidy (Lurch from "The Addams Family"). ("Up and at 'em, it's Atom Ant!") It also has an addictive jazz score to back it up and get you excited for Atom Ant's asskicking adventures.
  • The kickass opening theme to Jonny Quest. Whatever your feelings about Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures, you gotta admit that this is an awesome remake of the classic theme.

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  • Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire:
    • "Getaway Yeah", a killer rock song that perfectly complements the chase scene.
    • All of the Hex Girls songs are pretty good, easy to see why they're so popular both in-universe and with fans of the franchise.
  • The second and third intros for Static Shock use very catchy hip hop beats and lyrics.
  • Teen Titans (2003):
    • When there's trouble, you know who to call...
    • When the Titans make a comeback during the Big Badass Battle Sequence in the penultimate season 5 episode "Titans Together", a badass orchestral remix of the main theme song plays, slower-paced and instrumental-only.
    • Everything from "Aftershock Part 2". Seriously. Just... just listen to it. There's a lot of religious imagery in this episode, and the music at several points makes use of pipe organs and even Gregorian chanting at one point (fitting, given that the episode is the end of an adaptation to a story called "The Judas Contract"). It's quite a departure from the usual musical cues even for finale battles.
    • There's a gorgeous bit of piano music during the scene in "How Long Is Forever?" where Nightwing calls the Titans on their communicators, and it seems like all three of them are unable to come to his aid. It's just heartbreaking.
    • Terra's theme (especially the rendition that plays during her run through the obstacle course) is pretty darn awesome.
  • The main title from Superman: Doomsday.
  • Tiny Toon Adventures:
    • This was the first cartoon in ages to use a fully orchestrated score for every episode, just like in the good ol' days.
    • The theme song, sung in full voice by the entire cast and orchestrated with an infuriatingly catchy melody, is one for the ages.
    • The Around The World version of the Tiny Toons theme takes the greatness of the original and makes it multilingual.
  • Loonatics Unleashed's first season intro was epic.
  • The Looney Tunes Show has given us "Parade Float", a rock song about Daffy's parade float. And as an added bonus, it's performed by Jess Harnell!
  • This list isn't complete without "Powerhouse", the "assembly line" music from the classic Looney Tunes shorts. Bonus points for Rush doing their own rendition of it as part of their 1978 instrumental "La Villa Strangiato". Awesome on top of awesome, especially when heard live.
  • The intro theme for Tom and Jerry Tales is pretty darn catchy. It's fun and frentic - the way the cat and mouse duo should be.
  • The Iron Giant has a great soundtrack.
    • One of the best songs is The Last Giant Piece. It accompanies a Tear Jerker of the joyful kind, and it is awesome!
    • The "Fix It" song plays whenever he uses his homing device to put himself back together. It's very cute and memorable, and gets a Triumphant Reprise at the end of the movie that never fails to make you smile.
  • ¡Mucha Lucha! has its theme song, "Mucha Lucha! Mucha Lucha!"

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