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G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

1985–1986SyndicationAnimation

A toy line turned into a war cartoon where nobody is ever hit, and a theme that spells the acronym out.

1 sequence86th most looked up of 248 in the 1980s

The opening titles

Season 1

62s

Fan upload of the first season, 1985.

More animation opening titles from the 1980s

Still from the opening titles of The Simpsons2 sequences

The Simpsons

1989–FoxAnimation

The only main title in television built to be different every week: the chalkboard, the saxophone solo and the couch gag all change, so the sequence is a format rather than a film.

  • Seasons 1–20
  • Season 21
Still from the opening titles of Pingu1 sequence

Pingu

1986–2006SF DRSAnimation

A Swiss claymation penguin speaking an invented language, so it needed no dubbing to sell anywhere.

  • Season 1
Still from the opening titles of DuckTales1 sequence

DuckTales

1987–1990SyndicationAnimation

One of the most durable theme songs ever written for television, over a minute of ducks solving problems with money.

  • Season 1
Still from the opening titles of Postman Pat1 sequence

Postman Pat

1981–2017BBC OneAnimation

A rural postman and his black and white cat, stop-motion, with a theme everyone in Britain can finish.

  • Season 1
Still from the opening titles of Inspector Gadget1 sequence

Inspector Gadget

1983–1986SyndicationAnimation

A Peter Sellers impression with helicopter arms, and a theme that is In the Hall of the Mountain King with the serial numbers filed off.

  • Season 1
Still from the opening titles of Fireman Sam1 sequence

Fireman Sam

1987–BBC OneAnimation

A Welsh fire station in stop-motion, made in Welsh first and dubbed into English second.

  • Season 1