Top 10 Cartoons with the Best Theme Songs
DuckTales is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. It premiered on September 18, 1987 and ended on November 28, 1990 with a total of four seasons and 100 episodes. This song is so unbelievably catchy! Why isn't it number one? As the Nostalgia Critic says, "It will never leave! It will never leave!"
SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series created by marine biologist and animator the late Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It is currently the most popular animated television show on Nickelodeon and is world-renowned by children and adults alike due to its humor, high-quality... read more Guess "who lives in a pineapple under the sea." You should know who it is, so I'll just be too lazy to type the name and ironically type much more than the name of this character actually has. Basically, I'm rejecting something easier to say in favor of increasing the work and being more verbose without saying the answer.
It can be a little bit annoying but overall very catchy and instantly recognizable.
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
The most creatively written and composed theme song I have ever heard. I listen to it every day, and it never gets old. A great song for a greater show.
What a catchy song. This song has amazing rhymes and it introduces all of the characters greatly. It gives goofy and funny vibes in the song.
They're zany to the max. There's baloney in their slacks! Such a catchy theme song. I love it, even with the changing of the ending line.
Gravity Falls is an American animated television series produced by Disney Television Animation that first aired on Disney Channel, and then on Disney XD from June 15, 2012 to February 15, 2016. The series follows the adventures of Dipper Pines and his twin sister Mabel in the fictional town of Gravity... read more Is that whispering I can hear at the end of the intro, or is it just me?
This is an amazing song. It needs to go higher.
This is what made me watch the show!
Total Drama is a Canadian animated comedy television series which is a homage and parody to the conventions commonly found in reality television. Obviously enjoyed the theme song.
"Star vs. the Forces of Evil" is an American animated television comedy produced by Disney Television Animation for Disney XD. It was created by Daron Nefcy and developed by Jordana Arkin and Dave Wasson. The series follows teenage magical princess from the dimension of Mewni Star Butterfly and her... read more This intro is very creative. I don't understand the hate behind this.
Phineas and Ferb is an American animated comedy-musical television series. Originally broadcast as a one-episode preview on August 17, 2007 and again previewed on September 28, 2007, the series officially premiered on February 1, 2008 and ended on June 12, 2015 on Disney Channel, and follows Phineas... read more
It's awesome. I love cartoon theme tunes that have drums and guitar in them. I think it makes them epic. I always headbang to this cool song.
Yes, I love this one. What's New Scooby Doo? We're coming after you, gonna solve that mystery. Amazing.
I love this theme song because it's Simple Plan! One of my favorite bands! Cool show too!
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening that originally started on April 19, 1987 as shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show. It got its own series on December 17, 1989 and is still running as of 2023, making it the longest running animated sitcom. It is about a man named Homer... read more This is one of the greatest, most simple, and instrumental cartoon show intro themes.
Such a classic and simple intro, yet it lets you know you're watching The Simpsons.
The Loud House is an American animated television series created by Chris Savino for Nickelodeon. The series revolves around the chaotic suburban everyday life of a boy named Lincoln Loud and his ten sisters, to which he survives as the middle child and only son in a large family of eleven children... read more
The Newcomers
6teen is a Canadian animated sitcom originally produced by Nelvana, with the final season produced by Fresh TV. It premiered on November 7, 2004 on Teletoon. The theme song was a rocker, and it was amazing! In fact, the theme song actually won an Emmy Award. What a deserved award!
This show is underrated, especially in the US.
Clone High is an American-Canadian animated television series that originally aired from 2002 to 2003. Created by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Bill Lawrence, the show is set in a high school populated by clones of famous historical figures like Abraham Lincoln, Cleopatra, and Gandhi. The series... read more The theme song is a rocker. The band Abandoned Pools had their music included in the show, including "Start Over."
Pokémon, abbreviated from the Japanese title of Pocket Monsters and currently advertised in English as Pokémon: The Series, is a Japanese anime television series, which has been adapted for the international television markets. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 1, 1997, in the United States... read more Nothing will dethrone this masterpiece from the number one animated theme song spot!
Diamond and Pearl theme seasons are great, like Orange, Johto, Advance, and Battle Frontier theme. Plus, those seasons are great.
Kim Possible is an American animated children's television series created by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle for Disney Channel. The theme song for Kim Possible is incredibly catchy and memorable.
Seriously though, it's kind of nostalgic for me. My favorite cartoon theme song for now.
The theme song is catchy and memorable. One of my favorite theme songs of all time.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an American 3D rendered computer animated television series based on the fictional superhero team. It aired on Nickelodeon in the United States from September 29, 2012 to November 12, 2017. Heroes in a half shell! Turtle power!
I've always liked the theme tune to the original TMNT. The beat was so catchy.
Hands down the catchiest cartoon theme song of all time. Once you hear it, you will never get it out of your head. It's iconic.
Darkwing Duck is an American animated action-adventure comedy television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation that first ran from 1991 to 1992 on both the syndicated programming block The Disney Afternoon and Saturday mornings on ABC.
The only theme song in the world that tells the protagonist's whole backstory in less than a minute! It's darn catchy and doesn't need to explain the backstory in every episode!
The prime example of a rap theme song done right with a funky bass line.
If you listen to the lyrics, you can see that the theme song has a great message.
Teen Titans is an American animated television series created by Glen Murakami, based on the DC Comics characters of the same name. Of course, this theme song for the original Teen Titans is awesome. The beats, lyrics, and vocals are great. I also think that the background music sounds like a video game soundtrack.
When there's trouble you know who to call: Teen Titans! Best theme song.
Code Lyoko is a French animated television series created by Thomas Romain and Tania Palumbo and produced by Moonscoop. Why, why on earth is this the most underrated cartoon theme?
Amazing theme song. I love Code Lyoko, but I'd go as far as to say the theme song is probably better than the show itself.
The Flintstones is the first animated prime-time American television series. It was broadcast from September 30, 1960 to April 1, 1966 on ABC. Flintstones, meet the Flintstones. They're the modern Stone Age family.
Futurama is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. Insert the low chimes because this song has a good tune with the deep and low chimes.
This theme song gives off the "alien invader trying to take over the world" feel, which is exactly what the show is about: an alien invader trying to take over the world.
I love this theme song so much that I even catch myself singing it when it plays.
Very close to Animaniacs, but the techno is awesome.