Alan Thicke, who played Jason Seaver on Growing Pains, wrote many of the catchiest tunes that peppered the most popular television series of the '70s and '80s. These songs didn’t just open shows; they became part of TV history.
Thicke also wrote the theme song to the game shows The Joker's Wild, Animal Crack-Ups, Blank Check, and Celebrity Sweepstakes. He penned the original opening for Wheel of Fortune.
Eventually, Thicke transitioned to television theme songs. He wrote the opening to Diff’rent Strokes alongside his wife, Gloria Loring, and Al Burton. The series starred Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, and Dana Plato.
The multi-hyphenate opened up about his career as a songwriter with over 40 theme songs to his credit in an interview with the AV Club. He said the biggest challenge he faced was to get the point of a show across to viewers in less than 30 seconds.
"So it was an interesting challenge that way. It varied. I did over 40 themes altogether. Those happen to be two of the most memorable ones and are long-lasting. It would vary. Sometimes it would be brought in at the very last minute, when a show was already completely shot, and the pilot had been edited, and they’d say 'Here, add your 24 seconds.'”
Alan Thicke died on Dec. 13, 2016. He was 69.
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