I don’t know what it is about the theme tune but it always gave me a warm glow inside, a sort of feeling of security knowing for the next hour everything would be alright in the world. Loved St Elsewhere!
The 80s there was this show, The A Team, Magnum, PI, Murder, She Wrote, Macgyver, The Equalizer, Family Ties, The Cosby Show, Perfect Strangers, A Different World, LA Law, Dukes of Hazard, The Incredible Hulk, Cheers, Moonlighting, The Golden Girls, Night Court etc. All in the same decade. Talk about a tv golden era.
you forgot knight Rider Michael Knight A young loner on a crusade to champion the cause of the innocent helpless powerless in a world of criminals who operate above the law
my old man passed away recently and I just listened to this theme tune and it brought a huge smile to my face because I remember my parents watching it and hearing the theme tune and being annoyed by it as a young boy but boy do i remember it with fondness now
St Elsewhere. Me and dad would be the only ones in the house to watch it. We’d be banished to the basement and watch it together. He’d chain-smoke and let me sip his beer as long as I didn’t tell mom. I had no idea how good I had it.
📺 for sure here, I do miss great televisions from the 80s and the 90s. Who doesn't here. We had best of the best back then and it was all great as well, unlike nowadays. It's nothing but a bunch of reboots, remake and nothing but a bunch of reruns plus nonsense today. I am so glad that I grew up throughout the 80s and the 90s back then. Time of my life and I wish i could go back and relive it all. If I could I would.
So happy RUclips has a place for these. This one really takes me back to a time when my only two problems were getting homework done and getting dinner by the time this theme started playing. I actually got a lump in my throat...I miss the 80s....and my parents... and the home they provided...And this one small piece of music just captured those moments from my childhood.
I also agree, such simpler times when families actually ate dinner together & watched sitcom’s, these are missing in today’s world……the 80s was just such a great time to be a kid
Great theme. Great all-star cast (including the voice of KITT from Knight Rider!!!). Great stories. And one of the greatest series finales of all time. I adored this show!!!!!
First there was "St. Elsewhere," and then there were all those imitators that have come along since. The long story arcs of this and "Hill Street Blues" were the talk of the office every week. It was heady.
@@25Soupy ditto mate, my old man passed away recently and I just listened to this theme tune and it brought a huge smile to my face because I remember my parents watching it and hearing the theme tune and being annoyed by it as a young boy but boy do i remember it with fondness now
Same thing Leather, great post... and btw that goes for tons of shows from yester-decade. I absolutely love watching the opening of _Room 222_ though I've never watched a single episode.
I just wish they would put out the rest of this show on DVD. This was not just a great medical drama but a one of the best shows ever on TV. Maybe Shout! Factory will pick it up like they've done for other stalled shows. All 6 seasons deserve a DVD release, not just Season 1.
@elcaifo I've learned not to trust streaming stuff like Netflix and Hulu it's too temporary. I rather have the DVDs because they last much longer and even if something happens to them you can always buy them again.
Dr. Chandler: "How would you describe me. Honestly." Dr. Boomer: "...I think you're a dull black guy with no sense of rhythm. Well hey, thats ok because I'm a dull white guy no sense of rhythm." There was only a certain era where lines like that could be aired on network tevision without causing a firestorm. The 80s were golden.
Mark Harmon did well too. Not sure if anyone else did much? In the UK they are the only two anyone knows. Even Christina Pickles is relatively unknown here.
@@paulwild3676 David Morse is a fine actor, you may remember him from The Green Mile. Howie Mandel, well, he's still around. Daniel Craig is another fine actor and the voice of KITT. At one time Stephen Furst was in the cast, you may remember him as Flounder from Animal House.
At the time this show was first airing, my cousin was in medical school. She is the one who got me to watch St. Elsewhere. Was hooked from the get go!! 🙂
This series ruined me for all future medical dramas. Never cared about E.R., never cared about Grey’s Anatomy. To me, St. Elsewhere was as good as primetime doctor shows could get.
My Favorite TV Theme Song, and TAXI and Cheers right behind this one. Great TV Show series while it lasted. I'm still an 80's Nostalgic guru. Bring me back that decade, and I'd be just fine. 😘❤️👍
Every decade of T.V. from the 1950's & up has had a favorite/best cop show, medical drama, lawyer or western T.V. show. St. Elsewhere was the best of the 80's, then Hill Street Blues for police drama, and L.A.Law the best of the law shows. Unfortunately, the western genre died in the 70's, not counting The Waltons, and Little House on the Prairie, which both were remarkably in a class of their own. Only one true T.V. western (miniseries) would emerge itself in the later 1980's..."Lonesome Dove". Thank you Larry McMurtry!😊
I was young when this show was on, and I watched it. I don't remember much about it though. This might be something to binge if I can find it streaming. Also, that cast was HUGE for a 1980's show!
Loved this show, has there ever been a more terrifying, head surgeon than Dr Mark Craig . And yet when the patient he was treating for weeks using his new experimental procedure suddenly died you saw his caring vulnerability beanth the tough exterior.
Such a shame that after the show ended Ed Flanders became a recluse and eventually committed suicide. As an ironic counterpoint, Norman Lloyd is still alive at the age of 101.
And he was 93 when he passed away. Not 106. He was born in 1914 and died in 2021. For those of you who know how to subtract, that's 93 years. Whoever came up with 106 needs to go back to school. lol
I think what made this show so amazing was that it didn't Glamourize life in a Hospital unlike Dr. Kildare, Ben Casey, or even Marcus Welby. I had no idea David Morse's Father was in the Original Production of How To Succeed in Business without Really Trying not to mention Mad Men. They even had a Lesbian Storyline before ER or even Grey's Anatomy but they scraped it.
Thats what worked for alot of shows back in the 80s, they tried to make it as realistic as possible unlike today where shows start out as great dramas and end up being soap operas.
@DarkLordDiablos ain't that the truth. Shows like Barney Miller, L.A.Law, Hill Street Blues, St. Elsewhere, The Rockford Files etc. were entertaining but super realistic as far as the lifestyles and profession of the characters. Now a days it's nothing but supermodels playing cops or doctors or lawyers and like you said a daytime or nighttime soap opera
@@yesfandavidb No I didn't know about that one but I remember a City councilman having AIDS who was in The Closet. Also the Flashback Episode with Edward Hermann was brilliant. Also so many folks guest starred before becoming famous in their own right.
I remember being 6 pleading with my Mother to let me stay up later than usual so I could watch this show , cant remember any episodes but remember the theme....anyway it was in the north of Ireland , during the death and conflict that was etched into our everyday lives and I think this show was my comfort blanket tbh....
Difference between Season 1 & Season 2 credits - dropped from Season 2 G.W. Bailey & David Birney - added Kim Miyori, Eric Lanueville, Norman Lloyd, Ellen Bry, Mark Harmon and Nancy Stafford.
David Bonnema She played Joan Halloran, who was originally a city-budget advisor, but was fired from that position near the end of season 2. Season 3 saw her hired as an assistant to Dr. Auschlander, which she remained until season 4.
I wished that when he released the Theme from St. Elsewhere on his album Night-Lines, Dave Grusin did a remixed edit of that version for the TV on-air credits. Somewhere along the lines of what Mike Post and Quincy Jones did for their themes from The Rockford Files and Ironside respectively.
Okay, if you have Hulu and go to season 2 episode 20, the theme sounds completely different and it is the only time that version aired - I want to know why.
Now to most of us this is an all star cast but then these were actors just getting started!! I think it’s neat to see how far they came. I had no idea Nancy Stafford was in here who would later star in Matlock.
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I don’t know what it is about the theme tune but it always gave me a warm glow inside, a sort of feeling of security knowing for the next hour everything would be alright in the world. Loved St Elsewhere!
Nurse Daniels told me to stay safe
I agree. It reminds me of my childhood.
Same here don't know what it is about that theme but I love it
you should listen to the live version that Dave Grusin did. Its on youtube somewhere.
It gives me the same feeling of security
The 80s there was this show, The A Team, Magnum, PI, Murder, She Wrote, Macgyver, The Equalizer, Family Ties, The Cosby Show, Perfect Strangers, A Different World, LA Law, Dukes of Hazard, The Incredible Hulk, Cheers, Moonlighting, The Golden Girls, Night Court etc. All in the same decade. Talk about a tv golden era.
you forgot knight Rider Michael Knight A young loner on a crusade to champion the cause of the innocent helpless powerless in a world of criminals who operate above the law
Along with the Fall Guy TJ Hooker Matlock Etc
TV was total class back then. 👏
One more show definitely needs to be added to the collection though. Hill Street Blues.
Yes!!!
my old man passed away recently and I just listened to this theme tune and it brought a huge smile to my face because I remember my parents watching it and hearing the theme tune and being annoyed by it as a young boy but boy do i remember it with fondness now
I love the end when Dr. Mark Craig walks in like a boss.
KITT walks in like a boss.
I always believe a small part of heaven is living your life over again thru those special moments that made you feel good.
The 80s where the best years ever in the history of the world.
To me the 70s
Marcos Castro no argument there mate.
I. Remember. When actor. Jason Bateman was. On an episode.
I agree 100%
Those were the years!!
The 80s were a beautiful time in my life! Being a teenager! I was 12 when St. Elsewhere came out! Seeing Mr. Denzel Washington and Mark Harmon!😻😻😻💋💋💋
I miss those days
Me too on the age and the fine cast!
@@damaraparis Denzel Washington is always going to be one of the greatest actors of all time. He has never made a bad movie
This theme song is like a warm blanket. I loooove it. And the show
One of the best Wednesday night shows on nbc😊
St Elsewhere. Me and dad would be the only ones in the house to watch it. We’d be banished to the basement and watch it together. He’d chain-smoke and let me sip his beer as long as I didn’t tell mom. I had no idea how good I had it.
📺 for sure here, I do miss great televisions from the 80s and the 90s. Who doesn't here. We had best of the best back then and it was all great as well, unlike nowadays. It's nothing but a bunch of reboots, remake and nothing but a bunch of reruns plus nonsense today. I am so glad that I grew up throughout the 80s and the 90s back then.
Time of my life and I wish i could go back and relive it all. If I could I would.
So happy RUclips has a place for these. This one really takes me back to a time when my only two problems were getting homework done and getting dinner by the time this theme started playing. I actually got a lump in my throat...I miss the 80s....and my parents... and the home they provided...And this one small piece of music just captured those moments from my childhood.
Late reply but...very nicely stated...and very true, friend.
I also agree, such simpler times when families actually ate dinner together & watched sitcom’s, these are missing in today’s world……the 80s was just such a great time to be a kid
The old television shows had the best theme music back when. WOW
And the best acting and character development, too. :-)
Along with Hill Street Blues, this was my favourite 80s show.
Ditto.
Basically St. Elsewhere started all the Hospital Drama shows on Television.
Were they on back-to-back?
I’ll add Cheers to the list.
Such a sweet tune I remember my mother loved this. I miss you mum xxx
Great theme. Great all-star cast (including the voice of KITT from Knight Rider!!!). Great stories. And one of the greatest series finales of all time. I adored this show!!!!!
I remember my mom watching this every week when I was a child. I can still see the layout of my childhood living room.
The 80s was the best era for toys, movies, food, and television
First there was "St. Elsewhere," and then there were all those imitators that have come along since. The long story arcs of this and "Hill Street Blues" were the talk of the office every week. It was heady.
Flashback from my childhood. Didn't watch the show because I was so young, but the theme stuck with me.
Same here. The music invokes so many wonderful childhood memories. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
The same with me. It came on at my bedtime so all I remember is the theme song before falling asleep.
Likewise. I was only old enough to know St. Elsewhere existed but not to watch it.
@@25Soupy ditto mate, my old man passed away recently and I just listened to this theme tune and it brought a huge smile to my face because I remember my parents watching it and hearing the theme tune and being annoyed by it as a young boy but boy do i remember it with fondness now
Same thing Leather, great post... and btw that goes for tons of shows from yester-decade. I absolutely love watching the opening of _Room 222_ though I've never watched a single episode.
Happy 106th Birthday Norman Lloyd - the world's oldest living actor. November 8, 2020.
I was saddened to hear he passed yesterday, had really hoped he'd make it to his 107th, but wow, what a life, & career!
Better him than me!
@@IvorMektin1701
Should have been you. You no good 👿
@@peachesj4748
He lived to 106!
St. Elsewhere paved the way for later shows like E.R., and Chicago Hope
RIP Norman Lloyd and thank you, sir.
One of the better theme songs ever heard on a TV show.
I remembering liking Terrance Knox at the time. Also, this has got to be one of the biggest cast ever in the opening credits for a television series.
Never have I loved a show more closely than this one I can't ever fault it n never will
I second that. Great show, writing, cast . That series brought out every emotion I ever had ....
My favorite
Phil Eredita I loved St Elswhere
I just wish they would put out the rest of this show on DVD. This was not just a great medical drama but a one of the best shows ever on TV. Maybe Shout! Factory will pick it up like they've done for other stalled shows. All 6 seasons deserve a DVD release, not just Season 1.
I want that also. I don't want to have to come here to see the other
seasons. And I don't even see season 2 on here
It's been said before but it bears repeating: the sooner, the better.
Go and get a Hulu account right now. They’re streaming the whole show.
@elcaifo I've learned not to trust streaming stuff like Netflix and Hulu it's too temporary. I rather have the DVDs because they last much longer and even if something happens to them you can always buy them again.
Checkout amazon or ebay someone's gotta have it
Melodies mark our life!!! My Childhood Memories.....
The only series I ever watched. None before, none since. Way, way ahead of its time.
The only show or only medical show? I suggest ER, and House MD for medical drama. If you like Police procedurals, watch Criminal Minds.
Why isn't this show on TV in reruns? Denzel Washington became a HUGE star - an Oscar Winning Actor! SMH
I think I saw that it's on BRAVO
Dr. Chandler: "How would you describe me. Honestly."
Dr. Boomer: "...I think you're a dull black guy with no sense of rhythm. Well hey, thats ok because I'm a dull white guy no sense of rhythm."
There was only a certain era where lines like that could be aired on network tevision without causing a firestorm. The 80s were golden.
It’s on amazon and Hulu now.
Mark Harmon did well too. Not sure if anyone else did much? In the UK they are the only two anyone knows. Even Christina Pickles is relatively unknown here.
@@paulwild3676 David Morse is a fine actor, you may remember him from The Green Mile. Howie Mandel, well, he's still around. Daniel Craig is another fine actor and the voice of KITT. At one time Stephen Furst was in the cast, you may remember him as Flounder from Animal House.
Rest in peace the great Norman Lloyd.
Always loved this as a kid
Brings back memories
At the time this show was first airing, my cousin was in medical school. She is the one who got me to watch St. Elsewhere. Was hooked from the get go!! 🙂
What a great show in a snow globe 😃😃😃
This series ruined me for all future medical dramas. Never cared about E.R., never cared about Grey’s Anatomy. To me, St. Elsewhere was as good as primetime doctor shows could get.
Brings back Memories of my Mom who enjoyed this show very much..🙏
My Favorite TV Theme Song, and TAXI and Cheers right behind this one.
Great TV Show series while it lasted.
I'm still an 80's Nostalgic guru. Bring me back that decade, and I'd be just fine.
😘❤️👍
Oh god teen memories great show as well
Norman Lloyd died at the grand old age of 106 yesterday. RIP Dr. Daniel Auschlander.
ST. Elsewhere had some of the most famous cast members of all time.
Don’t get more famous than Denzel
Amazing male cast especially.
YE$ for sure
I used to rush home from work in evenings on Thursday night so l could always be parked in front of the television to see this show!
Norman was 107 years old when he died!!
Ed B. Jr doesn't age!! He is still adorable now!!
No, just shy of 107.
Every decade of T.V. from the 1950's & up has had a favorite/best cop show, medical drama, lawyer or western T.V. show. St. Elsewhere was the best of the 80's, then Hill Street Blues for police drama, and L.A.Law the best of the law shows. Unfortunately, the western genre died in the 70's, not counting The Waltons, and Little House on the Prairie, which both were remarkably in a class of their own. Only one true T.V. western (miniseries) would emerge itself in the later 1980's..."Lonesome Dove". Thank you Larry McMurtry!😊
As an RN in this was the first hospital show my co workers and I saw as real hospital drama.
Great series. My favorite episode was the one where Fiscus got shot. He was my favorite character and I was sitting on the edge of my seat!
He died and went to heaven. He met God who looked like him. Then he got resuscitated.
Wow what a great cast. Forgot how many young stars were on it.
Me too!! Forgot about Denzel Washington being on there!! Lol
Who still remembers the weird series finale episode of this show? I still do.
Best part where the fat opera lady sings, hahaha
I forget? Will have to look up. I know they were closing hospital. U own the DVD discs of this. Remember rhe head they found??
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What?
One of the best series of all time. With several actors starting their careers! 💯👌✨😁
I was young when this show was on, and I watched it. I don't remember much about it though. This might be something to binge if I can find it streaming.
Also, that cast was HUGE for a 1980's show!
It’s on Hulu.
Loved this show, has there ever been a more terrifying, head surgeon than Dr Mark Craig . And yet when the patient he was treating for weeks using his new experimental procedure suddenly died you saw his caring vulnerability beanth the tough exterior.
For its time, this show had a very surprisingly diverse cast.
Dave Grusin music. Legend.
I watched this show all the time as a kid and forgot he'd done the music for this 'til watching this clip! So cool.
awesome tv theme song. I remember it from the 80's playing on the tv in the background while doing something.
Kind of weird from today's perspective to see Denzel Washington in the "rest of cast in alphabetical order" list.
What a great time to watch TV. Even here in the UK it was amazing to sit down and watch all those great shows.
It was on Channel 4 I think.
Excellent series - bring it back...
I feel honored to have been born at the real hospital that was used for the exterior shots for this show, St. Elizabeth's in Boston, Massachusetts
Just binged this show on Hulu, miss it already.
This series and music pushed me through Respiratory School back in 1987 I needed this show back then and now.
Such a shame that after the show ended Ed Flanders became a recluse and eventually committed suicide. As an ironic counterpoint, Norman Lloyd is still alive at the age of 101.
103 now
104 now
William Daniels must be getting up there as well. Around 90-93 I'm guessing without a google check.
Hannah Lynch He actually scared off some robbers that tried to break into his house not too long ago.
105 now. Oldest celebrity living and still active.
I'll never forget the episode where they spent 15 minutes of the show talking about life in my favorite television bar! A little place called Cheers!
Everything is literally a repeat of this show. I still live on St Elsewhere 🥰
Rest in peace Mr Lloyd, 🧠🫀🫁🦴
R.I.P. Norman Lloyd
I loved this series
Things were never the same after 2005. Great actors, shows and narratives...
Really after 2019.
I feel sorry for anyone who didn't live thru the 80s. It truly was the decade of decadence
Look at the actors on this who have gone on to have long careers and oh yes the theme tune timeless
Bring it back MeTV!
It's on hulu
RIP norman lloyd (1914-2021)
This blast from the past just hit me so hard….. my airbags went off
There is no better medical drama, none whatsoever, that will top this show.
I remember this show from the late 80's. I was around 3 or 4 yrs old.
Norman Lloyd is still alive at an unbelievable 106 years old. Truly remarkable.
Just passed away today. RIP
@@MG-gb6cp Thank you for letting me know. RIP
@@paulwild3676 And William Daniels, who played on Knight Rider at the same time, is now the oldest at age 94.
And he was 93 when he passed away. Not 106. He was born in 1914 and died in 2021. For those of you who know how to subtract, that's 93 years. Whoever came up with 106 needs to go back to school. lol
That was remarkable. 106 is crazy! May he rest in peace 🕊️
Loved this show so very much.
I never once watched a full episode of this show, but the theme seems to always get stuck in my head.
There will never be TV this good again
Best TV intro Ever!
I think what made this show so amazing was that it didn't Glamourize life in a Hospital unlike Dr. Kildare, Ben Casey, or even Marcus Welby. I had no idea David Morse's Father was in the Original Production of How To Succeed in Business without Really Trying not to mention Mad Men. They even had a Lesbian Storyline before ER or even Grey's Anatomy but they scraped it.
Thats what worked for alot of shows back in the 80s, they tried to make it as realistic as possible unlike today where shows start out as great dramas and end up being soap operas.
They had an AIDS storyline with Mark Harmon's character
To Iaminage, are you ntalking about Craig's friend who was going to have a sex change operation, then finds out another became a man from a woman?
@DarkLordDiablos ain't that the truth. Shows like Barney Miller, L.A.Law, Hill Street Blues, St. Elsewhere, The Rockford Files etc. were entertaining but super realistic as far as the lifestyles and profession of the characters. Now a days it's nothing but supermodels playing cops or doctors or lawyers and like you said a daytime or nighttime soap opera
@@yesfandavidb No I didn't know about that one but I remember a City councilman having AIDS who was in The Closet. Also the Flashback Episode with Edward Hermann was brilliant. Also so many folks guest starred before becoming famous in their own right.
This theme music joins Dallas and Barnaby Jones as the best TV themes ever. And you may quote me.
Taxi and the Persuaders both better.
Rockford Files, M.A.S.H., Hill Street Blues, and Hawaii 5-O were all far superior to those mentioned.
This show could use a comeback. RIP Norman Lloyd and Ed Flanders
R.I.P Norman Lloyd 1914-2021
Kim Miyori and Nancy Stafford look really cute in the credits. Nice music too.
you should do a rap based on that the ST. ELSEWHERE BITCHES!! they were pretty HawwTT i must say!!
All the bitches were bitchin'.
Cynthia Sikes was Miss Kansas 1972 and a finalist for Miss America
Loved Kim Miyori
Kim Miyori played the best character on the show.
Staying up late to watch this in ireland memoryies
I remember being 6 pleading with my Mother to let me stay up later than usual so I could watch this show , cant remember any episodes but remember the theme....anyway it was in the north of Ireland , during the death and conflict that was etched into our everyday lives and I think this show was my comfort blanket tbh....
I grew up in Dublin post the troubles, A wonderful drama, The theme tune is so memorable....
R.I.P.
Difference between Season 1 & Season 2 credits - dropped from Season 2 G.W. Bailey & David Birney - added Kim Miyori, Eric Lanueville, Norman Lloyd, Ellen Bry, Mark Harmon and Nancy Stafford.
Great show and completely reminds me of Mom being around..🙏
Wow! It's crazy seeing Gibbs and Mr. Feeny, both working at a hospital together. COOL! I like those guys.
That was Captain Nice, youngster, or John Adams.
Who knew Denzel would go on to become a two time Oscar winner
Dam i miss.the 80's
It was so simple then miss all the good shows.
RIP Norman Lloyd.
Nancy Stafford was a TV crush of mine back in 1983 when she was a regular on St Elsewhere.
Nancy Stafford was beautiful but Cynthia Sikes ran circles around her!
Who did Nancy play?
David Bonnema She played Joan Halloran, who was originally a city-budget advisor, but was fired from that position near the end of season 2. Season 3 saw her hired as an assistant to Dr. Auschlander, which she remained until season 4.
DefLeppardVanHalen After which she left to play legal assistant Michelle Thomas on Matlock.
Michael Glickman Right.
Never watched an episode but just love this theme.
I wished that when he released the Theme from St. Elsewhere on his album Night-Lines, Dave Grusin did a remixed edit of that version for the TV on-air credits. Somewhere along the lines of what Mike Post and Quincy Jones did for their themes from The Rockford Files and Ironside respectively.
RIP Norman Loyd
Okay, if you have Hulu and go to season 2 episode 20, the theme sounds completely different and it is the only time that version aired - I want to know why.
Now to most of us this is an all star cast but then these were actors just getting started!! I think it’s neat to see how far they came. I had no idea Nancy Stafford was in here who would later star in Matlock.
Cynthia Sikes, Ellen Bry, Nancy Stafford, gorgeous women.
what about kim miyori
@@morgan8757 And her too.
And sagan lewis who played dr.jackie wade.
Used to fap to Cynthia a lot in the 80s.
This was by far the best medical show