Take a nostalgic trip back in time to remember some of the greatest cartoon theme songs of the 1980s.

Luckily, the folks who brought us this song -- and this cartoon -- knew that rule, and served it up right. We don't need some stupid Linkin Park theme song remake for our '80s Transformers, no siree.

Recently, some colleagues and I got into a discussion about the theme song to “St. Elmo’s Fire,” the 1985 movie starring Demi ...

This is the definitive family-friendly theme song, complete with that closing (and totally over-the-top) “sha-la-la-la” that sounds as if it should (and could) be sung by dads the world over.

Every generation has its own set of intros that feel integral to their lives. Find theme songs from the 1980s that defined the decade.

The folks in Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble ACJW went and had a little fun with this incredible mashup of 43 classic cartoon theme songs.

Here are 10 of the very best. Some of them are epic, bombastic bangers, and others are quirky, catchy gems. Some are hilarious, others super-serious. But all are awesome songs.