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Monday, October 16, 2006

Mystery TV Themes: MONK

This entry has been moved to Crime TV.

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  • AGATHA CHRISTIE'S GREAT DETECTIVES
  • ALIAS
  • AVENGERS (w/ NEW AVENGERS)
  • BARNEY MILLER
  • BATMAN 1966 (w/ THE ODD COUPLE)
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  • HARDY BOYS / NANCY DREW MYSTERIES
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  • HAWAII FIVE-O
  • IT TAKES A THIEF
  • JUDD, FOR THE DEFENSE
  • KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER
  • LONE RANGER
  • MAGICIAN
  • MAGNUM, P.I.
  • MANNIX
  • MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE
  • MOD SQUAD
  • MONK
  • NBC MYSTERY MOVIE
  • PERRY MASON
  • PETER GUNN
  • ROCKFORD FILES
  • S.W.A.T.
  • SAINT
  • SIMON & SIMON
  • STARSKY & HUTCH
  • T.J. HOOKER
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Crime TV Main Titles

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  • ALIAS
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  • CHECKMATE
  • DRAGNET
  • EQUALIZER (w/ CALLAN)
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  • HART TO HART
  • HAWAII FIVE-O
  • IT TAKES A THIEF
  • JUDD, FOR THE DEFENSE
  • KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER
  • LONE RANGER
  • MAGICIAN
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  • MONK
  • NBC MYSTERY MOVIE
  • PERRY MASON
  • PETER GUNN
  • ROCKFORD FILES
  • S.W.A.T.
  • SAINT
  • SIMON & SIMON
  • STARSKY & HUTCH
  • T.J. HOOKER