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Everything you ever wanted to know about fake bands in movies, TV, commercials, books, games, art, and elsewhere, but were afraid to ask
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In Remembrance of Dolly Parton and Tim Curry (opens the original)
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We lost two beloved icons on the same day: Dolly Parton and Tim Curry. We look at Dolly's legacy, her fake band roles in 9 to 5 and Rhinestone, and how she lived her life the way our heroes should live. Then we discuss Tim Curry, the gifted actor who wowed us with charisma and fake band flair. Oh, and T. Mike talks about the TV show Wiseguy for hours and hours and...
Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Fake Bands in Comic Strips (opens the original)
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The Autopian's Jason Torchinsky joins us as we delve deep into the comics page, looking for fake bands and artists (and finding quite a few).
Fake Banded Me with Science! (opens the original)
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Sometimes you have to run your experiments in the lab, and sometimes you have to rock! We look at real scientists from real bands like Queen and The Offspring, we look at real scientists who were in fake bands like Bridgit Mendler, and then a lot of fake scientists with their fictional tunes. Then, after all the laughs, we get serious. Yahoo Serious, that is. It's a full show.
Adult Swim Part 2: Aqua Teen Hunger Force! (opens the original)
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So there's a group of people who share a house. Okay, not a group of people, but a milkshake and an order or fries and a meat wad. You heard me. A wad of meat. It only gets weirder from there on Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Luckily for us, they make a lot of fictional music so we can talk about them!
Out of the Pool, It's Adult Swim! (opens the original)
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We tackle the early days of Adult Swim, that crazy channel for adult animation. If you like Space Ghost, Harvey Birdman, Brak, Zorak, and SeabLab 2021, or you think the names are funny and you want to hear more, well this show is for you! Next week, we'll finish Adult Swim with a look at Aqua Teen Hunger Force so stay tuned!
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