One of the more successful characters of Martin Short’s career (though hands down the creepiest), Jackie Rogers Jr. was an eccentric albino lounge singer who was a tad on the feminine side, but all the way on the extroverted side. His blonde dutch boy haircut was paired with either gold or silver outfits completed one of the funniest train wrecks you ever saw. As Martin Short was on both SCTV and Saturday Night Live, we have what we believe is the only nominee to have both those credits on the resume. Is this a huge asset on the ledger? The…

The gay son of Lucious Lyon might just be the most talented offspring he has. Jamal Lyon has unquestionable R&B skill and musically is showcased as much as anyone is on the show. Originally the black sheep of the Lyon family, Jamal’s character arc is part Michael Corleone and the most developed of Empire. Would it be a surprise if Jamal Lyon is the first character from the show to get inducted?              The Bullet Points: TV Show Appeared: Empire (2015-) Actor:Jussie Smollette Songs you might remember:Good EnoughNo Apologies Why you should vote for him:Based on talent and portrayal,…

We have no problem stating that we believe that Eddie Murphy was screwed out of the Best Supporting Actor Award and that his performance as the Marvin Gaye inspired role was brilliant. We would even go as far as saying that we loved it so much that if Early got inducted into our Hall of Fame before Effie, we would be totally cool with that.   Seriously, we thought he was that good. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Dreamgirls (2006) Actors: Eddie Murphy Songs you might remember: Cadillac Car Jimmy Got Soul Why you should vote for him: This should have…

“Hard to Hold” was meant to be the vehicle to take Rick Springfield to the next level, but the film was destined to be the tail end of soap star’s peak. Springfield played a womanizing pop star (which we are sure was a big stretch for him as an actor) in a formulaic and predictable piece. The Soundtrack however with songs all done by Springfield did do well and generated three Top 40 hits, though don’t we really only remember him for “Jessie’s Girl”, which is not on the Soundtrack? The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Hard to Hold (1984) Actors:…

Capitalizing on the East Coast West Coast Rap feud, we have a VH1 film where Jaxx; a rising star in the East Coast Rap scene, is plucked by a tyrannical manager from the West Coast. If you followed what happened with the Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur, then we don’t really have to tell you how this ends. This wasn’t a bad film, and we wonder why it did not get more of a life on reruns. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Play’d: A Hip Hop Story (2002) Actor: Rashaan Nall Songs you might remember: Actually, there really aren’t any.…

This very well could be the one on the ballot whose support from all of you we are most curious to learn about.   Chuck lasted for five seasons, and though we can’t say it was a major success, it had a solid audience. Within the show, so did “Jeffster”, a combination of the two names of their members Jeff Barnes and Lester Patel, two of Chuck’s co-workers from the Nerd Herd. They would do many performances on the show, and became a much look forwarded component to the program. This entry’s success or failure for the Fictitious Rock and Roll…

Why a 1980’s record label needs the ultimate holographic computer is beyond us, but you have to hand it Hasbro who figured out that nobody would care as long as they had catchy pop songs, decent female role models and dolls to sell. Jem and the Holograms was a successful animated series that created 65 episodes and remains in the conscious of women who grew up in that era. An induction for this entry is a lot more likely than you might think. The Bullet Points: TV Shows Appeared: Jem (1985-88) Actors: Samantha Newark (voice) Britta Phillips (singing) (Jem/Jessica Benton)…

Did anyone really ask for a movie starring Mallory from Family Ties? We didn’t think that anyone did, but here we have “Satisfaction” which stars Bateman as the lead singer of the Mystery, who along with her band head to Florida looking for a gig after High School Graduation. The film is cliché ridden and was repackaged on cable as a Julia Roberts vehicle after her career exploded with Pretty Woman. Our biggest problem is not so much that the plot and writing was lame, but that the band…well sucked, and frankly were not capable of getting any gig in…

Marginally qualifying due to covering Bob Dylan while topless, Jenny Curran was the love of Forrest Gump’s life (though we still doubt Forrest really knows what love is). Jenny wanted to make a difference for a brief period of time with her music, though there is only so much you can do when you don’t have your clothes on. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Forrest Gump (1994) Actor: Robin Wright Songs you might remember: Blowing in the Wind Why you should vote for her: The fact that this performance (however brief) came from an iconic Best Picture winner holds some…

If only Isaac Hayes did not have a falling out with the creators of South Park.   To us, that is a shame as the beloved former soul singer known to us simply as “Chef” was the voice of reason on the show and also the voice of comedic song genius. Seriously, don’t you think “Chocolate Salty Balls” is enough to put him this Hall of Fame alone? The Bullet Points: TV Show Appeared: South Park (1997-2006) Actor: Isaac Hayes Songs you might remember: Chocolate Salty Balls Why you should vote for him: This was a major figure and arguably the…

From the 1980 version of the Jazz Singer, we have Neil Diamond as Jess Robin, (though his birth name was Yussel Babinovitch). The critics destroyed the film, but Diamond delivered what he always did: great songs. The film did not survive (though that was not necessarily Diamond’s fault), but the songs did, which included “Love on the Rocks”. Did we necessarily think it was a great role? No…but Neil is a major factor in music history, and this is a great way to induct him. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: The Jazz Singer (1980) Actor: Neil Diamond Songs you might…

If this were a real band…well there is no way they would have made it out of the Smash Club or Danny Tanner’s house, but in the Fictitious World…well, they never made further actually. Here is what we do like; as much as Full House had zero substance, it was light viewing and lasted eight years, and we aren’t embarrassed to say we watched it a few times and kept it on when the Rippers appeared and did a cover. We will also say that we love John Stamos’ ability to poke fun at himself as the band reunited on…

Here is another that we almost forgot about. From the unique film, “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”, we have the wife of the titular character, Jessica Rabbit. She was a voluptuous human cartoon with proportions impossible in anything other than in animated form. It is such a powerful character, though maybe so much so that we forgot that she was a singer; though that is not exactly essential to the film. That fact will probably cost her a lot of support for the Fictitious Hall. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988) Actors: Kathleen Turner (Speaking) Amy Irving…

Well received in Europe, “That’ll be the Day” gave us a great look at the early days of Rock and Roll in the United Kingdom during that period between Elvis and the British Invasion. Starring David Essex as Jim MacLaine, we see how music is an outlet for his anger and creativity; and can easily imagine how it was for so many others back in the day. We especially love the fact that the movie co-starred Keith Moon and Ringo Starr, lending it another subtle texture to the film. As this is relatively unknown in North America, we doubt however…

Hmmmm, we are a little torn on this one. First off, Eminem was brilliant as B-Rabbit, a gifted white rapper from the inner city of Detroit. Despite his talent, a white boy in 2002 trying to make it in the rap world is an uphill battle, but we presume he made it by his powerful victory in the film’s end rap battle. The movie performed well, was praised by the critics and generated an Oscar for Best Song (Lose Yourself), and again Eminem was brilliant; but how could he not be? Basically, he played himself as the plot was basically…

With a nice cameo in the “Wedding Singer”, we were treated to Jon Lovitz as a rival wedding singer who sang in his sleaziest best, Ladies’ Night. It was terrible, but it was comedic gold as Lovitz was as arrogant as he was untalented. It may have been brief, but we did love it! The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: The Wedding Singer (1998) Actor: Jon Lovitz Songs you might remember: Ladies’ Night Why you should vote for him: We did think this one of the better cameos in a movie that we have seen in a while. Why you should…

Yeah we know. The name “Joanie and Chachi’s band” is asinine but we have no idea what they were called. Here is what we do know: Happy Days was one of the most successful sitcoms of all-time and as such spinoffs were expected. The problem was that nobody wanted to see Joanie and Chachi pursue Rock and Roll dreams, especially when they had no musical ability. We were treated to a season of a half of bad acting, bad plots and horrific music. At the very least, the fictitious band never made it, which may have been the most realistic…

Naturally when Kelly Bundy got a show on Chicago Public Access (titled “Vital Social Issues ‘n’ Stuff with Kelly”) she needed a slutty house band. The band she got played brief five second songs, and just one word which was Sex. Once the show became a hit and was picked up by the network, the show was made over, as was the band, who now sang about milk. It was cancelled of course. The Bullet Points: TV Show Appeared: Married With Children (1995) Actor: We aren’t really sure. Songs you might remember: Sex Why you should vote for them: They…

Jocks-Wa-Hey was a young band from Glasgow whose rise to fame is a template that all aspiring musicians need to see. From the British six part series, “The Young Person’s Guide to Becoming a Rock Star” (which was complete with some of the best cameos ever), the satire of the music industry has never been better, and why this was never shown in the United States is beyond us.     The Bullet Points: TV Show Appeared: The Young Person’s Guide to Becoming a Rock Star (1998) Actors: Ciaran McMenamin (Jez MacAllister, Lead Singer) Duncan Marwick (Psycho, Bass) Stephen McCole (Wullie…

“A Star is Born” may be the name of the film but for John Norman Howard (Kris Kristofferson) his star was falling fast. As much as this was Barbara Streisand’s picture, many preferred watching the acting of Kristofferson and the inner conflicts he was going through. He always played a sentimental tough guy well, and here he was more vulnerable than we have seen him. For many, he made this film. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: A Star is Born (1976) Actor: Kris Kristofferson Songs you might remember: Watch Closely Now Why you should vote for him: Kristofferson was very…

The solo career of Greg Brady was brief, but Brady Bunch fans the world over remember “Johnny Bravo”. As Bravo, Greg would get sucked into the fame, but as you would expect with a Brady, he would learn to put family first and would not sell out his musical integrity…and yes it was implied he had some. The Bullet Points: TV Show Appeared: The Brady Bunch (1973) Actor: Barry Williams (Greg Brady) Songs you might remember: None Why you should vote for him: The name is still known. Why you should not vote for him: There is no musical legacy…

What a stretch it must have been for Sha-Na-Na to play a 1950’s band. Our sarcasm aside, Sha-Na-Na had to be considered the only real choice to portray “Johnny Casino and the Gamblers” in Grease, and they were given extensive time to show what they could do. Sha-Na-Na parlayed their role in Grease to their own syndicated show, and played off the 50’s nostalgia kick. We will say this; it may not be our style of music but technically speaking, they are a very good band. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Grease (1978) Actors: Sha-Na-Na Songs you might remember: Born…

We will admit that if Willie Nelson is in it, we are hooked. The Red Headed Stranger played “Johnny Dean” in the 1997 dark film, Wag the Dog and recorded a song for political purposes. For reasons that we aren’t quite sure, the film (although did well) has been forgotten so quickly and will likely affect any chances that Johnny Dean has for our Hall of Fame.    The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Wag the Dog (1997) Actor: Willie Nelson Songs you might remember: Good Ole Shoe Why you should vote for him: This is Willie! Why you should not…

Harry Angel (Mickey Rourke) is hired to track down pre World War II crooner, Johnny Favorite who (spoiler alert) turns out to be himself. We don’t really feel bad about spoiling the major plot twist, as really what this film is mostly known for is the graphic sex scene between Rourke and Lisa Bonet. We know that is why we watched it! The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Angel Heart (1987) Actor: Mickey Rourke Songs you might remember: None Why you should vote for him: Because he was with a Cosby kid? Why you should not vote for him: Music is…

A childhood friend of Richie Cunningham, Rocky Rhoads was the leader of Johnny Fish and the Fins, who needed a place to hide from the crowd while they practiced. Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids, who we assume remembered Richie from American Graffiti, where they were under a different name at the sock hop, played them. Small world isn’t it?