We have no problem going on record that the Honey Bees from Gilligan’s Island (well…two thirds of them anyway) were hotter and more entertaining than most of the 1960’s actual girl groups that existed. Really, how could they not be? You had the ultimate man question of the 60’s in the group (who would you rather….Ginger or Mary Ann), they looked good and their song “You Need Us” was damned catchy. Could a one and a half minute bit on a Gilligan’s Island episode get selected? Keep in mind that in this episode, they were not rescued because the Mosquitoes…

In a mini storyline arc we forgot about, Drew Carey and his pals reform their old band, the Horndogs, which played some gigs at their local watering hole, The Warsaw Tavern. The Horndogs would actually attempt to take it to the next level (with a bit of help by Joe Walsh), and Drew even got a groupie, but at the end of the day he decided that it would be more beneficial for him to stay working at the department store. Frankly, there is something about Drew Carey: Rock Star that we were struggling with anyway, though the montage where…

From Cheech & Chong’s 1981 film, “Nice Dreams” we have a scene where Chong is mistaken for Jerry Garcia and is presented with a band to try to promote. That group is the all-female outfit called the “Hot Rollers” who all have names based on hair colors. That’s about all we remember from this one. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Nice Dreams (1981) Actors: Cheryl Smith (Brunetta) Linnea Quiqley (Auburnetta) Debbie Tressler (Platinum) Haydee Pomar (Ash) Jennifer Child (Dishwater) Songs you might remember: None Why you should vote for them: Well, they were attractive. Why you should not vote for…

The brief run of the Hanna-Barbara cartoon, The Impossibles, gave us a trio of crime fighters who posed as rock musicians. This debuted in 1966, and from as near as we could tell, was cancelled in 1966. Odds are with a run this short; this is a Hanna-Barbara invention that won’t be in the Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame any time soon.   The Bullet Points: TV Show Appeared: Frankenstein and the Impossibles (1966) Actors: Hal Smith (Coil Man) Paul Frees (Fluid Man) Don Messick (Multi Man) Songs you might remember: None Why you should vote for them:…

The Jack Frost Band was a Blues Cover band of nearly middle-aged men still hoping for a record deal. Led by Michael Keaton, (of course with the character name of Jack Frost), he perishes in a car accident when he is rushing to get back to his family. So what happens? He is reincarnated as a snowman. Now how was this greenlighted? The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Jack Frost (1998) Actors: Michael Keaton Mark Addy Songs you might remember: Frosty the Snowman Why you should vote for them: We do believe that Keaton would front a Blues Band. He looks…

It only lasted thirteen episodes but the Jackson Decker Band was a big hit in the fictitious rock universe. The show “Live Through This” had the children of the band members urge them to do a comeback tour. Basically, this show ignored the rules of teen drama, that being that teens don’t want to watch their peers have parents who are cooler than they are.       The Bullet Points: TV Show Appeared: Live Through This (2000-01) Actors: David Nerman (Keith Rooney, Bass) Jennifer Dale (Annie Baker, Lead Singer) Bruce Dinsmore (Rick Parsons, Drums) Ron Lea (Drake Taylor, Lead Guitar) Songs…

It didn’t take long for anyone watching the Cosby Show to realize that he loved Jazz and the Blues and if you weren’t a fan of those genres, the Coz was going to do what he could to change that opinion. As it turns out, Cliff Huxtable’s (Bill Cosby) father was a former slide trombone player in a generic sounding band called the Jazz Caravan, and we get to see Russell “Slide” Huxtable make his triumphant return. The Bullet Points: TV Show Appeared: The Cosby Show (1986) Actor: Earle Hyman (Russell Huxtable) Songs you might remember: None Why you should…

We will say this about Michael Cera. Music always seems to be a huge part of his films, and in “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist”, he is in his comfort zone as the straight man in an All Gay band.   The band, “The Jerk-Offs” is not exactly central to the story, but in this film music is so important that it can’t be ignored. Whether or not this gets in before Sex Bob-omb is up to you. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist (2008) Actors: Michael Cera (Nick Leary, Bass) Rafi Gavron (Dev, Lead Singer) Aaron…

Dear God!   Every Christmas we are subjected to this dreck, where we are forced to watch a video (usually because there is one member of the family that finds this cute); where we have cats meowing and playing to Christmas Songs. This was the brainchild of Mike Spalla, a sound engineer who we assume made some serious coin with this idea. The albums actually sold, and resulted into Jingle Dogs and Jingle Babies, both of which stink up our Christmas song rotation.           The Bullet Points: Albums Appeared: Meowy Christmas (1993) Here Comes Santa Claws (1994) Actors: None Songs you…

The glue of the quirky Brian DePalma film, Phantom of the Paradise, the revolving role of the house band at the Paradise was a trio who first appeared as the retro-greasers, The Juicy Fruits. Their second appearance was as surf style knock offs, the Beach Bums and finally the Undeads in what was pre Misfits look. They did not get the love they should have in this cult film, as they only had singing roles, but their contribution should not be ignored.   The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Phantom of the Paradise (1974) Actors: Archie Hahn Jeffrey Comanor Harold Oblong…

There is something special about a band that made all of their instruments from discarded items at a junkyard and who sing moralistic tales isn’t there? Well, maybe there is not, but on the episodes of the animated series, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, that is what we got, and it is something that anyone who saw the show remembers vividly. That might translate into a few votes here. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972-85) Actors: Bill Cosby and other voice actors. The Fictitious Band: Fat Albert (Lead Singer and plated a bagpipe…

John Candy and a Polka Band? Gang, you have two choices as apart from the Schmenge Brothers, you have Gus Polinski who led the Kickers and were kind enough to help Kate McAllister get home to Chicago to see her son Kevin who was left “Home Alone”. Shouldn’t we thank God for John Candy? The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Home Alone (1990) Actor: John Candy (Gus Polinski) Edward Bruzan Frank Cernugel Eddie Korosa John Hardy Robert Okrzesik Leo Perion Vince Waidzulis Songs you might remember: None Why you should vote for them: They were huge in Kenosha…well on the Polka…

From the underappreciated concept album (The Turtles present the Battle of the Bands) by the Turtles we have an albums where different “bands” appeared. This allowed the group to not only stretch their skills musically, as each “band” had a completely different sound and also showcase their humor. As mentioned, we did like this album, but we can’t say that “Oh Daddy!” by the L.A. Bust ’66 was one that really stood out in our minds. Still, this album could surprise us in regards to support, so we are looking forward to see what happens with all of the entries…

From the love it or hate it film, Airheads, “The Lone Rangers” were so desperate to make it in the music industry that they resorted to hijacking a radio station to get their demo played. As you would expect in a screwball comedy such as this, strange events occurred, and of course they make it (sorry for the spoiler), but time is actually aging this film surprisingly well, and with what is near an all star cast in the band, this might have a shot.          The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Airheads (1994) Actors: Brendan Fraser (Chazz Darby) Adam…

The Looters were an up and coming Punk band in the cult flick, “Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains”.   They were on the backburner for other bands, but their dedication to the Punk lifestyle was evident throughout. We can say though, as we look up and down this ballot, there are few that have assembled a more perfect group of cast musicians as the Looters comprised of Paul Simonon (The Clash), Steve Jones (The Sex Pistols), Paul Cook (The Sex Pistols) and Ray Winstone, who was not a musician, but a great character actor to do the heavy lifting. This…

How do you do a Blues Brothers film, without John Belushi? God bless, Dan Aykroyd, he tried with Blues Brothers 2000, but without Belushi, it was a film nobody really wanted to see. With that said and for our purposes the music was great and had an even greater selection of musical stars that appeared in the film then the original. This was evident with the “Louisiana Gator Boys” who appeared to combat the Blues Brothers in a Battle of the Bands. The Louisiana Gator Boys, was practically a super group when you look at who was in it. Actually,…

We were not sure if they had a name for their band, so “The Mambo Kings” is what we are going for on the ballot. From the film of the same name, we have the story of two brothers from Cuba who flee from Havana to the States. There, they eventually pick up where they left off, playing clubs in New York City, like they did in Cuba. Now, as to whether this is a serious contender for the Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, really depends on your opinion of Cuban music and whether you saw this film…

We love a good hoax! In 1969, Rolling Stone Magazine talked about a recording session with Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, John Lennon and Paul McCartney and a bootleg album that resulted from it. There was a review of the album, which although was done in tongue and cheek fashion resulted in many fans believing it, and why wouldn’t they? This was the first era of the supergroup (CSNY, Blind Faith) and who wouldn’t want a Beatle to collaborate with a Rolling Stone? The reaction to the article was so strong that the magazine hired an unknown band with a Jagger…

A stereotype themselves, The Mau Maus were a rap group that objected to the VERY offensive stereotype of the New Millennium Minstrel Show which had the talent appear in blackface. We can’t say that we thought this was Director Spike Lee’s best work, and we doubt that this has a serious shot; though we had to put this fictitious group on the ballot, just for shutting down that horrible fictitious show. Spoiler alert, the police in the end with the exception of the lone white member, who was 1/16th black, shot them all. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Bamboozled (2000)…

The house band at Jabba the Hut’s palace, the Max Rebo Band originally started as a trio. We aren’t speaking of the Star Wars expanded universe; rather the fact that the original film the band had three members and one song, and in George Lucas’ remastered edition, the band expanded in digital numbers and had a second song created. Can you think of any other fictional band that got an enhanced run? The Bullet Points: Movies Appeared: Return of the Jedi (1983) Actors: Some guys in body suits and digital enhancements Fictional Band Members: Max Rebo Sy Snootles Droopy McCool…

Why do the Misfits really care so much Jem and the Holograms? They seemed to be getting gigs and doing well. Whatever the reason, you can’t have a Hasbro cartoon with someone representing the “evil” side, so here we are with the Misfits, who had a slew of songs on the show that nobody remembers. The Bullet Points: TV Shows Appeared: Jem (1985-88) Actors: Patrice Alice Albrecht (voice) Ellen Bernfield (singing) (Phyllis “Pizzazz” Gabor) Samantha Paris (voice) (Roxanne “Roxy” Pellegrini) Susan Blu (voice) Lani Groves (singing) (Mary “Stormer” Phillips) Louise Dorsey (voice) (Sheila “Jetta” Burns) Songs you might remember: None…

Capitalizing on Beatlemania, the Mosquitoes were written as the most popular band in the world that due to the fervor of their fans looked for some much needed R&R, which of course they found on Gilligan’s Island. We were treated to a couple tunes from the band, but like many who arrived on this “uncharted desert isle” they left the Castaways behind, especially after seeing the girls perform fearing they would be competition. Of note, the Wellingtons, who were the group who recorded the original theme for the show, played the Mosquitoes. The Bullet Points: TV Show Appeared: Gilligan’s Island…

Wedding Band lasted only one season and produced what we think is one of the worst band names (fictitious or real) in “The Mothers of the Bride”. Still, this show about a group of friends who perform in a wedding band on weekends was not a bad show and musically was decent; especially considering the cast sang and played their own instruments. Had this lasted a few seasons, we think this would have been a serious contender. The Bullet Points: TV Show Appeared: Wedding Band (2012-13) Actors: Brian Austin Green (Tommy, Lead Singer and Guitar) Peter Cambor (Eddie, Lead Guitar)…

One of the best regular sketches from the early years of Saturday Night Live were the “nerd” characters played by Gilda Radner and Bill Murray. What many forget is that their debut performance of this bit is that along with regular host, Steve Martin they were trying to push their band’s album and make it in the Rock and Roll world. Needless to say, their “album” was not picked up and “I’ll Give You My Lunch Money” never made it to the top ten on Billboard. The Bullet Points: TV Show Appeared: Saturday Night Live (1977) Actors: Bill Murray (Todd…

From the brilliant mockumentary, A Mighty Wind, we have the “New Main Street Singers” who as the name suggests are the new incarnation of the Main Street Singers. This folk group continues to perform, though they have not been overly successful. Still, when you have a group of actors who are this gifted, you can’t help but pay attention to everything they did on screen. We know that we did. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: A Mighty Wind (2003) Actors: Paul Dooley (George Menschell) Jane Lynch (Laurie Bohner) John Michael Higgins (Terry Bohner) Parker Posey (Sissy Knox) Mark Monisa (Mike…