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Cancer Boy
Jun 14, 2014
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The Artists
A controversial character from the Kids in the Hall film, Brain Candy, Cancer Boy was just what he sounded like: a young boy with Cancer. Played by Bruce McCullough, the character straddled the line between parody and poor taste and apparently caused Paramount (who was distributing the film) to not get behind the film. Cancer Boy may have been memorable, but was it for the right reason?
The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Brain Candy (1996)
Actor:
Bruce McCullough
Songs you might remember:
Whistle When You’re Low
Why you should vote for him:
Chances are you never forgot the character.
Why you should not vote for him:
It was not much of a Rock and Roll character, and again many found it in poor taste.
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The California Raisins
Jun 14, 2014
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The Artists
Sometimes, you never know what will become a hit. In the late 1980’s the California Raisin Advisory Board created a hit commercial of anthropomorphic raisins that sang old Rhythm & Blues. Actually, it was a phenomenon, which spawned a TV show, merchandise and even a video game. Who knew that a cover “Heard it Through the Grapevine” could do so well?
The Bullet Points:
TV Show Appeared:
Meet the Raisins! (1989)
Actors:
Singing Voice: Buddy Miles
Songs you might remember:
Heard it Through the Grapevine
Why you should vote for them:
This was a very successful advertising campaign
Why you should not vote for them:
How about because they are raisins!
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California Dreams
Jun 14, 2014
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The Artists
We are a little shaky with the details on this one. We admittedly watched Saved by the Bell, but we never watched an entire episode of its musically inspired doppelganger, California Dreams. We do know that is lasted five years showing that somebody watched but as far as we can tell it did not generate any significant music that anyone seems to remember. We bet the Zack Attack gets more votes than this!
The Bullet Points:
TV Show Appeared:
California Dreams (1992-96)
Actors:
Brent Gore (Matt Garrison, Guitar)
Kelly Packard (Tiffani Smith, Bass)
William James Jones (Tony Wicks, Drummer)
Heidi Noelle Lenhart (Jenny Garrison, Keyboards)
Jay Anthony Franke (Jake Sommers, Guitar)
Jennie Kwan (Samantha Woo, Singer)
Aaron Jackson (Keyboards)
Songs you might remember:
We don’t remember any.
Why you should vote for them:
If this lasted five years, somebody must have watched this!
Why you should not vote for them:
We are not sure we have ever met anyone who has.
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Caleb Bryant
Jun 14, 2014
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The Artists
Whether or not the world forgets about Chris Brown and his attack on Rihanna (and they won’t), the Law & Order universe cashed in with “Caleb Bryant” whose alliteration to the R&B superstar was not an accident. The difference in this NBC show is that Rihanna knockoff was beaten to death, but SVU was never known to do anything half assed.
The Bullet Points:
TV Show Appeared:
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2013)
Actor:
Eugene Jones III
Songs you might remember:
None
Why you should vote for him:
Only if you think Chris Brown was right.
Why you should not vote for him:
It was only one episode that was “ripped from the headlines”.