We admit to being befuddled by this one. The first time kids saw Big Time Rush was on television of the show of the same name. The premise is where four Minnesota Hockey players wind up in a Boy Band (we don’t know why either) and we assume stopped playing hockey. Anyway, the boy band becomes successful in the real world and they have released multiple albums and sold out arenas. Now they used their real first names, but changes their last name on the show, and they have a created origin (Do you believe any of them play hockey?) so we think they should count on the ballot. That doesn’t mean though that we expect you to vote for them! The Bullet Points: TV Show Appeared: Big Time Rush (2009-13) Actors: Kendall Schmidt (Kendall Knight) James Maslow (James Diamond) Carlos Pena Jr. (Carlos Garcia) Logan Henderson (Logan Mitchell) Songs you might remember: Boyfriend Why you should vote for them: Very few on this ballot have sold more legitimate records than they have. Why you should not vote for them: Being a Boy Band works against them. {youtube}
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We never saw Big Fun in the 1989 dark comedy, Heathers, but we heard them and learned of their major hit, “Teenage Suicide, (Don’t Do It)”, which was exactly the opposite of the staged suicides that Christian Slater orchestrated at Westerburg High. That song was referenced more in that film than half of the other “hits” on this ballot. Also bonus points for the Replacements lead singer having a High School named after him. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Heathers (1989) Actor: Sung by Don Dixon Songs you might remember: Teenage Suicide (Don’t Do It) Why you should vote for them: This was a great film in its day Why you should not vote for them: It is hard to vote for a band you never saw. {youtube}
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From the Nickelodeon kids show, Doug, we had a running part of the program in a cute Beatles parody called the “Beets”. It may have gone over the kids’ heads, but the quartet not only channeled George, Paul, John and Ringo but gave us cute and original songs. That gives them more merit than most other animated bands here. The Bullet Points: TV Show Appeared: Doug (1991-96) Actor: The Fictitious Band: Monroe Yoder (Guitar and Vocals) Clyde “Chap” Lipman (Drums) Wendy Nespah (Keyboards) Flounder (Bass) Songs you might remember: Killer Tofu I Sneezed on My Sock Why you should vote for them: This was a very cute effort, and is still remembered. Why you should not vote for them: This might be too far on the juvenile side for the people who will vote here. {youtube}
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Part Bowie, part transvestite and part diva, the character of Beef was in the wrong place at the wrong time as evidenced by his death by neon lightning bolt on stage. Actually, that doesn’t sound like a bad way to go. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Phantom of the Paradise (1974) Actors: Gerrit Graham Raymond Louis Kennedy (Singing Voice) Songs you might remember: Life at Last Why you should vote for him: Chances are the laughs you had during the film was because of Beef. Why you should not vote for him: He is low on the list in a film that may generate no inductees. {youtube}
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