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Candy Slice and the Slicers
Jun 14, 2014
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The Artists
Her inability to find the right movie role and her premature death rendered Gilda Radner one of the most underrated talents of her day. On Saturday Night Live, Radner gave us a Patti Smith parody, where she played Candy Slice. It was as brilliant as anything else she had ever done, and she took the character to her own live comedy album in 1979. Much like Smith herself, this is almost a cult character among early SNL fans.
The Bullet Points:
TV Show Appeared:
Saturday Night Live (1978-79)
Actor:
Gilda Radner
Songs you might remember:
If You Look Close
Gimme Mick
Why you should vote for her:
Gilda deserves a bit of love here; it was a great parody.
Why you should not vote for her:
So much of what Radner has done has been sadly forgotten; and this is probably not among her top five characters.
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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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