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The Kenosha Kickers
Jun 28, 2014
Published in
The Artists
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 circuit anyway.
Why you should not vote for them:
How can you vote for a group you never saw play?
Kaptian Kool and the Kongs
Jun 28, 2014
Published in
The Artists
Kaptain Kool and the Kongs was a Rock band created for the Krofft Supershow; a Saturday Morning children’s variety show from the 70’s. They were presented as wacky and goofy (and frankly acted like they had too much sugar or perhaps a different substance) though were mostly just annoying; though most of things produced by the Kroffts had those qualities.
The Bullet Points:
TV Show Appeared:
The Krofft Supershow (1976-78)
Actors:
Michael Lembeck (Kaptain Kool)
Debra Clinger (Superchick)
Michael McMeel (Turkey)
Louise DuArt (Nashville)
Bert Sommer (Flatbush)
Songs you might remember:
And I Never Dreamed
Why you should vote for them:
They were the focal point of a show that did last two seasons.
Why you should not vote for them:
Voting for anyone named Kaptain Kool…isn’t very cool.
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Kandy Floss
Jun 28, 2014
Published in
The Artists
We have to admit we get a real big kick out of this one. Kandy Floss was a fake band that was created only for the purpose of convincing 10 B-Level British celebrities that it was real. Confused? Let’s see if we can clear this one up.
The Junkyard Band
Jun 28, 2014
Published in
The Artists
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 type accordion made from a radiator and a funnel.
Mushmouth (Bass…we think)
Dumb Donald (Trombone)
William Cosby (Drums)
Russell Cosby (Xylophone)
Weird Harold (Harp)
Rudy (Banjo)
Bucky (Organ)
Songs you might remember:
The Opening Theme
Why you should vote for them:
This cartoon lasted more than 99 percent of all other Saturday Morning ones, and had quite the staying power. We wager that most people over the age of forty know that theme song.
Why you should not vote for them:
Was this band even remotely good?
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