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The Eracists

From a series of MAD TV sketches we have the Eracists, an “Up With People” type of singing group who try to motivate people to accept everyone for what they are and to go against racism. This is despite that their lyrics are often racist themselves.

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The Evolution Revolution

From the strange live action chimpanzee (yes, you read that right) you have a show that seems to only be possible to have occurred the year after Woodstock. Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp was about a chimpanzee that was also a spy who also was part of a band. Basically, the producers had the chimps dress up and made dialogue from the actions. The Bullet Points: TV Show Appeared: Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp (1970-71) Actors: A bunch of chimpanzees. Actual singing voice was Steve Hoffman. Fictitious Band: Lancelot Link (Guitar) Mata Hairi (Tambourine) Bananas Marmoset (Drums) Sweetwater Gibbons (Organ) Songs you…

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The Exits

We all know that if you are a musician, you get girls. The great thing about that formula is that you can be ugly as sin and it still works; just ask Ric Ocasek. The young stars of Boy Meets World, created a band called the Exits to impress girls (naturally), which works…until they are asked to actually perform. The Bullet Points: TV Show Appeared: Boy Meets World (1994) Actors: Ben Savage (Cory Matthews) Rider Strong (Shawn Patrick Hunter) Songs you might remember: None Why you should vote for them: Isn’t it funny how a show that wasn’t deep at…

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The Fabulous Baker Boys

Another that we almost forgot about, The Fabulous Baker Boys was a lounge Jazz act, whose lives changes when they added a female to their act. The film had decent music, superb acting, but is this a musical genre that may not be appropriate for the Hall of Fame that we are creating here. We are very curious to see how many votes are accrued here. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) Actors: Jeff Bridges (Jack Baker) Michelle Pfeiffer (Susie Diamond) Beau Bridges (Frank Baker) Songs you might remember: My Funny Valentine Why you should vote…

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The Fabulous Dawgs

From the underappreciated concept album (The Turtles present the Battle of the Bands) by the Turtles we have an album 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.

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The Fighting Temptations

A film in the canon of Cuba Gooding Jr.’s downfall, The Fighting Temptations, is about a church choir group’s trials and tribulations. The reviews on this film were not good (justifiably) but we did like Beyonce in one of her early roles that showed a lot of what she could do. With that said, how many people even remember this film existed, and is a church choir really Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame worthy? The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: The Fighting Temptations (2003) Actors: Cuba Gooding Jr. (Darrin Hill) Beyonce Knowles (Lilly) Others we don’t care about Songs you might…

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The Fingers

Produced by Kevin Smith, the film “Losers Take All”, takes place in 1986 where “The Fingers” have to decide how bad they want fame and if they should forego their DIY ethos. It is a comical film that really didn’t make it, though the music from the film is worth watching it alone. The Bullet Points: TV Show Appeared: Losers Take All (2011) Actors: Kyle Gallner (Brian) Aaron Himelstein (Dave) Ashley Springer (Miles) Billy Kay (Billy) Songs you might remember: Every Little Thing Goes Wrong Why you should vote for them: Musically, this was a great film. Why you should…

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The Five Heartbeats

In the ambitious (though hit and miss) Robert Townsend project, The Five Heartbeats, we witness the rise and fall of the titular Motown band. Although the plot was predictable, Townshend deserves credit for creating original songs and making the group look as legitimate (pardon the pun, but he injected his soul into it), but when a film does not perform well, and Townsend was essentially done in Hollywood after it, do we really have a serious contender? The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: The Five Heartbeats (1991) Actors: Robert Townsend (Donald “Duck” Matthews) Leon (T.J. Matthews) Michael Wright (Eddie King Jr.)…

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The Flaming Creatures

We will admit that they are on the ballot for about two reasons. The first, we are always a sucker for a T.Rex cover. The second, the band that covered them in Velvet Goldmine was Placebo, a group we always thought was a little underappreciated. One song in a minor movie really isn’t much to go on, but hell; there are a lot more obscure choices on this ballot! The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Velvet Goldmine (1998) Actors: Placebo Songs you might remember: 20th Century Boy Why you should vote for them: Only for the love of Placebo; not that…

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The Flesh Fair Band

Here is another that we could not help but put on the ballot because of who portrayed them. In Steven Spielberg’s 2001 Sci-Fi film, A.I., we were taken to a “Flesh Fair” where a Metal sound permeated the scene. We don’t know the name of the band (hence why we are just calling them the “Flesh Fair Band”) but Ministry, a band that was a lot more important in musical history than they got credit for, played them. Perhaps that is why we could not leave them off the ballot. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) Actors:…

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The Folksmen

First making a brief appearance on Saturday Night Live, the Folksmen were intended to be a spoof of the Folk revival scene that was a little too corporate. Played by the same people who comprised Spinal Tap (Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer), The Folksmen returned as a large feature in the quirky ensemble film, “A Mighty Wind” where they are scheduled to be the main event of a reunion concert to honor their fallen manager. They were given a backstory, where they had a minor hit in 1962 (Old Joe’s Place) and had dissolved much like other Folk…

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The Future Villain Band

In the atrocious film, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Aerosmith was cast as the bad guys in the film. It does not matter what their mantra was, or what their role was, as they were fortunate enough to avoid the shrapnel of this schlock. Incidentally, KISS was originally asked to play this band, but starred in their own film, “KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park”, which actually was even a worse choice than this. Still, this is Aerosmith, and we don’t have a lot of actual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees on the ballot. Is that…

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The Gentlemen Callers

There was no way we couldn’t include this after Bryan Cranston’s performance in Breaking Bad which could be the greatest television show in history. In a 2003 episode, Hal (Cranston) and his African American Poker buddies form a folk style band where they play the Elk Lodge. We don’t remember why it occurred, but it was humorous which was what you would expect from a Hal plotline on Malcolm in the Middle. The Bullet Points: TV Show Appeared: Malcolm in the Middle (2003) Actors: Bryan Cranston (Hal) We don’t know who else Songs you might remember: None Why you should…

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The Ghetto Avenue Boys

When the boys form a Boy Band group, Randy Marsh forbade his son Stan to be part of it. Apparently, Randy was in a Boy Band himself where he anchored the Ghetto Avenue Boys, who had a top hit with “You’ve Got It”. The band was dissolved after their producer turned their attention to a new group; The Avenue Ghetto Street Boys, forcing Marsh back home a broken man. At least he got his return in Fingerbang! The Bullet Points: TV Show Appeared: South Park (2000) Actor: Trey Parker Matt Stone The Fictitious Band Randy Marsh And four other unknown…

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The Gnats

Possibly the worst fictitious band on the ballot, the Gnats comprised of the four male castaways on Gilligan’s Island. In this episode they sing (although unintelligibly) as the Gnats in a bizarre attempt to get the Mosquitoes (a Beatles rip off who was stranded there) to take them off the island. As bizarre as it sounds, only on this show can it make perfect logical sense. Sometimes, it is best not to think about it and just enjoy Gilligan on the drums. The Bullet Points: TV Show Appeared: Gilligan’s Island (1965) Actors: Bob Denver (Gilligan, Drums) Alan Hale Jr. (The…

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The Good Ole Boys

We never heard them play a lick, but the Good Ole Boys (along with the Chicago Police and Illinois Nazis) became sworn enemies of the Blues Brothers after they stole their gig at Bob’s Country Bunker. We are not going to feel bad for them, as there is no way that they could have executed “Rawhide” as good as Jake and Elwood!The Bullet Points:Movies Appeared: The Blues Brothers (1980)Actors:Charles Napier (Tucker McElroy)Jeff Morris (Bob)Songs you might remember:NoneWhy you should vote for them:They were in a one of our favorite films (and we suspect one of yours).Why you should not vote…

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The Gories

After watching a few episodes of Gidget, it became easy to see why Sally Field was the world’s cutest teenager. In an episode of the show that made her famous, she fronts a band with her tambourine and displays a Goth look, before anybody knew what it was. It wasn’t great, but fans of the show could have cared less.The Bullet Points:TV Show Appeared: Gidget (1965) Actors:Sally Field (Gidget)Lynette Winter (Larue)Jimmy Hawkins (Paul)Murray McLeod (Doug)Dennis Joel (Ringo Feinberg)Songs you might remember:Let Me Show You Where It’s AtWhy you should vote for them:People of a certain age, still remember Gidget.Why you…

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The Greefs

From the 1960’s sitcom, My Three Sons, we have an interesting candidate in the Greefs, which was led by Don Grady who played the middle brother, Chip Douglas. Grady had his own band and was given the opportunity on the program to showcase his musical ability. We can’t say that Grady ever really made it as a singer, but he was given a platform here. Anyone who was a devotee of this show might remember the Greefs…though we wonder how many of those there are left. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: My Three Sons (1965) Actors: Don Grady (Chip Douglas)…

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The Green Onion

In a very cheesy 1969 film, Richard Dreyfuss is part of a band that lives in a house under water. We think that the band was called the Green Onion, though we aren’t exactly sure. Either way, while submerged in the sea (with Tony Randall naturally) they manage to become successful on land. What that is worth is beyond us. The Bullet Points: Movies Appeared: Hello Down There (1969) Actors: Richard Dreyfuss (Harold Webster) Lou Wagner (Marvin Webster) Gary Tigerman (Tommy Miller) Kay Cole (Lorrie Miller) Songs you might remember: None Why you should vote for them: Does the fact…

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The Groovie Goolies

Cashing in on the Bubblegum/Cartoon theme, we have a spin off of a spin off (that of course originated with the Archies), called the Groovie Goolies. Everything follows the standard early 70’s Hanna Barbara blueprint, but this time the band comprises with the traditional movie monsters, Dracula, Frankenstein and the Werewolf who were modernized for our pleasure. You know, the more we think of it, the more we like animation of our youth better! It was far more fun! The Bullet Points: TV Show Appeared: The Groovie Goolies (1970-71) Actors: Larry Storch (Drac) Howard Morris (Frankie & Wolfie) The Fictional…

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The Grungies

From the short-lived sketch comedy, the Ben Stiller Show, we have a Seattle parody of the Monkees called what else; The Grungies! The bit was a bit dark, but was a bright spot on what only lasted thirteen episodes. Incidentally, the sketch is better known for being the source of an email feud between Judd Apatow and Mark Brazill. You can Google that history yourself. The Bullet Points: TV Show Appeared: The Ben Stiller Show (1992-93) Actors: Ben Stiller (Jonsie) Bob Odenkirk (Stone) Andy Dick (Dolly) Jeff Kahn (Tork) Songs you might remember: We’re the Grungies! Why you should vote…

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The Gutter Cats

Didn’t Kelly Bundy seem perfect for a late 80’s/early 90’s Hair Metal Rock and Roll Video? On Married…With Children, that is exactly what happened, as she was the “girl” in the video for the Gutter Cats. Who are they? Does it really matter, as this Sitcom often created their own canon of fictitious Metal bands. At least this one we saw. The Bullet Points: TV Show Appeared: Married With Children (1990) Actors: Anthony Smedlie Bobby Lycon Jonny Black Josh Blake Songs you might remember: Decoy Woman Why you should vote for them: Of all the fictitious bands from this Sitcom…

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The Guys Next Door

In another attempt to replicate the Monkees, The Guys Next Door was a goofy Saturday Morning show featuring a group of young people who lived in a house and performed lame comedic sketches. They also performed as a boy band and actually had a minor hit in the United States, though after that and their thirteen episodes, that was about it. The Bullet Points: TV Show Appeared: The Guys Next Door (1990) Actors: Eddie Garcia Patrick J, Dancy Bobby Leslie Damon Sharpe Christopher Wolf Songs you might remember: I’ve Been Waiting For You Why you should vote for them: There…

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The Heardsmen

After the demise of the Wonders in the Tom Hanks film, “That Thing You Do”, we learn that the lead singer was able to fulfill his creative juices with the “Heardsmen” which apparently achieved some success. Since, we never saw it, does it really matter here? It probably doesn’t. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: That Thing You Do (1996) Actors: Jonathon Schaech (James “Jimmy” Mattingly II, Guitar and Lead Vocals) Songs you might remember: None Why you should vote for them: Apparently they were successful. Why you should not vote for them: What difference does it make if they were…

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The Heights

With the success of Beverly Hills 90210, Fox tried to replicate the formula but in the form of a band. The Heights debuted in August of 1992 and was cancelled in November of that year. Sounds like a failure, right? Not exactly. Nobody tuned in to watch the show, but the fictitious band had a number one hit on “How Do You Talk to an Angel” in the real world; though you have to wonder how many people heard the song, even realized that there was a television show associated with it. Ironically, the band never made it in the…

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