# Favourite Fake Bands **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 17, 2005, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fake-bands/308745 "2005-06-17T19:56:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fake-bands/308745/41 "2005-06-18T16:04:51Z")
How about **Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band** with Billy Shears? ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fake-bands/308745/42 "2005-06-18T16:12:27Z")
**Wild Stallyns** **Billy and the Boingers** (formerly **Deathtongue** ) and gotta put in a vote also for **Disaster Area** (with **Hotblack Desiato** ) ---
**Author:** ![Tentacle\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@Tentacle\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tentacle_Monster)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fake-bands/308745/43 "2005-06-18T16:30:49Z")
Does anyone still have the soundsheet that came with _Billy and the Boingers_? ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fake-bands/308745/44 "2005-06-18T17:03:10Z")
> [@Tentacle Monster](#): > > Does anyone still have the soundsheet that came with _Billy and the Boingers_? YES! Right here in my copy of “Billy and the Boingers Bootleg”. (But alas, I no longer have a record player… ☹ ) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fake-bands/308745/45 "2005-06-18T19:11:16Z")
Back in the Sixties, every TV sitcom had somne kind of Beatle-esque band make an appearance. The Bedbugs appeared on “F Troop,” and Agarn quit the Army to become their manager. A band called the Mosquitoes landed on “Gilligan’s Island,” trying to get far away from their screaming teenage fans. And on “The Flintstones,” there were a couple of made-up musicians. There was an Elvis clone named Rock Roll, who sang “The Bedrock Twitch” (“There’s a town I know where the swingers go, called Bedrock. Twitch, twitch…”). And on another episode, the only way thje neighborhood could get rid of a family of annoying hillbillies was to put on Beatle-esque wigs and sing a song by a band called the Insects, called “She Said Yeah Yeah Yeah,” The hillbillies hated “Bug music,” and fled from Bedrock screaming. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fake-bands/308745/46 "2005-06-18T19:16:15Z")
Oh, and while I’ve never really liked “The Simpsons,” I loved the episode about the B-Sharps, the legendary barber shop quartet band Homer once belonged to. Gotta love that rooftop “Let It Be” style concert. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fake-bands/308745/47 "2005-06-18T20:50:01Z")
With all the \*Lost \*fans on the SDMB, I’m surprised nobody’s mentioned \*\*Driveshaft \*\*yet. ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fake-bands/308745/48 "2005-06-18T21:00:47Z")
> [@DarkSideoftheFloyd](#): > > _ **Gorillaz** _, and the band from my very own comic, _ **Battersea Powerstation** _ You have written a comic book. And yet, you don’t have a link to a homepage in your profile, or in your post. What kinda’ self-promoter are you? Oh, and so as to stay on topic, [**Djörk**](http://www.pvponline.com/archive.php3?archive=20041106) ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fake-bands/308745/49 "2005-06-18T21:15:15Z")
> [@](#): > > A band called the Mosquitoes landed on “Gilligan’s Island,” trying to get far away from their screaming teenage fans. I actually prefer **The Honey Bees** You need me, you need me. Like a baby needs a toy. Like a wire needs a buoy. Like a girl needs a boy. You need me. Etc. Etc. ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fake-bands/308745/50 "2005-06-18T21:53:49Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > With all the \*Lost \*fans on the SDMB, I’m surprised nobody’s mentioned \*\*Driveshaft \*\*yet. Yeah, but so far they just seem to be a one hit wonder, and their song lyric doesn’t seem to make much sense… “You all, everybody!” Now if Charlie gets that new song recorded (“Monstre ate the pilot”), then they’re getting my vote. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fake-bands/308745/51 "2005-06-18T22:28:56Z")
The Lone Rangers! (Am I the only one who just loves _Airheads_?) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fake-bands/308745/52 "2005-06-18T23:26:08Z")
The movie [“That Thing You Do!”](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117887/) featured a band, **The Wonders** , whose hit song was IRL written and performed by members of Fountains of Wayne. The movie [“Still Crazy”](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0149151/) featured a band called **Strange Fruit** , whose songs were written by Mick Jones (The Clash), Bernie Marsden (ex-Whitesnake), and others. The movie [Almost Famous](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181875/trivia) featured a band called **Stillwater** , playing songs by Nancy Wilson (ex-Heart) and director Cameron Crowe, her husband; vocals were supplied by Marti Frederiksen, who also helped write the music on “Still Crazy”; and actor Billy Crudup was coached by Peter Frampton. What was the name of the band in skits by **The Kids In the Hall**? Something like, “Peter Manderchuk and the [something somethings]”? ---
**Author:** ![Flipstrip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f6c823/32.png) [@Flipstrip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flipstrip)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fake-bands/308745/53 "2005-06-18T23:39:50Z")
Hedwig and the Angry Inch School of Rock Oh, and Great White played The Loaded Blanks in the movie “Maid to Order” starring Ally Sheedy. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2005, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fake-bands/308745/54 "2005-06-19T00:16:59Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > A band called the Mosquitoes landed on “Gilligan’s Island,” trying to get far away from their screaming teenage fans. Ah, yes. The Mosquitos. Bingo, Bango, Bongo and Irving. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2005, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fake-bands/308745/55 "2005-06-19T00:17:33Z")
When I was in electronics school, I had an imaginary syntho-pop\* band called **Sheldon Hackett and the Bitkickers**. They made it as far as a couple of drawing in my sketchbook. 🙂 [sub]\*Hey, it was the eighties. [/sub] ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2005, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fake-bands/308745/56 "2005-06-19T00:56:25Z")
> [@The Scrivener](#): > > What was the name of the band in skits by **The Kids In the Hall**? Something like, “Peter Manderchuk and the [something somethings]”? **Armada** then **Rod Torfulson’s Armada featuring Herman Menderchuck** then **Rod Torfulson’s Armada Featuring Herman Menderchuk and the Dudettes** then \*\*The New Rod Torfulson’s Armada featuring Herman Menderchuck{/B] ---
**Author:** ![waits](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df788c/32.png) [@waits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waits)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2005, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fake-bands/308745/57 "2005-06-19T01:43:00Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > And on “The Flintstones,” there were a couple of made-up musicians. There was an Elvis clone named Rock Roll, who sang “The Bedrock Twitch” (“There’s a town I know where the swingers go, called Bedrock. Twitch, twitch…”). And on another episode, the only way thje neighborhood could get rid of a family of annoying hillbillies was to put on Beatle-esque wigs and sing a song by a band called the Insects, called “She Said Yeah Yeah Yeah,” The hillbillies hated “Bug music,” and fled from Bedrock screaming. “The Flintstones” also had the Way-Outs. _We’re called the Way-Outs (Way-Outs) That’s where the fun is Way-Out (Way-Out) That’s where the fun is Way-Out!_ “The Dick Van Dyke Show” had the Redcoats who were actually Peter and Gordon. Or was it Chad and Jeremy? I always get those two groups mixed-up. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2005, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fake-bands/308745/58 "2005-06-19T02:36:49Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Oh, and while I’ve never really liked “The Simpsons,” I loved the episode about the B-Sharps, the legendary barber shop quartet band Homer once belonged to. > > Gotta love that rooftop “Let It Be” style concert. [George Harrison] “Eh. It’s been done.” [/GH] How about The Traveling Wilburys? Or the Shmenge Brothers? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2005, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fake-bands/308745/59 "2005-06-19T03:41:19Z")
**vl\_mungo** , authoritative responses like yours is one reason why I love these boards. The mind reels… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Side_of_the_Floyd)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2005, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fake-bands/308745/60 "2005-06-19T06:35:04Z")
> [@Scott Plaid](#): > > You have written a comic book. > > And yet, you don’t have a link to a homepage in your profile, or in your post. > > What kinda’ self-promoter are you? Oh, and so as to stay on topic, [**Djörk**](http://www.pvponline.com/archive.php3?archive=20041106) Hm… Well, it’s still work in progress. I dislike showing people things that haven’t been finished yet. (Anybody who knows from where I got the name “Battersea Powerstation” will earn extra cool points) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fake-bands/308745.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-fake-bands/308745.md?page=4)