Shows that feature a character who is, temporarily or otherwise, a member of a band
The Partridge Family: The Partridge Family
The Drew Carey Show - Drew starts a band called The Horn Dogs (Joe Walsh plays guitar; Drew plays accordion and is later replaced by Weird Al)
The Big Bang Theory: Howard and Raj start a filk band called Footprints on the Moon; Bert also becomes a member
The Simpsons: Homer Simpson was a member of the B Sharps, Sadgasm, and Covercraft as well as becoming an opera singer and releasing a popular song called “Everybody Hates Ned Flanders.”
I Love Lucy: Ricky Ricardo is a bandleader.
Orange Is the New Black: Joe Caputo is a member of a rock band called Sideboob.
Green Acres: Oliver Douglas plays guitar in the Hooterville Volunteer Fire Department Band.
Happy Days: Potsie , Ralph, and Richie were occasionally shown playing in a band, No name was ever given other than “the band at Arnold;s”
Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Oz is a member of the band Dingos Ate My Baby
Modern Family: Cam sits in as drummer for a Christian rock band, Water To Wine.
TV shows in which young people are frequently put in danger
Secrets of Sulphur Springs
Lost in Space (“Danger Will Robinson!!”)
Northwood
Star Trek: The Next Generation
It’s not often at the forefront of everyone’s mind, but you know, there are children onboard, and they never separate the saucer before fighting the Borg or Romulans.