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Friday, March 22, 2013

Band / Film Top Four Fictional Bands Ever

Posted by Bree McKenna on Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 3:40 PM

If these bands were real, would the Carrie Nations be doing the Super Bowl Halftime show? Would the Misfits be getting into drug-addled twitter wars with Jem and the Holograms? I don't know the answers to these questions, but I've narrowed down the best fictional bands ever into a handy top four list:

4.) The Stains from Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains!
The Stains are charismatically led by Corrine "Third Degree" Burns, who declares that "every citizen should be given an electric guitar on her 16th birthday." There was a rumor that Kurt Cobain had planned for Nirvana to cover a Stains song, but Epoxies are the only band I know about who actually did one.

3.) The Misfits from Jem and the Holograms
They are more evil then Jem for sure, but their songs are so hard and catchy! Sometimes I kind of think that if Bikini Kill were Jem and the Holograms, Misfits would be Hole.

2.) The Lone Ranger's from Airheads
The Lone Rangers are a band that takes a radio station hostage until they get their demo tape played, but Steve Buscemi as a 90's hesher bassist is what really sweetens the deal on loving this band.

1.) Carrie Nations from Beyond Valley of the Dolls
Carrie Nations are the number one coolest band of weird cult film, and plus all the music is written by the fucking Strawberry Alarm Clock! "Find It" is my favorite Carrie Nations song, when the hard-partying trio are still small town rockers playing local proms and getting high in the high school parking lot.

Honorable Mentions: Paran Maum from Linda, Linda, Linda, Jesse and the Rippers from Full House, The Droids from Sweet Valley High, Citizen Dick from Singles, Josie and the Pussycats from Josie and the Pussycats and the Hot Sundaes from Saved by the Bell.

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The Partridge Family! The Wombles! the Banana Splits!

Posted by Fnarf

on March 22, 2013 at 4:03 PM

The Beets

Posted by Wait, seriously? on March 22, 2013 at 4:53 PM

@2 I forgot the Beets!!!!!

Posted by Bree Mckenna on March 22, 2013 at 5:38 PM

Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem.

Posted by Dean Fawkes

on March 22, 2013 at 7:31 PM

What about the Dregs of Humanity?

Anyone?

Posted by derek_erdman

on March 23, 2013 at 2:44 AM

The Heights asked the question burning on all our minds over 20 years later, how DO you talk to an angel?

Posted by Aaron Spelling on March 23, 2013 at 9:54 AM

Spinal Tap.

Posted by DOUG.

on March 23, 2013 at 12:06 PM

Zack Attack

Posted by LEE. on March 23, 2013 at 4:16 PM

The Swanky Modes from Tapeheads.

Posted by scary tyler moore

on March 24, 2013 at 3:53 PM

@5....Charles in Charge????

Posted by julie russell

on March 25, 2013 at 6:56 AM

or Growing Pains?

Posted by julie russell

on March 25, 2013 at 7:00 AM

@10: It's Your Move. Early Jason Bateman.

Posted by derek_erdman

on March 25, 2013 at 2:15 PM

I'm surprised SCUM of the Earth didn't make the cut. Or The Wretched.

Posted by McGee on March 25, 2013 at 3:49 PM

My sister and I LOVED that episode...skeletons stolen from classrooms. Pissed I couldn't remember the show name

Posted by julie russell

on March 25, 2013 at 4:29 PM

@13 I'm not familiar with SCUM of the Earth! But I am remembering a bunch more stuff that should have been listed. Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem....damnit.

Posted by Bree Mckenna on March 25, 2013 at 8:55 PM