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- Date Released: April 29, 1997
- Genre: Soundtracks/Other
- Style: TV Soundtracks
- Label: Which Records
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We Say...
This is an utterly awesome punk-rock skewering of four decades of bad TV theme songs, highlighted by Todd Bridges' butchering of the Diff'rent Strokes song with his band, the Watchu Talkin' About Willis Experience.
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They Say...
Many tribute albums are as boring as watching bowling, but this is not one of them. Instead of a pack of punchless, nondescript underachievers ineptly stumbling through the works of giants, why not assemble 34 irreverent punk bands to blast off on 35 familiar, silly themes from popular TV shows? The results are mostly as fun as the concept is funny. Even without hearing those scathing lampoon-sters the Meatmen skewer "Green Acres" and "Mission Impossible" or drunk-punks Murphy's Law roast "Zoom," you just know it's going to be hoot city. The true godfathers of this goofy game, the Dickies (who released memorable punk versions of "Gigantor" and "The Banana Splits" in the '70s), just have to zip through "Secret Agent Man," while fellow L.A. vets Agent Orange -- who covered "Secret Agent Man" on a 7" previously -- give the appropriate spy-movie surf punk sound to "Get Smart." There's one amusing moment after another as the crappy cream of TV cheese is decimated, including such indelibly corny themes as "Beretta" (Trick Babys), "Laverne and Shirley" (No Use for a Name), "Mary Tyler Moore" (Clowns for Progress), "Beverly Hillbillies" (Butt Trumpet), and, of course, "Gilligan's Island" (Manic Hispanic). Special mention must go to Todd Bridges ("Willis") having a go at his own show, "Different Strokes." But where's the Batman theme? After all, covers of that smoker by Neal Hefti's Orchestra go all the way back to the '60s Who and '60s Kinks.
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| 01. |  |
Paid Programming - Brutal Juice |
1:37 |
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| 02. | |
Green Acres
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0:57 |
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| 03. | |
Zoom - Murphy's Law |
1:24 |
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| 04. | |
Where In The World Is Carmen San Diego?
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2:21 |
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| 05. | |
Roadrunner
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0:48 |
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| 06. | |
Friends - Pink Lincolns |
2:34 |
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| 07. | |
Mission:Impossible
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0:52 |
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| 08. | |
Baretta
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1:46 |
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| 09. | |
Diff'rent Strokes - Todd Bridges & The Whatchu Talking 'Bout Willis Experience |
0:52 |
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| 10. | |
Cops
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2:27 |
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| 11. | |
Get Smart
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2:37 |
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| 12. | |
Secret Agent Man - Dickes |
2:23 |
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| 13. | |
Hawaii Five- O - FU |
1:50 |
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| 14. | |
Stingray
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1:52 |
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| 15. | |
Out Of Limits
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2:03 |
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| 16. | |
Laverne And Shirley - No Use For A Name |
1:10 |
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| 17. | |
Mary Tyler Moore - Clowns For Progress |
3:00 |
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| 18. | |
The Monkees
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0:46 |
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| 19. | |
The Partridge Family
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2:31 |
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| 20. | |
Welcome Back Kotter
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1:46 |
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| 21. | |
Saved By The Bell - Cretins |
0:51 |
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| 22. | |
Paid Programming - Joyride |
0:59 |
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| 23. | |
Cheers - Felix Frump |
2:04 |
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| 24. | |
WKRP In Cincinnati
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0:51 |
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| 25. |
It's Garry Shandling's Show - Thirsty |
0:32 |
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| 26. | |
Bewitched - Brutal Juice |
1:13 |
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| 27. |
The Munsters - No Use For A Name |
0:38 |
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| 28. | |
All In The Family
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0:48 |
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| 29. | |
The Jeffersons - Latex Generation |
0:53 |
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| 30. | |
Gilligan's Island - Manic Hispanic |
1:47 |
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| 31. | |
Dukes Of Hazzard - Hot Water |
1:39 |
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| 32. | |
Hee-Haw
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1:34 |
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| 33. | |
Beverly Hillbillies - Butt Trumpet |
1:40 |
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| 34. |
Good Times
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0:39 |
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| 35. | |
Charles In Charge - Corn'Mo |
1:38 |
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35 Total Tracks, 53:22 Total Length
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Credits
- Agent Orange - Performer // The Dickies - Performer // The Dickies - Performer // Murphy's Law - Performer // The Meatmen - Performer // No Use for a Name - Performer // Tesco Vee - Vocals // Mark Davis - Bass // Mark Davis - Bass // Tilt - Performer // Greg Antista - Bass // Keith Barrows - Producer // Keith Barrows - Engineer // Keith Barrows - Mixing // Keith Barrows - Pre-Mastering // Richard Dodd - Producer // Gordon Gibson - Guitar // Ryan Greene - Producer // Ryan Greene - Engineer // Janne Haavisto - Drums // Sandy Hansen - Drums // El Hefe - Vocals // Peter Horvath - Guitar // Peter Horvath - Vocals (Background) // Peter Horvath - Producer // Mikko Lankinen - Guitar // Stan Lee - Guitar // Ron Malo - Drums // Craig Nepp - Producer // Craig Nepp - Engineer // Craig Nepp - Mixing // Nite Bob - Producer // Tom Nyman - Bass // Mike Palm - Guitar // Matti Pitsinki - Organ // Matti Pitsinki - Guitar // Charlie Quintana - Drums // Eric Rachel - Engineer // Daniel Rey - Producer // Dan Seelig - Drums // Steve Soto - Guitar // Steve Soto - Vocals // George Tabb - Guitar // George Tabb - Vocals // David Weston - Guitar // David Weston - Vocals // Brett Wilder - Bass // Butt Trumpet - Performer // Pastor Ronald Williams - Vocals // Laika & the Cosmonauts - Producer // Laika & the Cosmonauts - Performer // Jimmy G. - Vocals // Brutal Juice - Performer // Mass Giorgini - Bass // Mass Giorgini - Producer // Mass Giorgini - Engineer // Bianca Butthole - Bass // Bianca Butthole - Vocals // Jerry Geronimo - Cymbals // Jerry Geronimo - Drums // Hobbs - Drums // Sharon Needles - Guitar // Sharon Needles - Vocals (Background) // Howie Pyro - Vocals (Background) // Squirtgun - Performer // Leonard Graves Phillips - Organ // Leonard Graves Phillips - Vocals // Coco - Guitar // Laika - Producer // The Hi-Fives - Producer // Bryan James - Drums // Weston - Performer // Weston - Performer // David Mitson - Mastering // Furious George - Performer // The Grabbers - Producer // The Grabbers - Performer // Manic Hispanic - Producer // Manic Hispanic - Performer // Bollweevils - Performer // Chino - Drums // Clowns for Progress - Producer // Clowns for Progress - Performer // Pink Lincolns - Performer // Trick Babys - Producer // Trick Babys - Performer // Cretins - Performer // Jesus Christ Superfly - Performer // Latex Generation - Performer // Horace Pinker - Performer // Hillary Johnson - Engineer // Dan Lumley - Drums // Judd Packer - Engineer // Judd Packer - Mixing // B.J. Papas - Photography // B.J. Papas - Cover Photo // Matt Riddle - Bass // Tony Sly - Guitar // Tony Sly - Guitar // Tony Sly - Vocals // Tony Sly - Vocals // Joe Cunningham - Cymbals // Joe Cunningham - Voices // Todd Friend - Drums // Todd Youth - Guitar // dB - Bass // John Jesse - Bass // Roy Mayorga - Guitar // Roy Mayorga - Producer // Roy Mayorga - Engineer // Roy Mayorga - Mixing // Seaton Handcock - Saxophone // Seaton Handcock - Vocals (Background) // Chris Imlay - Guitar // Rory Koff - Drums // Joe Latex - Guitar // Paulie Latex - Vocals // Robo Milucky - Guitar // Tommy Rockstar - Bass // Jim Tierney - Engineer // Jonny Ver Planck - Vocals // Lynne Von - Vocals // Flav Giorgini - Guitar // Matt Leonard - Guitar // Matt Leonard - Vocals (Background) // Dean Rispler - Bass // Dean Rispler - Vocals (Background) // Dean Rispler - Producer // Dean Rispler - Engineer // Ranny "Bop" Williams - Bass // James Patrick - Guitar // James Patrick - Vocals // Pat Walsh - Producer // Pat Walsh - Engineer // Peter Katis - Engineer // Todd Morse - Guitar // Felix Frump - Performer // A. J. Cretin - Drums // A. J. Cretin - Vocals (Background) // Dave Willingham - Engineer // Dorsey Martin - Guitar // Dorsey Martin - Vocals (Background) // Maurice Torres - Guitar // Boris the Sprinkler - Performer // Eric Rice - Bass // Eric Rice - Vocals (Background) // Chris Shiflett - Guitar // Matt Hart - Vocals // Vaughn Lewis - Vocals (Background) // Benjamin Hapgood Burt - Drums // Cinder Block - Vocals // Andy Earnst - Producer // Andy Earnst - Engineer // Andrew Marks - Art Direction // Anthony Saporito - Bass // Anthony Saporito - Vocals // Basile Brush - Bass // Miquel Barron - Bass // Miquel Barron - Vocals // Brain - Drums // Brain - Cowbell // MC Schneeberger - Producer // MC Schneeberger - Mixing // Chris Barrows - Vocals // Chris Murphy - Engineer // Hot Water - Performer // Mike Faue - Drums // Chrisipline - Vocals // Chrisipline - Vocals (Background) // Gabe - Bass // Nutley LeRoux - Bass // Johnny Tastemaker - Drums // Ken ? - Guitar // Glen Laughlin - Bass // Glen Laughlin - Drums // Glen Laughlin - Vocals (Background) // Glen Laughlin - Producer // Glen Laughlin - Engineer // Deano - Guitar // Deano - Vocals // Rob Milucky - Guitar // Eric Arce - Drums // Eric Arce - Vocals (Background) // Sam McCall - Bass // Sam McCall - Producer // Sam McCall - Engineer // Craig Welch - Vocals // Ted Wood - Guitar // Stefan Meyer - Producer // Stefan Meyer - Engineer // Mike Barile - Engineer // Mitro - Guitar // Carl Porcaro - Vocals (Background) // Metal Murf - Guitar // Metal Murf - Vocals // Paul Johnson - Guitar // Brian - Drums // Brian - Cowbell // Toby Morse - Vocals // Rusty Pistachio - Guitar // Dave - Drums // Dave - Vocals // Mark Davis - Bass // Jim Snyder - Guitar // Jim Snyder - Vocals // Jon "Corn Mo" Cunningham - Accordion // Jon "Corn Mo" Cunningham - Vocals // Jon "Corn Mo" Cunningham - Drum Machine // Joyride - Producer // Stacey Kaye - Vocals // Norman Voss - Guitar // Rob San Pietro - Drums // Fred Stolz - Drums // Sam Bolle - Bass // Sam Bolle - Guitar (Bass) // Jesse Hilliard - Bass // C.O.C.O. - Guitar // Stephen Marsh - Mastering // Eric J. Simple - Engineer // Kevin Coss - Bass // Jeremiah Attanasio - Drums // Michael Barlie - Engineer // Jeffrey Bischoff - Guitar // Blare - Guitar // Corine Borgnet - Sculpture // Tim Borror - Vocals (Background) // Todd Bridges - Vocals // J. Vincent Camacho - Drums // Rick Carney - Guitar // Rick Carney - Vocals // Clyne Brothers - Executive Producer // Paul Corlo - Drums // John Denrey - Guitar // John Denrey - Vocals // DJ DaRoadie - Yells // Sam Drucker - Producer // Jon Dunmore - Keyboards // Scott Eastman - Guitar // Scott Eastman - Vocals // El Hokie Loco - Guitar // El Hokie Loco - Vocals // Eric 2 - Bass // Kenny Gabor - Vocals (Background) // Graham Gardner - Guitar // Graham Gardner - Vocals // Donny Giese - Bass // Keith Griswold - Guitar // Danny Hellman - Drawing // Harlan Hendrickson - Bass // Pete Horvath - Vocals // John Kid - Guitar // Chris Kraut - Guitar // Chris Kraut - Vocals (Background) // Mad Ralphie - Vocals // Mo Grease - Guitar // Mosco - Guitar // Rev. Norb - Vocals // Paul 1 - Guitar // Paul 2 - Drums // Scott Pollack - Producer // Scott Pollack - Concept // Norb Rev - Vocals // Norb Rev - Noise // Reuben Rivera - Drums // Lou Robert - Drums // Ian Robinson - Vocals (Background) // Chuck Saltern - Bass // Chuck Saltern - Vocals // Steve Sanden - Drums // Mike Saporito - Drums // Jake Szufnarowski - Producer // Jake Szufnarowski - Concept // Chris Thirsty - Bass // Chris Thirsty - Vocals (Background) // Tío - Vocals
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