Television Appearances
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Since 1985, They Might Be Giants have made a frequent number of television appearances almost each year, on a wide variety of both network and cable talk shows, and the like. Below you will find a comprehensive list of these known appearances, along with links to download and view many of them.
[edit] Television performances
Thanks to TMBG Multimedia and cheesegod.com for many of these videos. Note that some of these videos may require the DivX codec or RealPlayer.
[edit] Good Morning America
[edit] Recovery
[edit] The 8:15 from Manchester
[edit] Top of the Pops
[edit] Top of the Pops 2
[edit] Cartoon Network / Adult Swim
[edit] Home Movies
- From the Season 4 episode, "Camp" (episode 41), aired 01/11/2004
[edit] Space Ghost Coast to Coast
[edit] Xavier: Renegade Angel
- John Flansburgh makes live-action cameos as Xavier's computer:
- Episode 6: "World of Hurt, B.C." - aired 12/09/2007 (Part 1; Part 2)
- Episode 9: "Signs from Godrilla" - aired 01/06/2008
[edit] The Early Show
[edit] The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
[edit] The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
[edit] Comedy Central
[edit] The Daily Show
[edit] Viva Variety
[edit] Disney Channel
[edit] Higglytown Heroes
- Here In Higglytown - An animated segment, featured on the Here Come The ABCs DVD, features John and John performing for Higglytown's citizens as a rock band from space. Show first aired 09/12/2004.
[edit] The Arsenio Hall Show
[edit] The Spud Goodman Show
[edit] Sound fX
[edit] The Larry Sanders Show
[edit] 120 Minutes
- AKA Driver - Live, 10/06/1994
- I'll Sink Manhattan - Live, 12/25/1988
- Istanbul (Not Constantinople) - Live, 12/25/1988
- Istanbul (Not Constantinople) - Live on 120 Minutes for MTV Europe, 1990
- Letterbox - Live, 12/25/1988
- Mammal - Live, 04/26/1992
- Particle Man - Live, 02/04/1990
- She's Actual Size - Live, 04/26/1992
- Snail Shell - Live, 10/19/1994
- Where Your Eyes Don't Go - Live, 02/04/1990
- Why Does The Sun Shine? - Live, 09/05/1993
- Why Does The Sun Shine? - Live, 10/1994
- Your Racist Friend - Live, 12/25/1988
[edit] The Cutting Edge
[edit] The Jon Stewart Show
[edit] Post-Modern MTV
[edit] MuchMusic
[edit] Late Night with David Letterman
[edit] Late Night with Conan O'Brien
- AKA Driver - Live, 10/31/1994
- Alphabet Of Nations - Live, 02/15/2005
- Boss Of Me - Live, 5/25/2000
- Experimental Film - Live, 08/13/2004
- I'm Impressed - Live, 07/13/2007
- Man, It's So Loud In Here - Live, 09/07/2001
- Montana (John Linnell) - Live, 01/01/2000
- No! / Clap Your Hands - Live, 08/13/2002
- Older - Live, 02/15/2001
- Robot Parade / G-L-O-ckenspiel / Shoehorn With Teeth - Live, 05/08/2002
- S-E-X-X-Y - Live, 11/06/1996
- Seven - Live, 04/10/2008
- Why Does The Sun Shine? - Live, 10/26/1993
[edit] The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
[edit] The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
[edit] Nickelodeon
[edit] Blues Clues
[edit] Nick News with Linda Ellerbie
[edit] Nick Rocks
[edit] TechTV
[edit] Call for Help
[edit] WWOR-TV
[edit] The Joe Franklin Show
- Three appearances (first one on 12/17/1985), details unknown
[edit] Unknown
[edit] Record Guide '88
[edit] See also