Television Appearances

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, among other things. Below you will find a comprehensive list of these known appearances, along with links to download and view many of them.

Television performances[edit]

Thanks to various sites and YouTube uploaders for these videos. Note that some video downloads may require additional codecs, like DivX or Real.

ABC[edit]

Nightline[edit]

John Flansburgh profile of Beck aired May 13, 2005. Part one, part two.

ABC (Australia)[edit]

Rage[edit]

Guest programmers on April 20, 2002. Click here for the playlist they chose. Part one, part two.

Recovery[edit]

S-E-X-X-Y / Till My Head Falls Off / Interview - Live, March 22, 1997

BBC[edit]

Liquid News[edit]

One episode - June 20, 2001

The 8:15 from Manchester[edit]

Birdhouse In Your Soul and Istanbul (Not Constantinople) - Lipsynced, June 9, 1990

Tonight with Jonathan Ross[edit]

The Statue Got Me High - Live, February 7, 1992

Top of the Pops[edit]

Birdhouse In Your Soul - Lipsynced, March 1990

Top of the Pops 2[edit]

Cartoon Network / Adult Swim[edit]

Home Movies[edit]

From the Season 4 episode, "Camp" (episode 41), aired January 11, 2004

Camp Campingston URGR8
Clean Bean
I'm Just A Note
Rabbit Troop Sucks
Taste The Fame - Watch it on the TMBG.com Page
Welcome 2 Hell

Space Ghost Coast to Coast[edit]

John Flansburgh interview - Episode 59: "Joshua", aired January 1, 1998. Flansburgh's interview was not included in the episode, and he explained the likely reason in a 2019 post on Tumblr.^[1]

Xavier: Renegade Angel[edit]

John Flansburgh makes live-action cameos as Xavier's computer:
- Episode 6: "World of Hurt, B.C." - Aired December 9, 2007
- Episode 9: "Signs from Godrilla" - Aired January 6, 2008

CBS[edit]

The Early Show[edit]

Bed Bed Bed / Istanbul (Not Constantinople) / Boss Of Me - Live, August 2, 2002

Entertainment Tonight[edit]

Interview - 2000

KCTV[edit]

Kiss Me, Son Of God - Live, April 17, 1987

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn[edit]

Boss Of Me - Live, February 6, 2001

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson[edit]

The Mesopotamians - Live, October 12, 2007
Alphabet Of Nations - Live, October 19, 2007 (recorded October 12, 2007)

Why Does The Sun Shine? (feat. John Hodgman) / Why Does The Sun Really Shine? - Live, December 11, 2009

Channel 4[edit]

Big World Cafe[edit]

Shoehorn With Teeth -Live, March 12, 1989^[2]
Interview - March 12, 1989
Don't Let's Start - Live, March 12, 1989
Ana Ng - Live, March 12, 1989

Rock Steady[edit]

Istanbul (Not Constantinople) / Birdhouse In Your Soul - Live at Camden Lock, June 5, 1990

CITY-TV[edit]

The New Music[edit]

Interview - 1990

Comedy Central[edit]

The Daily Show[edit]

I Can Hear You - Live on the Daily Show Greatest Millennium Special, December 15, 1999. They also did all of the bumper music for the episode and a song about extinction.

Interview - September 10, 2001

Viva Variety[edit]

Till My Head Falls Off - Live, April 8, 1997

Disney Channel[edit]

Higglytown Heroes[edit]

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 September 12, 2004.