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The use of fictional people in TMBG's songs, either in TMBG's own world of characters or in reference to outside fictional characters. | The use of fictional people in TMBG's songs, either in TMBG's own world of characters or in reference to outside fictional characters. | ||
| − | ===Central | + | ===Central theme=== |
*[[Ana Ng]] | *[[Ana Ng]] | ||
*[[The Ballad Of Timothy McSweeney]] | *[[The Ballad Of Timothy McSweeney]] | ||
*[[Bastard Wants To Hit Me]] | *[[Bastard Wants To Hit Me]] | ||
*[[Bee Of The Bird Of The Moth]] | *[[Bee Of The Bird Of The Moth]] | ||
| + | *[[Burnice]] | ||
| + | *[[Can't Keep Johnny Down]] | ||
*[[Chainsaw Dick]] | *[[Chainsaw Dick]] | ||
*[[Chess Piece Face]] | *[[Chess Piece Face]] | ||
| + | *[[Chip The CHiP]] | ||
| + | *[[Corrupted Lyle]] | ||
*[[Counterfeit Faker]] | *[[Counterfeit Faker]] | ||
| + | *[[Crystal Fortress]] - Strong Bad (and also Davey and the other guy) | ||
*[[Cyclops Rock]] - Chucky | *[[Cyclops Rock]] - Chucky | ||
*[[Different Town]] - The H*R.com characters | *[[Different Town]] - The H*R.com characters | ||
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*[[Dr. Evil]] | *[[Dr. Evil]] | ||
*[[Dr. Kildare]] | *[[Dr. Kildare]] | ||
| + | *[[Dr. Sy Fly]] - Cavity Sam is also mentioned. | ||
*[[Doctor Worm]] | *[[Doctor Worm]] | ||
*[[Exquisite Dead Guy]] | *[[Exquisite Dead Guy]] | ||
| + | *[[Georgy Girl]] | ||
*[[Goodbye From The Deranged Millionaire]] | *[[Goodbye From The Deranged Millionaire]] | ||
*[[Greeting From The Deranged Millionaire]] | *[[Greeting From The Deranged Millionaire]] | ||
| + | *[[Hello Mrs. Wheelyke]] | ||
*[[Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had A Deal]] - Mr. DJ | *[[Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had A Deal]] - Mr. DJ | ||
*[[Hillbilly Drummer Girl]] | *[[Hillbilly Drummer Girl]] | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[House Of Mayors (Song)]] - The list of mayors near the middle of the song consists entirely of fictional people. |
| + | *[[Jackie The Clipper]] | ||
| + | *[[John Postal]] | ||
*[[Lazyhead And Sleepybones]] | *[[Lazyhead And Sleepybones]] | ||
| + | *[[The Life Of Doug]] | ||
*[[Mario Speaks]] - Personal manager and stylist for They Might Be Giants | *[[Mario Speaks]] - Personal manager and stylist for They Might Be Giants | ||
| − | *[[Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Theme]] - ''"It's the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse roll call!"'' Immediately after that, they say the names of six | + | *[[Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Theme]] - ''"It's the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse roll call!"'' Immediately after that, they say the names of six Mickey Mouse Clubhouse characters. |
*[[Mr. Klaw]] | *[[Mr. Klaw]] | ||
| − | *[[Mr. Me]] | + | *[[Mr. Me]] - Along with the title character, the song mentions Edward Ho (a pun on "Westward ho!") |
| + | *[[Mr. Mischief Night]] | ||
*[[Mr. Tambourine Man]] | *[[Mr. Tambourine Man]] | ||
*[[Mr. Xcitement]] | *[[Mr. Xcitement]] | ||
| + | *[[Mrs. Bluebeard]] - The mythical figure {{wp|Bluebeard}} was known for killing his spouses | ||
*[[Mrs. Cinderella]] | *[[Mrs. Cinderella]] | ||
*[[Mrs. Train]] | *[[Mrs. Train]] | ||
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*[[Other Father Song]] | *[[Other Father Song]] | ||
*[[Particle Man]] | *[[Particle Man]] | ||
| + | *[[Peter Gunn]] | ||
*[[Pirate Girls Nine]] | *[[Pirate Girls Nine]] | ||
| + | *[[Pon-Pon's Theme]] | ||
*[[Rabid Child]] | *[[Rabid Child]] | ||
*[[Roy G. Biv]] | *[[Roy G. Biv]] | ||
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*[[Sketchy Galore]] | *[[Sketchy Galore]] | ||
*[[Skullivan]] | *[[Skullivan]] | ||
| + | *[[Snapping Turtle]] - Stryker | ||
*[[Somebody's Body]] | *[[Somebody's Body]] | ||
| + | *[[Someone Keeps Moving My Chair]] - Mr. Horrible, the Ugliness Men | ||
*[[Vancouver]] - ''"She's a different kind of girl,"'' whose name (presumably) is Richards | *[[Vancouver]] - ''"She's a different kind of girl,"'' whose name (presumably) is Richards | ||
*[[Wicked Little Critta]] | *[[Wicked Little Critta]] | ||
| − | *[[Withered Hope]] - Very Sad Sack, Withered Hope, the soul mate, the crook | + | *[[Withered Hope]] - Very Sad Sack, Withered Hope, the soul mate, the beautiful crook |
*[[Yeah, The Deranged Millionaire]] | *[[Yeah, The Deranged Millionaire]] | ||
| − | ===Briefly | + | ===Briefly mentioned=== |
| − | + | *[[Authenticity Trip]] - ''"I'm not {{wp|Ichabod Crane}}"'' | |
| + | *[[Birdhouse In Your Soul]] - ''"After killing {{wp|Jason}} off and countless screaming {{wp|Argonauts}}"'' | ||
| + | *[[Cloisonné]] - Sleestaks, creatures from ''{{wp|Land of the Lost (1974 TV series)|Land of the Lost}}'' | ||
| + | *[[Darling, The Dose]] - {{wp|Hamlet|Hamlet's Dad}} and {{wp|Heracles|Hercules}} | ||
| + | *[[Door To Door Minotaur]] - Frankenstein | ||
| + | *[[The Drinky Crow Show Theme (Demo 2)]] - ''"Uncle Gabby's on the poop deck"'' | ||
*[[Everybody Knows It]] - ''"I only remember Steve"'' | *[[Everybody Knows It]] - ''"I only remember Steve"'' | ||
| + | *[[Great]] - ''"Hey, Dave"'' | ||
| + | *[[The Guitar]] - ''"Is it Jim? I don't know"'' | ||
*[[Here In Higglytown]] - ''"Eubie, Wayne, Twinkle, Kip and Fran"'' | *[[Here In Higglytown]] - ''"Eubie, Wayne, Twinkle, Kip and Fran"'' | ||
| − | *[[Kings Of The Cave]] - references Friday from Robinson Crusoe | + | *[[How Now Dark Cloud?]] - ''"Wake up Miss Mysterious"'' |
| + | *[[Kings Of The Cave]] - references Friday from ''{{wp|Robinson Crusoe}}'' | ||
*[[Prevenge]] - Mr. Pupkin | *[[Prevenge]] - Mr. Pupkin | ||
| − | *[[Rhythm Section Want Ad]] - Olive Oyl | + | *[[Rhythm Section Want Ad]] - Olive Oyl from ''{{wp|Popeye}}'' |
| − | *[[Santa Cruz]] - Darth Vader | + | *[[Right Before Showtime]] - ''"Hour three: What about you, Zebediah?"'', ''"Hour eleven: What about you Mrs. Henderson?"'' |
| + | *[[Santa Cruz]] - {{wp|Darth Vader}} | ||
*[[The Second Longest Night]] - Emily, Rachel, Hank, and Paula | *[[The Second Longest Night]] - Emily, Rachel, Hank, and Paula | ||
| + | *[[Sold My Mind to The Kremlin]] - {{wp|Yoda}}, {{wp|Skeletor}} | ||
*[["The Great Walled City"]] - Richard, the presumed owner of Richard's on Richards | *[["The Great Walled City"]] - Richard, the presumed owner of Richard's on Richards | ||
*[[They'll Need A Crane]] - Gal and Lad | *[[They'll Need A Crane]] - Gal and Lad | ||
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*[[Zilch]] - "Mr. Dobolina, Mr. Bob Dobolina" | *[[Zilch]] - "Mr. Dobolina, Mr. Bob Dobolina" | ||
| − | + | == See also == | |
*[[People (Real)]] | *[[People (Real)]] | ||
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[[Category:Song Themes]] | [[Category:Song Themes]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:52, 8 December 2024
The use of fictional people in TMBG's songs, either in TMBG's own world of characters or in reference to outside fictional characters.
Central theme[edit]
- Ana Ng
- The Ballad Of Timothy McSweeney
- Bastard Wants To Hit Me
- Bee Of The Bird Of The Moth
- Burnice
- Can't Keep Johnny Down
- Chainsaw Dick
- Chess Piece Face
- Chip The CHiP
- Corrupted Lyle
- Counterfeit Faker
- Crystal Fortress - Strong Bad (and also Davey and the other guy)
- Cyclops Rock - Chucky
- Different Town - The H*R.com characters
- Doris Cunningham
- Dr. Evil
- Dr. Kildare
- Dr. Sy Fly - Cavity Sam is also mentioned.
- Doctor Worm
- Exquisite Dead Guy
- Georgy Girl
- Goodbye From The Deranged Millionaire
- Greeting From The Deranged Millionaire
- Hello Mrs. Wheelyke
- Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had A Deal - Mr. DJ
- Hillbilly Drummer Girl
- House Of Mayors (Song) - The list of mayors near the middle of the song consists entirely of fictional people.
- Jackie The Clipper
- John Postal
- Lazyhead And Sleepybones
- The Life Of Doug
- Mario Speaks - Personal manager and stylist for They Might Be Giants
- Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Theme - "It's the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse roll call!" Immediately after that, they say the names of six Mickey Mouse Clubhouse characters.
- Mr. Klaw
- Mr. Me - Along with the title character, the song mentions Edward Ho (a pun on "Westward ho!")
- Mr. Mischief Night
- Mr. Tambourine Man
- Mr. Xcitement
- Mrs. Bluebeard - The mythical figure Bluebeard was known for killing his spouses
- Mrs. Cinderella
- Mrs. Train
- My Evil Twin
- My Man
- New Hampshire
- Ondine
- Other Father Song
- Particle Man
- Peter Gunn
- Pirate Girls Nine
- Pon-Pon's Theme
- Rabid Child
- Roy G. Biv
- (She Was A) Hotel Detective
- (She Was A) Hotel Detective In The Future
- She Was A Hotel Detective
- Sketchy Galore
- Skullivan
- Snapping Turtle - Stryker
- Somebody's Body
- Someone Keeps Moving My Chair - Mr. Horrible, the Ugliness Men
- Vancouver - "She's a different kind of girl," whose name (presumably) is Richards
- Wicked Little Critta
- Withered Hope - Very Sad Sack, Withered Hope, the soul mate, the beautiful crook
- Yeah, The Deranged Millionaire
Briefly mentioned[edit]
- Authenticity Trip - "I'm not Ichabod Crane"
- Birdhouse In Your Soul - "After killing Jason off and countless screaming Argonauts"
- Cloisonné - Sleestaks, creatures from Land of the Lost
- Darling, The Dose - Hamlet's Dad and Hercules
- Door To Door Minotaur - Frankenstein
- The Drinky Crow Show Theme (Demo 2) - "Uncle Gabby's on the poop deck"
- Everybody Knows It - "I only remember Steve"
- Great - "Hey, Dave"
- The Guitar - "Is it Jim? I don't know"
- Here In Higglytown - "Eubie, Wayne, Twinkle, Kip and Fran"
- How Now Dark Cloud? - "Wake up Miss Mysterious"
- Kings Of The Cave - references Friday from Robinson Crusoe
- Prevenge - Mr. Pupkin
- Rhythm Section Want Ad - Olive Oyl from Popeye
- Right Before Showtime - "Hour three: What about you, Zebediah?", "Hour eleven: What about you Mrs. Henderson?"
- Santa Cruz - Darth Vader
- The Second Longest Night - Emily, Rachel, Hank, and Paula
- Sold My Mind to The Kremlin - Yoda, Skeletor
- "The Great Walled City" - Richard, the presumed owner of Richard's on Richards
- They'll Need A Crane - Gal and Lad
- Weep Day - Tambo and Urine Man
- Zilch - "Mr. Dobolina, Mr. Bob Dobolina"
