Monikers

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Over the course of their long and glorious existence, They Might Be Giants and its members have been referred to by some of the following names, sometimes mistakenly:

They Might Be Giants

In the Press

  • The Johns
  • The Giants
  • They
  • Them
  • TMBG
  • ZeiMai (ゼイマイ) - a Japanese nickname, contraction of the band's name after being transliterated into katakana (ゼイ・マイト・ビー・ジャイアンツ, Zei Maito Bii Jaiantsu).
  • Singing Giants (from a newspaper article about TMBG suing an electronics store who stole excerpts of some of their songs)

Epithets

Pseudonyms & Aliases

Misnomers

John Flansburgh

Nicknames

  • John F.
  • JF (on Tumblr, Twitter, and newsletter communications)
  • Flans
  • Flansy
  • Flanso
  • Jack (according to Jamie Kitman in Our Roadies, Ourselves)
  • The Japanese katakana spelling of his last name (フランズバーグ) phonetically spells "Furanzubaagu."

Pseudonyms & Personas

Epithets & Banter

John Linnell

  • Anne Hathaway (see (She Was A) Hotel Detective In The Future Commentary)
  • The Band Liar (Shows/2009-01-31a)
  • Blonde John
  • BoomCar (from September 2004 live show at The Egg in Albany)
  • Craggles
  • Dave (During live performances of Robot Parade in 2000.)
  • David Remnikopf (see (She Was A) Hotel Detective In The Future Commentary)
  • DJ Squiggles (During 2008 shows for kids and adults.)
  • Emily Dickinson (see Gigantic)
  • Garrison Keillor (from the WXPN show)
  • Gunnar (From a Dial A Song message)
  • Hi Pimp! (From Gigantic commentary)
  • Jared (See Sapphire Bullets)
  • Jim (see ISY press release)
  • J-Lo Linnell
  • John, the one without the glasses (reference in the Clarissa Explains it All pilot episode)
  • John "black, sugar" Linnell
  • John Beep Linnell (from Meet the Mundanes News Article)
  • John "Doodles" Linnell
  • John "End of Days" Linnell
  • John "Impressed" Linnell
  • John "LaGuardia" Linnell
  • John "Mashes Gnashes" Linnell
  • John "MC Doodles" Linnell
  • John "Patches" Linnell
  • John "Prometheus" Linnell
  • John "Rocket Seed" Linnell
  • Johnny “Devil” Mundane
  • Hottie Linnell
  • John "Step Back in Wonder" Linnell
  • John E. Linnell
  • Rineru-san (a name created by many of the band's anime-loving fans)
  • John Kendall (From 120 Minutes)
  • John Sid
  • Johnny Hart
  • Linny
  • Little John
  • Mr. Claw
  • Mr. Fleece (See I've Got A Fang)
  • Mr. Lips (Performs on Rolling O, Letter Shapes and Hovering Sombrero '05)
  • Mr. Squiggles (sometimes MC Squiggles)
  • Mr. Wiggles (I've heard Flansy refer to him as this at a few shows)
  • Professor Griff (From Paste Culture Club Podcast)
  • Roland Synth
  • Terence Trent Linnell (From Record Guide '88 performance)
  • The accordion-playing half of They Might Be Giants
  • The bald guy
  • The creepy one
  • The Future of Sound (Shows/2007-09-27)
  • The Keith Richards of the bass clarinet
  • The little, scrawny guy (See Fat Danny Aykroyd)
  • The next president of the United States (Flans, frequently at live shows)
  • The one in the back room putting the stuff together
  • The Professor
  • The quiet one
  • The shy one
  • The Tangled Web (see Radio Sweepers)
  • The Prince of Darkness (Shows/2007-07-20)
  • The Hippy Man
  • George Washington
  • The Japanese Katakana of Linnell's last name (リンネル) comes out as "Rinneru."
  • Accordion John
  • Green Avatar
  • Linnell
  • John Farriss (from a 1988 show review)
  • John Linuel (typo from a 1986 poster)
  • John Flannell - Uncyclopedia
  • Keyboard John
  • Lin'l
  • John L.
  • Captain Snar (from 120 minutes 12.25.88)
  • John “Cougar” Linnell (120 Minutes 1987)

Marty Beller

  • The 2012 American Idol - (Oct. 2, 2010 - Kennedy Center)
  • Joseph Stalin
  • Marty "Bashes, Smashes" Beller
  • Marty "Bang-Bang" Beller
  • Marty "Big 80's" Beller - (Sept. 30, 2004 - TLA, Phila. The Spine Tour)
  • Marty "just water" Beller
  • Marty "On The Drums" Beller
  • Marty "Sharpton" Beller
  • Marty "Super-drums" Beller
  • Marty "Tantalus" Beller
  • Marty O. Beller
  • The Next President of the United States of America
  • Marty "Time-Out" Beller - (Jan. 31, 2009 - Le Poisson Rouge, Adult Show)
  • The Next Supreme Court Justice - (May 30, 2009 - Le Poisson Rouge)
  • The Next American Idol Winner - (May 30, 2009 - Le Poisson Rouge)
  • Marty "King of the Drums" Beller
  • Marty "Strong Enough For A Man But Made For A Woman" Beller - (October 15, 2009 - Beachland Ballroom)
  • The Princess of Rhythm - (May 17, 2015 - Newport Music Hall)
  • Whitney Houston
  • 100 Phil Collins' - (2018-01-25 - The Beacham in Orlando Florida)
  • The one that doesn’t drink coffee
  • Marty B.
  • Martsy
  • Martin

Dan Miller

  • Solder
  • "Careful" Dan Miller
  • Dan "Cambodia" Miller
  • Dan "It Doesn't Have to Be This Way" Miller
  • Dan "Johnny Chops" Miller
  • Dan "Prison Break" Miller
  • Dan "regular" Miller
  • Dan "Slash" Miller
  • Dan "Solder" Miller
  • Dan "Tinglus" Miller
  • Dan "Wah-Wah" Miller
  • Dan "Eupatrick" Miller
  • Dan D. Solder Miller
  • Dylan (See Sapphire Bullets)
  • MC What-Not (During 2008 shows for kids.)
  • MC Back-The-Fuck-Up (During 2008 shows for adults.)
  • Stormy Black (See Sapphire Bullets)
  • The Billy Squier of They Might be Giants
  • The H.M.S. Dan Miller
  • The Unknowable Dan Miller
  • They Might Be Giants' Official Cry Baby
  • Dan "God-Fearing" Miller
  • Dan M.

Danny Weinkauf

  • Bassy
  • Danny "Bass Boy Genius" Weinkauf
  • Danny "Ladies He's Taken" Weinkauf
  • Danny "Mas Sabor" Weinkauf
  • Danny "Mesopotamian" Weinkauf
  • Danny "Pangu" Weinkauf
  • Danny "Pops" Weinkauf
  • Danny "Rangel" Weinkauf
  • Danny "Viet Nam" Weinkauf
  • Danny K. Weinkauf
  • Parker (See Sapphire Bullets)
  • Poppa
  • Dan W.
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