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Swedish bombshell Ulla (Lee Meredith) dancing in ‘The Producers’ [1967]

Bob Dylan appeared on the sitcom Dharma &amp; Greg in 1999. In the episode, Dharma (Jenna Elfman) auditions for a garage band and discovers the guitarist is Bob Dylan. The scene was largely improvised. There is rumored to be hours of unreleased footage of them playing together.

The "Charming Guy with Guitar" in Animal House is Stephen Bishop. He sings a sappy folk tune called "The Riddle Song" ("I Gave My Love a Cherry") Bishop kept the shattered remains of the guitar and had the entire cast sign it. He has since declined offers as high as $5 million to purchase it.

Sonic Youth's version of The Simpsons theme aired during the end credits of the 1996 "Homerpalooza" episode over a scene with teenagers dancing during The Smashing Pumpkin's concert.

In this 1977 episode of Happy Days, Suzi Quatro as Leather Tuscadero sings "Devil Gate Drive," (an actual #1 UK hit for Quatro in 1974)

Moloch is the “satanic” rock star from a famous 1982 episode of the television series CHiPs titled "Rock Devil Rock". The character, played by Donny Most (Ralph Malph on Happy Days), was a clear parody of KISS frontman Gene Simmons.

The musical band in the iconic Star Trek episode "The Way to Eden" (1969) is a group of radical "space hippies." Led by the charismatic Dr. Sevrin and his followers (Adam and Mavig), they infiltrate the U.S.S. Enterprise in search of a mythical, utopian planet called Eden.

The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo on The Gong Show in 1976. Before transforming into 80s New Wave band Oingo Boingo, the group was an avant-garde, surrealist musical theater + street circus troupe. Founded by Richard Elfman, with brother Danny Elfman, as musical director.

Spud was the world's first commercial menthol cigarette brand, originally created in 1924. Due to falling sales and intense competition from newer menthol brands like Salem and Newport, Philip Morris pulled Spud from store shelves permanently in 1963.

London's Bridges is a fictional British Invasion rock band that appeared on a 1981 episode of Laverne &amp; Shirley. The band members were portrayed by famous real-life musicians + actors: Peter Noone (Herman's Hermits), Eric Idle (Monty Python and The Rutles), and Stephen Bishop.

"Time To Change," from the classic Brady Bunch episode "Dough Re Mi" (1972), where the kids perform the song to compensate for Peter's changing voice. Arguably, Greg’s shining moment as a songwriter. He composed the tune as a clever way to harmonize around Peter's awkward, cracking puberty voice.

Pop-Up Headlights of the 80s No factory-produced cars feature pop-up headlights today. Stricter pedestrian crash laws—particularly in Europe—effectively killed the pop-up because the sharp, protruding mechanisms were deemed hazardous to pedestrians in the event of a collision.

The Honeybees - “You Need Us” (Gilligan’s Island, 1965) Fun Fact: Tina Louise + Natalie Schafer sang their own parts, but Dawn Wells' singing voice was dubbed by the popular 1960s singer Jackie DeShannon.

The band featured in the 1967 exploitation film ‘Mini-Skirt Love’ is The Musical Process. The film, directed by Lou Campa, is a black-and-white feature often associated with the "nudie-cutie" or melodrama genre of the era, focusing on a naive photographer and his mother.

Skidoo (1968) a psychedelic comedy dir. by Otto Preminger, starring Jackie Gleason as an ex-mobster who gets pulled back into crime, leading to a bizarre, LSD-fueled adventure w/an all-star cast incl. Groucho Marx as "God," who reportedly tried real LSD to prepare for his role.

Paul Revere and the Raiders on Batman (“Hizzonner the Penguin,” 1966) The group plays a campaign song (sung to the tune of "Yankee Doodle Dandy") at a political rally for the Penguin, who is running for mayor against Batman.

Tony Bennett discovers his inner hippie in 1970 with a groovy version of “Eleanor Rigby” He later said: "I actually regurgitated when I made that awful album—I got physically sick."

Bob Dylan appeared on the sitcom Dharma & Greg in 1999. In the episode, Dharma (Jenna Elfman) auditions for a garage band and discovers the guitarist is Bob Dylan. The scene was largely improvised. There is rumored to be hours of unreleased footage of them playing together.

London's Bridges is a fictional British Invasion rock band that appeared on a 1981 episode of Laverne & Shirley. The band members were portrayed by famous real-life musicians + actors: Peter Noone (Herman's Hermits), Eric Idle (Monty Python and The Rutles), and Stephen Bishop.