those were too cute! i particularly liked I Can Add, the bg paint in that is fantastic. both look great!

‘I can add’ is awesome! ‘Never go to work’ by David Cowles and Sean Mcbride is also incredible. Congrats, guys!

TMBG must really love cartoons. Most of their music videos are animated. And they’ve even made some songs about some popular modern cartoon shows.

Tiny Toon Adventures di an episode where the show’s stars lip-synched to particular songs, and they did two TMBG numbers, one of them being “Molecule Man.”

The TMBG songs on Tiny Tunes Adventures were “Particle Man” and “Istanbul (Not Constantanople)”. I saw them in concert a couple weeks ago and they played several songs from “Here come the 123s”. Good show.

Thanks for posting those! I caught “813 Mile Car Trip” on Disney Channel a few months ago, but my huge TMBG fan husband wasn’t around and I couldn’t find it online to show him.

TMBG were signed with Warner Brothers at the time of the Tiny Toons episodes, explaining why they were so eager to promote the songs.

Zekey, There is a connection:
John Flansburgh (the John with glasses) was a student at Pratt. (I think I remember reading he had a background in graphic design.) According to Wikipedia, he also directs videos, his father was an architect, and his wife works with puppets. I don’t know how big an animation fan he is, but the band definitely shows an interest in cutting edge illustration, graphics and comic art.

A bit OT, but the Talking Heads grouped while attending RISD. (I think they were industrial designers) That band also had a certain visual flair that was really part of their total package.
I’m sure other readers can cite more examples.

Have kids. You find out about all this stuff almost instantaneously.

Am I the only one who finds TMBG’s kids records far superior to their “adult” work? No forced quirk and whimsy. Genuine entertainment value. No smirk.

“The TMBG songs on Tiny Tunes Adventures were “Particle Man” and “Istanbul (Not Constantanople)”.”

D’oh!! I figured I got it wrong the second I submitted it. Thanks for the correction. TMBG played two shows at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta this past Saturday–a 3 PM show for families and a 6 PM show for grown-ups.

More TMBG, a Cartoon Network promo for Courage the Cowardly Dog: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbKby_0kHKg