Most fun musican/band cameo on a sitcom?
by yrnej | created - 13 Aug 2014 | updated - 19 Aug 2014 | Public*playing themselves; I'm not including the Simpsons since those alone would take up two polls
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1. Anthrax
Soundtrack | Last Action Hero
Anthrax is an American heavy metal band from New York City, formed in 1981 by rhythm guitarist Scott Ian and bassist Dan Lilker. The group was considered one of the leaders of the thrash metal scene during the 1980s and is one of the "Big Four" thrash metal bands with Metallica, Megadeth, and ...
on Married with Children (1987) - Anthrax shows up at the Bundy's, eat mystery meat out of the fridge, and fall under the spell of Edd Byrnes
2. Sandra Bernhard
Actress | The King of Comedy
Performer, actress, singer and author Sandra Bernhard appeared as a series regular in season three of the immensely popular FX Television/Ryan Murphy show "POSE" reprising her role as brassy but caring Nurse Judy Kubrack, who works with H.I.V. / AIDS patients, following a memorable season one guest...
on Will & Grace (1998) - Will and Grace pretend they are interested in buying an apartment so they can hang out with Sandra Bernhard
3. Cher
Actress | Moonstruck
The beat goes on ... and on ... and as strong as ever for this superstar entertainer who has well surpassed the half-century mark while improbably transforming herself from an artificial, glossy "flashionplate" singer into a serious, Oscar-worthy, dramatic actress ... and back again! With more ups ...
on Will & Grace (1998) - Obsessed with a Cher doll, the real Cher confronts him, but Jack thinks she's a drag queen
4. Sammy Davis Jr.
Actor | The Cannonball Run
Sammy Davis Jr. was often billed as the "greatest living entertainer in the world".
He was born in Harlem, Manhattan, the son of dancer Elvera Davis (née Sanchez) and vaudeville star Sammy Davis Sr.. His father was African-American and his mother was of Cuban and African-American ancestry. Davis Jr....
on All in the Family (1971) - Sammy Davis Jr. leaves his briefcase in Archie's cab and he must stop by the house to retrieve it
5. Sammy Davis Jr.
Actor | The Cannonball Run
Sammy Davis Jr. was often billed as the "greatest living entertainer in the world".
He was born in Harlem, Manhattan, the son of dancer Elvera Davis (née Sanchez) and vaudeville star Sammy Davis Sr.. His father was African-American and his mother was of Cuban and African-American ancestry. Davis Jr....
on I Dream of Jeannie (1965) - Jeannie duplicates Sammy Davis Jr. so he can perform at General Peterson's birthday
6. The Doobie Brothers
Soundtrack | Forrest Gump
The Doobie Brothers is known for Forrest Gump (1994), The Limey (1999) and Pawn Sacrifice (2014).
on What's Happening!! (1976) - Rerun is threatened into bootlegging a Doobie Brothers concert but after he's caught, the Doobies turn the tables on the bootleggers
7. Bob Dylan
Soundtrack | Renaldo and Clara
Robert Allen Zimmerman was born 24 May 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota; his father Abe worked for the Standard Oil Co. Six years later the family moved to Hibbing, often the coldest place in the US, where he taught himself piano and guitar and formed several high school rock bands. In 1959 he entered the...
on Dharma & Greg (1997) - Dharma tries to join Bob Dylan's band as a drummer
8. The Foggy Mountain Boys
Self | Country Style, U.S.A.
on The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) - Flatt and Scruggs stop by to visit the Clampetts and the usual mayhem ensues
9. Hall & Oates
Soundtrack | Pixels
Hall & Oates is known for Pixels (2015), Palm Springs (2020) and Better Off Dead (1985).
on Will & Grace (1998) - Hall & Oates sing "Maneater" as Grace walks down the runway
10. Elton John
Soundtrack | Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Sir Elton John is one of pop music's great survivors. Born 25 March, 1947, as Reginald Kenneth Dwight, he started to play the piano at the early age of four. At the age of 11, he won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music. His first band was called Bluesology. He later auditioned (...
on Will & Grace (1998) - after Jack becomes paranoid about the Gay Mafia, the leader, Elton John, shows up to threaten Will
11. Davy Jones
Actor | The Monkees
Davy Jones left home to become a jockey. While he was an apprentice, he was encouraged to go into acting and got a role in a production of "Peter Pan". From there, he played on Coronation Street (1960) and The Pickwick Papers (1952) before landing the role of "The Artful Dodger" in "Oliver!". This ...
on The Brady Bunch (1969) - Marcia claims she can get Davy Jones to play the school dance, but then she must deliver
12. Patti LaBelle
Soundtrack | Miami Vice
Patti LaBelle was born Patricia Louise Holte on May 24, 1944 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Patti began her career in the early 1960s as lead singer of the band Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles. A decade later the group changed their name to Labelle and recorded the hit song "Lady Marmalade". Patti...
on The Nanny (1993) - Patti LaBelle is one of the entrants in the country club's mother-daughter pageant
13. Loretta Lynn
Soundtrack | The New Mutants
Loretta Lynn was born on April 14, 1932 in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, USA. She was a music artist and actress, known for The New Mutants (2020), High Crimes (2002) and Logan Lucky (2017). She was married to Oliver Lynn. She died on October 4, 2022 in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, USA.
on Roseanne (1988) - Loretta Lynn performs at Lanford's Founding Fathers Day and eats a loose meat sandwich
14. Mitch Miller
Soundtrack | The Longest Day
A graduate of the Eastman School of Music and a classically trained oboist, Mitch Miller first entered the pop music scene in 1948 at Mercury Records, where he guided such acts as Vic Damone, Frankie Laine and Patti Page to success. In 1950 he was lured by Goddard Lieberson to Columbia Records as ...
on Car 54, Where Are You? (1961) - When the 53rd precinct Whippoorwills audition for Mitch Miller, it's clear which of the four is the problem, but who will tell Toody?
15. Yoko Ono
Soundtrack | The Beatles: Get Back
Yoko Ono was born on Saturday, February 18th, 1933, in her ancestral estate in Tokyo, Japan. Her father, Eisuke Ono, was the descendant of a 9th Century Emperor of Japan. Her mother, Isoko Yasuda Ono, was the granddaughter of Zenijiro Yasuda, the founder of Yasuda Bank. Yoko was two years old when ...
on Mad About You (1992) - Paul works with Yoko on a documentary about the wind
16. Prince
Soundtrack | Under the Cherry Moon
Prince Rogers Nelson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Mattie Shaw, a jazz singer and social worker, and John L. Nelson, a lyricist and pianist. His father's stage name was "Prince Rogers". His parents were both from African-American families from Louisiana. They separated during his youth, ...
on New Girl (2011) - the gang attends a party at Prince's house where he drops some purple wisdom on Jess
17. Gene Simmons
Actor | Extract
Best known as the fire breathing, blood splitting and larger than life co-founder of the major hard rock group, KISS. Simmons was actually born Chaim Witz in August 1949 in Haifa, Israel, the son of Hungarian Jewish parents, Flóra "Florence" (Klein or Kovács) and Feri Yechiel Witz. He moved to New ...
on Welcome to Sweden (2014) - Gene Simmons threatens Bruce over his taxes
18. Mel Tormé
Soundtrack | Gangster Squad
A professional singer at the age of three, Mel Torme was a genuine musical prodigy. As a teenager, he played the drums in Chico Marx's band and earned the nickname "The Velvet Fog" because of his smooth, mellow tenor voice. In the 1940s, he formed his own group, the Mel-Tones, one of the first ...
on Night Court (1984) - The Velvet Fog stops by the courtroom but super-fan Harry misses him
19. Joe Walsh
Soundtrack | The Warriors
Joe Walsh was born on November 20, 1947 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for The Warriors (1979), Spy Game (2001) and Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). He has been married to Marjorie Bach since December 13, 2008. He was previously married to Denise Driscoll, Juanita ...
on The Drew Carey Show (1995) - Joe plays a song about Cleveland with Drew's band
20. Stevie Wonder
Soundtrack | Wild Wild West
Born Stevland Hardaway Judkins in Saginaw, Michigan, United States, to Calvin Judkins and Lula Mae Hardaway. Due to being born six weeks premature, Stevie Wonder was born with a condition called retinopathy of prematurity, which made him blind. Stevie Wonder, even with this disability, made his ...
on The Cosby Show (1984) - Denise has a fender bender with Stevie's limo and the whole family goes to visit him at his studio
21. Colin Hay
Soundtrack | Kangaroo Jack
Colin Hay was born on June 29, 1953 in Kilwinning, Scotland, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Kangaroo Jack (2003), Garden State (2004) and Morning Glory (2010). He has been married to Cecilia Nöel since 2002.
on Scrubs (2001) - Colin Hay of Men at Work periodically shows up playing "Overkill" throughout the episode
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