This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl is simply too large a concept to be neatly contained within a mere three-hour weekly time slot. Hence these occasional fake TIRnRR playlists, detailing shows we're never really going to do...but could.
Wow! Today's fake playlist has been sitting unfinished in the ol' Boppin' queue long enough that I have to add a note for our 2022 compilation album This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio, Volume 5 to the boilerplate below. We pause now so I can take care of that particular station identification....
Okay, boilerplate updated! And now we rejoin our regular programming already in progress: Tracks heard in episodes of various TV series. This playlist excludes performances on variety shows and music-specific programs, whether it was The Ed Sullivan Show or Shindig! These are songs that turned up on episodic TV shows from I Dream Of Jeannie to Loki, Freaks And Geeks to WKRP In Cincinnati, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel to The Monkees to Square Pegs to Mad Men, some played as soundtrack to cathode-ray/cable/streaming shenanigans, some sung (or lip-synced) on-screen by the original artists. AND we have one set of theme songs. I miss theme songs, man.
TV on the radio? Well, maybe radio on TV on the radio. Our playlist starts and ends with an alpha-omega spin from Gilmore Girls (the first song heard at the start of the show's pilot, the last song heard at the end of its final network first-run), with the Ramones' appearance on The Simpsons serving as a tag.
(And, although I'm not much of a Doobie Brothers fan--kinda like I'm not much of a chopped liver fan--I did consider programming "Takin' It To The Streets" from their appearance on the sitcom What's Happening!! Rerun could not be reached for comment.)
We'll be back (back back) in a minute, back (back back) after this. Please stay tuned for these important messages.
This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl--y'know, the real one--airs Sunday nights from 9 to Midnight Eastern, on the air in Syracuse at SPARK! WSPJ 103.3 and 93.7 FM, and on the web at http://sparksyracuse.org/ You can read all about this show's long and weird history here: Boppin' The Whole Friggin' Planet (The History Of THIS IS ROCK 'N' ROLL RADIO). TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS are always welcome.
The many fine This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio compilation albums are still available, each full of that rockin' pop sound you crave. A portion of all sales benefit our perpetually cash-strapped community radio project:
Fake TIRnRR Playlist: There's Rock 'n' Roll On My TV Show
THE LA'S: There She Goes [Gilmore Girls]
BADFINGER: Baby Blue [Breaking Bad]
STEVIE WONDER: I Believe When I Fall In Love (It Will Be Forever) [High Fidelity]
THE SEX PISTOLS: Anarchy In The U.K. [That '70s Show]
THE FLASHCUBES: Damaged Beyond Repair [Speechless]
THE BEATLES: Good Morning, Good Morning [The Monkees]
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THE KINKS: You Really Got Me [Mad Men]
COTTON MATHER: Lily Dreams On [Veronica Mars]
1.4.5.: She Couldn't Say No [Firefly Lane]
THE VOGUES: Five O'Clock World [The Drew Carey Show]
THE LEONARDS: Left In The Dark [Ugly Betty]
OTIS REDDING: Change Gonna Come [The Wonder Years]
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KELLEY RYAN: The Church Of Laundry [Chicago Med]
THE BEAU BRUMMELS: Laugh Laugh [The Flintstones]
SCREEN TEST: Make Something Happen [Young Sheldon]
BLACK FLAG: Rise Above [Freaks And Geeks]
SUZI QUATRO: Devil Gate Drive [Happy Days]
DAVY JONES: Girl [The Brady Bunch]
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LESLEY GORE: California Nights [Batman]
BLUE ASH: Jazel Jane [Daisy Jones & The Six]
THE SAINTS: This Perfect Day [Daisy Jones & The Six]
QUEEN: Flash's Theme [The Flash]
TOMMY BOYCE & BOBBY HART: I'll Blow You A Kiss In The Wind [Bewitched]
TOMMY BOYCE & BOBBY HART: Out And About [I Dream Of Jeannie]
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THE SEEDS: Pushin' Too Hard [The Mothers-In-Law]
ALICE COOPER: Sick Things [The Snoop Sisters]
CHAD & JEREMY: No Other Baby [The Dick Van Dyke Show]
BIG STAR: I'm In Love With A Girl [The Wonder Years]
THE MONKEES: You Bring The Summer [Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life]
MÖTORHEAD: Ace Of Spades [The Young Ones]
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THE RAMONES: Beat On The Brat [The Simpsons]
JANILEIGH COHEN: Blues Run The Game [This Is Us]
THE KINKS: Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy [WKRP In Cincinnati]
JULIE DRISCOLL WITH BRIAN AUGER & THE TRINITY: This Wheel's On Fire (Absolutely Fabulous)
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND: Oh! Sweet Nuthin' [Loki]
ABBA: Dancing Queen [Firefly Lane]
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THE MONKEES: The Porpoise Song (Theme From Head) [Mad Men]
JOEY RAMONE: What A Wonderful World [Gilmore Girls]
OTIS REDDING: You Don't Miss Your Water [Quarry]
THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION: Mother People [The Monkees]
THE CAST OF THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW: Time Warp [The Drew Carey Show]
PEACHES & HERB: Shake Your Groove Thing [The Drew Carey Show]
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JOAN JETT: Bad Reputation [Freaks And Geeks]
THE DANDY WARHOLS: We Used To Be Friends [Veronica Mars]
THE TORIES: Time For You [Jessie]
THE PATTI SMITH GROUP: Dancing Barefoot [Daisy Jones & The Six]
REMY ZERO: Save Me [Smallville]
THE WAITRESSES: Square Pegs [Square Pegs]
CHEAP TRICK: That '70s Song (In The Street) [That '70s Show]
THE REMBRANDTS: I'll Be There For You [Friends]
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DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES: Reflections [China Beach]
CHAD & JEREMY: Teenage Failure [Batman]
THE DICKIES: Hideous [CPO Sharkey]
BIG STAR: Don't Lie To Me [Quarry]
FOXY: Hot Number [Freaks And Geeks]
BILLY IDOL: Dancing With Myself [Square Pegs]
TEGAN & SARA: Girls Talk [The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel]
THE MIGHTY LEMON DROPS: Inside Out [Gilmore Girls]
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THE RAMONES: Happy Birthday, Mr. Burns [The Simpsons]
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