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<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:HomsarDavidStHubbins.png" title="Quite exciting this costume magic!"><img alt="" border="0" class="thumbimage" height="248" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/e/e3/HomsarDavidStHubbins.png/180px-HomsarDavidStHubbins.png" width="180"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="/index.php?title=File:HomsarDavidStHubbins.png" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/skins/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15"/></a></div>Quite exciting this <a href="/index.php?title=Mr._Poofers_Must_Die_Costumes" title="Mr. Poofers Must Die Costumes">costume</a> magic!</div></div></div> | |||
<p><a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Spinal_Tap_%28band%29" title="wikipedia:Spinal Tap (band)"><b>Spinal Tap</b></a> is a fictional <a href="/index.php?title=Heavy_Metal" title="Heavy Metal">heavy metal</a> band from the mockumentary <i><a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=This_Is_Spinal_Tap" title="wikipedia:This Is Spinal Tap">This Is Spinal Tap</a></i>. The movie focuses on the troubles the band faces on tour, featuring comedic (largely improvised) dialogue and parody music framed as a "rockumentary". <a href="/index.php?title=The_Brothers_Chaps" title="The Brothers Chaps">The Brothers Chaps</a> have made many references to the movie in their cartoons. | |||
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<ul><li><a href="/index.php?title=Fortune_Cookies" title="Fortune Cookies">Fortune Cookies</a> — One fortune reads "Have a good time, all the time". Keyboardist Viv Savage provided this quote when asked for a philosophy he lived by. | |||
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=The_House_That_Gave_Sucky_Treats" title="The House That Gave Sucky Treats">The House That Gave Sucky Treats</a> — The first name on <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad" title="Strong Bad">Strong Bad</a>'s "People to egg" list (revealed by giving him <a href="/index.php?title=The_House_That_Gave_Sucky_Treats" title="The House That Gave Sucky Treats">the marshmallow bunny</a>) is Ronnie Pudding, former bassist for the group when they were known as The Thamesmen. | |||
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Arcade_Game" title="Arcade Game">Arcade Game</a> — The page title, "Quite Exciting this Computer Magic!" is a quote from the movie, said by Savage when playing a video game. | |||
<ul><li>This line is quoted again in <a href="/index.php?title=The_Limozeen_Advantage" title="The Limozeen Advantage">The Limozeen Advantage</a>. | |||
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</li><li>Email <a href="/index.php?title=death_metal" title="death metal">death metal</a> (<a href="/index.php?title=death_metal" title="death metal">DVD commentary</a>) — <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad" title="Strong Bad">Strong Bad</a> compares the drummer of <a href="/index.php?title=Brainkrieg" title="Brainkrieg">Brainkrieg</a> to Spinal Tap drummer Joe "Mama" Besser, and Mike references how Besser met an untimely end in the movie. | |||
</li><li>Email <a href="/index.php?title=origins" title="origins">origins</a> (<a href="/index.php?title=origins" title="origins">DVD commentary</a>) — Mike and <a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Runner" title="Homestar Runner">Homestar Runner</a> lift dialogue from the film, from when the band members are harmonizing to "Heartbreak Hotel", while discussing Homestar's bread songs. | |||
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Weclome_Back" title="Weclome Back">Weclome Back</a> — Homestar <a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Runner%27s_Sleepwear" title="Homestar Runner's Sleepwear">sleeps in a green ribcage shirt</a>, <a class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088258/mediaviewer/rm2386737920/" rel="nofollow" title="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088258/mediaviewer/rm2386737920/">as worn by</a> lead guitarist <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Nigel_Tufnel" title="wikipedia:Nigel Tufnel">Nigel Tufnel</a>. | |||
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Marzipan%27s_Answering_Machine_Version_17.2" title="Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2">Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2</a> — Litigation Jackson's line, "so say all of us," is a quote from <i>This is Spinal Tap</i>. | |||
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Mr._Poofers_Must_Die" title="Mr. Poofers Must Die">Mr. Poofers Must Die</a> — <a href="/index.php?title=Homsar" title="Homsar">Homsar</a>'s <a href="/index.php?title=Mr._Poofers_Must_Die_Costumes" title="Mr. Poofers Must Die Costumes">Halloween costume</a> is lead singer <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=David_St._Hubbins" title="wikipedia:David St. Hubbins">David St. Hubbins</a>. | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:00, 18 July 2026
Spinal Tap is a fictional heavy metal band from the mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap. The movie focuses on the troubles the band faces on tour, featuring comedic (largely improvised) dialogue and parody music framed as a "rockumentary". The Brothers Chaps have made many references to the movie in their cartoons.
Appearances
- Fortune Cookies — One fortune reads "Have a good time, all the time". Keyboardist Viv Savage provided this quote when asked for a philosophy he lived by.
- The House That Gave Sucky Treats — The first name on Strong Bad's "People to egg" list (revealed by giving him the marshmallow bunny) is Ronnie Pudding, former bassist for the group when they were known as The Thamesmen.
- Arcade Game — The page title, "Quite Exciting this Computer Magic!" is a quote from the movie, said by Savage when playing a video game.
- This line is quoted again in The Limozeen Advantage.
- Email death metal (DVD commentary) — Strong Bad compares the drummer of Brainkrieg to Spinal Tap drummer Joe "Mama" Besser, and Mike references how Besser met an untimely end in the movie.
- Email origins (DVD commentary) — Mike and Homestar Runner lift dialogue from the film, from when the band members are harmonizing to "Heartbreak Hotel", while discussing Homestar's bread songs.
- Weclome Back — Homestar sleeps in a green ribcage shirt, as worn by lead guitarist Nigel Tufnel.
- Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2 — Litigation Jackson's line, "so say all of us," is a quote from This is Spinal Tap.
- Mr. Poofers Must Die — Homsar's Halloween costume is lead singer David St. Hubbins.
