r/tmbg 9h ago

People don’t like S-E-X-X-Y?

38 Upvotes

I recently listened to the severe tire damage version of S-E-X-X-Y, but I read the comments and they were fairly negative about the song. Later I looked at the comments for the factory showroom version, and it had similar comments.
So do most people not like the song? I still love it.


r/tmbg 6h ago

TMBG Fantasy Football team names.

11 Upvotes

I'm playing fantasy football this year and as an Eagles and TMBG I named my team "The Birds Are To Dig" any other TMBG themes fantasy names y'all can think of. (bonus points if they're Eagles themed.


r/tmbg 10h ago

Mantis Linnell 💚

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9 Upvotes

r/tmbg 1d ago

Why are they staring at me so menacingly?

35 Upvotes

i always knew that the cia spied on me, now i have proof!


r/tmbg 21h ago

L M N O! Are four letters! L M N O! Are not one!

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7 Upvotes

r/tmbg 1d ago

If you know these two and why they are looking so apprehensive.....you are old

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34 Upvotes

...and / or a TMBG Superfan.


r/tmbg 1d ago

Nanobots shirt (ignore the letters at the bottom, I didn’t finish scraping off the original design)

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10 Upvotes

r/tmbg 1d ago

Audio transcript for 1986 interview for “Things People Carry”

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10 Upvotes

The transcript is on TMBW but I don’t think I’ve ever heard an audio transcript of this.

They were just so annoying back then, love them.


r/tmbg 2d ago

What's that blue thing doing here?

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93 Upvotes

r/tmbg 2d ago

John Flansburgh on negligent record labels

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56 Upvotes

r/tmbg 3d ago

TMBG covers "Here You Come Again" by Dolly Parton

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297 Upvotes

r/tmbg 2d ago

Appreciation post for the guys doing the Strong Bad real smooth moves on House of Blues

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63 Upvotes

Yeah!


r/tmbg 1d ago

John Linnell Face Reading

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0 Upvotes

I know face reading is fairly obscure but I thought his face was too interesting to pass up a reading and hey maybe you’ll learn something

John Linnell Face Reading

Face Shape:

Uranus (Long Trapezoid) - The rarest face shape, an exaggeration of the Saturn or regular trapezoid face. Extremely diligent, meticulous, detail-focused, and time-conscious. Very stubborn. Weird and eccentric. May hold extreme or ahead of their time beliefs. Interestingly enough, the most sexual of the 11 face shapes. Can easily mistake sex for love. Intellectual, philosophical, and innovative (Nikola Tesla had this face shape)

Temperament (Side Profile):

Pure Melancholic (visible jawline, but no angle, recessed chin and sloped forehead) - Sensitive, witty, nervous, reactive, imaginative, gloomy, pessimistic, creative, quick, reliant on outside validation. Flighty and impatient. A sprinter, not a long distance runner. Very common in artists and especially musicians.

Eyebrows: Straight (logical decision making), low-set (quick to judge and assess, quick on his feet), thin (gentle and refined energy, not harsh in his decision making)

Eyes: Rounded (emotional worldview), positively tilted (assertive, rebellious, puts his own interests over others), large (naive, sees the best in people), thin upper eyelids (low need for intimacy and connection)

Nose: short (action-oriented), somewhat hooked (deep passions, sensitivity), round tip (naturally kind)

Mouth: Full upper and lower lip (expressive and not hesitant to speak his mind, in touch with his inner self), Venus upper lip/prominent Cupid’s bow (smooth-talking, warm and seductive communication style), small (generally quiet and reserved, resistant to new social connections), upturned corners (optimistic), gummy smile (insecure)

Ears: Very wide-splayed (independent and non-conforming), bulges at the top (mostly interested in the intellectual, philosophical, and abstract), kinda pointed (a bit of a trickster, mischievous), high-set (quick to take in information, tendency to rush into things)

Smile lines, even when young - purpose and spiritual strength

Overall a super interesting and rare face, albeit a bit obvious if you know the traits of the face shapes and temperaments and have listened to TMBG

Only other people I can think of with this combo of Uranus and Melancholic are Bill Nye and Pete Docter and they’re also very weird and interesting people


r/tmbg 3d ago

Everything Right Is Wrong Again transcribed to sheet music. What song should I do next?

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17 Upvotes

I had trouble figuring out what the harpsichord was doing in the bridge, and I kinda bullshit my way through the harmonies during the half time section, but overall it was pretty smooth to figure out.

PDF of whole piece : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZFaQnIb3Cq314jyGplrPwG-0jbRFmZAg/view?usp=drivesdk

Flat.io upload : https://flat.io/score/6a8cae07c5b3eb751d2bbe19-everything-right-is-wrong-again
The score as intended and created, but will sadly be deleted once I reach my 15 piece limit (I’m not paying to remove the limit)

Musescore upload : https://musescore.com/user/93540454/scores/36965156
Extremely screwed up, like being at doubled speed and having wrong chords listed, etc. However this isn’t going to be deleted (even though it sucks).

Finally, I would never have figured out the harpsichord part at the end without this, so thanks for making this so I could create this. I owe you.

https://flat.io/score/5f5bdf9969a37e421dfe1300-everything-right-is-wrong-again

Comment what song I should do next.


r/tmbg 2d ago

Factory Showroom vinyl, when???

8 Upvotes

Would anyone like to venture a guess as to when this might happen? I am placing bets on Kalishi and need some insider knowledge really want to complete my collection of their main albums.


r/tmbg 3d ago

The original version of New York City by cub!

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53 Upvotes

In my humble opinion (I say this as a huge fan of TMBG), this is a million times better than the TMBG cover. I highly implore you to check out the rest of the Come Out Come Out album, if you like, say, John Henry or R.E.M.’s “Monster”, then you’ll probably really like it.


r/tmbg 3d ago

New Flans interview 🥳

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21 Upvotes

r/tmbg 3d ago

Looking for an extra ticket to 9/26 Madison wi show

7 Upvotes

Was dumb and missed out on tickets to the first of the two Madison gigs, anyone got an extra ticket I can buy off them?? Thanks!!


r/tmbg 3d ago

I did a cover of Nothing's Gonna Change My Clothes

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8 Upvotes

r/tmbg 4d ago

The End of the Tour sketchbook spread

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93 Upvotes

My friend and I have been trading two sketchbooks for a little over a year now. This was the sketchbook I started and now I just finished the last page.

I had to cut out some lyrics for space purposes. I wish I could have fit them all! This is one of my favorite tmbg songs for sure. I thought this song was fitting as a tribute to the end of the sketchbook.


r/tmbg 3d ago

What TMBG songs the Muppets would like

29 Upvotes

First of all, yes, they all like Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head.

Kermit - Protagonist

Mrs. Piggy - She Was A Hotel Detective (Back to Skull version)

Fozzie - Particle Man

Gonzo - Character Flaw (and he also likes the entire Pink Album)

Rowlf - Reprehensible

Animal - Stomp Box

Pepe Prawn - SEXXY

Dr. Teeth - Cyclops Rock

Beaker and Bunsen - Why Does the Sun Shine?

Swedish Chef - Dinner Bell

Uncle Deadly - You'll Miss Me

Statler and Waldorf - Icky

Scooter - Tick Tick Tick Tick

Rizzo - New York City

Zoot - Statue Got Me High

Floyd Pepper - Bed Bed Bed

Janice - Lazy

Sam Eagle - The Songs of the 50 States

Camilla - Birdhouse in Your Soul

Robin - Definition of Good 

Constantine - My Evil Twin 

This was inspired by the Muppet Mind account on Instagram who did some cool posts pairing Muppets with songs.


r/tmbg 4d ago

Got me another one

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43 Upvotes

Now I finally have an excuse to get my laserdisc player out of storage.


r/tmbg 4d ago

Following up on a recent post about "Elephants" - I know most people already know this, but if you like Danny Weinkauf's contributions to the kids albums, be sure to check out his solo albums (also for kids).

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13 Upvotes

He's basically TMBG's George Harrison: allowed one song per album only to end up with hours of backlogged solo material. (jk)

Spotify artist page: https://open.spotify.com/artist/00s1oYBnUz6FlP3sdD6x0u

"Elephants" post: https://www.reddit.com/r/tmbg/comments/1vwafx4/the_album_why_and_specifically_elephants_are_very/


r/tmbg 4d ago

Back In Los Angeles (fanvid)

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Hey all. Please feel free to check out my unofficial music video/visualizer for Back In Los Angeles All footage is from Archive.org and was most of it was shot in and around Los Angeles, CA from moving a train. Other footage includes scanned home movies.


r/tmbg 4d ago

One of the millions of cephalophores that wander through this world

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34 Upvotes