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==Film and television appearances== * Angelo Moore appeared briefly in the 1984 movie ''[[Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo]]''. * In 1985, Angelo Moore and Walter Kibby appeared in the [[Eurythmics]] video "Would I Lie to You?" * Angelo Moore appeared in the 1986 music video for "[[Do Fries Go with That Shake?]]" by [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]]. * The band is featured in the 1987 movie ''[[Back to the Beach]]'', performing a rendition of "Jamaica Ska" with [[Annette Funicello]] singing lead vocals.<ref> {{cite web | title = Back to the Beach (1987): Full cast | publisher = IMDb | url = https://us.imdb.com/title/tt0096223/fullcredits#cast | access-date = January 22, 2009}} </ref> * In 1987, the band has a brief cameo in the [[Hank Williams Jr.]] music video "Young Country", appearing on a merry-go-round, raising their cowboy hats as they pass by the camera. * Fishbone appears in the 1988 [[John Cusack]]/[[Tim Robbins]] film ''[[Tapeheads]]'' as "Ranchbone" in the bar scene, playing the song "Slow Bus Movin' (Howard Beach Party)".<ref> {{cite web | title = Tapeheads (1988): Full cast | publisher = IMDb | url = https://us.imdb.com/title/tt0096223/fullcredits#cast | access-date = January 22, 2009}} </ref> They supplied an incidental score for the film as well. * In the 1988 [[blaxploitation]]-[[Parody|spoof]] ''[[I'm Gonna Git You Sucka]]'', members of Fishbone appear on the street as hecklers of Antonio Fargas' character Flyguy, and also as a back-up band. * The January 1989 performance at Brixton Academy, London, UK<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fishbone live at Brixton Academy, London (UK) Jan 27, 1989 |url=http://www.fishbonelive.org/concert_archive/1989-01-27/2086/?PHPSESSID=ee6379436ec214f7bf404271b0f58f78 |access-date=August 27, 2020 |website=Fishbonelive.org}}</ref> was shown on UK TV in February 1989 in the second episode of Channel 4's ''Big World Cafe''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Big World Cafe[26/02/89] (1989) |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b88fa5711|access-date=August 27, 2020 |publisher=BFI|language=en}}{{dead link|date=October 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Episode #1.2|date=February 26, 1989|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0524495/?ref_=ttep_ep2|type=Music|others=Fishbone, Mary Kante, New Order, Cecil D. Womack|publisher=Spellbound Pictures, Zenith North Ltd.|access-date=August 27, 2020}}</ref> introducing the group to a wider UK audience. * Frontman Angelo Moore made a cameo in the 1989 music video for the ''[[Red Hot Chili Peppers]]'' song, "[[Knock Me Down]]" * Angelo Moore joins [[Living Colour]] live on stage for their performance of "Elvis Is Dead" on a 1990 episode of ''[[The Arsenio Hall Show]]''. This performance of the song also features a live guest appearance of [[Little Richard]] on vocals. * [[Angelo Moore]] has several appearances in the music video for the [[Sublime (band)|Sublime]] song, "Wrong Way". * The song "[[Swim (song)|Swim]]" was featured in the 1993 film ''[[Last Action Hero]]''. * [[Angelo Moore]] and [[John Norwood Fisher]] both appear in the music video for [[The Mighty Mighty Bosstones]]' 1993 cover of the ''[[Bob Marley]]'' song "Simmer Down". * A woman wears a Fishbone t-shirt in the 1991 Richard Linklater film ''[[Slacker (film)|Slacker]]''. * In 1994 Fishbone plays "Let the Good Times Roll" in the [[Chuck Russell]] film ''[[The Mask (1994 film)|The Mask]]''. Fishbone is also on the film's soundtrack.<ref> {{cite web | title = The Mask (1994): Soundtracks | publisher = IMDb | url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110475/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd | access-date = June 11, 2014}} </ref> * Fishbone performed "Sunless Saturday" on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' on March 23, 1991.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/season-16/episode/16-jeremy-irons-with-fishbone-64641 |title=SEASON 16 EPISODE 16 3/23/1991 |author=<!--Not stated--> |publisher=NBC |access-date=July 24, 2019 |quote=Saturday Night Live Season 16 Episode 16 on March 23, 1991 with host Jeremy Irons and musical guest Fishbone.}}</ref> * The band appeared on the March 6, 1995, edition of [[WWE|WWF's]] ''[[WWE Raw|Monday Night Raw]]'' to promote their upcoming performance of "[[America the Beautiful]]" at [[WrestleMania XI]]. The band was ultimately replaced by [[Special Olympics|Special Olympian]] Kathy Huey. * Fishbone is mentioned by Janeane Garofalo as the musical guest on February 12, 1997, episode of ''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]'' entitled "Pain Equals Funny". * Angelo Moore, John Norwood Fisher, and John Steward appear in the 2006 film ''[[Idlewild (film)|Idlewild]]'' as members of the band led by Rooster, the character played by [[Big Boi]] of [[OutKast]].<ref> {{cite web | title = Idlewild (2006): Full cast | publisher = IMDb | url = https://us.imdb.com/title/tt0417225/fullcredits#cast | access-date = January 22, 2009}} </ref> * In 2007 Fishbone appeared in the [[David Arquette]] movie ''[[The Tripper]]''.<ref> {{cite web | title = The Tripper (2006): Full cast | publisher = IMDb | url = https://us.imdb.com/title/tt0760187/fullcredits#cast | access-date = January 22, 2009}} </ref> * Marlon Wayans (in the role of Seymour Stewart) wears a Fishbone T-shirt in ''[[Mo' Money]]'' (1992). * The characters Freddie and Lena of ''[[A Different World]]'' were depicted as fans and could be seen wearing Fishbone band shirts. * [[John Cusack]] wears a Fishbone shirt in the film ''[[Say Anything...]]''. The movie's iconic "boombox" scene originally featured Fishbone's "Turn the Other Way" blaring from the radio. [[Peter Gabriel]]'s "[[In Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel song)|In Your Eyes]]" replaced the song during editing.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/93981/why-boombox-scene-say-anything-almost-didnt-happen |title=Why the Boombox Scene in Say Anything Almost Didn't Happen |publisher=mentalfloss.com |date=April 6, 2017 |access-date=January 17, 2020}}</ref> * In the movie ''[[Bull Durham]]'', [[Tim Robbins]]' character Ebby "Nuke" Laloosh is wearing a Fishbone T-shirt with his suit while giving his first interview after getting called up to the big leagues. * In 2010's ''[[Hot Tub Time Machine]]'', Cusack pulls out and clearly advertises a black T-shirt with the band's logo from his character's suitcase. * In the TV show ''[[Northern Exposure]]'', Ed Chigliak ([[Darren E. Burrows]]) is frequently spotted with a Fishbone shirt under his leather jacket. * Early episodes of ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'' had scenes filmed against a set of lockers that featured a Fishbone sticker in almost every shot.{{Citation needed|date=January 2009}} * On November 21, 2011, Republican presidential candidate [[Michele Bachmann]] was played on to ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]'' to the Fishbone song "Lyin' Ass Bitch". [[The Roots]] drummer [[Questlove]] later explained that the playing of the song was "tongue in cheek." Fallon and the NBC network later apologized. * In the video for the [[Ramones]] song "I Believe in Miracles" the band's name appears as part of the scrolling text on the upper and lower part of the screen. Fishbone members are also seen in a cameo in this music video.
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