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== Video == Both "Particle Man" and a They Might Be Giants cover song of "[[Istanbul_(Not _Constantinople)#They_Might_Be_Giants|Istanbul (Not Constantinople)]]", were made into [[music video]]s featured on the [[Warner Bros.]] [[animated series]], ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'' and ''[[The Plucky Duck Show]]''. Both appeared in the episode "Tiny Toons Music Television".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0723977/soundtrack|title='Tiny Toon Adventures' Tiny Toon Music Television(1991) soundtrack|publisher=IMDb|access-date=2013-02-11}}</ref> In the video for "Particle Man", [[Plucky Duck]] portrays both the title role (as a [[Professional_wrestling |pro-wrestler]]) and Person Man (after discarding his outfit), while Triangle Man and Universe Man are presented as massive wrestlers.<ref name="pabst">Ricks, Rosy. "They Might Be Giants at the Pabst—Oh, Boy". ''Third Coast Digest''. 2011-10-30. Prime 7 Media.</ref> The video also includes cameos by The Crusher from the Looney Tunes short ''[[Bunny Hugged]]'', [[Hamton J. Pig]] as a wrestling announcer who [[Lip sync|lip-syncs]] the song's lyrics, and [[Dizzy Devil]] playing the accordion. The music videos for "Particle Man" and "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" are credited with having introduced young fans to the band.<ref>Rivait, Lindsay. "Here Comes They Might Be Giants". ''Lance''. 2008-03-05.</ref> Although they were not official music videos, the ''Tiny Toons'' selections warranted inclusion on the band's 1999 video compilation, ''[[Direct from Brooklyn]]''.
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