Which TV shows match up with which bands? (Monkees = Monkees)

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Chuck Klosterman has a short story about a game he'd come up with at a party where you have to think of the television equivalent of popular bands and musicians (it's in the book Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs). He called it "Monkees = Monkees" and it goes like this...

Choices are based on the following five criteria:

1. Longevity

2. Era

3. Critical Acclaim

4. Commercial Success

5. Aesthetic Soul

Examples he gives are:

Journey = Dynasty

The Rolling Stones = Gunsmoke

The Strokes = 24

Jimi Hendrix = The Twilight Zone

Devo = Fernwood 2 Night

Lynard Skynard = The Beverly Hillbillies

Molly Hatchet = Petticoat Junction

The Black Crows = That 70s Show

Hall & Oats - Bosom Buddies

U2 = M*A*S*H

Dokken = It's Your Move

The Eurythmics = Mork and Mindy

Further, he stipulates that individuals who go solo from an existing group need to be matched up to television shows that "spun-off" of an existing series, and so we have:

John Lennon = Maude

Paul McCartney = Frasier

George Harrison = The Jeffersons

Ringo Starr = Flo

David Lee Roth = Knots Landing

Do you disagree with any of his choices? Who are what is missing? Do you have some examples of your own?

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Kind of a stupid game IMO lol.

But anyway, I think Pink Floyd would be a better match with Twilight Zone. Dunno what to match Jimi Hendrix with, I don't think there has ever been a show as cool as Jimi :) Simpsons would probably be a good match for The Beatles in terms of longevity, popularity, and originality/creativity. Also thinking maybe Blink 182 and South Park? Both quite popular and used dirty/dark/ridiculous humor. Also the simple animation can match the simple guitar/bass parts.

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Kind of a stupid game IMO lol.

Yeah, I think that's by design...


But anyway, I think Pink Floyd would be a better match with Twilight Zone. Dunno what to match Jimi Hendrix with, I don't think there has ever been a show as cool as Jimi :) Simpsons would probably be a good match for The Beatles in terms of longevity, popularity, and originality/creativity. Also thinking maybe Blink 182 and South Park? Both quite popular and used dirty/dark/ridiculous humor. Also the simple animation can match the simple guitar/bass parts.

I like the Blink 182/South Park analogy. They're aimed at a similar audience, as well.

And The Simpsons/Beatles is brilliant.

I think the reason Hendrix was paired with The Twilight Zone was because they were both relatively brief flashes of genius, which get more popular as time passes.

Pink Floyd's been around so long - I'd say it would have to be Doctor Who!