This is kinda cool: The Rocklopedia Fakebandica

What it is is a comprehensive listing of fictional bands and singers (from TV and the movies), alphabetically “listed in one convenient, scarily obsessive place.” The list contains over 400 references.

Two sample entries from the Rocklopedia Fakebandica:

Afrodisiacs, The — In the “The Music Man” episode (04/06/82) of biracial sitcom “Diff’rent Strokes” (1978-1986), older brother Willis Drummond (Todd Bridges) has this funkish/R B-ish band. He is auditioning singers, which pits his black girlfriend Charlene (Janet Jackson!) vs. his white stepsister Kimberly Drummond (Dana Plato). The solution? They both sing, in a horrible duet covering Paul McCartney Stevie Wonder’s “Ebony and Ivory.” I knew there was a curse on that show! Thanks to Ray Greenwell and Joe Lavender for this one […]

Meadows, Kathy – Wonder Woman, disguised as Diana Prince, played by Lynda Carter, goes undercover as singer Kathy Meadows (ow! brain hurt!) to investigate a blackmailing at Phoenix Records in the 2/16/79 episode “Amazon Hot Wax.” Other label acts included: Billy Dero (Martin Speer); the band AntiMatter — Jerry (Danil Torppe), Anton (real rocker Rick Springfield), and some guy who apparently didn’t get a name (Michael Botts); the duo of Jeff Gordon (Judge Reinhold!) and Barbi Gordon (Sarah Purcell!!). All in all, pretty star-studded for a Wonder Woman episode. (see also Lane Kinkaid)

What can I say? Sometimes when people have too much time on their hands, the results are fantastically useful.

Bravo, Rocklopedia Fakebandica folks!

[Minor quibbles? None of the folk singers from Billy Jack made the compendium — nor did Coco Hernandez (Irene Cara) from Fame (1980).]