Talk:Garfunkel and Oates

Name
I'm sure the name is a reference to Art Garfunkel and John Oates, but I'm wondering if it references in particular the Simpsons episode Lisa's Rival which features a band of "second bests" including Garfunkel, Oates, and Jim Messina. --Saforrest (talk) 19:13, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

Here is an interview they did with the Wall Street Journal--Nick4leader (talk) 09:40, 3 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Mad Magazine mentioned a band called 'Garfunkel and Oats' back in a 1989 issue. Czolgolz (talk) 13:53, 15 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I remember that MAD piece - "Hit Albums of the '90s - A Look Ahead". Their G&O mockup depicted an album titled "Partners Without Partners" and described the two as having gotten together after attending a meeting of "Partners Without Paychecks." Other albums referenced included The Beatles' "Plaid Album" ("It's the same as the White Album, but when Ted Turner's great-grandson bought Capitol Records he had the album colorized") and Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side of Unemployment" ("While it didn’t contain any of the trademark musicianship, artistic experimentation or creative integrity of the early days, it did have “Pink Floyd" printed on it in real big letters")
 * It was in the October 1988 issue. Shotguntony (talk) 15:22, 23 March 2023 (UTC)

The Garfunkel and Oates gag (Garfunkel, Oates, and Nash) was also used in a 2002 episode of Family Guy ("From Method to Madness"). This was seven years before this team was formed. I wonder if there might be a reason to give credit where credit is due and point out the various previous uses of this joke, considering the band name is presented as a joke name.ShelbyMarion (talk) 01:35, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

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Didn't they write this too? Seems to be no mention of it in here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07ke-AdKdqE Jellinator (talk) 22:07, 18 November 2023 (UTC)