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- ...y film ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096926/combined The Big Picture]'' (1989). struggling young filmmaker Nick Chapman (Kevin Bacon) makes a video for t [[Category:1989]]244 bytes (35 words) - 05:34, 7 September 2017
- ...ppet parody movie ''[http://us.imdb.com/Title?0097858 Meet the Feebles]'' (1989). [[Category:1989]]185 bytes (25 words) - 12:10, 8 November 2017
- ...assic film ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097216/ Do the Right Thing]'' (1989). He broadcasts on [[FM 108 We-Love Radio]]. [[Category:1989]]260 bytes (38 words) - 18:48, 22 March 2019
- ...assic film ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097216/ Do the Right Thing]'' (1989). [[Category:1989]]277 bytes (39 words) - 18:48, 22 March 2019
- ...Polish TV mini-series ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092337/ Dekalog]'' (1989), [[category:1989]]281 bytes (38 words) - 11:48, 29 August 2017
- ...mdb.com/title/tt0370142/ The Ghost of Faffner Hall]'' (first aired 23 Oct. 1989). [[Category:1989|Faffner, Finkel]]517 bytes (77 words) - 07:47, 14 February 2019
- Metal band trashing the stage glimpsed in a 1989 Western Union TV commercial. Played by real band Thunderball. [[Category:1989]]416 bytes (42 words) - 07:13, 4 December 2019
- Low-life saxophone-playing protagonist of the 1989 noir novel ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18463858 Music and Crime]'' by J [[Category:1989]]546 bytes (74 words) - 14:19, 2 March 2023
- ...mer rock star who is the protagonist of Canadian author Paul Quarrington's 1989 comic novel ''Whale Music''. Following the death of his brother, Desmond ha [[Category:1989|Howl, Desmond]]437 bytes (65 words) - 22:26, 29 March 2016
- From the movie ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098209/combined Roadkill]'' (1989). This band on tour has gone AWOL. Rock promoter Ray Seth (Gerry Quigley) s [[Category:1989]]438 bytes (66 words) - 06:17, 9 August 2017
- Late-'80s hard rocker appearing in John Irving's 1989 novel ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Prayer_for_Owen_Meany A Prayer for [[Category:1989]]374 bytes (62 words) - 13:06, 20 February 2019
- ...es ''[http://imdb.com/title/tt0094578/combined War of the Worlds]'' (01/16/1989). Uh, this is the 1988-1990 TV series, not the 1953 movie, or the 1938 radi [[Category:1989|Carlos, Billy]]403 bytes (62 words) - 08:29, 16 August 2017
- ...a Applegate) wants to see, bad, in the "Buck Saves the Day" episode (09/24/1989) of sitcom [http://us.imdb.com/Title?0092400 Married with Children]. We nev [[Category:1989]]592 bytes (85 words) - 06:27, 12 August 2013
- ...ilm ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098234/reference The Runnin' Kind]'' (1989). They sing "Nine Times To Live." [[Category:1989|Screaming Sirens]]366 bytes (52 words) - 06:21, 24 May 2018
- From the 1989 young adult novel, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Nq_WxyOhgrsC Hey, D [[Category:1989]]399 bytes (60 words) - 05:37, 15 September 2017
- From the 1989 novel ''[https://archive.org/details/stilledlife00dunh Stilled Life]'' by M [[Category:1989|Van Gogh-Goghs]]477 bytes (68 words) - 11:15, 23 August 2017
- From the science fiction novel ''Good News From Outer Space'' (1989). A character's mentioned-in-passing, old, small-time punk band in this sci [[Category:1989]]376 bytes (51 words) - 06:25, 28 February 2018
- Possibly '''Tammy and the Teenettes'''. From the 1989 young adult novel, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Nq_WxyOhgrsC Hey, D [[Category:1989|Teenettes]]457 bytes (67 words) - 11:52, 3 March 2019
- ...http://us.imdb.com/Details?0096684 Quantum Leap]'' (first aired 1 November 1989). In the episode, Sam leaps into the body of this blind classical pianist. [[Category:1989|Ross, Andrew]]392 bytes (55 words) - 20:00, 27 February 2018
- [[Image:Punch_Bunch_Kool_Aid_Ad.JPG|right]]Band from a 1989 advertisement for Kool-Aid popsicles, er sorry, "Kool-Pops frozen drink bar [[Category:1989|Punch Bunch]]464 bytes (61 words) - 06:10, 22 June 2018
- Band formed by two Cuban brothers, Cesar and Nestor Castillo, from the 1989 novel ''The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love'' by Oscar Hijuelos. The had a b [[Category:1989|Mambo Kings]]412 bytes (66 words) - 21:51, 8 February 2019
- From the "Eatin' Out" episode (02/19/1989) of [http://us.imdb.com/Title?0092400 Married with Children]. The band is m [[Category:1989]]678 bytes (105 words) - 05:12, 24 August 2017
- ==1989== ...ffed, noir parody short story "Gone Fission," by Gary Gentile, in the Fall 1989 issue of ''SCUBAPRO Diving and Snorkeling'' magazine.2 KB (262 words) - 11:47, 12 March 2019
- Circus organist in the 1989 animated film ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104740/ Little Nemo: Adventu [[Category:1989|Genius, Professor]]432 bytes (61 words) - 11:19, 15 December 2021
- ...ano and performing. Introduced in issue 4 of DC Comics' ''Sandman'' (April 1989), he later tired of running Hell and opted to run and occasionally perform [[Category:1989]]437 bytes (64 words) - 18:35, 31 August 2023
- Sixties girl group who reunite in the 1989 made-for-TV movie ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097935/ My Boyfriend's Ba [[Category:1989|Bouffants]]435 bytes (64 words) - 07:57, 19 July 2017
- Punk band at the center of the “Love and Rockets X” arc (Dec. 1989-Aug. 1992) of Jaime, Gilbert, and Mario Hernandez’s long-running [https:/ [[Category:1989]]526 bytes (83 words) - 18:38, 4 October 2023
- In a 1989 [[The California Raisins|California Raisins]] ad, Michael Jackson dreams he [[Category:1989|Raisin, Michael]]424 bytes (59 words) - 09:23, 2 August 2013
- From the movie ''Scream Dream'' (1989). Heavy metal queen with a controversial hit video "Scream Dream." [[Category:1989|Shock, Michelle]]277 bytes (35 words) - 10:08, 27 September 2017
- ...https://www.comics.org/issue/238722/#1054011 Betty's Diary]'' #29 (October 1989). This opens the door to a story of her mom's crush on British band [[The B [[Category:1989|Melody, Rick]]419 bytes (61 words) - 07:06, 27 November 2017
- ...ffed, noir parody short story "Gone Fission," by Gary Gentile, in the Fall 1989 issue of ''SCUBAPRO Diving and Snorkeling'' magazine. ...rg/details/scubapro-diving-and-snorkeling-magazine-1989-fall/page/n17 Fall 1989 issue of ''SCUBAPRO Diving and Snorkeling'']943 bytes (130 words) - 11:42, 12 March 2019
- ...of ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096576/combined Encyclopedia Brown]'' (1989). Alan Merrill played this in this HBO television series based on the popu [[Category:1989|Sparkz, Casey]]472 bytes (73 words) - 04:59, 12 October 2017
- ...ny Howell and supporting musicians that was featured in Paul Quarrington's 1989 novel ''Whale Music''. [[Category:1989]]535 bytes (76 words) - 17:55, 14 April 2018
- ...ision series ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0156231/reference Pugwall]'' (1989). [[Category:1989|Orange Organics]]573 bytes (75 words) - 09:21, 29 November 2023
- Your favorite rock group from the 1989 young adult novel ''You Are a Superstar (A Choose Your Own Adventure book b [[Category:1989|Syndrome]]502 bytes (78 words) - 05:04, 14 June 2019
- ...imdb.com/title/tt0370142/ The Ghost of Faffner Hall]'' (first aired 2 Oct. 1989). Real musician Ry Cooder helps him overcome stage fright. [[Category:1989]]577 bytes (81 words) - 07:10, 22 October 2018
- ...20s-1930s. Their banjo player is the titular ''Nicholas Cricket'' from the 1989 picture book by Joyce Maxner, illustrated by William Joyce. [[Category:1989|Bug-a-Wug Cricket Band]]388 bytes (53 words) - 09:43, 9 July 2013
- Muppet pianist played by Richard Hunt in the short-lived 1989 ITV/HBO educational series ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0370142/ The Gho [[Category:1989|Wild Impresario, The]]530 bytes (71 words) - 06:42, 22 October 2018
- *''[https://www.comics.org/issue/83983/ Marvel Tales]'' #224 (June 1989), "The Pig from Porker's Past!" *''[https://www.comics.org/issue/83985/ Marvel Tales]'' #225 (July 1989), "The Sinister Secret of Sylvia Sowmeister"1 KB (199 words) - 09:13, 29 March 2019
- In the 1989 movie ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097322/ The Fabulous Baker Boys]'', r [[Category:1989|Fabulous Baker Boys]]487 bytes (74 words) - 07:29, 18 December 2017
- [[Image:Rat_Happy_Miss_Happy_Miss_Rat.jpg|right]] Banjo-playing rat from the 1989 children's book ''Happy Miss Rat'',by Peter Firmin). [[Category:1989|Rat, Happy Miss]]394 bytes (51 words) - 11:27, 25 May 2018
- From the animated Disney film ''The Little Mermaid'' (1989). This talented crab is the court composer/conductor/singer of King Triton [[Category:1989|Sebastian, Horatio]]571 bytes (73 words) - 12:31, 10 October 2017
- ...tps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085475/reference Eddie and the Cruisers]'' and 1989's ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097262/reference Eddie and the Cruisers640 bytes (104 words) - 06:38, 22 August 2018
- ...]Female vocal trio and counterparts of [[The California Raisins]] from the 1989 animated Saturday morning kids show in ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0284 [[Category:1989|Sweet Currants]]784 bytes (107 words) - 07:49, 11 May 2020
- ...mdb.com/Title?0090417 Degrassi Junior High]''. In "Twenty Bucks," (06 Feb. 1989) Melanie Brodie (Sara Ballingall) gets invited to a concert by Snake Simpso In the two parter "Taking Off" (Feb. 13th and 20th, 1989) druggie Luke Cassellis (Andy Chambers) gets irresponsible Shane McKay (Bil1,000 bytes (156 words) - 07:52, 4 November 2018
- ...Polish TV mini-series ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092337/ Dekalog]'' (1989), ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108394/ Three Colours: Blue]'' (1993), an [[category:1989|Den Budenmayer]]701 bytes (102 words) - 11:46, 29 August 2017
- The character of Lute also appeared in the 1989 CBS animated television adaptation, ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0209034 [[Category:1989]]1 KB (150 words) - 09:38, 26 April 2021
- ...of Gilmore's widow, Mrs. Aldretta Gilmore. Flyright released the album in 1989, but when they found out it was a hoax, they pulled the album and sued Adle [[Category:1989|Gilmore, Otis]]1 KB (174 words) - 08:20, 17 October 2018
- ...w.imdb.com/title/tt0747811/reference Sam Can Manage]" episode (November 7, 1989) of sitcom ''Who's the Boss''. Teen Samantha Micelli (Alyssa Milano) manag [[Category:1989]]686 bytes (97 words) - 08:33, 17 June 2019
- [[Image:Duke_of_the_Grill_Wendys.png||right]]From the film ''Grill Skill'' (1989). In this [http://www.wendys.com/ Wendy's] training film for hapless teen b [[Category:1989]]762 bytes (122 words) - 09:59, 1 February 2013
- Successful fifties rocker dead by 1967 from the 1989 film ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096002/reference Rock and the Money H [[Category:1989|Link, Stan]]665 bytes (111 words) - 07:18, 3 December 2018
- In the 1989 "Timeslides" episode of U.K. sci-fi series ''Red Dwarf'', Dave Lister (Crai [[Category:1989]]596 bytes (97 words) - 05:20, 17 October 2017
- Hot, successful pop singer from the 1989 young adult novel ''You Are a Superstar (A Choose Your Own Adventure book b [[Category:1989|Blue, Ginger]]713 bytes (107 words) - 04:55, 14 June 2019
- ...''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092363/ Good Morning, Miss Bliss]'' (1987-1989), the forerunner of series ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096694/ Saved by [[Category:1989]]1,000 bytes (163 words) - 06:54, 20 September 2019
- ...ww.imdb.com/title/tt0589876/combined You Gotta Have Hope]" episode (02/25/1989). They're managed by Sophia (Estelle Getty), who agrees to let them play in [[Category:1989|Donatello Triplets]]794 bytes (117 words) - 07:26, 8 October 2020
- Bluesman parody played by comedian/actor Lenny Henry in his 1989 concert film, ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0284258/reference Lenny Live [[Category:1989|Smith, Low Down Fingerlickin' Dirty Hound Dog]]827 bytes (107 words) - 12:10, 13 November 2019
- ...the young adult novel Sweet Valley Twins #34: ''Jessica, the Rock Star'' (1989) by Francine Pascal and an unstoppable horde of zombie ghostwriters. [[Category:1989|Power, Melody]]677 bytes (102 words) - 06:10, 12 September 2017
- ...ps://www.imdb.com/title/tt1766366/reference Battle of the Bands]" episode (1989) of animated television series ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190178/combi [[Category:1989|Scream, Steve]]861 bytes (135 words) - 18:56, 21 January 2019
- ...actor who's come to Myrtle Beach, SC to judge the Sun Queen contest in the 1989 film ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098300/reference Shag]'', set in 1963 [[Category:1989|Valentine, Jimmy]]695 bytes (112 words) - 08:12, 11 March 2019
- ...https://www.comics.org/issue/238722/#1054011 Betty's Diary]'' #29 (October 1989). Betty's currently obsessed with [[Rick Melody]]. [[Category:1989|Blimeys]]562 bytes (78 words) - 09:46, 27 November 2017
- ...des of the TV series ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092484/ Wiseguy]'' in 1989 as Diana Prince, even performing her song "Brite Side" in part or in its en [[category:1989|Prince, Diana]]654 bytes (103 words) - 11:58, 18 May 2018
- ...first appeared in his short story "Snow White in Harlem," published in his 1989 collection ''The Best of Intentions and Other Stories''. [[Category:1989|Snow, Albie]]828 bytes (110 words) - 10:10, 8 November 2018
- ...://www.imdb.com/title/tt0640548/ Bubba's House Band]" episode (25 November 1989) of TV sitcom ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mama%27s_Family Mama's Family [[Category:1989|Bonecrushers]]764 bytes (116 words) - 09:22, 19 February 2019
- ...musician in the ''Shadowrun'' roleplaying game. She was introduced in the 1989 ''Mercurial'' adventure book by Tom Dowd and Paul Hume. She has since appea [[Category:1989|Mercurial]]828 bytes (120 words) - 15:54, 29 March 2015
- Bar band from the 1989 action thriller [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098206 Road House] featuring [[Image:Road house jeff healy.png|600px|thumb|left|Cody's Band in Road House (1989)]]1 KB (174 words) - 05:40, 24 March 2024
- Muppet musician (and titular ghost) played by Louise Gold in the short-lived 1989 ITV/HBO educational series ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0370142/ The Gho [[Category:1989|Faffner, Fughetta]]757 bytes (107 words) - 07:12, 22 October 2018
- Shag band playing The Pavilion at Myrtle Beach, SC in the 1989 film ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098300/reference Shag]'', set in 1963 [[Category:1989]]722 bytes (116 words) - 08:18, 11 March 2019
- ...ps://www.imdb.com/title/tt1766366/reference Battle of the Bands]" episode (1989) of animated television series ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190178/combi [[Category:1989|Funky Fizztones]]994 bytes (149 words) - 21:14, 1 June 2022
- Composer of TV theme songs from the 1989 sci-fi comedy film ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100116/combined Martians [[Category:1989|Devereaux, Mark]]760 bytes (118 words) - 07:08, 31 March 2021
- ...as inspired by Sonic Youth member Kim Gordon's interview with LL Cool J in 1989. Real rapper Chuck D guest-voiced a few spoken lines in the song and video ...interview_with_ll_cool_j_that_inspired_the_soni ‘KOOL THING’: KIM GORDON’S 1989 INTERVIEW WITH LL COOL J THAT INSPIRED THE SONIC YOUTH SONG]797 bytes (125 words) - 08:46, 17 July 2018
- Blind singer/guitarist from the from the 1989 action thriller [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098206 Road House] featuring [[Image:Cody.jpg|600px|thumb|left|Jeff Healey as Cody in Road House (1989)]]1 KB (193 words) - 05:40, 24 March 2024
- ...ps://www.imdb.com/title/tt1766366/reference Battle of the Bands]" episode (1989) of animated television series ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190178/combi [[Category:1989]]1 KB (156 words) - 06:51, 22 January 2019
- ...er/Walczak Construction Company, in their animated short "Don't Touch Me," 1989. She was created by scanning a clay model, then animated using early motion [[Category:1989]]973 bytes (140 words) - 10:56, 14 April 2018
- ...night talk show, [http://us.imdb.com/Title?0096537 The Arsenio Hall Show] (1989-1994). He had an 1991 album, ''Large & In Charge''.227 bytes (35 words) - 09:22, 12 May 2013
- ...tps://archive.org/details/jessicarockstar00suza Jessica, the Rock Star]'' (1989) by Francine Pascal and an unstoppable horde of zombie ghostwriters. [[Category:1989]]957 bytes (154 words) - 06:30, 12 September 2017
- ...ps://www.imdb.com/title/tt1766366/reference Battle of the Bands]" episode (1989) of animated television series ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190178/combi [[Category:1989|Roborockers]]1 KB (176 words) - 06:48, 22 January 2019
- ...tcat.jpg|200px|thumb|left]]Animated cartoon cat who intially appeared in a 1989 Paula Abdul music video duetting with her on "Opposites Attract." What coul [[Category:1989]]1 KB (175 words) - 09:15, 7 March 2018
- ...e 1985 movie ''[http://us.imdb.com/Title?0088763 Back to the Future]'' and 1989's ''[http://us.imdb.com/Title?0096874 Back to the Future II]''.1,023 bytes (169 words) - 07:09, 6 February 2018
- ...''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098910/reference Shining Time Station]'' (1989 to 1993). The puppets were created by the Flexitoon company, which was Crai [[Category:1989|Juke Box Puppet Band]]1 KB (186 words) - 09:43, 18 June 2019
- *1989 – ''Bad News'' (expanded reissue; U.S. version on Rhino Records) Their 1989 album included their jaw-droppingly bad version of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapso1 KB (143 words) - 06:47, 23 August 2017
- *1989's ''[http://www.imdb.com/Title?0100821 Tummy Trouble]'' (''Honey, I Shrunk1 KB (185 words) - 09:09, 14 August 2017
- .../series/40718/ Rockers]'', on Rip-Off Press. It ran for eight issues (1988-1989).216 bytes (32 words) - 09:15, 25 September 2017
- ...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fabulous_Five_(book_series) The Bragging War]'' (1989), by Betsy Haynes. [[Category:1989|Morgan, Trevor]]1 KB (223 words) - 08:11, 19 July 2017
- ...age show ''[http://us.imdb.com/Title?0090417 Degrassi Junior High]'' (1986-1989).[ They had only one damn song, "Everybody Wants Something," available on t ...dead. But when the show changed its name and setting to ''Degrassi High'' (1989-1991), the boys resurrected the band, decided a new, more mature moniker wa1 KB (209 words) - 12:00, 21 August 2018
- ...c book ''[http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0034/0034_01.asp Angels?]'' (1989). This delightful comic book/Christian tract is one of the better works of [[Category:1989|Green Angels]]1 KB (236 words) - 12:54, 9 December 2020
- ...[https://genius.com/2197959 titular song] from the Beastie Boys' acclaimed 1989 album ''[https://www.allmusic.com/album/pauls-boutique-mw0000199269 Paul's [[Category:1989|Ryall, Johnny]]1 KB (197 words) - 12:18, 13 April 2018
- ...ps://www.imdb.com/title/tt1766366/reference Battle of the Bands]" episode (1989) of animated television series ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190178/combi [[Category:1989]]1 KB (228 words) - 07:01, 22 January 2019
- ...glish punk rocking anthropomorphic piece of broccoli. He first appeared in 1989, in the "Lights, Camera, Disaster" episode of ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/ [[Category:1989|Broccoli, Lick]]1 KB (214 words) - 19:38, 12 February 2024
- *[[Lucifer (Sandman)]] introduced in 1989 in the long-running comic series ''Sandman''311 bytes (40 words) - 18:36, 31 August 2023
- ...ings" (first aired 19 March 1988), and "All That Jazz" (first aired 2 Dec. 1989).442 bytes (57 words) - 07:25, 8 October 2020
- ...tcom, ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0577185/reference Family Matters]'' (1989-1998). His musical aspirations are highlighted in the "[https://familymatte520 bytes (75 words) - 09:32, 19 December 2018
- *''Weetzie Bat'' (1989) — winner of the 2009 Phoenix Award[10]448 bytes (58 words) - 11:22, 18 February 2020
- In "The Zack Tapes" episode (2 December 1989) of [http://us.imdb.com/Title?0096694 Saved by the Bell], that mischevious651 bytes (106 words) - 20:32, 16 April 2011
- ...in several of Berke Breathed's beloved comic strip ''Bloom County'' (1980-1989). According to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_characters_in_Bloom_Cou435 bytes (58 words) - 05:31, 23 May 2018
- ...kipedia.org/wiki/Stan_and_Jan_Berenstain the Berenstains] ran from 1956 to 1989 in ''McCall's'' and ''Good Housekeeping.''474 bytes (72 words) - 06:25, 17 December 2018
- ...02/07/1988) and "[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0655167/ Fallen Idol]" 02/15/1989.539 bytes (75 words) - 12:05, 25 October 2019
- ...kipedia.org/wiki/Stan_and_Jan_Berenstain the Berenstains] ran from 1956 to 1989 in ''McCall's'' and ''Good Housekeeping.''610 bytes (93 words) - 06:34, 17 December 2018
- [[Category:1989|Why]]719 bytes (106 words) - 06:38, 27 March 2018
- Gjallarhorn is referred to as the "Horn Resounding" in Terry Jones' 1989 Norse comedy ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097289/ Erik the Viking]''.537 bytes (81 words) - 16:22, 14 December 2017
- ...llmusic.com/artist/the-humpers-mn0000080999/biography The Humpers] (formed 1989), but it's not clear if they took their name from the fake band.729 bytes (104 words) - 11:28, 19 February 2019