Tenacious D (TV series)
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Creator(s) | Jack Black Kyle Gass |
| Starring | Jack Black Kyle Gass |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | HBO |
| Original run | 1997 – 2000 |
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Tenacious D was a TV series that ran on HBO in 1997, 1999, and 2000. It featured the fictional accounts of the real band Tenacious D, which is composed of members Jack Black and Kyle Gass. All of the episodes of the show are available on Tenacious D's The Complete Masterworks DVD.
The show included many songs that would later be recorded for their studio albums Tenacious D (2001) and The Pick of Destiny (2006).
[edit] Episode list
- "Search for Inspirado"
- "Angel in Disguise"
- "Death of a Dream"
- "The Greatest Song in the World"
- "The Fan"
- "Road Gig"
[edit] Episode Synopsis
[edit] Episode 1: The Search for Inspirado (Original Air Date 11/28/97)
After a successful gig at the open-mic night, Open Mic Host Paul F. Tompkins asks Tenacious D to perform a new song. The band searches for "inspirado", but ends up with nothing. The pressure of this leads to the band's break-up. The band's break-up becomes the inspiration for the new song.
Songs Played:
- Tenacious D Time
- History
- Rocket Sauce
- Kyle Quit The Band
[edit] Episode 2: Angel in Disguise (Original Air Date 12/5/97)
Jack falls in love with a girl named Flarna, and confesses his love for her to Kyle. Kyle is then seen chatting up Flarna whereupon Jack deploys karate on him. During their struggle, Flarna is taking away by an armed robber who shoots at Jack but Kyle takes the bullet for him. Kyle is seen lying motionless. As Jack sings of his loss, Kyle reappears, and in song attributes his survival to an over sized friendship medallion Jack had given him.
Songs Played:
- Double Team
- Karate
- Kyle Took A Bullet For Me
[edit] Episode 3: Death of a Dream (Original Air Date 11/27/1999)
After another open-mic night, the band announces a T-shirt signing. When nobody shows up for the autograph session, the pair have a chance to talk to the store owner, who convinces the duo that believing they could be rock stars is like believing in Sasquatch. The band almosts gives up on their dream, but are saved when they discover Sasquatch.
Songs Played:
- Cosmic Shame
- Kielbasa
- Sasquatch
[edit] Episode 4: The Greatest Song in the World (Original Air Date 3/23/2000)
A writer moves in to the apartment next to the D's, and when the D commences their pre-show rituals, their new neighbor gets extremely bothered.. He calls the police, and the D then sing their song Tribute, to explain their side of the story. Songs Played:
- Tribute
[edit] Episode 5: The Fan (Original Air Date 3/15/2000)
After playing open mic night, JB foolishly throws his clear pick into the crowd and can no longer continue the show without it. After the show, Lee (actor Jason Reed), gives them the pick and divulges the information of his Fan site. The D immediately check it out, and become stalkers of Lee. They break into his house, and sing a song for him, titled "Lee", and then by the end of the episode, they are all friends again, and together they sing the song "Special Thing" at open mic night.
Songs Played:
- Explosivo
- Lee
- Special Thing
[edit] Episode 6: Road Gig
The open mic night host, Paul F. Tompkins, informs the D that his brother needed a few open mic night bands to play at his new club. He invites the D to go, and the D is set to go on their road gig (although the club is down the road). On the way to the gig, a bug is hit by the car's windshield, and there is no wiper fluid. Searching for a place to get a refill of washer fluid, the band comes across Jesus Ranch, a ranch at which a cult was living. Since the cult's philosophy was that whenever you produce feces, you part with a part of your soul, everyone at the ranch buried their "shits" as J.B puts it. Because of this, they could grow huge potatos and also the health department came to the ranch and demanded everyone evacuate immediately. The members of the cult were ready for a standoff, so the D was there all night. Then the health department employees decided to play loud music, so the D had a battle of the bands. They won, and made it to the road gig.
Songs Played:
- Warning
- The Road (Brief parts are played)
- History (Briefly for the battle of the bands)
- Jesus Ranch
[edit] Songs that were officially released
| Episode | Song | Official Release | Note |
| Episode 1: The Search for Insparado | "Tenacious D Time" | Tenacious D | This song was released as part of "Kielbasa" |
| Episode 1: The Search for Inspirado | "History" | The Pick of Destiny | This song was originally entitled "History of Tenacious D" |
| Episode 1: The Search for Inspirado | "Kyle Quit The Band" | Tenacious D | This song was originally entitled "Song of Exultant Joy" |
| Episode 2: Angel in Disguise | "Double Team" | Tenacious D | This song was originally entitled "Sex Supreme" |
| Episode 2: Angel in Disguise | "Karate" | Tenacious D | This song was originally entitled "You Broke The Rules" |
| Episode 3: Death of a Dream | "Kielbasa" | Tenacious D | This song was originally entitled "Kielbasa Sausage" and only features briefly in the episode |
| Episode 4: The Greatest Song in the World | "Tribute" | Tenacious D | This song was originally entitled "Tribute (To The Greatest Song in The World)" |
| Episode 5: The Fan | "Explosivo" | Tenacious D | |
| Episode 5: The Fan | "Lee" | Tenacious D | |
| Episode 6: Road Gig | "The Road" | Tenacious D | This song features at the start of the band's journey, and is then reprised ("I met a tasty baby in Michigan") |
| Episode 6: Road Gig | "Jesus Ranch" | D Fun Pak |
[edit] Trivia
- Laura Kightlinger, Jack Black's girlfriend at the time, played the role of the Backstage Betty in Angel In Disguise
- KG's close friend Tracy Young was the lady who answered the door when the D were door to door rocking in Death of the Dream
- The police officer in The Greatest Song in the World (played by Kirk Ward) also appears in the the POD music video, as well as being the police officer in Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny.
- The role of Sasquatch was played by John C. Reilly in Death of a Dream as well as in Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny.
[edit] External links
- Tenacious D at the Internet Movie Database
- Tenacious D IGN article (Retrieved 7/12/06)
- Promotional Video for Tenacious D
| Tenacious D |
| Jack Black • Kyle Gass Lee |
| Other musicians: Warren Fitzgerald • David Grohl • John Konesky • Liam Lynch • Page McConnell • Steve McDonald • John Spiker • Meat Loaf • Ronnie James Dio |
| Management and producers: John King • Michael Simpson • Dust Brothers |
| Discography |
| Albums/EP: Tenacious D (2001) • D Fun Pak EP (2002) The Pick of Destiny (2006) |
| Singles: "Tribute" • "Wonderboy" • "POD" |
| Music videos: "Tribute" • "Wonderboy" • "Fuck Her Gently" • "POD" • "Classico" |
| TV/DVD/Film |
| Tenacious D (1997 – 2000) • Tenacious D - The Complete Masterworks DVD (2003) • Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny (2006) |
| Related articles |
| The Tenacious D Portal • Trainwreck • Tenacious D 2006-2007 Tour • Sax-a-boom |
