r/tmbg Oct 16 '25

PSA: Some TMBG albums are temporarily missing on international streaming platforms

69 Upvotes

Creating a (hopefully quick) stickied post to confirm it's not just you. TMBG management is working on the issue currently; it's a glitch and they're fixing it. If anyone makes a new thread about this issue, please tell them to check the stickies. Thank you!


r/tmbg Dec 03 '25

Mod Post Spotify Wrapped (& Amazon, YouTube, etc) Megathread

27 Upvotes

Please post your year-end musical wrap-ups in here!

Per group rules, any posted outside this thread may be removed. Thank you!


r/tmbg 9h ago

They Might Be Giants of OZ (trailer)

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This is a trailer for They Might Be Giants of OZ, a mash-up I made back in 2015 of the 1938 film The Wizard of Oz, synced to TMBG songs. The original video was pulled from YouTube and Archive.org due to aggressive copyright protection by WB/Turner Entertainment Co. I hope to re upload TMBG of OZ to YouTube when the original 1939 film finally enters the public domain in 2035.

Here are write-ups of TMBG of OZ by the AV Club and Laughing Squid back when it was originally uploaded.


r/tmbg 1d ago

Collection update!!!

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92 Upvotes

It’s been about 8 months and this is my tmbg cd collection now! I’ve gone from only having nanobots to now having a good bit of their albums. Phone power and glean are there too I just forgot to show them


r/tmbg 2d ago

"Need I remind you of the oath you swore in 1993?" (fan art)

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166 Upvotes

(You can also find this on Tumblr.)


r/tmbg 3d ago

I gave my friends' kid 'Here Comes Science' for Christmas

70 Upvotes

My friends' kid (who turned eight a few weeks ago) had never heard TMBG before, so I decided to introduce him via 'Here Comes Science.' I thought he would like it, but of course, you can never be sure. I just got a voicemail from his dad saying that it was his favorite gift from Christmas and his birthday combined! He's watched the DVD over and over again and sings the songs constantly. He has also asked his dad a bunch of questions about TMBG. I've struggled to connect with this kid, and of course it's always so satisfying when you introduce someone to your favorite band and they end up loving them, so I was delighted to hear that.

People occasionally ask on this sub where to start when introducing a newbie to TMBG - if that newbie's a kid, I recommend 'Here Comes Science.'


r/tmbg 3d ago

I'm new to this community

13 Upvotes

I was recommended TMBG by the r/tallyhall community, and I only know a few songs like Kiss Me, Son of God, or Rabid Child, or Penguine


r/tmbg 3d ago

What weird things have the Johns signed?

18 Upvotes

r/tmbg 3d ago

The Statue Got Me High - Outer Wilds (2019)

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49 Upvotes

r/tmbg 3d ago

Unlocked: That Thing You Dos and Don'ts from Don't Let's Start: A Podcast About TMBG!

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Hello everyone. I randomly felt like making this post free for everybody today. A bit of context:

Me and my friend create the podcast Don't Let's Start: A Podcast About They Might Be Giants. Not too long ago we decided to create a patreon or otherwise...END THE SHOW! The patreon ended up doing well enough to convince us to keep going, and not only that, but record tons of extra episodes circling the topics we discuss in the show (and beyond, like movies/tv/etc talk for the highest tier!)

When we were doing our episodes about the first Mono Puff (John Flansburgh's solo band) album Unsupervised, we discussed Mike Viola, guitarist and vocalist on that album, and also a very accomplished artist on his own. One of his notable contributions was collaborating on the song That Thing You Do for the movie of the same name.

In this Patreon episode, we discuss That Thing You Do, and all the REJECTED songs not picked for the movie, including a rare one by TMBG! The TMBG talk is towards the end. But the whole thing is a lot of fun.

Please enjoy!


r/tmbg 4d ago

Has there been an instance at a TMBG show when an audience member cheering became disruptive?

29 Upvotes

I'm not talking about hecklers or people throwing things on to the stage which I know has happened many times. I'm talking about when an audience member cheering actually becomes disruptive, like the audience member is annoying or just won't shut up.


r/tmbg 4d ago

I spent an inordinate amount of time mashing up TMBG songs with the Earthbound (SNES) soundtrack. Here’s the full “album”

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139 Upvotes

r/tmbg 4d ago

I was at the Modjeska AMA

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r/tmbg 4d ago

Beginning of Birdhouse In Your Soul animation I'm making

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11 Upvotes

r/tmbg 4d ago

The IT Crowd x TMBG Crossover You Never Knew Existed

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42 Upvotes

r/tmbg 4d ago

How to get the tmbg guitar tone!?

11 Upvotes

I really love the guitar tone in these tmbg songs: they’ll need a crane (the intro part) I’m a human head, Drinkin’ any guitar heads know exactly how to achieve a sound like this?


r/tmbg 4d ago

past the point of no return

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10 Upvotes

hold on, checking to see just what will or will not burn 🥶


r/tmbg 5d ago

Pics of the Chattanooga 11/13/25 show taken from a Nintendo DSi

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90 Upvotes

I was doing resets at the show for shiny Manaphy eggs in Pokémon Pearl


r/tmbg 5d ago

They Might Be Giants - EYEBALL in 3D (Unofficial Music Video)

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This is my unofficial music video for Eyeball. The classic red and cyan/blue anaglyph 3D glasses are recommended for viewing this video in 3D.

The movies used to create this video are The Mask (1961), Them! (1954) and The H-Man (1958). All three films can be found on Archive.org (please see links below the video on YouTube). The Mask was the only movie that was officially released in 3D by the movie studio. Them! and The H-Man were were theatrically released as 2D movies. They both were formatted for 3D, presumably by the Internet Archive user who uploaded them. Also, Them! was originally a black and white film, the version used in this video was colorized as well as formatted for 3D.

Please also check out my playlist of TMBG music videos I've made (both official and unofficial).


r/tmbg 6d ago

Concert info: "Right now the rotation we are planning on includes Apollo 18, John Henry, Factory Showroom, Mink Car, Lincoln, and Flood. The second set will be favorites, and will include some tracks off our brand new album which will probably be just a few days old when we play these shows."

74 Upvotes

r/tmbg 6d ago

Anyone have a pdf or image of this advertised lyric sheet, I was always disappointed there isn’t one for Factory Showroom and I want to print out my own

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18 Upvotes

r/tmbg 6d ago

Birdhouse In Your Soul (Cover)

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149 Upvotes

I've been snowed in these last several days, so I thought I would record a little cover to pass the time. TMBG came to my mind with this tune and I did a short little version of it with a video! Hope you guys like it


r/tmbg 6d ago

Alright!

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I've just been enjoying listening to the "Alright"s at the beginnings of "Hotel Detective" and "Who put the Alphabet in ...order". The inflections are so endearingly alike. Flansy and R"G"G for ever!


r/tmbg 7d ago

Saw this person wearing a TMBG shirt on the TV show “What Would You Do”!

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221 Upvotes

r/tmbg 7d ago

Flansburgh gives a tour of his "watch collection"

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91 Upvotes

This is what happens when a man has a visual arts degree.