Hanson


On May 6, 2007, the 10th anniversary of Hanson Day, the band re-recorded their third studio album, Middle of Nowhere, at The Blank Slate bar in their hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The band invited fan club members, causing hundreds to fly to Oklahoma for the acoustic event. Hanson played concerts in the summer of 2007, supporting release of The Walk. The band appeared in Providence, Boston, New York City, Toronto, and Los Angeles. The record Middle of Nowhere Acoustic was released at the end of that year, exclusively on Hanson.net. Including all but 3 songs of those originally in Middle of Nowhere (Speechless, Thinking of You and With You in Your Dreams) and featuring the song Yearbook, never performed live before.


On the December 13, 1997 episode of Saturday Night Live hosted by Helen Hunt, Hanson appeared in a sketch in which Hunt and Will Ferrell hijack an elevator at gunpoint and force them to listen to "MMMBop" as they slowly go insane. They played "MMMBop" earlier that night.
The band was parodied in an episode of Celebrity Deathmatch, fighting against the Spice Girls. Both Hanson and the Spice Girls were killed by Marilyn Manson, after Manson cut down a lighting rig with a chainsaw.
They were parodied on Celebrity Deathmatch a second time when the band, who had mysteriously revived, attempted to kill Marilyn Manson in the same manner that he had killed them. However, Isaac and Taylor chose Zac to handle the chainsaw, which was too powerful for him, and he ended up hacking himself and his brothers to death.
On the March 28, 1998 episode of MADtv, Downtown Julie Brown (played by Debra Wilson) interviews Hanson in the year 2015, which portrays the trio still looking and acting like teenagers: Isaac still has braces, Taylor still has long hair (albeit, he's balding), and Zac is still hyperactive and is also morbidly obese. After the interview, the band debuts their "comeback" video for their new song, "Ling Ling", which is dubbed by a female voice and is an obvious parody of "MMMBop".


Hanson is mentioned in the 1999 New Radicals hit "You Get What You Give" in the controversial closing lines: "Fashion shoots with Beck and Hanson / Courtney Love and Marilyn Manson / You're all fakes, run to your mansions / Come around, we'll kick your ass in". Recently, Gregg Alexander of New Radicals has been collaborating with Hanson.
Hanson have been recurring characters in the comic strip Superosity by Chris Crosby since their first appearance on May 4, 1999. In the comic they are portrayed as nigh-omnipotent beings who are sometimes mistaken for demons. Taylor Hanson explained this to a main character when he discovered their secret: "We're not hellspawn, Bobby. If there were a Satan, and there most definitely is, we would be his most-hated enemies. Which we are!" Isaac Hanson continued: "All Hanson brothers are granted magical, almost omnipotent powers at birth. Sort of like David Blaine: Magic Man. Or God." Other memorable appearances: auditioning for Star Wars: Episode II and fixing the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards so that David Alan Grier sweeps every category.
In an interview made by EW with Michael Cera and Kat Dennings in 2008, the co-stars were asked what band they would "run around all over New York city in order to see", and Kat responded by saying "If Hanson did a revival, Middle of Nowwhere album show, I would be there".


During the first season of Family Guy, there is a scene featured where the Hanson tour bus breaks down in front of the Griffins' home, and Peter mistakes them for the fictional Children of the Corn and shoots them.
Another Family Guy episode - "A Fish Out of Water" - features the following dialogue in which it turns out Glenn Quagmire thought Taylor Hanson was a girl.
Peter Griffin: If you could be stranded on a desert island with any woman in the world, who would it be?Glenn Quagmire: Taylor Hanson.Joe Swanson: Taylor Hanson is a guy.Glenn Quagmire: (laughs) You guys are yankin' me. "Hey, let's put one over on Quagmire."Peter Griffin: No, he's actually a guy, Quagmire.Glenn Quagmire: What? That's insane. That's impossible. ... Oh god. Oh my god! I've got all these magazines! Oh god! The brothers are also featured in the episode Anthology of Interest I of Futurama, as heads in jars, singing "MMMBop" until a giant Bender falls on them.


The Cheap Suits released a song entitled "Lead Singer" that pokes fun at the feminine aspect of Taylor Hanson. Lyrics include "I fell in love with the lead singer of Hanson, I'm so happy now that I'm dancing" and also "I have sold all of my records and I'm no longer a fan because I found out that Taylor Hanson was a man."
A similar incident occurred on the short-lived TGIF show, "Teen Angel." The main character, Marty, says to his friend, "These Hanson Girls are hot, especially the middle one. MMMBop!"
One of the stories in Jon Stewart's first book, Naked Pictures of Famous People, focuses around fictional Christmas newsletters sent by Diana Hanson to family members. The letters get more and more disturbing as the boys grow older.
Hanson were featured in an episode of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Season 6, Episode 9, "A Birthday Witch"). In the plot of this episode, Isaac Hanson had been a previous boyfriend of Roxie, a character on the show. The band performs their song, "Hey", at the end of the show.
On January 24, 2007, Hanson appeared on Deal or No Deal, as a surprise appearance while contestant Jackie Monroe, a fan, was playing.[25]


In the first season of Gilmore Girls, Taylor Hanson is mentioned while Lorelai Gilmore is trying to explain to her daughter Rory Gilmore not to be afraid to love someone. She uses Taylor Hanson as an example and describes how they met at a concert. Rory responds with disdain, questioning if Hanson is still a band. Lorelai responds, calling them the "new BeeGees."
In October 2007 Hanson appeared on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition to surprise a fan whose house was being rebuilt, and sang the family a couple of songs.
In an episode of American Idol 6, Jordin Sparks said that MMMBop by Hanson is the song that "always puts a smile on her face."
A vampire is wearing a Hanson tee-shirt in the season 6 episode "Bargaining Part 1" of the cult television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
In the Jonas Brothers' hit song called "That's Just the Way We Roll" they mention Hanson saying, "Pop and lock, battle dance against Hanson."


In an episode of Malcolm In The Middle entitled Old Mrs. Old, Hanson's 'Smile' is playing when Malcolm and his friends are on a joyride.
In an episode of House, M.D. (Season 5, Episode 4) House's phone rings and the ring tone is "Mmmbop." He reveals that this is the ring tone he uses for his diagnostics team. The ring tone plays again in several future episodes when House's team is looking for him.
Hanson is mentioned countless times in K.A. Applegate's "Animorphs" series.
Hanson appeared as the guests in the chapter named "Girl hair" of the TV series: Space Ghost Coast to Coast
"Weird Al" Yankovic included MMMBop in his polka medley Polka Power! on the album Running With Scissors.