Xena was a very different character. She started out in the traditional "punch the problem until everything's better" mold. Wonder Woman was explicitly created to counter that type of hero. If anything, Xena's arc was her learning to be more like Wonder Woman.

Oh, right, Staying Alive. Thanks. I don't remember his hit at all, but I did know at some point that he was on that soundtrack.

Then why do people over 30 know who he is? Since I recognize the name, there must be some reason, but I have no idea what it is.

Kanigher's Diana was also a pretty horrible person. The two of them deserved each other. "Merman is just a friend,, Steve. You don't have to be jealous. Wait, I can play the two of you against each other. That sounds like fun. Hey, that guy over there is pretty cute. Later for you two." "I want Steve to be attracted…

"I live in Illinois also, so I feel I can vote my conscience "

That did result in one of the greatest lines ever on television. "Most hippies are older than you, Robin, and you're hardly mod."

"Unlike films or books it is rare for a song or album to become a cult classic after failing in the marketplace."

I have no doubt that the headlines are written by an unpaid intern, so I probably should be more tolerant, but if you don't know what the word "riff" means, you shouldn't use it.

I have no idea what you're talking about, but you've just made Star Wars exponentially more interesting to me.

Give him some credit. Even if he weren't Mr. Louis-Dreyfuss, he'd still be remembered by dozens of people as the sniglets guy.

I think the problem was that the Monkees were very obviously put together by their management, rather than the more organic way groups like the Association or Spanky and Our Gang (both of whom used session musicians) formed., and that they were marketed as being "the young generation," whereas someone like Gary and…

I checked and it looks like you're right. There is a session drummer on "Magic," but that's it. Aside from that (and the piano buried in the mix), it's all the group on that song and from then on until Sebastian left. . As for the stuff after Sebastian left the group, no one complained because no one cared. The…

And Ode to Billy Joe wasn't? The movie is all of the back story that Bobbie Gentry left out because the song was better without it.

I made a point of watching the last SNL episode of the 80s, just to see if he'd follow up on that. He did, and the 90s were the "Al Franken's daughter" decade.

They used it on Strange Days, mainly to put an effect on Morrison's voice on one song. Electric Flag used it more extensively, but that was a soundtrack album, so I'm not sure how much notice it got. There were also a few more obscure things. PACJ is probably the first one anyone noticed. It's like how The Beatles…

After the first single, the first (ish) lineup occasionally used session players as additional musicians. Clarence White on Younger Than Yesterday, for instance. Sweetheart made heavy use of session musicians, but after Gram Parsons left, they were a self-contained band again.

Which Lovin' Spoonful songs are mainly session musicians? There's some piano on "Do You Believe In Magic" that's buried in the mix, and I think one of the keyboards on "Summer In The City" is played by someone outside of the group, but neither are played by regular session musicians and, as far as I know, everything…

All of that is true (except for the part about the Moog. He was one of the first, but both the Doors and Electric Flag used it before him. If you wanted to claim it was the first significant use, though, I wouldn't argue). I was just pointing out that they didn't play everything on Headquarters.

I love the moment in the video when Mickey is doing his solo and Davy and Peter look at each other like "Damn, he's good."

Most of their instruments. Peter only played bass on a couple of songs. Otherwise, it was Chip Douglas, Jerry Yester, or John London.