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[[Image:Rutles.jpg|right]]Fictional Beatles parody from the 1978 TV special ''[http://us.imdb.com/Title?0077147 All You Need is Cash]''. The Rutles first originated on the ''[http://us.imdb.com/Details?0072558 Rutland Weekend Television]'' program, er, sorry, programme in the UK, an obscure post-Monty Python show of Eric Idle's.
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[[File:Rutles_bw.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Rutles in the film]]
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[[File:Rutles.jpg|thumb|right|The real world Rutles]]
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Fictional Beatles parody from the 1978 TV special ''[http://us.imdb.com/Title?0077147 All You Need is Cash]''. The Rutles first originated on the ''[http://us.imdb.com/Details?0072558 Rutland Weekend Television]'' program, er, sorry, programme in the UK, an obscure post-Monty Python show of Eric Idle's. The clip got shown on ''Saturday Night Live'', and sparked enough interest to create the TV special, which, despite cameos by SNL cast and George Harrison of the Beatles himself, did poorly in the ratings.
  
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An excellent fake band who get several pages in my book. They released a second album in 1996, ''Archaelogy.''  
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An accompanying LP and booklet was released. They released a second album in 1996, ''Archaeology.''
  
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<!--visit their [http://www.virginrecords.com/rutles/welcome.html]Virgin Records page</A> and stuff your brain with the bizarre parallels between the making of "Archaeology" and the Beatles "Anthology."-->
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And, in 2003, an ill-advised sequel ''Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch'' was released. It consisted of some new Eric Idle footage intercut with clips and outtakes from the original film and new celebrity interviews. It is not very good.
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==Members==
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: 0px;"
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|-
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! Name !! Parody of !! Played by !! Band Role
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| '''Ron Nasty''' || John Lennon || Neil Innes || ''Vocals and Rhythm Guitar''
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|-
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| '''Dirk McQuickly''' || Paul McCartney || Eric Idle || ''Vocals and Bass''
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|-
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| '''Stig O'Hara''' || George Harrison || Rikki Fataar || ''Vocals and Lead Guitar''
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|-
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| '''[[Barry Wom]]'''<br />(born Barrington Womble) || Ringo Starr || John Halsey || ''Vocals and Drums''
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| '''Leppo'''<br />(the 5th Rutle) || Stu Sutcliffe || Ollie Halsall || ''Standing at the back and knowing how to have a good time''
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|}
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==Albums==
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{| class="wikitable"
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|+ in-universe Albums
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|''Meet The Rutles''
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|[[File:rutles-meet_the_rutles.jpg|frameless|Meet The Rutles album cover]]
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|''A Hard Day's Rut'' (1965)
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|[[File:rutles-a_hard_days_rut.jpg|frameless|A Hard Day's Rut album cover]]
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|-
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|''Ouch!'' (1965)
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|[[File:rutles-ouch.jpg|frameless|Ouch! album cover]]
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|-
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|''[[Sgt. Rutter's Only Darts Club Band]]'' (1967)
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|[[File:rutles-sgt_rutters.jpg|frameless|Sgt. Rutter's Only Darts Club Band album cover]]
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|''Tragical History Tour'' (1968)<br />
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*''The Fool On The Pill''
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*''Lying''
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*''Blue Gay Way''
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*''Your Mother Should Go''
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*''I Am The Waitress''
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*''Hello Get Lost''
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*''W.C. Fields Forever''
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*''Denny Lane''
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*''Abie You're A Rich Man''
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*''All You Need Is Lunch''
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*''Piggy in the Middle''
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|[[File:rutles-tragical_history_tour.jpg|frameless|Tragical History Tour album cover]]
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|-
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|''Yellow Submarine Sandwich'' (1968)
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|(cover not available))
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|''Let It Rot'' (1970)
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|[[File:rutles-let_it_rot.jpg|frameless|Let It Rot album cover]]
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|-
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|''Shabby Road''<br />
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|[[File:rutles-shabby_road.jpg|frameless|Shabby Road album cover]]
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|}
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{| class="wikitable"
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|+ Albums released in the real world
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|''The Rutles'' (1978)<br />
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*''Goose-Step Mama'' (CD reissue only)
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*''Number One'' (send up of ''Twist and Shout'')
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*''Baby Let Me Be'' (CD reissue only)
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*''Hold My Hand'' (send up of ''I Want to Hold Your Hand'')
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*''Blue Suede Schubert'' (CD reissue only send up of '' Roll Over Beethoven'')
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*''I Must Be In Love'' (send up of ''A Hard Day's Night'')
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*''With A Girl Like You'' (send up of ''If I Fell'')
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*''Between Us'' (CD reissue only send up of '' And I Love Her'')
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*''Living In Hope'' (send up of ''Don't Pass Me By'')
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*''Ouch!'' (send up of ''Help!'')
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*''It's Looking Good'' (CD reissue only)
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*''Doubleback Alley'' (send up of ''Penny Lane'')
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*''Good Times Roll'' (send up of ''Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds'')
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*''Nevertheless'' (send up of ''Love You To'')
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*''Love Life'' (send up of ''All You Need is Love'')
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*''Piggy in the Middle'' (send up of ''I Am the Walrus'')
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*''Another Day'' (send up of ''Martha My Dear'')
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*''Cheese and Onions'' (send up of ''A Day in the Life'')
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*''Get Up and Go'' (CD reissue only send up of ''Get Back'')
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*''Let's be Natural'' (send up of ''Dear Prudence'')
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|[[File:rutles-album.jpg|frameless|The Rutles album cover]]
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|''Archaeology'' (1996)
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|[[File:rutles-archaeology.jpg|frameless|Archaeology album cover]]
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|}
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==See also==
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*[[Sgt. Rutter's Only Darts Club Band]]
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*(The) [[Punk Floyd]]
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*[[Les Gar&ccedil;ons de la Plage]]
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*[[Arthur Hodgeson and the Kneecaps]]
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*[[The Machismo Brothers]] (aka Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, Gifted and Black)
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*[[Ruttling Orange Peel]]
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*[[Blind Lemon Pye]]
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*[[Barry Wom]]
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*[[I.J. Waxley]]
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*[[The Bigamy Sisters]]
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*[[Jimmy Glimmer]]
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*[[Vera Pickles]]
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*[[Nigel Pap]]
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*[[The MacGuffins]]
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
*http://www.rutles.org/ The Rutles
 
*http://www.rutles.org/ The Rutles
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*https://web.archive.org/web/20000613003516/http://www.virginrecords.com/rutles/welcome.html
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*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amiBTezWKqQ
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*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1hpx-vHBm8
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*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qf8y7v0WIE
  
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See also [[Punk Floyd]], [[Les Gar&ccedil;ons de la Plage]], [[Arthur Hodgeson and the Kneecaps]], [[The Machismo Brothers]], [[Ruttling Orange Peel]], [[Blind Lemon Pye]].
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Latest revision as of 16:39, 30 January 2025

The Rutles in the film
The real world Rutles

Fictional Beatles parody from the 1978 TV special All You Need is Cash. The Rutles first originated on the Rutland Weekend Television program, er, sorry, programme in the UK, an obscure post-Monty Python show of Eric Idle's. The clip got shown on Saturday Night Live, and sparked enough interest to create the TV special, which, despite cameos by SNL cast and George Harrison of the Beatles himself, did poorly in the ratings.

An accompanying LP and booklet was released. They released a second album in 1996, Archaeology.

And, in 2003, an ill-advised sequel Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch was released. It consisted of some new Eric Idle footage intercut with clips and outtakes from the original film and new celebrity interviews. It is not very good.

Members

Name Parody of Played by Band Role
Ron Nasty John Lennon Neil Innes Vocals and Rhythm Guitar
Dirk McQuickly Paul McCartney Eric Idle Vocals and Bass
Stig O'Hara George Harrison Rikki Fataar Vocals and Lead Guitar
Barry Wom
(born Barrington Womble)		 Ringo Starr John Halsey Vocals and Drums
Leppo
(the 5th Rutle)		 Stu Sutcliffe Ollie Halsall Standing at the back and knowing how to have a good time


Albums

in-universe Albums
Meet The Rutles Meet The Rutles album cover
A Hard Day's Rut (1965) A Hard Day's Rut album cover
Ouch! (1965) Ouch! album cover
Sgt. Rutter's Only Darts Club Band (1967) Sgt. Rutter's Only Darts Club Band album cover
Tragical History Tour (1968)
  • The Fool On The Pill
  • Lying
  • Blue Gay Way
  • Your Mother Should Go
  • I Am The Waitress
  • Hello Get Lost
  • W.C. Fields Forever
  • Denny Lane
  • Abie You're A Rich Man
  • All You Need Is Lunch
  • Piggy in the Middle
 Tragical History Tour album cover
Yellow Submarine Sandwich (1968) (cover not available))
Let It Rot (1970) Let It Rot album cover
Shabby Road
 Shabby Road album cover


Albums released in the real world
The Rutles (1978)
  • Goose-Step Mama (CD reissue only)
  • Number One (send up of Twist and Shout)
  • Baby Let Me Be (CD reissue only)
  • Hold My Hand (send up of I Want to Hold Your Hand)
  • Blue Suede Schubert (CD reissue only send up of Roll Over Beethoven)
  • I Must Be In Love (send up of A Hard Day's Night)
  • With A Girl Like You (send up of If I Fell)
  • Between Us (CD reissue only send up of And I Love Her)
  • Living In Hope (send up of Don't Pass Me By)
  • Ouch! (send up of Help!)
  • It's Looking Good (CD reissue only)
  • Doubleback Alley (send up of Penny Lane)
  • Good Times Roll (send up of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds)
  • Nevertheless (send up of Love You To)
  • Love Life (send up of All You Need is Love)
  • Piggy in the Middle (send up of I Am the Walrus)
  • Another Day (send up of Martha My Dear)
  • Cheese and Onions (send up of A Day in the Life)
  • Get Up and Go (CD reissue only send up of Get Back)
  • Let's be Natural (send up of Dear Prudence)


 The Rutles album cover
Archaeology (1996) Archaeology album cover


See also

External Links

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