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The Be Sharps were once a band consisting of Homer Simpson, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Seymour Skinner, and Chief Wiggum (later replaced by Barney Gumble).

History

They used to perform at Moe's Tavern but then started to perform at Springfield State Prison and the First Church of Springfield.

This then caught the eyes of a man named Nigel. He then suggested they should be a real band and should remove Chief Wiggum because it reminded him too much of the Village People.

After a failed tryout The Be Sharps heard Barney's good singing and decided to have him join the band. They then had a concert at The Statue of Liberty and won a Grammy Award.

Afterwards they became unpopular, with Barney dating a Japanese conceptual artist, and split up. In their latest act they sang "Baby on Board" on top of Moe's roof, which aside from an implied unmemorable cameo in a Dame Edna special the year before, was the first time they've reunited.

Homer'sBarbershopQuartet — The original line-up, featuring Chief Wiggum.

Products

The Be Sharps also had various products. One was a foam squirter that got recalled because anyone who ate the foam would get poisoned and would die.

Homer replied "Anyone who ate it deserved to die" at the same time which Bart was eating it. They also released two albums, one self-titled and the other titled "Bigger Than Jesus".

The self-titled was seen at the flea market in the beginning of the episode catching Bart's eye and igniting the plot for the episode.

Members

Homer Simpson - baritone (1985-2001)
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon a.k.a. Apu DeBeaumarchais - tenor (1985-2001)
Seymour Skinner - bass (1985-2001)
Barney Gumble - lead (1986-2001)

Former Members

Clancy Wiggum - lead (1985-1986)

Songs shown in the Episode

Be sharps 2 — The Be-Sharps recording their first single, *Baby on Board*

Discography

Behind the Laughter

The Be Sharps are an obvious parody of The Beatles. One of their albums is titled "Bigger than Jesus", a reference to a quote by Beatles member John Lennon, who described their band as "more popular than Jesus".

Here are some allusions and references:

Four members comprise The Be Sharps, like The Beatles
There is one former member who was kicked out for not being as good as the others. (Pete Best and Chief Wiggum)
Both bands have at least one stage name (Ringo Starr was born Richard Starkey, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon is Apu DeBeaumarchais)
Both groups perform on the rooftop of a building at the end of their careers.
Barney's Japanese girlfriend is a parody of Yoko Ono.
The first album, "Meet The Be Sharps", is similar in name to the Beatles' first US album, "Meet the Beatles!", also sharing an extremely similar cover. The second album, "Bigger Than Jesus", is a reference to a Beatles controversy; the album cover itself is based on the final Beatles' studio album, "Abbey Road", except that the (bigger-than-Jesus) band members are walking on water instead of across the street.

Their name is also a reference to sharps and flats in musical terminology. The joke is that there is no such thing as "B sharp." Though the note technically "exists," it is almost always referred to as "C", most of the few exceptions being in jokes like this one.

Appearances

Episode – "Homer's Barbershop Quartet"
Episode – "All Singing, All Dancing"
Episode – "To Surveil With Love" (Picture only)
Episode – "Covercraft" (Picture only, spelled "THE B SHARPS" in spinning newspaper joke)
Episode – "My Fare Lady" Shown in opening sequence
Special – "Moe Live Tweets!" Picture

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-|name = The Be-Sharps
+|name = The Be Sharps
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 |Genre = Barbershop Quartet
-|Members = [[Homer Simpson]]<br>[[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon]]<br>[[Seymour Skinner]]<br>[[Barney Gumble]]<br>Clancy Wiggum (former)
+|Members = [[Homer Simpson]] (leader)<br>[[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon]]<br>[[Seymour Skinner]]<br>[[Barney Gumble]]<br>[[Clancy Wiggum]] (formerly)
 |Manager = [[Nigel (manager)|Nigel]]
 |first appearance = [[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]
 }}
+'''The Be Sharps''' were once a band consisting of [[Homer Simpson]], [[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon]], [[Seymour Skinner]], and [[Clancy Wiggum|Chief Wiggum]] (later replaced by [[Barney Gumble]]).
+==History==
-'''The Be Sharps''' were once a band consisting of [[Homer Simpson]], [[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon]], [[Seymour Skinner]] and [[Clancy Wiggum|Chief Wiggum]] (later replaced by [[Barney Gumble]]).
+They used to perform at [[Moe's Tavern]] but then started to perform at [[Springfield State Prison]] and the [[First Church of Springfield]].
+This then caught the eyes of a man named [[Nigel]]. He then suggested they should be a real band and should remove Chief Wiggum because it reminded him too much of the Village People.
-Years active: 1986-1990
+After a failed tryout The Be Sharps heard [[Barney Gumble|Barney]]'s good singing and decided to have him join the band. They then had a concert at The Statue of Liberty and won a Grammy Award.
-Manager: [[Nigel (manager)|Nigel]]
+Afterwards they became unpopular, with Barney dating [[Kako|a Japanese conceptual artist]], and split up. In their latest act they sang "[[Baby on Board]]" on top of Moe's roof, which aside from an implied unmemorable cameo in a Dame Edna special the year before, was the first time they've reunited.
-[[File:The Be-Sharps album.jpg|thumb|The Be-Sharps black and white album]]
+[[File:Homer'sBarbershopQuartet.JPG|thumb|left|The original line-up, featuring Chief Wiggum.]]
-Associated acts: [[Party Posse]]
-==History==
+==Products==
+The Be Sharps also had various products. One was a foam squirter that got recalled because anyone who ate the foam would get poisoned and would die.
-They used to perform at [[Moe's Tavern]] but then started to perform at [[Springfield State Prison]] and the [[First Church of Springfield]] in 1985. This then caught the eyes of a man named [[Nigel]]. He then suggested they should be a real band and should remove Chief Wiggum because he reminded too much of the Village People. After a failed tryout The Be Sharps heard [[Barney Gumble]]'s good singing and decided to have him join the band. They then had a concert at The Statue of Liberty and won a Grammy Award. Afterwards they became unpopular, with Barney dating a Japanese conceptual artist, and split up. In their latest act they sang "[[Baby on Board]]" on top of Moe's roof.
+Homer replied "Anyone who ate it deserved to die" at the same time which Bart was eating it. They also released two albums, one self-titled and the other titled "Bigger Than Jesus".
-[[File:Homer'sBarbershopQuartet.JPG|thumb|left]]
+The self-titled was seen at the flea market in the beginning of the episode catching Bart's eye and igniting the plot for the episode.
-== Products ==
-The Be Sharps also had various products. One was a foam squirter that got recalled because anyone who ate the foam would get poisoned and would die. Homer replied "Anyone who ate it deserved to die" at the same time which Bart was eating it. They also released two albums, one self-titled and the other titled Bigger Than Jesus. The self-titled was seen at the flea market in the beginning of the episode catching Bart's eye and igniting the plot for the episode.
-== Members ==
+==Members==
-*[[Homer Simpson]] - baritone
+*[[Homer Simpson]] - baritone (1985-2001)
-*[[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon]] a.k.a. Apu DeBeaumarchais - tenor
+*[[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon]] a.k.a. Apu DeBeaumarchais - tenor (1985-2001)
-*[[Seymour Skinner]] - bass
+*[[Seymour Skinner]] - bass (1985-2001)
-*[[Barney Gumble]] - lead
+*[[Barney Gumble]] - lead (1986-2001)
 ===Former Members===
-*[[Clancy Wiggum]] - lead
+*[[Clancy Wiggum]] - lead (1985-1986)
-== Songs shown in the Episode ==
+==Songs shown in the Episode==
 *''[[Hello My Honey/Hello My Baby]]''
 *''[[Goodbye, My Coney Island Baby]]''
@@ Line 44: / Line 44: @@
 [[File:Be sharps 2.png|thumb|The Be-Sharps recording their first single, ''Baby on Board'']]
-== Discography ==
+==Discography==
 *[[Meet The Be Sharps]]
 *[[Bigger Than Jesus]]
+*Baby on Board
 ==Behind the Laughter==
-The Be Sharps are an obvious parody of [[wikipedia:The Beatles|The Beatles]]. One of their albums is titled "Bigger than Jesus", a reference to a quote by Beatles member [[wikipedia:John Lennon|John Lennon]], who described their band as "bigger than Jesus".
+The Be Sharps are an obvious parody of [[wikipedia:The Beatles|The Beatles]]. One of their albums is titled "Bigger than Jesus", a reference to a quote by Beatles member [[wikipedia:John Lennon|John Lennon]], who described their band as "more popular than Jesus".
-The name Be Sharps is a play-on-words on The Beatles (Be Dulls). As sharp being the opposite of dull.
 Here are some allusions and references:
-* Four members compose The Be Sharps, like The Beatles
+*Four members comprise The Be Sharps, like The Beatles
+*There is one former member who was kicked out for not being as good as the others. (Pete Best and Chief Wiggum)
+*Both bands have at least one stage name (Ringo Starr was born Richard Starkey, [[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon]] is Apu DeBeaumarchais)
-* There is one former member who was kicked out for not being as good as the others. (Pete Best and Chief Wiggum)
+*Both groups perform on the rooftop of a building at the end of their careers.
+*Barney's Japanese girlfriend is a parody of Yoko Ono.
-* Both bands have at least one stage name (Ringo Starr was born Richard Starkey, [[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon]] is Apu DeBeaumarchais)
+*The first album, "[[Meet The Be Sharps]]", is similar in name to the Beatles' first US album, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meet_the_Beatles! "Meet the Beatles!"], also sharing an extremely similar cover. The second album, "[[Bigger Than Jesus]]", is a reference to a Beatles controversy; the album cover itself is based on the final Beatles' studio album, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbey_Road "Abbey Road"], except that the (bigger-than-Jesus) band members are walking on water instead of across the street.
-* Both groups perform on the rooftop of a building at the end of their careers.
-* Barney's Japanese girlfriend is a parody of Yoko Ono.
 Their name is also a reference to sharps and flats in musical terminology. The joke is that there is no such thing as "B sharp." Though the note technically "exists," it is almost always referred to as "C", most of the few exceptions being in jokes like this one.
+[[File:My_Fare_Lady_-opening_sequence_00034.jpg|thumb]]
-== Appearances ==
+==Appearances==
 *{{Ep|Homer's Barbershop Quartet}}
 *{{Ep|All Singing, All Dancing}}
 *{{Ep|To Surveil With Love|(Picture only)}}
+*{{Ep|Covercraft|(Picture only, spelled "THE B SHARPS" in spinning newspaper joke)}}
+*{{Ep|My Fare Lady}} Shown in opening sequence
+*{{Special|Moe Live Tweets!|Picture}}
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+[[Category:Singers]]
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+[[Category:Characters voiced by guest stars]]
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