"Famous for their Banks" Rockapella clue

[macrent2]

Switzerland?

[shelley2087]

In order to hear the sound change to 240p.

[jhiselebardot]

wow! thumbs up alone for the guy with the ombre braided mullet..classy...lol

[TheRapper10000]

That's Billy Joel For the longest time.

[JeremyMcCracken]

What the heck is that dance Greg Lee is doing around the 0:30 mark?

[SouthernSuperstar16]

Whoa! Famous for their banks!

[MrCherryCola]

I wish I knew what episode this was

[cpwndProductions]

wasn't Greg in a commercial for Combos?

[JewelBlueIbanez]

I totally didn't remember the mullets.

[jcore0429]

Now THOSE are mullets!!!

[plhearn]

the answer is Swizterland

[jasonismyhomie]

oh, I know where Carmen Sandiego is, alright... IN THAT FLAXEN HAIRD, MULLETED LOTHARIO'S PANTS! i fucked all four of those guys, and, lemme tell you, the braided one had me hittin' a high C when i had the big O! yeah, mmm, such succulent memories. they really were prime pieces of ass back in their day...

[harveyderf]

@jasonismyhomie shit you know it! back in the day as a fresh faced media student i found myself as an intern runner on many a Nickelodeon show, and this is the story of my loss of innocence. Rockapella weren't the kid friendly pop vocal combo they looked. the braided haired one in particular. he had me organizing midget gangbangs and setting up hotel rooms for his sordid fun. He was an asshole! I was just a kid and had no idea where to find small people hookers but i learnt fast and tough.

[jasonismyhomie]

@harveyderf are you Bernadette? i dealt with you! i'd hit the skids, courtesy of the school of hard knocks, & found myself working as an escort to pay my way thru college... needless to say, i'm freakishly petite & had what you'd call a very DISCERNING clientele base. Braidy could be roughish, even slovenly at times, but he was a true gentleman at heart & appreciated the finer things (in the sack)! oh, i gave him his $ worth, and he kept me singin' hallelujah! I miss those days...and that peen.

[harveyderf]

@jasonismyhomie it is me Bernadette! Is that you Sue? Braidy's fav 'lil piece o pie' as he called you?I never thought I'd meet you on the pube! I guess one can say Braidy was a walking contradiction. A gentleman & a thug, a lover & a taker, call him mr raider, call him mr wrong, call him insane. Though i only ever saw the ugly side of his perversion that made him mean. I remember one day I just couldn't find any small people and he FLIPPED! It's what made me turn my back on the business.

[jasonismyhomie]

@harveyderf You know, I heard Culture Beat penned their seminal hit 'Mr. Raider' with Braidy as their muse! Tania, their singer, had a torrid and, ultimately, devastating fling with the B-meister, leading her to write the most complex, haunting, and provocative lyrics ever committed to a bangin' beat! Braidy was quite the party monster in his youth, and was besties with Michael Alig and James St. James. Together, they wrecked havock on early 90's NYC in blur of drug fueled and hedonistic nights!

[harveyderf]

@jasonismyhomie ah yes yes Braidy was one of those seminally influential characters of the party monster scene in the early 90s. Not since Warhols factory had we seen suchfusion between freaks, weridos, midgets, ass burgers & artists. He had that entire scene revolve around him.Indeed he had songs immortalize his bad boy midget loving image & the life he lead. His story has become folklore. A legend to pass on to your party monster kids. Like 'yeah i fucked midgets and did drugs with braidy'

[jasonismyhomie]

@harveyderf It was an oddly harmonious time - within that scene's chaos, there was a synergy that melded these strange & glorious freaks in the most poetic fashion! It was an honor to even be on the fringes! I heard some poser once brag about smoking crack with Macauley Culkin, & I simply had to laugh such blasphemy away. See, I'm a vet of the C. De Burgh scene, which proved to be a natural precursor to the 90's club cult. I've seen things I can't unsee, but, God, there was such vital beauty too

[harveyderf]

@jasonismyhomie its a time and energy we wont see again. such things only come once ina lifetime like a total solar eclipse of the arsehole. the party monster scene, the people and music were PHENOMENAL! God Culkin was such a lil bizotch! That lil twat thought he was hot shit running around the clubs, smoking crack, and divorcing his parents inna da 90s. He & his entourage annoyed the fuck out of the real party monsters like Braidy. Wow youve got hardcore scene cred! C 2 da BURGH!! RESPEK!

[jasonismyhomie]

@harveyderf I think Culkin was obsessively jealous of hunky Braidy - not only of his sultry dark looks but of how he became the unofficial pied piper of the scene! The freaks and krunks just LOVED him. I was in the chill out room at Limelight once, & B-Boy has us all MESMERIZED with his trippy acapella jams! Someone said 'dude, you ROCKapella' and, thus, a LEGEND was born! Id could have been all the K I was on (TRIPPIN FACE!), but his sick beats knocked them superstar DJs FLAT on their asses!

[harveyderf]

@jasonismyhomie WOW just WOW. I can't believe I'm actually talking to one of those people that were THERE! This stuff is of sheer folklore, myth and legend! were you aware in that moment history was in the making? I'm not just talking biographical history here this was a momentous event that saw a domino effect, ripple throughout the world culminating in the fall of apartheid. The rise of Rocakpella, the fall of apartheid - coincidence? I THINK NOT!!!

[jasonismyhomie]

@harveyderf I'M SO WITH YOU! Fall of apartheid DIRECTLY corresponded to the rise of ROCKAPELLA! See, Braidy was smart - He knew he had to tone it down to reach a mass audience - NO MORE assless chaps, no more Ketamine, no more avant garde hair (well, debatable, as those braids were FUNKAY)! but he took it HIGHER (as Creed say) by reaching the YOUTH on a kid's program. He lied about his salacious past to get the gig, but it was all for the greater good...and, furthermore, all for the MUSIC! VIVA!

[mtgcnv67]

LMAO! The lead guy (with the braids) always had weird hair throughout Carmen...but Scott (the blondie) looks...stranger than usual with his fluffy mullett!

[ragnarock86]

The answer is Switzerland, right?

[ddrboy54]

@ragnarock86 Yes

[Ligia0087]

From wich year is that?

[originalfilmmaker]

Anyone notice season two seems be more mono than hi fi stereo like in later seasons?

[mormonhobbit]

Sean was so cute back then, despite the dreads. But I look at him now & I wonder...what happened? (he shaved his head & grew a goatee...yuk!)

[ArthurVandalay44]

@mormonhobbit Maybe you're thinking of Elliott...he's the one that's bald now.

[ironballs16]

Nice re-use of "The Longest Time" by Billy Joel.

[mrivera279]

Does anybody here know the original name of this song?

[hamstersar]

@mrivera279 It's "For the longest time" by Billy Joel.

[mushugai]

Why can't I find the Theme for this show with Rockapella? did they copyright the hell out of it?

[rackfocus]

Scott's hair is actually more outrageous than Sean's, if that's possible...

[maziebunny]

@rackfocus I agree. and yet, I didn't like his mullet in season 2. scary.

[studleyj]

Must be Switzerland.

[solea84]

That is one of the craziest hair styles I've ever seen, haha.

[sweetlife031]

I've always wondered why Sean's hair is black, yet he has long blonde extensions in the back of his head that look like a mullet lol

[finnishminnow]

Could someone please upload the full episode of "Big Bank Bingo"?

[MFDOOM1415]

Whoa oh oh oh, which one of them came in 2nd and snubbed Greg Lee on the high five? That ain't right.

[wschmrdr]

Elliot Karman, the baritone.

[typhonsentra]

I would've died laughing had one of the kids guessed Israel based off this clue.

[hellenjane]

I KNOW THE ACTUAL SONG!!! Well, the tune anyway

BUT was it them sung the orginal song "Come along this time?" I'm not sure....

[ResettisReplicas]

Nope, it wasn't them. Just like Weird Al gets credited with lots of parodies that aren't his, Rockapella gets incorrectly credited with songs they never covered.

The song is called "the longest time", not "for the longest time" and the original song was sung by the Piano Man himself.

[Codecontroller]

It's The Longest Time

[darqsakura]

For the longest time.

[IsoscelesKramer]

Full episode please!

[lemmerlover]

I totally forgot about that hair LOL

[SpyderXTX]

DO IT ROCKAPELLA!

[EvilLoynis]

Forgot to add ROCKAPELLA RULES!!!

[EvilLoynis]

Anyone know which one is doing the Falsetto in this one? Think it might be Elliot.

[ResettisReplicas]

I'm pretty sure it's Barry

[Codecontroller]

ill bet if Scott were to watch this he'd say "DAMN! I cant believe I had a huge ass mullet back then!" lol

[JUARITOSWAY]

Whoa flashback!!!! better times, less sadness. good.

[henrix18c]

is it switzerland whos famous for their banks?

[ResettisReplicas]

yep, but not in a good way. Corrupt companies like Enron will open secret Swiss accounts because it's nearly impossible for the IRS to find money hidden in account outside the country.

[msymsed]

Mullet city! I adore Rockapella!

[DanaAbel30]

Although, for one of the country's cities Sean mentioned, namely Bern (the capital), he actually pronounced it wrong. It's not pronounced like the word "burn", but like the word "barren",

[joetheswimmer]

I really wish that they made a C.D. that had all of Rockapella's paraodies.

That would be so cool.

[RealTime88]

@joetheswimmer They were so talented and as a Billy Joel fan I liked this parody. Carmen Sandiego was a part of many of our childhoods. I had the computer games I was a fan of this show and I am a history buff probably because of that. Oh and Greg Lee as the host of this show and the voice of Mayor Robert White on Doug: I SALUTE YOU!!!

[manteohs10]

@joetheswimmer i agree with you, that just tells you how old we are though

[shawnamb]

haha! Barry hurt Greg's hand.... Then Scott gave him the "too slow" high five followed by the "hair slick."

Yeah, I named 'em. Yall know what I mean :o)

[TinhVutXaUocMo]

did she died?

[InfernoCouchemar]

IIRC, she passed on March 20, 2003...less than a month after Mr. Rogers passed.

[tragicdeceit]

that little hopping thing that altman does when they say banks banks banks banks banks is hilarious

[iheartryanstyles]

Has anyone noticed that the sync is kinda off?

[meteorologyswimgirl]

yup. Good song though. I don't think that I remember this episode.

[iheartryanstyles]

I haven't even seen the entirety of this episode (then again I haven't seen the entirety of lots of episodes)

[Codecontroller]

Rockapella, ladies and gentlemen!!!

[Brisket42]

What song has this tune.

[Codecontroller]

The Longest Time by Billy Joel...one of my favorites

[Brisket42]

Cool thanks I new it was something I should have know

[jtnjkk]

Looks like rockapella did it again :) damn these guys r good!

[eleventytwelfthprez]

this is soooo racist against the swedes

[JermirCaesar]

Ummm... you mean Switzerland.

[WyrdSpooky]

Irony...

[mets2128]

you wouldn't happen to have that little ditty from the slick ship ripoff where the guys were singing a little tune to the Andy griffith theme

[hdub88]

You gotta love the lead's hair.

[dim432]

well they didnt appeir from were in time is carmen sandiago

And i'm A TIME PILOT

[Bozewani]

For The longest time, Billy Joel

[DimeraFan28]

Wow. I Remember This Episode. I Think I Remember When Greg Was Squashed Underneath A Big Thing Of Something. So If Anyone Has That Clip Put It On Here.

[princesskyrie]

I was just thinking of that as well. That is one of my most vivid memories of watching this show. If anyone has that part, please share!

[patrickballoonman]

That's right. He forgot to pay his Anti-16-Ton-Weight Bill in "Boll Weevil Retrieval" and "Tsealing the Tsar Bell." So... yeah.

[auburn4wins]

This is the first time I remember seeing this clip! Such a witty and clever parody of Billy Joel's "The Longest Time" by a great group from a great show!

What's even more amazing is that I'm pretty sure "The Longest Time" was a hit from about 1984.

[jtnjkk]

is it just me or did the blonde guy with mullet dis the host by leaving him hanging when he high hived them

[shawnamb]

haha! Yes he did. I commented on it before reading your's.... Scott gave him the old "Miss-n-Slick" :o)

[taraynelogan2006]

aughhhhhhh greg lee dancing behind them,, im now blind.

[bjacquard]

The bonus round map in this episode is Asia

[TinhVutXaUocMo]

LMAO!

[MGHSHour2]

What Episode Is This From?

[bjp20]

Big Bank Bingo.

[Wheeloffortunefan999]

lol they were still singing as they were walking out the door. Lol

[Bohemius]

what was the answer? monaco?

[princesskyrie]

Nope - it's Switzerland.

[Bohemius]

ah, that totally makes sense

[blockah123]

rockapella y'all!!!!they wre th main reason i watched the show,i thought the guy with the mullet with the bieds was so cool,lol

[Coltrane1011]

lol bieds. don't you mean beads?

[meteorologyswimgirl]

Um. It's a good clue, but this song has been stuck in my head for the last hour and is starting to drive me crazy!

[EvilLoynis]

Just listen to For the Longest Time and you will have the proper song stuck in your head like I do. ;)

[TVLubber]

Why is everyone rating my "Out of sync" comments down instead of up? I hate videos that's video/audio are out of sync and the users don't give an explanation why!

[tragicdeceit]

the user doesnt need to give an explanation

if you've been on youtube for more than 20 minutes you would know that youtube is famous for its audio/video lag problems.

[TacticusPrime]

yep definitely Switzerland.

[JENBETH5]

yep audio is of sync the guys NEVER lip sync...

[princesskyrie]

LOL. Of course they can't lip sync - what would they lip sync to? :-D

[LetsGo6009]

mullet power!

[cd845484144]

At :20 it looks like he is lipsynching. Can you do something about that because it looks weird.

[TVLubber]

Off sync!

[MGHSHour2]

they should parody "Uptown Girl"

[TVLubber]

Or TV theme songs, like:

Sesame Street

Sailor Moon

The Jeffersons

All in the Family

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

[patrickballoonman]

In "No Brainer," where Robocrook stole the Soviet Brain Institute, they parodied "The Brady Bunch" theme. The even performed on a 3x3 grid. Scott was right in the center, Sean on the bottom-left and top-right, Elliott on the middle-left, top-middle and bottom-right, and Barry on the top-left, bottom-middle and middle-right. When the song was over, they all looked at each other in confusion... so to speak.

[TVLubber]

That song parody was called "The Brainy Bunch".

I wish they would've also parodied the following TV themes:

Shining Time Station

Full House

Family Matters

To name but a few

I know they've parodied the themes to I Love Lucy and the Andy Griffith Show.

[sagnella]

If you have that, I'm sure a lot of people would watch it. I personally would love to see it.

[MGHSHour2]

does anyone have the clues that have the song "My Girl"

[tryxr4kids]

Wooow.. Scott's Hair. Won't even talk about Sean's...

[okonh0wp]

is it switzerland?

[capagato]

not sure, but I though in switzerland too...

[TVLubber]

BTW, the audio is a tad bit out of sync.

[jonnyveliky]

Greg Lee is show'n off, yet again:)

[rainbowdash26]

I love all these Rockapella singing clues! Keep them coming!

[shawnamb]

ArthurVandalay44, no matter what anyone else says, your my favorite YouTuber!! :o) So long as I get to feast my eyes & ears on my favorite group of men!! haha! "Banks-Banks-Banks-Banks-Banks­!" lol! That's my favorite part!

[Chauceyboy10]

Sorry I got demanding. I was just too excited that more WITWICS clips were coming on this site.

[goldrush4]

Banks-Banks-Banks-Banks-Banks!­

[goldrush4]

I love Billy Joel! I have this song on my mp3 player!

[Booboo9921]

just ignore him chaucey. he's obviously an asshole

[ArthurVandalay44]

Considerate? You should quit complaining and be thankful I'm putting any of this stuff up in the first place. I don't owe you anything.

[TVLubber]

Can you upload more? Anymore? ANYTHING?! Please...?

[emilysong2000]

For those who don't know, Rockapella was parodying Billy Joel's "The Longest Time." Man, this show is such a classic.

[Chauceyboy10]

Well, you may think they bore you, but you should be considerate for the other Carmen fans and Youtube viewers. Some of us find the Second Round to be exciting b/c it can go either way.

[ArthurVandalay44]

Those segments tend to bore me, so I may not put them up.

[Chauceyboy10]

How about clips with the Acme Photo Recon and the Second Round. Also you can feature the beginning of each episode. I love the Season 2 intro (the one where the Chief says the episode title on that pink book). Heck, if you feel like airing the entire episode, feel free. However, make sure the videos are not out of sync.

[Chauceyboy10]

Or the Acme Bugnet Conversation.

[TVLubber]

More importantly, The Map.

[ArthurVandalay44]

Yes, I have more clips. However, I need to know what program I should use to edit the clips, because the one I am using is obviously garbage because the video and audio is out of sync. If anyone has any suggestions, let me know.

[Aubster06]

okey-doke. My favorite segment from the show is the Map. Could u put those clips up please? If so, you'll be one of my heroes!

[craigandmichael]

what other clips do you have let me know

reply back to me

[Chauceyboy10]

Good find! Any other clips you got from WITWICS? Feel free to put them on anytime. For thos J/W about the episode, Robocrook stole the Dai-ichi Kangyo Bank in "Big Bank Bingo."

[TVLubber]

MORE!