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Alternately, it may be a flashback series, showing the band in their hometown as up-and-coming performers looking to make their big break. And getting in and out of adventures and singing a song at the end. Other series may go even further, casting the band as [[Superhero]]es, secret agents, or the like who just happen to be able to sing or play really well: a very literal [[Five-Man Band]]. If the group also recently had a [[The Movie|movie]] released, the cartoon may be a continuation of that, usually (when necessary) changing the names of the movie's characters back to the performers' real or stage names. Expect a [[Gratuitous Animal Sidekick]] to be added to the crew. Often, [[They Fight Crime]] using [[The Power of Rock]].
Inevitably, fame being what it is nowadays, most groups end up declining in popularity shortly after the airing of these shows. This might be because getting one's own cartoon usually ''happens'' at the height of one's popularity, and one can only go down from there. It could also be claimed, however, that getting your own cartoon is a sign of [[It's Popular, Now It Sucks|"selling out."]] (Though one could argue that many of the examples listed never bought in.) Whether this is true or not, you gotta admit: If someone offered the opportunity for ''you'' to have your own cartoon, wouldn't you take it?
A form of [[Animated Adaptation]]. See also [[Celebrity Toons]]. Not to be confused with ''[[Censored Eleven|banned]]'' toons, which are a different matter entirely.
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* ''[[The Beatles (animation)|The Beatles]]'' - The [[Ur Example]], and thus the [[Trope Maker]].
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** Marie had not yet made into the music scene when the Osmonds cartoon was made (1972—she would record her first song, "Paper Roses," in 1973).
* ''[[The Partridge Family]] [[Recycled in Space|in Outer Space]]''
* ''[[Kidd Video]]'' - One example of a band being made specifically for the purpose of the series. Other examples include [[Josie and the Pussy Cats]], [[Archie|The Archies]], Fire Bomber (of ''[[Macross|Macross 7]]'' fame) and [[The Monkees]]
* [[New Kids on the Block]] has ''[[The New Kids On The Block]]''
* ''[[Kid N Play|Kid 'n Play]]''
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** A bit of a subversion in that the show wasn't made in response to the band's popularity, but as an attempt to establish them as stars in the US. The group and the show were only moderately successful. In Japan, where Puffy are pop legends, the show is a more conventional example of this trope.
* ''[[The Brady Kids]]''
* [[Inverted Trope|Inverted]] with the [[Gorillaz]]; the animated characters ''are'' the band.
* ''[[South Park]]'' parodied this in "[[Korn]]'s Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery". Korn drive around in a van. [[They Fight Crime|Solving mysteries.]]
* ''[[Homestar Runner]]'' parodied the trope with Limozeen: "[[Recycled in Space|but they're in space!]]", a cartoon featuring the fictional band Limozeen which was cancelled ''during'' its pilot episode.
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* Who could forget ''The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour''? OK, maybe a lot of people would ''want'' to forget that one.
* ''[[The Fresh Beat Band]]''
* The Aquabats! Super Show!, a live action/animated [[Widget Series]] featuring aforementioned superhero rock band [[The Aquabats!]], from the fine people that brought you [[Yo Gabba Gabba]]. Subversion in that The Aquabats have been trying to get the show off the ground [[Development Hell|since 1997]] (and it serves as the closest brush with fame they've had since that year as well).
* Inverted with [[Spinal Tap]]- a fictional band, but because of the parody/mockumentary, they actually do have a few albums out, and a hit called "Big Bottoms".
* Subverted and averted with ''[[Almost Famous]]''. A very fictionalized movie account of the protagonist's start, using several real examples from real musicians/bands, such as the quote about beiong a golden god, and the use of the name Stillwater, which was a real band, for the titular band. Songs were written for the film, and are not similar in style to the actual band Stillwater, but became well-known. So for the ACTUAL band, it was averted, and subverted in other facets.
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