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Matinee Idyll - Television Programmes

These are non-music television programmes from around the world. I don't have the resources to compile a complete list e.g. "Weather With You" is used in many programmes about the, er, weather.

TV programmes, music: series, single programmes, fact and fiction

American Dad - Crowded House - "Don't Dream It's Over"
Beverly Hills, 90210 - Crowded House - "Don't Dream It's Over"
Big Cookout, The, BBC2, 29th June, 1999 used "Four Seasons In One Day".
Blue Peter (BBC children's programme) once used "Weather With You" as backing for an item on weather vanes.
Boston Legal (US 2004-??) (series) - Neil Finn - "Last To Know"
Boston Public (US 2000-2004) (series) - Neil Finn - "Turn and Run", "The Climber", "Last To Know"
Chrissy (Aus 1999) (documentary) - Tim Finn - music
Cold Case (US 2003-????) (series) - Crowded House - "Don't Dream It's Over", "Something So Strong"
Coronation Street (1960-????) (soap) - Split Enz - "I Got You", Neil Finn - "Wherever You Are"
Daria - Neil Finn - "She Will Have Her Way"
EastEnders (1985-????) (soap) - Crowded House, Neil Finn songs, Tim Finn poster
Everwood (US 2002-2006) (series) - Neil Finn - "Last To Know"
Felicity (US 1998-2002) (series) - Neil Finn - "She Will Have Her Way"
Gilmore Girls - Split Enz - "Six Months In A Leaky Boat"
Good Guys, Bad Guys (Aus 1997) (series) - Phil Judd - theme
Grange Hill (BBC children's drama set in a school) - Crowded House songs appeared occasionally at one time.
Home And Away (1988-) (soap) - 80+ occurrences of Split Enz/Crowded House/Neil Finn/Tim Finn.
Insiders Guide to Happiness, The (NZ 2004) (series) - Betchadupa - "Supa Day"; Split Enz - "I See Red"
Kangaroo Palace (Aus 1997) (2 part drama) - Tim Finn - music
Las Vegas - Crowded House - "Don't Dream It's Over"
Love My Way (Aus 2004-????) (series) - Neil Finn, Finn Brothers, Betchdupa
Medium (2005-????) - Crowded House - "Don't Dream It's Over"
Melrose Place - Crowded House - "Chocolate Cake"
Neighbours (1986-????) (soap) - Split Enz, Deadstar, Yothu Yindi
Numb3rs - Crowded House - "Nobody Wants To"
October Road (2007-????) - Crowded House - "Weather With You"
O.C., The - James Blunt - "Fall At Your Feet"
Our Century (Aus 1999) (documentary series) - Split Enz - "I Got You" on CD
Outrageous Fortune (NZ 2005-????) (series) - Finn Brothers - "Won't Give In"
Party of Five - Crowded House - "Don't Dream It's Over"
Planets, The - Brief Encounters, BBC2, 25th January, 2001, 10 minutes - "Weather With You", for weather as studied by Galileo on Jupiter
Question Of Sport, BBC1 (quiz series) - occasionally used Crowded House songs.
Real World (1992-????) (series) - Crowded House songs
Reunion (US 2005) (series) - Crowded House - "Don't Dream It's Over"
Rodeo Road (Aus 2000) (documentary) - Michael den Elzen - music
Sabrina The Teenage Witch - Sixpence None The Richer - "Don't Dream It's Over"
Scrubs (US 2001-????) (series) - Finn Brothers - "Anything Can Happen"
Secret Life Of Us, The (Aus 2001-2004) (series) - Split Enz/Crowded House/Neil Finn/Tim Finn/Betchadupa.
Shining, The (US 1997) (mini series) - Tim Finn - "Hit The Ground Running"
Sky Trackers (Aus 1994) (series) - Phil Judd - music
Smallville (US 2001-????) (series) - Sixpence None The Richer - "Don't Dream It's Over"
Something In The Air (Aus 2000-2002) (series) - Crowded House - "Four Seasons In One Day"; Neil Finn - "Last One Standing"
Sports Night (1998-2000) (series) - Neil Finn - "She Will Have Her Way"
Stand, The (US 1994) (mini series) - Crowded House - "Don't Dream It's Over"
Stingers (Aus 1998-2004) (series) - Phil Judd - music
Strip, The (NZ 2002-2004) (series) - "Counting The Beat" (Swingers song)
Ugly Betty (US 2006-????) (series) - Crowded House - "A Sigh"

TV programmes, technical: series and single programmes

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (US/NZ 1995-99) (series) - Rob Gillies - Production Designer
Round The Twist (Aus 1989-2001) (series) - Noel Crombie - model making
Spicks and Specks (Aus 2005-????) (quiz show) - Noel Crombie - production design
Xena, Warrior Princess (series) - Rob Gillies - Production Designer
Young Hercules (US 1998) (video) - Rob Gillies - Production Designer

Advertisements

K Mart used "Counting The Beat" - The Swingers.

Tourism New Zealand (PureNZ) Has used Crowded House - "Don't Dream It's Over" (Neil Finn) as background music for a TV ad to be shown in several countries around the world. It was on TV in the UK in January, 2001 and January, 2003. It sounds like a re-recording especially for the advertisement.It has since been replaced by different songs.

Trailers

BBC trailers

• EastEnders 15th anniversary show, early 2000 - "Together Alone".
• Sunburn, early 2000 - "Weather With You": "Sunburn" (1999) (Internet Movie Database)
• Vicar Of Dibley, Christmas 1999 - "Four Seasons In One Day": "The Vicar of Dibley" (1994-2007) (Internet Movie Database)

ITV trailers

• The Man Who Lost His Head - "Weather With You" used for trailer, but not in actual programme: The Man Who Lost His Head (2007) (TV) (Internet Movie Database)

Mentions, no music

Marx and Venus (2007), Episode 8: The Junket

My So-Called Life (1994)

• Crowded House were mentioned, but no music was played. They're not listed on the music from and inspired by soundtrack.
  • Episode 7 - Why Jordan Can't Read
    • Angela : What is that song? Is, is that a, a Crowded House song?
  • Characters - Angela Chase
    • 15-year-old adolescent in search of her True Identity. Used to be close with her parents, esp. with her father Graham. Former best friend to Sharon, who has known her all her life and was a fellow Girl Scout. Currently hangs with Rickie and Rayanne, occasionally Jordan. Prone to daydreaming about Jordan. Kissed 4 times in her life. Hates fondue, worships Anne Frank. Writes poems about greenery for English class. Likes Porno for Pyros, Smashing Pumpkins, Rage Against the Machine, Stone Temple Pilots, Billie Holliday, R.E.M., Crowded House, The Frozen Embryos, and The Bicycle Thief. Often referred to as "the girl with the red hair." Was seeing Jordan for a while, but broke up over, er, philosophical differences. Currently a sophomore at Liberty High.
  • From:- The So-Called Characters (MSCL.com (fan site))

Others, The (2000)

• Sci-fi/paranormal TV series
• Episode 8, "Don't Dream It's Over", was directed by Mick Garris who also directed The Stand (US 1994), in which the song is used.
• The Others: Don't Dream It's Over (fan site)
• Others, The (2000) (Internet Movie Database)

Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1990-93) (became Parker Lewis)

• Comedy series about high school student Parker Lewis.
• Crowded House concert in one episode.
• Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1990-93) (Internet Movie Database)

Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights, Channel 4, 4th February, 2001.

• Discussion in club of song titles that could be used as chat up lines:- "Heaven must be missing an angel"...."Everywhere you go, you always take the weather with you."...

Other

Lovejoy, BBC1 - this isn't a Hothouse Flowers site, but...Liam O'Maonlai ('L' in ALT), appeared with the rest of Hothouse Flowers in one episode of the series about antiques dealer Lovejoy: "No Strings", first broadcast 26th January, 1992.

Queries

Judging Amy (US 1999-2005)

Season 1, Episode 10, 30 November 1999: "Crowded House"
It's not clear if this is anything to do with the band.

"Judging Amy" Crowded House (1999) (Internet Movie Database)

Notes

The name Phil Judd appears in the credits of some TV programmes, but if he's there for sound mixing/recording, he isn't the former member of Split Enz.

Thanks

Thanks to:- Carin, Cassandra, Fiona, Jen, Lee Rhodes, Mungo, Nam, Mark, Cassie and others - members of Tongue In The Mail and the Frenz mailing list who post info about TV programmes.

Page compiled by carolyn
Last updated 6th May, 2008.