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1	Sha Na Na is a cover band specializing in songs from the 1950s Pop and Rock & Roll eras. Their three biggest claims to fame:
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3	# Appearing at UsefulNotes/{{Woodstock}}. They were sidelined on the playlist due to various difficulties until Music/JimiHendrix threatened not to play until they played first.
4	# In the film ''Film/{{Grease}}'' they play the band playing at the HighSchoolDance.
5	# Their self-titled syndicated show from 1977-1981 ("hey, there, all you greasers!").
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7	!!Tropes:
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9	* AffectionateParody: Of 1950s music and Greaser culture.
10	* AlliterativeName: Screamin' Scott Simon.
11	* BookOnTheHead: In an episode where Jocko is trying to make himself less uncouth to impress a girl, he sits with a book on his head while passing the potatoes at a practice dinner. He keeps the book steady but fails at saying "here you go" without saying "[[{{Pluralses}} youse]]."
12	* CarpetOfVirility: Tony, the gold laméd singer with the thinning hair, sure makes up for what he lacks on the top.
13	* CannibalCauldron: "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" song/sketch takes place in DarkestAfrica where a few jungle explorers get put into the pot.
14	* EveryEpisodeEnding: Every episode of their TV show ends with "Goodnight Sweetheart" and Bowzer (Jon Bauman)'s CatchPhrase, "Grease for Peace."
15	* FlexingThoseNonBiceps: Bowzer flexes his during his bass solo in "Goodnight Sweetheart."
16	* GreaserDelinquents: Most of the band are portrayed like this.
17	* HiddenDepths: The original members all went to Columbia University in the late 1960s. Scott Powell (aka Tony Santini) is an orthopedic anthroscopic surgeon. Lampshaded by Donny in one episode opening: he clarifies that while he ''plays'' the dumb guy, he isn't really dumb...then he sticks a banana in his ear.
18	* LongRunner: Began in 1969; that's 45 years (as of 2014).
19	* NothingButHits: As a tribute band, they only play songs that most people into fifties music will have heard of.
20	* OneSteveLimit: Scott Powell changed his stage name to Tony Santini because the band already had a Scott: Screamin' Scott Simon, the pianist.
21	* PrecisionFStrike: On ''The Golden Age of Rock and Roll'' album, one of the lead singers tells the audience: "We've got just one thing to say to you fuckin' hippies, and that is that rock and roll is here to stay!"
22	* RevolvingDoorBand: Only two original members left out of 15.
23	* SpecialGuest: Most episodes of the show include an appearance by a genuine 1950s singer or group who would sing one of their big hits.
24	* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Or in this case without one. It's "Bowzer", not "Bowser". He isn't a [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros giant fire breathing turtle]].[[note]]And Jon Bauman's character predates the other one anyway.[[/note]]
25	* TokenMinority: Denny, the only black person in the group. Naturally he's the only one who isn't a street punk, being much more cultured.

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