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Origin	Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Genre(s)	Pop rock Indie pop[1]
Years active	1992 - present
Label(s)	MCA Music, Inc./Mercury (1995-1999) MCA Music, Inc./Island (1999-2003) Cooking Vinyl/3CG (2003-present)
Website	http://www.hanson.net
Members
Isaac Hanson Taylor Hanson Zac Hanson

Hanson is an American pop rock band formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma by brothers Isaac, Taylor, and Zac Hanson. They are best known for their 1997 hit song "MMMBop" from their major label debut album Middle of Nowhere,which earned the brothers three Grammy nominations. After some commercial success they left their label due to a conflict with producers and now record on their own independent label 3CG Records.

Contents 1 History 1.1 1992–1996: Early years 1.2 1997–2000: Commercial success 1.3 2001–present: Independent career 2 Discography 2.1 Studio albums 2.2 Live albums and compilations 2.3 Singles 2.3.1 Music videos 2.4 Promotional 3 Filmography 4 Popular culture 5 External links

Clarke Isaac Hanson (born November 17, 1980), Jordan Taylor Hanson (March 14, 1983) and Zachary Walker Hanson (October 22, 1985) are the first three children of parents Clarke Walker Hanson (June 1, 1954) and Diana Frances Hanson (née Lawyer) (April 30, 1954). The Hanson family also includes younger siblings Jessica Grace (July 31, 1988), Avery Laurel (November 4, 1990), Joshua Mackenzie, (January 7, 1994), and Zoë Genevieve (January 14, 1998).

The band was originally called The Hanson Brothers. The three young boys sang a cappella and recorded songs like "Rockin' Robin", "Splish Splash" and "Johnny B. Goode", as well as their own material. Their first performance as a professional group took place in 1992 at the Mayfest Arts Festival in Tulsa.^[2]

Hanson also appeared on Carman's Yo! Kidz: The Vidz, which included Taylor cast as a young Biblical David facing Goliath, Isaac cast as an event announcer, and other members of the family including Zac in the stands cheering on this "sporting event".^{[citation needed]}

The three boys all started out playing the piano. Taylor and Isaac formed the band, but needed one more player, so Zac entered the group.^{[citation needed]} Later on, Isaac picked up a second-hand guitar, Zac borrowed an old set of drums, and Taylor became the keyboard player of what turned into a garage band. The band recorded two independent albums in their hometown of Tulsa, Boomerang (recorded in autumn 1994, released in 1995) and MMMBop (released in 1996). The latter featured the original version of the song "MMMBop", which would later become the runaway single on their debut commercial record Middle of Nowhere. The boys then found themselves at the South By Southwest (aka SXSW) music festival in Austin, Texas. There, they were promptly signed by manager Christopher Sabec.^[2] He shopped them to several record companies, most of which dismissed the band as either a novelty or fraud before Steve Greenberg, an A&R representative for Mercury Records, heard them play a set at the Kansas State Fair. After this performance, they were signed almost immediately by Mercury. They soon became a worldwide sensation with the release of their first major-label album, Middle of Nowhere. The day of its release, May 6, has unofically been declared 'Hanson Day' in Tulsa, OK.

Middle of Nowhere was released in the U.S. on May 6, 1997, which was declared 'Hanson Day' in Tulsa by Oklahoma's then-governor Frank Keating. ^[3] Although 'Hanson Day' was originally intended to be a one-time occurrence, many Hanson fans all over the world still recognize May 6 as Hanson Day every year. Hanson's popularity exploded during the summer of 1997, and Mercury Records released Hanson's first documentary Tulsa, Tokyo, and the Middle of Nowhere and their Christmas album Snowed In in the wake of their success. Hanson also launched MOE (which stood for Middle of Everywhere), a fan club magazine that ran for 12 issues. ^[4] Following its cancellation, several fans created HTP (Hanson Tribute Project) Magazine in the same fashion as MOE until it was discontinued in the summer of 2005.

After numerous unauthorized biographies of each of the brothers were published, Hanson turned to their close friend, Jarrod Gollihare of Admiral Twin, to write their authorized biography. Hanson: The Official Book reached number 9 on the New York Times Best Sellers List (nonfiction) on February 1, 1998. ^[5] The band was nominated for three Grammy Awards in 1998: Record of the Year, Best New Artist, and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. ^[6] During the summer of 1998, Hanson began a highly successful concert tour, the Albertane Tour. They performed a string of shows throughout stadiums and arenas in the U.S., targeting young audiences with a playful and energetic style. A live album, titled Live From Albertane, was released the following fall, as well as their second documentary The Road to Albertane. ^[7]

Soon after they became famous, songs from Hanson's early independent albums, which are no longer in print, were leaked onto the Internet. However, the song files were poor quality. In response to the demand for their earlier work, Hanson re-released MMMBop as 3 Car Garage, minus 4 tracks. To date, the tracks from Boomerang have not been re-released, partly due to the fact that Hanson did not play any of the instruments on that album. Three tracks from Boomerang ("Boomerang", "More Than Anything", and Rain (Falling Down)") and two of the remaining tracks from MMMBop ("Incredible" and "Baby (You're So Fine)") were released on the first MOE CD sent to fan club members. Boomerang continues to be circulated online.

Hanson released their second album, This Time Around, in May 2000 but due to lack of sales the label pulled funding for their tour. They toured through the summer and fall of 2000 on their own funds.^{[citation needed]}

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The brothers left their record label, Island Def Jam Records, due to a conflict with the producers, who felt their material was lacking marketability and had refused over 80 songs from the band.^[8] With their regular session bassist, Edwin Cruden (formerly of Idlewild), the band now works under their own independent label, 3CG Records ("3 Car Garage Records"), named for the three-car garage in which they first practiced as a band. The label has distribution deals through Alternative Distribution Alliance in the United States, Cooking Vinyl in Europe, Sony BMG in Asia, and various other distributors throughout the world.^[9]

During the struggle with their former label, Hanson signed with their current management company, 10th Street Entertainment, which also manages artists such as Meat Loaf and Blondie.^[10]

The band's "Underneath Acoustic" tour occurred during the Summer and Fall of 2003. The tour was composed of acoustic versions of songs from their then-forthcoming release, Underneath. The tour culminated on November 5, 2003, with a performance at the prestigious Carnegie Hall.^{[citation needed]}

Underneath was released on April 20, 2004, and debuted at #1 on Billboard Independent Album Chart and #25 on the Billboard 200 album chart, making Underneath one of the most successful independent albums of all time.^{[citation needed]}

On March 5, 2005, Hanson performed the United States National Anthem at the inaugural NASCAR Busch Series Telcel-Motorola 200 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit in Mexico City.^{[citation needed]}

In autumn 2005, Hanson toured the U.S. and played at certain Canadian venues to support their recently released live album, The Best of Hanson: Live & Electric. They also visited various colleges in order to showcase Strong Enough to Break, their documentary chronicling their struggles with Island Def Jam during the making of Underneath, as well as their subsequent departure from the label. During the college visits, the band also held question-and-answer sessions about the problems that independent artists face in music industry.^[11]

In November 2005, Hanson's old record label released Mmmbop: The Collection, a compilation of famous tracks from the first two albums and the consequent B-sides of singles. However, the CD never charted, partially due to poor distribution. The album also received criticism from Hanson's loyal fan base, as many fans disdained the record label that released the album. This was in large part due to Hanson's recent documentary and college tour, which did not frame the music industry in a positive light.^{[citation needed]}

During the fall of 2005, Hanson toured many countries in South America and Europe, and performed their first ever electric shows in Australia during their highly successful "Live and Electric" tour. In July 2006, the band recorded with a school choir in Soweto, South Africa to create the song "Great Divide", which was released exclusively to iTunes in December 2006 with all proceeds going towards research and prevention of AIDS in Africa. ^[12]

On October 13, 2006, Hanson posted a new song from the upcoming Van Wilder 2 soundtrack, exclusively for members of Hanson.net. The song is called "The Ugly Truth" and is, in the band's own words, "a true back to basics rock'n'roll tune".^[13]

On January 15, 2007, the band released the first teaser episode to their upcoming docu-series podcast titled "Taking the Walk" on iTunes, detailing the band's journey of the making of their latest studio album, "The Walk". The actual docu-series was released at the end of February 2007. On Monday, January 15 the first episode of the band's long-awaited documentary Strong Enough to Break was released on iTunes. The documentary is broken up into 13 different episodes and will be released on the "Taking the Walk" podcast. Both the documentary episodes and the docu-series have been made available to iTunes users for free.^[14]

In March of 2007, Hanson embarked on a four-city "preview tour" to promote The Walk and give their fans a taste of their most recent endeavor. Over a period of six days, Hanson performed at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey, Toad's Place in New Haven, Connecticut, The Crocodile Rock in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and lastly, The Supper Club in New York City.

April of 2007 brought Hanson to the UK to perform in England, Scotland, and Ireland. While overseas, the band played songs off of The Walk, and celebrated the release of their single "Go" as well as the UK release of the album.

On May 6, 2007, the 10th anniversary of Hanson Day, the band re-recorded their first studio album, Middle of Nowhere, at The Blank Slate in their hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The recording was acoustic and the band invited all fan club members to the event, sparking hundreds upon hundreds of fans to fly to Oklahoma, not only those in other areas of the United States, but from England, Japan, and New Zealand as well.

Over the summer of 2007, Hanson played a few shows surrounding the July 24th release of The Walk, playing in Providence, Rhode Island, Boston, Massachusetts, New York City, and Toronto, Ontario Canada. The band also ventured to Los Angeles, California.

Their second album with 3CG Records, The Walk was released in the U.S., Mexico and Canada on July 24, and was released in Japan on February 21 and in the UK on April 30. ^[15] The band has said that this album is rather different to Underneath. The Japanese version of the album features two bonus tracks, while the American version features three.

On September 10, 2007, Hanson began The Walk tour in Nashville, Tennessee following the release of their latest album. For the tour, Hanson continued their work against poverty and AIDS in Africa, and partnered with American shoe company, TOMS shoes, founded by Blake Mycoskie, in support of TOMS' "Shoe Drop" where for every pair of shoes sold, the company would donate another pair of shoes to a child in Africa^[16]. Hanson brought awareness to this campaign by selling TOMS shoes at each show of the tour and by holding 'Walks' at each show; asking fans to join them in a one-mile barefoot walk before each concert to bring attention to the cause.

1. Boomrang (1995, indie release)
2. MMMBop (1996, indie release)
3. Middle of Nowhere (May 6, 1997) #2 U.S. (4x Platinum), #1 UK (2x platinum, #2 China, #4 Austria, #4 Sweden, #4 Finland, #4 New Zealand, #5 Holland, #7 Norway, #15 France
4. Snowed In (November 18, 1997) #7 U.S. (Platinum), #87 UK
5. This Time Around (May 9, 2000) #19 U.S. (Gold), #33 UK
6. Underneath (April 20, 2004) #25 U.S., #1 U.S. Independent Chart, #49 UK, #173 France
7. The Walk (July 24, 2007) #56 U.S, #4 US Independent Chart, #1 Internet Albums Chart, #83 UK

• 3 Car Garage (May 12, 1998) #6 U.S., #7 Sweden, #8 Finland, #11 NZ, #39 UK, #47 Holland

• Live from Albertane (November 3, 1998) #32 U.S., #43 New Zealand , #129 UK

• Underneath Acoustic (August 9, 2003) Available only through the official store. [1]

• 20th Century Masters - Christmas Collection: Snowed In (September 24, 2004) Re-release of the original Christmas album, with new artwork and a message from the band

• The Best of Hanson: Live & Electric (October 11, 2005) #182 U.S., #15 U.S. Independent Chart

• Mmmbop: The Collection (December 5, 2005)

• 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Hanson (May 16, 2006)

• Middle of Nowhere Acoustic (Decembr 12, 2007)

• "MMMBop" (May 1997) #1 U.S., #1 UK, #1 Australia [2] #1 China, #1 Austria, #1 Sweden, #1 New Zealand, #2 Holland, #2 Norway, #4 France, #4 Finland

• "Where's the Love" (September 1997) #2 Australia, #4 UK, #5 New Zealand, #8 Finland, #23 Sweden, #24 China, #31 Holland, #37 France, #40 Austria

• "I Will Come to You" (November 1997) #1 Sweden, #2 Finland, #3 New Zealand, #2 Australia, #4 Norway, #5 UK, #9 China, #9 U.S., #10 Austria, #10 France, #12 Holland

• "Weird" (March 1998) #4 Finland, #10 New Zealand, #12 Australia, #19 UK, #21 Sweden, #72 Holland, #80 France

• "Thinking of You" (July 1998) #6 Australia, #6 Finland, #23 UK, #27 New Zealand

• "If Only" (April 2000) #8 Finland, #9 Australia, #13 Sweden, #15 UK, #17 Norway, #27 New Zealand, #38 Holland, #47 China, #87 France

• "This Time Around" (July 2000) #20 U.S., #42 Australia

• "Save Me" (December 2000) #1 Brazil

• "Penny and Me" (January 2005) #10 UK, #2 UK Independent Chart, #15 UK Download Chart, #28 Ireland, #94 France #99 Germany

• "Lost Without Each Other" (April 2005) #39 UK

• "Great Divide" (November 2006, iTunes download only)

• "Go" (April 2007 - UK) #44 UK, #3 UK Independent Chart

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• "MMMBop" (Released: March 1997/Filmed: February 1997/Director: Tamra Davis/Producer: The Dust Brothers) - This video consists of a series of clips in different locations in Los Angeles. There are two versions of the video: one that was aired on public TV and one that was only available on the Tulsa, Tokyo, and the Middle of Nowhere home video. The versions differ slightly in that some of the scenes are different. For example, the one that was played on MTV had some black and white clips of the band sitting in a room with Albert Einstein. The version on Tulsa, Tokyo, and The Middle of Nowhere just has regular footage of the band performing in that same section. Due to legal reasons, the Einstein footage was removed. The UK version of the video was edited to remove the scenes where Zac was driving a vehicle, due to Zac being underage.^[17] One scene from the video, where the members are all playing their instruments, was actually shot in the living room of the Dust Brothers' home. Another interesting fact about this video is the scene where Hanson is rollerblading and Taylor and Zac run into each other. Originally this was not intended to happen, but rather happened as a complete accident. Hanson, however, decided to keep it in the final cut for the video.
• "Where's the Love" (Released: July 1997/Director: Tamra Davis) - Hanson traveled to London for the filming of this entire video. This also has two different versions. As with "MMMBop", one was on public TV and the other was on the Tulsa, Tokyo, and the Middle of Nowhere home video. Both are also mainly the same, except for a few differences in the editing. London's Battersea Power Station, which also appears on the cover of Pink Floyd's Animals (1977), appears in the background of this video.
• "I Will Come to You" (Released: November 1997/Director: Peter Christopherson and shot in London) - There was also a version of this video shot in New York's Beacon Theatre where Hanson are performing live, with the audio dubbed from the album. A shot of a fox was cut from the final version of the video. ^[18]
• "Run Rudolph Run" (Filmed: November 1997) - Though very rare and hard to come by, there is a video made by Hanson for this song. It was never aired on public TV and is not widely known. The video was filmed in the studio and shows Hanson playing and just having fun with it.^{[citation needed]}
• "Weird" (Released: May 1998/Director: Gus Van Sant/Producer: Danny Wolf/Cinematographer: Harris Sevides) - Between them, Gus, Danny, and Harris had worked on videos for David Bowie, Elton John, Madonna, Mariah Carey, R.E.M., Michael Jackson, and Red Hot Chili Peppers. The video for "Weird" had many unique techniques. Hanson called up Gus Van Sant and told him about a concept they had thought of for the video. His first reaction was: "Boy this is really weird."^[18] The shots in the white room were filmed in a giant round Victorian room with a floor of lights that rolled on its side and was twenty feet tall. The room rotated and was built by Tom Foden who has also designed and built the spaceship for Michael Jackson's "Scream" video.^{[citation needed]} The painting on the wall of the white room was The Judgment of Solomon by eighteenth century Italian painter Giovanni Battista Tiepolo and was a smooth, enlarged color print, so Hanson could slide across it as the room revolved. While filming the video shots in the white room, Taylor forgot to jump down off of a ledge of a door sill at one point and, when he finally did, the room had revolved enough that he found himself perched atop what seemed like an enormous skateboard ramp and had to jump down in the shot, which looked very dangerous. ^[18] Another tricky part of the video shoot was having Hanson swim underwater and lip sync to the song at the same time. The guys had to wear weights so they wouldn't float out of shot. They also had to hold their breath for a whole verse while they swam towards the camera. After the video was aired around the world, it had become a number one play request on MTV together with Puff Daddy and Madonna.^{[citation needed]}
• "River" (Released: May 1998/Director: "Weird Al" Yankovic) - This was a spoof on the 1997 film, Titanic, with guest appearances from the movie by Gloria Stuart, who played Rose DeWitt Bukater, "Weird Al" Yankovic in the Bill Paxton role, as the leader of a treasure hunting expedition to RMS Titanic, and one of his on-screen co-workers.^[18] The video also has a live performance of the song from the 1997 mall tour.
• "This Time Around" (Released: April 2000/Director: Dave Meyers) - In the shot where there is a crowd dancing around while Hanson is playing, it was Taylor's decision to have the crowd of people be farther away from Hanson then originally intended. He said having them too close would look too disingenuous. ^[19]
• "If Only" (Released: May 2000/Director: Dave Meyers) - For a short while back in the summer of 2002 the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio had the outfits worn by Hanson in this video on display, as well as one of Isaac's first guitars.^{[citation needed]}
• "Save Me" (Released: November 2000) - This was an independent video viewable on the internet in the United States. It was quickly done on a laptop computer using digital Rotoscope.^{[citation needed]} The video consists mostly of live performances during the 2000 This Time Around Tour. The entire bridge section of the song was shot in the basement of the theatre Hanson played at in Erie, Pennsylvania.^{[citation needed]} It did eventually air on MTV in many countries all over the world and spent two months in the top ten on the MTV Select Show on MTV Europe.^{[citation needed]} It is Taylor who is writing on the wall in the end of the video when the paint breaks off. It was an accident, but when it happened, Hanson decided it was a great way to end the video. ^[20]
• "Penny and Me" (Released: March 2004) - Hanson only had one day to shoot this video.^{[citation needed]} The actress in the video, Samaire Armstrong, also played Anna Stern in the TV series The O.C.. The video is also on The Best of Hanson: Live & Electric bonus DVD.
• "Lost Without Each Other" (Released: July 13, 2005) - As with "Save Me", this video was quickly done and consists of mostly short clips from live performance during the 2005 Live & Electric Tour.^{[citation needed]} The entire video is done in black and white and there are also some scenes of Hanson playing in a small room in an old warehouse. Taylor has mentioned that, during the filming, there were some canisters in the room that were highly flammable. However, Hanson decided not to bother with having them removed before filming.^{[citation needed]} This in itself was a bit of a risk to take, as at the very end of the video the piano keys are set on fire. Also, on the piano keys at the end the words "Are You Listening?" are written to go along with what is probably the most popular lyric from the song and the origin of the name for Hanson’s "Are You Listening?" campaign. It premiered on MTV Brazil and was only aired outside the USA, though it is on The Best of Hanson: Live & Electric bonus DVD.
• "Underneath" (Released: October 4, 2005/Animated by Josh Logue and the team at Mathematics.) - This video is probably best known for being the strangest of all Hanson’s videos.^{[citation needed]} The video only consists of a room with a TV set, showing a live video of Hanson performing the song in concert on a very small screen. There are also headphones on the floor and sunlight coming through a window. As the video progresses, vines begin to grow and entangle everything in the room, until it is almost completely covered. At one point, a light bulb on the ceiling shatters into pieces. Towards the end the sunlight shines through and the vines slowly disappear. Hanson has never mentioned anything involving the influence on the video or any possible symbolism contained therein. The video is also available on The Best of Hanson: Live & Electric bonus DVD.
• "Underneath" (Director's Cut) (Released: October 11, 2005) - This version of the video was never aired on public TV. It consists of live shots of Hanson performing the song during the 2005 Underneath Tour and, as with "Lost Without Each Other," is entirely filmed in black and white. It was only released on The Best of Hanson: Live & Electric bonus DVD.
• "Misery" (Released: February 2006) - This is an animated video created and drawn solely by Zac^{[citation needed]} and only released with the 2006 Hanson.net membership kit.
• "Great Divide" (Released: November 27, 2006/Filmed: Africa) - The first release of this video was released through an e-card on HANSON.NET. Shortly afterwards the video leaked onto YouTube. Hanson worked with a children's choir in Africa to record this song and film the video for it. The video consists of scenes of Hanson and the choir recording and even dancing in the studio and just Hanson hanging out with the kids in general.
• "Go" (Released: February 2007) - This video consists of blue-tinged shots of Zac leaving a burning building, walking, and running; Isaac playing guitar; and Taylor playing piano in a grassy field. The video was leaked onto YouTube shortly after its overseas release. The UK version of the music video, unlike the Japanese release, was edited so that the building was not burning.
• Also, Hanson filmed a commercial for Dr Pepper back in the early 1990s. The commercial, however, was canceled and therefore never aired on public TV.^{[citation needed]}, though there have been leaks of the audio for the song. There have also been some leaks of the original video on YouTube.
• There was also a short video for an Eggo Waffles commercial in 1997, which features the band playing "Thinking of You" while a crowd around them passes around a box of waffles. Zac sticks a waffle on his drumstick and takes a bite from it at the end of the commercial.

• Pepsi Music Live: Hanson (1998)
• Eggo Waffles (1998)
• MOE Enhanced CD (January 1, 1998)
• Teen Mag Music 2000 Volume 1 (July 1, 2000)
• HANSON.NET Enhanced CDs (Versions 2.0 - 2.2) (May 2002, May 2, 2003, May 2005, and May 2006)
• Live & Electric Indie Sampler (2005)

• Yo! Kidz: The Vidz (1994)
• Tulsa, Tokyo and the Middle of Nowhere (November 18, 1997)
• The Road to Albertane (November 3, 1998)
• At the Fillmore (April 24, 2000)
• Frank McKlusky, C.I. (2002)
• Underneath Acoustic Live (July 27, 2004)
• Strong Enough to Break (2006)
• Taking The Walk(2007)

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• On December 13, 1997's episode of Saturday Night Live hosted by Helen Hunt, Hanson appeared in a sketch in which Hunt and Will Ferrell hijack an elevator at gunpoint and force them to listen to "MMMBop" as they slowly go insane. They played "MMMBop" earlier that night.
• The band was parodied in an episode of Celebrity Deathmatch, fighting against the Spice Girls. Both Hanson and the Spice Girls were killed by Marilyn Manson, after Manson cut down a lighting rig with a chainsaw.
• They were parodied on Celebrity Deathmatch a second time when the band, who had mysteriously revived, attempted to kill Marilyn Manson in the same manner that he had killed them. However, Isaac and Taylor chose Zac to handle the chainsaw, which was too powerful for him, and he ended up hacking himself and his brothers to death.
• On March 28, 1998's episode of MADtv, Downtown Julie Brown (played by Debra Wilson) interviews Hanson in the year 2015, which portrays the trio still looking and acting like teenagers: Isaac still has braces, Taylor still has long hair (albeit, he's balding), and Zac is still hyperactive and is also morbidly obese. After the interview, the band debuts their "comeback" video for their new song, "Ling Ling", which is dubbed by a female voice and is an obvious parody of "MMMBop".
• Hanson is mentioned in the 1999 New Radicals hit "You Get What You Give" in the controversial closing lines: "Fashion shoots with Beck and Hanson / Courtney Love and Marilyn Manson / You're all fakes, run to your mansions / Come around, we'll kick your ass in". Recently, Gregg Alexander of New Radicals has been collaborating with Hanson.
• Hanson have been recurring characters in the comic strip Superosity by Chris Crosby since their first appearance on May 4, 1999. In the comic they are portrayed as nigh-omnipotent beings who are sometimes mistaken for demons. Taylor Hanson explained this to a main character when he discovered their secret: "We're not hellspawn, Bobby. If there were a Satan, and there most definitely is, we would be his most-hated enemies. Which we are!" Isaac Hanson continued: "All Hanson brothers are granted magical, almost omnipotent powers at birth. Sort of like David Blaine: Magic Man. Or God." Other memorable appearances: auditioning for Star Wars: Episode II and fixing the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards so that David Alan Grier sweeps every category.
• During the first season of Family Guy, there is a scene featured where the Hanson tour bus breaks down in front of the Griffins' home, and Peter mistakes them for the fictional Children of the Corn and shoots them.
• Another Family Guy episode - "A Fish Out of Water" - features the following dialogue in which it turns out Glenn Quagmire thought Taylor Hanson was a girl.

Peter Griffin - If you could have any woman in the world, who would it be?

Quagmire - Taylor Hanson.

[Awkward Silence]

Joe Swanson - Taylor Hanson's a guy.

[Pause]

Quagmire - [Laughs] You guys are yankin' me. "Hey, let's put one over on old Quagmire."

Peter - No, he's actually a guy, Quagmire.

Quagmire - What? That's insane. That's impossible.

[Pause]

Quagmire - Oh God. Oh my God! I've got all these magazines! Oh God!

• On August 14th, 2000, Internet satirist Maddox wrote an article titled 'Hanson Blows', criticizing the band for their alleged lack of manliness.
• The brothers are also featured in the episode Anthology of Interest I of Futurama, as heads in jars, singing "MMMBop" until a giant Bender falls on them.
• The Cheap Suits released a song entitled "Lead Singer" that pokes fun at the androgynous aspect of Taylor Hanson. Lyrics include "I fell in love with the lead singer of Hanson, I'm so happy now that I'm dancing" and also "I have sold all of my records and I'm no longer a fan because I found out that Taylor Hanson was a man."
• One of the stories in Jon Stewart's first book, Naked Pictures of Famous People, focuses around fictional Christmas newsletters sent to fans by the band. The letters get more and more disturbing as the boys grow older.
• On January 24, 2007, Hanson appeared on Deal or No Deal, as a surprise appearance while contestant Jackie Monroe, a fan, was playing.^[21]
• On May 15, 2007 Hanson's song "MMMBop" was mentioned in American Idol by Jordin Sparks (the 2007 series winner), after Ryan Seacrest asked her what song makes her happy.
• In the second season of Gilmore Girls, Taylor Hanson is mentioned while Lorelai Gilmore is trying to explain to her daughter Rory Gilmore not to be afraid to love someone. She uses Taylor Hanson as an example and describes how they met at a concert. Rory Gilmore responds with disdain, questioning if Hanson is still a band, while Lorelai Gilmore answers calling them the "new BeeGees".
• In October 2007 Hanson appeared on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition to surprise a fan who’s house was being rebuilt, and sang the family a couple songs.

• http://www.hanson.net – Official website
• http://www.myspace.com/hansonmusic - Official MySpace
• http://www.strongenoughtobreak.com - Official documentary
• http://www.hanson-europe.info – Official European website
• http://community.msn.co.il/comm_community_page.asp?CommID=19426 - Israel Official Hanson community
• http://www.bebo.co.uk/HansonOfficial - Official Hanson UK community
• Hanson (band) at All Movie Guide
• Hanson at the Internet Movie Database