Green Jello (Green Jelly): Whatever happened to the band behind "Three Little Pigs?"

Green Jello: The history of the band behind Three Little Pigs
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Founded in the early 80’s by frontman Bill Manspeaker it seemed unlikely that Green Jello would ever achieve any sort of success. Even though they were dubbed the “world’s worst band”, by the early 90’s Green Jello would get airplay on MTV, sign a production deal with the network, have a gold record, and be in the guinness book of world records for most band members with around 770. Today let’s explore the history of green jelly and whatever happened to the band.
A combination of punk and metal, The Washington Post perfectly summed up Green Jello’s music saying They play nondescript hard rock music unencumbered by weighty lyrics, dress up in costumes that look like mutant Saturday morning cartoon characters created with the budget of a third-grade pageant, and saturate the whole package with a sense of humor straight out of a junior high school bathroom.
Green Jello was the brain child of one man, Buffalo native Bill Manspeaker who grew up under difficult circumstances. Six weeks after he was born, his father died in an auto accident.
His mother Louise would tell the buffalo news "It was tough; it was just me and Bill," "I always worried about him. You raise a child alone, and you wonder if he will stay out of trouble. Billy was always a good kid with a great imagination.
But by Manspeaker’s own admission he was a bully in school, He would reveal in the same article “I was always the bully in school. I took karate lessons so I could learn how to beat up little kids better. I learned how to do this karate move called the Dance of Death. I earned my next belt for knowing this, then I thought, 'Wait a minute. I'm being rewarded because I can snap somebody's back in two and ruin their life? This is stupid.' After that I put all my energy into the band."
Manspeaker would name his band after what he thought was the worst menu at his high school cafeteria and it also served as a characterization of the band’s musical abilities. Manspeaker would reveal the moment he founded the band as you can see here on KZbin Channel On With the Show.
Manspeaker was and still is pretty self deprecating about the band’s musical abilities. Green Jello’s motto was "we suck” & it was pretty common for him to get audiences who attended their shows to yell “green jello sucks”. A big musical influence in Manspeaker’s life was his uncle who was Elvis impersonator in his hometown of Buffalo using the stage name Big Wheelie. Manspeaker wold tell the washington post "I thought he was Elvis for my whole childhood, and one day I saw Elvis Presley on TV and I said, 'Look, Mom, some guy's imitating Uncle Chuck!' It was like, 'Uh, no, Billy.' I was devastated. It was worse than finding out my mom was Santa Claus."
Unlike a lot of bands who cut their teeth first playing covers, Manspeaker was honest about his band’s musical talent admitting they couldn’t do other people’s songs justice telling the Post “we had instruments, but we didn't know how to play them" --, "we decided to make up our own songs so no one would know if we screwed 'em up,". "Then we thought we'd dress up in costumes so people would just look at them and not pay attention to the songs, but that still didn't work. Finally we thought, let's just say we're the world's worst band, then everyone will just come and laugh at us. That worked” he’d say. That’s not to say all the musicians who played in the group were bad Tool members Danny Carney and Maynard James Keenan spent time in the group and Keenan can even be heard on the track three little pigs.
Green Jello’s shows would became synonymous with just having a good time as the band donned costumes, spraying the audience with liquids while they in turn would throw jello at the band. Of course their onstage antics got the group from quite a few clubs, but one of the band’s first big backers would be Bud Burke who owned the buffalo establishment the Continental Club. He booked Green Jello when other clubs said no and supported them financially during their lean years.
Manspeaker would tell the Washington Post why the group stood out telling the Post “"It's like when you're driving down the freeway and the traffic's all

[@glitchedmochi]

My band opened for Green Jelly just before the world was shut down. It was a fantastic evening.

[@richmanifesto1090]

Dude me too! What city/band?

[@glitchedmochi]

@@richmanifesto1090 I play in a little metal band in a little Midwestern town of about 3,000 people. A dude I know was able to book them for his annual Polar Plunge fundraiser at one of our local dive bars. It was kind of of surreal to be honest.

[@bigballrecall]

@@glitchedmochi Mans asked you the name of your band fam

[@kansascityshuffle8526]

That wasn’t the same gig where he went after a promoter who ripped him off and put it on KZbin was it?

[@theminakins815]

So glad to hear he's still going.

[@TupDigital]

Three Little Pigs was a major part of my childhood. Never knew much about the band aside from the video. Clicked on this right away...great job! *Note: first the nursery rhyme, then later the green jello song

[@thebigbadwolf639]

Good! Good!

[@ashleybrown4754]

Can't think of a better last name for a lead singer than Manspeaker.

[@penelopegreene]

Actually no. No I can't.

[@ashleybrown4754]

@@penelopegreene Makes me think of some English orator from the late 1800's with a handlebar mustache and a monocle too.

[@streetsshallprovide2029]

Larry Loudyeller.... Bill's 3rd cousin....

[@brians1793]

@@sstaners1234 Harry Mansback Manspeaker Manspreader Mansplainer the 3rd

[@CameronShaft]

Me neither, that's a great name and he's a great guy!

[@TheRavenHomicide]

I was the Big Bad Wolf at a show years ago. Went up in stage with a handheld and filmed it.

[@coryfusting9294]

It still blows my mind that the single "Three Little Pigs" and the first proper album went gold. If you want to talk about things that would only happen in the 90s, that's it right there.

[@prilljazzatlanta5070]

Only the 90s…or the 40s

[@bigballrecall]

Still have Maximum Carnage for Sega Genesis on that sweet red cartridge

[@leedabrowski835]

Same here! CARNAGE RULES!

[@nahson5907]

Loved that game!

[@yokaiwristwatch]

Snes as well!

[@ministerofdarkness]

There’s nothing more Metal than the line, “Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin!” 🐷🐺

[@tomsreviews4330]

They redid it on the new album, and The Trailer Park Boys are the 3 little pigs Bubbles is pig number one

[@jamesestelle7260]

Considering who belted that line, yes very metal.

[@BlazeThaMeziah]

As a guy who talks to Bill occasionally, this is actually pretty awesome.

[@asspants3554]

U go to sacredfarts

[@DrJellyFanguzzz]

Your buddy is the reason why tool exists. I can't overstate how important your friend is to music, both in its own merits, and because of that.

[@greenjello333]

I (Bill Manspeaker) actually have a TV Show now, called Green Jellovision Music TV. Its streams live every saturday at 8pm on the Green Jelly KZbin Channel. Always nice to open your youtube homepage to a picture of your own face in a thumbnail. :)

[@tommymclaughlin-artist]

Why tf doesnt this comment have more likes?

[@whoami7721]

Still have my cassette copy of "Cereal Killer". It might be pretty valuable since it has the Green Jello name on it and the track "Electric Harley House of Love". I'll never part with it, though. It's such a fond relic I have of the '90s.

[@seatstitcher3636]

That’s pretty cool dude! I have the CD of it , in the old long cardboard box, with the cellophane wrapper on it. I bought it right after I heard about the name change back then.

[@bigdaddydiesel5520]

Yep I have the same cassette before they changed their name!

[@whoami7721]

@@seatstitcher3636 those long cardboard CD boxes are about the most '90s thing ever. Except maybe my Sega Genesis CD system, which I still have, too.

[@paulforester6996]

I have a early copy VHS with the original format. Bill Manspeaker ruined it by autographing it. Green Jello SUCKS!

[@larryletts682]

Me too man!

[@SuperRoo_22]

In year 5 we had to do the Green Jelly version of "Three Little Pigs" for school assembly. Yeah, we had a pretty good Year 5 teacher. 👍🤣

[@lueysixty-six7300]

We did a home video version of 3 little pigs for some school project in Year 7 (1st year of high school [13 yrs old] in Australia) !

[@bigdaddydiesel5520]

@@lueysixty-six7300 I wish I went to school in Australia!!!

[@white6delta]

@@bigdaddydiesel5520 no you don't. 3 out every 5 Aussie babies are stolen by dingos.

[@bigdaddydiesel5520]

@@white6delta The rest are eaten by Drop Bears I am told!

[@joshuayettou3552]

@@white6delta 3 out of 5? No way 😂

[@seppallerberger9991]

Now I'll have that f*cking riff in my head all day.

[@DeathBYDesign666]

All it takes is hearing about the three little pigs, you don't even need to hear the song.

[@Mr.Schitzengigglez]

Bill remains, by far, one of the most accomplished entertainers in history. He just does it his way, and most never notice.

[@BATMAN7666]

I actually got to hang with Bill Manspeaker. He dropped me off at home in a school bus after a Green Jello show.

[@archangel5627]

I remember watching the Cereal Killer VHS over at a buddy’s house back in the early 90s thinking these guys were great! I also remember seeing their music video for the Three Little Pigs on Beavis and Butthead but what I’ll always remember about Green Jello is that not too soon after they were forced to change there name to Green Jellÿ, the band did some music for the video game Spiderman and Venom Maximum Carnage. I used to play the shit out of that game! I think it’s great that these guys are still around today doing what they do best!

[@MoNkDiZzLe6]

Never beat that game.

[@sidarthur475]

Wow maximum carnage... I was on snes, and I thought the red cartridge was the coolest. I was also like 8. I'm gonna give it a play through this weekend. Thanks for reminding me!

[@cron205]

Because of jello biafra or the jello company

[@KRS2000]

I loved that game. It took 7 years to beat. I loved their version of The Mob Rules, mixed with some of Randy Rhodes guitar solo from Children Of The Grave. Even AVGN said the game was not shit, because it was made by LJN. Edit: I must be the only one on earth that doesn't have the red cartridge.

[@dudeivealreadydonethis5tim289]

I have that cereal killer video!

[@CLEMIN3M]

I fucking loved this band as a kid in 1990 was one of my favorite to wait for 3 little pigs to come on MTV I new what time to look for this and ozzy's no more tears around 1PM everyday and of course fucking Metallica would sue someone

[@queenannesrevengeban]

Holy bejesus! We just put out a new record (Green Jellÿ) Thanks for the video!

[@damnwankers]

Yup!!!!

[@CameronShaft]

Had the pleasure of not only opening for this band in 2016 but also unexpectedly getting to be a part of their stage act the very same night. Bill Manspeaker is great guy!

[@erakattack]

Saw them live around 2 years ago and a whole bunch of us were part of the stage act lol

[@CameronShaft]

@@erakattack that's awesome! Yep Bill just picks random people from the audience to go up on stage. Still have footage from it, looking back Bill is a riot on there!

[@erakattack]

@@CameronShaft haha he's awesome. At the show I saw, he just literally invited the entire audience on stage. Bear in mind, it was a small club, but there were loads of us up there. haha

[@CameronShaft]

@@erakattack same here pretty much. Actually a fairly good sized club but the show wasn't well promoted so there wasn't a huge audience.

[@The_Eric_Burt]

I ended up buying a house from "Uncle Chuck" and living in it for 11 years. My uncles were also in a band with "uncle Chuck" in the 60's called Cesar and the Romans. Sad to hear Chuck passed away from covid last year.

[@te9591]

Chuck the elvis impersonator?

[@The_Eric_Burt]

@@te9591 yes, Big Wheely himself lol

[@chrisiscool6260]

Best dudes ever, they've come to my tiny shit hole town in east Washington like four times. First time they rolled through Bill kicked in the door of the bar screaming "GREEN JELLO SUCKS" and smoking a joint. This was pre-legalization too lol. Great guys.

[@damnwankers]

Washington is always a blast.

[@cbme]

My singer was at his house smoking a joint, outside waiting fir him and git him in trouble, didnt know there was a store in building.. Damn legalizing 😆

[@Pinebrookjohn75]

They come threw nepa at least once a year. Even picked up a local dude to be in the band. Dude dressed like a viking 24/7

[@damnwankers]

Yup. Thomas the Red!!!

[@Pinebrookjohn75]

@@damnwankers yes sir he is a good dude.

[@yurdp]

Corporations like Kellogg HATE the idea of parody. IP or not parody is free speech. Release the toucan version!

[@BillMcGirr]

Yes... UNLEASH THE TOUCAN.

[@acecool72]

Metallica seems kinda petty for suing them

[@jordanstuteville9154]

Imagine if Green Jello never existed we would of never had Maynard James Kennan and Danny Carry unite, with the Likes of band members Adam Jones and Paul D'amour, to create the artwork that is Tool!

[@jordanstuteville9154]

@Scottio Mattio agree to disagree

[@marksantory4405]

I get what you're saying Jordan and of course we will never know. I know some of the Maynard and green jello history but was wondering is that pretty much how members of tool met each other and started to play together? Or did they know each other before hanging around the green jello studio? I can see that maybe if that's where they all met then yea it coulda been possible they never woulda formed a band because they just might not have hung out or anything. I don't see why that's such a crazy thing to think. He's not saying green jello actually shaped tool's sound n shit lol.

[@jordanstuteville9154]

@@marksantory4405 Maynard worked at a pet shop and was throwing ideas around with group of friends who happened to know Bill Manspeaker. He started jamming with the local music scene and Danny Carry lived above him and they started talking about music together. Danny was in everything and they met Adam Jones through local art and studio designs. Adam was introduced to Paul through their filmmaking compadres and brought the music that Maynard gave him to check out. Adam threw ideas around and biggest Green Jello connection to Tool forming is Bill Manspeaker got them signed to his record production company Zoo. If Bill didn't make Zoo and start making music with Tool we would have never seen Opiate. Regardless of what could have been, it wouldn't have been the Tool we know today. Maybe a side project that would have never seen the light of day. Crazy to think about life like that. We're just here for the ride! Music is God

[@norlinblack5017]

@ jordan st

[@norlinblack5017]

@ jordan stuteville true true true. Life would suck without tool

[@marsoblivi0n945]

Partied with all these guys in Nashville years ago until 4am. They’re good people and fun as hell.

[@matthewbittenbender9191]

I literally bought that album for Three Little Pigs. I still have it in cassette.

[@Flame-Bright-Cheer]

By far one of the most interesting stories that I've watched on your channel I love all of your stories but this one got some really cool twists and turns freaking awesome man keep up the good work

[@ronaldshank7589]

I'll never forget the first time I saw their video "Three little pigs" on MTV. I still watch it now and then. It never loses its charm, quality, moral, and it's musical punch! It's funny as a get-out! That crazy Wolf, getting blown away by Rambo... priceless!!!

[@brianholcomb933]

I’m surprised the movie studio that made Rambo didn’t sue them. I mean the toucan Sam thing was obviously a parody.

[@boataxe4605]

Kellogg’s corporation “We don’t want the name Jello connected with these kind of people, so change your name” hello Bill Cosby.

[@TupDigital]

😂😂 touché

[@damnwankers]

I know right. WTF.

[@BriansManCave]

ha! good one :D

[@lampshade8051]

i discovered this band a couple days ago- Maybe a week or two when they recently performed at the GardenAmphitheater in LA, that performance was wild

[@punkydoodleOG]

Thank you for coming! Tune in to www.wtf-tv.com!

[@robertallen3031]

I knew Billy. He is a gentle soul, that has the potential to rip your head off. I remember the studio. Billy helped out many acts you love today, including TOOL. I went out on Halloween in one of the foam costumes. I was the tall hassidic jew with devil feet on. Good times.

[@TheConcertCruizer]

So did I. I noticed he was rather inconsiderate. Even when he’s not working.

[@Mr.Schitzengigglez]

I'm guessing that when the humidity, and wind are just right, you still smell like a puppet!

[@TheConcertCruizer]

@@Mr.Schitzengigglez hm?

[@Mr.Schitzengigglez]

@@TheConcertCruizer not you. The other guy. The "foam costumes", or, puppets, tend to have a distinct funk to them. It never really washes off. It's a badge of honor.

[@robertallen3031]

LoL. Before we put them on I sprayed the inside with lysol for 2 days. Plus by that time the foam was starting to degrade. So you were covered with a nasty foam sweat paste.

[@rawbhimself]

My band is playing a show with them this summer 2024! 🤘😝 stoked

[@deansmith6593]

Used to have the VHS that the "Three Little Pigs" was on. "Tucan Son of Sam" was my favorite song on it.

[@wkj-dk8wv]

Cereal Killer is a jamming song.

[@barnabyjones5161]

Cereal killer soundtrack

[@deansmith6593]

@@barnabyjones5161 "Cereal Killer" is a song as well. The VHS was out in 1992 and the soundtrack came out in 1993.

[@barnabyjones5161]

@@deansmith6593 well aware

[@spacecase13]

I was in high school when Cereal Killer came out, a friend of a friend in school told us all to buy the CD. All this time later it's still with me. Thanks putting this together.

[@spudlington]

If you know the TOOL song "Rosette Stoned" it's actually an imagining of Maynard's after Bill Manspeaker went missing for an entire weekend, only to return with no memory of anything except having plans to try and get to area 51 and dropping acid.(This may or may not be true, Maynard sometimes trolls the press!)

[@Mr.Schitzengigglez]

Bill is still fine tuning the art of co-existing with the aliens.

[@Tumbleweed_Tx]

that's close to the version of the story that Bill tells

[@smileygladhands]

But I forgot my pen, shit the bed again, Typical...

[@thefuzzman]

I got to be a "member" of the band for one night a couple of years ago at a local club. Amazing experience!

[@thehutch7728]

I still watch them here on KZbin every Saturday night. Things get crazy.

[@Garrett316]

By far the most interesting band in the history of music. I’ll fight anyone that disagrees (and I’ll loose, badly).

[@Luna_Fatale]

I saw them the last time they came to Laredo, Texas and some of my friends opened for them. The most fun and memorable show I attended! Glad to hear they're working on a new album! :D

[@Tumbleweed_Tx]

I was at that show

[@Narcolepsykid]

This song inspired me to call 911 one time in the 90s. When the operator picked up I hung up. They called back and my dad answered. When he questioned me about it I blamed it on my sister who couldn't talk yet.

[@crazyjoedavola5430]

Haha....

[@shannond1511]

Did the pigs call 911? Im just confused where the inspirarion was from

[@crazyjoedavola5430]

@@shannond1511 - The pigs called 9 eleven

[@rick9977015]

Green JELLO! Always put a smile on my face. I still rock that Three Little Pigs song. Only seen them live twice in the 90's, but now that a friend of mine band opens for them when they come to Texas it's just great to see them still playing. Still put on a good show.

[@damnwankers]

Thanks for the Support!!!

[@aleksandaratanasovic8835]

I just wanna see a Green Jello featuring Jello Biafra called Green Jello Biafra. There must be a timeline where that exist.

[@aleksandaratanasovic8835]

Jjjjjjj

[@aleksandaratanasovic8835]

Jjjj

[@jamesestelle7260]

As long as 3 Little Dead Kennedys is a song. Lol

[@theincorporatedunplugged8743]

My band got to open for them at Skatopia several years ago. It was for their annual Bowl Bash and you guy, let me tell you, hanging out in the green room, Bill has got to be one of the nicest most considerate guys I've EVER met.

[@wkj-dk8wv]

I have that VHS around here somewhere. "It's got a good beat and I can dance to it."

[@1988METALMAN]

I still have a couple original cds. And I downloaded them to my iPod I used in high-school. So much fun with this band and still love them.

[@zakskinner4780]

Been waiting for a Green Jell-O video!! Thanks!

[@StorieGrubb]

My band opened for them on new years eve 2012 in boise idaho.

[@StorieGrubb]

my bassist toured with bill as his guitarist and my buddy cam played drums on that tour. they had a blast.

[@jacobbelyea7945]

People are always saying this, and yet they can never tell you what their band is named…

[@Lucas-ht7cf]

was your bassist name Kyle by chance?

[@gameboysleepyd4277]

I know myself and others have requested this a lot since I started following you and it was well worth the wait. I never clicked on one of your videos so quickly lol (maybe the DOORS OF THE 21ST CENTURY) this was very informative I didn't realize all the members they had but I'd like to just say THANK YOU

[@Whateves73]

When they first blew up, I saw them at Limelight NYC w/ Testament. What a great show! Rock n Roll Pumpkin (say it again!)

[@cbme]

Damn i had fun at that church!! Went to prom there in 92.. Nothing like tripping balls in a tux at limelite for a nite.. When our limo pulled up, they thought my girlfriend and i just got married.. Full red carpet n vip treatment.. I mean they actually rolled out a red fn carpet..

[@GEIST725]

My band opened for them in Johnson City, TN around 2013. Very strange experience.

[@aaronchilds4279]

Please do a story on Wesley Willis soon!

[@rainbowrotcod]

THAT WOULD BE AMAZING AHHA

[@sethzielasko6898]

Rock N' Roll True Stories, Sydd I just noticed the T-shirt you have for sale. I will be buying 1 for sure. ROCK ON!

[@TheShreddDude]

Loved Green Jelly. My favorite video as a kid was 3 Little Pigs

[@ReverendBenzo]

I saw Green Jelly(o) in 2010 and almost ruined the show when Dunderhead's mic chord got wrapped around my arm while he was crowd surfing.

[@retromtg1834]

When I was a kid I thought their logo was on the Maximum Carnage title screen just because they were cool

[@damnwankers]

They did all the music for the game.

[@lewisj82]

If you want to go deeper, there's a documentary about them on Prime. It's really long but pretty interesting.

[@skeletal13]

Seconded! It’s great.

[@brandonpage7087]

Lmao, I will never forget Bill Manspeaker's appearance on Spaceghost Coast to Coast!! " I am 100% stupid"!! "Spaceghost, you look like a woman, on the tv". 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@andrewdobosz3682]

Bill stayed at my friends house for a few weeks about 7 years ago. He's a great dude.

[@danielanderson8502]

I remember that cassette when it came out. “Say hi to the monkey...Will he bite? No the monkey likes you!” 😂😂😂😂

[@ChaosStep]

Their Maximum Carnage soundtrack just got released on LP recently, that's kinda cool.

[@gwts1171]

These guys were also like GWAR in that, if you listened to their albums you'd think they were horrible, but if you saw them live you would leave loving them. They had a lot more talent than they showed.

[@streetsshallprovide2029]

These guys are still doing their thing- and still pretty hilarious

[@DDFGhostHunting]

This was a good video, I have been listing to them since 1993 the store Fred Myers had a huge display setup. Good old days

[@rlink80]

We opened for them about 3 years ago. It was awesome!

[@SpanishFly120]

I have to admit, I had no idea there was all this history behind the band that did the soundtrack for "Spider-Man & Venom: Maximum Carnage" and "Spider-Man & Venom: Separation Anxiety" on the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis.

[@thetacticalmile2296]

I can say I was a part of a select group of people to ever partake in a Green Jello sux chant and it was amazing.

[@qwqwqwqw99]

When I was a little kid back in the 90s there was an 800 number called music now where you could hear tiny snippets of CDs and buy them. I would call over and over just to hear a few seconds of Green Jelly.

[@MrSpankee02]

This was a great vid ,I’m from Buffalo and never knew all this info about this band.thanx.

[@Riotatthemovies]

The new Green Jello album is great. The vinyl is such a sweet package and there are so many guest stars on each track. Its a lot of fun.

[@BotsWeekendCovers]

Boy they went through a ton of stuff. I bet this one was a pain to sift through all the info lol. Great vid man!!

[@thedriftingjimmys6140]

The 2019 show mentioned was in London, Ontario at the Old East 765 Bar & Grill. I was there. It was a very small show on a very snowy evening. I think the promoter just took off without paying them so they hunted him down the next day. I'm guessing they were saying it was in Toronto because it's a recognizable Canadian city. It's about a 2 hour drive from London.

[@philrobichaud3063]

I had their album as a teen, it was awesome... kind of like a punk/metal version of Weird Al Yankovic

[@ktm42080]

I remember when this stuff came out. Ahhhhh......the early 90's..... wiping a tear from my eye.....I was in high school and my friend Dale came over to me during study hall, he had a VHS tape in his hand and said "you gotta watch this". That was entertainment, the only people to get butthurt were corporations and rich people.

[@rbennettmusictube]

I met the former Green Jello while we worked at Tower Records, Hollywood, late 80s. The band was a collaborative venture as everyone wrote and contributed to the melee.Manspeaker parked cars for a living and the unanimous comment was "Oh that Green Jello crap is over, we're all serious musicians now". Despite Bill telling me they had brought the stage gear from Buffalo (so their parents wouldn't throw itIn the trash). Co-worker Sylvia Massey and myself were the two person campaign who nagged the band to get-some-go again, finally securing a reunion gig at The Central (which became The Viper Room... now probably a Jamba Juice). This sparked a renewed interest the band started performing regularly, eventually being signed by Zoo (whatever that was). That same week, Bill Manspeaker fired each of his lifelong pals, telling them GJ was always his band and claiming to be the sole writer. That ignorant greed inspired a class action lawsuit against Zoo and Manspeaker. ... there was a massive payout - most band members I knew told me they spent it all on drugs. Some real winners there! That's the real story - ask anyone involved, 30 years on. I hear Green Bill has been touring with Green Jelly ever since. I suspect he's really just parking cars.

[@justfunguitar1500]

Just got the new album :)

[@damnwankers]

Hell Yeah. Thanks for the Support!!!

[@WildFungus]

they played here 4 or 5 years ago at the local pub loved those guys.

[@hylianbatman3153]

Dude! Born to be wild! That was a great great movie. You never see it anywhere. I wonder why

[@fuse8052]

This video is great! Thank you for this! I love this band and just saw them 2 years ago. They aren't the worst band. Plenty of their members post and current had talent. Green Jello doesn't suck. They rock! I hope to see them again and thank them for coming to maine!

[@cathiemanousos8274]

Ahh memories of three little pigs song…now I have to play it on repeat for a while🤣 I can still remember the video

[@_nikkiknox2852]

I love these guys... Bill is a savage onstage and a sweetheart in person 🖤 Headless Pez are a blast to watch and hang with, too.

[@damnwankers]

I love the Hedless Pez boys!!!

[@theminakins815]

Was facebook friends with bill for a while. He really puts a lot of energy and passion into his tours, and really wants to make fans happy.

[@AStupidTourist]

My buddy Garrett drummed for Green Jello a few years back . They played a wesetrn canada tour in 2019 ..

[@roosterj2599]

Green Jelly next weekend at the 2022 Growers Cup Weed Festival in La Luz NM. It's cool because I live here.

[@TheBigMclargehuge]

They played at Gilman in Berkeley a few years ago and I got to meet Bill and get his autograph. Real nice guy. I forgot to ask him if The Bear went over the mountain references and Old English folk song four nights drunk. I'm positive it does though.

[@williamkaylor1191]

I worked at a recording studio. where I worked wit ha Green Jello band member, so was privvy to all the drama and success they had at that time. One Xmas, we rented out the Viper Room for our company party, and Green Jello played before my band and though an abridged version of their show, it was terrible and BRILLIANT..Id like to think that there were many bands in LA back then that were ahead of their times. Green Jello had an influence much greater than their industry success...Green Jello Suxx

[@SyphusBatterus]

I saw Green Jello open for Testament in 1993 or 94, it was a fun show and I met several members of the band. In 2014 I got to see them again at a small club, I had friended Bill on Facebook years earlier and finally met him and his son. It was cool to hang out with them and I even got to play the Rock N Roll Pumpkin at that show. Bill's son Damien got some really good pictures at the show.

[@jessiejeanne9717]

I love hearing about Buffalo bands as I'm from the area, but this one made the most sense!!!

[@damnwankers]

I love Buffalo

[@jessiejeanne9717]

@@damnwankers I love Buffalo, too- I'm just not "in love" with Buffalo.

[@LPTVLive]

Hey, thanks for doing a video on us! Garbage Band Kids is available now, and 333 will be re-released for Record Store Day by Say10 Records! If you'd like to Interview Bill Manspeaker, he can easily be found and contacted on Facebook!

[@thedonofthsht76-58]

I love hearing about bands from my hometown of Buffalo!! I was born in 91 and love learning about ppl from here that made it!

[@DirtyDovi]

Here's another one for ya: "Dr. Dirty". John Valby: Born: November 22, 1944; Buffalo, New York He's in Clarance, NY now and so is his Maze. 🤘 "Creepy Abandoned Maze in the Woods" kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZabhnp5fMaan8k

[@thedonofthsht76-58]

@@DirtyDovi woah that's awesome !!

[@icoronado8181]

Gosh, haven't listened to that Cereal Killer album in forever. I gotta replay it again.

[@SaberToothGary]

Member #253 here... proud to have served! Haha! CHEERS!!

[@endlessgrief9930]

I still have the VHS, it's still hilarious. Lately, I have been watching young people react to the THREE LITTLE PIGS video here on youtube and they love it. It was a great riff.

[@josephfreeman8516]

One of the best bands to see live. See em if u get a chance

[@alexscott6095]

Saw them in concert a few years ago, it was a good time and Bill was pretty laid back he had his son touring with him then. Definitely worth the money to go and see just for the experience.

[@gah.....]

Eagles, Metallica, The Dead (w\jerry), pantera 8 times, Pink Floyd, etc.... Green Jello 25 something years later is still the best time I ever had at a concert no question. I still tell people tales of that night. I knew them for the 3 little pigs song and nothing more. I had my mind blown with an amazing time. A cow locked eyes with me from the stage and then shot lasers from his eyes into mine while HOT women ran all over the stage and then he started freaking out screaming we worship him ,while he ******* the women in their face. That was just the start of the concert.

[@marugg78]

I've seen them twice playing at a local bar here in Houston in 2017 and 2018. It's a audience participation show. They only played 2 songs in the hour and a half of stage time. I actually had fun.

[@AI-mg3hy]

I remember the first time I heard about this band. It was the summer after 8th grade in 1993 and I was playing on a baseball team with the other guys in my class. We were sitting in the dugout before a game and my friend asked me if I heard that 3 little pigs song. I thought he was being stupid but he was like no it's a real song by this band called Green Jelly. We didn't have youtube or any kind of streaming so it was a few weeks after hearing ABOUT the band that I actually had a chance to hear them and see the video late one night. Man we liked some weird stuff back then.

[@ZombieStray]

Love this dude he hosts a small live show in Hollywood which he shows live on the green jello Facebook page he had our band play on it one night along side Angelo Moore from Fishbone def an awesome time if you’re around Hollywood

[@davidpayne9336]

I saw them in San Diego a couple years ago. Awesome show.

[@177Darksharp]

Good synopsis. Missed out on a interesting data point about them handling much of the production for the KISS reunion back in 1996 (including photoshoots, videos, etc). And Paul and Gene appearing in Electric Harley House of Love. Bill was a huge KISS fan as were several of the other members. My fave song by them is House Me Teenage Rave (originally called Whip Me Teenage Babe) Good times.

[@zaccds]

I remember hearing thier version of Three Little Pigs in the 90's. Thought it was cool at first but lost it's novelty quickly. I respect thier hustle though.

[@russellvanvleet7457]

I seen them at the F.O.E. ( Fraternal Order of Eagles ): in Billings Montana (225 capacity club) one of the best shoes I've ever seen!!! Had to help hold down the Marshall half stack when Three Little Pigs was played.