20 Things You Didn't Know About Aerosmith

9. They Were The First Band To Appear On The Simpsons

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One of Aerosmith's less ill-advised appearances, in 1991 they achieved another world first, appearing in the Season Three episode of The Simpsons, "Flaming Moe's". Here they performed "Walk This Way" in Moe's Tavern, which had become the band's official hangout after the bartender underhandedly creates a boom in business.

It's hard to believe in 2020 that people initially had reservations about appearing on The Simpsons, and it took three seasons for a musical guest. Michael Jackson came first, earlier in the same season.

He, however, appeared pseudonymously as John Jay Smith. Consequently, the members of Aerosmith were the first musicians to get credits under their real names, and the first band to appear; though they were certainly not the last.

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