- The TMBG song "Particle Man" was an interesting song about a man made out of particles who had a fight with a triangular man.
- The They Might be Giants song "The End of the Tour" was used for the credits on Cartoon Planet.
- Their children's disc No! was a smash with a debut at #1 on Billboard's Children's Chart.
- They have already sold over three million records.
- They won a Grammy in 2002 for "Boss of Me," the theme to Fox TV's Malcolm In The Middle.
- Is famous for having there music as several theme songs such as Courage the Cowerdly dog, The Oblongs, Home Movies and many other t.v. shows.
- John Linnell: (about the Apollo 18 cover) I think there's some sort of implication in that picture that the squid might win the fight against the whale, but I think what happens is that the whale eats the squid.
- John Flansburgh: World's going to hell anyway, have a good time.
- John Linnell: We just think puppets are kinda cool. We like puppets. Some of our best friends are puppets. We're puppets.
- John Flansburgh: I think it's safe to say we're getting older, but we're also getting stranger. We can all be thankful for that.
- John Linnell: Our songs remind you of songs you've never heard.
