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| show_name = Neighbours

| image = [[Image:Neighbours.png|250px]]

| caption = ''Neighbours'' current title card

| format = [[Soap opera]]

| picture_format = 4:3 ([[1985]] - [[2000]])<br>16:9 ([[2000]] - Present)

| runtime = 22 [[minute|min]]

| classification = [[Television rating system#Australia|G]]

| creator = [[Reg Watson]]

| producer = John Holmes<br>Tony MacDonald<br>Marie Trevor<br>Mark Callan<br>Dave Worthington<br>Sally Anne Kerr<br>Peter Dodds

| executive_producer = [[Reg Watson]]<br>Don Battye<br>Ian Bradley<br>Stanley Walsh<br>Riccardo Pellizzeri

| starring = ''See [[Neighbours#Cast|Cast]] section below''

| theme_music_composer = [[Tony Hatch]] <small>Theme music</small><br>[[Jackie Trent]] <small>Lyrics</small>

| country = {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]]

| network = [[Seven Network]] <small>(1985)</small><br>[[Network Ten]] <small>(1986 - Present)</small>

| first_aired = [[March 18]] [[1985]]

| last_aired = Present

| num_episodes = <!-- Please update the episode count every Friday, as has been done in the past --> 5240 (as of [[June 22]], [[2007]])

| website = http://www.neighbours.com/

| imdb_id = 0088580

| tv_com_id = 4717

}}

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{{Infobox TV ratings

| Name = [[Image:Hanson-logo.png|100px]]

| show_name = Neighbours

| Background = group_or_band

| aus_tv = [[Censorship in Australia#Television|G]]

| Img =

|imagesize = 210

|Img_capt = {{rfu-c|[[2007-06-08]]}}

|Years_active = 1992 - present

|Origin = [[Image:Flag of USA.svg|25px|US flag]] [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]],<br>

[[United States|USA]]

|Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]<br>[[Pop rock]]

|Label = [[Universal Music Group|MCA Music, Inc.]]/[[Mercury Records|Mercury]] <small>(1995-1999)</small><br>[[Universal Music Group|MCA Music, Inc.]]/[[Island Records|Island]] <small>(1999-2003)</small><br>[[Sony BMG]]/[[3CG Records|3CG]] <small>(2003-present)</small><br></small>

|Current_members = [[Isaac Hanson]]<br>[[Taylor Hanson]]<br>[[Zac Hanson]]

|URL = http://www.hanson.net

}}

'''Hanson''' is an American [[pop rock]] [[Band (music)|band]] formed in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]], [[Oklahoma]] by brothers '''[[Isaac Hanson|Clarke Isaac Hanson]]''' (Isaac "Ike") (born [[November 17]], [[1980]]), '''[[Taylor Hanson|Jordan Taylor Hanson]]''' (Taylor "Tay") (born [[March 14]], [[1983]]) and '''[[Zac Hanson|Zachary Walker Hanson]]''' (Zachary "Zac") (born [[October 22]], [[1985]]). They are best known for their 1997 hit song "[[MMMBop]]" from their major label debut album ''[[Middle of Nowhere (Hanson album)|Middle of Nowhere]]''.

==History==

===1992–1996: Early years===

Isaac, Taylor and Zac are the first three children of parents Clarke Walker Hanson (born [[June 1]], [[1954]]) and Diana Frances Hanson (maiden name Lawyer) (born [[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]]).<ref>http://hansonnet.com</ref>

The band was originally called '''The Hanson Brothers'''. The three young boys sang [[a cappella]] and recorded songs like "[[Rockin' Robin (song)|Rockin' Robin]]", "[[Splish Splash (song)|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.<ref name="official">{{cite book| last =Gollihare| first =Jarrod| coauthors = Jill Matthews| title =Hanson: The Official Book| publisher =Billboard Books| date = 1997| isbn=0823083233 }}</ref>

'''''Neighbours''''' is a long-running [[Australia]]n [[soap opera]], which began airing in March [[1985]]. Created by [[Reg Watson]], it has a [[Censorship in Australia#Television|G classification]], signifying that its content is suitable for viewers of any age.

The series follows the daily lives of several families who live in the six houses at the end of [[Ramsay Street]], a quiet [[cul-de-sac]] in the fictional, middle class suburb of [[Erinsborough]] (an anagram of 'our neighbors'). Storylines explore the romances, family problems, domestic squabbles, and other key life events affecting the various residents. More than most serials, ''Neighbours'' features a large proportion of children and teenagers amongst its ever-rotating cast. ''Neighbours'' celebrated its twentieth [[anniversary]] in 2005 with some special episodes which featured appearances from several former members of the cast.

The series is produced by [[FremantleMedia|FremantleMedia Australia]], which was formed in January [[2007]] <ref>http://televisionau.siv.net.au/2000.htm#2007"</ref> by the merger of [[Reg Grundy Organisation|Grundy Television]] with [[Crackerjack Productions]].

== History and popularity ==

Through its entire run, ''Neighbours'' has screened as five 22-minute (excluding commercial breaks) episodes a week, shown each week night in an early-evening slot. The 1985 season aired on the [[Seven Network]], at 5.30 p.m. in [[Sydney]] and at 6.30 p.m. in [[Melbourne]] and other regions. The [[Melbourne]]-produced programme had underperformed in the crucial [[Sydney]] market <ref>Clarke, David and Steve Samuelson. ''50 Years: Celebrating a Half-Century of Australian Television'', Random House: Milsons Point, NSW, 2006. ISBN 1-7416-6024-6 p 151-60</ref> leading to the Seven Network cancelling the [[series]] at the end of that [[year]]. ''Neighbours'' was immediately picked up by the rival [[Network Ten]] <ref>Moran, Albert. ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', Allen & Unwin, 1993. ISBN 0-642-18462-3 p 313</ref> <ref>Clarke, David and Steve Samuelson. ''50 Years: Celebrating a Half-Century of Australian Television'', Random House: Milsons Point, NSW, 2006. ISBN 1-7416-6024-6 p 204</ref>. Network Ten began broadcasting the series 20 January [[1986]] <ref>Clarke, David and Steve Samuelson. ''50 Years: Celebrating a Half-Century of Australian Television'', Random House: Milsons Point, NSW, 2006. ISBN 1-7416-6024-6 p 151-60</ref>. On Ten, it initially attracted low ratings <ref>Mercado, Andrew. ''Super Aussie Soaps'', Pluto Press Australia, 2004. ISBN 1-86403-191-3 p 208</ref>. The Network worked hard to publicise the series <ref>Mercado, Andrew. ''Super Aussie Soaps'', Pluto Press Australia, 2004. ISBN 1-86403-191-3 p 208-9</ref>; they revamped the show, adding several new, younger cast members including [[Kylie Minogue]] and [[Jason Donovan]] as [[Scott and Charlene]], while a concerted publicity drive largely focused on these new [[actors]] <ref>Mercado, Andrew. ''Super Aussie Soaps'', Pluto Press Australia, 2004. ISBN 1-86403-191-3 p 209</ref> in a ''star''-focused campaign recalling that of the Hollywood star system where stars were packaged to feed into a fan culture <ref>Bowles, Kate. ''Soap opera: 'No end of story, ever' '' in ''The Australian TV Book'', (Eds. Graeme Turner and Stuart Cunningham), Allen & Unwin, St Leonards, NSW, 2000. ISBN 1-86508-014-4 p 127</ref>. This paid off for the series and by the end of 1987 it was attracting high ratings <ref>Mercado, Andrew. ''Super Aussie Soaps'', Pluto Press Australia, 2004. ISBN 1-86403-191-3 p 231</ref>. Australian audiences waned considerably by the early 1990s <ref>Mercado, Andrew. ''Super Aussie Soaps'', Pluto Press Australia, 2004. ISBN 1-86403-191-3 p 218-9</ref>, although viewing figures had recovered slightly by the end of the decade <ref>Mercado, Andrew. ''Super Aussie Soaps'', Pluto Press Australia, 2004. ISBN 1-86403-191-3 p 223</ref>.

In the 2000s rival soap opera ''[[Home and Away]]'' emerged as more popular than ''Neighbours''. ''Home and Away'' airs at 7.00 p.m. Monday to Friday and averages 1.2 million viewers in Australia. As of 2004 ''Neighbours'' was regularly attracting just under a million viewers per episode,<ref>Mercado, Andrew. ''Super Aussie Soaps'', Pluto Press Australia, 2004. ISBN 1-86403-191-3 p 231</ref> low for Australian prime time television. ''Neighbours'' is more popular in the [[United Kingdom|UK]], where it screens on [[BBC One]] usually attracting an average of 4 million viewers for its lunchtime showing and 3.6 million viewers for its evening repeat<ref>{{Citation

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=== 2007 revamp ===

In 2007 it was decided that ''Neighbours'' would be revamped; in Australia the show's viewing figures had in early 2007 dropped to fewer than 700,000 a night and the attitudes among long term fans of the show to storylines was negative. <ref>Kilkelly, Daniel. "'Neighbours' ratings a cause for concern." ''Digital Spy.'' 18 March 2007. Accessed 19 May 2007. [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a44065/neighbours-ratings-a-cause-for-concern.html]</ref> This revamp includes recording the show in [[High-definition television|HDTV]] video, introducing a new family of characters, the departure of several existing characters, and a new version of the show's familiar theme song. In addition, Daniel Bennet, the new head of drama at Network Ten, announced that the crux of the Ramsay Street story will go "back to basics" and follow a less sensational path than of late with the emphasis on family relations and suburban reality. These changes will come into effect over several months in 2007; the new theme music and graphics package will debut [[July 23]], [[2007]] in Australia and in October in the United Kingdom, during episode 5261. <ref>http://www.neighboursfans.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=16230 Reviving Ramsay Street, from NF.com</ref>

== Broadcast schedule ==

===Australian broadcasts===

Through its entire run in Australia it has screened as five 22-minute episodes a week, shown each weeknight in an early-evening slot. The 1985 season aired on the [[Seven Network]], at 5.30 p.m. in [[Sydney]] and at 6.30 p.m. in [[Melbourne]] and other regions. From its second year the series switched to [[Network Ten]]. Between 1986 and 1991 the series was screened by Network Ten at 7.00 p.m., and from 1992 they have aired the show at 6:30 p.m. ''Neighbours'' is on air for approximately 49 weeks per year. It airs from early January to late December, and goes off air for three weeks during the Christmas/New Year break.

===United Kingdom broadcasts===

====1986 - 2008====

Beginning on [[October 27]], [[1986]], the show was brought to the [[United Kingdom|UK]] by [[BBC One]], where it quickly gained a cult following.

It was originally screened it at 1.25 p.m.-1.50 p.m. until moving it to 1.50 p.m.-2.10 p.m. before moving it to 1.40 p.m.-2.05 p.m. with a repeat the next morning at 10.00am. The repeat episode was later moved to 5.35 p.m.-6.00 p.m. on [[January 4]], [[1988]] by controller [[Michael Grade]] on the advice of his daughter. In [[1994]] during [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] it was shown at 7.00 p.m.-7.20 p.m.. In the late 1980s it regularly had a UK audience of over eighteen million and was watched by more people than the population of Australia. <ref>Mercado, Andrew. ''Super Aussie Soaps'', Pluto Press Australia, 2004. ISBN 1-86403-191-3 p 211</ref>

In the UK, episodes are currently shown around three months after their original Australian broadcast. The length of time between both broadcasts has decreased significantly from the original 18 months of 1986 due to Neighbours being taken off air over the summer in Australia, for periods of between 2 and 5 weeks, whilst the series originally aired every weekday year round on the BBC. As a result since [[October]] [[2000]] the BBC has frequently removed the show from its schedule during major sports tournaments such as [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] and [[Bank Holiday]]s.

Accounting for the duplication of viewers across its two UK showings a day, the show rates on average over five million viewers a day, making it the highest rated Commonwealth import on British television and one of the most popular [[international]] acquisitions, rating higher than [[US]] programmes such as ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' and ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]''. Rumours circulated that the BBC planned to give 'first-look' ''Neighbours'' on the broadcaster's digital channel [[BBC Three]] in order to boost that channel's ratings <ref>Holmworth, Leigh. ''Neighbours could air on BBC3'', Media Guardian 12th July 2006 12:15pm BST</ref>. Many [[UK]] fans were disappointed and some angry that in late 2006 BBC were facing losing the show to rival channel [[Five (channel)|Five]] who screen new episodes of ''[[Home and Away]]'' every night immediately after ''Neighbours'' has finished its repeat on [[BBC One]][http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,,1818692,00.html]

====2008-====

In April [[2007]], it was reported that ITV had made a bid of £80,000 per episode; an offer that valued ''Neighbours'' at over £20 Million a year. A contract between ITV and Fremantle was just days away from completion, but could not be finalised due to issues regarding [[Video on Demand]] and [[Broadband]] rights.<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/programming/a45467/report-itv-makes-gbp20m-bid-for-neighbours.html. Digital Spy [[19 April]] [[2007]]</ref>. On [[26 April]] [[2007]] it was reported that the BBC had told ''[[Broadcast magazine]]'' that an agreement would need to be reached in the "very, very near future" otherwise their offer would be withdrawn.

<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6595591.stm BBC threatens to drop Neighbours]. BBC News, [[26 April]] 2007.</ref> <ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/programming/a45722/bbc-close-to-losing-neighbours.html BBC close to losing 'Neighbours'] [[26 April]]</ref>. News of the possible change in broadcaster was poorly received by viewers of the programme, and an online petition against the show's move away from the BBC garnered very strong support.<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/a45921/over-4000-petition-to-keep-neighbours-on-the-bbc.html Over 4,000 sign petition to keep 'Neighbours' on the BBC] [[30 April]]</ref>. On [[5 May]], it was reported that the BBC could drop out of bidding for the show, after Fremantle raised the price to £100,000 per episode in a bidding competition between [[ITV]] and [[Five (channel)|Five]].<ref>[http://www.mirror.co.uk/showbiz/tm_headline=neighbours-moves-next-door&method=full&objectid=19048864&siteid=89520-name_page.html Neighbours To Move?] [[Daily Mirror]], [[5 May]]</ref>.

On [[18 May]], BBC controller [[Peter Fincham]] announced on the ''[[BBC One O'Clock News|One O'Clock News]]'' that the BBC had pulled out of negotiations for ''Neighbours'' due to the £300m asking price over eight years (three times the price currently paid by the BBC), and that it would end its current schedule on BBC One during March or April 2008.

This is not the first time a popular import has left the BBC in the UK. In February 2004, [[The Simpsons]] was taken from BBC Two's 6.00 p.m. schedule and moved to [[Channel 4]] and was not shown again on terrestrial television until November of that year.

This is not likely to affect old repeats being shown on [[UKTV Gold]] for the time being. UKTV Gold are currently screening episodes from 2003/4.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6669769.stm</ref> It was later revealed that [[RTL Group|RTL Media]] company [[Five (channel)|Five]] had won the UK rights to broadcast the show, Channel 5 is part of the RTLGroup which owns FremantleMedia, therefore the show was finally sold at the inflated price to an 'in house' company.<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/programming/a57994/five.html</ref> It is not currently known whether there will be a gap in transmission following the end of its broadcast on BBC One and its start on Five although TV magazine [[Inside Soap]] has reported that five wishes to ensure no episodes are missed by UK audiences.

===Other international broadcasts===

Neighbours also airs every evening on [[Republic of Ireland]] state TV station [[RTÉ Two]] at 5:30 p.m., and is repeated the following day at around 7.00a.m on [[RTÉ One]]. These episodes are at the same pace as the episodes shown on BBC.

The show has also been sold to television networks in many other countries. Episodes from 1999 were aired for a six-week trial basis on the American channel [[Oxygen Network|Oxygen]] in March of 2004. At first, it was shown in the afternoon opposite higher-rated American soaps such as ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'' and ''[[All My Children]]'', which gave the show anemic ratings from the first airing; the people who would be most interested in the show were watching other, more established serials. After a couple of weeks, the show moved to a late-night time slot and eventually left the air entirely. It was not the first Australian soap opera to be aired in the United States: ''[[The Sullivans]]'', ''[[Prisoner (TV series)|Prisoner]]'', ''[[Home and Away]]'', ''[[The Young Doctors]]'', ''[[Paradise Beach]]'', and ''[[Pacific Drive]]'' had also been previously shown.

The show aired in Canada on regional television channel 47, [[Toronto]]-based [[CFMT]] (now part of the [[OMNI]] network owned by [[Rogers Communications Inc.]]), for a period of about five years in the early to mid-[[1990s]], starting in September 1990. The channel started the series right from the beginning and aired two episodes back to back for the first several months. It never achieved the audience that youth-oriented cable network [[YTV (TV channel)|YTV]] saw at the same time with ''[[Home and Away]]'' and was dropped.

It has been long aired by [[Television New Zealand]] and screens twice daily at 11:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. It was initially aired by TVNZ when ''Neighbours'' started showing in New Zealand in 1988, but by 1996 it had been removed from the schedule. Canwest's TV4 (now C4) picked it up and aired it from 1997 to 2000. They dropped it in 2000, and it returned to TV2 in 2002, where it stayed till early 2007, until moving to TVOne in February 2007, and screens at the time of 3:50.

''Neighbours'' is aired in [[Belgium]] on the [[VRT]] at 5:30 p.m. from Monday to Friday. The show has been broadcast in Belgium since 1988; they are one year behind Australia. In [[Kenya]], ''Neighbours'' airs on the [[Kenya Television Network|KTN]] network at 12.30 p.m., Monday to Friday with an omnibus on Sunday mornings. They are approximately three years behind Australia. ''Neighbours'' is also aired in [[Barbados]] on CBC8, Monday to Friday. They are approximately four years behind Australia

== Storylines ==

{{main|Storylines of Neighbours}}

[[Image:Neighbours Harold and Lou.png‎|left|thumb|300px|[[Ian Smith (actor)|Ian Smith]] and [[Tom Oliver]] as [[Harold Bishop]] and [[Lou Carpenter]], the two longest serving members of the cast.]]

In the beginning, the show mainly focused on two families, the Robinsons and the Ramsays, neighbours in [[Ramsay Street]]. The loud and fiery [[Max Ramsay]] ([[Francis Bell]]), after whose grandfather the street is named, acted as though he owned the street and sustained a feud with more thoughtful business-owner [[Jim Robinson (Neighbours)|Jim Robinson]] ([[Alan Dale]]). Jim's wife had died in 1975, after which mother-in-law [[Helen Daniels]] ([[Anne Haddy]]) moved in to help raise Jim's four children. Another resident of Ramsay Street was bank manager [[Des Clarke]] ([[Paul Keane]]). The engaged Des was jilted in the earliest episodes of the show. When he took in a lodger the applicant was [[Daphne Clarke|Daphne Lawrence]] ([[Elaine Smith]]), the stripper from his [[stag party]]. She moved in and began a romance with neighbour [[Shane Ramsay]] ([[Peter O'Brien]]). Disapproving of much of this was Jim's daughter, the puritanical [[Julie Martin|Julie Robinson]] (Vikki Blanche) - who was Des's neighbour, former girlfriend, ''and'' employee.

Max Ramsay's wife [[Maria Ramsay|Maria]] (Dasha Blahova) left him and moved to [[Hong Kong]] during 1985. Moralistic Julie apparently relaxed her strict morals by taking up with her married boss [[Philip Martin (Neighbours)|Philip Martin]] ([[Christopher Milne]]). Julie and Philip moved away in late 1985. Max's sister [[Madge Bishop|Madge Mitchell]] ([[Anne Charleston]]) moved into the Ramsay home in early 1986 and quickly became a key character in storylines. Madge's daughter [[Charlene Robinson|Charlene Mitchell]] ([[Kylie Minogue]]), an energetic tomboy, soon moved in, while Max moved away to [[Queensland]]. Max's son [[Danny Ramsay]] (David Clencie) moved away soon after, and Madge's son [[Henry Ramsay|Henry Mitchell]] ([[Craig McLachlan]]) moved in to the house after his release from prison. Charlene began a romance with neighbour [[Scott Robinson (Neighbours)|Scott Robinson]] ([[Jason Donovan]]) and their [[Romeo and Juliet]]-style [[Scott Robinson and Charlene Mitchell|romance storyline]] was one of the show's most popular. Scott and Charlene's close friends were Des's latest lodger [[Mike Young (Neighbours)|Mike Young]] ([[Guy Pearce]]), and the plain and studious [[Jane Harris]] ([[Annie Jones]]). Jane and her grandmother, the meddling [[Nell Worthington|Nell Mangel]] ([[Vivean Gray]]), had moved in to Ramsay Street in mid-1986. Mike and Jane later started a romance. Scott and Charlene's wedding was a key event in the series. Meanwhile Madge took up with [[Harold Bishop]] ([[Ian Smith (actor)|Ian Smith]]) and they later married. Platonic housemates Des and Daphne eventually fell in love, and later married. After leaving to care for her sick father, Daphne was badly injured in a car accident. She very briefly returned for her death scene in hospital where her final words were the whispered 'I love you, Clarkey'. It was the first death of a main character.

With Shane Ramsay's departure in 1987 the original Ramsay family members had all gone. Henry and Charlene also departed in the late 1980s, leaving Madge as a main character through much of the 1990s. She endured the disappearance of Harold, but was reunited with high-school sweetheart [[Lou Carpenter]] ([[Tom Oliver]]). The Robinson family was in turmoil when [[Lucy Robinson]] ([[Melissa Bell]]) started a sexual flirtation with her half brother [[Glen Donnelly|Glen]] ([[Richard Huggett]]) - whom her dad had fathered during the Vietnam War - despite both knowing that they were related. Julie Robinson and Phillip Martin, and their children, returned in 1992. The various Robinson family members were gradually written out through the 1990s. Scott was last seen in 1989 after moving to Queensland, scheming businessman [[Paul Robinson (Neighbours)|Paul Robinson]] ([[Stefan Dennis]]) fled to South America to escape legal problems in 1993, Jim died in 1993, Julie died in 1994.

During the 1990s the storylines were dominated by the various members of the Willis family, who took over the house vacated by Des in 1990. After they left in 1994, the [[Karl Kennedy|Kennedy family]] moved in, and became central to many of the program's storylines. Madge moved away in 1992 and [[Cheryl Stark]] and her various family members moved in to the former Ramsay residence. Cheryl and her family members departed in 1996. In late 1996 Harold, who was believed drowned but was actually missing and suffering amnesia, was spotted by Helen in Ramsay Street. She called Madge and Harold and Madge were reunited, and they returned to live in Ramsay Street. In the late 1990s Philip Martin and his children lived with Helen Daniels in the Robinson house. Helen died in 1997. Philip and the children all moved away in 1999, and that year the Scully family moved in to the vacant Robinson house. Madge and Harold lived as a couple until Madge's death in 2001. [[Toadie Rebecchi]] ([[Ryan Moloney]]) joined the storyline in the mid 1990s and he emerged as a key character in the show's storylines. Through the late 1990s and the 2000s many members of the extended Rebecchi family figured prominently in storylines. [[Stuart Parker (Neighbours)|Stuart Parker]] ([[Blair McDonough]]) was a key character throughout the early 2000s. [[Max Hoyland]] ([[Stephen Lovatt]]) and his family moved to Ramsay Street in 2002. Harold's son [[David Bishop (Neighbours)|David Bishop]] ([[Kevin Harrington]]) and his family moved to the street in 2003. After more than a ten year absence Paul Robinson returned as a regular in the final episode of [[2004]]. In 2005 Toadie's aunt [[Janelle Timmins]] ([[Nell Feeney]]) and her brood of children moved in to Ramsay Street for an extended stay.

In the late [[1990s]], ''Neighbours'' gained the reputation as being a somewhat conservative soap with topics such as [[sex (disambiguation)|sex]] generally not being included in the storylines due to its early evening timeslot (Earlier storylines involving controversial topics such as [[incest]] and teenage sex were often censored by the BBC in the UK, which may account for the reluctance on the part of producers to depict controversial issues). Starting [[2004]] racier elements were included in the storylines. Teenage characters began discussing issues such as sex and [[contraception]] in a manner which has not been seen on the show since the mid 1990s. In late 2004, the show depicted a [[lesbian]] storyline involving [[Sky Mangel]] ([[Stephanie McIntosh]]) and [[Lana Crawford]] ([[Bridget Neval]]). In early [[2006]], a relationship started between the 18-year-old [[Stingray Timmins]] ([[Ben Nicholas]]) and 14-year-old [[Rachel Kinski]] ([[Caitlin Stasey]]), although the two did not actually sleep together. [[Serena Bishop]] ([[Lara Sacher]]) and Luka Dokich (Keelan O'Hehir), embarked on an intimate relationship, blissfully ignorant of the fact that they were half-siblings - sharing a mother [[Liljana Bishop]] ([[Marcella Russo]]). Stuart's fiance [[Sindi Parker]] ([[Marisa Warrington]]) was involved in [[stripping]] and [[prostitution]]. In 2006 there were strong indications that [[Katya Kinski]] ([[Dichen Lachman]]) had been involved in the [[pornography]] industry and had taken hard drugs. She was also shown stealing cars for shady associates from her past.

[[Image:Neighbours Karl and Susan.png|right|thumb|300px|[[Alan Fletcher]] and [[Jackie Woodburne]] as [[Karl Kennedy|Karl]] and [[Susan Kennedy]].]]

In 2004 the break up of long time married couples [[Karl Kennedy and Susan Smith|Karl and Susan Kennedy]] ([[Alan Fletcher]] and [[Jackie Woodburne]] respectively) and soon after [[Joe Scully|Joe]] ([[Shane Connor]]) and [[Lyn Robinson|Lyn Scully]] ([[Janet Andrewartha]]) led to much turmoil and many story twists. [[Isabelle Hoyland|Isabelle "Izzy" Hoyland]] ([[Natalie Bassingthwaighte]]) duped Karl into believing that he was the father of her unborn child, continuing the charade long after she tragically miscarried in [[November]] [[2004]]. After over a year of manipulation, Izzy's lies came to light in a spectacular fashion, and despite a last ditch attempt by Izzy to gain Karl's sympathy by falsely claiming that she was raped, Karl finally dumped Izzy for good.

Late in the 2005 season came the dramatic [[Neighbours plane crash|plane crash storyline]] in which a large contingent of Ramsay Street residents join a joyflight on a [[Douglas DC-3]] aircraft over [[Bass Strait]]. A time bomb had been planted in the plane's undercarriage. During the flight Izzy discovered a note in her seat pocket addressed 'To my one and only' which read 'Think about your life and everything you've done.' The bomb went off, sending the plane down into the Bass Strait. Most of the passengers were rescued, although Liljana and Serena Bishop were missing, presumed dead. David Bishop died in the crash and his body was later recovered.

Hanson also appeared on [[Carman (singer)|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".{{Fact|date=March 2007}}

[[Image:Stoadie.jpg|left|thumb|300px|[[Carla Bonner]] and [[Ryan Moloney]] as [[Stephanie Hoyland]] and [[Toadfish Rebecchi|Toadie Rebecchi]].]]

[[Image:Hanson-band.JPG|right|thumb|Hanson on the cover of their commercial debut album ''[[Middle of Nowhere (Hanson album)|Middle of Nowhere]]'', released in 1997.]]

The 2006 season featured several highly dramatic storylines and the introduction of several new villains. It was learned that the bomb on the plane had been planted by Paul Robinson's son [[Robert Robinson (Neighbours)|Robert]] ([[Adam Hunter (actor)|Adam Hunter]]) in an attempt to kill his father, his sister [[Elle Robinson|Elle]] ([[Pippa Black]]), and Izzy. Also shown for the first time was Robert's comatose twin brother [[Cameron Robinson|Cameron]] (also played by Adam Hunter). Robert remained on the loose, continually plotting Paul's murder. This vendetta led to [[Max Hoyland]] ([[Stephen Lovatt]]) accidentally killing Robert's twin Cameron after mistaking him for Robert. Max was then intentionally [[Gaslighting|driven insane]] by Elle for revenge. The other key villain in 2006 was [[Guy Sykes]] ([[Fletcher Humphrys]]), an old acquaintance of [[Katya Kinski]] who was heavily involved in the Robert/Cameron storyline. Katya was shot and arrested after being blackmailed by Guy. The 2006 finale week marked the wedding of Paul and [[Lyn Robinson|Lyn Scully]], however she broke up with him hours after the wedding after Paul told Lyn that he cheated on her. Lyn left town after seven years on Ramsay Street.

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.{{Fact|date=March 2007}} Later on, Isaac picked up a [[Used good|second-hand]] [[guitar]], Zac borrowed an old set of [[Drum kit|drum]]s, 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 (Hanson album)|Boomerang]]'' (recorded in [[autumn]] 1994, released in 1995) and ''[[MMMBop (album)|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]] music festival for unsigned musicians in [[Austin, Texas]]. There, they were promptly signed by manager Christopher Sabec.<ref name="official"/> 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 (Hanson album)|Middle of Nowhere]]''.

The 2007 season saw the third wedding of [[Karl Kennedy|Karl]] and [[Susan Kennedy|Susan]] in [[London]]. This story also saw the reappearance of [[Izzy Hoyland|Izzy]], who had left the show pregnant with Karl's baby (unknown to Karl and Susan) in 2006. She went into labour at their wedding, though she never confessed the truth to them. Karl and Susan left London, with Susan knowing the identity of the baby's father, as she heard Izzy telling her new boyfriend Pete Gartside ([[Daniel Schutzmann]]) that the baby is Karl's. Susan told Karl back in Australia, and he returned to London for several weeks to spend time with his new daughter Holly. 2007 also saw the unexpected death of one of the younger characters, [[Stingray Timmins|Scott "Stingray" Timmins]] ([[Ben Nicholas]]), the [[false imprisonment]] of [[Pepper Steiger]] ([[Nicky Whelan]]) by [[Mary Casey]] ([[Rowena Wallace]]), and the arrest and imprisonment of Sky after she was arrested for murder, despite being innocent of the crime. [[Stephanie Hoyland|Stephanie]] ([[Carla Bonner]]) and [[Max Hoyland]]'s ([[Stephen Lovatt]]) marriage ended. He moved away and Steph remains on Ramsay Street as the last remaining member of the Scully family.

===1997–2000: Commercial success===

== Cast ==

''[[Middle of Nowhere (Hanson album)|Middle of Nowhere]]'' was released in the [[United States|U.S.]] on [[May 6]], [[1997]], which was declared 'Hanson Day' in Tulsa by Oklahoma's then-governor [[Frank Keating]]. <ref>[http://www.usaweekend.com/97_issues/970824/970824inside_hanson_mmmbop.html USA Weekly]</ref> 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. <ref>[http://www.itsincredible.com/band/cat?page=MOE+Magazine MOE Magazine]</ref> 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. [[Image:Hanson-thistimearound.jpg|left|thumb|Hanson's second commercial studio album ''[[This Time Around]]'', released in 2000.]] 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]]. <ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/02/01/bsp/bestpapernonfiction.html NYTimes.com]</ref> The band was nominated for three [[Grammy Award]]s in 1998: [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]], [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]], and [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]]. <ref>[http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9801/06/grammys.list/index.html List of Grammy Nominations]</ref> 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]]''.{{Fact|date=March 2007}}

:{{see also|List of cast members of Neighbours||Past characters of Neighbours}}

===Current cast members===

:''See also: [[Current characters of Neighbours]]

{| class="wikitable"

! Actor || Role || Status

|-

| Aaron Aulsebrook-Walker || [[Charlie Hoyland]] || 2006-

|-

| [[Pippa Black]] || [[Elle Robinson]] || 2005-

|-

| [[Natalie Blair]] || [[Carmella Cammeniti]] || 2006- <small>(recurring 2003-05)

|-

| [[Carla Bonner]] || [[Stephanie Hoyland]] || 1999-

|-

| [[Sam Clark]] || [[Ringo Brown]] || 2007-

|-

| [[Stefan Dennis]] || [[Paul Robinson (Neighbours)|Paul Robinson]] || 1985-1992, 2004- <small>(guest in 1993)</small>

|-

| [[Nell Feeney]] || [[Janelle Timmins]] || 2005-2007 <small>(guest in 2004)</small>

|-

| [[Alan Fletcher]] || [[Karl Kennedy]] || 1994-

|-

| [[Benjamin Hart]] || [[Adam Rhodes]] || 2007-

|-

| Claudine Henningsen || [[Kerry Mangel]] || 2006-2007

|-

| [[David Hoflin]] || [[Oliver Barnes]] || 2007-

|-

| [[Adelaide Kane]] || [[Lolly Allen]] || (#3) 2007

|-

| [[Ben Lawson]] || [[Frazer Yeats]] || 2006-

|-

| [[Kyal Marsh]] || [[Boyd Hoyland]] || 2002-2007

|-

| [[Stephanie McIntosh]] || [[Sky Mangel]] || (#2) 2003-2007

|-

| [[Ryan Moloney]] || [[Toadie Rebecchi|Toadfish Rebecchi]] || 1996- <small>(recurring 1995)</small>

|-

| [[Daniel O'Connor]] || [[Ned Parker]] || 2005-

|-

| Fletcher O'Leary || [[Mickey Gannon]] || 2007-

|-

| [[Tom Oliver]] || [[Lou Carpenter]] || 1992- <small>(guest in 1988)</small>

|-

| [[Natalie Saleeba]] || [[Rosetta Cammeniti]] || 2006-

|-

| [[Sianoa Smit-McPhee]] || [[Bree Timmins]] || 2005-2007

|-

| [[Ian Smith (actor)|Ian Smith]] || [[Harold Bishop]] || 1987-1991; 1996-

|-

| [[Caitlin Stasey]] || [[Rachel Kinski]] || 2005-

|-

| [[Eliza Taylor-Cotter]] || [[Janae Hoyland]] || 2005-

|-

| [[Matthew Werkmeister]] || [[Zeke Kinski]] || 2005-

|-

| [[Nicky Whelan]] || [[Pepper Steiger]] || 2006-

|-

| [[Jackie Woodburne]] || [[Susan Kennedy]] || 1994-

|-

|}

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 (album)|MMMBop]]'' as ''[[3 Car Garage]]'', minus 4 tracks. To date, the tracks from ''[[Boomerang (Hanson album)|Boomerang]]'' have not been re-released, partly due to the fact that Hanson did not play any of the instruments on that album. ''[[Boomerang (Hanson album)|Boomerang]]'' continues to be circulated online.

===Recurring cast members===

:''See also: [[Recurring characters of Neighbours]]

{| class="wikitable"

! Actor || Role

|-

| [[Joe Clements]] || [[Allan Steiger]]

|-

| [[Penny Cook]] || [[Prue Brown]]

|-

| [[Fiona Corke]] || [[Gail Robinson]]

|-

| Nick Russell || [[Caleb Maloney]]

|}

Hanson released their second album, ''[[This Time Around]]'', in May 2000 but due to lack of sales the label pulled funding on their tour. They toured through the [[Summer]] and [[Fall]] of 2000 on their own funds.{{Fact|date=March 2007}}

=== Coming and going cast members ===

===2001–present: Independent career===

====Coming====

{{cleanup-section|April 2007}}

{| class="wikitable"

[[Image:Hanson Underneath Sleeve.jpg|thumb|right|The outer sleeve of Hanson's first release under 3CG Records, ''[[Underneath]]'', released in 2004.]]

! Actor !! Role !! Status !! Source

|-

| [[Bob Hornery]] || [[Tom Kennedy (Neighbours)|Tom Kennedy]] || Temp. Returns [[June 29]] || <ref>[http://www.neighboursfans.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=17155 Spoilers June 25-29 from NF.com]</ref>

|-

| [[Tessa James]] || [[Anne Baxter (Neighbours)|Anne Baxter]] || Temp. Returns [[July 5]] || <ref name="Spoilers July 2-6 from NF.com">[http://www.neighboursfans.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=17280 Spoilers July 2-6 from NF.com]</ref>

|-

| [[Jane Hall (actress)|Jane Hall]] || Rebecca || Debuts [[July 13]] || <ref name="Perfect Blend Spoilers" />

|-

| [[Steve Bastoni]] || [[Steve Parker]] || Debuts [[July 23]] || <ref name="Perfect Blend Spoilers">[http://perfectblend.net/news/spoiler Perfect Blend spoilers]</ref>

|-

| [[Nikki Coghill]] || [[Miranda Parker]] || Debuts [[July 23]] || <ref name="Perfect Blend Spoilers" />

|-

| [[Eloise Mignon]] || [[Bridget Parker]] || Debuts [[July 23]] || <ref name="Perfect Blend Spoilers" />

|-

| [[Sweeney Young]] || [[Riley Parker]] || Debuts [[July 23]] || <ref name="Perfect Blend Spoilers" />

|-

| [[Kym Valentine]] || [[Libby Kennedy]] || Returns [[October 2007]] || <ref name="TV Tonight - Back to the Street">[http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2007/06/back-to-street.html TV Tonight - Back to the Street]</ref>

|}

The brothers left their [[record label]], [[The Island Def Jam Music Group|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.<ref name=access> {{cite video| people = Paulina Williams (director)| title = [http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/vh1_all_access/78349/episode_about.jhtml VH1 All Access: Spotlight - Hanson]| medium = TV-series| publisher = Viacom| date = 2004}}</ref> With their regular session bassist, [[Edwin Cruden]] (formerly of [[Idlewild]]), the band now works under their own [[Independent record label|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.<ref name=hnet>[http://www.hanson.net/Band/ Hanson.net band information]</ref>

====Going====

{| class="wikitable"

! Actor !! Role !! Status !! Source

|-

| [[Adelaide Kane]] || [[Lolly Allen]] || Exits [[June 29]] || <ref>[http://www.neighboursfans.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=17155 Spoilers June 25-29 from NF.com]</ref>

|-

| [[Joe Clements]] || [[Allan Steiger]] || Exits [[July 13]] || <ref name="Spoilers July 9-13 from NF.com" />

|-

| [[Nell Feeney]] || [[Janelle Timmins]] || Exits [[July 13]] || <ref name="Spoilers July 9-13 from NF.com">[http://www.neighboursfans.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=17400&st=0&#entry826792 Spoilers July 9-13 from NF.com]</ref>

|-

| [[Sianoa Smit-McPhee]] || [[Bree Timmins]] || Exits [[July 13]] || <ref name="Spoilers July 9-13 from NF.com" />

|-

| [[Kyal Marsh]] || [[Boyd Hoyland]] ||Exits [[August 2007]] || <ref name="Perfect Blend Spoilers" />

|-

| [[Stephanie McIntosh]] || [[Sky Mangel]] || Exits [[August 2007]] || <ref name="Perfect Blend Spoilers" />

|-

| Claudine Henningsen || [[Kerry Mangel]] || Exits [[August 2007]] || <ref>[http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21559081-27258,00.html Claudine Henningsen's departure (Kerry Mangel)]</ref>

|}

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 (band)|Blondie]].{{Fact|date=March 2007}}

===Before they were stars===

{| class="wikitable"

! Actor || Role || Duration

|-

| [[Alan Dale]] || [[Jim Robinson (Neighbours)|Jim Robinson]] || 1985-1993

|-

| [[Kylie Minogue]] || [[Charlene Robinson]] || 1986-1988

|-

| [[Jason Donovan]] || [[Scott Robinson (Neighbours)|Scott Robinson]] (#2) || 1986-1989

|-

| [[Guy Pearce]] || [[Mike Young (Neighbours)|Mike Young]] || 1986-1989

|-

| [[Russell Crowe]] || Kenny Larkin || 1987

|-

| [[Craig McLachlan]] || [[Henry Ramsay]] || 1987-1989

|-

| [[Natalie Imbruglia]] || [[Beth Willis]] || 1992-1993, 1994

|-

| [[Jesse Spencer]] || [[Billy Kennedy (Neighbours)|Billy Kennedy]] || 1994-2000, 2005

|-

| [[Brooke Satchwell]] || [[Anne Wilkinson]] || 1996-2000

|-

| [[Radha Mitchell]] || [[Catherine Kennedy|Catherine O'Brien]] || 1996-1997

|-

| [[Holly Valance]] || [[Felicity Scully]] || 1999-2002, 2005

|-

| [[Blair McDonough]] || [[Stuart Parker (Neighbours)|Stuart Parker]] || 2001-2006

|-

| [[Delta Goodrem]] || [[Nina Tucker]] || 2002-2003, 2004, 2005

|-

| [[Stephanie McIntosh]] || [[Sky Mangel]] (#2) || 2003-2007

|-

| [[Natalie Bassingthwaighte]] || [[Isabelle Hoyland]] || 2003-2006, 2007

|}

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]].{{Fact|date=March 2007}}

===Deceased cast members===

{| class="wikitable"

! Actor || Role || Duration || Date of death

|-

| [[Myra De Groot]] || [[Eileen Clarke]] || 1985-1988 || [[4 April]] [[1988]]

|-

| [[Francis Bell (actor)|Francis Bell]] || [[Max Ramsay]] || 1985-1986 || [[May 1994]]

|-

| [[Brian Blain]]|| Michael Daniels || 1991 (guest) || [[1994]]

|-

| [[Anne Haddy]] || [[Helen Daniels]] || 1985-1997 || [[6 June]] [[1999]]

|-

| [[June Salter]] || Bess Robinson || 1985 (guest) || [[15 September]] [[2001]]

|-

| [[Olivia Hamnett]] || Hilary Grant || 1998 (guest) || [[November 2001]]

|-

| [[Esme Melville]] || Mrs. York<br />Jean Halliday<br />Moina Beresford<br />[[Rose Belker]] || 1986 (guest)<br />1992 (guest)<br />1994 (guest)<br />2002-2006 (recurring) || [[14 September]] [[2006]]

|-

| [[Richard Morgan (actor)|Richard Morgan]] || Damon Gaffney || 2000 (guest) || [[23 December]] [[2006]]

|}

''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 (only a few artists, such as [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] and [[Ani DiFranco]], have released a top 25 independent album).{{Fact|date=March 2007}}

===Shane Connor's sacking===

After being fired from the series in [[2003]], former cast member [[Shane Connor]] (who played character [[Joe Scully]]) filed for wrongful dismissal. Evidence presented in court in October [[2005]] described alleged on-set problems such as arguments with the cast and crew, lateness and absenteeism. This behaviour has been connected to the actor's period of drug use, after the death of his brother<ref>http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=68113</ref>. Connor admitted that he'd had problems in that period, prior to receiving a final warning in April 2003, but contested Grundy's claims that he had acted unprofessionally immediately before his dismissal in September 2003. He won the case and was awarded AUD $196,709 plus interest and costs<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4484202.stm</ref>. Connor is now living in the UK, where he is appearing in commercials and makes appearances at university students' unions.

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.{{Fact|date=March 2007}}

==Celebrity guest appearances==

[[Image:AndrewGNeighbours.jpg|right|thumb|220px|[[Andrew G]] guest stars]]

*[[Warwick Capper]] (1986)

*[[Molly Meldrum]] (1986)

*[[Grant Kenny]] (1986)

*[[Derek Nimmo]] as Lord Ledgerwood (1990)

*[[Darryl Cotton]] (1990)

*[[Mike Whitney]] (1994)

*[[Chris Lowe]] of The [[Pet Shop Boys]] (1995)

*[[John Hinde]] (1995)

*[[Iain Hewitson]] (1995)

*[[Clive James]] as a [[Mail carrier|postman]] (1996)

*[[Barry Sheene]] (1997)

*[[Dave Graney]] (1998)

*[[Robert DiPierdomenico]] (1999)

*Peter Chapman (1999)

*[[Human Nature (band)|Human Nature]] (2000)

*[[The Wiggles]] (2001)

*[[Glenn Wheatley]] (2002)

*[[Jude Bolton]] (2002)

*[[Brett Kirk]] (2002)

*[[Karl Kruszelnicki]] (2004)

*[[Shane Warne]] (2006)

*[[Rove McManus]] (2006)

*[[Brodie Holland]] (2006)

*[[Andrew G]] (2007)

*[[Emma Bunton]] (2007)

*[[Michael Parkinson]] (2007)

*[[Julian Clary]] (2007)

*[[Neil Morrissey]] as a priest (2007)

*[[Jo Whiley]] (2007)

*[[Jonathan Coleman]] (2007)

*[[Sinitta]] (2007)

*[[Matt Lucas]] (2007)

*[[David Walliams]] (2007)

*[[Daryl Braithwaite]] (2007)

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.<ref name=nique>{{cite news | last = Lipko| first = Hillary| title = Think radio sucks? You're not alone.| language = English| publisher = Technique| date = 2005-03-11| url = http://www.nique.net/issues/2005-03-11/entertainment/1| accessdate = 2007-03-04 }}</ref>

== Theme ==

The ''Neighbours'' theme music was written by [[Tony Hatch]] with lyrics by his then wife, [[Jackie Trent]]. Since 1985 there have been five distinctly different renditions of the theme broadcast on television. They were sung by the following artists:

* Version One: [[Barry Crocker]] (1985-1989)

* Version Two: [[Barry Crocker]] (1989-1992)

* Version Three: Greg Hind (1992-1998)

* Version Four: Paul Norton & Wendy Stapleton (1999-2001)

* Version Five: [[Naked Raven|Janine Maunder]] (2002-2007)

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 [[Compact Disc|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 particularly positive light.{{Fact|date=March 2007}}

Each version has received during its stint some minor changes to keep it fresh. For example, version one received a few edits following the "day", "away", "blend" and "friends" climaxes during its run on Channel Seven in 1985. The following years on Network TEN used an unedited version.

[[Image:HansonTheWalk.jpg|left|thumb|Hanson's upcoming studio album ''[[The Walk (Hanson album)|The Walk]]'', to be released July 24, 2007 in North America.]]

The opening theme of version two changed frequently: for part of 1990 there was a full length song, however, mid-way through 1990 this changed to a 10-second instrumental piece used in episode 1 for a few weeks, before being replaced by a vocal version of the same short piece until version three debuted in mid-1992.

During the autumn 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]]. <ref name="aids">{{cite press release| title = Hanson to release internet exclusive track for World AIDS Day| publisher = Hanson.net| date = 2006-11-28| url = http://www.worldaidsday.org/events_details.asp?event_id=103| accessdate = 2007-03-04 }}</ref>

Version three used a funky 23 second opening song until 1994 when a slightly longer piece was implemented. This piece was used as a closing theme for United Kingdom broadcasts from 1995 onwards, despite the original full version being retained in Australia.

On [[October 13]], [[2006]], Hanson posted a new song from the upcoming ''[[National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj|Van Wilder 2]]'' [[Film soundtrack|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".<ref name="vanwilder"> [http://www.hanson.net/News/NewsItem.aspx?NewsID=2967 Eleven Seven Music to Release 'National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj' Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] </ref>

Version four debuted in 1999, again with a shortened theme for UK transmission. The only changes made to the full-length closing theme during this era was the removal of the backing line "that's when good" from mid-2000 onwards, although this remained outside of Australia.

On [[January 15]], [[2007]], the band released the first teaser episode to their upcoming docu-series podcast titled "Taking the Walk" on iTunes. 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.<ref name="walk">[http://users.hanson.net/webguru/ttwrelease.html HANSON launch video Podcast "Taking The Walk" with the free episodic release of acclaimed documentary film "Strong Enough To Break"]</ref>

Version five again used a shorter piece of closing music for the UK market, with the rest of the world using the same 76 second variant.

Their second album off 3CG Records, ''The Walk'' will be released in the [[United States|U.S.]], [[Mexico]] and [[Canada]] on [[July 24]], and was released in [[Japan]] on [[February 21]] and in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] on [[April 30]]. <ref>[http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2007/01/1621.cfm Hanson Take A Walk With Upcoming Album]</ref> The band has said that this album is rather different to ''Underneath''. The [[Japan]]ese version of the album features two bonus tracks.

During 2005, producers of the programme suggested there would be a new theme tune the following year with new opening titles to match. Ultimately, only a slightly remixed theme tune debuted, alongside new titles. All markets began transmitting the same 45 second edited version of the closing theme (UK broadcasts retained the previous 35 second arrangement for a few weeks). However, by mid-2006, the UK had received a slightly edited version of the new closing bringing it back in line with the 35 seconds allowed by the BBC, whilst Australia had gone back to a near-full length track, albeit with minor edits at various sections to keep running time to a minimum. The opening theme has remained unchanged throughout this run.

==Personal life==

A new theme tune has been confirmed to debut on July 23rd 2007 as part of a revamp of the show.

In 2000 oldest brother Isaac dated [[Marit Larsen]] of [[M2M]] while the girl group opened up for them on tour.

Isaac married his girlfriend of three years Nicole Summer Dufresne (born [[November 25]], [[1983]]) of [[Panama City, Florida]], on [[September 30]], [[2006]] in the gardens of The [[Philbrook Museum of Art]] in Tulsa, Oklahoma in front of 300 guests. Isaac and his wife welcomed their first child, a son named Clarke Everett Hanson, on [[April 3]], 2007. <ref>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20034096,00.html</ref>

On [[June 8]], [[2002]], middle brother Taylor married his girlfriend of two years, Natalie Anne Bryant (born [[December 28]], [[1983]]). The ceremony was held at the Ida Cason Memorial Chapel of [[Callaway Gardens]], located in [[Pine Mountain, Georgia]]<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1455175/20020613/hanson.jhtml Joey Fatone, Taylor Hanson — One's Married, The Other's Not]</ref>. The couple have three children, Jordan Ezra Hanson (born [[October 31]], [[2002]]) <ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458676/20021113/hanson.jhtml It's A MMMBoy! Taylor Hanson's A Dad]</ref>, Penelope Anne Hanson (born [[April 19]], [[2005]]) <ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0361306/bio Taylor Hanson Mini-bio on IMDB]</ref>, and River Samuel Hanson (born [[September 4]], [[2006]]) <ref>[http://people.aol.com/people/article/0,26334,1535902,00.html Taylor Hanson, Wife Welcome Baby No. 3]</ref>.

== Locations ==

{{seealso|Erinsborough}}

[[Image:Neighbours Pinoak Court.jpg|180px|right|thumb|View of Pin Oak Court, [[Vermont South, Victoria|Vermont South]], the filming ___location used to represent the fictional ''[[Ramsay Street]]'' in ''Neighbours'']]

''Neighbours'' is taped in Melbourne. Interior scenes are taped at the Global Television studios in [[Nunawading, Victoria]] in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. These studios were previously the Network Ten studios; Ten moved to South Yarra selling their previous studios but continued to tape some of their programmes there, leasing the facilities from the new owners. Pin Oak Court in nearby [[Vermont South]] has been used for outdoor taping to represent the fictional [[Ramsay Street]] through the programme's entire run, including the episodes produced by the [[Seven Network]].

Youngest brother Zac married his girlfriend of five years, Kathryn Rebecca Tucker (born November 29, 1983), on June 3, 2006 at a private ceremony held at Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church in [[Atlanta, Georgia]].<ref>[http://www.aolmusicnewsblog.com/2006/06/10/such-a-hanson-couple/ Youngest Hanson Grows Up, Gets the Girl]</ref>.

In the story Ramsay Street is situated in the fictional suburb of [[Erinsborough]]. Throughout most of the series' run it has not particularly been implied which city of Australia the suburb was set in. Occasionally, however, evidence appears on screen and in dialogue that suggests that Erinsborough is a suburb of Melbourne. In 1997 much was made of a group of residents leaving for a day trip to attend the [[Melbourne Cup]], and several of the characters show their support for [[Australian Rules Football|AFL]] teams (a sport endemic to Melbourne), there have also been several guest appearances by AFL players, and Melbourne landmarks and features can be identified in some scenes outside of Ramsay Street.

==Discography==

In the story, Erinsborough is often contrasted with the neighbouring, and equally fictitious, suburb of Eden Hills. Other locations often mentioned (and sometimes seen) in the show include West Waratah, Waratah Heights, Elliot Park and Anson's Corner, as well as real towns in the state of Victoria (the capital of which is Melbourne) such as [[Colac]], [[Shepparton, Victoria|Shepparton]], and [[Oakey, Queensland|Oakey]] in Queensland.

===Studio albums===

#''[[Boomerang (Hanson album)|Boomerang]]'' (1995, indie release)

#''[[MMMBop (album)|MMMBop]]'' (1996, indie release)

#''[[Middle of Nowhere (Hanson album)|Middle of Nowhere]]'' ([[May 6]], 1997) #2 U.S. (4x Platinum), '''#1''' UK

#''[[Snowed In]]'' (November 1997) #7 U.S. (Platinum), #87 UK

#''[[This Time Around]]'' ([[May 9]], 2000) #19 U.S. (Gold), #33 UK

#''[[Underneath]]'' ([[April 20]], 2004) #25 U.S., '''#1''' U.S. Independent Chart, #49 UK

#''[[The Walk (Hanson album)|The Walk]]'' ([[July 24]], [[2007]]) #83 UK

===Live albums and compilations===

=== Filming in the United Kingdom ===

*''[[3 Car Garage]]'' (May 1998) #6 U.S., #39 UK

*''[[Live from Albertane]]'' (November 1998) #32 U.S., #129 UK

*''[[Underneath Acoustic]]'' ([[August 9]], [[2003]]) Available only through the Official Store. [http://www.hanson.net/WebStore/Products/Browse.aspx?browse=Category~CDs]

*''[[The Best of Hanson: Live & Electric]]'' (October 2005) #182 U.S., #15 U.S. Independent Chart

*''Mmmbop: The Collection'' (November 2005)

===Singles===

''Neighbours''' second UK-shot storyline aired in Australia during the weeks commencing [[19 March|19]] and [[26 March]] [[2007]] and was broadcast in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] in late [[May]]/early [[June]] [[2007]]. In the story Susan and Karl visit the UK on holiday and accidentally meet Izzy, who had moved there after leaving Ramsay Street. Karl also proposes to Susan in the [[London Eye]], and they were married for a third time, with [[Neil Morrissey]] acting as a priest. This story also featured many [[Neighbours#Celebrity guest appearances|celebrity cameos]] such as [[Emma Bunton]], [[Michael Parkinson]], [[Jonathan Coleman]], [[Julian Clary]] and [[Sinitta]].

*"[[MMMBop]]" (May 1997) '''#1''' U.S., '''#1''' UK, '''#1''' Australia [http://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=Hanson&cat=s]

*"[[Where's the Love]]" (September 1997) #4 UK, #2 Australia

*"[[I Will Come to You]]" (November 1997) #9 U.S., #5 UK, #2 Australia

*"[[Weird (Hanson song)|Weird]]" (March 1998) #19 UK, #12 Australia

*"[[Thinking of You (Hanson song)|Thinking of You]]" (July 1998) #23 UK, #6 Australia

*"[[If Only (Hanson song)|If Only]]" (April 2000) #15 UK, #9 Australia

*"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, #99 Germany

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

*"[[Great Divide (song)|Great Divide]]" (November 2006, [[iTunes]] download only)

*"[[Go (Hanson song)|Go]]" (April 2007 - UK) #44 UK, #3 UK Independent Chart

*"Blue Sky" (May 2007)

====Music Awards videos====

*"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, California|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.<ref>http://users.hanson.net/kanerobot/faq.htm</ref> 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.

The show and some cast members have won several [[Logies]] in its time. Winners of the [[Logies]] are listed below:

* "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 (album)|Animals]]'' (1977), appears in the background of this video.

* 1986: [[Peter O'Brien]], for Most Popular New Talent.

* "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. <ref name="moe2"> {{Harvard reference | Surname=Hanson| Title= | Journal=MOE Magazine | Volume=1 | Issue=2 | Year= | Page= }}</ref>

* 1987: [[Peter O'Brien]], for Most Popular Actor

* "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.{{Fact|date=March 2007}}

* 1987: [[Kylie Minogue]], for Most Popular Actress

* "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 (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Mariah Carey]], [[R.E.M. (band)|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."<ref name="moe2"/> 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/Childhood|Scream]]" video.{{Fact|date=March 2007}} 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. <ref name="moe2"/> 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.{{Fact|date=March 2007}}

* 1987: Most Popular Drama Series

* "River" (Released: May 1998/Director: [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]) - This was a spoof on the 1997 film, ''[[Titanic (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.<ref name="moe2"/> The video also has a live performance of the song from the 1997 mall tour.

* 1988: [[Kylie Minogue]], for the Most Popular Personality ([[Gold Logie]])

* "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 to disingenuous. <ref>{{cite video| people = Rene Rosser (producer)| title = MTV Making the Video: This Time Around| medium = TV-series| publisher = Viacom| ___location = New York| date = 2000-03-05 }}</ref>

* 1988: [[Peter O'Brien]], for Most Popular Actor

* "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. {{Fact|date=March 2007}}

* 1988: [[Kylie Minogue]], for Most Popular Actress

* "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]].{{Fact|date=March 2007}} 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]].{{Fact|date=March 2007}} 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.{{Fact|date=March 2007}} 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. <ref>{{Harvard reference | Surname=Hanson| Title= | Journal=MOE Magazine | Volume=3 | Issue=11 | Year= | Page= }}</ref>

* 1988: Most Popular Drama Series

* "Penny and Me" (Released: March 2004) - Hanson only had one day to shoot this video.{{Fact|date=March 2007}} 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]].

* 1989: [[Craig McLachlan]], for Most Popular Actor

* "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.{{Fact|date=March 2007}} 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.{{Fact|date=March 2007}} 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.

* 1989: [[Annie Jones (actress)|Annie Jones]], for Most Popular Actress

*"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.{{Fact|date=March 2007}} 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.

* 1989: Most Popular Series

*"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.

* 1990: [[Craig McLachlan]], for Most Popular Personality ([[Gold Logie]])

* "Misery" (Released: February 2006) - This is an animated video created and drawn solely by Zac {{Fact|date=March 2007}} and only released with the 2006 Hanson.net membership kit.

* 1990: [[Craig McLachlan]], for Most Popular Actor

* "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.

* 1990: [[Rachel Friend]], for Most Popular Actress

* "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.

* 1990: Most Popular Series

* Also, Hanson filmed a commercial for [[Dr Pepper]] back in the early 1990s. The commercial, however, was canceled and therefore never aired on public [[Television|TV]].{{Fact|date=March 2007}}, though there have been leaks of the audio for the song. There have also been some leaks of the original video on [[YouTube]].

* 1991: [[Richard Huggett]], for Most Popular New Talent

* 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.

* 1998: [[Brooke Satchwell]], for Most Popular New Talent

* 1999: [[Daniel MacPherson]], for Most Popular New Talent - Male

* 2003: [[Patrick Harvey]], for Most Popular New Talent - Male

* 2003: [[Delta Goodrem]], for Most Popular New Talent - Female

* 2005: [[Natalie Blair]], for Most Popular New Talent - Female

* 2005: [[List of Logie Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] (the series)

== References =Promotional===

*''Pepsi Music Live: Hanson'' (1998)

{{reflist}}

*''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)

==External LinksFilmography==

*''Yo! Kidz: The Vidz'' (1994)

*[http://www.neighbours.com Neighbours: The Official Site]

*''Tulsa, Tokyo and the Middle of Nowhere'' ([[November 18]], [[1997]])

*[http://ten.com.au/ten/tv_neighbours.html Neighbours at Network Ten]

*''[[The Road to Albertane]]'' ([[November 3]], [[1998]])

*[http://www.tv.com/neighbours/show/4717/summary.html?tag=login;dropdown Neighbours at TV.com]

*''At the Fillmore'' ([[April 24]], [[2000]])

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*''Frank McKlusky, C.I.'' (2002)

*''Underneath Acoustic Live'' ([[July 27]], [[2004]])

*''[[Strong Enough to Break]]'' (2006)

==Popular culture==

*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 in music|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 [http://www.superosity.com/w/19990503.html 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: [http://www.superosity.com/w/20000228.html auditioning for Star Wars: Episode II] and [http://www.superosity.com/w/20030407.html 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?

:[[Glenn Quagmire|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 14]]th, [[2000]], Internet satirist [[Maddox (writer)|Maddox]] wrote an article titled '[http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=hansonblows Hanson Blows]', criticizing the band for their alleged lack of manliness.

* The brothers are also featured in an episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', as heads in jars, singing "[[MMMBop]]" until a giant [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|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 (US game show)|Deal or No Deal]]'', as a surprise appearance while contestant Jackie Monroe, a fan, was playing.<ref>[http://www.hanson.net/Extra/pr011807.html HANSON to appear on NBC’s Deal or No Deal January 24, Announce Taking the Walk Docu-series]</ref>

*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.

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