Grateful Dead

Grateful Dead was a rock band fronted by the late Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir. They are famous for their concert tours which attracted a groupie following who were dubbed as "dead heads."
In 1988, they arranged The Rainforest Benefit, a concert to raise awareness for environmentalism. The Muppets were featured in a video spot during one of the music breaks.
==References==
* Members of the Bug Band in The Muppet Show episode 407 said they considered calling themselves the Grateful Dead.
* Clifford's Lenny Kravitz spoof in the 1993 Muppet Trading Cards set, listed one of his musical influences as "The Grateful Dread."
* In the Farscape episode "Thank God It's Friday. Again.," when Aeryn Sun asks where Zhaan is, John Crichton replies, "Look, she's with D'Argo, okay? Dancing with the Grateful Dead."
* At the end of a Disney Parks video at Spaceship Earth, Floyd Pepper reflects on taking the ride: "What a long, strange trip that was!," paraphrasing lyrics from the Grateful Dead song "Truckin'."
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