Their first appearance was in 1983, in the first series of The Comic Strip Presents (written by Edmondson, and produced by Michael White/Comic Strip Productions). The episode took the form of a spoof rockumentary, in which the incompetent band is followed on tour by an almost equally incompetent documentary crew. Coincidentally, it was in production at the same time as the similar film This Is Spinal Tap, which was released the following year to much greater acclaim.

The band also guested on some TV music shows and released a self-titled album, consisting of thrashy rock songs interspersed with arguments amongst the band. Brian May of Queen produced the album, which included a cover of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody.