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Green Day's Nimrod opens up with "Nice Guys Finish Last," which is ironic: these nice guys were nearly finished before they even started on that album, which contains a song that elevated them to even greater levels of mainstream success. But by the mid-1990s, Green Day—singer and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tré Cool—were ready to quit. The trio started out like any East Bay pop-punk band, playing underground clubs and releasing their first two albums on the independent label, Lookout! Records, until things changed in 1994 with Dookie.

Green Day isn't just one of the greatest pop punk bands of all time, but one of the greatest bands of any genre. They're Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, and their career is held in rarefied air. With origins dating back to the late 1980s when the founding Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt weren't even old enough to drive, Green Day would produce 14 albums over the next three decades—some more acclaimed than others.

A new comedy inspired by the early days of Green Day is now in development. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame trio is now one of the most beloved punk-rock bands of all time. They were founded in 1987 by lead vocalist Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist Mike Dirnt with the trio created when Tré Cool ed in 1990. The group has won four Grammys, first winning in 1994 for Best Alternative Music Performance for their album Dookie.

A memorable Taco Bell commercial from 2023 features a catchy song that isn't the easiest to place and which many may confuse with a song from Green Day. Taco Bell is one of the largest multinational fast food chains with over 7000 locations worldwide (via Food&Wine). With that global presence comes a massive marketing engine that powers interest in the locations and ensures the constantly rotating menu of Mexican-inspired foodstuffs is always on someone's mind when they start getting hungry. That purple Taco "Bell" is as iconic to fast food as the McDonald's golden arches or the Burger King crown.

Billie Joe Armstrong shares his reaction to rewatching the episode of The Officeseason 6that uses a Green Day song. The classic NBC sitcom ran for nine seasons from 2005 through 2013. Because it ran so long, the series acts as a guide of sorts to trends at the time. The Office is full of pop culture jokes and musical references, often thanks to movie-obsessed Michael Scott and former college a cappella group member Andy Bernard.

New TikTok videos imagine how South Park's Eric Cartman would sing Green Day's "Good Riddance," Linkin Park's "In the End," and more. South Park, now over 300 episodes long, has been no stranger to music, the majority of which has been written and composed by the series two creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker. With the series bringing back classic elements in the new specials, Cartman is known for delivering unique performances of some of the greatest pop hits.

Michael Imperioli has revealed that his Sopranos co-star James Gandolfini would blast Green Day's album "Dookie" in his trailer to get ready for work. The Sopranos is considered one of the greatest TV dramas ever made. Debuting on HBO in 1999, the show focused on Gandolfini's New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano and his attempts to deal with anxiety and depression while running his criminal organization.