Cheech and Chong
Cheech and Chong are a comedy and actor duo , consisting of Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong , who starred in a film series in the 1970s and 1980s . They are considered pioneers of the stoner movie , a film genre that is mainly defined by a comical and exaggerated depiction of cannabis use , its effects and the stereotypes of a stoner . In 2018 Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong celebrated the 40th anniversary of Much Smoke About Nothing with the release of a new edition of the title song.
Filmography
Cheech and Chong series
- 1978: Much Smoke About Nothing (Up in Smoke)
- 1980: More Smoke About Nothing (Cheech & Chong's Next Movie)
- 1981: Cheech & Chong's Nice Dreams
- 1982: Cheech & Chong under constant stress (Things Are Tough All Over)
- 1983: Now nothing smokes at all (Still Smokin ')
- 1984: Far and wide no smoke in sight / Now it's smoky again (Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers)
- 1985: Get Out Of My Room / Now it's all gone!
- 1990: Far Out Man
- 2010: Cheech & Chong's Hey Watch This!
- 2013: Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie
Others
- 1983: Dotterbart (Yellowbeard)
- 1985: The time after midnight (After Hours)
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 US
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| 1971 | Cheech and Chong |
US28  (64 weeks)US |
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| 1972 | Big Bambu |
US2 (111 weeks)US |
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| 1973 | Los Cochinos |
US2 (69 weeks)US |
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| 1974 | Wedding album |
US5 (25 weeks)US |
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| 1976 | Sleeping Beauty |
US25 (13 weeks) US |
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| 1979 | Up in smoke |
US162 (7 weeks) US |
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| 1979 | Let's Make a New Dope Deal |
US173 (3 weeks) US |
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| 1985 | Get Out of My Room |
US71 (11 weeks) US |
More albums
- 1981: Greatest Hit
- 2002: Where There's Smoke There's Cheech & Chong
Singles
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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US
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| 1973 | Basketball Jones Los Cochinos |
US15 (11 weeks) US |
feat. Tyrone Shoelaces
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| Sister Mary Elephant Big Bambu |
US24 (12 weeks) US |
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| 1974 | Earache My Eye Wedding Album |
US9 (13 weeks) US |
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| Black Lassie Wedding Album |
US55 (6 weeks) US |
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| 1975 | (How I Spent My Summer Vacation) or A Day At The Beach With Pedro & Man |
US54 (5 weeks) US |
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| 1976 | Framed Sleeping Beauty |
US41 (8 weeks) US |
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| 1977 | Bloat On Let's Make a New Dope Deal |
US41 (10 weeks) US |
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| 1985 | Born In East LA Get Out Of My Room |
US48 (11 weeks) US |
More singles
- 1971: Santa Claus and His Old Lady
- 1977: Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
- 1978: Up In Smoke
- 1985: I'm Not Home Right Now
Parodies
Cheech and Chong were parodied in the Simpsons episode A Midsummer Night's Trip. They are also shown in an episode of South Park.
Video albums
- 1985: Get Out Of My Room (US:gold)
literature
- Irwin Stambler: The Encyclopedia Of Pop, Rock And Soul . 3rd revised edition, St. Martin's Press, New York City 1989, ISBN 0-312-02573-4 , pp. 115 f.