A few weeks ago, my rockstar friend Sydney, and her legendary ukele band The Hazzards (formerly, The Ukes of Hazzard before a nasty cease and desist order) were in town for a shoot.

We met for cocktails at the Avalon Hotel where we drank mojitos and caught up (the star of “Gay Boyfriend,” The Hazzards first hit single, fabulously dished about a member of my old stable of actors who now rolls like the Godfather).

But that’s beside the point. The Hazzards were in town to shoot some music videos for The Rad Girls, the “breakout hit on Fuse TV.” For those who don’t know, The Rad Girls are three girls who do stunts like putting Tobasco in their eye, farting in people’s faces, and body surfing down flights of stairs.

If this sounds familiar, it is. It’s Jackass as produced by Joe Francis. (the real producer wants to make a Jackass with black dudes and call it Blackass).

Apparently being a breakout hit on Fuse means that you’re still not doing well. So The Hazzards were called to Hellay to add their unique flava and immense charm to the show.

And finally after weeks of the same Rad Girls episodes piling up on the TiVo, the first of the Hazzards episodes aired last night. They sing a song called “Rad Girls vs. Models,” which frames a competition between the Rad Girls and Models. This isn’t rocket science.

Dramatically, the Hazards sort of serve as the Rad Girls Greek chorus. They give the girls purpose. After the Hazards spot, the rest of the show is unwatchable (The Hair Dryer Duel is charming).

Really, the problem with Rad Girls is that is lacks the joie de vivre, bonhomie and espirit de corps of the Jackass boys and without those qualities, they need something like a Greek Chorus to give the show some shape and focus. And the stunts go on too long.

You can check out the Hazards on Rad Girls on Fuse TV. The show seems to be on all the time. If you don’t see a music video in the first five minutes, come back next time.

And if you’re in New York, go check them out. They play weekly shows in and around the NY Metro area. Here’s the video for “Gay Boyfriend,” The Hazzards Top 70’s hit in the UK:

Pilot Weight Loss Update: A night in the steam room riding the airdyne and the Pilot is down to 66 pages. He’s tired and hungry.

Oh wait, that’s me.

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