Take that, Take That! Laughed my arse off the other night watching MadTV resurrect their version of the Fantanas.

Remanufacturing the totally manufactured group is puro genius; I especially adore Two-Litre Beth–the “new” girl on the beach who can’t get enough of that love gravy.

That’s 2-Litre Beth in the grape.

Don’t you wanta Fanta now? I know you do.

For an interesting history of the soft drink that inspired the Fantanas (as well as some great postmodern decontructionist analysis–“a post-ethnic, multinational, transracial, global village, lip-syncing girl band meets prefab boy band, retro-swinger, Austin Powers/Ocean’s 11 semi-camp, quasi-kitsch, virtual nostalgia, club remix, neo-urban, alterna-brand, anti-Cola … vibe”–check out this article from Slate.