They released their first full-length album, titled Use Your Fingers. In March 1995, the Bloodhound Gang signed a record deal with Columbia Records. In November 1994, the Bloodhound Gang released their first EP, Dingleberry Haze. In summer 1994, Jimmy Pop had a small role in the short independent film The Chick That Was Naked by independent filmmaker Kurt Fitzpatrick a song by the band was also used on its soundtrack. This resulted in a record deal with Cheese Factory Records. In April 1994, the band released their second demo tape, The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to Hitler's Handicapped Helpers. When asked about the band's tenure at the club, Jimmy Pop was quoted as saying, "I've seen cavemen with better clubs." When the floor caved in one night, they began performing every month at CBGBs in New York City. Unable to book shows anywhere else, the Bloodhound Gang first performed in an extra room at the home of future bassist and Jimmy Pop's Temple University classmate Jared Hennegan's house, in exchange for Schlitz beer, Marlboro cigarettes, and a chance to hand out their first demo tape, titled Just Another Demo. Franks and Bowe also took on the stage names "Jimmy Pop Ali" (the "Ali" was later dropped) and "Daddy Long Legs", respectively.
They released an eponymous tape in 1990 before going on to form the Bloodhound Gang in 1992, taking the new band's name from "The Bloodhound Gang", a segment on the 1980s PBS children's show 3-2-1 Contact that featured three young detectives solving mysteries and fighting crime.
The Bloodhound Gang's origins date back to 1988, when future bandleaders James Moyer Franks and Michael Bowe, both graduates of Perkiomen Valley High School, formed an alternative band called Bang Chamber 8 with classmates Kevin Hennessey and Justin Ianelli. History Origins, formation, and early days (1988–1995) The band has sold more than six million albums since its formation and is best known for their singles " Fire Water Burn", " The Bad Touch", " Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo", " Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss", " The Ballad of Chasey Lain", and a hard rock version of The Association's 1966 pop song " Along Comes Mary". Formed in 1992 by rappers Jimmy Pop and Michael "Daddy Long Legs" Bowe (now in Wolfpac), the band is known for its crude lyrics which are full of sexual innuendos. The Bloodhound Gang is an American rock band from Pennsylvania.