Jimmy Fallon Reveals His Secret New Kids On The Block History

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Posted 2/2/10 5:00 pm ET by Jocelyn Vena in Music, Television

It turns out that not only does Jimmy Fallon have a killer Boston accent, he also has some singing chops (which should come in handy now that he's "Jimmie," the sixth member of the New Kids on the Block).

When he sat down to chill with the guys (and later me), he shared his memories about growing up in the heyday of NKOTB's fame. He admits that he has a few favorite New Kids songs, even if they were mostly only loved by the ladies. "'Right Stuff' is kind of an anthem. There was one point in my life where you just you really couldn't get away from the New Kids," he told MTV News with the guys by his side before breaking into song.

"More girls were into it than guys, but it was still one of those things where if you wanted to be with a girl you had to know New Kids songs," he recalled. "I know at one point if you went to mall there was like outside of every store there was a poster of you guys. It would just be everywhere. It was awesome."

Want to here more about Jimmy's NKOTB memories? Want to see him sing a little NKOTB? Check out the video and tell us what your favorite New Kids memory is.

New Kids on the Block bring it to Late Night

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Our favorite Bean Town boys visited with Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to promote the release of their new dvd entitled Coming Home which released today. The New Kids on the Block performed a medley of their songs including “Tonight,” “Dirty Dancing,” “Right Stuff,” “Step by Step,” and my favorite song “Please Don’t Go Girl.”

The performance was even more amazing due to the fact that Jimmy’s house band THE ROOTS performed with them!!

Ya know, when I watch the boys perform it makes me want to “fave” each one of them but deep down inside I will always be a Jonathan Knight girl.

Check out the video below and don’t forget to pick up Coming Home in stores now!

"Medley" feat. The Roots (Live on Fallon) (Video)

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s there anyone the Roots won’t jam with? Is there ever a moment of hesitation backstage at Jimmy Fallon’s show, when a band is mooted for a collaboration, and Questlove and the rest of the group have to think twice before indulging? Apparently not, because last night (Feb. 1) the Roots teamed up with New Kids on the Block for this performance.

The rejuvenated teen idols performed a medley of their hits, including the ubiquitous “You Got It (The Right Stuff).” Questlove was certainly happy with the collaboration, tweeting: “Gotta admit, backing up @nkotb in rehearsals took me back to my inner "chuck" when i would see em on arsenio back in the day. funtimes!”

Jimmy Fallon Becomes The Sixth New Kid On The Block

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Jocelyn Vena in Music, Television

MTV News had the honor and distinction this afternoon to head over to 30 Rock to interview the New Kids on the Block and Jimmy Fallon before tonight's show. The interviews were supposed to be separate. You know, we'd get some time with NKOTB and then we'd get some time with Jimmy before he sat down to host "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon."

As we were interviewing NKOTB, however, we found out Jimmy would be coming in and that all six guys would be in the room at the same time. We rolled with it. That's what we do! When Jimmy sat down, he began a very fun little interview with the New Kids.
During their chat, Jimmy decided to join the band. He's Jimmie now. And we have to say, Fallon is still really good at that Boston accent he made famous on "Saturday Night Live." He got some great details about the guys' appearance on his show tonight. Apparently, Fallon's people "demanded" the guys play a medley of their hits with Jimmy's house band, the Roots

Jimmy Fallon *Who has the Most Dedicated Fans* VOTE

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Follow this link HERE and go vote now!! Hanson is beating the NK's! How can that be?

It's that time again. We've asked you Which Band Has The Most Dedicated Superfans? and Which Teen Idol Has The Most Dedicated Superfans? and the responses were overwhelming. Tonight NKOTB, a band with a tribe of major superfans, is performing on Late Night and I expect some major superfanning to go down at 30 Rock. So once again I ask you....Which Band Has The Most Dedicated Superfans?

A. NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK