 This led to The Melons playing two live sessions on his show, on 18 May 1995 and 6 March 1996.The Melons only appeared live on stage fifteen times, but managed to play with Heavenly, Prolapse, Bis, Modesty Blaise, The Television Personalities, Helen Love and Super Furry Animals.Altuccini and Helen Melon appeared as Mr and Mrs Cantaloup, and Turner as Mr Honeydew, in a number of episodes of "Chez Lester", a soap opera on Leicester's Cable 7 community TV channel.