what are the bands that the chilli peppers spoof around on their dani california mtv?

Answer 1

It sure seems to me that they were spoofing some particular bands in the video. off the top of my head i can remember the misfits, nirvana, poison or maybe motley crue, elvis, the beatles... can't remember what else is in the video

But according to wikipedia:
The music video for "Dani California" premiered on MTV on April 4, 2006. Directed by Tony Kaye, acclaimed director of American History X, the video is a quasi-chronology of the evolution of rock music; the band performs the song on a stage, but in a variety of outfits representing important figures and movements in the history of rock music.

There has been much debate on the Internet, about which bands are portrayed. However, in the June 2006 issue of UK Classic Rock magazine, Flea was quoted as saying, "We mainly did eras, not actual people: rockabilly, British Invasion, psychedelia, glam, funk, punk, goth, hair metal, grunge, and ourselves being the sum of all those parts".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dani_California

Answer 2

The Misfits
Slade
David Bowie
The Beatles
Motley Crue
Sex Pistols
Parliament
Nirvana