Musical Theater and the Simpsons

[RyanB83]

Posted: 6/2/11 at 8:33am

With everything that's been happening with Book of Mormon, its made me think a lot about how shows like South Park, Family Guy and before them the Simpsons have always played around with Musical Theater.

Here are my fave musical theater simpsons moments:
http://www.crazytownblog.com/crazytown/2011/06/the-top-5-simpsons-musical-moments.html

Any others people are fond of that I missed?

[chewy5000]

Posted: 6/2/11 at 8:40am

The episode based on Evita

[bethnor]

Posted: 6/2/11 at 9:07am

any list which doesn't contain the episode with "streetcar named desire: the musical" cannot be taken seriously.

you can always depend on the kindness of strangers...
to pluck up your spirits, and shield you from dangers!
(blanche): now here's a tip from blanche you won't regret!
a stranger's just a friend you haven't met.
you haven't met!!!!

[RyanB83]

Posted: 6/2/11 at 9:27am

haha so true! Jon Lovitz is hysterical in that as well.

I was going more for direct parodies of musicals here, perhaps I should do another post with the best musical moments in general!

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 6/2/11 at 9:53am

Troy McClure starring Stop the Planet of the Apes. I Want to Get Off

[ghostlight2]

Posted: 6/2/11 at 10:08am

I vote you don't make another thread. It will just clutter up the board ad there aren't that many direct parodies - but here's "One" from A Chorus Line:
One

Posted: 6/2/11 at 10:45am

"Streetcar!" was so brilliant that I marvel no one has attempted to stage it.

If you wanna see hell take a little trip
to the Sodom & Gomorrah on the misissip-
New Orleans!

[degrassifan]

Posted: 6/2/11 at 10:57am

I loved the Mary Poppins episode, the Evita episode, and the My Fair Lady episode.

[Lavieboheme3090]

Posted: 6/2/11 at 11:03am

JoeKv99 probably because the flying sequence would be to expansive to stage haha.

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 6/2/11 at 11:07am

Stella! Stella! Can't you hear me yell-ah? You're putting me through hell-ah! Stella! STELLAAAAAA!

Anyway...

I loved when Bart said "You're as Lame-miserab" in "All Singing, All Dancing" because it was the first pop culture reference I'd ever heard to Les Mis.

Or when Bart and Milhouse go crazy "Broadway style."

Posted: 6/2/11 at 11:13am

But Blanche HAS to fly!

It symbolizes her descent into madness!
Updated On: 6/2/11 at 11:13 AM

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 6/2/11 at 11:29am

Homer: Something very close, exactly along those lines. A Clint Eastwood, Lee Marvin shoot-em-up western!
Marge & Lisa: Hmmmm...
Bart: So prepare yourself for the bloody mayhem and unholy carnage of Joshua Logan's "Paint Your Wagon"!
Homer: With blood, I bet!

[The Josh]

Posted: 6/2/11 at 11:31am

One of my favorites was when they went to see the Itchy and Scratchy musical, and one of the marquees read "Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick in $$$$$$$$$$$$$$"

[bethnor]

Posted: 6/2/11 at 11:58am

as is apparent from the replies, joekv99 has true taste.

did i ask too much from fourth graders?
the review, "play enjoyed by all," speaks for itself.

Posted: 6/2/11 at 12:24pm

I forgot about "Checkin' In: The Betty Ford Musical"


"Shhhhh! They;re strapping down Liza Minnelli!"

[Gothampc]

Posted: 6/2/11 at 12:45pm

One of my top 10 favorites is the Evita episode.

"So osh kosh begosh me"

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 6/2/11 at 1:21pm

bethnor: That was quite the production of "Hats Off to Hannukah"!

[Tuna2night]

Posted: 6/2/11 at 8:52pm

I think my favorite is the monorail Harold HIll one...thanks for posting this!

[broadwaybabytn]

Posted: 6/2/11 at 9:12pm

The podium sign that looks like the Evita window card is my favorite.

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 6/2/11 at 10:10pm

I'm pretty sure The President Wore Pearls was such a direct ripoff of Evita that it ended with a disclaimer that the episodes' writers, "based on the advice of their lawyers, swear they have never heard of a musical based on the life of Eva Perón".

[winston89]

Posted: 6/2/11 at 10:27pm

PiraguaGuy2,

The Evita episode was a spoof, not a ripoff. There's a difference. The disclaimer was clearly a joke.

In any event I will second "Kickin' it: A Musical Journey Through The Betty Ford Clinic." In fact, "The City of New York Vs Homer Simpson" is one of my all time favorite episodes. Sad that it will never be aired again during reruns.

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 6/2/11 at 10:50pm

I know that, Winston. But thanks for playing.

[eatlasagna]

Posted: 6/2/11 at 11:31pm

The Planet of the Apes one cracks me up... i am always singing "dr. zaius, dr. dr. zaius... oooh dr. zaius.."... haha

and some of my favorite lyrics from songs they've written.. when they did the school play with Lisa and Ralph Wiggum and they had a song about the presidents... "we are the mediocre presidents, you won't find us on dollars or on cents"... great lyrics...

as well as my favorite lyric from a song they wrote when they went to Nashville (i think)... it goes something like... we're the celebrities you thought were dead, here's Bonnie Franklin and Adrian Zmed! haha... i laughed because it was just hilarious and i honestly thought Bonnie Franklin was dead!!! haha

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 6/2/11 at 11:40pm

^
That would be on an excursion to Branson, MO.

It's like Vegas, if it were run by Ned Flanders.

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 12:11am

There's Taylor, there's Tyler, there's Filmore and there's Hayes! There's William Henry Harrison--"I died in thirty days!"