Animaniacs do Abbot and Costello with The Who, The Band, and Yes.

[Yesspaz]

Here is an Animaniacs skit that takes the classic Abbot and Coastello "Who's On First" and puts it on it's ear. Check it:

SLAPPY INTRO #1
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Y,W,D: The crankiest of creatures in the whole wide world
Our next cartton features Slappy the Squirrel!
SLAPPY: Ahhh, enough with the singin' already!
Y,W,D: That's Slappy!

WOODSTOCK SLAPPY
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Written by: JOHN P. McCANN & TOM RUEGGER
Director: AUDU PADEN
Animation: TOKYO MOVIE SHINSHA LTD.

NARRATOR: 1969. As brave American soliders went to battle in Vietnam,
back at home demonstrators protested the war. It was a time
of flower power, pyschedelic music, student marches, and a
nation divided. Which brings us to August 1969 and Slappy
Squirrel.

{Go Up To The Country}
SINGER: Go up to the country
Gotta get away
Got to leave the city
Gotta get away
We might even leave the USA...
SLAPPY: Ah, here we go, summer in the country. Nothin' but rest and
relaxation, right Skippy?
SKIPPY: Yeah, groovy, Aunt Slappy, man, groovy.
SLAPPY: Skippy, don't talk like that, people will think you had brain
surgery.
SKIPPY: I can dig it, man, far out.
SLAPPY: <*sigh*> I had to get him out of the city, away from all those bad
influences.
SKIPPY: You mean like peace and love?
SLAPPY: Exactly. That stuff will warp ya!

{Humouresque (Slappy's theme)}
SLAPPY: There is it. Our summer cottage.
SKIPPY: Outta sight, man.
SLAPPY: Make yourself at home, kiddo.
SKIPPY: I can dig it.
SLAPPY: <*sigh*> I'll have him speakin' English again in no time.
{some 60's rock anthem...}
SLAPPY: Knock it off with the Bing Crosby, Stills, and Nash, will ya'?
SKIPPY: Why?
{Slappy's Theme}
SLAPPY: 'Cause the only tune I want to hear is "The Sound of Silence",
can you dig that?
SKIPPY: I hear ya.
SLAPPY: Good. Now let's rest up for tomorrow.
SKIPPY: Why? What are we doing tomorrow?
SLAPPY: Napping all day if I have anything to say about it.
Ah, rest and relaxation at last.
{Beautiful Dreamer}

<Guitar tuning>
M.C.: There is 300,000 of use here today, man! And now Miss Janis Joplin!
JANIS JOPLIN: <AUUUUUUGH!>
{Piece Of My Heart?}
SLAPPY: Oops. Somebody just ran over a dog!
For the love of Kaopectate, what's going on?
SKIPPY: Something's happening here,
What it is, ain't exactly clear.
SLAPPY: Well, thank you for that.
Hey, you kids, what are you doin'?! Go on, get away from my tree!
HIPPIE1:Like, mellow out, you running-dog squirrel.
HIPPIE2:Hey, we're here for the Woodstock concert, man.
HIPPIE1:Three days of rock from groups like Jefferson Airplane, The Band,
The Who, The Grateful Dead...
SLAPPY: I'd be grateful, too, if I didn't have to listen to this noise.
Now clear out all of ya, go home! Scat!
{Animaniacs' theme}
SKIPPY: Aunt Slappy, be cool. Let's just go with the flow.
SLAPPY: I'm not goin' anywhere with Flo! I want some peace and quiet.
SKIPPY: But, Aunt Slappy, man, we're witnessing history. Woodstock. A
single event pulling together a whole generation.
SLAPPY: A bowl full of prunes would have the same effect.

{I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag}
COUNTRY JOE McDONALD: And it's two, four, six
What am I singing for?
Don't ask me; I don't give a hoot
Just pay me with lots of loot!

And it's eight, ten, twelve
I'm just killing time
My contract says to sing a song
Yee haw! I need a rhyme!

SLAPPY: All right, all of ya', hit the road! Party's over! Go on, shoo!
SKIPPY: They're not listening, Aunt Slappy, man, they're tuned into the music!
SLAPPY: Well, we'll see about that. Come on.
SKIPPY: Where are we going?
SLAPPY: To the stage, to put a stop to this. I came to the country for
some peace and quiet and I'm gonna get it.

{Brand New Key}
MELANINE: Who's got a box of brand-new crackers?
I've got some brand-new cheese!
{With A Little Help From My Friends}
JOE COCKER: Would you still cheer if I had a tin ear?
Would you throw a tomato at me?
SLAPPY: Yes!
SKIPPY: Chill out, Aunt Slappy, man.
{Feel Me}
ROGER DALTRY: Can you watch me?
Can you listen to me?
Can you smell me?
Can you hear me?
SLAPPY: Unfortunately, yes! Skippy, what is the name of that group playing
on stage?
SKIPPY: Who.
SLAPPY: The name of the group.
SKIPPY: Who.
SLAPPY: The group on stage.
SKIPPY: Who.
SLAPPY: The group playing on stage.
SKIPPY: Who.
SLAPPY: You're starting to sound like an owl, Skippy.
SKIPPY: Who is on stage!
SLAPPY: That is what I'm askin' ya', who is on stage?
SKIPPY: That's what I said.
SLAPPY: You said who?
SKIPPY: I sure did.
SLAPPY: So tell me the name.
SKIPPY: Who.
SLAPPY: The name of the group.
SKIPPY: Who.
SLAPPY: The group on stage.
SKIPPY: Who.
SLAPPY: The name of the band on stage!
SKIPPY: Who!
SLAPPY: You're doing that owl thing again, Skippy!
SKIPPY: I'm not, Aunt Slappy, I'm telling you Who is on stage.
SLAPPY: So tell me.
SKIPPY: Who.
SLAPPY: So tell me.
SKIPPY: Who.
SLAPPY: The name of the group.
SKIPPY: Who.
SLAPPY: The group on stage!
SKIPPY: Who!
SLAPPY: That's what I'm asking you!
SKIPPY: And I'm telling you the answer.
SLAPPY: Wait, Skippy, let's start over. Is there a band on stage?
SKIPPY: Yes.
SLAPPY: Does the band have a name?
SKIPPY: Yes.
SLAPPY: Do you know the name of the band?
SKIPPY: Yes.
SLAPPY: Then tell me the name of the band on stage.
SKIPPY: Who.
SLAPPY: The name of the band!
SKIPPY: Who.
SLAPPY: The band, playing on stage!
SKIPPY: Who.
SLAPPY: That's what I want to know!
SKIPPY: I'm telling you!
SLAPPY: Who is on stage.
SKIPPY: Yes.
SLAPPY: Who is?
SKIPPY: Yes.
SLAPPY: Oh. So the name of the band is Yes.
SKIPPY: No, Aunt Slappy, Yes is not even at this concert.
SLAPPY: Then who is on stage?
SKIPPY: Yes.
SLAPPY: Who is?
SKIPPY: Yes.
SLAPPY: That's just what I said, Yes is on stage.
SKIPPY: No, Yes is not here. Who is on stage.
SLAPPY: Whaddya askin' me for?
SKIPPY: I'm not!
SLAPPY: Wait, let's try this again. Do you see the band on stage?
SKIPPY: No I don't see The Band, that's a different group entirely.
SLAPPY: On stage, Skippy. Look, see the band?
SKIPPY: No I don't.
SLAPPY: Get rid of those John Lennon glasses and look! There, there's the
band!
SKIPPY: No, that's not The Band. The Band is performing later on. Who's
on stage.
SLAPPY: You tell me.
SKIPPY: Who.
SLAPPY: The name of the group on stage.
SKIPPY: Who.
SLAPPY: The name of the group!
SKIPPY: Who.
SLAPPY: The group on stage!
SKIPPY: Who.
SLAPPY: The band!
SKIPPY: No, The Band is performing later. Right now, we're listening to
Who.
SLAPPY: That's what I wanna know!!
<Cheering>
ROGER DALTRY: Hey, you squirrels are funny, man. Come on up here and take
a bow.
SKIPPY: Yeah! Far out!
SLAPPY: Oh brother....
{Humouresque}
SLAPPY: Yeah, yeah, OK. Thank you. Now everybody go home! Including you
guys, what's your name?
ROGER: Who.
SLAPPY: Don't start with me! Just get off the stage! The rest of you, go!
<More cheering>
SLAPPY: Why aren't they leaving?
SKIPPY: They dig you, Aunt Slappy, man.
SLAPPY: Oh yeah? We'll see about that. I said leave!
[Smashing Jimi's guitar]
ROGER: Oh, very groovy, mates, isn't it, totally! \
>-together
PETE TOWNSHEND: Totally groovy. /
ROGER: We are The Who!
[Smashing insturments] <BOOM!>
ROGER: erg...
<Even more cheering>
SLAPPY: Yeesh! These kids would applaud my laundry! Why won't they take
a hike?
SKIPPY: They want more music.
SLAPPY: All right, then. They can have more music!
{Slappy's theme}
SLAPPY: Hey everybody! Let's polka!
"Uncle Yasha lost his shoe
It fell in a bog; he did too.
Uncle Schmeeda grabbed his foot
He jumped in the bog and went kaput."
[evacuation]
{Beethoven's 6th Symphony}
SLAPPY: Ah. Peace and quiet at last!
{Star Spangled Banner}
In the land of the free,
Now that's comedy!

[Yesspaz]

Bingo. I just found an .ogg file of the Abbot and Costello bit. Sweetness. I'll do something with it....

[VAXman(Admin)]

This was done on the old Saturday Night Live.

They used The Who, Yes, The Band, The Guess Who and others.

[moses]

When I was in a comedy troupe, we had a rule: "Never parody something that's already funny." Most of the time, it ends up being pale in comparison to the original. Of course, there exceptions to the rule, especially when the original wasn't that good to begin with.

(Example 1: if we did a knockoff of a SNL sketch where we "Need more Triangle!" you would just roll your eyes.)

(Example 2: We broke the rule once to parody Hans and Frans, casting them as Hansel and Gretel. It actually worked. "I'm Hansel... and I'm Gretel... And we're here to eat (clap) your house!")

I haven't seen either the SNL or the Animaniacs version but reading the one included here isn't too funny. A lot of a sketch like this is in the delivery. Reading it doesn't really get that across. Plus, you already pretty much know what's going to happen as soon as it starts. Oh well.

I don't mean to be ho-hum about it, I'm sure both versions are funny in their own right. But they'd probably be funnier if Abbott and Costello hadn't already done it so well first.

[Yesspaz]

This episode aired on the 25th anniversary of the original Woodstock, so it was more an homage to that and to Abbott and Costello than trying to be a rip-off. As for the SNL thing, never heard of it. I doubt the Animaniacs had that script in front of them as they did this.

[VAXman(Admin)]

Originally posted by Yesspaz
This episode aired on the 25th anniversary of the original Woodstock, so it was more an homage to that and to Abbott and Costello than trying to be a rip-off. As for the SNL thing, never heard of it. I doubt the Animaniacs had that script in front of them as they did this.

I don't know who these animaniacs are but it's certainly not original -- not that the SNL sketch was either.

http://www.comedystars.com/Bios/shearer_harry.shtml

[Rick and Roll]

I remember the SNL one. It was meant to be a variation of the abbott and costello routine. It was never meant to copy it, just to apply it to rock. I thought it was side splitting for two reasons....1) you usually don't see rock music satirized well, and 2) it was making fun of the routine.

As for the Animaniacs, chalk it up to generational differences. I used a Monty Python skit to illustrate something to my son the other day, and we both realized we'd seen it on the "Amanda Show" also. So as Pete Townsend says..."Everything I do has been done before"...

So what I want to know is...why in the hell did they remake "Alfie"?

[podakayne]

as uttered by ricknroll
So what I want to know is...why in the hell did they remake "Alfie"?

so women could drool over that thin, but tasty, drink of water jude law, of course.

[Yesspaz]

Originally posted by podakayne
so women could drool over that thin, but tasty, drink of water jude law, of course.

I thought it was so we could drool over like, 34 women...

BTW, it looks like Ewan McGregor is gonna beat out Jude Law as the next James Bond . I really hoped it would be Law, or maybe Christian Bale. Bale is now Batman, so he's out. Hugh Jackman is closer to the right age, but he'd Australian. So the two people keep gossiping about are McGregor and Law. Law's got my vote. He looks the part more than McGregor. But last I heard, McGregor is in negotiations....

I'd apply for the job tomorrow but only if mossy, poda and Artemis were the Bond Chicks.

Yesspaz and Rick could play the villains Feltodd and Blowj.....I mean Blofeldt and Oddjob.

Keithie: You expect me to talk?
Spaz: No Mr Bond. I expect you to listen to Don Cab.
Keithie: Sod the Official Secrets Act. What do you want to know?

[Yesspaz]

Don't forget Shrinking Violet. She'd make a good Bond girl.

I could play the villian called "Man With the Titanium Leg."

[Roger -Dot- Lee(Admin)]

Originally posted by Keith Waye
I'd apply for the job tomorrow but only if mossy, poda and Artemis were the Bond Chicks.

I'm with Spaz. Don't forget Violet.

Yesspaz and Rick could play the villains Feltodd and Blowj.....I mean Blofeldt and Oddjob.

Dr. Dot wipes his brow with the penalty flag and clears his throat...

Keithie: You expect me to talk?
Spaz: No Mr Bond. I expect you to listen to Don Cab.
Keithie: Sod the Official Secrets Act. What do you want to know?

I'm of the belief that even the most EVIL villan wouldn't subject you to that...

Unless he left the room first...

Spaz sez...

I could play the villian called "Man With the Titanium Leg."

Only if I can be the evil, sadistic henchman. I'll even loan you one of my own pets for effect.

Roger -Dot- Lee, takin' the low blows where he can get 'em.

[Rick and Roll]

Originally posted by Keith Waye
I'd apply for the job tomorrow but only if mossy, poda and Artemis were the Bond Chicks.

Yesspaz and Rick could play the villains Feltodd and Blowj.....I mean Blofeldt and Oddjob.

Keithie: You expect me to talk?
Spaz: No Mr Bond. I expect you to listen to Don Cab.
Keithie: Sod the Official Secrets Act. What do you want to know?

Keith would be "Jaws".

Or, if he made any advances, most certainly would be "Dr. No".

Jam Forte or Rogor Mortis would be Q. Maybe Dot....yeah dot.

I'll just be Pussy Galore.

Spaz is "Godspeed You Bond Emporer".

[progdirjim(Admin)]

Originally posted by podakayne
so women could drool over that thin, but tasty, drink of water jude law, of course.

he's gay you know.

[Rick and Roll]

Originally posted by progdirjim
he's gay you know.

I'll never forget when my high school girlfriend had a thing for Freddie Mercury, and my initial response was, "he's gay"...little did I know at the time....

What's really funny if it was a woman, and someone said, "she's gay you know"......we'd say, cool!

[Yesspaz]

Originally posted by progdirjim
he's gay you know.

Jude Law is gay?!!?! I didn't know that... Well, then I take it back. Just woundn't be right to have a gay womanizing spy, espcially when there's so many straight guys who want the role

[Rick and Roll]

Originally posted by Yesspaz
Jude Law is gay?!!?! I didn't know that... Well, then I take it back. Just woundn't be right to have a gay womanizing spy, espcially when there's so many straight guys who want the role

did you check to see if Jim's tongue is in his cheek? if not, check jude's.....Hey Jude......

[progdirjim(Admin)]

Originally posted by Rick and Roll
did you check to see if Jim's tongue is in his cheek? if not, check jude's.....Hey Jude......

Jim's tongue was so far in his cheek it was coming out his ear...good call Rick!

[Yesspaz]

Hook. Line. Sinker.

If it's Jude who gets the gig I expect Euan to join a punk band and sing "I fought the Law and the Law won"

I still think I'd make a good secret agent.

"My name is Waye, Keith Waye. Double O Eight and a half, Licensed to laugh."

btw. You're right about Shrinking Violet. She'd make a great Moneypenny. It would be very nice to be greeted with the vision of Violet as you walked into the office.