Song Parodies on Tonight's Episode

Feb 26, 2006, 8:49 PM ET4 posts by 2 postersalt.tv.simpsons
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Andyalt.tv.simpsons

Great episode tonight, and a fairly complete parody of the famous bits of My Fair Lady, the Broadway musical that originally starred Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison. Based on Pygmalion, the play has Professor Henry Higgins (Lisa) making a bet with Colonel Hugh Pickering (Bart) to turn Eliza Doolittle (Willie), a cockney flower girl, into a lady. This has been previously mentioned in "The Sweetest Apu" (DABF14), where he must put on an all octuplet cast of My Fair Lady. Also, in "The Great Louse Detective" (EABF01) Sideshow Bob sings "I've Grown Accustomed To His Face," a parody of "I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face."

All the song Parodies: Wouldn't It Be Adequate: "Wouldn't It Be Love(r)ly" What Flows from my Nose: "The Rain in Spain" I Could Stand Up All Night: "I Could Have Danced all Night" The Shack Where I Lived: "On The Street Where You Live" I'm Getting Blue Pants: "Get Me To The Church" (I'm Getting Married) There was also a little of The "Ascot Gavotte" in the Entr'acte to the Science fair.

AndyAndyalt.tv.simpsons

Some Corrections:

I think it might have been the "Embassy Waltz" and not the "Ascot Gavotte." The former is a little more famous, and therefore more likely to be featured. And also, it was I Could Be Indoors All Night, not I could Stand Up All Night (Don't know what I was thinking there). Also I should add that The the musical had a book, lyrics, and music by Lerner and Loewe. I think that's all.

AndyAndyalt.tv.simpsons

Andy wrote:

I swear its the last time I'm replying to my own thread. Okay. The only other interesting thing I noticed for the episode was that when Willie's father was yelling at him after being born, he was on the pool table that he was "conceived, born, and educated" on.