Side by Side by Luvviepuffaroo ... Episode 1

I never understood those who justify their whole poo-poohing of American Musical theatre with the tired cliché that "no one in real life ever spontaneously bursts into song". I've never heard anyone dismissing the ballet using the argument that "no one in real life ever spontaneously bursts into a grand jeté". Yet do they? I've never seen it. Come to think of it, no one in real life ever spontaneously swings on a web through the city or holds up a taxi with one finger or has 12 inch spikes spring out from their knuckles either, eh? Right little boy? So come on ... quit with the Musical bashing already. If there were no Stephen Sondheim there would be no Luvviepuffaroo because he literally soundtracked my life.

Git'cher self on over to my house on any weekend and you'll find me singing about washing the dishes or painting a wall or just walking down the stairs (with Quibbit joining in merrily, and at full voice). We've got a song for everything. Songs are fun.

Basically, I'm a big fan of any movie that sticks a musical interlude into the normal course of a conversation. This is why I've always been completely tickled by this scene from Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.




However, in the tradition of "animate it and make it funnier" (well, I exclude A Scanner Darkly in this tradition) Steve Falzone brings it to a whole new level with this masterpiece:


By the time Legos get involved, it's sheer brilliance:


If this kinda spontaneous burst of song happened around my workplace I'd be so happy I'd probably do a grand jeté.