Huh the credited writer is "Jack Barth" who only did one episode and then did a whole lot of nothing (sorry but it's true) until writing that movie "Yesterday" from last year. VERY weird. I would bet it wasn't him who came up with it though. It reads like a writer's room gag.
I love how while the orangutans are circling Zaius "worshiping" him, he's just standing there. He's not basking in the glory of it at all. Almost like this happens on a regular basis.
Well, honestly, in the movie they all practically worship him... So I think they wanted to portray that arrogance in this small clip... I think it worked perfectly ha ha
Dr Zaius is very jaded, in this Simpsons episode and the actual movie. He knows far more than he pretends to know. And he is not amused or surprised by most things because he knew about it prior to anyone else. God I love this episode. So many great lines.
My head canon is the person playing Dr Zaius is a classically trained performer who cut his teeth on Broadway when he was young and now has to do off Broadway performances of kitschy adaptations
This is one of those things where i can guarantee that the realization that Dr Zaius and Amadeus rhymed popped into the writer's head in the middle of the night and they knew exactly what had to be done
@@MURPHYCHACHO the idea of Jack Barth sitting bolt upright in bed at 3am and scrawling "Dr. Zaius = Amadeus??? PotA Musical?" on a note pad is hilarious
@@XAVR_ Now I'm imagining how he and his wife are sitting there in vain, trying to decipher the gibberish "Can play piano, couldn't before"," breakdancing"
Just an FYI, to show how fast they were moving with this parody, that line is a reference to when Sparacus's friend (from the movie Spartacus), I believe played by Tony Curtis, dies and says, rather cheesily, 'I love you, Spartacus'. Classic.
@@samgyeopsal569 Not a musical, but there’s a Star Wars themed parody of The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper called Princess Leia’s Stolen Death Star Plans that’s pretty close
I’m not a playwright or even a writer or any kind but for years I’ve been dreaming about writing a musical version of It and I still think I can make it work
Some wiki trivia for you: One aspect of the rewrite was the song "Dr. Zaius" from the Planet of the Apes musical, which the staff consider to be one of the greatest musical numbers ever written for The Simpsons. The two songs in the musical were composed by Alf Clausen, who had worked as a copyist on the original film of Planet of the Apes. Weinstein-who had not seen the film at the time-pitched it in the writer's room as "Rock Me Dr. Zaius", in parody of the 1985 song "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco. It expanded into a full song primarily concocted by George Meyer, who included "corny" aspects of vaudeville. The line "From chimpan-A to chimpan-Z" in the final song of the musical was written by David X. Cohen. Oakley commented that he has heard the line "all over the world". Several of the staffers have commented on how writing the Planet of the Apes parody generated a great deal of enthusiasm in the writer's room: Oakley described it as "one of those rare bursts of creative brilliance. A lot of the things that people remember and love on The Simpsons were horrible late-night grinds, whereas this was just a magic visit from the joke fairy.
I always thought that this Song is a Parody of "Rock me Amadeus" from Falco. But I couldnt believe that a german Song got parodied by the Simpsons. Turns out it actually was lol. "Rock me Amadeus" was really popular even in the US.
+Abjeet Singh How can he say that? Just a minute ago he was shouting about hating the apes! (Yes, I know it's supposed to be funny. But it still seems a little odd, despite the laughs I get watching it.)
+CosmoFan47 Its I guess supposed to be lampooning the stupid endings and treacly sentimentality of vapid musical theatre. Homer calls it _legitimate theatre_ meaning its basically not, or so I guess the writers felt.
I like how the character designers didn't even try to make the ape actors look like they're wearing costumes. It just looks like actual talking apes came to the Simpsons' Earth to be part of this play.
The entire ending is beautiful. The line, "From Chimpan-A, to Chimpan-Z." The way they casually point to the Statue of Liberty rising up from nowhere. And the fact that Troy accepts his fate, and turns to Dr. Zaius, to finally say, "I Love You Doctor Zaius!" Is beautiful. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Same here. FINALLY after years, YEARS of listening to that addictive hook, that song that just won't go away in my head, I finally decided to see the source of that song but this time it's youtube instead of thee old radiation box.
Greg Goodman I forgot about it then came across the episode last night and as soon as the music started my entire childhood life flashed before my eyes and I died laughing like back when it was 20 years ago again
Wow this really shows Troy McClure's skill as a singer. pianist, actor. I used to think he was kind of incompetent from all those short videos he did but he's actually honed the fine arts of the theater to a masterful level.
“I think you’re crazy” “Want a 2nd opinion” “You’re also lazy” Still gets me 20 years later. Just realised it’s also a Haiku. Legitimately want to see this as a broadway musical.
@@ApeNaticZoo The confusing part is troys statement "want a second opinion" (its ambiguous to make the joke work) Hes asking for a second opinion from another doctor, not a literal second different opinion about himself. Does that help?
@@ApeNaticZoo He wanted a second opinion from another doctor, instead gets another opinionated statement from the same doctor. That's what makes it brilliantly hilarious.
@@ApeNaticZoo A Second Opinion is when, after seeing a doctor, you ask a different doctor what their opinion is, usually because you weren't happy with what the first doctor said.
the whole thing is a joyfully savage swipe at popular culture and how people are bamboozled in a race to the lowest common denominator for the dollar ... the original planet of the apes ending, the shocking revelation of nuclear holocaust is turned into its exact opposite, a joyful 'everyone is happy' conclusion complete with fireworks. and its done with so much love which just makes it all the more savage : )
We as a society spend too much time asking ourselves “what if” that we never bother to ask “why not”. I don’t know who originally said that, but it was on a comment from a Steamed Hams video.
The Pyramids. The Renaissance. The Theory of Relativity. The first four Metallica albums. This entire two minutes of Simpson’s genius. Humanity’s greatest achievements.
The first time I saw this episode, I nearly suffocated, laughing so hard. Many thanks to Matt, the writers, and the animators, for giving me more laughs than any comedy, ever. The greatest show, for so many years, just by pure volume of laughs.
Given all the crap Broadway has put on the stage over the years, this would be brilliant (but only if the same creative masterminds behind the Simpsons had a hand in it).
The first part of the Dr. Zaius song is a parody of "I Can Talk" from Charlotte's Web, the second part is a parody of "Rock Me, Amadeus", for those who might have been wondering
That’s probably everybody who read that comment, actually. It’s pretty common knowledge that the second bit is a parody of Rock Me Amadeus, but just like everyone else, I had no idea the first part was a song from Charlotte’s Web. In fact, I had no idea that song was a thing that even existed.
The first part is a reference to a movie called planet of the apes where a human gets captured but has a sore throat so he can't talk and then he gets captured again and then he talks. Little known fact
Isn't it great that I articulate? Isn't it grand that you can understand? I don't grunt, I don't oink, I don't even squeak or squawk. When I wanna say a somethin, I open up and talk!
He was a true professional for comedy like this. But I guarantee he had to do multiples takes for the “chimpan-a to chimpan-z” line. It’s impossible not to laugh the first time you hear that.
I came here today because i randomly started singing this at work. Ever since i first heard it, its been living in my head, rent free for about 20+ years
"Can I play the piano anymore?" "Of course you can!" "Well I couldn't before." The thing that kills me is the face Doctor Saius makes. Like "Omg! That's amazing!"
Yes seasons 1 to 10 are the only Simpsons worth watching! anything after that is NOT The Simpsons but Zombie Simpsons as it's an undead braindead corpse that needs to be shot in the head and put out of it's misery.
+Sitizen Kane That's why I still support the war on drugs. Her addiction to cocaine drove her to murder him. Drugs are a more powerful weapon than any nuclear bomb ever developed.
I love how this is the most actual talent Troy McClure has ever shown. The man may be a washed-up hack, but I guess you don't take as many parts as he does (or stay acting after years of being washed-up) without a genuine passion for entertaining people.
When I was like 9, 10 years old watching this on Sunday night like me & family did every Sunday for 14 years... When the Dr Zaius song came on and the monkey started break dancing... My father laughed, no, he fucking CRACKED UP hysterically. I had never seen him laugh like that. Then he later explained to me that this was a play on the "Rock Me Amadeus" song from the 80s.
Turning Rock me Amadeus into this, and "In the garden of eden" are the pinnacle of parody. Never to be surpassed. By the simpsons or anyone else. Especially not the simpsons now.
+Michael Oliver Human: What's wrong with me!? Dr. Zaius: I think you're crazy. Human: Want a second opinion! Dr. Zaius: You're also lazy. You see, Dr. Zaius is a doctor giving off the cuff diagnoses. Troy as the Human asks for a second opinion. Dr. Zaius being a doctor, gives him a second opinion. It's supposed to be a different doctor diagnosing the Human.
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The guy who came up with “chimpan-A to chimpan-Z” deserves an award
He has at least 1 I'm sure!!!
Huh the credited writer is "Jack Barth" who only did one episode and then did a whole lot of nothing (sorry but it's true) until writing that movie "Yesterday" from last year. VERY weird.
I would bet it wasn't him who came up with it though. It reads like a writer's room gag.
And a raise
Normie
That would be David X. Cohen, who of course would later go on to create Futurama. He has won many awards!
The random breakdancing kills me everytime
It really is the best thing ever
Cider Bizet me too! xD LOL
Cider Bizet I busted out laughing to that as a child. I remember how I couldn't stop laughing after that. Lol
Its sooo true!!!
Hey I remember you from Jello video
The breakdancing. The goddamn random breakdancing. Why does it get me every time.
The moonwalking took me out😂😂😂
Nothing random about it. Expertly choreographed.
Yeah, an unnecessary flex all of a sudden😂
Because nobody takes break dancing serious except for breakdancers. It is great to make fun of this dancing style.😂
0:49 this gets me every time lmao 😂
The Dr Zaius theme tune has been living rent-free in my head for the past 25 years. The Simpsons in its absolute prime
Seriously me too… I haven’t seen it In so long I thought it was a figment of my imagination .. and here I am … 😂
I believe its a parody of “Rock me Amadeus”
You can always rely on the kindness of strangers.
@@ABJr229 it is
Saaaaame
This is a scene from The Simpsons that will live rent free in my head forever
Same lol
I find myself randomly singing this
Seroously why?!!! I got this memory since i was 7.... im 36!!!!
This and le grill
@@Ramoreira86 37 here... and same. Lol
I love how while the orangutans are circling Zaius "worshiping" him, he's just standing there. He's not basking in the glory of it at all. Almost like this happens on a regular basis.
would you just shut up , fool ?
He also rolled his eyes when the nurse hid behind him.
Well, honestly, in the movie they all practically worship him... So I think they wanted to portray that arrogance in this small clip... I think it worked perfectly ha ha
Dr Zaius is very jaded, in this Simpsons episode and the actual movie. He knows far more than he pretends to know. And he is not amused or surprised by most things because he knew about it prior to anyone else. God I love this episode. So many great lines.
Dr Zauis song is so funny.
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"Ever hear of Planet of The Apes?"
"Ehhh...The movie or the planet?"
or the album, or the song?
The book or the musical?
One of my most favorite Simpsons quotes till this day.
Clearly, he meant the planet Earth.
My son, the planet or me?
This is one of those scenes I remember out of nowhere and always burst out laughing
This happened to me yesterday hahah
+Ashley Negrete Too bad the Simpsons have seen their golden age come & go.
Daniel Appleton true. It's ok though, it happens to all good things, I'm happy I grew up with the best of the simpsons.
+Little King John holy cow that's funny as hell, Troy makes his big comeback in a play with breakdancing apes. XD
Same for me, but lately the musical montage from "A Streetcar Called Marge" pops in my brain, particularly the "I'm just a simple paper boy" line.
I love Dr zaius' annoyed expression when they are dancing around him
How it feels being a daycare employee
I love how one of them just starts break dancing for no reason but dammit it’s so damn hilarious every time 😂
The real zaius would have the same reaction
"I don't get paid enough for this shit"
My head canon is the person playing Dr Zaius is a classically trained performer who cut his teeth on Broadway when he was young and now has to do off Broadway performances of kitschy adaptations
This is one of those things where i can guarantee that the realization that Dr Zaius and Amadeus rhymed popped into the writer's head in the middle of the night and they knew exactly what had to be done
Absolutely. Like the guy just suddenly bolted upright in bed and started frantically searching for a pen and paper before he forgot.
@@MURPHYCHACHO the idea of Jack Barth sitting bolt upright in bed at 3am and scrawling "Dr. Zaius = Amadeus??? PotA Musical?" on a note pad is hilarious
This song was probably living in his head for weeks, and he just needed to get it out.
@@XAVR_
Now I'm imagining how he and his wife are sitting there in vain, trying to decipher the gibberish
"Can play piano, couldn't before"," breakdancing"
Bless the writers
He went from “I hate every ape I see” to “I love you Dr. Zauis”
Now that’s character development
Within seconds
Holy Hand Grenades truly a masterpiece of character writing honestly
It's about family.
Hominidae, to be exact.
Just an FYI, to show how fast they were moving with this parody, that line is a reference to when Sparacus's friend (from the movie Spartacus), I believe played by Tony Curtis, dies and says, rather cheesily, 'I love you, Spartacus'. Classic.
😂🤣💀
"And you are going to be...the human."
"It's the part I was born to play!"
Dak Lamerbusch
Pretty sure he doesn't. I had just watched that clip before posting it.
+The Champ the movie or the planet?
+Javier Hernández MacArthur Parker the agent? MacArthur Parker MY agent?
Dak Lamerbusch He does. I still have my CD copy of Songs In The Key Of Springfield.
Can I date you
"Can I play the piano-anymore!?"
"Of course you can!"
"WELL I COULDN'T-BEFORE!"
*ANCIENT* joke, as was "second opinion".
Yes, the dialogue is terribly hackneyed. That's part of the joke!
Shane Crotty "what's wrong with me?" "I think your crazy" "With a second opinion" " your all so lazy"
The :O face from Dr.Zaius gets me everytime.
"Does your dog bite...?"
The idea of turning science fiction movies into musicals sounds like a stroke of creativity
lmao somebody definitely had a stroke when they green-lit this FIASCO!
I need a star wars musical
@@samgyeopsal569 Not a musical, but there’s a Star Wars themed parody of The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper called Princess Leia’s Stolen Death Star Plans that’s pretty close
@@cjwright79 I heard it is actually pretty cool tho
I’m not a playwright or even a writer or any kind but for years I’ve been dreaming about writing a musical version of It and I still think I can make it work
"I hate every ape I see, from chimpan-a to chimpanzee." has got to be one of the best lines in tv history
"This play has everything."
No, you'll never make a monkey out of me
@@GlitchanBlackOhhh, I love legitimate the-ay-tre
This is some of the most inspired writing for any comedy skit, ever.
I still chuckle from time to time at the _every chimpan-a to chimpan-z_ line
Hy
100 percent
Right? One of the writers top moment.
At my sister’s college graduation the Dean was named Dr. Zaius. I had to leave because I couldn’t stop laughing.
I bet you could hear the song too lol
@@micahthomas7699 My brother kept singing it.
🤣🤣🤣
I wonder if there were failing students that went to him for tutoring and said, “ooh help me Dr. Zaius!”
Omg best comment ever!!!
R.I.P Phil Hartman, you may remember him from such Simpsons roles as Lionel Hutz and Troy McClure.
He did a cameo in National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon as the cop doing the stand-up. He was murdered by his wife and wasn't he?
@@SagaciousFrank yes. Unfortunately his wife lost her sanity one night
@@justsomeguy9280it's because Andy Dick gave Brynn Hartman the drugs and they went on a bender.. She then went crazy and shot phil
And Lyle Lanley
I love you 😂😂
Some wiki trivia for you:
One aspect of the rewrite was the song "Dr. Zaius" from the Planet of the Apes musical, which the staff consider to be one of the greatest musical numbers ever written for The Simpsons. The two songs in the musical were composed by Alf Clausen, who had worked as a copyist on the original film of Planet of the Apes. Weinstein-who had not seen the film at the time-pitched it in the writer's room as "Rock Me Dr. Zaius", in parody of the 1985 song "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco. It expanded into a full song primarily concocted by George Meyer, who included "corny" aspects of vaudeville. The line "From chimpan-A to chimpan-Z" in the final song of the musical was written by David X. Cohen. Oakley commented that he has heard the line "all over the world". Several of the staffers have commented on how writing the Planet of the Apes parody generated a great deal of enthusiasm in the writer's room: Oakley described it as "one of those rare bursts of creative brilliance. A lot of the things that people remember and love on The Simpsons were horrible late-night grinds, whereas this was just a magic visit from the joke fairy.
Thanks! I was wondering which song this was originally! 👌
What a read; thank you for sharing.
Brilliant minds all around
Thank you for this.
I always thought that this Song is a Parody of "Rock me Amadeus" from Falco. But I couldnt believe that a german Song got parodied by the Simpsons. Turns out it actually was lol. "Rock me Amadeus" was really popular even in the US.
I love the obvious synthetic electric sounds coming out of an old fashioned upright piano
I love how he professes his love for Dr Zaius, the perfect dumb cliché closing musical line that makes no sense following the song lol
The Simpsons was sooooo good Jesus Christ
Orwellian
@@Tempusverum Yaaasssss.
Where does the cliche come from? Examples
@@TempusverumI was thinking the same thing, “He loved Big Brother” but with Dr. Zaius
Am I the only one who wants to see this on Broadway?
In fact why isn't Dr Zaius a Broadway villain?
Vilmundur Gunnarsson not anymore
Are you kidding? I'd give an organ to see this on Broadway!
well Dr. Zaius from the films always seemed to be a broadway villain to me
Would you give a piano?
I LOVE YOU DOCTOR ZAIUS!
+Abjeet Singh How can he say that? Just a minute ago he was shouting about hating the apes!
(Yes, I know it's supposed to be funny. But it still seems a little odd, despite the laughs I get watching it.)
+CosmoFan47 The transition implies a few hours had passed.
+CosmoFan47 Its I guess supposed to be lampooning the stupid endings and treacly sentimentality of vapid musical theatre.
Homer calls it _legitimate theatre_ meaning its basically not, or so I guess the writers felt.
It's a reference to the last words in the book 1984.
Robert Olin can you explain?
I like how the character designers didn't even try to make the ape actors look like they're wearing costumes. It just looks like actual talking apes came to the Simpsons' Earth to be part of this play.
The entire ending is beautiful. The line, "From Chimpan-A, to Chimpan-Z." The way they casually point to the Statue of Liberty rising up from nowhere. And the fact that Troy accepts his fate, and turns to Dr. Zaius, to finally say, "I Love You Doctor Zaius!" Is beautiful. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Still in my head 20 years later
Same here. FINALLY after years, YEARS of listening to that addictive hook, that song that just won't go away in my head, I finally decided to see the source of that song but this time it's youtube instead of thee old radiation box.
D Sandoval look up "Falco Rock me Amadeus" and have your mind blown
Greg Goodman this popped into my head out of flipping nowhere two days ago and hasn't left and I'm good with that!
Darn right!
Greg Goodman I forgot about it then came across the episode last night and as soon as the music started my entire childhood life flashed before my eyes and I died laughing like back when it was 20 years ago again
I woud see this if it was a legit musical starring Phil Hartman. Rest in Peace
same
silvercheetah92 rip falco
agreed. hell i would still see if it was a legit musical
RIP Falco and Philt Hartman
I love legitimate theater
I would pay UNTOLD amounts of money to get an admission ticket for this musical.
Unfortunately Phil Hartman can't perform...
@@edmerc92 R.I.P
I was just saying to a friend, I would legit go to an actual stage production of this. This is brilliant.
@@therexbellator
Simpsons writing team is genius.
I would give all my GME MOASS money just to see this play. But then again, I would fund a play and be a producer for it
0:49 the completely random breakdancing and disco move crack me up more than anything lol
Wow this really shows Troy McClure's skill as a singer. pianist, actor. I used to think he was kind of incompetent from all those short videos he did but he's actually honed the fine arts of the theater to a masterful level.
He's supposed to be a parody of a washed-up actor. That was the whole point of this episode.
@@WarpChaos He sleeps with the fishes
“I think you’re crazy”
“Want a 2nd opinion”
“You’re also lazy”
Still gets me 20 years later. Just realised it’s also a Haiku.
Legitimately want to see this as a broadway musical.
I dont get it :(
@@ApeNaticZoo The confusing part is troys statement "want a second opinion" (its ambiguous to make the joke work)
Hes asking for a second opinion from another doctor, not a literal second different opinion about himself.
Does that help?
I also wanna see Kickin’ It on Broadway.
@@ApeNaticZoo He wanted a second opinion from another doctor, instead gets another opinionated statement from the same doctor. That's what makes it brilliantly hilarious.
@@ApeNaticZoo A Second Opinion is when, after seeing a doctor, you ask a different doctor what their opinion is, usually because you weren't happy with what the first doctor said.
Troy with a beard looks a lot like Hank Scorpio.
JEMASCOLA LOL he does 😂😂😂
Legit thought that was him.
Popeye papiene popeye papiene
Awww the Denver Broncos?!?
Wait it’s not!!?!
One of the best things about this era of Simpsons is that you dont have to understand the parody and its still hilarious
"i love legitimate theater :)" is underrated
Yes! The whole bit is comedy gold, but that one line from Homer always gets a laugh out of me.
the whole thing is a joyfully savage swipe at popular culture and how people are bamboozled in a race to the lowest common denominator for the dollar ... the original planet of the apes ending, the shocking revelation of nuclear holocaust is turned into its exact opposite, a joyful 'everyone is happy' conclusion complete with fireworks. and its done with so much love which just makes it all the more savage : )
The piano coming out of nowhere and his grin as he plays it 😂
This play has everything! Lol
Seasons 1 to 13 really should be in a museum or recognised as art or something. Best eras for this show.
I'd say more like 1-7
@@BeyondDescription5 nah 13 has some true gems.
@@sunilanand1007 such as?
@@BeyondDescription5 the aus episode, the neighbourhood watch one, the weed episode honestly heaps of them.
@@sunilanand1007 I'll give it a whirl
This is one of the things in your life where you legit ask yourself "You know, why not?"
Disappointed Turtle And you know the writers wrote more of the play than was animated too.
We as a society spend too much time asking ourselves “what if” that we never bother to ask “why not”.
I don’t know who originally said that, but it was on a comment from a Steamed Hams video.
@@TotoDG That sounds like the opposite of what Jeff Goldblum says in Jurassic Park
weird flex but ok
True lol, cool account by the way
One of the best scenes in the Simpsons ha ha
+salozmen29 I've never seen this "ha ha". What's it about?
+Micic00 It's misspelled ‘haw haw’ :-)
Good ol' days when they were funny, because they got at least 18 years of pure overpaid boredom.
ha ha
How about Mr. Sparkles!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The way he sings “oh my god I was wrong it was earth all long” with out the slightest bit of emotion always kills me
The Pyramids.
The Renaissance.
The Theory of Relativity.
The first four Metallica albums.
This entire two minutes of Simpson’s genius.
Humanity’s greatest achievements.
Add "The Garden of Eden Honey" to this list as well
"I CAN SIIIIING!!!!!!" I remember dying of laughter then.🤣
Honestly the delivery is just so good, like they were taking it 100% serious
This never gets old no matter how many times I watch it.
The first time I saw this episode, I nearly suffocated, laughing so hard. Many thanks to Matt, the writers, and the animators, for giving me more laughs than any comedy, ever. The greatest show, for so many years, just by pure volume of laughs.
Don't forget the legend that was Phil Hartman. Every single scene he was in was GOLD! May he rest in peace.
Best part i never noticed is after the breakdance, the ape at the back right is doing some kind of crap moonwalk 😂
I can't stop laughing. Send help ☠️
The Simpsons in it's prime is still the best comedy I've ever seen.
Why isn't this a real Broadway show yet?
Because we are not worthy…
better than Turn Off the Dark!
Given all the crap Broadway has put on the stage over the years, this would be brilliant (but only if the same creative masterminds behind the Simpsons had a hand in it).
All I Need is a few million Dollars, a type writer and a lot of drugs
Because only the late great Phil Hartman could play the lead!
90s Simpsons > ANYTHING
So true.
Easily
Mirage Music modern simpsons
Not the NBA on NBC.
Better than Zombie Simpsons (aka simpsons 2000 to now) as The Simpsons died after 1999
The first part of the Dr. Zaius song is a parody of "I Can Talk" from Charlotte's Web, the second part is a parody of "Rock Me, Amadeus", for those who might have been wondering
I knew the Amadeus part, but not the Charlotte's Web
That’s probably everybody who read that comment, actually. It’s pretty common knowledge that the second bit is a parody of Rock Me Amadeus, but just like everyone else, I had no idea the first part was a song from Charlotte’s Web. In fact, I had no idea that song was a thing that even existed.
The first part is a reference to a movie called planet of the apes where a human gets captured but has a sore throat so he can't talk and then he gets captured again and then he talks. Little known fact
Isn't it great that I articulate? Isn't it grand that you can understand? I don't grunt, I don't oink, I don't even squeak or squawk. When I wanna say a somethin, I open up and talk!
What's the 3rd part a parody of?
Phil Hartman left this world much too soon. What a brilliant man.
Getting shot in the face and neck must suck.
He was a true professional for comedy like this. But I guarantee he had to do multiples takes for the “chimpan-a to chimpan-z” line. It’s impossible not to laugh the first time you hear that.
@@AT-il2ejhe was sleeping so I hope he didn’t feel much
I came here today because i randomly started singing this at work. Ever since i first heard it, its been living in my head, rent free for about 20+ years
"Can I play the piano anymore?"
"Of course you can!"
"Well I couldn't before."
The thing that kills me is the face Doctor Saius makes. Like "Omg! That's amazing!"
zaius
Anime Professor it is Zaius
pogchimp
This scene is perfect
He'd never heard that joke. Imagine a world where that joke isn't old.
I like Dr Zaius' facial expressions when Troy says "I love you, Dr Zaius!"
Great songwriting there I love it chimpanzee
This song gets randomly stuck in my head all the time and I haven't even seen this in years.
Man people who went back from Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes will rewatch this lol
Guilty of that.
Yep to me as well. Maybe Dr Zaius will appear in the next one......
Here I am, was hoping to finally see Dr Zaius in the movies but got disappointed
WHAT A WONDERFUL DAY!
Everything about this. The sparkles on the torch even. “I love you Dr Zaius!” The little squeaking noises when the set moves. This is craft.
I love legitimate theatre.
This was the golden days of the Simpsons, I believe this period was the crowning glory of the show and so much better than what it has become today
That whole damn era has some mystical/mysterious quality to it.
Now is just pure TRASH
Yes seasons 1 to 10 are the only Simpsons worth watching! anything after that is NOT The Simpsons but Zombie Simpsons as it's an undead braindead corpse that needs to be shot in the head and put out of it's misery.
It’s become worse. It is virtually meant to be viewed by nobody.
@@Johnlindsey289 yes but to me that’s after season 17 it was great until the movie for me.
I miss Phil Hartman still.
we all do.
he was one of the funniest human beings on this planet
+ALonelyWeeaboo He voiced my favorite Simpsons characters
I can still see the outside of that house his wife murdered him in the news reels. Seems like only yesterday. The simpsons died with Hartman
+Sitizen Kane
That's why I still support the war on drugs. Her addiction to cocaine drove her to murder him. Drugs are a more powerful weapon than any nuclear bomb ever developed.
***** the war on drugs is truly a problem. It's like having a war on premarital sex and a war on having babies out of wedlock. It's pointless.
Better breakdancing than the Olympics 😂
30 years later and breakdancing is in the olympics. we did it boys.
Only to see a chick só called Ray Gunn and gave an awkward performance
This play has everything.
This would be one musical I would actually go to see. Possibly The Simpsons best work.
I love the way He looks at that lady ape when she says 'oooh help me doctor Zaius.
I love how this is the most actual talent Troy McClure has ever shown. The man may be a washed-up hack, but I guess you don't take as many parts as he does (or stay acting after years of being washed-up) without a genuine passion for entertaining people.
The spoken "Dr. Zaius Dr. Zaius!" at the end of the refrain never ceases to get me.
This play IS everything.
It's "has", but yes, great quote
The pinnacle of human achievement in the arts.
"I love you, Dr. Zaius!" Had me burst out laughing!
same but this whole thing made me burst out laughing
I love the lines "He can talk?! He can talk!" to "I can SIIIIIIIIIING!!!" They are so self-indulgent and absurd.
After 25 years I still catch myself singing this in my head.
I had this stuck in my head for the last two days
Dr. Zaius is highly annoyed the entire time 😂
When I was like 9, 10 years old watching this on Sunday night like me & family did every Sunday for 14 years... When the Dr Zaius song came on and the monkey started break dancing... My father laughed, no, he fucking CRACKED UP hysterically. I had never seen him laugh like that. Then he later explained to me that this was a play on the "Rock Me Amadeus" song from the 80s.
Turning Rock me Amadeus into this, and "In the garden of eden" are the pinnacle of parody. Never to be surpassed. By the simpsons or anyone else. Especially not the simpsons now.
This is probably the single best joke in Simpsons history.
Well, look at the city slicker in his fancy comment section.
This needs to be on Broadway.
I love legitamet theatre.
Spongebob is now a musical so why not this right?!
Given that FOX owns both The Simpsons and the Planet Of The Apes movies, it's a shame this hasn't already been made.
Michael Reilly Disney owns them both now. Disney does like to make musicals so I’m surprised they haven’t already
@@jtszabo1691 Maybe they think that any attempt at making a stage musical not based on one of their popular movies would flop.
Probably the best scene ever made for The Simpsons.
If anyone is wondering. THe Dr. Zaius song is a parody of the song rock me amaedeus
Ya, I was wondering if they got it from that 80's song.
And Stop the World - I Want to Get Off if you want to cover everything.
GameSlimia, well, duh!!
Rest in Peace, Phil Hartman.
Your comedic genius was taken from us far too soon.
Peak Simpsons and the peak of humanity right here
1:26 “oh my god I was wrooooong” is one of the funniest lines off every Simpsons episode imo
You finally made a monkey.
I want this to be my wedding song while I pop it and lock it to this gem.
These two minutes > Season 10-current.
absolutely agreed
Season 12 had some gems.
I don't know all those Lisa episodes are really great. She is everyone's favorite Simpson after all.
I'd say season 12 and lower were the best
I have been watching them in release order over the year. I just finished season 12 which is really good. It's 13 where they start going bonkers.
The breakdancing always gets me 😂
"Oh my God, I was wrong! It was Earth all along!"
Fucking howling
I would totally go to see this. Why are fictitious musicals always cooler than the actual ones?
Hamilton was amazing.
Because they can load all the good parts into just a few minutes.
I literally just got the second opinion joke a few weeks ago. **smacks forehead**
+Michael Oliver Human: What's wrong with me!?
Dr. Zaius: I think you're crazy.
Human: Want a second opinion!
Dr. Zaius: You're also lazy.
You see, Dr. Zaius is a doctor giving off the cuff diagnoses. Troy as the Human asks for a second opinion. Dr. Zaius being a doctor, gives him a second opinion. It's supposed to be a different doctor diagnosing the Human.
+Michael Oliver the "Can I play the X any more" line is also a bad joke that is well known amongst doctors, real subtlety in this.
TheMrPistolable Thanks for the extra info!
I hate every new episode I see , from season 10 to currently...
oh they 'll never get again a like out of me...
0:02 Wow, people weren't kidding about the whole "Simpsons predicting everything" thing.
Referring to what?
@Thomas Cusack It was one cinema, not the whole street that was closed. A cinema could be closed for a million reasons. This is a stretch
@Thomas Cusack oh yeah, i think you're right
No, referring to Fox being closed, or bought by Disney
@@soychidoese that's even more of a stretch lmao. Closed does not mean bought
Can't stop watching the monkey break dance lol best scene ever.
1:05 this play has everything
"I LOVE YOU DR ZAIUS."
We all do, my friend. We all do.
It's been almost 30 years and they still haven't made a play out of this
Truly the most cursed timeline.
It’s the little things. The sound of chains clanking when the statue of liberty rises and the fact his gun is just a lump of wood😂
It’s almost maddening how much I can’t get this song out of my head, especially the Dr. Zaius chorus.
Falco - Amadeus
Thank me later.
The break dancing Ape 0:49 always gets me 😂😂😂
i'd pay good money to see this... this is not a joke
This and a proper McBain movie.
"I love legitimate theatre"
The Simpsons were really smooth back then.
0:44 I love how Dr. Zaius looks like he's saying "Why me?"
Ive probably watched this like 200 times and I just now noticed the ape moonwalking behind the breakdancing one 😂
This is perfection. Even decades later it still makes me smile 😁