potzbie
07-28-2006, 05:46 PM
Here is Disneyland psychological (!) anecdode.
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I was at the Main Street Railroad Depot.
I heard the announcer say "... now leaving for a trip around the Magic Kingdom."
And I laughed.
The phrase, "Magic Kingdom," triggered a funny memory.
Why?
I wondered, "Where have I heard that phrase in a comedy bit?
I now remember why.
***
I remember a comedy sketch on a comedy album.
(See "Greatest Hits of the National Lampoon".)
The sketch is a parody of the well-known kiddie television show, "MisterRogers' Neighborhood."
(Locally, I think the TV show was on KCET, which I think is a PBS affiliate.)
The parody was titled, "Mister Roberts," of course.
The main character in the comedy sketch, "Mr. Roberts," sounds like MisterRogers (who was played by Fred Rogers on the televison show) with a sing-song. child-like quality to his voice, and his vocabulary, and his attitude, like countless kiddie show hosts have.
But for this sketch, he is interviewing a jazz bass player.
The jazz bass player is the opposite of Mr. Roberts.
He thinks about money, getting paid for his gigs, getting shafted from his record company, and just does not think the same things as Mr. Roberts thinks about (e.g., "Sheep, and candies") as Mr. Roberts does when Mr. Roberts listen to music.
In this interview, the jazz bass player answers questions from Mr. Roberts in an unexpected, uncompromising way.
But here is the tie-in which makes me laugh nowadays.
The sketch closes with this dialog.
***
Mr. Roberts: "Well, I'm sure we'd all like to hear you play your bass for us. Are you ready for a trip to the Magic Kingdom?"
Bass Player: "No man. Thanks, but it's a little early in the day. I gotta drive."
***
:) :) :)
***
I was at the Main Street Railroad Depot.
I heard the announcer say "... now leaving for a trip around the Magic Kingdom."
And I laughed.
The phrase, "Magic Kingdom," triggered a funny memory.
Why?
I wondered, "Where have I heard that phrase in a comedy bit?
I now remember why.
***
I remember a comedy sketch on a comedy album.
(See "Greatest Hits of the National Lampoon".)
The sketch is a parody of the well-known kiddie television show, "MisterRogers' Neighborhood."
(Locally, I think the TV show was on KCET, which I think is a PBS affiliate.)
The parody was titled, "Mister Roberts," of course.
The main character in the comedy sketch, "Mr. Roberts," sounds like MisterRogers (who was played by Fred Rogers on the televison show) with a sing-song. child-like quality to his voice, and his vocabulary, and his attitude, like countless kiddie show hosts have.
But for this sketch, he is interviewing a jazz bass player.
The jazz bass player is the opposite of Mr. Roberts.
He thinks about money, getting paid for his gigs, getting shafted from his record company, and just does not think the same things as Mr. Roberts thinks about (e.g., "Sheep, and candies") as Mr. Roberts does when Mr. Roberts listen to music.
In this interview, the jazz bass player answers questions from Mr. Roberts in an unexpected, uncompromising way.
But here is the tie-in which makes me laugh nowadays.
The sketch closes with this dialog.
***
Mr. Roberts: "Well, I'm sure we'd all like to hear you play your bass for us. Are you ready for a trip to the Magic Kingdom?"
Bass Player: "No man. Thanks, but it's a little early in the day. I gotta drive."
***
:) :) :)