Cultural impact The Pirates of Penzance

1 cultural impact

1.1 major-general s song
1.2 film , television
1.3 other references

cultural impact

major-general s song


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pirates 1 of referenced works of gilbert , sullivan. major-general s song, in particular, parodied, pastiched , used in advertising. parody versions have been used in political commentary entertainment media. challenging patter has proved interesting comedians; notable examples include tom lehrer s song elements , david hyde pierce s monologue, host of saturday night live. in 2010, comedian ron butler released youtube pastiche of song in character president obama which, of may 2012, had garnered more 1,750,000 total views.

pastiche examples include animaniacs version, model of cartoon individual , in episode h.m.s. yakko ; doctor audio model of gallifreyan buccaneer in doctor , pirates; studio 60 on sunset strip version in episode cold open (2006), cast performs ll model of modern network tv show ; , mass effect 2 video game version, character mordin solus sings: model of scientist salarian .

the song used in film , on television, unchanged in many instances, character s audition piece, or seen in school play scene. examples include veggietales episode entitled wonderful world of auto-tainment! ; frasier episode fathers , sons ; simpsons episode deep space homer ; , mad episode moody blues , paul directs charity production of penzance starring father, burt, major-general. in muppet show (season 3, episode 4) guest host, comedian gilda radner, sings song 7-foot-tall (2.1 m) talking carrot (parodying pilot/pirate confusion in pirates, radner had requested 6-foot-tall (1.8 m) talking parrot, misheard). in episode of home improvement, al borland begins sing song when tricked thinking in soundproof booth. in babylon 5 episode atonement , marcus cole uses song drive dr stephen franklin crazy on long journey mars.

examples of use of song in advertising include martyn green s pastiche of song listing of varieties of campbell s soup , 2011 geico commercial in couple wants save money, still listen musicals, finds roommate, dressed major-general, awkwardly begins song while dancing on coffee table. gimbels department store had campaign sung tune of major-general s song began, model of modern big department store. george washington, in number right hand man 2015 musical hamilton lin-manuel miranda, refers himself irony model of modern major general , rhymes men , pedestal . miranda commented: felt ‘mineral’ wasn’t best possible rhyme.

film , television

other film references pirates include kate & leopold, there multiple references, including scene leopold sings model of modern major-general while accompanying himself on piano; , in pretty woman, edward lewis (richard gere) covers social gaffe prostitute vivian ward (julia roberts), comments opera la traviata peed [her] pants , saying had said liked better pirates of penzance . in walt disney s cartoon mickey, donald, goofy: 3 musketeers (2004), there performance of pirates becomes setting climactic battle between musketeers , captain pete. pirates songs sung in cartoon cat-like tread , poor wand ring 1 , climbing on rocky mountain , major-general s song. poor wand ring 1 used in movie american tail. soundtrack of 1992 film hand rocks cradle includes poor wand ring 1 , oh dry glistening tear .

television references, in addition mentioned above, included series west wing, pirates , other gilbert , sullivan operas mentioned in several episodes, deputy communications director, sam seaborn, recording secretary of school s gilbert , sullivan society. in studio 60 on sunset strip, poster pirates hangs on matt albie s office wall. both tv series created aaron sorkin. in pilot episode of 2008 cbs series flashpoint, police officer , partner sing policeman s song. in assy mcgee episode entitled pegfinger , detective sanchez s wife member of community theatre performs opera. in 1986 episode of animated television adaptation of wind in willows entitled producer s lot, several characters put on production of pirates. in 2005 family guy episode peter s got woods , brian griffin sings sighing softly , peter griffin s assistance. in 2012 episode, killer queen , peter gives garbled rendition of major-general s song. in 2009 criminal minds episode slave of duty , hotch quotes oh dry glist ning tear . in 1992 episode understudy of clarissa explains all, title character chosen understudy mabel in school production of pirates , unprepared when must go on; scene mikado heard.

other references

wallpaper showing characters pirates , other savoy operas

other notable instances of references pirates include new york times article on 29 february 1940, memorialising frederic out of indentures. 6 years previously, arms granted municipal borough of penzance in 1934 contain pirate dressed in gilbert s original costuming, , penzance had rugby team called penzance pirates, called cornish pirates. in 1980, isaac asimov wrote short story called year of action , concerning whether action of pirates took place on 1 march 1873, or 1 march 1877 (depending on whether gilbert took account fact 1900 not leap year). plot of laurie r. king s 2011 novel pirate king centers on 1924 silent movie adaption of pirates of penzance.

the music chorus of cat-like tread , begins come, friends, plough sea, used in popular american song, hail, hail, gang s here. cat-like tread part of soundtrack, along other gilbert , sullivan songs, in 1981 film, chariots of fire, , pastiched in hms yakko episode of animaniacs in song surfing whale.