{"id":1723,"date":"2003-09-11T08:51:35","date_gmt":"2003-09-11T22:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/09\/11\/whos-on-stage\/"},"modified":"2019-12-05T15:57:33","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T23:57:33","slug":"whos-on-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/09\/11\/whos-on-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Who&#039;s on stage?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:13367,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=39xNlnmNLf4&amp;search=slappy%20squirrel&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20250323020053\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=39xNlnmNLf4&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-12 10:17:02&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-12 10:17:02&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:13368,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.metafilter.com\\\/mefi\\\/53361&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20061016063834\\\/http:\\\/\\\/www.metafilter.com\\\/mefi\\\/53361&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-12 10:17:07&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-03 00:58:22&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-07 19:00:28&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-22 00:00:57&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-26 17:51:36&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-26 17:51:36&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>Okay, this is it &#8212; the last one. Mostly because it&#8217;s the last version that I know of, but hey, that&#8217;s okay. This one comes from one of the best TV shows of all time, the Animaniacs (specifically, epsiode #59, midway through &#8220;Woodstock Slappy&#8221;). If there&#8217;s anyone out there who can get me an .mp3 of this scene, I&#8217;d love it!<\/p>\n<p>Update: This clip <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=39xNlnmNLf4&amp;search=slappy%20squirrel\" title=\"YouTube: Animaniacs: Who's on Stage?\">has been posted on YouTube<\/a>! Who knows how long it&#8217;ll be there before the copyright police yank it, but it&#8217;s there now&#8230;. (via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metafilter.com\/mefi\/53361\" title=\"MeFi: What are ya askin me for?\">MeFi<\/a>)<\/p>\n<h3>Who&#8217;s on stage?<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>\n  Skippy and Slappy are at Woodstock. Roger Daltrey is onstage singing&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: Skippy, what is the name of that group playing on stage?<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: Who.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: The name of the group.<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: Who.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: The group on stage.<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: Who.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: The group playing on stage.<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: Who.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: You&#8217;re starting to sound like an owl, Skippy.<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: Who is on stage!<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: That is what I&#8217;m askin&#8217; ya&#8217;, who is on stage?<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: That&#8217;s what I said.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: You said who?<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: I sure did.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: So tell me the name.<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: Who.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: The name of the group.<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: Who.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: The group on stage.<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: Who.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: The name of the band on stage!<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: Who!<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: You&#8217;re doing that owl thing again, Skippy!<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: I&#8217;m not, Aunt Slappy, I&#8217;m telling you Who is on stage.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: So tell me.<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: Who.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: So tell me.<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: Who.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: The name of the group.<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: Who.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: The group on stage!<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: Who!<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: That&#8217;s what I&#8217;m asking you!<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: And I&#8217;m telling you the answer.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: Wait, Skippy, let&#8217;s start over.  Is there a band on stage?<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: Yes.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: Does the band have a name?<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: Yes.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: Do you know the name of the band?<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: Yes.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: Then tell me the name of the band on stage.<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: Who.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: The name of the band!<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: Who.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: The band, playing on stage!<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: Who.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: That&#8217;s what I want to know!<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: I&#8217;m telling you!<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: Who is on stage.<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: Yes.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: Who is?<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: Yes.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: Oh. So the name of the band is Yes.<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: No, Aunt Slappy, Yes is not even at this concert.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: Then who is on stage?<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: Yes.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: Who is?<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: Yes.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: That&#8217;s just what I said, Yes is on stage.<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: No, Yes is not here. Who is on stage.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: Whaddya askin&#8217; me for?<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: I&#8217;m not!<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: Wait, let&#8217;s try this again. Do you see the band on stage?<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: No I don&#8217;t see The Band, that&#8217;s a different group entirely.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: On stage, Skippy.  Look, see the band?<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: No I don&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: Get rid of those John Lennon glasses and look!  There, there&#8217;s the band!<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: No, that&#8217;s not The Band.  The Band is performing later on.  Who&#8217;s on stage.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: You tell me.<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: Who.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: The name of the group on stage.<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: Who.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: The name of the group!<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: Who.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: The group on stage!<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: Who.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: The band!<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: No, The Band is performing later. Right now, we&#8217;re listening to Who.<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: That&#8217;s what I wanna know!!<\/p>\n<p>  [Cheering]<\/p>\n<p>  ROGER DALTRY: Hey, you squirrels are funny, man. Come on up here and take a bow.<\/p>\n<p>  SKIPPY: Yeah! Far out!<\/p>\n<p>  SLAPPY: Oh brother&#8230;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>(Thanks to my friend Rick for tracking this down on videotape so I could finally see it after being told about it for years&#8230;still looking for that .mp3, though!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Okay, this is it &mdash; the last one. Mostly because it&#8217;s the last version that I know of, but hey, that&#8217;s okay. 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