My brother is back on the podcast to talk about musical TV shows, episodes, and scenes — and we are so proud of ourselves for not breaking into song and dance a single time. It’s a miracle! (Yes, I did sing that in my head.)
Because we are both super psyched about the new NBC show, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (you can watch the pilot here), we decided to deep dive into all of the best and all of our favorite (sometimes the same thing, but not always) singing and dancing on TV. Well, not all of it. This is already a supersized episode and that’s with some strict parameters! While we certainly would have loved to chat (fine. GUSH.) about every single note sung or played on television in the history of ever, we had to limit ourselves a bit.
So today we are sharing musical shows, episodes, and scenes from scripted shows only and almost exclusively from the past 20 years. And it had to be a thing where the characters actually did the singing, rather than a soundtrack or even lip syncing. If that’s your jam (musical pun intended), this episode is for you. Enjoy!
MUSICAL SHOWS & EPISODES:
- Glee
- Smash
- Galavant
- Dr. Horrible’s Singalong Blog
- Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
- Nashville
- Perfect Harmony
- Encore! (This does not fit in my parameters, but my brother didn’t follow the rules. Says his big sister. AHEM.)
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (S6E7)
- It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (S4E13)
- Community (S3E10)
- Scrubs (S6E6)
- Psych (S7E15-16)
- Flash/Supergirl crossover
MUSICAL SCENES:
- Pushing Daisies (Hopelessly Devoted in S1E2)
- The Politician (The River in S1E1)
- 30 Rock (Midnight Train to Georgia in S2E10)
- How I Met Your Mother (Girls vs Suits in S5E12)
- Selfie (Chandelier and Wild World in S1E10)
- Chuck (Mr. Roboto in S2E22)
- Schitt’s Creek (Simply the Best in S4E6)
ALSO MENTIONED IN THE SHOW:
- Suddenly Seymour in American Housewife, The Goldbergs, Glee, and Head of the Class
- The Couch Podcast, S1E2 – where we talk about Chuck
- The Couch Podcast, S1E7 – where we talk about Buffy
- The Couch Podcast, S2E2 – where we talk about Pushing Daisies
DON’T FORGET:
- You can also hear James on episodes S2E7 (Wizard of Oz) and S2E19 (Christmas TV specials).
- You can find me at marycarver.com or @marycarver on Instagram.
- I’ve curated a great bunch of fun shirts for fans of many of the shows we talked about today. Check it out at TeePublic.
- And I’d love for you to join us over at The Couch Facebook group, a fun, judgment-free zone for anyone who loves talking books, TV, movies, music, and more.
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Can I just say I LOVED Selfie, and her cover of Chandelier maybe became a pivotal moment in my life, though I don’t know why… Also, I’m so jealous your brother loves the show because my husband loves rom coms (I realize a husband and brother are not the same… But I don’t HAVE A BROTHER! (cue whining)) and I really wanted us to both love it so much. He saw the pilot and said “um, cute, but I wouldn’t watch it again!”
I mean…
Heartless.
He also didn’t love Crazy Ex GF either, which I did.
I’m seeing a pattern.
Anyway…
I so want to be on your show! If I’d had a podcast of my OWN desires, I would talk about movies and tv all the live long day… (total enneagram 4 though, so most people would be LOST with my deep dives.)
It’s SO hard not to take it personally (or to be crushed with disappointment) when our husbands don’t love the shows we love! And YES, I would like to have you on the podcast! I am getting ready to take a break for a while so I can figure some things out. But I will definitely be in touch when I get ready for the next season!!!
You both make me laugh. And, I didn’t quite catch it, but I loved James’ quote of “Along the same vein, but on the other arm.” I hadn’t heard that phrase before.
I hadn’t heard that either. He’s a clever one! ;)