Wanna know why I loooove watching the Doodlebops??
At the end of the show, when Deedee, Rooney and Moe Doodle do their little song and dance number, ("I say CAWLIE!!! YOU say FLOWER!!!") and the camera pans the audience, and you see all the gleeful children happily singing ("FLOWER!!!") and dancing and laughing... Invariably, in the center of the screen is Perfect Mom. She is there with her 5 children, dancing and laughing and bringing joy to the world. When they leave the Doodlebops set, they will head to a soup kitchen and feed the homeless. This family has nothing but joy in their hearts, and a song on their tounge.
But!! The best part!! Peer around Perfect mom and her brood of plexichildren, and if you look hard enough, you will find, "I am about to have a breakdown and shoot a bunch of Damndoodlefuckingbops" mom and / or dad. I am not kidding, it is the funniest thing. You can just tell that this mom / dad had probably had never even watched the show until today, just heard the announcement on the telly and thought, "Hmmm, the Doodlebops Live.... I bet Billy Wayne and Edna Jo would like that!" So then they waited in line, in the cold, with two whiny kids that cried and whined and begged for snacks like Perfect Mom had packed for her children, or wanted to get in the car and warm up, or wanted a piggy back ride or their feet were tired... They finally get into the theater and wait for hours for the show to start, and when it does.... Well, they wish that they had actually been arrested for tax evasion last year, because then they would be in jail, and not on the Doodlebops set.
The fun part is finding them. Kind of like a Where's Waldo? for the jaded parents. Where's The Man That Is About To Kill The Doodlebops? Or, Where's The Mom That Is Drinking Tequila To Drown Out The Sounds Of The Doodlebops?
Oh wait. That might be Perfect Mom... hmmmm....
2 comments:
When we went to Disney there are tours of little sets. They tape guests playing and enjoying different games, and skits. When watching the doodlebops, I noticed parents looking annoyed at being stuck there, and children half-heartedly dancing to the music. Not the full on, "Ohh, I know this wiggles song because mom turns this on every time she needs to do dishes without me climbing in and pulling everything out!"
I really like Bus Driver Bob.. he amuses me.
I seriously CANNOT watch the Doodlebops. The face paint is too clown-like and in general the show is too annoying. Please God, don't let Elena ever attach to that show!
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