Morning Musically-Minded, Medically-Minded, Masticators!
(Today’s post is sponsored by the letter “M”)
Over the past 600+ episodes, The Simpsons has taken us on an amazing journey involving music, science, and food to name a few concepts.
And what better way to start your week, then by discussing some of these concepts Monday morning?
So let’s get started this week by talking about a jingle from the Simpsons, I Want to Go to Mt. Springfield.
In the thirty first episode of The Simpsons, Brush with Greatness (Season 02, Episode 18), after Bart and Lisa watch Krusty perform his show at the Mt. Splashmore water park (including sing a catchy jingle), they ask Homer if they can go there. Homer eventually gets annoyed, and reluctantly agrees to take them there. But misfortune strikes when Homer get’s stuck in the H2WHOA ride.
But have you ever wondered what song Krusty and the kids were ‘krooning’ along to that attracted Bart and Lisa to the waterpark?
Kroon Along With Krusty – I Want to Go to Mt. Splashmore
Krusty: “Okay, kids, it’s time to…”
Kids: “KROON ALONG WITH KRUSTY! Yea!”
[Music starts with drum and bass]
Krusty and Kids: “I want to go to Mt. Splashmore!
Take me, take me, take me, take me now!
Now! Now! Now! Now! Now!
Mt. Splashmore,
Take me there right now!”
The shameless promotion worked on Bart and Lisa and they subsequently pestered Homer in a classic scene from The Simpsons:
Bart/Lisa: “Will you take us to Mt. Splashmore?”
Homer: “No.”
Bart/Lisa: “Will you take us to Mt. Splashmore?”
Homer: “No.”
Bart/Lisa: “Will you take us to Mt. Splashmore?”
Homer: “No!”
Bart/Lisa: “Will you take us to Mt. Splashmore?”
Homer: “No!”
Bart/Lisa: “Will you take us to Mt. Splashmore?”
Homer: “No!”
Bart/Lisa: “Will you take us to Mt. Splashmore?”
Homer: “No!”
Bart/Lisa: “Will you take us to Mt. Splashmore?”
Homer: “No!”
Bart/Lisa: “Will you take us to Mt. Splashmore?”
Homer: “No!”
Bart/Lisa: “Will you take us to Mt. Splashmore?”
Homer: “No!”
Bart/Lisa: “Will you take us to Mt. Splashmore?”
Homer: “No.”
Bart/Lisa: “Will you take us to Mt. Splashmore?”
Homer: “No.”
Bart/Lisa: “Will you take us to Mt. Splashmore?”
Homer: “NO!”
Bart/Lisa: “Will you take us to Mt. Splashmore?”
Homer: “No! No! No! NOOO! IF I TAKE YOU, WILL YOU TWO SHUT UP AND QUIT BUGGING ME?!”
Bart: “Yeah!”
Lisa: “Of course.”
Bart: “Well?”
Bart/Lisa: “Will you take us to Mt. Splashmore?”
Homer: “YES!”
Bart/Lisa: “Thanks Dad!”
Now that we’ve learned more about the song for Mt. Splashmore, be sure to come back next week when we continue our Monday morning musings with the next episode of The Simpsons.
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Have you ever heard a catchy television jingle that made you want to go somewhere? Have you ever pestered anyone into going somewhere? What’s your favourite Simpsons song? What about your favourite Simpsons Krusty related scene? Sound off in the comments below. You know we love hearing from you.