- Yes, uh, tough to say
till we can get the crankshaft out.
Lookin' like you're gonna need to replace the whole thing.
Car like this, you're lookin' upwards of about...
$3000.
- $3000?
Just to replace a camshaft?
- A crankshaft.
- Okay, what the heck's a crankshaft?
- [gasp]
Oh please.
It would be my absolute pleasure to explain it to you.
[audience laughter]
Come on.
You're the man.
[spritz]
Ow, okay.
[deep breath]
[tuning note]
♪ Mi, mi, mi! ♪
[talk-singing] ♪ Camshafts and crankshafts. ♪
♪ Now, where to begin? ♪
♪ So much to explain about this old engine. ♪
♪ Well the camshaft for one ♪
♪ has a critical function. ♪
♪ Opens lids on the valves ♪
♪ to allow for combustion, see. ♪
[singing] ♪ Combustion's the explosion ♪
♪ that makes your car go. ♪
♪ Combustion's the function that you need to kno-- ♪
oh, ho, ho, HO!
- Okay, that's camshafts, not crankshafts, right?
Woman: 'Ay, you're singing about cars out there?!
- Yeah, this customer wanted to know what a crankshaft was!
- I'd actually still like to know--
- Well buckle up and get ready!
[driving piano riff]
♪♪
- So you know, the role of Spark Plug
will be played by Tommy Tiptoes.
- Is the spark plug part of the crankshaft?
- Let's find out!
All: ♪ Just one makes that gas explodes. ♪
- ♪ That's me, I'm a spark plug. ♪
♪ Don'tcha know. ♪
All: ♪ Spark plug, spark plug. ♪
♪ What'cha do? ♪
- ♪ I lit a spark, set a fire, then gas blew. ♪
- Well you guys must love the movie Grease.
All: Not familiar!
Spin, spin, spin, spin.
♪ She's a spinning crankshaft! ♪
♪ She likes to spin round and round! ♪
- Oh, crankshaft!
- ♪ If it's converting movement, I am sensational. ♪
♪ I take directional thrust, make it rotational. ♪
Singers: ♪ What'cha talkin' 'bout? ♪
- ♪ I'm talking 'bout torque! ♪
- ♪ What'cha talkin' bout? ♪
- ♪ I'm talking 'bout torque! ♪
- ♪ But how'd that torque get to them wheels? ♪
- ♪ With me, I'm a driveshaft. ♪
♪ That's my deeeeeeeal! ♪
[audience applause]
Come on, wheels.
- Okay, that one has a great future as an actor.
- That's exactly what Lin-Manuel Miranda said!
We said, "Get outta here, you Hollywood big shot!"
"You know nothing about doing something
for the love of it!"
[audience laughter]
- Okay.
Well, you explained what a crankshaft is,
so I'm a happy camper--
- No, sit down, no talking.
There's another act left.
[descending piano riff]
Singers: ♪ One, two, three, four, we're the wheels. ♪
♪ When it comes to the road, ♪
♪ we're all it feels. ♪
♪ Punctures, blowouts, wear and tear. ♪
♪ Bad things will happen if you don't care. ♪
♪ About the wheels! ♪
♪ 'Cause we're four cool guys ♪
♪ And you sure don't want a nasty surprise. ♪
♪ We got your life on our hands ♪
♪ when we're on the road. ♪
♪ So watch out for that curb ♪
♪ or whee'll explode. ♪
- My wheels are actually fine, but...
Wait, who's that?
♪♪
- What do you mean four wheels?
What about the most important wheel?
[audience laughter]
♪ I am not a veering wheel. ♪
♪ I'm a steering wheeel! ♪
♪ I am not a careering wheel. ♪
♪ I'm a steering wheeel! ♪
♪ A steeriiiiiing... ♪
...wheel.
- I feel so seen.
[piano riff returns]
- [chanting] Spinning, spinning
- [chanting] Intake valve, outtake valve!
- ♪ I'm talking 'bout the torque. ♪
♪ I'm talking 'bout the valve. ♪
♪ I'm talkin' about the-- ♪
All: ♪ Caaaar! ♪
♪ The caaaaar! ♪
- Great.
Do I pay with cash or can I do a credit--
Singers: ♪ The caaaaaar! ♪
[audience applause]
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