- (sings along) ♪ Ease on down, ease on down the road ♪
- (sings along) ♪ Don't you carry nothing that might be a load ♪
- When did they redo "Wizard of Oz"?
♪ (upbeat intro) ♪
- (FBE) Are you ready to get your musical on today?
- (gasps) Yes!
- I love musicals. What are we talking here?
Are we talking Broadway? - Yeah, I'm ready
to get my musical on.
I was in musicals all throughout middle school and high school.
- We're gonna show you a short clip
from a movie musical to see if you can name the title,
and we're featuring a popular musical
from every era starting from the 1950s
and ending in the 2000s. - Oh, good god.
(laughs) I'm not gonna do well.
- I've never been super big into musicals,
but I find myself singing along every once in a while.
- I don't know how amazing I'll be at this.
There are a lot of classic musicals
that I know that I should have watched.
- I'm so excited. I love musicals.
You get the best of both worlds, 'cause you're watching a movie
that has a storyline plus you're getting
a musical experience and you're getting
to sing and dance along.
♪ (quirky interlude) ♪
- ♪ A kiss on the hand may be... ♪ - Oh, it's Marilyn Monroe.
- (sings along) ♪ But diamonds are a girl's best friend ♪
- Okay, no clue what it is,
but I like the candy stripe aesthetic.
We don't do enough candy stripe suits anymore.
- ♪ But it won't pay the rental on your humble flat ♪
♪ Or help you at the automat ♪ - It's so simple,
but it's so beautiful and timeless.
- ♪ As girls grow old ♪ ♪ And we all lose our charms
in the end ♪ - I love '50s music.
It's always so happy, and it's just like ♪ (hums) ♪
- ♪ These rocks don't lose their shape ♪
♪ Diamonds are a girl's best friend ♪
- To be honest, I've never fully seen one of her musicals,
but I know a lot of them. (laughs)
- (FBE) Do you know it? - I have absolutely
no idea what that is. - I should, but I think I don't.
- That is from "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes."
- I'm gonna go with "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes."
Never seen it, but it's a very iconic movie.
- (FBE) So this is a scene from "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"
starring Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell.
- Ah. Never heard of that. - "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes."
I've never even heard of that before.
- Whether or not you've seen the movie,
I feel like you know the song. Definitely iconic.
♪ (quirky interlude) ♪
- ♪ We feel the room swaying ♪
♪ While the band's playing ♪
- That's gorgeous. - This does not ring a bell.
- It's Barbara Streisand. What is this?
- ♪ Here's my hat, fellas ♪ - Not too sure on this one.
- No clue. - This is also another one
I've never even seen.
- Wow, men that could sing and harmonize are so slept on.
- (FBE) Do you know this one? - No clue.
- I don't know what it is. - I've never seen it before.
- I have no idea what this is. - I know that actress.
I can't think of her name. - The only guess I can think of
is "Carousel," even though I'm 90% sure that's not "Carousel."
- (FBE) This one is from "Hello, Dolly!"
- Okay. - (FBE) Starring Barbara Streisand.
- That's Barbara Streisand? - I think Barbara Streisand
can do no wrong, and-- well, she did one wrong
with the Seth Rogen movie. She's great. She's awesome.
- (FBE) Have you seen the movie Wall-E?
- I have seen Wall-E. - (FBE) The opening song,
"Put On Your Sunday Clothes," was originally written
for "Hello, Dolly!" Wall-E also features another song
from "Hello, Dolly!" called, "It Only Takes a Moment."
- Oh, that's adorable! I thought that sounded
super old school musical. - I love those songs.
I've been trying to look for where they came from
my whole life. - That's so cool. Okay.
I'm gonna have to watch "Hello, Dolly!"
and then I'm gonna have to watch Wall-E again.
♪ (quirky interlude) ♪
- ♪ When you... ♪ - (gasps) Oh my gosh!
Stop! No, I'm gonna cry.
- ♪ And you wake one morning ♪ ♪ Just to find your courage gone ♪
- ♪ But there's no bad feeling ♪ - What is happening?
- When did they redo "Wizard of Oz"?
- ♪ ...and we'll show you how to smile ♪
♪ Ease on down, ease on down the road ♪
- This is funky as hell.
- (sings along) ♪ Ease on down, ease on down the road ♪
- (sings along) ♪ Don't you carry nothing that might be a load ♪
- ♪ Come on, ease on down, ease on down,
down the road ♪ - It's super cool
that Michael Jackson was in this. I don't know who any
of the other people are in this.
I just know Michael Jackson's the scarecrow.
- (FBE) So do you know this one? - No.
- That doesn't ring a bell at all. I'm so confused.
- It's "Ease On Down the Road."
I can't give you anything more than that.
- Is this "The Wiz"? - Yeah, that's "The Wiz."
- "The Wiz." (laughs) - (FBE) This musical is "The Wiz,"
starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson.
- Yeah, yeah. That's awesome! Ah, man. As soon as I heard
the MJ vocals, I was like, "This is 'The Wiz.'"
- My mom got this for me on DVD and on car trips,
I used to watch it nonstop. - I gotta check it out.
What character did Michael Jackson play in it?
- (FBE) He's the scarecrow. - He was the scarecrow? Oh!
No wonder why that scarecrow had moves.
- Michael Jackson is in it. Diana Ross is in it.
Quincy Jones is in it. Growing up, they called it
"the Black Wizard of Oz," and I was like,
"Okay, call it that, but it's also 'The Wiz.'"
It's an iconic movie on its own.
♪ (quirky interlude) ♪
- ♪ That's what my mama said ♪ (tires squeal)
- Whoa, that guy's cool as [bleep].
- Did they make a "Happy Days" musical?
What is this? - ♪ She said, My boy,
I think someday ♪ ♪ You'll find a way ♪
♪ To make your natural tendencies pay ♪
- Loving the leather jacket.
Hey! I know you! - Oh, that's...
Isn't that... Oh, what's his name?
- ♪ Be a dentist ♪ - It's Martin.
- ♪ People will pay you to be inhumane ♪
♪ Your temperament's wrong for the priesthood ♪
- That looks like Steve Martin.
- I've never seen this movie, but I know what this is.
- ♪ You'll be a success ♪ - I've never seen that.
I know the actor.
His name is on the tip of my tongue. I can't remember it.
- (FBE) Do you know the movie? - I don't.
- Is that "Rocky Horror Picture Show"?
- Steve Martin, but what was that?
- (FBE) This one is "Little Shop of Horrors."
- Oh! I've heard the name.
I always get it mixed up with "Rocky Horror."
- I've seen it, so I'm very disappointed in myself.
I feel like they made us watch this in middle school chorus.
- The only thing I really know is that this kid
gets a plant and then it starts growing crazy
and I think starts eating people. - Oh, okay! Yeah!
I have seen this movie! That plant gave me nightmares
for a long time. (laughs) I thought it was gonna eat me.
(in deep voice) "Feed me, Seymour. I totally remember that.
Oh god. That thing scared the [bleep] out of me.
♪ (quirky interlude) ♪
- ♪ Neighbor to neighbor ♪
♪ Father to son ♪
- I'm getting Newsie vibes.
- ♪ ...and all for one ♪
♪ (upbeat harmonic music) ♪ - (Eric hums along) ♪
- ♪ Open the gates and... ♪ - Awesome.
- This song is so energetic. I could just feel their excitement.
- ♪ Nothing can break us ♪ - I wish this is how real life was.
We settle our differences in dance battles.
And tug of war matches.
- (FBE) So do you know this one? - Not at all.
- "The Newsies"? - Newsies.
- "Newsies." - This is "Newsies."
- It's "Seize the Day" from "Newsies."
- This is "The Newsies" starring Christian Bale
and Bill Pullman. - Oh. "The Newsies," okay.
- I forgot Christian Bale was a Newsie!
- I love it. When I have kids, this is definitely something
that I'm gonna have them watch.
- (FBE) The musical is based off the true story
of the Newsboys' strike in 1899, and the kids who brought news
to the streets of New York.
When the cost of paper rises, the boys go on strike,
which ultimately leads to enforcing new child labor laws.
- Oh! That's awesome.
Yeah, I've read about that in history class.
- So that's why there were a bunch of kiddos. Got it.
- That's cool. I didn't know there was so much
actual history behind "The Newsies."
- To be quite honest, if it wasn't a musical,
I don't know that I would've watched something
with that storyline.
♪ (quirky interlude) ♪
♪ (sharp, dramatic chord) ♪ - ♪ They had it coming ♪
- (sings along) ♪ They had it coming ♪
♪ They had it coming ♪
- Oh, I love this song so much.
- ♪ I didn't do it ♪ - ♪ She didn't do it ♪
- (sings along) ♪ But if I'd done it ♪
♪ Could you tell me that I was wrong? ♪
- I love this musical.
(sings along) ♪ They had it coming ♪
- ♪ They had it coming ♪ ♪ They had it coming ♪
♪ They had it coming all along ♪
♪ I didn't do it ♪ - Don't know this movie.
- Yes.
- ♪ Could you tell me... ♪ - (sings along) ♪ That I was wrong? ♪
I love "Chicago."
- (FBE) So do you know this one? - No.
- No clue.
- I have no idea what that is. That was really cool.
It was awesome choreo.
- "Chicago." - "Chicago."
- This is "Chicago."
- (FBE) This is "Chicago" starring Catherine Zeta-Jones
and Renee Zellwegger.
The number is called "Cell Block Tango,"
where six women describe the stories of why
and how they murdered their husbands.
- Whoaa. Is that the premise of "Chicago"?
- All the different stories are... they're so great and ridiculous.
- My favorite part is the one that's not speaking English,
and you google it, and it's just like,
they accused her of decapitating her husband.
♪ (quirky interlude) ♪
- ♪ No, no, no, no... ♪ - (gasps) I can't sing,
but I'll sing this anyway.
- ♪ ...tomorrow morning ♪
- ♪ And finding that there's nobody there ♪
- Her voice is so powerful.
- She deserved this Oscar.
- ♪ No way I'm living without you ♪ - What is this called?
- I'm trying to dig into my brain. - ♪ No way, there's no way ♪
- She's such a powerful singer. Ah, I love Jennifer Hudson.
- (FBE) Do you know it? - Not at all, no.
- No. - I have no idea.
- "Dreamgirls"?
- "Dreamgirls." - "Dreamgirls."
- That was "Dreamgirls."
- "Dreamgirls," "Dreamgirls," "Dreamgirls."
- This is a scene from "Dreamgirls."
- Ohh. I have heard of that. - It's starring Beyonce Knowles,
Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy, and Jennifer Hudson.
- Jennifer Hudson. - I really wanna see it,
especially after seeing that.
I just wanna see more of Jennifer Hudson.
- (FBE) This is the musical story of Diana Ross and the Supremes.
This was Jennifer Hudson's movie debut after her loss
on American Idol. With this role, she won an Oscar
for Best Supporting Actress. - And she deserved it.
She's one of those voices that cannot be matched.
- Some singers have tried to act and maybe have not
been that impressive, but she's amazing at both.
- "Dreamgirls," iconic. I love it.
And this goes to show you, even if you lose something,
you can still succeed and win at life.
♪ (quirky interlude) ♪
- Thanks for watching this episode of "Do They Know It?"
on the React Channel. - What's your favorite musical?
Let us know in the comments. - Bye!
- What's up, guys? Alyssa here, a producer from the React Channel.
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