THE BATTERY'S DOWN: Episode 5, Part 2 "Deaf, Dumb, and Blonde"

[WalrusMuffins10797]

2:59 LOL

[deafornot3]

on a deaf specific dating site

Deafornot dot c om, it requires members to disclose their condition upfront



[nicmic42]

omg that is NOT how you say girl in sign language!!!! lol u make a thumbs up sign and rub it against the side of ur chin XD

[WhyItsME]

I'm offended by their version of the stage manager

[alexbella514]

This is so mean! I'm really dissapointed in you

[SerafinaLily9]

Damn, this is controversial stuff...it may not have been meant as anything, but the deaf community could get really pissed off by this kind of thing.

[botherer567]

Snaps for Leslie!!!!!

[P0sterGir1]

What is the meaning of this gesture of 2:24???

xxx

[whoahippo]

if she's blind, how can she see the sign language? hahaha

[josiahdcarroll]

2:59 huh-larious!!!!

[acefmt]

"I'm over here"

"No, I'm over here"

"I'm over here?"

HAHAHAHAHA. So stupid. I love it.

[kindomania]

With your Hands' tune sounds like its from Legally Blonde. I'm guessing that's where the title's coming from...

[42000pts4me]

Love the sneaky Legally Blonde referrence in there

[brandonoc12]

LESLIE KRITZER!!

[Capricaquarius89]

The tune 2 "I'm Over Here" sounds familiar, i don't know why...neways it has me laughing every time i "hear" it!

[PrincessPotato]

I'm Over Here makes me laugh WAY too hard

[OhShizz011]

I love the stage manager.(: She cracks me up!!

[Ragnalypse]

Still my favorite song! How do you belt that high woman!

[fanzel4eva]

love leslie kritzer!! Delta Nu :)

[UveBeenLuPwned123094]

i love how bernie telsey leaves :)

[BeautifullyWicked23]

Hahaha I love Leslie's Delta Nu :)

[Rivianna]

Susanne Layton! Mary Faber! Leslie Kritzer! I love it.

[hiyalisamarie]

okay, so everyone who finds this video offensive, it wasnt ment towards offending the dear people. it was just to be funny. They werent trying to harm anybody. So many movies,musicals,shows. do offending things not to be rude. so if you don't like this or find it offensive, simply dont watch it, I mean really.

[jfreak4796]

OMG, I knew that was Joey Haro. I went to FSU with him.

[aasjb4ever]

lol leslie does the Delta Nu! love it

[rubytuzeday]

i love the stagemanager in this one!

she's amazing!

[vivalavibohem14]

LMAO! <3 i love this show!!!

[wilakt4fud]

I must have you, Leslie Kritzer! Oh yes, you will be mine!

[missingevery1]

was the woman singing in legally blonde the musical?

[Cutekatelyn]

Yes it was!

[bwaybaby0901]

i love mary faber and leslie kritzer haha

[collegeishardtheshow]

Hahaha I love how you'd choose to go to a hair appointment over a sign class. "Eh sign language? Nah, I'll get my hair done."

[MichaelaBwayGirrl14]

I sing that song all the time now. Thank you, Larry O'Keefe (Larry O'Key change..?)

I really enjoyed this episode. Thanks, y'all!

[lngwstx]

Ok the song in the beauty parlor was funny, especially the expired vagina sign -- she signed vagina and then did the movement for an expired license or credit cart, which was fantastic, because it made me think of, like, vagina currency and it sent me off in hilarious directions, but then...well, it could've been sooooooo much funnier, but it just...died...how sad.

[JustDANCE9506]

i love the veloceraptor reference

[MDTHsings]

I like the way the show relates to how stuff really happens to people and in my mind you all can do no wrong. keep it coming. Dig deep.. I know you've got it!!!

[TropicalBumb]

ahhhhh this is so great but.....

HOW!How did YOU get one of the biggest casting person like EVER in this show!

[illbeyourwendy]

Sad town! Maybe I missed something, but that was not the TBD fix I expected...regardless, I can't wait until the next!

[laurarachel11]

This is really offending. I'm Deaf and all the signs in this movie are made-up.

This is truly insulting that you didn't bother to learn ASL (american sign language).

If you thought the signs are accurate, you're wrong.

[noplain]

That was the point... that they're not using proper signs. The joke is how wrong they are.

[Maestrojosh87]

Exactly. Thanks for backing me up on this!

[jodeviv]

I don't think they meant to offend - the point they tried to make was that Jake thought he was learning ASL from the hair dresser but in fact was not, and therefore his performance was a bust. Actors are expected to know and do anything and everything - dye their hair, learn a new language - for each performance, but often without any support, pay or training from the people that hire them. The frustrations of the acting profession are what this series is all about, hence "The Battery's Down."

[elphielover247]

They aren't supposed to be using real sign. You are deaf aren't you?

[hellllooooooo]

... Bumbumbummer.

[hellllooooooo]

I think that the stalker is coming out in me----

Is the shirt Jake is wearing at the end of 'With Your Hands' the same one he wore during 'Somebody's Eyes' for a UMich Cabaret...???

WOW.

[thebatterysdown]

haha that is an amazing reference...but disappointingly, they are 2 different shirts.

[2twinsinc]

aaw =[

poor jake!

[nycboi847]

these episodes are kinda stupid....not to mention super campy

[scoles1989]

so you get it!

[iPWN]

I agree... the first episode was good (but not excellent) and the second was okay, but it seems like they've just given up now that they have a following. I mean, they didn't even attempt to use real sign language. =\

[botherer567]

The point is that the hairdresser didn't use real sign language.

[Hiccup75]

Then no need to watch them.

[ztslovebird]

And the moral of the story is . . . unless you are the same gender as the person who is playing your twin in a show, don't go out of your way to try and look like them.

[Broadwaymusialzz]

WHy did you guys use real sign language.. the signs for chair hiar and others are simple...

[Maestrojosh87]

Because the hairstylist thinks she knows a lot about sign language, but she really doesn't. That's the humor of the situation.

[sallad741]

I LOVE LESLIE!!!!!

[fossegirl5678]

P.S. Kritzer is God.

[fossegirl5678]

Oh My Gosh, great episode! It's June 2nd and I'm JUST NOW watching it. Does that mean I'm getting a life? Surely not.

Miss Layton as the stage manager was Golden. The Melissa Ethridge ringtone was the icing atop the cake of hilarity.

[kimokao]

Wow... Leslie Kritzer is absolutely amazing!!!

[ilovBHH]

aha I like how she did the delta nu thing.

:D

[kgrahams]

MORE Susanne!

[GregoryABourke]

leslie kritzer is my giiiiiiiiirl! i love her. i actually met her at an audition while she was in rehersals for a catered affair.

[hunryman]

I feel like this is turning into an unneeded feud. the fact is, if people were offended by this, that's their own feelings and you can't argue the way someone feels. personally i wasnt bothered at all, but i'm not one to judge how it affected anyone else. i've met jake in the city a few times and he is one of the sweetest people i've met. im sure the last thing he'd want to do is alienate his fans. if he took into account everything that might make sum1 flinch, the show might be really boring

[Maestrojosh87]

Exactly. Why feud about it? I wasn't bothered at all.

[LeslieJSnake]

whoa, i'd hate to see what would happen if some of these people turned on an actual television and saw what comedies are actually considered offensive. word of advice, stay away from SNL, comedy central, sarah silverman or anything on a cable network.

[maralagal]

this video has nothing offensive to anyone and someone who overanalyzes these jokes needs to chill and realize that there's absolutely no reason why jake would make fun of deaf people. Yes, the coffee had the double meaning but i don't see why it's offensive. When people make fun of my lack of enunciation i find it amusing and this whole episode should be taken not as an insult but as a tribute.

[Mads104]

My point was that this ignorance of ASL and Deaf culture is exactly what the Deaf community has been trying to avoid for years. The language and culture are very sensitive to people that treat their disability as a joke. And are you Deaf? Do you mispronounce things because of a disability?

And I know there was no reason to make fun of Deaf people, that is why I was so surprised.

I did not mean to start a feud, I just wanted to point out that this video IS offensive to Deaf people.

[ztslovebird]

Well, it kind of is, but Avenue Q, Spamalot, and all of Mel Brooks's movies/musicals are offensive to everyone, and they're still very popular. Don't see the failure to sing properly as offensive; I think of it more as a nice attempt to learn, and it encourages people to find out what the real signs are, and what Jake was REALLY signing, lol!

[aAronsBwayGuy]

I'm actually shocked that people found this offensive. I dont in any way think they were patronizing deaf people, I actually felt the opposite. It came across to me rather that they made fun of the hair stylist's ignorance of the deaf community and her lack of knowledge of ASL. Thus Jake, by taking her advice, had obvious consequences. I guess the tone could have been misread, but honestly the level of crude humor seemed no greater than most PG-rated movies being released by any major studio

[Maestrojosh87]

I'd say you summed it up best. If that doesn't set the record straight, I don't know what else will. Thanks, aAronsBwayGuy. In fact, that's what I was thinking myself.

[mccreadboy]

i love the sign for "girl" haha

[mccreadboy]

LESLIE!!

[YouHumourMe]

i'm pretty sure that the point of this was not to make fun of deaf people. why would they want to do that?

obviously it was just another thing about how he missed out on getting a really good job.

[Maestrojosh87]

I concur. The point is, he wasn't a good signer and he needed to learn how. Because he didn't have time, that song was all he got, and that still didn't help him. I agree with you, YouHumourMe (which you don't, really, because you bring up a really valid point).

[3bags2bucks1me]

Yeah...Not so much.

[EmmyRose93]

You need to work on your creativity. A whole episiode about making fun of deaf people? really? A disability one cannot control? i am apalled that people of such talent would agree to partake in such an offensive episode. there was not one moment i thought was funny.

oh and if you are gonna make fun of a deaf person's speech, you might want to think about what it is like to try to talk if you cant hear! thanks for that waste of 18 minutes!

[Maestrojosh87]

Hello?! He burnt his tongue! That's why he spoke/sung like that!

[viewofsaturday]

But the double meaning was obvious- it was imitating the way that a deaf person might speak.

I enjoyed the episode, and at least the beginning of the song, but the second part didn't feel completely comfortable. Its hard to placate everyone, but I feel like it was a little bit tasteless. The rest of the episode and the song were great though =]

[famousactress2b1323]

i loved the song "with your hands!!!" good job everyone!

[rentluver15]

Despite some of the negative comments i still think it was good!! i am a huge batteries down fan and i cant wait for episode 6!!!

[dramagirl99]

I'm sorry guys, but this plot made no sense. There's no way that they would let the reading go on without teaching Jake some sign language. Would they really only have one lesson? And couldn't he have tried to learn it on his own?

[kitsuneboy]

I always love the songs

but I think the plot is getting weak

[Mads104]

As the daughter of a Deaf father and hard of hearing mother, I have to say this is the most offensive thing I have EVER seen.

I have been a huge supporter of Jake and Battery's Down since the beginning, but not anymore.

This video is a disgrace to all that the Deaf community works towards.

And I can't believe anyone agreed to be in this terrible video.

Making fun of anyone is not okay, but making fun of an entire culture is just tasteless.

You lost a big fan today.

[kitsuneboy]

I definitely don't agree that they were at all making fun of deaf people, I can understand how you think it's a touchy subject, but I do not think they were purposely poking fun at them, how did you find they were?

[sondheimfan088]

I found it offensive as well, but not entirely offensive. some things made me uncomfortable, and i found there was a lot of poor taste in making this episode. However- You didnt lose a fan, and i'll definitely still watch your show.

[BubblewrappedHeart]

KRITZAAAA!

Awesome

With your hands was so good and funny!

You guys keep getting better!

[gandalfwannabe]

was layton playing the sm?

she's my fav.

[loquaciousthe3RD]

ahhhh! Darren Biggart. Best episode ever. lmao

I love how COCK flashed across the screen

[loquaciousthe3RD]

AHH! Sydney Morton! Love her

[delovely1323]

hahah loved all the ASL jokes... :-) loved this episode!!! :-D

[daisydog13]

Leslie is always phenomenal

as is this show!

[viewofsaturday]

love it =]

fun song. catchy. first real catchy one in a while

yay!

haha john groff jr.

and OMG saved! poster... i'm GOING to that. SOON.

[JerbyVids]

Yea!! Leslie!!

[SoMuchBetter44]

Leslie Kritzer! And the Delta Nu sign! That definitely made me happy.

[johnholl]

LOVED this episode. much more than the last few! amazing. thanks!

[jphock1998]

best part of the show? the clip of "a way back to then" from [title of show] in part 1...

[ztslovebird]

Wow, that director is SUCH a bitch! First, she doesn't cast Jake for Big Apple, then she makes Jake skip his sign language class to dye his hair! Why not just have the girl dye HER hair, since she can learn to be blind on her own time? And has she ever heard of FRATERNAL twins?

[BrandonNichols]

I LOVE LESLIE!! SHE'S AMAZING!!! Gosh these show get better and better and better.

[sak868]

mm worst to date.

best so far for me is ep 2

LOVED that songs in thats

these songs are weird- but thats probably my untrained ear but the beats aren't coherent

watever keep it up

i love you

[broadwaygeek96]

lmao!!!must admit it wasn't your best eppie but it was still pretty cramazing

[mynameisthebrush]

This was a good episode.

And congrats on becoming YouTube partners. :)

[Hiccup75]

This was awesome. Ignore the negative feedback.

[garney77]

DONT LIKE STUPID SHOW

[TomWheresYourLeggat]

Lesley is fierceeeee

Good episode ;)

=]

xxx

[webcomix]

Aww, poor Jake! I was already sensing the impending doom....

Come on, guys! Give Jakey a break for one episode? Please? *puppy eyes*

On a side note, Leslie Kritzer = AWESOMEE!!

[somethingradical]

am I the only one who thought that this was the worst TBD episode?

Go back to what you used to do....this one was horrible!

[QuaesaiyRadomatt]

Anyone notice the Delta Nu sign...

yeah i had to point it out

[ztslovebird]

lol, I did! "Delta Nu-Nu-Nu, Delta Nu-Nu-Nu, she is a Delta Nu!"

[payette]

That was so funny. The casting directors were great!

[dawgguh592]

I wish they had happier endings. :/ but theyre brills none the less.

[elphie3]

okay. Kritz' vocals? Are insane.

[thegreyhorse]

WOO!!! MKC! i love it. i get a little more obsessed with nina every show.

[cortneyjo]

all those Michigan kids sing!!! duh!!! i love it!!!!! im a little sad i didnt get to hear jake sing as much :( he is my new obsession!!!

[AprilLWonder]

yay kritzerrr

[Etcy]

Great episode!! Poor Jake! lol oh and I totally know Joey Haro! lol wow those were the days!

[xthinktwice]

im over heeeeeere

[madprops5892]

great episode :-)

[clrb15]

"I'm Over Here" was quite well done...Hilarious and well written.

[SuzieFluzie]

great episode jake :)

[Cheeselena]

is that the girl from legally blonde? with your hands was a really fun song

[brendan45]

Leslie is so fierce when she belts

[kaylaiswickeddd]

loveee the new episodes!! xD good work!

[thomasswayne]

hahaha

[am0911]

ownage.