The 3-minute Nutcracker (Joffrey Ballet version)

[linklover9090]

I have poweeerzzzzzz.... xD

[meyerkar000]

Why do you know so much about the Nutcracker?

[ngibson5]

@meyerkar000 Ze question eez not WHY I know so much, but HOW.

Eet eez from years of ze torture, ze pathos, ze tedious boredom of ze annual trainwreck, from the title of zis leetle feelm.

[meyerkar000]

You got all the music right! You even know that chinese is tea! I didn't even know that! (untill this year)

[ngibson5]

@meyerkar000 you'd be amazed at what I know about the 'Cracker. once known, it cannot be un-known...

[xxdarkspartanxx11]

lol funny but stupid

[ngibson5]

@xxdarkspartanxx11 Don't you mean the other way around?

[mlhedengren]

Tea from China...or Arizona.

[000lynk000]

ROFL at first i was mad i wanted to hear the song but then i just couldnt stop watching, this is how all shows should look like

[ngibson5]

@000lynk000 I don't blame you for being mad... I think all shows should look like this too!

[TheHighSchoolYears15]

yep, thats ballet for ya!

[Charcinella]

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

[linklover9090]

XD ROFLMAO freach friiiiiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeesssss..­...... XD LOL

[ChildofGod318]

omg i think whoever made this they have too much time on their hands........but other than that it was pretty accurate to what the nutcracker feels like

[ngibson5]

@ChildofGod318 mmmmmmmyes, entirely too much time. Actually, too much Nutcracker. I think all Nutcracker productions should be limited to 3 minutes.

[ChildofGod318]

@ngibson5 eh, the productions are fun part. the constant rehearsals from september to demcember is not so great

[the3dancingfools]

I like to do this in a ballet! i would be buzz!

[accentofllove]

This provides some awesome relief to listening to the music for five months of rehearsal.

[AcemanJones]

Genius. DO you know how many times I performed the Nutcracker with the Joffrey Ballet?

Enough that this is EXACTLY how it feels to even think about it.

-Ugh.

[ngibson5]

Oh we know how many times. We seen you. We're watching... Always watching...

[reginaholic]

WASABIIIIIIIIII. HaHaHA this vid never gets old. I wanna be just like you when I grow up... that is, i don't wanna grow up! It's more fun that way.

[ngibson5]

Thanks! When I grow up I want to be just like me too!

[kkk234luvtheboats]

HURT THE NUTCRACKER!!!! lol!

[nbarrera05]

lmao

[TippyTo3z]

Oh my gosh! This is hilarious! I'm in the nutcracker right now, and am going insane. I'm so sick of being covered in fake snow and glitter all the time, I'm sick of the music, and being yelled at. However, I am having the time of my life. :) I do believe that you people just saved what little sanity I still possess. Thank you!

[ngibson5]

If you have some spare sanity, please forward it to us.

[TippyTo3z]

Haha! If only I had some spare sanity....if I ever get any, like for Christmas say, I'll be sure to pass it on to you all :)

[dawnmytv]

OMG this is so funny. My kids are in the nutcracker this year and I have had to listen to it since like August when practices started. This Vid gives me some serious relief!

[ngibson5]

O I'm sorry. I was hoping it would give you comic relief. I'll try harder next time!

[BattementBabe]

this video is what gets me through nutcracker season and i seriously watch it like everyday. is that sad? you guys are seriously the best =]

[GOLDENHYPHYBOY]

chinese tea... tea from arizona. best part ever.

[bgirlmilkdogg]

omg this is exactly wat happens when you are the studio or theater too long u go CRAZY! Been there done that lol and it is not fun haha

[ngibson5]

True and true. Who said going crazy can't be fun, though?

[bgirlmilkdogg]

lol going crazy is fun! very true!

[MOTHERxXxWAR]

OMG! This is so funny! XD

[borgqueen45]

fritz is an ass, i'm glad someone finally said it!

[kkk234luvtheboats]

I'm the rat king! jk jk jk!!! I hate the rat king (tehe inside joke!!)INSIDE JOKE!!!!!

[wackydude09]

It sounds like the voices from Hoops and Yoyo...

[ngibson5]

I asked them to do it and all they said was "woohoo! hahahahah! what? you talk... No, YOU talk... OKOK..HAHAHahahah!"

So we just did the voices ourselves. It's easy to do if you know magic, which we do.

[CashinKat]

nono lol the ballets ones without the monsters inc ones although those are cute too.. lol and i really enjoyed the video!

[CashinKat]

i just wasted 3 minutes of my life... but i loved it.. i guess i didnt waste it lol. and on another note i have those christmas ornaments lol

[ngibson5]

Really? The ones with Monsters Inc. glued to the backs? They are a family heirloom. Thanks for contributing .001^24th% of your life force!

[omemgeeitsKAT]

FUCKING hilarious!

i was clara in the nutcracker... god i luv this "everyone i like is here... except fritz, hes an ass..." LOL!

[sarahbylr]

hahahahahahahahaha are we in the land of sweets yet? Sure why not!! :D Love it

Yeah Kat Your were the German clara :D

Nestea!!!!

[ngibson5]

Yeah! What you said!

[SqrtleVertis]

i showed this to the company i dance for and they all laughed so hard they cried. i love this, it is so refreshing to see a funny version of the Nutcracker. this year when we perform it again i will think of this and laugh. so funny.

[ngibson5]

I'm sorry we made you cry. Perhaps you and your company will make a sad and sorrowful version of the Nutcracker that we can all laugh at and feel better.

[enigmaticpheo]

Oh my God, this is amazing. After more than a decade of nothing but Nutcracker every year, I was starting to hate it. But this has revived me. Thank you for squishing my growing Nutcracker resentment with your hilarity.

[ngibson5]

resentment is on our top-10 list of favorite things to squish!

[10DoomCookies]

wow that's brilliant!!!

[weeze3]

this is amazing. "are we in the land of sweets yet?" "sure! why not?!" brilliant. the commentary to tell this story is just made of awesome. well done ;p

:3

[ngibson5]

Thanks! YOU're made of awesome.

[WhileIDance]

Niiiiiiiice

haha this was pretty refreshing after years of being in the real nutcracker!

I like the hamburger and the monsters inc. guy as well as buzz lightyear.

[AndyMcDandy]

A nutcracker... for your nutcracking pleasureeeee!

HHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[WhileIDance]

hahahaa!

[ngibson5]

hehee!!1!

[TinyxDancerxxo]

If someone had never seen the Nutcracker before and they watched it, they would have the entire storyline down with some humor added in.

I loved the way you said Moon Pie by the way.

Amazing Job Guys :]

[ngibson5]

That's because we love moon pies.

[WhileIDance]

haha

[XoFireAngleXo1231]

LOL!

[123BALLET321]

omg lmfao i love it perfect descripiton on nutcracker

[rightleftmiddle26]

everyone is here that i like

except for my brother fritz who is an ass

your an ass!

BWAHAHAHAHA!

this is the best thing that ever happened to the world!

[ngibson5]

wow, that's high praise, but I'll take it. And Fritz IS an ass, huh.

[balletCrAzY22]

I loveeee ballet but this is HILARIOUS!

[ngibson5]

what do you mean, "but"? Ballet IS hilarious!

[balletCrAzY22]

Uhmmmm well I'm a dancer and i was clara but I love how funny this is cause its so random and hilarious

[kevincsanf]

How could they pick on a Ballet classic...How could you not!!!

[outforbl00d]

This is so awesome!!! I love it!!

[valerie374]

I haven't laughed so hard at anything Nutcracker since... well... ever!

[keikotheorca119]

uh wow

[singers333]

the dance before the finale was great! lol

[nikiyaballerina]

This is AWESOME!

[ngibson5]

you, also, are awesome, for saying how awesome it is. Awesome.

[tinydancerfae]

LOL Loved Fritz' response to Nutcracker gift "now I will hurt him!" Then with the voice manipulation I thought Clara said "Are we in Orland Suites?" I thought what does Disneyworld have to do with the Nutcracker - d'oh! Land of Sweets. I'm an idiot. You'd think I'd never seen Nutcracker before - NOT. How 'bout a million times. Start hearing the music in rehearsals in September and my brain explodes. Great vid guys. Make more!

[7emily777]

omg that ROCKED! you must make number two of the The 3-minute Nutcracker or anthor "ballet" :P

[rightleftmiddle26]

I LOVE THIS VIDEO

its so awesome!!

[ngibson5]

>>Thanks! No, YOU're awesome!

[babybanana92]

"Tea from China fom Arizona"

[jamsmen]

Brilliant. "I have a nutcracker for your nutcracking plesure!" ha lol

[mikawoka14]

simply fabulous choreography and costume design. the casting confused me, i thought mike would have made a better clara, but the hamburger hit the nail on the head. splendid.

[ngibson5]

casting point taken, but... it was actually somewhat random, if you know what i mean. The hamburger did seem oddly appropriate, I agree.

[rockanddance]

LOL!! that is truely the best nutcracker i have ever seen!!

[ngibson5]

thank you, and i'm sorry that your past experiences seeing the nutcracker were so miserable. *begin product plug* You should go see the real Joffrey Nutcracker - it's even better than the 3-minute version. *end* But it is 2 hours longer....

[KittyLaura]

haha the growing tree is great!

[BallerinaSkylar]

I Love this video soooooooooooooo much! I have watched it at least 25 times this week! A nutcracker for your Nut-cracking pleasure! I think its hilarious and I dance! It didn't scare me!

[dancinbirdie]

HAHAHAHAHHA this was one of the funniest things i have ever seen!!!

[Marshmallow28]

great stuff

[sennyootome]

I loove you guys for making this!!

[ngibson5]

no, i love YOU for enjoying it.

[nonicknamesleft]

haha this is the funniest thing I have ever seen!!!

haha "I have a face on both sides"

[misserrrica]

hahahahaha. wow. this is brilliant. do one for swan lake!

[ngibson5]

Honestly I would, but the JOffrey doesn't do Swan Lake (despite what Charlize Theron's biography says.) . But there may be more Nutcracker silliness to come....

[aagoth]

Awesome.......

[tomalloyd]

ok so you trying to scare little kid away from the classics?

[ngibson5]

Absolutely.

[celestialheath]

Hahahahhahahahahahaha. I danced in the Nutcracker for 10 years growing up, and thusly I consider myself an expert on all things nutcracking. This is a fucking MASTERPIECE. Also... how did you get the voices to sound so bullseyeart.com-ish? 

[ngibson5]

yeah, I've worked the nut-cracker for 10 yrs too! I use Vegas Video 6.0 for all editing. It has an audio pitch up/down effect that works pretty good for goofy voices. Glad you liked it!

[goodcorn]

not only does it smell like hockey, but it tastes like the half open honey mustard packet that fell behind the couch the christmas before last...

[Headtail]

This is the funniest thing I've seen since that time at the Kum n'Go. :)

[BadSoup]

This thing smells like hockey