The Electric Company - The Menu Song

Tom Lehrer Electric Company playlist: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=5BDC5FC492435804

Rita Moreno and Morgan Freeman perform an amusing and catchy little song written by Tom Lehrer and arranged by Joe Raposo.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Electric
• Company
• Morgan
• Freeman
• Rita
• Moreno
• Tom
• Lehrer
• Joe
• Raposo
• 1970s
• 70s
• PBS
• CTW
• classic
• vintage
• Sesame
• Street

[nickforster1947]

Man: What kind of ice cream? Waitress: All kinds of ice cream. We got plum and rum and bubble-gum, We got prune, balloon and macaroon, We got grape and ape and scotch tape, We got lime and grime and chocolate slime, Sasparilla, manzanilla, caterpillar And, of course, there's just plain old-fashioned gorilla. What'll it be? Man: Let's forget about it, lady. I'll just trot on over here to the laundromat and have myself a bowl of soap flakes. Waitress: Did you hear that?

[tubafoole]

This is one of my favorite skits especially Rita and Morgan two Acadamy Award winning actors.

[thesagebrushkid]

A true classic skit! And as funny as it is I have to ask, why is Morgan asking what Rita has when he has a menu right infront of him?

[pardyhardly]

I'm guessing that since this is the 1970's the gasoline salad was expensive and frequently unavailable.

[bassplayer1966]

OMG, this is SO GOOD!! Wowwww...I definitley remember seeing this when I was a kid...is there anything out there that compares to this type of comedy - or just plain chemistry? I can't think of anything.

[kaitiscarlett]

@lurch321

Unlike myself, who cracked up immediately and throughout!

[Whoozinga]

Lovin' the whatever it is hanging on the waitresses' uniform, and i love Morgans little dance at 1:15

[anne91276]

Easily translated- " Oh sorry I have indigestion, Now my suggestion is, if I have a bowl of Pepto Bismol just to wash all of that chow, down?"

[archon808]

Haha I love this girl

[piinus]

Daaaayum, didn't know that Rita look smokin' in those years and Morgan look like a tall teenager in that time.

[dirtisallie]

That was awesome! Rita Moreno is top notch! They don't make 'em like her anymore.

[thudor1]

These two living legends were a big part of my formative years. Thumbs up if the same was true for you!