From episode 508, Glenda Jackson. Glenda Jackson, the "trolls" and a company of pirate Muppets dance and sing to an 19th century poem by C. E. Carryl. The Muppets are property of the Henson company.
@Bubbilicious14 I've done quite a bit of that myself. When you have a low singing voice and there's a shortage of male tenors in community musical theatre, you learn how.
@ostlandr Actually it's Charles Carryl, a contemporary of Gilbert. Not sure who did the music. I can definitely imagine some prankish Savoyards sneaking this into a production of HMS Pinafore, though.
@Bubbilicious14 I've done quite a bit of that myself. When you have a low singing voice and there's a shortage of male tenors in community musical theatre, you learn how.
xdashlydia 2 months ago
@ostlandr Actually it's Charles Carryl, a contemporary of Gilbert. Not sure who did the music. I can definitely imagine some prankish Savoyards sneaking this into a production of HMS Pinafore, though.
xdashlydia 2 months ago
That is totally the best pirate ever.
YenKaizer 1 year ago
I thought I was the only one who knew this poem! They left out 2 verses.
scooterpilot028 1 year ago 2
Glenda is much more pleasant to listen to that the orginal record. Whoever picked it for her including herself did a great job. I love it.
arzingher 1 year ago
@IoSonoUomo lots`a girls did that in plays before
Bubbilicious14 1 year ago
No, that's the great Shakespearian actress Glenda Jackson. Apparently she always wanted to play a lady Pirate.
Poem is "The Walloping Window-Blind" by W. S. Gilbert. Set to music by his partner Sullivan (as in Gilbert & Sullivan.)
ostlandr 1 year ago
I still want to watch two sketches from the Glenda Jackson episode: "At the Dance" and "Shaky Sanchez' Bomb-Balancing Act".
Deanmo23 1 year ago
Well, if you can't beat 'em, JOIN 'em!
Geronimo! Lol!
DarthWill3 1 year ago
Oh I just realized it's a woman pretending to be a man.... weird.
IoSonoUomo 1 year ago