Some Talking but Mostly Songs

Some Talking but Mostly Songs is the fifth episode of Season 2 of Clone High, and the eighteenth episode of the overall series.

Synopsis[]

Hoping to land a role on hit show Tropical Hospital, Harriet stages her new musical but must contend with Joan's creative meddling.^[1]

Plot[]

Harriet Tubman sees on TV that Tropical Hospital is recruiting writers, directors, actors, and busboys to be recruited to Hollywood for a 10 year non-union internship on the show. This week, their talent scout will be in Exclamation! U.S.A.. Harriet is determined to be recruited to be on the show. She plans on getting the talent scout's attention by presenting her own original play; "Twister: The Game: The Musical", a musical based on the party game, Twister. She asks Joan of Arc and JFK to play the lead roles of "Blue Hand" and "Red Hand", respectively. JFK is eager to perform as Red Hand and Joan, while initially reluctant on account of her hatred for musicals, quickly caves in, after seeing how happy she'll make her best friend and boyfriend.

The clones perform the musical number, "This is My Chance", which establishes what everyone's goals in the episode are. For Harriet, it's getting his big break and becoming an A-list Hollywood celebrity. For JFK, it's making out with Joan in public. For Frida, it's being a production designer. For Sacagawea, Confucius, George Washington Carver, and Cleopatra, it's becoming uncredited background dancers. For Joan, it's helping her best friend with her dream, even though she thinks it's stupid. For Abe, it's really just doing ... something. The only main clone not in the play is Topher Bus, who's very mad about not being included. During this entire musical number, the clones trash, vandalize, and destroy the entire hallway, leaving Glen the Janitor to clean up after them.

Characters[]

Major Roles[]

Minor Roles[]

Julius Caesar
Van Gogh
Genghis Khan
Catherine the Great
Ivan the Terrible
Marie Curie
Football Team
William Shakespeare (Cameo)
Martin Luther King, Jr. (Cameo)
Peany (Cameo)
Boudica (Cameo)
Napoleon Bonaparte (Non-Speaking Cameo)
Jesús Cristo (Non-Speaking Cameo)
Marie Antoinette (Non-Speaking Cameo)
Sigmund Freud (Non-Speaking Cameo)
Albert Einstein (Non-Speaking Cameo)
Glen the Janitor (Non-Speaking Cameo)
Sheriff (Non-Speaking Cameo)
Dr. Blaine (Non-Speaking Cameo)
Dr. Adrienne (Non-Speaking Cameo)
Josh (Non-Speaking Cameo)
Cody (Non-Speaking Cameo)
Stu (Non-Speaking Cameo)
Tod (Non-Speaking Cameo)
Chad (Non-Speaking Cameo)

Songs[]

Trivia[]

This episode begins with a recap of the previous episode of the in-series TV show, "Tropical Hospital", in place of a recap of the actual previous episode as usual.
Harriet Tubman writes a musical called "Twister: The Game: The Musical".
JFK is a kicker in the 4th string on his football team.
Joan of Arc hates musicals.
Principal Scudworth reads a book titled "How to Win Work Friends (And Influence Them Into Becoming More Than Friends)".
Candide quotes the title of the episode, when describing what happens in "Twister: The Game: The Musical".
Joan always kisses with her eyes open.
Joan has Harriet Tubman blindfolded, when she takes her down to see her improved version of the play, despite the fact that there was a curtain in front of the play that was blocking everything anyway.
First appearance of The Grassy Knoll in the reboot.
It's revealed that the owner of The Grassy Knoll is a guy named Mops and his wife, Curly.
Harriet Tubman and JFK kiss in the play and end up falling in love.
The Grassy Knoll is destroyed in a fire.

Continuity[]

This is the second musical episode since "Raisin the Stakes: A Rock Opera in Three Acts".
Harriet Tubman still worries about becoming a basic bitch when she grows up, as was first established in "Anxious Times at Clone High".
Glen the Janitor from "Litter Kills: Litterally", makes a re-appearance.
The singers of the song "Welcome to The City of Plastic Man" in the plat are the same singers, who sang "Did You Hear?" from "A.D.D.: The Last D is for Disorder".

Cultural References[]

The title is a pun on "All Singing, All Dancing", which was a phrase used on posters advertising the broadway play, "The Broadway Melody".
Harriet Tubman makes a musical play based on the party game, Twister.
Topher Bus claims "Silence is Violence", quoting to a phrase Black Lives Matter protesters use, propagating the notion that the refusal to talk about racism is a gateway to letting more racism happen.
Candide Sampson and Principal Scudworth repeatedly reference the movie Footloose.
JFK does vocal warmups, by saying "Real World Road Rules", which was the name of the second season of the MTV reality game show, "The Challenge".
Ingredients for "White Guy Confidence" include Ax Body Spray, a picture of Joe Rogan, and a book written by Kevin Spacey.
Principal Scudworth gets mad at the clones and references the movies "High School Musical" and "Can't Hardly Wait".
The clones make sure to differentiate "Twister" from the eponymous 1996 movie, Twister with Helen Hunt.
Steve Kerr makes a guest appearance in this episode.
Steve Kerr casts Tom Hiddleston for the next season of Tropical Hospital.

Historical References[]

Harriet Tubman owns a bunch of roombas to clean her house for her, likely because she doesn't want to do anything that resembles the "slave work" her clonemother did, while she was enslaved.
Frida Kahlo paints a picture of a very yonic-looking peach, referencing to the real Frida Kahlo's paintings, many of which resembled vaginas and other female reproductive organs.
Abe says that theater is in his blood and that his blood is sprayed all over the theater. This is a reference to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater.
Confucius mentions "Storming the Capitol" as part of white culture, referencing to the U.S. Capitol Attack, which took place on January 6th, 2021, when a bunch of disgruntled Trump supporters, rioted and looted at the U.S. State Capitol, in outrage over Donald Trump losing the 2020 election to Joe Biden.
When George Washington Carver falls onto Van Gogh, the latter complains about him falling on his bad ear. This is a reference to the ear Vincent Van Gogh sliced when he had a breakdown.
Frida Kahlo and Van Gogh can be seen painting sets, referencing the fact that both of their clone parents were painters.

Errors[]

Possible: When Van Gogh complains about George Washington Carver landing on his bad ear, he is holding what would be his left ear. However, art portraying Vincent Van Gogh after cutting his ear has the right ear covered.