BLACK FRIDAY Reaction *Starkid* - Ep. 14 of Musicals I Know Nothing About

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[@Barbara2.0]

Not me missing my cue and uploading Black Friday on Saturday. Oh well... I also forgot to say something: Paul foreshadowing the entire plot when he said "What's the appeal of Tamagotchis, or Beanie Babies, or Wiggly? It's just mania, Emma. Like a spell..." is better than anything Hollywood's ever done. I said what I said.

[@michaeloconnor5904]

BTW, if you want more adventures from Hatchetfield, they released a miniseries called Nightmare Time with three episodes, each with two hour long stories set in Hatchetfield with pretty much every character from TGWDLM and BF appearing. The second and third episodes cost money ($8-$10), but the first episode is free and the link is right here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJ2Vgn2Qd9aEoLc

[@ForeverDegenerate]

@Barbara 2.0 I just wanted to point out something you might have missed that is incredibly important. The Homeless Guy (Joey Richter) in Black Friday is the same character that was in TGWDLM, despite the lack of mustache. Joey had to do the show clean shaven because Uncle Wiley is clean shaven so he didn't have a mustache for the show. So, yes, the Ted Mustache at the end is 100% fake. Fun Fact: Ted was never written into the show. But for this showing, Nick managed to pull the Ted Costume out of storage so they slapped a fake mustache on Joey and brought Ted back for this show only.

[@Barbara2.0]

I'll check it out, thanks ;)

[@gabis314]

I love the fact that for Wiggley’s voice Jon is just casually backstage creepily talking into a mic after doing whatever he needed to do on stage

[@Barbara2.0]

Talk about multitasking huh? xD

[@nacho_girl]

Yeah you can see it on backstage videos

[@paloma-alfaro]

To quote Dumbledore, "Well Tom, sometimes... you accidentally kill your family."

[@annalydie4816]

I think its exiding to see you watching the newer starkid musicals first, because when you watch the old one you can really see how mutch the actors have improved their singing and just the shows in general. I can't wait until you react to the a very potter musical series😊

[@jessk1683]

I hate Linda, but I also love her so much. I love to hate her. Maybe it's just Lauren. She just manages to be anyone and everyone and make it work.

[@Barbara2.0]

Can relate

[@mightymorphin3372]

Fact: for the week of March 14, this musical beat Hamilton for Billboard’s number 1 cast album

[@Barbara2.0]

Now that's cool!

[@curioppyty]

I spent the entire musical loving dylan's voice and not knowing it was dylan bc yeah exactly they're like shapeshifters how is it even possible that they're unrecognizable to me wtf. oh but ethan i would die so easily for him and he has like 10 minutes of screentime how does robert do it??

[@chrisf5828]

re: is this too low for her voice? Yes, it is. The part was written for Mariah who booked Mean Girls in the interim and couldn't be in Black Friday. Why they didn't change the key is anyone's guess.

[@onelonelypotato7204]

Am I the only one that didn’t know that Robert Manion didn’t have an Australian accent?

[@sunayama4650]

Barbara: Who would want to buy a Wiggly? Me: *stares at Amy Lovatt*

[@katherinedenny8622]

I too would sell my soul for a wiggly, and I'd also sell my soul Amy.

[@wasabichips933]

Funny how they also had the exact opposite reaction to how well Dylan and Kim's voices mesh.

[@Barbara2.0]

I see what you did there ;) hahaha

[@sunayama4650]

@Muneeba Z You only get hwone.

[@Chromaggia]

Me: stares into the mirror

[@anothernerdontheinternet]

A couple of fun facts: -the girl who plays Hannah is actually a child, she was 13 years old when the show was performed. -the role of Lex was actually originally goint to be played by Mariah Rose Faith, but then Mariah was cast as Regina in the Mean Girls National Tour and thus Angela Giarratana went on to play Lex -due to the focus on alternate dimensions and realities it is really possible this show takes place in a different universe than the one from The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals, which would explain why we see actual people instead of an alien hivemind and why singing and dancing seems to be a normal thing in this universe. -the planes at the end are supossed to be the beggining of WW3 as Russia is attacking America back after Wiggly left the bomb they sent to the Black And White in Moscow -rewatching this you actually realize a lot of what Hannah said Webby told her was foreshadowing -the whole cast was sick during the show's run, which would explain why they sound better in the cast recording than in the actual show.

[@Barbara2.0]

I still need to listen to the cast recording, but it's insane that they were sick and still did THAT hahaha ❤ And yeah, I got the plane thing. It was my favourite ending out of all the Starkid shows I've seen so far

[@alexconverse4839]

Umm wasn’t she 16?

[@sevencats4964]

@@alexconverse4839 nope! kendall was 13 when she was cast and turned 14 during the show's run

[@AnnaAllonsy]

There was also one night where Dylan couldn't preform due to beng ill, so Jeff Blim stepped in and played both Tom and his roles. Wish we had anything to see form that show, people say he was insanely good.

[@Barbara2.0]

What the hell, that's insane!!!

[@mothmansboyfriend8021]

When they were filming for Black Friday, they had the issue that basically like every show someone was sick, especially Lauren. If you listen to the album version of the songs a lot of the vocals are much clearer.

[@nacho_girl]

Yeah. Also. In TGWDLM, Jeff was sick. The next day, Lauren was ill. They were filming when she was ill and nick lang was her. There is a clip on ytbe. It's absolutely hilarious. Also, you have not met Diane (Lauren and Joey's dog) yet and it's just awesome. She is only in behind the scenes and on another channel called Tin Can Bros (joey, Brian R and Corey L's channel. You only know joey)

[@into_the_sketchiverse]

Where can you listen to the album? I know it’s not on Spotify...

[@danielm.berube3256]

"Am I going to be traumatized by the end of this?" Yes

[@Barbara2.0]

😆

[@mgreen5622]

3:05 “This is the stuff of a wizard” me, knowing that Dylan is actually Dumbledore: yup

[@Barbara2.0]

Oh. My. God!!! Hahahahahahaha

[@a-wild-goose]

Don't forget that Ja'far is a sorcerer! Dylan truly is a magic man

[@michaelai1453]

@@a-wild-goose Plus Pincer, Tootsie, and Green Lantern. How he does everything perfectly will always be a mystery.

[@JonahRuderman]

*Dylan enters* Barbara: Who? *Realizes* Barbara: jafar? JaFaR! JAFAAAAAAARRRRR!!!

[@kage3069]

No man who's just could ever trust a face that triggers such disgust

[@omarsalem1219]

His Twisted features give Me such a chill

[@iridescent28]

So let's just pray that one fine day, that evil man will go away!

[@coyotix]

@@iridescent28Cause if we want it bad enough he will! (how did no one add more to this after a year)

[@JD-cn8se]

not curt mega singing "shes not as hot as she used to be" about his wife lmaoooo

[@niamhbradyhalmschlag5168]

Re: Angela's voice - she had a really bad cold the day they were filming afaik

[@Barbara2.0]

Oh no :( I could tell she was struggling a bit. Poor thing, still did a great job

[@lalas181]

In TGWDLM it was Robert, this time it was Angela- whenever the show for Nerdy Prudes Must Die comes around, I _swear_ I'm gonna start taking bets on who'll be doing the recording day while sick!

[@ForeverDegenerate]

@@lalas181 It seems to be a Starkid Tradition/Curse that at least one person gets sick (usually Lauren Lopez) on the day of the show. Denise Donovan got sick during Starship. It's why she doesn't sound all that great in the recorded version on Starkid's KZbin. Her voice hadn't fully recovered by the time curtain went up so she couldn't really sing.

[@nacho_girl]

@@ForeverDegenerate poor Lauren. She was ill in tgwdlm, black friday and more that i cant think of rn. Also she was under strain during firebringer because she was also in Spies are forever WHICH SHE WAS CHOREOGRAPHING

[@ForeverDegenerate]

@@nacho_girl Yeah... the poor girl gets sick the most out of all of Team Starkid. I believe Meredith is the second-most ill and she has stated she always has throat/voice problems on performance days. On Day 2 of Homecoming, Meredith woke up with no voice and, yet, she went on to perform two shows damn near flawlessly.

[@JackieBorelli]

the show was a critique on American consumerism, and how it brings out the worst in everyone (don't know if you noticed, but every time a green light was cast on someone, they immediately became more aggressive & possessive - that was wiggly's influence), & ethan's death makes sense because it was so senseless - he didn't get to develop as a character, cause he was sadly in the wrong place at the wrong time. a lot of the sci-fi elements were nods to twin peaks & twilight zone, of which Starkid are all fans of.

[@Barbara2.0]

The Twilight Zone is all over this and I love it!

[@cherrywoodstudios385]

I didn’t even realize the green light thing until about 5 rewatches. Also fun fact: Uncle Wiley has a red light. He and Wiggly together make Christmas colors.

[@jahnabanana]

"Why do they keep killing Robert?!?" EVERY STARKID FAN'S BIGGEST GRIPE. LET THE MAN LIVE.

[@LinneaAnn01]

I KNOW!!!!! Right?????

[@fionaearl6601]

He's said before that it's because he loves acting death scenes

[@Ballin4Vengeance]

Abdul survived.

[@whatiswhat8061]

@@Ballin4Vengeance nah he choked on sht. His stepbrother's face also melted

[@Ballin4Vengeance]

Omar the fish seller was raped and murdered by Achmed’s soldiers in the early stages of the battle of The Magic Kingdom. Also Hot Chocolate Boi “survived” in a way

[@chychy7559]

Some notes during the video :) *kendall is the youngest StarKid performer they have invited in to the family! She is one of Curt Megas students! *Everyone was cheering for Tom becaus we haven't seen Dylan in a starkid show since Twisted! *The role of Lex was supposed to go to Mariah Rose Faith, but she was busy with mean girls, so the lovely Angela got the role ( and honestly I love her so god damn much! Most lead roles don't go to altos) *I saw the show live and Hannah had an entire dance sequence during Califormia and it was CUT for the youtube version *SOMEONE HAS PUT EVERY FUCK FROM EVERY SHOW INTO A COMPILATION VIDEO 😂😂 *James did the choreography for the show!! *they did the gore scenes and shots after the shows so that it could have that extra special hatchetfield charm *WE LOVE GENERAL JOHN MCNAMARA *dont worry EVERYONE was so confused by the opening of act 2 *there is a meme with the sands of time and take me back, its just a little video but its so funny 😂 *we really do stan Lauren lopez, we don't need a song to adore Lauren, we already do 💁‍♀️ *fun fact Jon did live lines for EVERY show! Wigglys voice isn't a recorded bit *the reason its top of the line, is becaus eof the kickstarter for the tenaversary!! It was the most backed kickstarter they have EVER HAD. like I did the calculations and if you combined the past kickstarters you will still be below the total they got for the tenaversary *ISNT THE STAGE DESIGN BEAUTIFUL?!?! I WAS IN SHOCK WHEN THEY PULLED THAT BIG WIGGLY OUT. *I love the song black friday, its my absolute favorite, it reflects back on Lexs life and how much she loves her sister. And she would still be singing it if she was in The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals. *DYLAN HAS SO MANY GOOD SONGS IN THIS MUSICAL. * HAVE A STORY FROM WHEN I SAW THE SHOW LIVE ABOUT CHARLOTTE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HEAR :) *the final song is so beautiful isn't it?!?! And all the characters that come out INCLUDING the Hatchetfield pocket squirrel peanuts?!

[@Barbara2.0]

About Dylan: now I get it! I knew there was a good reason for the cheering! Have to agree that we need more alto leads!!! Why would they cut Hanna's dance break like that? I tend to really love emotional ones, so Black Friday and What if tomorrow comes are probably my favourites. Also, I absolutely LOVE the whole scene during Black Friday and I was literally getting the chills during the last song Please, tell me the Charlotte story!! WHAT? Peanuts was there *runs to rewatch it* Yeah you can tell they had way more money for the filming

[@seanmcmurphy4744]

So glad to hear other people like Black Friday (the song) like me, some fans seem to find it too sad. For me the finale, What If Tomorrow Comes, blows away anything SK has done before

[@Barbara2.0]

Have to agree, I can't get over the perfection that is What if Tomorrow Comes

[@chychy7559]

​​@@Barbara2.0 the story with Jamie was that my friend dressed up as Charlotte for the show and looked stage accurate, and We sat in the second row of the theater. At Stage door we were chatting with Angela and she told us while she was on stage singing black friday, she had a panic moment because she thought Jaime was in the audience, but then she remembered "OH. WAIT. JAIME is on stage rn pretending to choke me out!". Also at thr end of the show during curtain call we stood up and clapped and Jaime gasped, wide eyed she pointed towards my friend and my friend mirrored her. It was like the spider man seeing spider man meme. It was amazing and im sorry it took me so long to respond 😅😅 Edit:I also forgot to add half of the cast was sick when this was filmed, the album has better recordings of the track.

[@TheWalrusWasPaul23]

Your reaction when you recognised Dylan 😂 priceless 👌🏻✨

[@TheWalrusWasPaul23]

Also Robert once choreographed Heathers so he‘s an incredible dancer

[@Barbara2.0]

Oh that's right, totally forgot that!

[@neleus4503]

If you like Joey as a villain I would recommend The Trail To Oregon. He really shines in it and it’s just a really good show overall 😊

[@Barbara2.0]

Will probably be the next Starkid reaction ;)

[@kaviweaver5152]

Please please please

[@sunayama4650]

@@Barbara2.0 I hope you enjoy it! I'm really happy to see that you've joined the fandom

[@Barbara2.0]

Me too! You guys are the coolest bunch!

[@masterizzy3]

also spies are forever has some good villain joey moments ;)

[@emilym9032]

One of my favourite little details is that Charlotte puts on the hat that “keeps you safe” before wiggle, so she leaves before the building is burned and can be in the finale with the rest of the hatchet field characters! SOOO CLEVER 🥰

[@Barbara2.0]

Oh my God, totally missed that! That's awesome!

[@kilianalexander2736]

The reason the nurse stuck herself with the needle is because the magic hat protected Hannah. Also, the evil nurse song sounds like evil Julie Andrews, all I can imagine is Maria gone evil and killing the von Trapps.

[@Barbara2.0]

Oh my God YES! It's totally Julie Andrews!!!!! You just made my night

[@lissyhymel]

Excuse me how dare you bring up that Sands of Time has a similar theme to Take Me Back 😭😭😭😭😭😭 I didn't think of the implications 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@sunayama4650]

Watch everyone in the background for the last song. Recognize anyone?

[@Barbara2.0]

Aaaah now I have to rewatch it! Haha

[@shakeriddleandroll939]

You recognizing Dylan from his singing voice and not from his face is endlessly hilarious to me I'm so glad you appreciate Jeff as well he's my favorite starkid!

[@AtlasNL]

I had the same happen to me when I watched Twisted (I watched BF first). Only after he began to sing I realised that it was Tom (Dylan).

[@Zapperr459]

I'm genuinely concerned by how you have watched these Starkid musicals in the same order I did when I first came across them a few months back... But it's great to see someone reacting to them as a newcomer... All you have to do is watch Trail to Oregon next and I will feel both watched and connected

[@Barbara2.0]

Oh thanks, mate, now I MUST do Trail to Oregon next hehehe 😈

[@linggao2602]

Don’t drink anything during ToO or your life might be in danger.

[@sunayama4650]

@@linggao2602 Given what we know about what Barbara laughs at, this is legitimate advice.

[@Barbara2.0]

HAHAHAHA will never make that mistake again

[@linggao2602]

I don’t even need to know what Barbara laughs at... I think it’s safe to say that everybody will be in tears from laughter by the end of TTO. XD

[@caseyyy4785]

your face after hearing Dylan sing and realizing who he was is amazing, it was like BOOM Jafar?

[@Barbara2.0]

It hit me like a trainwreck hahaha

[@mireiaalmena7258]

I love how you recognized Dylan immediately when he started to sing hahahah he is seriously so talented and him and Kim singing together sound so freaking wonderful. You are such a mood during all of these reactions, your absolute adoration of Lauren, your glee when the recurring characters appear, you definitely share the collective braincell with the rest of the Starkid fans haha. If you continue with the Hatchetfield universe and watch Nightmare Time (they only have the first episode on youtube at the moment, the rest are available to rent online) you will definitely be happy to see some old characters as well :) Fantastic video as always!

[@Barbara2.0]

They just make me feel so happy, and then I upload the video and get all of these amazing comments and am even happier, and all the happiness just shows on the videos. So technically, you guys are to blame ❤

[@mireiaalmena7258]

@@Barbara2.0 well if we are to be blamed for wholesomness then I won’t complain hehe, but you definitely deserve all the nice comments 😊

[@nacho_girl]

Cast (and where you may know them) : Becky Barnes - played by Kim Whalen who is a famous actress. (married to curt) President Howie - played by curt mega who was a warbler on glee (no lines but he sang. Married to Kim whalen) Lex - played by Angela Girrantana Hannah - played by Kendall Nicole (Yakshe) who was on a car advertisement. Xander Lee (not really any big roles) - James Tolbert. He choreographed everything from starship onwards including twisted, tgwdlm and black Friday.

[@galaxias_falls1749]

Kendall Nicole was also in a Star Wars The force awakens ad and I absolutely hated that ad but now I feel kinda guilty 😅

[@ForeverDegenerate]

@starkid fan James only choreographed Potter Sequel, Twisted, TGWDLM, and Black Friday. Denise Donovan choregraphed Starship and Firebringer. Lauren Lopez choregraphed TGWDLM with James. Katie Spelman choregraphed Ani, Holy Musical B@man, and Trail To Oregon. Now we just need Robert Manion to choregraph some stuff for Starkid since he's also a Dance Choreographer. There's a reason that Lauren, James, and Robert are front and center in the final part of "Deck The Halls Of Northville High." You'll notice that the three of them are front and center and have the most complicated dance moves of the group. Being actual Professional Dance Choreographers (and James being the one who made this particular number up), they had the skill to pull it off in such a short amount of time. Now that's not to say that the rest of the dance number is simple, because it's not (go watch James' instructional video teaching the entire dance on his KZbin Channel, it's insane), but their parts were even MORE complicated.

[@sevencats4964]

"i'm scared of evil toys" oh no... btw, since you're so impressed with how they sing in character, did you know that robert is australian? :D

[@Barbara2.0]

Yes! Which makes it even more incredible 🤩

[@sevencats4964]

@@Barbara2.0 he's so good!!

[@SereneDancer]

Your reaction to Kim's voice is literally all of us!

[@darrencrissistotallyawesom918]

Angela, the actor for Lex had a cold and also the role was originally for Mariah Rose Faith, but she was in Mean Girls instead Also the girl that played Hannah was only thirteen or fourteen when they filmed this, talk about talented Also Joey's also a villain in Spies are Forever ;)

[@Barbara2.0]

I loved Hannah's voice SO much!!! And her acting... Honestly, her talent makes me feel bad for my lack of it xD

[@DS_Prince]

Lol, doesn't Joey's character die in the first scene of Spies? It's a great show and I definitely recommend watching it though.

[@sanityisrelative]

@@DS_Prince I guess you could consider Sergio a villain, too. At the very least he's villain adjacent.

[@jahnabanana]

@@sanityisrelative but he does these crimes to provide for his family and no one else... these bombs ain't gonna sell themselves...

[@mgreen5622]

somebody’s got to do it 🤷‍♀️

[@dmarti11235]

Ngl, Hannah is a whole vibe in 'CaliforMIA'

[@anothernerdontheinternet]

Now that you've watched both Hatchetfield shows i really recommend Nightmare Time, it's not a musical but a series of livestreamed readings of horror comedy stories all taking place in Hatchetfield, read by the casts of The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals and Black Friday.

[@nacho_girl]

Yeah but only one is on youtube

[@trezalkapeliskova2121]

@@nacho_girl exactly and as far as I know, the other two episodes are currently not available for purchase either.

[@sunayama4650]

@@trezalkapeliskova2121 Nope. They will be uploaded onto the channel in 2021.

[@kaydancealizzabeth9733]

there's the first one on KZbin but if you'd like you can purchase the other two on their website (two episodes and 8 USD each)

[@taylovesfun]

@@kaydancealizzabeth9733 they stopped being available after the 7th I thought

[@mgreen5622]

I will never not be happy when i listen to Feast or Famine

[@Chromaggia]

“I can’t do tick-tocks” - Captain Hook at some point, probably

[@Barbara2.0]

You have no idea how much I appreciate this comment

[@elsx20]

You- screams at everything 😍 Me- can relate too much 😜😅

[@violarobics3750]

Quick couple of facts! The guy playing Xander Lee (the other PEIP guy) was also the choreographer! Also Curt Mega (the president) put a bunch of behind the scene videos on his KZbin so I’d definitely recommend checking them out, very interesting!

[@Barbara2.0]

Oh that's cool, thanks!

[@cillianrohan2585]

Can I just say I think your channel is great. Its so much fun. Have you ever listen to Come From Away, its rly funny but also super emotional

[@Barbara2.0]

So glad you enjoy the channel, Kilian! ❤ I've seen Come From Away live, such a beautiful show

[@pazz]

24:15 gonna have to disagree with you on this point. I think using metaphor and Fantasy/SciFi elements to deconstruct real world problems can be one of the most powerful ways to tell a story/make a point. Some of my favourite movies use this method to make social commentary. Like Ex Machina, Ruby Sparks, Her, and Collossal to name a few. In Black Friday I think it still works because Wiggly CHOSE America because of it's rampant consumerism. The social commentary would have lost it's significance if it's American setting was just a random coincidence, but I think it is still very much relevant by the end.

[@allisonbergh4429]

I just commented about how effective the compelling story is at getting past our natural defensiveness when we know something is satire. Then when you look back at the narrative afterward the social commentary hits that much harder

[@loiseauxmort9568]

YESSSS CLCIKED AS SOON AS I GOT THE NOTIFICATION OMG

[@Barbara2.0]

That was so freaking fast! hahaha

[@rienn-de-immortal974]

I think that putting Lauren in the center of a cult is soooo damn meta! Though i think my favorite Lauren roles are in Spies are Forever and A Very Potter Trilogy. And Starship somewhere next to them. Love this woman, but in those roles she's just perfect.

[@rienn-de-immortal974]

My guess - you will adore Spies Are Forever. Mostly because Lauren and Joey.

[@AG_KEMPER]

Is it just me, or does "Do You Want To Play?" sound like a deep cut from Snow White? Like, it sounds like a song for the evil queen.

[@Barbara2.0]

100%

[@sunayama4650]

Black Friday is Starkid's darkest musical, and Nightmare Time (scripts for Hatchetfield read and acted by Starkid during quarantine) is even darker if I recall. If you like TGWDLM and Black Friday, watch Nightmare Time.

[@Barbara2.0]

Will do! :)

[@sunayama4650]

@@Barbara2.0 It's not a musical, so it's not really appropriate for the musical challenge. It does, however, have one or two songs per story, two stories per episode. Up to your discretion if you react to it as part of your series or just enjoy it in your spare time.

[@Ballin4Vengeance]

Ah Yes. Hatchetfield Ape Man. Real dark. For real Professor Hidgens singing London Bridge Is Falling Down while chasing an englishman with a shotgun is straight out of Shining

[@blueskiesandstarrynights]

Why does the homeless man want a doll? 2 reasons; either 1. is life is miserable and wiggly's taking advantage of it and/or 2. Tinky let other's play with his toy

[@ellenstafford4439]

Black Friday is just absolutely crazy and I love it so much! A lot of the cast was sick during the filmed performance so the singing isn’t as amazing as it normally is, but they all still did so well! Curt Mega, who was the president in this, is also the lead in Spies are Forever where he plays Agent Curt Mega, plus you get more villain Joey

[@monicabliss8348]

Jeff wrote all the music for this and TGWDLM. He also wrote trail to Oregon. I can’t wait for you to see Lauren in that show.

[@alexandersean4708]

Fun facts! •Robert was not originally intended to play the character he did. He was originally intended to be the guy at the movie theater, but that role was recast as Joey when they decided who Robert was playing. Furthermore, said guy at the movie theater was intended to be the man with *_V E R Y L O W B L O O D P R E S S U R E!_* •The Man In A Hurry saying "I'm in a hurry!" Got that uproarious applause because Jeff was only credited as "Man In A Hurry" on the website to avoid spoiling the fact that PIEP returns.

[@isisvanharen730]

"IS IT DYLAN DYLAN?" I died when you said that hahahahahahah

[@ashiya029kaulitz]

this is one of the reason why i love starkid and their actors do multiple roles at one show cause it shows just how versatile their acting can be. trail to oregon is a good example and joey richter with his multiple roles in that show

[@isabelle8686]

1:11 me watching this with my wiggly right next to me🧍🏻‍♀️

[@annalydie4816]

16:12 If you don't ask yourself this question durring a starkid musical, is it even from starkid?

[@Barbara2.0]

I know right? xD

[@geedii_3703]

If you want more villain joey, watch Trail to Oregon! It's also just an amazing show.

[@Barbara2.0]

Will do very soon! ;)

[@randomfandoms6769]

"Wiggly, the duck, we need one more for the holy trinity." The last one is obviously Satan, the real man (this is a reference to the Firebringer BTS video, they all worship Satan and it's great)

[@IAmNotActuallyAustralia]

Did you notice all the characters from TGWDLM in the last scene?

[@Barbara2.0]

Had to watch it again to catch them all :)

[@Otaku-lg1xn]

Can you react to Sweeney Todd next?? If you liked Beetlejuice then Sweeney Todd: The demon barber of fleet street could be really fun to react to 💕💕 I love your videos 💕💕💕

[@Barbara2.0]

Thank yooooouuu! I remember I really liked the film, so will definitely give the musical a listen

[@rachelcombe8282]

Barbara: Who would buy one of these creatures? Me watching with a wiggly: 😳 umm me 😂 Also the Hatchetfield shows are my favourite!! The choreography by James Tolbert is fantastic also Lauren Lopez too!

[@Barbara2.0]

Hahahaha love it xD

[@DeadBore]

Dude, Robert’s said that he likes dying on stage, so they keep making him die, but like THEN MAKE HIM AN UNLIKEABLE CHARACTER. Maybe it’s impossible, idk

[@pedrogarcia8706]

"he entered the stage as a villain and after 1 song in ready to die for him" is a perfect summary of him

[@RonHeartsMe]

I’ve watched this show no less than 30 times and the ending still gives me chills every time lol.

[@Barbara2.0]

Not gonna lie, I played the last song on repeat 7 times after I finished filming

[@RonHeartsMe]

@@Barbara2.0 it’s sooooo good! Also when I first watched this it was the digital ticket so I couldn’t hear the missile at the end....I was so fucking confused lol. My friend who was at the filming (you can actually see her in some shots before Joey starts singing Made In America) has to explain it to me haha. But WITC is definitely one of my top Starkid songs now.

[@nacho_girl]

Everyone was ill during this. Angela (lex) had a bad cold so her voice was different. Lauren had to take a ton of prescripted drugs to stay concious

[@allisonbergh4429]

The brilliant thing about the way the show changes from sharp satire to sci-fi is exactly what you said: it becomes more detached from reality. You go in expecting satire so your defences are up. Then you get caught up in the narrative and forget there’s any social commentary, you’re into the story and therefore vulnerable. So when it’s all over and you snap out of it, you realise the satirical subtext was there the whole time, sneaking past your protective cynicism. I was super late to the whole Starkid party, but it’s fascinating watching them grow as artists and creators

[@leahh3242]

Omg I loved your reaction!! Exactly like mine when I first watched it!

[@Xhalph]

10:10 They kicked his head!

[@niamhbradyhalmschlag5168]

Also you should watch nightmare time :P

[@lissyhymel]

Was coming here to say this! There's 3 episodes with 2 parts each. 1 episode is on KZbin, and you can buy the digital tickets for the other 2.

[@niamhbradyhalmschlag5168]

@@lissyhymel highly recommended for more recurring characters like in Black Friday!! You learn so much about Hatchetfields lore :D

[@lissyhymel]

@@niamhbradyhalmschlag5168 yes and you also get an extra helping of traumatized 🤣 I don't know that I'll ever look at Tom the same way lmao.

[@Barbara2.0]

Will definitely do!

[@Barbara2.0]

Oooooh this doesn't sound good hahahaha

[@blueskiesandstarrynights]

ok fun fact wiggly is actually voiced by jon matteson who also does paul. As soon as i found this out i was shocked, give it up for a man with vocal range

[@philippschafer4969]

"Be honest. Am I going to be traumatised by the end of this?" Probably. But its worth it! xD

[@Barbara2.0]

Soooooo worth it!

[@JuliaPadro]

Now I really want to see you react to Spies are Forever!

[@indianapeacock8919]

So, when they recorded the show, Angela Giarratana, was actually sick. But, she still went through with the show.

[@jahnabanana]

WE STAN ROBERT IN THIS HOUSE.

[@What-lt3lj]

Dylan is easily the best actor in Starkid. He can make me cry so easily. Also. Joey's villain monologue was amazing.

[@rockassassin64]

Elf Lauren makes me gayer Also I don't know if you can watch it anymore but eventually they all should be on KZbin so I will keep an eye out for it they recently did a show called nightmare time actually get three of them they were lifestreams and each of them were two stories about Hatchet field essentially kind of like radio plays I would say and they have a couple songs in them to you so you might enjoy watching those I don't know if they'll work for this format but you might just enjoy them. When when they are released to the public I guess the first one you can watch. Oh that one has the stories the hatchet field ape-man and Watcher world. The latter of which is my second favorite story in the whole group of six. It's about Bill and Alice if you remember them from the guy who didn't like musicals. They have one that's about Paul and Emma are they have one about Tom and Becky there's a couple other stories that are about different people from Hatchet field. And then my favorite is about Hannah and that one's called the witch in the web it's the last one. And it's so good so if you like Hannah and this one she is amazing in that story and there's a couple new characters that are put in that story that are also just excellent. They've also said this might only be the first batch of nightmare time stories and that if they can do like a season two they will. This is essentially what they did because they weren't able to produce nerdy prudes must die this year. Thanks to the pandemic of course. So they did this instead this kind of also prove to me that there is so much more lore and has it feels he's just a really cool story especially if you're down with all the Hatchet field stuff with this and guy who didn't like musicals is my favorite so I super was down with nightmare time. They do have a clean version of the song nightmare time which is the opening to each episode on their Channel and that song slaps super hard

[@galaxias_falls1749]

1:10 who the hell would buy that creature? *me... I would...*

[@ADragonAmongRoses]

Fun Fact! You can buy a Wiggly on their website xD There may be more monsters coming thanks to Nightmare Time. Your realization of Dylan was wonderful and funny, just loving that shock and surprise! There's actually a running joke about Robert always dying in shows. He's like the Sean Bean of Starkid. Oh, if you like Jeff's voice, just wait til you see Holy Musical B@man. His character is very ... I don't mean for spoilers, but it's Jim Carrey's Riddler meets Heath Ledger's Joker. DUDE! I just noticed your Bretagne flag! (have an exchange-sister from Saint-Renan, I so got excited.) Ugh, Do You Want To Play is sooooo good! YES JOEY ABSOLUTELY MUST PLAY VILLAINS!! He's so good! Black Friday (song) always tears at my soul. Straight up, if you watch Episode 3 of Nightmare Time, the lyrics to What If Tomorrow Comes will take on a whole new meaning! Also, good news for you, Black Friday is the darkest of their musicals, so you can only get happier from here.

[@musicalslyricsbr4420]

3:05 funny you said that, cause Dylan actually played Dumbledore in A Very Potter Musical Edit: 3:50 See Spies are Forever, i'm begging you

[@Barbara2.0]

No need to beg, I've got my eyes on it 👁

[@TiredMarz]

I have anther starkid musical called Starship It has everything you could ever want in a StarKid musical Staring Denise Donovan, Lauren Lopez, Joey Richter, Dylan Saunders, Meredith Stepien, Joe Walker Take place in the distant future in space PLEASE WATCH STARSHIP

[@Barbara2.0]

Will do! :D

[@lunarotimas]

None of them are trained in musical theater, they joke about how they had like 3 people from musical theater very early on and now they're all suuuuper successful. They were all in the regular theater track

[@EmyLovett]

I know this was uploaded a while ago, but I wanted to mention something I learned after watching Jon's commentary of the first two musicals which I highly recommend checking those out. (He played Paul and Gary the Lawyer and Wiggly's voice in those) If you notice on the others in the mall who got obsessed for the doll, they remained the same on the outward appearance except for their actions and expressions. Whereas Gary, tied his tie around his head and acted super crazed. Jon jokingly played it off of Gary not actually being affected by Wiggly. He just wanted to join in the craze to be a part of something because look at his last scene as Gary. Linda gets killed and Gary catches her to then have the concious notion to call Gerald to talk about the will. The rest of the people there were still crazed after Wiggly enough to burn in the fire with it while Gary carried Linda out. Funny little background detail. It was also a way for the two to leave the stage fast enough to transform into Paul and Emma for the next part.

[@alyssaaug8253]

I love your reactions to Starkid!! Nerdy Prudes Must Die is the latest addition to the Hatchetfield series and I highly recommend you watch it

[@QuikVidGuy]

I think Wigglies are Cabbage Patch Kids with Furby eyes and a bunch of sewn-on bits

[@ellakoenig]

I LOVE YOUR ENERGY HELPPP edit: “as if we needed an entire song to adore lauren” HELP IF THAT ISNT ME

[@Barbara2.0]

STARKID HIGH, it's what it's called hahahaha ❤

[@Xhalph]

17:57 Becky missed with the syringe because Hannah was protected by the magic hat.

[@liznsouza]

omg you should totally watch the starkid homecoming documentary !!!!!

[@Barbara2.0]

Is it on KZbin? :)

[@liznsouza]

@@Barbara2.0 yess they posted like 2 months ago, but i recommend you to watch all the other starkid shows first!! or at least avpm if you haven't

[@Barbara2.0]

Awesome. Will do then. Thanks Allie!

[@robwilliamson5082]

Wigglies are currently sold out, I believe, but yes they are indeed a real product starkid sells. Also Lauren is a always a queen. This role isn’t my favorite Lauren role but has some of my favorite Line deliveries from her. “ I wasn’t talking to you Gerald!” And “ Yes I fucking see him!” Pop to mind. Also “preferably fOur of them” Also also! I can’t wait for the starkid show where Robert gets to use his natural voice and see all the confused people who didn’t realize how good his American accent is. This show is one of my favorites. Also I love Jeff’s voice in solos but I find his mixing in group numbers poor.

[@Barbara2.0]

Ok, one, Lauren's line delivery is always masterful, don't know how she does it. Be it speaking or singing ("you don't have half of a chance, bitch" has been stuck on my mind in a loop for days now hahaha). Two, I can totally see your point about Jeff. His voice is so unique it tends to overpower other voices when he's singing in group

[@kage3069]

"Out of all the arbitrary numbers, why JuAn"

[@kinetic-empathy9796]

1.) You're so right about Jeff Blim's range! Just within Trail to Oregon, TGWDLM, and Black Friday, he sings between a G2 and an F5, which is absolutely insane. 2.) James Tolbert (the guy who played Barack Obam- I mean Bob Morris and Xander Lee) choreographed AVPS, Twisted, TGWDLM, and Black Friday! He's been a member of Team Starkid since their college days, but this was his first time actually ~in~ a Starkid show

[@just_peachy3582]

I’d recommend watching A Very Potter Musical because Lauren is absolutely hilarious in it. Also Spies Are Forever is amazing as well.

[@Barbara2.0]

Both on the list for next year ;)

[@mayak834]

It’s time to play Maya knows too much about Starkid! The people you didn’t recognize were probably Angela (lex), James Tolbert (Xander Lee), Curt mega (president), Kim Whalen (Becky), and Kendall Nicole Yakshe (Hannah). Curt Mega was in a show with a lot of Starkids made by the Tin Can Brothers called Spies Are Forever. He and Kim are also married. He acting coaches Kendall which is how they chose her. He also had a supporting role on Glee! Angela’s role was originally going to be played by Mariah Rose Faith but then she got cast in the mean girls tour. Mariah refuses to sing songs from the show because she and Angela are very close friends. James Tolbert has actually been part of team starkid since basically the beginning. He has choreographed almost every show! There was originally a monologue where McNamara talked about his husband but it was cut for time. This was Dylan’s first show with Starkid since twisted. Black Friday actually opened on Halloween! The performance of the show on actual Black Friday was unable to happen because too much of the cast was sick. So I believe to did a version of tgwdlm with the healthy actors instead! Every night when McNamara entered for the first time, Angela (lex) and Corey (frank) would record the audiences reaction from backstage. Jon matteson (Paul) is the voice of wiggly! Nick Lang (the shows writer and director) made the original prototype of wiggly on a cabbage patch kid doll. There was a night where Robert was sick. There is a part in Wiggle where and James each have a dance solo and then pick up Lauren by her arms after. When Robert wasn’t there James had to do it by himself. Where they normally say “Jam!” They said “James!” That’s all I can think of for now. I know more fun facts about the musical than this one since it is the newest one.

[@Barbara2.0]

That's some cool stuff! Thanks Maya :D

[@mayak834]

@@Barbara2.0 also if you want to fall more in love with Robert Manion search “Robert Manion Heathers choreo”

[@seanmcmurphy4744]

Loved your reaction and intelligent comments! This is my fave Starkid show. A couple of minor points it took me a few viewings to pick up *The reason Becky missed with the hypodermic was that Hannah was wearing Ethan's magic hat *Uncle Wiggly (Joey) was Colonel Wilbur Cross, MacNamara's mentor, who went into the Black & White 13 years ago. *In the final number What If Tomorrow Comes most of the characters from TGWDLM: Paul, Charlotte, Ted, Bill, Hot Chocolate Guy, make an appearance

[@Barbara2.0]

Ooooh this is so cool! How do we know about Uncle Wiggly being the mentor though? Is that mentioned? I think I missed it...

[@seanmcmurphy4744]

@@Barbara2.0 In PEIP headquarters MacNamara tells the President that his mentor, Cross, went into the Black&White and came out a raving lunatic, pledged his loyalty to Wiggly, and disappeared. When Uncle Wiggly is recruiting Linda he tells her he used to be a Colonel. Then when MacNamara goes into the Black&White to help the President and meets Uncle Wiggly, they recognise each other.

[@anonymously1me]

I just wanna say i highly recommend reacting to Spies are Forever by TCB (a side production company Joey, Brian R, and Corey started

[@Barbara2.0]

I did :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6aYdoqGiceGhpY

[@anonymously1me]

@@Barbara2.0 I literally ended up binge watching your entire Starkid series and then saw you did SAF like an hour laterals watched it. I meant to go back and delete this but couldn't remember which video I recommended it on 😂 I love your reactions, btw!

[@shakespeareaddict1165]

If you haven’t heard this soundtrack yet, I HIGHLY recommend the Tuck Everlasting musical. It was a short lived production, very underrated!

[@augflynn327]

“who the hell would want to buy them??” *hides my wiggly*

[@sanityisrelative]

For another point towards Trail to Oregon as your next watch, did you know that Jeff Blim both wrote and stars in that show? And Joey is a villain (among other things).

[@trezalkapeliskova2121]

Yay, I was looking forward to this reaction video. I am always excited when you talk about Jeff (his voice, his songwriting etc.), I just adore him so much.

[@Barbara2.0]

Hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed reacting to it 😊

[@FloreMar-yp3iz]

Robert Manion for Bring It On 2022 I'm just saying

[@Timmymantwo]

Love it, are you going to see any musicals live in 2021?

[@Barbara2.0]

Hopefully YES! I have opening day tickets for Frozen. Planning to book for a short run of Anything Goes soon and waiting for things to calm down to book Six as well. I'll be going to the theatre every day next year to compensate 2020 haha Are you seeing anything in 2021?

[@Timmymantwo]

@@Barbara2.0 I have tickets to the first night of Cinderella previews so there's that but nothing else so far. I'm waiting for more

[@Barbara2.0]

Oh my God, I forgot to add Cinderella to the list of shows I need to book, thanks for that! Haha

[@Timmymantwo]

It's new so I can get why it isn't on your list. Id recommend it as it's ALW and Carrie Hope Fletcher

[@Barbara2.0]

Exactly!

[@mariasolenardelli3745]

The cast was sick that day, so taht is why some of them don't sound as good as they usually do!

[@Heldstar]

If you're a fan of Dylan, listen to Starry... especially the second act is so emotional

[@Barbara2.0]

I am so not ready for that haha But the reaction is coming in 2021 ;)

[@beeduo]

If you want more villain Joey watch The Trail Of Oregon