Family Guy - Stewie is dancing with Gene Kelly [HQ]

From Season 5, Episode 9: Road to Rupert
In the original scene, Gene Kelly was dancing with Jerry (from Tom and Jerry):
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[@meissarochdi4122]

It's one of the rares moments where we see Stewie acting like a normal kid.

[@labeilleautiste6318]

Oh more the seasons advance more he's nice

[@mindlessyoutubeuser6435]

@@labeilleautiste6318 but I like this mix he still invents machine and acts evil against others except brian

[@Cheesecake_lover360]

I don't think normal kids can do a perfect song and dance with gene Kelly.

[@jayesh5131]

@@Cheesecake_lover360 And jumping 2 meters up in the air!

[@Mrcharles.]

I don’t mind family guy, but stewie taking away Jerry’s only one speck of fame was enough to make me hurl.

[@BeccaLovesSRK]

It's adorable how much of a musical nerd Seth is.

[@aquilaezio6621]

Seth is Awesome, he makes those things more in this time. and not in a hard or offensive way

[@andregarza5224]

royalparadigm as well as a Sci fi nerd

[@gemstoneprincess2890]

royalparadigm no

[@moonywormtailpadfootandprongs]

Gem Diamondgirl76 yes. If you don't believe me, he's making and starring in a show called "The Orville" which is a parody of "Star Trek".

[@dayorsmth]

royalparadigm so reliabily if I was Seth this would be the opening song

[@mitchellwagoner6631]

Imagine the dance I'll have to do to get our security deposit back.

[@quyzics8143]

Mitchell Wagoner I did

[@DevoutSkeptic]

Which is strange because they never paid a security deposit in the first place.

[@Romy---]

DevoutSkeptic The dance itself was the deposit. That’s the joke.

[@mitchellwagoner6631]

Eliza Beth The episodes between this and 2010 are really funny.

[@garrettsimms-rowe8531]

They should have showed the entire thing again but in reverse

[@bunganut98]

It's amazing how they just animatd stewie over jerry for that scene

[@girlyriana1215]

bunganut98 👍Yeah👍

[@haltopen12]

thats because they used rotoscoping animation (ie tracing an animated character over live action footage) to get that old school high quality animation feel

[@jediknight38]

If Tom Hanks can be filmed shaking hands with JFK well then.....

[@Tony-112]

haltopen12 thanks for telling us 👍

[@lsn0861]

Its not the same scene

[@BabyLambCreations]

The moment you realize that the animation they used for Stewie for this ONE scene is smoother than the animation used in the whole series! EDIT: Yes I am well aware that it's rotoscoped but my point still stands.

[@jody024]

To do the whole show like that would have cost a lot more.

[@newmanproductionentertainm5127]

Chris Paez you are some what correct. How people did those kind of animations back in the day is by filming the live action actor first, then they would draw any cartoon character over the pieces of film to make it look like both characters are there at the same time.

[@kevingibson393]

You can still see Jerry The Mouse's reflection in the floor.

[@robonthecob6920]

Yeah because all they did was copy over someone else’s already finished animation

[@estebanmartinez6553]

They might’ve drawn the scene on ones to match Kelly’s fast life like motions just as the original cartoon did

[@petercahill6696]

Like Seth's brand of comedy or not, his love for musicals are infectious as all hell. I legitimately hope he gets involved in Broadway if he has the time.

[@matthewmccallion3311]

I'm not sure if he's done Broadway, but he's appeared at the BBC Proms a couple of times kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5fShaCfjNiZepI

[@legoghostyoda]

people give him too much shit sometimes. incredibly talented singer imo

[@KonElKent]

I think, at least in part, Seth MacFarlane has overextended himself. Unpopular opinion, but I think initially Family Guy was just as funny after it was uncanceled (and my all-time favorite episode aired in 2006), but he got into American Dad, and the Cleveland Show, then movies, and the Orville. If he picked a lane, and really focused on it, I think he'd still be comedy's golden boy. Instead, he's got a lot of half-hearted, preachy crap that's all about the gross-out.

[@thegamebusters5413]

@@KonElKent I mean he probably doesn't have a real choice with any of them. He started it and until the Network let's the show go then he's stuck. He has no choice but to stay.

[@devinsmith4790]

Plus dude is a good singer.

[@annieholley1808]

This is probably the most adorable thing i've ever seen

[@davidpaepke7397]

Then I guess you have never watched the REAL one with Jerry the Mouse.

[@julliansabulao4091]

David Paepke we all did

[@thecavitymann2587]

666 likes

[@L.J.Xlovesarts]

Honestly

[@audreypatrick3774]

I love these moments in family guy where Seth MacFarlane expresses his love for old musicals. It’s oddly heart warming for a show thats usually based around dark humor and violence.

[@GuyMcPherson69]

Your comment just made me shed a tear.

[@devinreis5811]

He actually comes from a musical theater background.

[@doondoon8077]

The older seasons heartwarming the newer ones are just made for shock value

[@joshfactor1]

dude, seriously, these old musicals are classic

[@sweaq123]

This is season 5 back in 07. Sure, it was dark humor, but not the psychotic cesspool of violence it turned to after Seth stopped writing for the show (might be 10 years or so by now).

[@cjhedberg735]

What's great about this is that it isn't just played for a 10 second joke. They adapted pretty much the entire scene from Anchor's Aweigh in full with meticulous detail without any irony or edge. It really shows Seth wanting to pay proper tribute to his musical idols instead of just a quick homage.

[@Joey7Z7Horror]

I find this a redeeming quality because Seth is extremely overhated IMO. I mean you can’t watch any highly-viewed Family Guy video without someone in the comment section being passive aggressive and dissing the show. Even in this comment section where you got people saying “You can still see Jerry’s reflection.” or more passive aggressively “Wow! The animation is smoother than in the entire show!”

[@javieralbadalejo6354]

@@Joey7Z7Horror I'm with you my dude, Seth is overhated, he's a massively talented dude.

[@doncorleone1553]

@@Joey7Z7Horror Seth is an unfunny didactic hack. Family Guy hasn’t been good in years.

[@kawaii33366]

@@doncorleone1553 he hasn't been writing for family guy since 2008 so... Kinda Crazy yall act like that's hit fault lol

[@ThePlantationArchives]

@@kawaii33366 ikr like stop dissing on him he literally doesn't give a shit about the show anymore. He no longer writes it damn.

[@iammatrixa]

Is it just me or did anyone else notice it's still Jerry's reflection in the floor.

[@lxa2815]

Jason Pavlakovich no its not just u

[@TheAllSeeingEye2468]

Jason Pavlakovich not at first

[@BenDover-is7zz]

ADV 707 *You

[@GenGamesUniverse]

No, it wasn't a prank, they actually corrected this in the commentaries that they could not remove Jerry's reflection due to ruining the actual scene, so they had to actually "draw over" Jerry in every frame and "replace" Jerry with Stewie.

[@brianarevalo9925]

Xander1 Z yes it is idiot

[@c_ross2279]

Idk why, but the audio effect change when Stewie says “Mr. Kelly, would you show us?“ kills me every time.

[@JoaoNeto-fw8im]

Porque o filme é antigo, de 1945. O áudio não era bom como é hoje, hoje usamos vários recursos que naquela época não tinha. Mas o áudio daquela época tinha um charme a mais

[@Joey7Z7Horror]

It could be perfect for attention to detail

[@ltmmoviereviewsharrison3462]

The most underrated scene in the whole series.

[@sm4carnageihope]

Hell no. This was just a waste of time.

[@sams_not_here]

sm4carnageihope waste of time from what? The plot that a family guy episode barely ever have

[@sm4carnageihope]

@@sams_not_here From the humour and something actually trying to be funny as opposed to "writer's block, insert something long and random for run time"

[@sams_not_here]

sm4carnageihope so what about peter fighting that chicken tho. That was long and random

[@sm4carnageihope]

@@sams_not_here As well as funny and creative, unlike this

[@annastarkey]

Gene Kelly is an icon. The greatest singer, actor and dancer

[@susanlloyd7395]

And a genius choreographer for the Movies.

[@edm240b9]

I remember when I first watched this episode with my mom, she was so happy when Gene Kelly showed up randomly.

[@JaDangerz]

Gene Kelly was the master :)

[@lucindamobley5492]

Amen dude.

[@coreyskidshow7587]

He passed away in 1996

[@BeccaLovesSRK]

I don't like to disagree with people who also like tap dancers because there are so few of us, but I don't think Donald O'Connor got enough recognition. He was just as good, if not better, than Kelly and x1000 less of a jerk.

[@eleanorrigby8940]

I agree with you, Donald O'Connor was amazing too! So underrated. My personal favorite is Fred Astaire, but I also love Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor, they were great dancers indeed. And what about the Nicholas Brothers? They were just marvelous, but sadly, underrated too.

[@Jake-ob4ib]

I mean, all of them were kind've jerks since they were all perfectionists.

[@mazoku6793]

Stewie is animated very well during the dance portion.

[@Elvenpath]

Because they literally just took an old clip from a movie and drew over the previously animated character.

[@-daem4rionette-76]

@@Elvenpath that's not how it works

[@donnellmadison5586]

@@-daem4rionette-76 Jerry

[@theretep6494]

- DaeM4rionette - nope buddy that’s how it works. It’s called rotoscoping, they just traced over Jerry’s animation except they used Stewie. Sorry :/

[@primus0348]

I think it was copied from Jerry the Mouse

[@saeta]

I love that as cynic as Seth McFarlane is, he is so in love with traditional musical films and old school cartoon character and animations, that this sequence is actually a beautiful innocent piece

[@devinreis5811]

He was part of the musical theater program at Boston University in the early 1990s.

[@shuphtybaggots4690]

Makes me wonder if a hand drawn family guy movie with a little more class than some of the cleaner episodes would be successful

[@tylerbutsimon]

no doubt

[@Kostadin_Arolski]

Nope. We dont care for the picture qulity, its all about the offensive humor. There is plenty of shows like you discribed, wich can fit your taste better

[@icecreamhero2375]

Family Guy is still hand drawn if it was a flash show they would have to always reuse the same backgrounds there are a lot of new locations in each episode.

[@jamesfracassejr9030]

A movie a what

[@nattacit]

It’s called Amercan Dad!

[@frozenfreehand1997]

That dance with Gene brought back old memories from the old classic tom and Jerry show.

[@GenGamesUniverse]

yea but this wasn't from Tom & Jerry, it was a film called "Anchors Aweigh"

[@Y2JHHHDX]

Michael Christensen your are a fake it’s from a movie

[@OG_McLovin]

There's something truly heartwarming with MacFarlane's team's reverence for the classics. Very cool that people are getting a fresh chance to appreciate Kelly in this day and age.

[@4u1004me]

Fluent animation for family guy. I know this is based off of a film from 1945 but I didn’t think the family guy animators were able to mimic classic hand drawn animation so well.

[@frasermccready4645]

Blunderful Red they drew over Jerry mouse, but it would have still taken a long time

[@Jonathan-cx6jl]

@@frasermccready4645 Jerry the mouse. What about tom the cat

[@mrcoconut3652]

@@Jonathan-cx6jlThe movie the clips are taken from also have Tom as Jerry’s butler because in context of the scene Jerry is a king that’s why they are dancing in a throne room.

[@liamalexander1423]

Pretty nice for Family Guy, to do something like this, which stands against all the darker, edgier and (sad to say, relevant) violent humour.

[@haltopen12]

this is an old clip from the earlier seasons back when it was a more standard amimated sitcom.

[@pickelsandnickels2487]

It’s a comedy it’s supposed to be volant racist inappropriate and just fucked up in general

[@Suutari4]

@@pickelsandnickels2487 The Simpsons isn't that fucked up and it's the most beloved comedy series ever

[@micheal5117]

It seems today that all you see is violence in movies and sex on tv

[@labeilleautiste6318]

Thats a comedy, absuridty and gratuity of things are the funny damn it

[@Embermoon91]

They end up crashing the helicopter later and Stewie says: "Imagine the kind of dance I'm going to have to do to get our security deposit back."🤣🤣

[@chadbusch8541]

The one cab calloway did comes to mind. The one with the splits

[@groovymovie3213]

I cannot put into words how much joy I felt when Gene Kelly popped up in this episode, Anchors Aweigh is so good and I wish more people knew about it

[@E4RLIES]

Thanks to this scene I became aware of how frickin awesome Mr Kelly was!!❤

[@Levi_Skardsen]

I like to imagine Brian is just standing completely motionless while this is going on.

[@AlienatedCornea]

Okay, you can have the helicopter.

[@hoouos2]

Vethysnia 200th like!!!!

[@lowdistortion]

@@hoouos2 bitch who cares

[@stayhydratedkingsqueens]

@@lowdistortion you do.

[@jediknight38]

Helicopter? Screw that! Give them the same private jet that Tony Stark had in the first Iron Man movie with the hot stewardesses and the built-in stripper pole!

[@xaviusyata]

GET TO THE CHOPPAH!!!!!!!

[@nicholaskingmequeen]

this somehow made me really happy :)

[@purplefreckles3261]

I grew up watching films with Gene Kelly in. He was the best. What a legend.

[@thegentlegrafter1699]

This scene is so heart-warming and harmonious, traits I didn't expect a family guy episode would have

[@PatrickBateman_real]

is anyone else getting this in their recommendations after stewie was announced for smash

[@dominickperez2952]

Comedy Heaven

[@ammagon4519]

What?

[@ultrae4628]

This comment came from 2030

[@spencerbowden2979]

Ammagon I reiterate. What!

[@PatrickBateman_real]

@@ultrae4628 wait, does that mean that you dont know about minecraft 2 or Fortnite:Old town road? Or the fact that mr beast`s trees got cut down by Trump?

[@L.J.Xlovesarts]

Stewie is so beautifully animated here, hes so bouncy and expressive its adorable 😭

[@Piledriver86]

Damn, Kelly was one hell of a dancer. I'd trip over my own feet and break my neck trying to move like that.

[@BluJayPegasus]

Man, Fox is extremely good at editing.....

[@333br]

The only thing they are good at.

[@DamnlmEvil]

Also editing the election

[@dakotastein9499]

They edit the news all the time.

[@David-md8rg]

@@dakotastein9499 like when CNN removed all the bad parts in the George floyd body cam, to make it look like he was an innocent man who was brutally killed by a cop

[@seamus8695]

@@David-md8rg yep, that'd be the one, the laughable death of a junky

[@SuperiorAmericanGuy]

Look at me I'm dancing!

[@nickjakusi7396]

2:34

[@s.r.a.d.p.l1571]

That's nice

[@Thebestbobbyboy]

You are the first

[@bestmoviesever1]

This scene alone should have gotten the show an Emmy.

[@diamondsam]

Nah all they did was edit Stewie in the place of Jerry

[@devinreis5811]

The original footage was in the Library of Congress, so permission had to be granted. Then it had to be remastered for 2008. THEN Stewie was added in. That's how the upgrade to The Worry Song came to be.

[@KingTMK]

I don't understand why people would dislike this. Like, who are these people and what do they look like? In what kind of situation and mindset do you have to be in to dislike a masterpiece like this!?

[@Ty-nf5gd]

Why does it matter what they look like?

[@xX.not_bellaXx]

i think they’re all just allergic to fun tbh

[@foolslayer9416]

This is honestly one of the best feel-good moments in Family Guy.

[@-yx4md]

R.I.P kelly you were one of our greatest dancer to our special heart

[@barneyjuniorYT]

This is beautifully animated, never thought in A MILLION YEARS that I would say that about a show like family guy.

[@guillermocalderon7101]

This is like the most wholesome thing family guy has ever done 😆

[@David-ud9ju]

Trying to animate Stewie over Jerry looked like it was difficult for them due to the differences in animation.

[@tim_nj_devil176]

In the audio commentary of the episode Seth MacFarlane said that it was; he said the overlay was difficult enough, but Stewie's reflection was an even bigger problem.

[@Bawgle]

This has better animation than all of the rest of the series

[@natalieann3041]

One of the cutest moments in Family Guy!

[@justtalk5970]

Stewie did everything. Brian literally just leaned left and right, waved his hands and kicked a few times. He didn't even speak lol

[@phantomstrider]

One of my favourite scenes in the whole series 🙂

[@Trainboy452]

Holy crap! It's PhantomStrider!

[@Rustspray]

Funny, I though Family guy was doing a rework of an old movie, adding lyrics and Stewie in just the right places to make it fit.. then I saw the original and realized that its just a copy, but with Stewie instead.

[@JonMastu]

Why can't the whole show be animated like that?

[@MEXUS.]

Money. And time.

[@JonMastu]

Even though pretty much every other cartoon on TV has better character animation than they do. On smaller budgets too, if I'm not mistaken!

[@haltopen12]

because rotoscoping animation is expensive as fuck

[@Medachod]

*+Chris Paez* Using movies as an example is unfair.

[@leblanc3536]

because that whole second part was them just drawing over another animation

[@TokenChineseGuy]

I love how Stewie switches microphone frequencies after he jumps into the live action film.

[@gradygal81]

It’s such a good touch, I love it!!

[@quinnfletcher3906]

Imagine the dance I'm going to have to do to get my security deposit back!

[@Nikolaj11]

Clever, wrote the comment without straight out copy/pasting Mitchell all by yourself.

[@mioqa]

Quinn Fletcher wow p

[@mioqa]

Wow trying to copy too comment I see

[@satiricwriter]

Jesus, you're everywhere on youtube vids lol

[@CharlieND]

Imagine the dance I'm going to have to do to get you to delete that copied comment.

[@marcuslarsen296]

I love it when Family Guy does things like this, such as combining their animation with live action

[@mattweiman5144]

Gotta appreciate how the band for the show blends through the transition from the original song going in and out of the dancing scene

[@The141Ghost]

Does anybody miss the classic musical numbers,songs, and classic family guy episodes back then

[@Dburgerman]

It felt so weird seeing Stewie so far off the ground

[@PixarShark]

Serious credit to this team to let this part play out as is and not try to insert any lewd humor. 👍🏻 That's mad respect to the source material.

[@recht_voor_zijn_raap5506]

Thats classic Family Guy... Sadly a time long gone.

[@Sexyfine3000]

Growing up with family guy and watching this scene as a kid made me so happy and entertained. Thanks seth!

[@GHC3]

When I first saw this on DVD, I used to rewind this. I just couldn't get enough of it and wanted it to keep going. I just love live action animated hybrids.

[@dereklarner6298]

My word...I never thought the day would come when I would see something classy connected to Family Guy!

[@mrprotheroe4981]

That was some of the best animation Family guy has had. I just love the rotoscoping there

[@kiarabanetmi7660]

I would totally accept a duet of Gene Kelly and Stewie Griffin as payment. This is amazing

[@Peter-Luior]

This whole cutaway is so underrated I never knew Stewie took the place of Jerry all for what could have just been a small joke

[@nilutpolkashyap]

This dance was so wholesome

[@Zudexa]

Fun fact: Stewie was just animated over jerry and the reflection on the floor is still jerry :D

[@jessenunez7205]

I always get happy hearing this specific musical in family guy

[@blaketv18guy75]

Gene Kelly would be 106 years old, if he was still living. RIP 1912-1996

[@sethmatteson8326]

Dude THE MEMORIES I HAVE WITH THIS VIDEO. I remember when it was Jerry and Gene Kelly; those were the days of fine childhood entertainment.

[@NerdMiGerd]

Might just be me, but this scene just embodies what made classic Family Guy so great. Back when they weren't constantly trying to be edgy and could be genuinely entertaining. If this were made in a later season they'd kill this scene by having an out-of-place joke about Kelly kicking Stewie's brains out or something, with like fully graphic detail.

[@MichaelMixerMasonGASS]

NerdMiGerd Yeah, this was from Season 5. I don’t really consider it classic, since the animation was starting to get stiff and they were already transitioning to darker/edgy humor at this point. But there was some of the old staff left, like Dan Povermire, who kept it balanced.

[@NerdMiGerd]

Michael Mixer Mason I figured it was a bit later on. Eh, I still like seasons 4-6 to be honest, and their Stewie-Brian adventures are still fun. At least, until recently...

[@MichaelMixerMasonGASS]

NerdMiGerd Don’t get me wrong, I like Seasons 4-6 too, but 4 is the last one I would consider classic. Season 5 is when using shock humor/violence instead of real jokes started becoming a problem, but there were still great scenes like this. The show was still good overall until “The Juice is Loose”, in Season 7, that’s when it all fell apart for me. And I always liked the Stewie/Brian adventures, up until Road to India.

[@johnnysalas3014]

There's something not just wholesome and classic about the musicals in family guy, but it always makes it feel like a show that has everything past present amd future

[@dylanlittlejohn5007]

1:18 went hard af wit those bells don’t @ me

[@MerchantIvoryfilms]

While there are so many funny moments in FG, this is by a long shot, my favorite moment in Family guy! Thanks Seth!

[@Spongyboi897]

I like how they even gave Stewie some old-school filters to make it look like he was actually there

[@davebudrus46]

They did an awesome job covering Snoopy with Stewie! 10 out of 10!

[@Elvenpath]

You mean Jerry, right?

[@recht_voor_zijn_raap5506]

It was Jerry

[@vitordarksider]

That must have felt sooooooo refreshing for the animators, to be able to actually fully animate a scene like this.

[@Captain_FixIt]

Rest in Heaven Mr.Kelly 🌹🌺💐⚰️🪦🦢🕊️✝️. Thanks for the Laughs.

[@lavalampluva55401]

One of the best moments in animated history!

[@d.l.technic5]

You do know this is properly the only musical number that Stewie does all the singing and dancing 💃 without needing Brian's help.

[@c.galindo9639]

This is a very great Family Guy moment that shows the classical sense of humor the show had

[@mattheuroldz2095]

My heart just melted...

[@felipeaguena5289]

I like how even the quality of Stewie's voice diminishes a bit to match that old movie feel when he enters the film

[@electricredcombustion8044]

This is the most wholesome thing in the entire series

[@fluffy3401]

Man What A Time Be Alive In The 50's-90's mbn those who experienced

[@CodeKirby]

This is animated like a disney film, it's so beautiful!

[@OlanR24]

I personally think this scene meant a whole lot to Seth. Seeing his beloved cartoon character dancing in a classic musical with Gene Kelly...I sure would be!

[@tyleryarbrough1608]

I love musicals

[@aashishb.4029]

Tyler Yarbrough same

[@joyunicycle]

Me too ❤

[@sayajinboy4703]

Lets be honest guys Seth macfarlene = Man of culture

[@Embermoon91]

It's incredible how effortlessly Gene made it all look.

[@mr.shyryhud1659]

This is one of those clips you need to rewatch every now and then.

[@AboTurkiPro]

One if only of the finest animation I've ever in my whole entire life

[@adeadchannel..fireworkz8885]

0:54 pause and look at Stewies head

[@ihaveleftthisaccount3710]

FireWorkz And? I don’t see anything.

[@alexroyuela3612]

If you look carefully, he almost looks like alien 😂

[@s.r.a.d.p.l1571]

Looks cute

[@TallTim]

@@ihaveleftthisaccount3710 howdy :)

[@ihaveleftthisaccount3710]

@@TallTim Hey, do I know you?

[@thomaslecky5301]

Every once in a while something comes along in life that just is so precious you wish you could watch it for the first time everyday and be surprised every time

[@christyely2545]

Tom and Jerry was my favorite cartoon ever when I was younger 😊

[@fabbiogames8292]

This scene makes much more sense with little stewie Griffin

[@benlarsen4602]

Did mention Seth should make his own musical?

[@SoulKingBK]

Trey Parker and matt stone made book of mormon. Seth should do Broadway.

[@bustaload714]

Ben Larsen he should sing in a production. Handsome guy with a great voice

[@bluscout6440]

This is probably the only scene where the animation in this show was made this smooth.

[@cherubsgrave]

this scene unironically brings me great joy 😭

[@monkeydzorro8845]

JoJoLion Live Action looks pretty good.

[@nightbandit1260]

MonkeyD Zorro i know this is old but.... IS THAT A MOTHERFUCKING JOJO REFERENCE!!

[@HarrySuh]

NightBandit We never knew Josuke could dance quite like that until now.

[@ethanpeterson2383]

Yeah dance Stewie dance

[@katemissfilanpurrmcdevitt]

RIP Gene Kelly such talent Xx

[@emberthefox4951]

The fact that the animation quality is the best the series has seen shows how much soul they are willing to put into the show.

[@ingridbunton8031]

Am I crazy or did I just see a jerry reflection on the floor

[@seamuspeacock346]

Gene Kelly watching in heaven

[@willrussell01]

They did a great job animating Gene Kelly into this

[@Catflowerpower]

so endearing. Seth and the actors and other creators of this show are truly talented people.. ❤