I am the Captain of the Pinafore

Essgee's version of HMS Pinafore

[@Smithkakarot]

So apparently, Gaston survived his fall at the end of Beauty and the Beast and became a captain in the British Navy.

[@manuelromero7638]

Smithkakarot HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@VenomSpawn]

Smithkakarot Glad I'm not the only one who saw the similarity.

[@corvuscrux]

dies laughing

[@solarfanwings7330]

Now that you say it....yep, that's Gaston! (but, fun fact, to confirm to fans that Gaston was actually dead, when he falls there are skulls in his eyes!)

[@Razzy1312]

+Smithkakarot He's especially good at expectooraaaating!

[@zacharyfarber360]

The actor that portrays Capt Corcoran is phenomenal.

[@MrDanielvass]

He’s an absolute chad

[@johncarrick7544]

True.

[@6562]

I have never seen such a precision rifle drill dance team. Never, no never. Well, hardly ever.

[@phillyswiftsteak5188]

🎶he has never seen such a dance teeeeam🎶

[@threadbarephoenix9904]

Wouldn't happen in a D M ZZZZZ!

[@zzzut]

Whoever rearranged that score is a real genious! It's contemporary while quite respectful of the original music. Also, the choreography is hilarious and deliciously camp! Congratulations to the entire cast and organization. I hope I have the opportunity to see an Essgee production someday.

[@pikppa]

He's hardly ever sick at sea.

[@Lesbosac]

No Never!

[@medicmain6615]

@@Lesbosac what never!?

[@PlanetBobstar]

@@medicmain6615 Well, hardly ever

[@wilsjane]

Do you realise that is the part of the big send up that resulted in this operetta. When the new first lord of the admiralty, (who had never been to sea), had to inspect the fleet, he immediately got sick. The fleet were moored in Portsmouth Harbour, but he complained that the ships were still rocking.

[@Da1FooGuy]

Stewie being the greatest captain of the queen's navy brought me here.

[@richardfarley5469]

My gf: I bet he and the boys are out cruising for chics Me and the boys:

[@casperstover9636]

Honestly this is way better

[@threadbarephoenix9904]

They drink three beers then one beer more as they scout the bar for any drunken whore!

[@Mark152093]

Im pretty sure that no one on that stage has ever, or ever will, cruise for chics.

[@wilhiamas]

I have never heard a Pinafore captain with such a manly and magnificent voice! The whole cast is wonderful. Truly the best. Thanks for posting. Is there a DVD out there with HD? I'd buy it in a jiffy.

[@uponmyword]

If you go to the about section of the channel, there is a link to Simon Gallaher's website where you can buy the DVDs of several of his G&S productions.

[@entertainmentlife430]

Yep

[@jjzgamer5507]

Pelvic thrusts? Tight shirts? Pink? No, this version is not gay at all!

[@nicopavvi8494]

I think it's about the story telling that navy members are homosexuals

[@nicopavvi8494]

@TheRenaissanceman65 a stereotype

[@ThelastdesertRanger]

@TheRenaissanceman65 stereotypes about sailors being gay because they spend long periods of time surrounded only by other men since traditionally women were bad luck to have aboard military vessels and only men could serve in the military anyway

[@walkernick86]

@TheRenaissanceman65 Trust me... it's gay!

[@walkernick86]

@TheRenaissanceman65 Ok... it's camp then! Gay, camp, feminine, puffy...etc" Not having a go! Just saying it is lol

[@Princessoftoons]

Sideshow Bob brought me here

[@death2denemy]

Me too..

[@buckinghammartell1306]

@@death2denemy samee lmao

[@geoffwilliams4478]

Seth MacFarlane brought me here

[@inevitablelyagitated1839]

Same

[@e.d.h.kendrick673]

Same m8

[@Falkner09]

I always wondered why Family Guy used this particular song as a template for a song about Stewie being super gay.now I know why.

[@cultfilmfreakreviews]

it's also in a movie MAKING LOVE and a closeted guy sings it with his wife.

[@danilo22uk]

Well Simon G has come out gay you know

[@zzzut]

Is this the Queen's navy or the queens' navy?

[@mexicomapper83]

LOL

[@resurgem]

Very good. In his case I think: the latter. 🤣

[@jamesharvarduk]

Underrated comment

[@VincentMichael207]

This is one of the most fabulously gay things I've ever seen.

[@IgnoredAdviceProductions]

Nipple buttons

[@TheHutchy01]

That's the Royal Navy for you.

[@resurgem]

I thought that too as this opened. It's fabulous!

[@11StClair]

But he never uses a big big D.

[@jjzgamer5507]

I feel like I am watching the 1980's version of the HMS Pinafore, complete with music video choreography and music arrangement.

[@nicopavvi8494]

Is real that this was Queen Victoria's favorite show?

[@Mousy677]

that was bellini's i puritani actually

[@nicopavvi8494]

@@Mousy677 I knew it was Pinafore. Thank you

[@decibellone696]

when i was younger, i thought this a stupid song. Now that im older you can see the beauty of a stupid song sung by people - that believe in it. i love this!

[@kaiyack]

My rice cooker chimes this melody when my rice is ready.

[@infectioustomfoolery]

Actually? If so that's cool

[@kaiyack]

@@infectioustomfoolery alas, i am remiss. It’s actually the Amaryllis Air but I swear it sounds the same 😄

[@truckinconvoy7312]

One word. 3 syllables. FAB-U-LOUS!

[@darkangelzephyron]

''1:47 i never use the big D.'' Its the clothes dude. Loose em.

[@Edkins460]

darkangelzephyron I was wondering about that lyric. I was expecting them to change it to "a big, big C" for this production. But nope, they kept the original one.

[@ironcladstudios971]

@@Edkins460 A big D meant something along the lines of "danm" or "damnnation" in the Victorian era. It's comparable to the F word in those days.

[@J.G.H.]

@@Edkins460 I can't see that not being intentional, this particular production is very camp, taking everything to the point of innuendo.

[@Edkins460]

@@J.G.H. Yep, had not occurred to me ah many years ago.

[@alexkrycek3359]

What a fantastic production. Beautiful satire, phenomenally performed

[@cookietheb5]

THIS SHIP LOOKS AWESOME! Singing, dancing, questionable attire. Where do I sign up to join?

[@Dulcimertunes]

What a handsome captain!

[@samirmatar8794]

my favorite opera of Guilbert & Sullivan. bravo 🎉

[@sophiusdynami3401]

God big-D those sailors are stunning

[@nathan87]

The lyrics don't help. "I do my best to satisfy you all" "and with you we're quite content" / "never use a big big D" "what never?" "well, hardly ever..."

[@dorkmax7073]

That's "Damn"

[@edenparadysa]

I cannot stop staring at the fact they intentionally applied two golden buttons in the nipples area of the commander's suit, alongside with extra golden stripes just to underline the pecs. XD

[@dhdoctor6108]

I would not mind being the captain of that crew...

[@MrGoneTroppo]

What, never? Hardly ever!

[@soenke-jz8qv]

The captain reminds me of Henry Cavill

[@Judgmentdayz]

the instrumentals make it sound like its disco hms pinafore

[@carolbeatts6509]

Brought back memories of performance at school

[@no9scrum]

Is there a full video of this version anywhere??

[@alexthelizardking]

before the village people sang about the Navy, there was this

[@Resentius]

alex thelizardking Somehow, even gayer.

[@Retrotude]

I like the staging and rearrangement, but they really need to go lighter on the synth piano.

[@hesgaming4966]

who made the bass line tabs is very good for this song.

[@peepjoshua57]

"Queens" navy

[@billhuber2964]

TUNT this musical was written back when Victoria was queen of England .

[@jtsharp6129]

@@billhuber2964 Remind me... was that Revolutionary War?

[@danjcollier]

Jt Sharp No, the ruler during the American Revolutionary was was King George III. Victoria ruled from 1837-1901

[@bucklin1]

Ah just seamen being seamen.

[@CairnTerrier69]

How many here can see this cast singing the Village Peoples’ “In the Navy”?

[@cannyexplorer5357]

Shame that who owns the rights to this and also The Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado all with Jon English too did not transfer them to DVD for all regions. As now they would make a small fortune from all of us fans who want to get their own copies of the complete shows.

[@jorien42]

You can buy digital copies these days. :) I got this show a couple of months ago from them.

[@uponmyword]

Go to the about section of this channel for a link to the website where you can buy the DVDs

[@annenbertelinlindgren9710]

I just love this!

[@zippy3421]

This staging is very homoerotic. Like it.

[@heather0f]

Is there anywhere to watch the whole of this

[@nickwerner7983]

0:37 I am the Captain of the Pinafore

[@smcneal057]

Flaming Pinafore.....

[@zebedeeshekelstein2754]

that was lots of fun.

[@williamthurmond4940]

Apparently the Navy has always been gay. They certainly look happy and cheerful, I mean.

[@fedos]

Is this performance available on DVD?

[@3threebeansalad]

was this the lucille lortel theater

[@davidbingley6734]

I' AM THE CAPTAIN OF THE PINTAFORE!...

[@angryjotunn]

As hard as it is to accept, this is what peak masculinity looks like

[@emubari83]

I love the show and played the Captain in my high school's production...but I HATE the key change. Terrible idea and changes the song for the worse.

[@newmanj8690]

They probably changed it to adjust to the lead's tessitura

[@katzenratz]

The captain stole Fonzie's hairdo.

[@infectioustomfoolery]

This is so good

[@megbailey3562]

G & S are electric!

[@curtpiazza1688]

Great!

[@MBM1117727]

The only thing I don't like about these productions is the synthesised music.

[@KristineMaitland]

I'm with you. Yuck.

[@aspergianheteroclite3014]

Very nice hip work.

[@shachar9111]

what's the name of the movie?

[@AECEntertainment]

Who are ESSGEE anyway, it's brilliant

[@gerry409]

1:02 bart and sideshow singing 🤣😂

[@NoName-hg6cc]

People say Family Guy and Simpson. But I'm here because of Yosemite Sam 😂

[@nuclearcatbaby1131]

I think there was also a scene from Animaniacs.

[@statboy11]

My first thought was "they couldnt find any straight men for this" then i remembered they were playing navy sailors, so a full gay cast fits.

[@Fenrir63]

LOLS, now I can't stop laughing XD XD XD XD

[@zacharyfarber1003]

Sir Joseph had no right to make fun of Dick Deadeye.I do think Dick was seriously offended by Sir Joseph's comments.

[@LordofPride]

It is the navy.

[@shachar9111]

or it's only a part of a opera?

[@UCChipper2]

Needs a remake using Discover's Deadliest Cast crew....

[@harryturner8701]

Those trousers leave nothing to the imagination

[@sugarrcookiess01]

Well actually, I was just writing that comment to be annoying... but I did actually watch the video and thought it was pretty cool. :)

[@Hammerandhearth]

Why the nipple buttons?

[@JorgeReyes-mq6le]

whats the big C

[@megbailey3562]

but cannon regular, I don't know where you make the connection between G&S and Aristotle!

[@wholeNwon]

Good voice!

[@ryan.engstrom]

So wait...this is supposed to be super gay right??

[@J.G.H.]

I'm not sure of the original Gilbert and Sullivan - though the joke about sailors being homosexuals/gay has existed for several centuries - this particular production seems to definitely to be loaded with innuendo towards. For instance the "Big D" refers to Damn which used to be a much more serious curse word, but here it's very easy to see it as suggestion to how endowed the captain is.

[@diondrec97]

Didnt send that...it just... happened

[@smackdownhotel8830]

Don’t mind me I’m only here because of Family Guy.

[@EverybodyFunny666]

Was this the gay version?

[@dorkmax7073]

I'll be honest. There's no straight version of HMS Pinafore.

[@thomashogan16]

@@dorkmax7073 Very, very clever and profound remark! It was once of Wilde's favorites. You make me smile.

[@ernstschmidt4725]

all of them, but this one maybe is the gayest of them all

[@rafaelcastelan497]

Now i understand that gay reference in family guy by stewie in the captain of the queen's navy.

[@Wonders2Ponder]

Family guy brought me hear

[@AECEntertainment]

Nice drumming

[@tonycavanagh1929]

Stewie did the best version of this.

[@sugarrcookiess01]

OMG I know right?! :)

[@Iantorchwood94]

I would have said Mickey's House's composer...

[@jeremybulfin]

I'm the greatest captain in the queens navy........

[@shachar9111]

I am here because of family guy.

[@javimiami92]

I am here because of the West Wing.

[@P1B1U1H1]

@denseone Something to do with shipman Deadeye.

[@MadHatter42]

While most videos from this showing are pretty good, I'm not fond of this Captain. He has good range, but poor strength; there's so little resonance or power to his voice, he's practically belching out his lines.

[@begs54]

The Captain has a fine voice, but there is no sparkle to it. Hear Alan Styler of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company sing this. This Captain sounds more like a funeral director . The the chorus of sailors, well, not to be unkind, but to quote from the G&S opera Iolanthe "When Britain Really Ruled The Waves", I do not think it was happening here.....

[@zebedeeshekelstein2754]

i like the stiffness then balanced out by a more over the top crew. i reckon it works, atleast for this song.

[@alexthompson9516]

begs54 True

[@alexthompson9516]

begs54 Still good tho

[@KumaPaws376]

Surrounded by semen; what a dream

[@cbbennett1015]

Everyone's gay.. .modern

[@wom_Bat]

Who else is here because of family guy?

[@zzzut]

@dertuy As it should be!

[@allanlindgren5376]

"I'm never ever sick at sick."

[@wom_Bat]

Sea

[@NJtuber88]

EVERYBODY DANCE NOWWW! BUMMM BAAA BAAA BUMMM BUM

[@rexmundi2237]

Amazed at the capacity some people have to take even something as simple and fun as a Gilbert and Sullivan musical and use it as an opportunity to bore youtube users with their childish inanities and tiresome prejudices ie the 'fags' comment by cannonregular.

[@nicksum29]

@zippy3421 No, not homoerotic at all - just very camp.

[@rafaelcastelan497]

Now i undrstand that gay reference from family guy

[@Pitznik]

@denseone damn! I guess

[@denseone]

What is a big big D?

[@edmagidson4101]

Damn it

[@MrJeffk31th]

@nicksum29 Someone is in denial.

[@DinoPimp]

Despite your point of view I could thrill a girl or two But I would rather get it on with you! Hah hah!