Kitchen Kabaret Tribute

Kitchen Kabaret was a 13-minute audio-animatronic show at EPCOT Center, Walt Disney World Resort, located in The Land pavilion. Kitchen Kabaret was present on EPCOT's opening day, October 1, 1982.
The host, Bonnie Appetite, introduces the various acts in a musical review and comedy format that advocated healthy eating and provided a basic primer on the four food groups: Meat, Dairy, Cereal, and Fruits/Vegetables.
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[@MamaStylus]

This video kicked off my bizarre obsession with 80's epcot. Thank you so much for making me realize my weird early childhood memory of singing animatronic veggies wasn't just a strange fever-induced hallucination.

[@AnthonyFilms1]

i have this same obsession, im really not sure why

[@rolandviado]

+SnaxAttacks me too

[@jbeachboy100]

this was a classic at epcot

[@MisDestiny]

Veggie veggie fruit fruit ... a song that I still sing today!

[@wildbrad]

Words cannot express how irrational a love I had of this exhibit as a child...

[@sshindeldecker]

There are no words for how much I loved this show, and in my opinion, it still holds up fantastically. Such good music, well done Animatronic work, and memorable characters. Veggie Veggie Fruit Fruit 4 life!

[@mkaplan1383]

Veggie Veggie Fruit Fruit. Lol! That's a classic if that doesn't make you eat right I don't know what will.

[@Eternaldarkness3166]

***** You know you're old when you can quote that song word from word from memory and still enjoy it till this day lol. good times..

[@yadlthegamer2852]

Eternaldarkness3166 the theater is replaced by a crappy flight simulator called soarin'

[@jbeachboy100]

you prefer soarin or kitchen kabaret?

[@kellyweingart3692]

Kitchen Kabaret

[@ciggy1986]

showing my kids this video made them eat their veggies and meat they love this show so much. I fear the day i have to tell them they will never be able to see it live

[@NumeroLetter]

I love how even after the Krackpots' show was over, the mustard saxophonist guy just kept spinning in circles. Guess he was having too much fun to stop! He certainly looks like he was entertained, lol! I know I'd get motion sick if I tried spinning in circles for so long!!

[@gamemiser8329]

This is what I call "dinner theater".

[@lionelraoul]

Try the veal, folks. It's literally here all week.

[@Leelee_2313]

Get another attraction of this yeah that would be a good name

[@rolandviado]

loved this aesthetic of animatronic, late 80's early 90's? just the way the animatronics were sculpted and the music was fascinating to me. wish i would've been able to see this in person

[@mevb]

Me too. Despite going to Epcot in both 1990 and 1991, we never saw Kitchen Kabaret but I saw the characters in the pamphlets. Wish we saw it because it's a great show.

[@jerradsuarez]

The audio animatronics in this show were better than what they have NOW at Monsters Inc. ride at Disneyland California Adventure. I saw this when I was very young. Maybe 4 years old. I will never forget seeing those singing veggies. Thank you Martin for all your work in digitally preserving these attractions, and for sharing them with the world.

[@guardian08527]

I miss 80's Epcot so much that it hurts sometimes:(

[@southparkboyproductions6040]

They are closing The Universe Of Energy Pavilion to be replaced by Guardians Of The Galaxy

[@jbeachboy100]

you have to go to these attractions because disney will eventually close it down and replace it.

[@KJ-tz7vc]

Same here. All of my old favorites are gone.

[@akcalo]

guardian08527 I know right!!! Nothing like it!!!

[@chrisroberts5747]

@@southparkboyproductions6040 when I heard about the Guardians roller coaster, I knew that Epcot had finally jumped the shark

[@Shnive]

I miss the 80's!

[@hollymackinder9899]

I remember this! When i was 8 us kids insisted that my parents took us in to see the kitchen kabaret twice, we loved it that much!

[@cyanmanta]

The strength of this show was that it wasn't trying to be current and hip. It was deliberately retro, even for 1982. It emulated the musical styles of bygone decades, but it wasn't just a jukebox show of parodies. Food Rocks, by contrast, was trying way too hard to be hip and ended up dating itself.

[@tristanband4003]

That was probably why food rocks made such a bad impression on me as a kid. If I was old enough to have seen Kitchen Kaberet, I'd have fonder memories of this. In addition, Food Rocks was an autistic kid's worst nightmare; way too loud. My auditory sensitivity was real bad back then. KK was smoother, easier on the ears. Not to mention: KK's animatronics seem much better.

[@psifla99]

Spot on. I didn’t even like Food Rocks when I was in my teens. By contrast, I loved Kitchen Kabaret as a kid, and I love it now.

[@hamursh]

However if they wanted to TRULY date FR, they would have ONLY done parodies of songs from 1993-1994!

[@alessandraregini6220]

Thank you for this video. It brings me back to my visit to Epcot in 1988, during my 6 weeks in the US. The longest journey of my life, the most extraordinary. I love you America! It's a pity that I am Italian...

[@IKSIRB68]

This should have 3 million views or so. Very cool.

[@dinkyyy8158]

This is absolutely adorable! I wish I had seen this as a child.

[@akcalo]

Ok someone needs to come up with "Veggie Veggie Fruit Fruit" T-shirts! 😁

[@ecoRfan]

It actually appears in the new interim fireworks show

[@cheesefriesyo]

I'm 30 years old and still sing veggie veggie fruit fruit only a daily basis 😂

[@CrazyManhog]

I heard this on TV when I was little wondering where this is from

[@ecoRfan]

@@CrazyManhog that song appears in "Epcot Forever" fireworks show

[@CrazyManhog]

@@ecoRfan gee thanks for spoiling it..

[@ecoRfan]

@@CrazyManhog It's a very short appearance though that's mixed up with other songs in a medley of silliness.

[@draydog2316]

I sing the meat group song while eating fruit.

[@xJealousOrchard]

For years I would have random flashbacks of this show and until now I had no idea what I was remembering o:

[@jenbabe7049]

Love this! I still have a Kitchen Kabaret plastic plate with the characters that my parents bought me as a kid. Such amazing memories!

[@taylorwolfe9586]

This is the most amazing thing I have ever seen. Why was I not born in the 80s?

[@jbeachboy100]

what year were u born??

[@greenjacob18]

I wish I was born in 1979

[@akcalo]

Taylor Wolfe such an awesome time to be a kid!!! Memories!!

[@sugah9392]

I know right?

[@dontdriveat88]

I thought I was the only person obsessed with this! Imagination, World of Motion, Body Wars and..the Computer Revue!

[@33Keith33]

Food Rocks didn't hold a candle to this.

[@dusterdude238]

the singing lady character at 3:24 reminds me of Shelly Long when she played Diane on cheers :LOL

[@kllrjess]

MY CHILDHOOD!!! This is fabulous... thank you for sharing this. I'll be singing Bonnie Appetit's songs ALLL night now!

[@masteractor]

My god I remember this. I wish it was still around. I saw this in like 1984 I think.

[@crazygamerakarunnerboivlog8773]

This show was awesome bro. I remember being their. It was so fantastic and amazing. The queue art is good and the sign never falls to impress me. I have such good memory and I even know the songs.

[@casedinlight]

Veggie veggie fruit fruit is one of my first memories. I was probably 4 or 5.

[@WDI2008]

The Audio-Animatronics all still exist. In fact you can see the Mustard Jar in the Backstage Area if you take the Undiscovered Future World Tour

[@cheesefriesyo]

Kyle Chang Well now I absolutely must do this tour lol

[@scrambled5948]

If only all the attractions in Epcot combined fun and education like this one did. Who knows, universe of energy, world of motion, maelstrom and the living seas might still be open!

[@QcDream1]

Horizon

[@zappy4252]

The animitronics on some of these are actually incredible. The bread looks like it actually has a puppeteer.

[@sledge241]

Thank you for creating and uploading this.

[@frankydman]

Interesting to note- Towards the end of Kitchen Kabaret's run, the show changed sponsors, and to reflect that the Mayonnaise animatronic was repainted to look like a jar of spaghetti sauce and the barbecue sauce bottle was repainted to look like a bottle of salad dressing

[@invisi-bullexploration2374]

I was waiting for the animatronic at 1:52 to uncross her legs. Let's REALLY spice up this kitchen! XD

[@kellyweingart3692]

Blimmo D. Clown 😂😂😂😂

[@iamanonymoushoweveryousayi3163]

*MMMMMM-*

[@toilet0609]

I don’t feel safe anymore

[@kathlynnswann5538]

why did this ever stop. bring it back disney so cool

[@southparkboyproductions6040]

Well,Disney is just obsessed with being modern (destroying the classic attractions) since Walt Disney died.

[@southparkboyproductions6040]

Disney World already closed “The Great Movie Ride” and “Ellen’s Energy Adventure”.

[@jbeachboy100]

people thought it got old and soarin became popular in other parts so they wanted a ride.

[@sebastiansworkshop9945]

when krafts sponsertship expired nesle came in and closed it down food rocks came in and when nesles sponsertship expired they brought soarin over Thats The Story

[@CrazyManhog]

Guys people now days especially kids would not like this and be terrified

[@hayley1397]

Journey into Imagination. :)

[@GuanRytheFantastic]

Just FYI, this video tribute is better than any of the official Disney vids of KK on KZbin :)

[@CreativeCreatorCreates]

My life at 10-11. Love this!

[@randomstuffidid1631]

I'm sad.... I've never seen food rocks or ever been in this building... to know it's still standing in Epcot and I see it all the time when we go.... I really want them to open it back up!

[@oltlghfan2008]

Thanks for posting this. While I was too young to remember, I was at Epcot several times in the 80s. I know I have seen this because the broccoli really stood out to me and he was very familiar. Great times.

[@jasonwindrow1820]

I remember this ride when I was kid

[@Ilovehorror4evr]

3:58 Mayonnaise waves at Bonnie 🥺 ADORABLEE Edit: I just noticed he winked at her too 😭

[@thekenwayprojects3322]

This is one of the only Disney rides I genuinely miss.

[@Palidor19]

Horizons and World of Motion for me

[@reese1259]

i accidentally switched the setting to super fast. ITS HILARIOUS

[@toilet0609]

It’s like the food ate sugar

[@AlbertCalis]

One of my favorite past gems of Epcot! Veggie FRUIT FRUIT! Also is the voice of the announcer the same guy as the "Please stand clear of the doors, por favor mantenganse alejado de las puertas" monorail voice?

[@Mega64.9]

I was born in 1993 and he was so amazing

[@edwinvazquez4230]

An outdated show, Kitchen Kabaret was hosted by the unexcited Bonnie Appetite, who was joined by animatronic kitchen cans and pots who performed healthy-eating-themed tunes to hits of the 1950s, which were distant from the time that Kitchen Kabaret existed. In addition, the USDA had changed its food chain system by 1992. Disney was definitely right in retiring this attraction.

[@nicolecarro5104]

Thank you for editing and sharing this video! This show was top notch; the music and the animatronics were great.

[@connorantalek8513]

I agree with the animatronics... but the music...

[@Eternaldarkness3166]

Connor Antalek this was made at a time when the music was relevant and popular. This show was one of the first attractions that Epcot had when it opened and it remained popular till they re-changed it, that's why the music remained that way for the longest time. Disney at the time wasn't about pop culture and changing to the latest trend it was about stepping back in time and enjoying a past that is no longer with us. Not this pop culture trash we have now..

[@daniellesfamily1977]

Epcot should bring this back!

[@hamursh]

And get rid of Soarin?! I don't think so!

[@TheWASHINGMACHINEBOY]

3:59 this lady is actually looking quite cute for an old show

[@TheMargie76]

i have never seen a wdw "re-do" that compares to the original. love this video.

[@HauntFreak13]

The original stage version of Sausage Party

[@mevb]

Except it's more family friendly.

[@toilet0609]

@@mevb yes

[@_-1049]

veggie veggie fruit fruit

[@QcDream1]

Wow...brings me right back to my childhood...

[@lionelraoul]

I loved this show. I first saw it in October 1983. I miss it.

[@SK-uz4rs]

Mr. Broccoli was my overall favorite character in all of Epcot from my visit in 1985. I still remember Veggie fruit fruit!

[@kylesievertsen6]

Please They Need To Bring Kitchen Kabaret To Disney's California Adventure's Bountiful Valley Farm

[@cheesefriesyo]

Kyle Sievertsen This is a very very old show. They have not had this show in over 20 years.

[@LRvTv]

Awesome! I had no idea this existed! 11:46 VEGGIE FRUIT FRUIT VEGGIE VEGGIE FRUIT FRUIT!

[@bunnylarue4252]

I miss this show! I missed Food Rocks too! I think I confused them with each other but I liked both! I hope maybe someday they can bring them back at least to help the lines for Soarin be a little easier and a place for people to go to cool off and have some good old fashioned fun. :)

[@jbeachboy100]

disney doesnt bring back old attractions.

[@vidyasamlall621]

🎶Veggie, veggie, fruit, fruit..🎶 I ❤️'d this attraction period!!

[@SlipperySoap]

I 💕 it, the show is so entertaining.👍

[@SlipperySoap]

Mr. Dairy Goods looks great in his bow tie!😍💖🌹💕

[@ericfett9218]

I need a bigger license plate so i can put " veggie veggie fruit fruit " on it.

[@Alexa_yun]

It's now a queue line for Soarin'. Great.

[@connorantalek8513]

And? Soarin' s a great ride. Better than a food rock n roll show or a 1920s style food musical.

[@Alexa_yun]

I'm not disputing whether Soarin' is a great attraction. It is, I love it. The music is amazing. It's just a shame that one by one, all the animatronic attractions are being taken away. Food Rocks / Kitchen Cabaret, although I never saw either in person, is was a very clever way of teaching people about the food groups with some very catchy ditties. I am sad that you don't see it that way.

[@Eternaldarkness3166]

I agree, I feel like within the next couple of years, all of the classic old rides that made the parks great will be gone.. it's sad really.

[@southparkboyproductions6040]

Great Movie Ride is closing next month

[@PinguinoLinguino]

Nooooooo!!! :( This is very sad news.

[@cmdugan]

Those are some pretty sexy dairy products (I can't believe I said that).

[@connorantalek8513]

...I think those are reused ppl from its a small world...

[@sugah9392]

I despise the middle one

[@andrewwright8404]

@@SemiShweet oooooooookkkkkkkkkkkkk........ 👌👌

[@benjiereyes626]

..

[@iamanonymoushoweveryousayi3163]

And the milk is a male ho.

[@Eternaldarkness3166]

Even though Soarin' was a great replacement for this ride, I am sad to see it go. I wish they would have taken out one of the other less popular attractions in the Pavilion to place it, then remove this. Thanks for posting.

[@mikeiseastman]

Eternaldarkness3166 Food Rocks replaced this, not Soarin'.

[@Eternaldarkness3166]

Michael Eastman Yes I know, but Soarin replaced this after food rocks. Soarin is in the same location that this whole section use to be in, hence why it's not there anymore. I know the evolution of the park, it went from this show, to Food Rocks and then the whole section was redesigned to include Soarin' in that section because of its popularity and the decline ratings of Food Rock thank you. I don't blame you for thinking it, you'd have had to go to that area a lot of times to know what was there before hand and after.

[@jbeachboy100]

nestle and kraft stopped sponsoring these shows which is why soarin was put in plus they wanted something new.

[@Eternaldarkness3166]

***** It's a shame, I really enjoyed that. though, I probably was the only one who did. I like Soarin' as well.. It's just always a shame when rides get replaced with newer ones, sometimes they work out like Soarin' is a great replacement. and sometimes, they don't.

[@jbeachboy100]

these rides have a limited time cause most sponsors usually drop them after their contract and attractions becomes outdated for something newer and more futuristic. enjoy them before they are gone. i loved kabaret and food rocks when i went and watching but i havent gone since 2000 or so , ive never seen soarin at the park, only on youtube.

[@williammosezar]

It was great !!!

[@SlipperySoap]

If I could l would bring back The Kitchen Kaberet to anywhere in WDW.😍❤️🧡💛💚💙💜♥️💖🤩💗😍🎥📹📽️

[@SlipperySoap]

I think that the mayonnaise guy likes Bonnie, considering the 😉 wink he gave her!💖🌹

[@mevb]

The bread trumpet player's solo makes me feel… TOASTY! XD

[@toilet0609]

*c o r n y*

[@AstroVision93]

I never seen Kitchen Kabaret or Food Rocks, but I got to say that Kitchen Kabaret has better soul and more entertainingly funny that a authentic Disney show should have, which is why Food Rocks is so bad.

[@jbeachboy100]

food rocks had great songs.

[@jbeachboy100]

it was so awesome to see and wait for this in person, ill miss it

[@maggiebillel8956]

Awesome! Thank you!🧤❤️🧤

[@holliekuber4992]

I don't remember this however I remember living with the land.

[@CrazyManhog]

Omg that's were this song is from always heard this on dvd!!!

[@juliaray714]

No more mealtime blues!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Mr17051963]

Applause!!!

[@eggsforbreakfast2718]

I love ham and eggs there so entertaining

[@tbohrer01]

This was a great show. Never liked the cardboard cut out Food Rocks that replaced it.

[@jbeachboy100]

werent they both cut outs?

[@cathodeplayer]

@@jbeachboy100 no the quality on these bots are 1000000000000 times better than the food rocks characters, I am convinced the food rocks ones might have actually been made out of cardboard lmao 🤣

[@jbeachboy100]

@@cathodeplayer both were animatronics. I barely remember kitchen kabaret. I went to disney in 86 and 89 or so. I loved kitchen kabaret and food rocks.

[@taylorshelton3267]

The best part about kitchen cabaret was that the food would sing to you. My favorite performance was by the breakfast duo ham and eggs because they totally cracked me up.

[@Pastholidaymemories]

veggie veggie fruit fruit!

[@toby070]

I know it is not confirmed, but I won't be surprised this inspired the 'Don't hug me I'm scared' crew... 'Are you hungry? You look to me a bit hungry...'

[@capmuggy]

Why can’t they bring this back? 😭

[@mariposa3842]

Because It’s outdated

[@greenjacob18]

Wait they not bringing back or it just a rumor

[@GinaBlythe]

I miss the Singing Broccoli. :(

[@greenjacob18]

littlenavybrat blame soarin

[@marilynandfamily]

I ❤ hamm and eggz 7:56

[@neilonicko1]

I do not remember food rocks I remember kitchen kabaret

[@GuanRytheFantastic]

Martin do you have a tribute to Malestrom?

[@Dirtyfrnk007]

Man o man I miss veggie fruit fruit, veggie veggie fruit fruit....

[@thecultleader9935]

this is disney nightmare fuel

[@honeysuckle117]

They used the same milk carton in Food Rocks! =)

[@calebberman9784]

It would be super funny if they made a where are they now documentary about the Kitchen Kabaret and then they could do a reunions concert

[@meowzerzzz]

I know I've heard Ham's voice before. Sesame Street? Does anyone know?

[@WDI2008]

@DSmoothMike Journey Into Imagination

[@southparkboyproductions6040]

This, Tiki Room, and Country Bears we’re both serenade like animatronic shows. If those two stayed, this should’ve also stayed. Why not return this show to The Land Pavilion replacing The Circle Of Life theater. The Kitchen Kabaret’s return should have a new advanced re do of the whole cast, including a new lifelike animatronic version of Bonnie Appodite. While the food animatronics will be 3D ones (like what you see on SDMT and Frozen). And newly remastered audio. So Epcot, make this your second attraction return since you did Captain EO.

[@Ben-kd7ug]

Well actually the theater needs to return for a new show but this time a live show similar to Voyage of the little mermaid, festival of the lion king, finding nemo the musical etc, It's based on a movie It should be themed on wall e, and be called Wall-e the musical instead of audio animatronics(with the exception of auto and the wall-As, Hal is a remoted controlled ) the robots and the humans in the movie were performed as live performers

[@southparkboyproductions6040]

I don’t think Wall-e wouldn’t fit with the land pavilion

[@mr.sarcastic7042]

Welp I know that the government is watching me because the ad I got on this video was for Disney plus

[@evanrapp149]

Kitchen Cabaret Medley: 1. Boogie Woogie Bakery Boy - 6:19 2. Meat Ditties - 8:17 3. Veggie Veggie Fruit Fruit - 10:10

[@danzisdaman1732]

3:02 ”ok crackpots!“

[@Palidor19]

Old classic, I remember going to Epcot and watching food rocks: hated it soooo much. KK forever!!!!!

[@jbeachboy100]

it was a classic indeed, now they have soarin.

[@nolantom63]

Even the Beach Boys added their voices .

[@neilonicko1]

I kind of remember this show when I was a kid, this was in the land palvion if I'm not mistaken lion king is where this show was..

[@jetraydude]

They had a Lion King show in this same pavilion, yes.

[@jbeachboy100]

what was lion king show called?

[@jetraydude]

adder birdo I know "Circle of Life" was in the title, but I don't know exactly what it was.

[@jbeachboy100]

i dont recall that show, i last went to disney around 2000 so i havent since rides past then.

[@jetraydude]

adder birdo According to what I've seen and read, the "Circle of Life" attraction did exist at that time and still does.

[@christhekappa399]

who voiced mr diary goods please be Paul reubens

[@aaronroffman3987]

Will always be missed, definitely better than Food Rocks which replaced it (someone is going to disagree with me there I'm sure). But Soarin' really was needed to keep people coming to Epcot... until Frozen After After was added of course.

[@Aydentries12568]

I want to know who’s the red spear playing the piano? Who ever it is I’m a big fan of that animatronic!❤

[@Anrhok]

Animatronics are actually scary, but tis looks actually pretty funny. And the learning factor is pretty neat in this. I guess they already demolished that years ago. Didnt they?

[@PrismPhoenix]

what year was this video taken?