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[@user-if4nx2jn8r]

Those two could probably learn to levitate stuff with their minds if they practiced.

[@rovermcfly]

I believe it

[@LpSamuelm]

It was a matter of SECONDS between the two Shortcake Stack songs!? Based on the clips, I expected it to be a callback wayyy later…

[@cassie7377]

Zach with the fucking save on "shortcake steak"

[@he.said.teenjiejer]

the way zach and jess started bouncing and then swaying at the exact same time

[@rovermcfly]

they're so in sync

[@katnisseverdeen5466]

honestly, like the telepathy right before the last ‘it comes in a can’ was mind blowing

[@Frank.E.Valley]

then that "let's all go to the movies" walk.. 😂

[@NerdJam]

Sometimes I watch these two and I'm like "wow, they are really great at improv". Then, moments like "we can, it comes in a can" come up, and the only explanation is they are actually just psychic.

[@hechebomba]

You can hear his voice change as he smiles with delight at the line that's coming!

[@Theresia66]

Part of what i love about improv is the connection with people. You get to know them and eventually can predict things just from previous experience

[@thefinalfrontear]

“can we make this part short?” “and if we could make this part sweet” god these guys are wizards

[@sonofaspyder3000]

Jess just completely breaking when she realizes what she just resigned herself to 💀

[@sillystringeater]

The "we can, we can, we can. It comes in a can"

[@hechebomba]

oooooh

[@sunflowersare-yellow]

i love watching zach's face while jess is singing the first part because you can just see the cogs whirring in his head and trying to figure out what she's going to say next it's so funny

[@julyrian]

i can’t stop laughing at how they immediately start bouncing in unison without even looking at each other @ 0:36

[@TurboNemesis]

Mano cackling like a feral beast at the piano intro

[@jacobmorejead8122]

I love all of Jess's breaks during this song lmao

[@rovermcfly]

it's always so delightful

[@grantgates9164]

Aaron's timing with the piano at 0:17 is impeccable

[@rovermcfly]

he's just too damn good

[@RandysaurusRex]

Why, out of all the great parts in this reprise, do I keep going back to Zeke's "it's a short...stack...shortcake stack..."

[@rovermcfly]

it's so perfect

[@DrZaius3141]

I love all performers on Play it By Ear, but Zeke and Ross are probably the only ones that can keep up with the insane brilliancy of Jess and Zach.

[@antiphon000]

it's the best jingle made in the last 20 years

[@deergirldeurmire]

jess's sheer joy at this stupid song makes me so happy

[@The_GeekyLemonS6E7]

I really thought this was the one that would break Jess. BUT THEN SHE PULLS OUT A FUCKING SAD BELT! These two are geniuses, I swear 😂

[@CheesyCheesySnack]

Why is no one talking about the “with béarnaise” adlib at 3:09?? Just off the dome?? I’m convinced these two are aliens

[@overthecounterbeanie]

actually Jess mentioned bearnaise earlier in the song, he was referencing it.

[@glassesjacob]

I’ve been listening to Zach and Jess content for months now, and to this day, this song is still one of the absolute goofiest. I love everything about it

[@rovermcfly]

they're just the best, especially when they make each other laugh

[@MissingSirius]

The goofiest until I tear up at "Can we make this part short?/The part where we don't talk anymore"

[@bigyeet18]

@@MissingSiriusRIGHT.

[@daisysmart8874]

my favourite part is jess's little off-pitch "oo" at the end

[@MrFlame-zk5cy]

I love how this is all just "oops we forgot what show we're on and have doomed ourselves" and SOMEHOW it worked and turned into an amazing apology song

[@dr.seesaw8894]

The first time I saw this song without context i legit thought shortcake stacks were a real product and only found out the prompt was "make up a product placement song"

[@rovermcfly]

honestly even with context for a little bit I really thought it might be a real product and they made up just the song, not the product

[@Bowl-0f-Soup]

Them just losing their shit over shortcake stacks is hilarious

[@oonapans]

One of the best songs from this show, the reprise is incredible

[@jojoecr7626]

I love that he was so moved by the song that he had to jump in 😂 3:40

[@eliotsholmes]

absolutely insane that lines like can we make this part short the part where we dont talk anymore is in the same song as shortcake snack also comes in steak

[@christellmef]

I just wish, i had someone that shares my energy on the same as those two goofballs. It's incredible just how much they bounce off one another, almost like competing in a battle of who can tell the most outrageus bullshit without bursting out in laughter. I haven't felt such genuine joy in ages. Reminds of a battle of wits between siblings or friendly banter between good friends, really. Honestly their Chemistry is so good i'd love to just listen to them philosophising and talking about anything really. Can't wait to see more of that, i think mainstream media has not seen a more dynamic and iconic duo since they've introduced the trope. a one of a kind type of friendship, something you can't just reproduce or force an even better fit then Drake and Josh, a bond so strong it makes onlookers already happy and puts them in a playful mood just by observation. Outstanding. My favourite part is where Jess sings "its made with a different type of surculose but a very small miniscule tiny dose" i just love the thought of how fast she came up with that so it rhymes and makes sense in the context. Truly a piece of art.

[@Arenow]

Start: What a goofy funny song End: I'M NOT CRYING YOU'RE CRYI-

[@ttam809]

Thank YOU. I've had this sitting on my desktop waiting to upload it 'cause sometimes I just need to listen to the Shortcake Stack song. Glad someone finally got this on Yt unedited.

[@rovermcfly]

someone had requested it and it really deserves to be easily re-listenable!

[@lemkem4442]

This is probably my favorite song from this recent season! So funny, the breaks, and the surprisingly emotional reprise I love it all

[@rainingonsunday21]

Moments like this leave me believing that Jess and Zach are truly musical theatre improv soulmates

[@Lazurmang]

Jess’s “OOoooOoo…” at the very end of the song gets me every time

[@teally-bop]

Just how Jess blanked and immediately the band started playing, forcing to start a song. Ahh they're a-holes, and I love them for it.

[@KateSloan]

actual perfection, no notes

[@silhouetta6983]

this whole things is a genuine masterpiece but theres a few standouts to me of like. holy fuck. the genius here. 1:19-1:24 first of all like the way she goes into that rhythm and is saying words SO fast. and they're the right ones. 2:48-3:15 i know we're all talking about the can we make this part short/sweet bit right after this, but jess sets it up SO well here and this verse just like. jaw dropped. 3:41 zeke coming in here is just the perfect thing to do. mind blown. literally perfect strawberry (hehe) on top

[@patiencekillz]

the harmoniesss

[@julliane1562]

i watch this every fuckin day

[@sllimjimsinkhole]

the second half of this makes me tear up every time

[@bennysunday907]

These guys are pure magic together

[@myrandajo9280]

someone would really be doing me such a great service if they were to tell me what song they're parodying in the reprise. it's been haunting me for SO long

[@brightshining]

Not a direct parody, but I got "Something to Believe in" vibes... from Newsies 📰 maybe? 😋

[@annikaphillips9570]

I don't think they're parodying anything in this? Is it in a different part of the episode?

[@annikaphillips9570]

I know at some point they reference "Johanna" from Sweeny Todd (by sondheim) and also "Look Down" from Les Mis, but I don't think either of those were in this episode.

[@myrandajo9280]

@@annikaphillips9570 for sure! 😌 but nah, i mean the reprise in this video! i'm so sure it's parodying some pop song or at least is heavily inspired by it but i just have no clue what it is... especially the "short... cake.... shortcake stack..." part

[@elitheenby4207]

also not a direct parody, but maybe "seventeen" from heathers a little bit?

[@revenge425]

It would have been hilarious if at the end instead of going to the slow tempo they went with the standard fast like the beginning 😂

[@fergushebbert817]

Advert campaigns have gotten crazy

[@vexorian]

Kinda hoping this gets animated one day

[@sonofaspyder3000]

3:16 CHILLS????

[@Cheskaz]

I really need to reach out to my best friend...

[@toiresekarayel]

Is it just me that during the apology when it goes "steak" "with bearnaise" it sounded like seventeen from heathers??? just me??

[@toiresekarayel]

3:07

[@MadChickenPictures]

Jess laughing could cure my depression

[@briellekennedy]

I come back to this every day

[@felixyuutsu8214]

now i want one

[@DrZaius3141]

That episode was huguey.

[@DanceFacility]

Shortcake

[@sorenmine7765]

Damn they've gotten good at this 'improv musical' thing.

[@floosh1730]

Why is the top of the stack sorry…

[@antiphon000]

it knows what it did

[@opal.tiefling]

_woo_

[@YourAverageViewers]

Is it only zack and jess in this episode?

[@rovermcfly]

No, during the second half you can see Zeke standing off to the side and harmonizing 😊 It's always at least three people in the cast for PIBE

[@YourAverageViewers]

@@rovermcfly zeke is such a good improv buddy, he sets up punchlines and good lines lol.

[@vexorian]

@@YourAverageViewers Zeke's contrib to this song is small in size but it really makes the whole thing work.

[@AlephYobby]

*bolognese

[@illusionfate]

what are you correcting?

[@AlephYobby]

@@illusionfate 1:36

[@illusionfate]

​@@AlephYobbybearnaise is a type of sauce you put on steak

[@barnieONYOUTUBE]

@@illusionfate *bearnaise is a type of sauce you put on shortcake

[@redactedsucksatrivals]

Their faces at the end when they both see that they have both perfectly coordinated the final line is priceless