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Variety Speak
Animaniacs
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Yakko: In Hollywood they have a different language that they speak
It's used by all the folks who went to school for just one week
It's found inside Variety, a magazine they use
Y+D : And no one understands it when they read the movie news
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Yakko : Like "Hix makes pix but the flick needs fix"
Means someone made a movie that bombed
"The veeps in charge are now at large"
Means everyone involved is gone
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"The plot conflix; no beautiful chix"
So it's coming out on video soon
They're "taking their lix"
'Cause the critics say "nix"
And the editors are gonna try to fix it in the mix
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Dot: But the "stock sees green" on page thirteen
Yakko: Means Disney's up a nickel a share
Dot : "Stallone cuts deal for a major reel"
Yakko: Means Rocky number six, so beware
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If you want the "poop"
Dot: Or you need the "scoop"
Y+D : On Hollywood town this week
You're gonna have to learn to talk that Variety Speak!
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Girls: Bob-a-doo-bop! A-bob-a-doo-bah!
Bob-a-doo-bop! A-bob-a-doo-bah!
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Yakko: "A boffo smash makes Warner cash"
Means there's gonna be a sequel next year
"Paramount hurts and they're losing their shirts"
Means Schwarzenegger's doing King Lear
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"Oliver Stone does next Home Alone"
Means he's getting paid an arm and a leg
The budget goes "crunch"
But his name "packs punch"
So they called up the accountants and they're gonna "do lunch"!
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Dot : Well, the "ratings smile" on the O.J. trial
Yakko: Means a movie of the week to premiere
Dot : "Universal cuts deal with Mister Spiel"
Yakko: To do a hundred thousand movies a year
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You gotta play it smart
If you wanna be part
Of the crowd that's hip and chic
The Warners: You're gonna have to learn to talk that Variety Speak!
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Girls: Bob-a-doo-bop! A-bob-a-doo-bah!
Bob-a-doo-bop! A-bob-a-doo-bah!
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Yakko: Normal talk makes producers walk
You might as well speak Greek
You're gonna have to learn
Wakko: Or the meeting will adjourn
The Warners : Unless, my friend, you learn that Variety Speak!
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Girls: Bob-a-doo-bop! A-bob-a-doo-bah!
Bob-a-doo-bop! A-bob-a-doo-bah!
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The Warners : Bah-doop-bah-doop-bah-doop-bahhh-dah!
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