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* [[Fame]], the TV show, not so much the movie. While somewhat justified in that the characters attend The School for the Performing Arts, they tended to break out into song an dance when not in class.
* [[Fame]], the TV show, not so much the movie. While somewhat justified in that the characters attend The School for the Performing Arts, they tended to break out into song an dance when not in class.
* Most episodes of ''[[Fraggle Rock]]'' have at least one instance of this. Arguably justified, in that Fraggles are inherently musical creatures (as are nearly all creatures in the Rock, to a lesser degree), and are strongly implied in several episodes to be somewhat telepathic. Crowd songs often involve creatures other than Fraggles.
* Most episodes of ''[[Fraggle Rock]]'' have at least one instance of this. Arguably justified, in that Fraggles are inherently musical creatures (as are nearly all creatures in the Rock, to a lesser degree), and are strongly implied in several episodes to be somewhat telepathic. Crowd songs often involve creatures other than Fraggles.
* The premiere episode of [[Reading Rainbow]] in 1983 included an example of this: "Check It Out", an elaborate musical number intrduced by the host, [[Le Var]] Burton, to a young child, staged at the Milburn Free Public Library in Milburn, NJ.
* The premiere episode of [[Reading Rainbow]] in 1983 included an example of this: "Check It Out", an elaborate musical number intrduced by the host, [[LeVar Burton]], to a young child, staged at the Milburn Free Public Library in Milburn, NJ.
* [[The Cast Showoff|Barney]] from ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' goes into an [[Imagine Spot]] [[Crowd Song]] where a whole street in New York sings about the virtues of suits.
* [[The Cast Showoff|Barney]] from ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' goes into an [[Imagine Spot]] [[Crowd Song]] where a whole street in New York sings about the virtues of suits.
** Another (smaller) ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' example: In one episode, Ted explains the gang's presence on someone's front porch by claiming that they're carolers. They look at each other, then Marshall begins to sing "Silent Night." The rest of the gang joins in in perfect harmony.
** Another (smaller) ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' example: In one episode, Ted explains the gang's presence on someone's front porch by claiming that they're carolers. They look at each other, then Marshall begins to sing "Silent Night." The rest of the gang joins in in perfect harmony.
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