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Line 1: {{trope}} ''[[The Pirates of Penzance]]'' provides [[Self-Demonstrating Article\|a lyric most redoubtable]]:<br />The [[Modern Major-General\|Major General]]'s song therein is reckoned [[Stock Shout Out]]-able,<br />And Mr. [[Gilbert and Sullivan\|Gilbert]]'s verses, as a vehicle for [[Stock Parodies\|parody]]<br />On many varied themes, are copied with particularity.<br />To demonstrate the actor's elocution and acuity<br />For rattling through fast-paced tongue twisters with full perspicuity,<br />[[Gilbert and Sullivan\|Sir Arthur]]'s tune is catchy, ~~too -- though~~too—though some can't name the latter's song,<br />It's still become the model of the modern [[Filk Song\|Filk]] or [[Patter Song]].<br /> ::It's still become, ''etc.''~~<br />~~ Because the tune in question is so very recognizable<br />To make a Trope about it is a project not despisable--<br />And to be most laconic, any sort of [[TVAll the Tropes Made of Win\|Made ~~Archive~~of Win]]-full song<br />Is likely to be based upon the [[wikipedia:Major-~~Generalchr(27)~~General's Song\|Modern Major Gen'ral Song]].<br /> :: And to be most laconic, ''etc.'' ----▼ === Performed by Characters: ===▼ ▲---- == [[Advertising]] ==▼ {{examples}} ▲=== Performed by Characters: === ▲=== [[Advertising]] === * A Geico commercial has a guy singing the Major General Song, dressed in costume. === Audio Plays === * In the [[Big Finish Doctor Who]] audio, "Doctor Who and the Pirates", the Sixth Doctor sings [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIdDXQ2h1Pc "I am the very model of a Gallifreyan buccaneer" ] (and other songs from ''Pirates, Pinafore,'' and ''Mikado'' are parodied). === [[Literature]] === * TORN has one about Gandalf [http://fan.theonering.net/writing/stories/files/whistler_sullivan.html here]. === [[Live-Action TV]] === * One episode of ''[[Babylon 5]]'' has Marcus and Franklin taking a long journey to Mars in the cargo hold of a freighter. After Franklin gets tired of playing [[Something That Begins With Boring]] (it doesn't take long), Marcus starts singing The Major General Song to pass the time. ** At the end of the episode, he sings the ''entire song'' [[Creative Closing Credits\|over the credits]] in place of the normal music. Near the end of the song, you can hear the crew trying to make him stop. No, not the freighter's crew, the ''[[Crowning Moment of Funny\|production crew]]''. * In the ''[[Studio 60 Onon the Sunset Strip]]'' episode "The Cold Open", the cast performs a sketch including a parody of the song: "We'll be the very model of a modern network TV show." * ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' staged a duet of the song with guest host and comedienne Gilda Radner and a seven-foot tall talking carrot. The scene bore an ironic resemblance to another scene in ''Pirates'', as Radner had requested a six-foot tall talking ''parrot'', but was misheard. * David Hyde Pierce's monologue, as host of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', was a parody of the song. Line 29 ⟶ 30: * [[Star Trek: The Next Generation\|Geordi La Forge]] sings a few lines of it for Dr. Crusher when she's trying to persuade him to audition for her on-board production. * [[Spitting Image]] did a parody of it with Neil Kinnock, basically to mock the fact that he had a tendency to speak very fast (and whose opponents thought he was speaking a load of rubbish). * In a more memorable scene from ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)\|Home Improvement]]'', Al sings the first verse of it in what he thinks is a sound-proof booth. It isn't, and as a result, he recieves a round of a applause when he comes out. === [[Magazines]] === * An old ''[[Mad Magazine]]'' featuring the Kennedy family in a musical had [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] singing "I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Former President". === [[Video Games]] === * In ''[[Mass Effect 2]],'' Mordin is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R5NyiqOlx0 The Very Model of a Scientist Salarian]. ** Appears again in ''[[Mass Effect 3]]'' {{spoiler\|as a [[Dark Reprise]] - Mordin sings it just before he dies.}} * Colonel [[Tales of the Abyss\|Jade Curtiss]] in this Youtube video. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydiP-q9Ndl0\] === [[Web Original]] === * [[Barack Obama]] is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3NMA0MyaA0 the very model of a modern U.S. President] === [[Western Animation]] === * In ''[[The Simpsons (animation)\|The Simpsons]]'' a sober Barney completes an obstacle course while singing this. * The original ''[[Animaniacs]]'' run has "I Am The Very Model of a Cartoon Individual". In the 2020 reboot, Emperor Nero does [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-geE5JBw9uw his version] as a [[Villain Song]], only for the Warner siblings to interrupt after one verse and turn it into a [["The Villain Sucks" Song]]. Of course, if you listen closely to the lyrics and watch the entire episode, it's obvious they are actually mocking [[Donald Trump\|someone else entirely.]] * The ''[[Animaniacs]]'' has "I Am The Very Model of a Cartoon Individual". * ''[[~~Re Boot~~ReBoot]]'' ended its third season with a recap of the entire season up to that date, set to the song's tune, complete with an obvious [[Last-Second Word Swap]] that leads to a [[Big No]]. * In an episode of ''[[Pinky and The Brain]]'', Brain sings a typically megalomaniacal parody of the song. * In ''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]'' episode "Sir Nigel," Nigel Thornberry sings a pastiche of the song about his family. Line 51 ⟶ 52: * In ''[[Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers]]'', our heroes apparently crash a ''Penzance'' performance, as pigs sing some of the first lyrics. === Songs: === === [[~~Fanfic~~Fan Works]] ===▼ ▲== [[Fanfic]] == * A Fan-made [[Harry Potter\|Sorting Hat song]] [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/679299/1/A_Sorting_Song_by_Severus lyrics]. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20121104183651/http://www.journalfen.net/community/fandom_wank/824242.html?thread=84487346#t84487346 "I am the Very Model of a] [[Ship-to-Ship Combat\|disgruntled]] [[Harry Potter\|Harmonian]]". * A rant about [[Doctor Who\|the Doctor's]] [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7438108/1/ policy regarding changing time]. * With apologies to [[Neil Gaiman]], a version for Vastra from ''[[Doctor Who]]'': {{quote\| ''I am the very model of a monster-hunter general~~<br />~~ ''Whether threats are mundane or ethereal or temporal~~<br />~~ ''Thanks to the aid of my maid I have slayed them with a katana~~<br />~~ ''And made a vow until I have repaid the debt on my honour~~<br />~~ ''I'm happy in my scaly skin, and have a tongue that's prehensile~~<br />~~ ''Though my tastes in sex and sustenance are difficult to reconcile~~<br />~~ ''For my bedmate and my breakfast are both sentient mammalians~~<br />~~ ''(Incidentally, while I'm lizardlike, I'm technically not alien)~~<br />~~ ''I've been told that I should walk the boards and play a Shakespeare vill-i-an~~<br />~~ ''But Dickens' London is not ready for an actress so reptilian~~<br />~~ ''It's a shame because the name that I would gain would be the best I can~~<br />~~ ''Victorian, Silurian, lesbian, and thespian! }} === [[Music]] === * The [[Filk Song]] [http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~valkyrie/parody/xena.html "I am the Very Model of a Heroine Barbarian"], said to be "from [[Gilbert and Sullivan]]'s little-known operetta, ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess\|Xena; or, the Warrior Princess]]''." * [[Tom Lehrer]]'s [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGM-wSKFBpo "The Elements"] is described by the author as "the names of the chemical elements [[To the Tune Of\|set to a possibly recognizable tune.]]" ** Further parodied by the [[Amateur Transplants]] with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXROnzpsrlg "The Drugs Song"] * [http://f2.org/humour/songs/usenetpersonality.html "I Am the Very Model of a Usenet Personality"]. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20121104183601/http://lyrics.wikia.com/Tom_Payne:I_Built_A_Better_Model_Than_The_One_At_Data_General "I Built a Better Model Than the One at Data General"]. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20161019020351/http://www.poppyfields.net/filks/00124.html "I Am the Very Model of a Genius Computational"]. * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hKG5l_TDU8 "I am the Very Model of a] [[Technological Singularity\|Singularitarian]]" * [https://web.archive.org/web/20121104183651/http://pendorwright.com/other/The_Modern_Sadomasochist.html "I Am the Very Model of the Modern Sadomasochist"]. * The Capitol Steps did a parody of this referring to US Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez, "I am the Very Model of a Mad Attorney General". Recently (in 2010), a slightly altered version of this made the rounds in Virginia referring to [http://www.bluevirginia.us/diary/581/cooch-is-the-very-model-of-a-mad-attorney-general State Attorney General Ken Cucchinelli]. ** Earlier, they did one about [[George W. Bush]] ending with the line "I am the Very Model of a Modern Major [[The Malaproper\|Genital]]" === [[Theatre]] === * "Please Hello" from ''[[Pacific Overtures]]'' has the British Captain's part as a parody (all the captains sing in their national "hats"). {{quote\| "Hello, I come with letters from Her Majesty, Victoria,"~~<br />~~ "Who, hearing that you're trading now, sang Hallelujah, Gloria,"~~<br />~~ "And sent me to convey to you her positive euphoria"~~<br />~~ "As well as little gifts from Britain's various emporia." }} === [[Video Games]] === * The plot of ''[[Iji]]'' summarised to the tune of the song: [https://web.archive.org/web/20190928215319/http://gmc.yoyogames.com/index.php?~~s=&~~showtopic=395662&~~view=findpost&p~~page=~~3312123~~36 here]. === [[Web Comics]] === * ''[[Darths and Droids]]'' has a version [http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0218.html here]. * ''21st Century Fox'' [http://techfox.comicgenesis.com/d/20001121.html has this] as part of a whole miniseries of [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] spoofs. * ''[[~~Xkcd~~xkcd]]'' gives us [http://xkcd.com/1052/ Every Major's Terrible], lampooning the stereotypes and downfalls of assorted academic fields. There are multiple renditions on [[YouTube]] by fans. === [[Web Original]] === * ''[[Wikipedia]]'', in a break with their usual sombreness, has [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Web_Encyclopedia_Song two] [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Songs about Wikipedia/The RfA ~~Candidatechr(27)~~Candidate's Song\|songs]] which use the tune ([[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Songs about Wikipedia\|among many others]]). * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080125140925/http://www.turoks.net/Cabana/IAmTheVeryModelOfAModernEsoteriscist.htm Not one,] but [https://web.archive.org/web/20080125140930/http://www.turoks.net/Cabana/IAmTheVeryModelOfAnEclecticWiccanPagan.htm two] Neopagan versions. * A "theater nerd" offers up [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMQ4phPPLHA A Very Model Halloween]. * There's a [[Ben Drowned]] version here: [http://z15.invisionfree.com/Within_Hubris/index.php?showtopic=1833 Statue of the Elegy]. * And, of course, ''~~[[TV~~All ~~Tropes (Wiki)\|TV~~The Tropes]]'' has [[Self-Demonstrating Article\|this very article]]. * There's a fan-made [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twGP7CGy9_Y tribute] to the eccentric [[Let's Play~~\|Let's Player~~]]er [[Raocow]]. * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk7R_s_zwlM Modern Major] [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic\|Rarity.]] {{reflist}} [[Category:Stock Parodies]] [[Category:Self -Demonstrating Article]] [[Category:~~Major-General Song~~{{PAGENAME}}]]