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January 23, 2003

Undulating Undies

thanks to me3dia (for the recommendation) and netflix (for the delivery), we ended up watching the anti-Mr. B. Natural....The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

Seriously, Dr. Seuss must have REALLY hated piano lessons when he was a kid.

Beautiful bonus: the acting, dancing, singing, and art direction are either totally 50s, totally Seuss, or both! The 'Dress Me' song *has* to be the secondary inspiration for Mr. Burn's "See My Vest" song - after that horrid disney song, of course . . . you simply must read the lyrics, as sung by the gentleman who plays Dr. T himself, while dressing for his first day of piano torture . . . er . . . school:

Come on and dress me! Dress me! Dress me in my finest array,
'Cause just in case you haven't heard today is doe-me-doe day;
Dress me in my silver garters, dress me in my diamond studs,
'Cause I'm going doe-me-doe-ing in my doe-me-doe duds!

I want my undulating undies with the marabou frills;
I want my beautiful bolero with the porcupine quills;
I want my purple nylon girdle with the orange blossom buds;
'Cause I'm going doe-me-doe-ing in my doe-me-doe duds!

Come on and dress me! Dress me! Dress me in my peekaboo blouse,
With the lovely interlining made of Chesapeake mouse;
I want my polka-dotted dickie with the crinoline fringe;
For I'm going doe-me-doe-ing on a doe-me-doe binge!

I want my my lavender spats, and in addition to them,
I want my honey colored gusset with the herringbone hem;
I want my softest little jacket made of watermelon suede,
And my long persimmon placket with the platinum braid;

I want my leg-of-mutton sleeves, and in addition to those,
I want my cutie chamois booties with the leopard-skin bows;
I want by pink-brocaded bodice with the fluffy fuzzy ruffs,
And my gorgeous bright blue bloomers with the monkey feather cuffs;

I want my organdy snood, and in addition to that,
I want my chiffon Mother Hubbard lined with Hudson Bay rat!
Dress me up from top to bottom, dress me up from tip to toe;
Dress me up in silk and spinach for today is doe-me-doe;

Doe-me-doe day! Doe-me-doe day!

So come and dress me in the blossoms of a million pink trees;
Come on and dress me up in liverwurst! and camembert cheese!
Come on and dress me up in pretzels; Dress me up in Bock beer suds,
'Cause I'm going doe-me-doe-ing
In my doe-o-me-doe duds

(From The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T, by the beloved Dr. Seuss, 1953.)

you read right, there are undulating undies in the 50s. <shudder>

Posted by Heather at January 23, 2003 12:00 AM

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