Vaudeville is the seventeenth episode in the first season of Morphers. It first aired on June 12, 2017.
Synopsis[]
Krish and Gordon Morph and produce a series of vignettes, hoping to pass a big audition. In the end, they get three downvotes from the judges, causing Gordon and Krish to perform one final Morph perform killing themselves.
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Mentioned[]
- Norpher
Trivia[]
- The ballroom that the episode takes place in is part of the Morphers Mashup Map in Venture.
- This is the short with the most Morphs.
- As the two Morphers go through their Morphs, the F. Ganesh/Fleming Morpher Wheels vanish from the table, implying that they used them and demonstrating that there can only be one Morph per wheel.
- This episode implies the concept of further family relationships in Morphers (in this case, in-laws).
- This episode further implies that Morphers are somewhat organic creatures, as the William Shakespeare Morph carries a skull in the episode.
- This episode aired during Adult Swim's 1001 Spears Day marathon on November 22, 2017.
Allusions[]
- Vaudeville - Vaudeville is a dramatic genre of entertainment.
- Hamlet - One of the Morphs is dressed as Prince Hamlet and parodies his famous line "To be, or not to be? That is the question," from William Shakespeare's renowned play Hamlet.
- America's Got Talent - The judging panel is a reference to the famous reality show America's Got Talent.
- Seinfeld - When Krish and Gordon's entertainer Morph is performing, a bass riff from the Seinfeld theme plays, a reference to Jerry Seinfeld's stand-up career.
- Carmen Miranda - The Menehune-like Morph between Krish and Gordon actress and singer Carmen Miranda's famous fruit hat.
- Van Halen - Gordon and Krish's Morph that swings from a cable while holding a radio and wearing tiger-stripe pants is an allusion to a scene in the music video of the Van Halen song Panama.