Animaniacs - Variety Speak lyrics

Yakko: In Hollywood they have a
Different language that they speak
It's spoken by those folks who went
To school for just one week
Dot: It's found inside Variety
A magazine they use
Y+D: And no one understands it when
They read the movie news

Dot: Like "Hix makes pix but
The flick needs fix"
Yakko: Means someone made a movie that bombed
Dot: "The veeps in charge are now at large"
Yakko: Means everyone involved is gone

Dot: "The plot conflix no beautiful chix"
Yakko: So, it's coming out on video soon
Dot: They're "taking their lix"
'Cause the critics say "nix"
Yakko: And the editors are gonna try
To fix it in the mix



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

Dot: If you want the "poop"
Yakko: Or you need the "scoop"
Y+D: On Hollywood town this week
You're gonna have to learn to
Talk that Variety Speak!
Girls: Bob-a doo-bop! A-bob-a doo bah!
Bob-a doo-bop! A-bob-a doo bah!

Dot: "A boffo smash makes Warner cash"
Yakko: Means there's gonna be
A sequel next year
Dot: But "Paramount hurts and
They're losing their shirts"
Yakko: Means Schwarzenegger's doing King Lear

Dot: "Oliver Stone does next Home Alone"
Yakko: Means he's getting paid an
Arm and a leg the budget goes "crunch"
Dot: But his name "packs punch"
Yakko: So they called up the accountants
And they're gonna "do lunch"!

Dot: Well
The "ratings smile" on the OJ 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

YW+D: You gotta play it smart
If you wanna be part
Of the crowd that's hip and chic
You're gonna have to learn to
Talk that Variety Speak!

Girls: Bob-a doo-bop! A-bob-a doo bah!
Bob-a doo-bop! A-bob-a doo bah!
Yakko: Normal talk makes producers walk
Y+D: You might as well speak Greek
You're gonna have to learn
Wakko: Or the meeting will adjourn
YW+D: Unless, my friend
You learn that Variety Speak!

Girls: Bob-a doo-bop! A-bob-a doo bah!
Bob-a doo-bop! A-bob-a doo bah!

YW+D: Bah doop bah doop bah doop bahhh dah!