"Squirrels Just Wanna Have Fun" is a short in Disney's Broken Karaoke series. It is set in the Kiff universe and features Kiff, Barry, Helen, and Principal Secretary performing the titular song, a parody of the 1983 song "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper.
Synopsis[]
In this parody of Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", Kiff sings about how squirrels are always down for a nutty good time.
Plot[]
Principal Secretary cancels recess at Table Town Middle School due to rain. With the students (and Helen) gathered in the cafeteria, he suggests that they can all spend the next hour staring at the wall to pass the time, to everyone's disappointment. Kiff proposes a new plan to Barry, Helen, and Principal Secretary, then pulls a string from the ceiling to change the background behind them, transporting them to the Broken Karaoke karaoke room.
Kiff, with Barry, Helen, and a confused Principal Secretary as her backing band, proceeds to perform "Squirrels Just Wanna Have Fun" while having fun around Table Town. The four eventually end up back in the karaoke room. Kiff pulls the string from earlier to transport them all back to Table Town Middle School, but instead the string breaks and the Broken Karaoke title screen falls on top of them.
Transcript[]
- Principal Secretary: Alright, students. Since it's raining, instead of recess I thought we could spend an hour staring at the wall.
- Barry: Okay, wall day. Not my fave.
- Helen: [huffs] Wall day again?
- Principal Secretary: Now, now, we can learn a lot from walls. Like how not to talk back. Isn't that right, wall?
- Kiff: Nope! New plan!
- Principal Secretary: "Broken Karaoke"? Kiff, where are we? What is happening? What are you doing?
- Kiff: Having some fun! Allow me to explain.
- I wake up, then I zip line to school
- I could take the bus, but that just isn't as cool
- So let's get nuts, if you will pardon the pun
- 'Cause squirrels, they wanna have fun
- Oh, squirrels just wanna have fun!
- Barry and Helen: Squirrels, they want! Wanna have fun!
- Squirrels!
- Kiff: See? They get it!
- Barry and Helen: Wanna have fun!
- Kiff: Some schools, take a fun-loving squirrel
- And hide her away like a clam does a pearl
- Principal Secretary: Oyster!
- Kiff: I wanna spread joy with my friend Barry Buns
- Barry: That's me!
- Kiff: 'Cause squirrels, they wanna have "funs"
- That's plural for having some fun!
- Let's goof around! (Barry: I am virtually riding these!)
- In Table Town!
- Principal Secretary: Yeah! Woo-hoo! I'm actually having fun!
- Kiff: Before the school day is done
- The odds are zero to one
- Barry: That's a hundred percent!
- Kiff: This squirrel is gonna have fun!
- Barry, Helen, and Principal Secretary: Squirrels, they don't! Wanna be glum!
- Squirrels!
- Kiff, Barry, and Helen: Wanna have fun! (Principal Secretary: They want to have fun!)
- Kiff: Don't mean llamas, or iguanas!
- Yes, this fauna!
- Kiff and Helen: Squirrels just wanna have fun!
- Squirrels just wanna have fun!
- Kiff: I guess what I'm trying to say is, squirrels—
- Principal Secretary: Want to have fun. Yes, message received. Now, how do we get back to school?
- Kiff: Uh—I do not know.
- Helen: [screams]
- Principal Secretary: What is that?
Cast and characters[]
Voices[]
- Kimiko Glenn as Kiff Chatterley
- H. Michael Croner as Barry Buns
- Nic Smal as Principal Secretary
- Lucy Heavens as Helen
Appearances[]
- Trevor Angstrom (non-speaking)
- Renée du Bedat (non-speaking)
- Candle Fox (non-speaking)
- Reggie (non-speaking)
- Billiam (non-speaking)
- Darryn (non-speaking)
- Gareth (non-speaking)
- Patty (non-speaking)
- Snekole (non-speaking)
- Miss Deer Teacher (non-speaking)
Locations[]
Trivia[]
Cultural references[]
- During the water skiing sequence, a live-action clip of Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel is briefly shown.
Continuity[]
- Kiff is seen hiding herself inside a shell prop for a second time, following "Kiff and Barry Go to Prom", where she and Barry hid in a clam car – though Principal Secretary notes that the shell in this short is that of an oyster, rather than a clam.
Errors[]
- When Billiam makes a brief appearance at 0:13, the sleeves on his jacket are incorrectly colored.
Production[]
- Like other Broken Karaoke, Random Rings, Shorts Spectacular, and Theme Song Takeover media, the short is animated in Flash instead of the hand-drawn, digital ink-and-paint style of Kiff.
Gallery[]
Click here to view the gallery for Squirrels Just Wanna Have Fun.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Hirt, Steve (March 3, 2024). I’ve been so eager to show off our pun-tastic short, Squirrels Just Wanna Have Fun, for about a year now. It was a pie in the sky dream to be able to create something around Cyndi Lauper‘s iconic anthem, and the fact that it happened and I was able to direct it, is still surreal to me. @stephen_heneveld ‘s storyboards are brilliant and made this idea really come to life. Lyrics written by @dssiegel and @bjsiemon. Thanks to the amazing Kiff team for excellent characters, guidance, and partnership! Animation by Liquid Animation. Special guest appearance by Twiggy the Water Skiing Squirrel. @twiggysinc #Disney #multiplatform #Disneytva #kiff #girlsjustwannahavefun #animation. Instagram. Retrieved on April 20, 2024.