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pmw-spender
12-12-2008, 12:15 AM
So I was watching Batman:TAS and in the Christmas episode The Joker sings the first verse of the parody version of Jingle Bells. That got me thinking about the origin of the song, does anybody know where it came from? Did it appear in a comic or the original Batman show?
So I was watching Batman:TAS and in the Christmas episode The Joker sings the first verse of the parody version of Jingle Bells. That got me thinking about the origin of the song, does anybody know where it came from? Did it appear in a comic or the original Batman show?
I want to say that Adam West first sang it in the old Batman TV show, but I only want to say that (instead of knowing for sure) because it would give it the greatest song origin ever.
sarahg42
12-12-2008, 05:03 PM
So I consider myself a decent researcher. I can navigate the inter-tubes with ease. LOL
The conclusion I have come to is noone knows. I am guessing it is just like all those other playground songs/rhymes that spread like wildfire. (for instance - from my generation - I pledge alegience to the flag/Michael Jackson is fag/Pepsi Cola burnt him up/Now he's drinking 7up)
Wikipedia Article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingle_Bells#Parodies_and_homages)
Another Random Encyclopedia (http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Jingle-Bells,-Batman-Smells)
paper
12-12-2008, 05:45 PM
Oh, I actually know this one.
They traced it back to 1953. It was started by either Kurt Walton or Sean Pendergast in Ms. Mayhew's 5th grade class at St. Lawrence's Day School in Dunkirk, Indiana. It spread from there.
sarahg42
12-12-2008, 05:50 PM
Oh, I actually know this one.
They traced it back to 1953. It was started by either Kurt Walton or Sean Pendergast in Ms. Mayhew's 5th grade class at St. Lawrence's Day School in Dunkirk, Indiana. It spread from there.
Yes, supposedly. But it could have started at any Elementary School. I saw several people claiming to be part of the class that started that one. No encyclopedia is confident enough in any of the claims to site them as truth. *shrugs*
paper
12-12-2008, 05:54 PM
I'd be willing to stake my life on Kurt Walton. I've read some of his other parodies, and the wordplay just feels like a match.
sarahg42
12-12-2008, 06:26 PM
I'd be willing to stake my life on Kurt Walton.
That is a bold statement sir! :p
Well given I can't find information on Kurt Walton and his parodies I will have to say let's hope your life doesn't depend on it. LOL
You are of course entitled to your opinion.
I am just a "proof" kind of gal. And since there is no verifiable proof I am still saying it is another one of those unkown pieces of Americana. :D
six-gun
12-12-2008, 07:29 PM
I'd be willing to stake my life on Kurt Walton. I've read some of his other parodies, and the wordplay just feels like a match.
Is this one of those Paper "Infinite Crisis: The Movie" jokes?