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Broken Karaoke is a series of interstitial shorts released for Disney Channel, which premiered in 2019. It features characters from various series produced by Disney Television Animation singing parodies of songs, usually of those from the Disney Channel Original Movies, but sometimes by various other artists as well. Most of the characters have their original voice actors from their series reprise their roles for the shorts.
Movie/Show/Artist songs parodied by Broken Karaoke
- "Queen of Nice" - Parody of "Queen of Mean" from Descendants 3; sung by Tilly Green
- "Stuck at Home" - Parody of "Flesh and Bone" from Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 2; sung by the Green family
- "Call Me Mabel" - Parody of "Call Me, Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen; sung by Mabel Pines
- "Where Are All the Monsters?" - Parody of "Calling All the Monsters" by China Anne McClain; sung by Cricket Green
- "Monsterman" - Parody of "Monster Mash" by Bobby "Boris" Pickett; sung by Tilly Green
- "Sidekicks" - Parody of "Kicks" from Sneakerella; sung by Remy Remington and Polly Plantar
- "I Just Wanna Eat Bread" - Parody of "Exceptional Zed" from Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3; sung by Scratch and Molly McGee
- "Ways We Feel Anxious" - Parody of "Ways to Be Wicked" from Descendants 2; sung by the Stress Girlz (Gloria Sato, Libby Stein-Torres, Marcy Wu, and Candace Flynn)
- "Going Back Out" - Parody of "Break This Down" from Descendants 3; sung by the cast of Big City Greens
- "We're Goin' Offline" - Parody of "Ain't No Doubt About It" from Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3; sung by Cricket Green and Remy Remington
- "Born to Be Strange" - Parody of "Born to Be Brave" from High School Musical: The Musical: The Series; sung by Tilly Green
- "Evil as Can Be" - Parody of "I'm Finally Me" from Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3; sung by various DTVA villains
- "I'll Wear 'Em All" - Parody of "I Want it All" from High School Musical 3: Senior Year; sung by Hailey Banks and Kristine Sanchez
- "Squirrels Just Wanna Have Fun" - Parody of "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper; sung by Kiff Chatterly, Barry Buns, Principal Secretary, and Helen
- "Tweenage Farm Kid" - Parody of "Teenage Dirtbag" by Wheatus; sung by Cricket and Tilly Green
- "I Will Be a Superstar" - Parody of "Life is Sweeter" from Descendants: The Rise of Red; sung by Helen, LaCienega Boulevardez, Dewey Duck, and Bucky Buchanan
- "Squirrels in My Pants" - Parody of the Phineas and Ferb song of the same name; sung by Kiff Chatterly and Dr. Doofenshmirtz
Traditional/Original songs released by Broken Karaoke
- "Doof sings Deck the Halls" - Parody of "Deck the Halls"; sung by Dr. Doofenshmirtz, Baymax, and the casts of Amphibia, Big City Greens, and DuckTales
- "We Wish You a Scary Christmas" - Parody of "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"; sung by Scratch
- "Santa Gave My Grandson Coal For Christmas" - Original song; sung by Alice Green
Broken Karaoke provides examples of:
- Actor Allusion: "Sidekicks" ends with Hop Pop asking Goofynote if he knows him from somewhere, referencing how Bill Farmer voices both characters.
- Breaking Old Trends: "Tweenage Farm Kid" is the first Broken Karaoke installment to use the traditional animation from the show (Big City Greens in this case), instead of the Flash animation produced by Disney Television Animation.
- Fear Song: "Ways We Feel Anxious" is sung by Marcy, Gloria, Candace, and Libby, as they voice how anxious they are when doing their everyday life.
- Follow the Bouncing Ball: The early videos feature the song's lyrics appearing onscreen, with the head of whoever is singing bouncing across them. This was dropped from "Where Are All the Monsters?" onward, albeit a separate video containing said lyrics was also released.
- It's All About Me: Lampshaded by Bucky. "I Will Be a Superstar" is all about Dewey, Bucky, Helen, and Lacienega boast about their unique talents and how they see themselves as better than everyone else. Eventually, their egos clash and they start trying to one-up each other.
- Medium Blending: "I Will Be a Superstar" features Bucky, who's rendered in CGI, interacting with the 2D characters and environments.
- Pep-Talk Song: "We're Goin' Offline" involves Cricket trying to show Remy the joys of going outside and being active rather than just staying inside and looking at screens all day.
- Real Life Writes the Plot: "Stuck at Home" and "Where Are All the Monsters?" were produced during the COVID-19 Pandemic, and thus made several references to it such as wearing face masks, keeping a 6-foot distance, and staying home to prevent spreading the disease.
- Song Parody: Most of the songs are parodies of those from the DCOMs, older artists, or traditional folk songs.
- Villain Song: "Evil as Can Be" is sung by the various villains of multiple animated Disney shows — including those that have ended or been canceled — as they brag about how mean and evil they are.