#Okee Dokee Brothers

[interstellar-superdrive]

Brambletown is wild

I thought that it was just a cutesy visual album, but it has some truly out of pocket moments. I don't mean this in a "this kids show is DARK and EDGY and ACTUALLY FOR ADULTS" way, because it is still for kids and there's nothing wrong with that, but well, just look at the moments below:

"And old rotten fruit starts smellin' like wine" - alcohol references on a special that aired on PBS Kids. They must be getting really lenient.

"But we gotta start fixing what's broken / or we'll throw the whole town away" - what did they mean by this?

"Or we'll throw the whole world away" - I guess this means that we should recycle stuff or else the world will end?

"Sometimes I lay by the side of the road / gettin' thoughts out of my head / But they say that's just a waste of time / and they call it playin' dead"

During the possum song, Possum sees a vision of two animals burning down the forest, accompanied by the line "to think about life and death"

"We all got scars when we dredge up the past / by unearthin' pain, the pain won't last" - I actually love this line, it's deep

"Turnin' right into wrong and wrong into right" - what did they mean by this? Fox and Badger must be doing some nefarious things

"Lightnin' Bug's yellin' that his butt's on fire" - you don't usually hear "butt" in a preschool show

One song is about a fox and a hare who are in love, but after one disagreement, the hare dumps him and just up and leaves. This song is really sad but also deep

Badger gets so depressed that he starts drinking maple syrup, which makes his stomach ache and his paws shake. It sounds like he's an alcoholic

He then goes to Dr. Mole and says that his "body is fallin' apart" - aka what too much alcohol does to you

Then Badger goes to a cliff and "stare[s] down at death" - was he planning to commit suicide?

Fox and Badger have an argument, Badger spills the potion that Dr. Mole gave him, which leads to the entire town burning down. This is another tearjerker. Since it was specifically the potion that led to the town's demise, does that mean it would have killed Badger if he drank it?

This was all very unexpected, especially since it aired on a preschool channel, but honestly, I welcome it. Not everything in life is happy. The sad moments in our lives are just as important as the happy ones, and I think this is an important message to send to kids. Plus, even though the town was burned down, they rebuilt it, showing that they have the power to heal even after trauma.

More of this please. This can go toe-to-toe with the likes of Fantastic Mr. Fox, Coraline, The Brave Little Toaster, Don Bluth movies, and Miyazaki movies. These movies may be for children and families, but they are not afraid to get dark and depressing and have compelling storylines. Kids are very capable of digesting complex topics, and I hope we get more movies and shows like Brambletown in the future

[ms2253]

spare the rock, spoil the child - radio mix (feat. koo koo) | prx

[willowmansdaughter]

Spotify Wrapped is a lie.

This is blatant Okee Dokee Brothers erasure.

Again.

The same thing happened last year, it's not like I didn't expect this. I mostly listen to Spotify at work, and I work with children, and there is clearly something in the algorithm that disregards any children's music that isn't The Wiggles or that one Jack Johnson album. None of the artists we listened to the most this year are anywhere to be seen on any of my lists.

Not one.

I know and the kids know The Okee Dokee Brothers were our Most Played Artist of 2024, just like we know Laurie Berkner's version of 'The Itsy Bitsy Spider' will have been in a race to the finish with their 'One Little Heart' for our Most Played Song (it's all about that teeny tiny spider in the third verse, they love that tenacious little spout surfer). There's a three-year-old here who's only recently stopped shouting "Tembo!" whenever you showed her the letter E—because "Tembo is an elephant" and elephant starts with E, don't you know—and that's not because Jay Laga'aia isn't a Top 10 artist in these parts. Look, these kids love a hot potato as much as the next person, though they're never sure if it's Sam or Emma who actually drives the big red car; but they do know that a cataclysm is an even bigger disaster (so sit down, catastrophe), the five little ducks will flippin' multiply if you don't "QUACK!" loud enough, and guacamole and salsa verde aren't dinner (they're just dips), but dance is a language that's so easy to speak, each tree has a tale to tell (but the green apple tree is where all the cool animals hang out), toothpaste and banjo and slippers and ketchup and pickles and carrots make an excellent stew, and sometimes it happens by mistake that we make the most beautiful things, and they didn't learn all of that from Wiggles Inc.

So take your Wrapped, Spotify, and kindly...just do better maybe?

(Look, the kids wouldn't know a Spotify Wrapped if you served it with sour cream and called it lunch. And who knows? Maybe the artists opt out. But, boy howdy, my Wrapped sure does look bananas with all the random one-offs that are now on record as my bangers of the year because most of what I was actually listening to is nowhere to be found. I swear to God I listened to some of these songs once.)

[banjoforpleasure]

David Holt and The Okee Dokee Brothers

[jeusussavearmyveteran1205]

Blue Moon of Kentucky - The Wright Kids and The Okee Dokee Brothers

[songsofprotestpeacerevolution]

Hope Machine - The Okee Dokee Brothers

"Hope Machine" is an homage to one of Woody’s journal entries entitled “New Year’s Rulins” which resolves to “work more and better, wash teeth if any, and change socks.” This little list inspired our own series of personal routine reminders in order to keep our hope machine running strong. Oh, what’s a Hope Machine, you ask? Well, everybody has to reach down deep inside to find out. Now’s a good time for that.

In the folk tradition of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, Songs for Singin’ inspires families to join in and belt out! As long as folks are singin’ together there’s a glimpse of hope for our world. So sing to the sunrise and sing to the moon. Sing with your kids and sing with your dog. Sometimes it just takes singing a song with one another to remind us that we’re all family.

[kittn-paws]

Welcome to my blog!!

On this blog I cover military history, vehicles and general military nonsense. I hope to be your best one stop shop for information on all things military.

About me!

I'm a senior in highschool and hope to study either chemical engineering or mechanical engineering.

My special intrest is military equipment (especially vehicles)! I voulenteer at the American Military History Museum in Los Angles and hope to crew military vehicles in the future as well!

I also like!:

Stuffed animals

Sewing & knitting

Firearms and firearm manufacturing

Mechanical engineering

Civil engineering

My favorite artists!:

ippo.tsk

Flawed Mangoes

kontrigo

camiidae

Shin Sakikura

The Okee Dokee Brothers

Dubioza Kolektiv

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[happilygroovybear]

The Okee Dokee Brothers - Through the Woods (Whole Movie)

[banjoforpleasure]

Blue Moon of Kentucky - The Wright Kids and The Okee Dokee Brothers

[yourlocal-lichen]

mmh albums that finish the last song with a motif/verse from the first song

[onelostmarble]

I was trying to explain to my nieces what it meant to be nonbinary and they were just like ‘oh yeah like in the snowpeople song’.

We think little kids can’t understand these things, but kids can understand Anything if you make a catchy enough song about it.

So why do we roll up a circle, just to put ‘em inside a square . . . .

[gonna-need-you-to-not]

Okee dokes so I'm on a rewatch of Season 11 and my main problems are:

Amara didn't need that cleavage or that hair. A pre-biblical badass isn't going to come to earth dressed as Eva Longoria on the red carpet.

Amara and Dean didnt need to kiss. They just didn't. (It was hot though dammit)

John F. Showalter didn't need to let Samantha Isler talk to Dean with that soft vocal fry in her voice, or stroke his face. It was crazily inappropriate to let a young girl use that tone of voice which you'd usually associate with seduction when talking to a grown man. Maybe I'm over sensitive but it was just gross.

The episode 'O Brother Where Art Thou' did a GREAT job of re-establishing how scary and powerful Lucifer is, and then 12 episodes later they turn him into a petulant teen 🙄

My favourite things are:

Nate Torrence

Baby

Misha's performance in literally every one of his episodes. Seriously he was on fire this whole season. (with the possible exception of one scene that makes me cringe but I'll let him off)

Ruth Connell

Wayward gals ep

Red Meat

BILLIE

EILEEN

The Vessel - hot French girl, Misha's A+ Pellegrino impersonation, Jensen in a sailor outfit, what's not to love

The fact that Sam & Dean spend a lot of time in their most flattering fitted FBI suits

That whole exchange between Chuck & Metatron in the fake diner

All Rowena's witchy friends

Safe House ep

Actually it's definitely in my top 5 of all the Seasons

[thebookishaustin]

Hey 2020! (And a first Picture Book Wrap-Up)

Hello everyone! Welcome to a new year of reading in 2020. :) 

2019 was such a busy year for reading. I ended the year having read 195 novels and 62 picture books (I probably read more picture books but I didn’t start documenting until later in the year). You can check out my entire year at this link here (thank you Goodreads for compiling that data)!  

I’ve been deliberating on my 2020 reading goal and I’ve come to some decisions. I’m setting my goal at 150 novels PLUS 366 picture books (I really want to read 732 picture books but we shall see how this goes for me). I’m very much attempting to expand my book knowledge and picture books will be such a delightful way to do this. Feel free to send me any picture book suggestions you have and I’ll look into reading them! 

Now to support this new picture book goal, I have decided to change things up! I usually post a novel review every Sunday but, for 2020, I’m going to post a novel review and a picture book wrap-up on alternating Sundays. 

I’m starting 2020 with a picture book wrap-up! Here’s what I’ve read so far in 2020: 

Image from my Goodreads account

All of these were incredibly adorable! I’ve already noticed that I’ve started the year with books by people who became famous in areas other than writing, which I find to be enlightening: the Property Brothers (from HGTV), Jenna Bush Hager & Barbara Pierce Bush (twin daughters of George W. Bush), Karamo Brown (from Queer Eye), and The Okee Dokee Brothers (musical duo). I’m definitely seeing themes push toward embracing oneself and being supportive of each other in this world. All the books have been so wonderful! 

Anyway, I would love to hear from you. What are your reading goals for 2020? What picture books should I read? What was your favorite book of 2019? Message me here on Tumblr, or Instagram, or Goodreads!

[pacificseaotter]

23 for the music ask game 0:?

23: A song that you think everybody should listen to

okay gonna be honest here. Not All Heroes Wear Capes by Owl City or Out Of Tune by the Okee Dokee Brothers

[anepicalligator]

doing this without tagging cause im bored

1. Memphis Town by The Okee Dokee Brothers (i still like it)

2. Let the Flames Begin by Paramore

3. You First by Paramore (this whole thing is going to be paramore)

4. Line Without a Hook by Ricky Montgomery

5. French Class by halfnoise

6. I Am the Dog by Sir Chloe

7. Pool by Paramore (pretty much their entire discography)

8. BALAGA/THE ABDUCTION!!!! from great comet

9. French Belle

10. Crystal Clear by Haley Williams

11. ROSE-COLORED BOY

12. Dreams by The Cranberries

13. Big Man, Little Dignity by Paramore (woah what a surprise)

14. The Party Goes With You from 35MM

15. Bullfrog Opera by the Okee Dokee Brothers

16. uhhh aroace exemption

17. Thick Skull by Julian Baker

18. aroace pass

19. Would You Catch a Falling Star by John Anderson

20. no one sent me this but prev mentioned this song - Uncomfortably Numb by American Football ft. Haley Williams

Music ask game

A song you liked as a child

A song that features an element (earth/fire/water/air)

A song you’d choose to introduce someone to your favorite genre

A song you’d put on a playlist for a character you love

A song you think most of your followers won’t have heard before

A song that makes you think of a family member

A song you know every word to

A song from a soundtrack

A song in a language you don’t speak

A song that makes you feel relaxed

A song that makes you dance

A song from the 90s

A song by a performer you’ve seen live

A song you love to sing along to

A song you’d play for a toddler

A song that makes you think of an old (or current) crush

A cover song

A song you’d play to set the mood on a date

A song that makes you emotional

A song you’d put on a playlist for the person who sent you this ask

[lipslikethegardensofbabylon]

hi friends i wanted to make a tag game bc i’ve been thinking of y’all so if you want to do it go for it but if not just know i was thinking of you 🤍

tag game!

song currently stuck in your head: the second new verse of all too well the 10 minute version 🤍

three words to describe your aesthetic: lace, mauve, glow

closest random object to your left hand: object is a paris themed pillow but my baby is sleeping on me 🐱

where did your url come from: i love(d) champagne problems and the line ‘like you were a mythical thing’ so i blended both ✨

any side blogs?: @lameassjabroni lol

last movie you watched: the woman in the window

currently reading: i haven’t started it yettt but it’s called noise

last message sent: “Okee dokee i’ll do a wishlist. I think they’re on amazon”

favorite part of the holidays: i love the lights on christmas trees

last thing that made you smile: my brother asking me ‘have you heard the song when the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie??’ bc apparently he first heard it yesterday lol

some people you want to tag: @yourheartbeatonthehighline @tolerateit @ohh-goddamn @midastouches @thisisctrying @dress @blushingallthewayhome @thenotefromthelocket @thelasttimeyoueversawme and whoever else wants to do it 🤍