# Surprising musical moments on a usually non-musical television show **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [February 26, 2026, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprising-musical-moments-on-a-usually-non-musical-television-show/1028026 "2026-02-26T18:52:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprising-musical-moments-on-a-usually-non-musical-television-show/1028026/161 "2026-04-03T18:42:03Z")
> [@Lizzie1210](#): > > Well, I suppose that makes it less ridiculous then. That must have been a really huge crate. Multiple crates! There was the one with the silent-movie equipment, the one with the (radioactive) vegetable seeds, and a few others that the audience saw. So there must have been others that were not shown. #awizarddidit ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprising-musical-moments-on-a-usually-non-musical-television-show/1028026/162 "2026-04-03T20:11:15Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Scully busting out his opera training on _Brooklyn 99_ is always fun. I mean, you can’t talk about Brooklyn 99 and singing without mentioning its most famous cold open: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/HlBYdiXdUa8/maxresdefault.jpg "I Want It That Way | Brooklyn Nine-Nine") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlBYdiXdUa8) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprising-musical-moments-on-a-usually-non-musical-television-show/1028026/163 "2026-04-03T21:43:11Z")
Most implausible were the buckets of ice cream (French Vanilla, in particular) that fell from passing airliners. ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprising-musical-moments-on-a-usually-non-musical-television-show/1028026/164 "2026-04-03T22:33:01Z")
Okay, if Snoop Dogg is on a TV show like **Monk** , they’ll find a way to let him rap. That’s not surprising. But what is he going to do? Explain how the murder was committed, of course. Here’s what happened: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_isbnMlc5rU/maxresdefault.jpg "Monk & Snoop Dogg Rap Here's What Happened | Monk") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_isbnMlc5rU) ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2026, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprising-musical-moments-on-a-usually-non-musical-television-show/1028026/165 "2026-04-07T03:59:12Z")
> [@Disinfectus](#): > > The two that immediately popped to mind were > > [Roy Clark on The Odd Couple](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilm2qeJndWo) Surprised to learn there were 36 musical moments altogether on that show. I only remembered Felix Unger and the Sophistocados. And the whatever-the-hell-happened-to Paul Williams. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2026, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprising-musical-moments-on-a-usually-non-musical-television-show/1028026/166 "2026-04-08T07:19:05Z")
Production number on _ **Taxi** _. My God, Marilu Henner was HOT! 😍 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/TTcuQ7XyWb4/maxresdefault.jpg "Marilu Henner and the cast of Taxi Sing "Lullaby Of Broadway"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTcuQ7XyWb4) ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2026, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprising-musical-moments-on-a-usually-non-musical-television-show/1028026/167 "2026-04-08T10:58:16Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Which reminds me of the [Stevie Wonder episode](https://youtu.be/hIm6xmOyO6Q?si=ycGB7BBjE4XeuGns) of “The Cosby Show.” Also Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2026, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprising-musical-moments-on-a-usually-non-musical-television-show/1028026/168 "2026-04-08T11:08:22Z")
_Square One TV_ had dozens of musical moments, but the show-within-a-show _Mathnet_ didn’t…except for the time the main characters busted a criminal scheme on a Broadway stage: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Qk0Zh96zUa0/hqdefault.jpg "Mathnet | Broadway Song (w/lyrics)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk0Zh96zUa0) ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprising-musical-moments-on-a-usually-non-musical-television-show/1028026/169 "2026-04-08T18:56:14Z")
_Are You Being Served_ meets Manhattan Transfer [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/XC4dr2r147A/maxresdefault.jpg "Mr Spooner and the Staff's Musical Performance | Are You Being Served?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC4dr2r147A) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprising-musical-moments-on-a-usually-non-musical-television-show/1028026.md?page=8)