Hipsters and Squares, Part Four

Published: July 4, 2004

Hipsters and Squares
Part 4: Who’s the MAN?

I don’t know if Roosevelt Franklin and Same Sound Brown were friends, but they definitely had a similar vibe. In this sketch, Same Sound Brown visits Roosevelt’s classroom to teach Farley how to read. As always, the hipster character is the smart one…

Voice cast: Northern Calloway (Same Sound Brown), Jerry Nelson (Farley).

Farley

Same Sound Brown, could you help me with something?

SSB

Farley, my man, I’ll do what I can.

Farley

I’m trying to read this word, but I’m not having very much luck.

(Jazzy hi-hat music starts.)

SSB

Now, listen up, Farley, here’s all you needfor the down-home basics of learning to read.

You start at the front, and you move to the rear,

you say each sound out loud and clear.

You go: Mmm-Aaa-Nnn.

Then you run the sounds together and you smooth ’em out

and that’s what readin’ is all about!

SBB

You go: Mmm-Aaa-Nnn, yeah!You go: Mmm-Aaa-Nnn. Yeah!

You go: Mmm-Aaa-Nnn, you go: Mmm-Aaa-Nnn,

You go: Mmm-Aaa, Mmm-Aaa,

Mmm-Aannn, Man, Man, Man! MAN! Yeah!

SSB

Okay, I’m done. Now you try one.

Farley

I start at the front and I move to the rear,and I say each sound out loud and clear.

I go: Fff-Uuu-Nnn.

Then I run the sounds together and I smooth ’em out,

And that’s what reading’s all about!

I go: Fff-Uuu-Nnn, I go: Fff-Uuu-Nnn.

I go: Fff-Uuu-Nnn, I go: Fff-Uuu-Nnn,

I go Fff-Uunn, fun, fun, fun, FUN!

I did it! It’s FUN!

SSB	Stick with me and I’ll take you far,cause Same Sound Brown gonna make you a star!
Farley	Out of sight!
SSB	I could read all night!
	(Farley and Same Sound Brown give each other five. As naturally they would.)