Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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Congrats to the four people who get this joke

SOUND SOURCES:
1949 (Kiss Me Kate): "Veggietales: The Ultimate Silly Song Countdown"
1950 (South Pacific): "Oh, Mary!" by Cole Escola (clip from CBS Sunday Morning)
1951 (Guys & Dolls): Vine
1952 (The King And I): "The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie"
1953 (Wonderful Town): "Empire State of Mind," Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys
1954 (Kismet): "It'll Be Okay" Friendship is Witchcraft
1955 (The Pajama Game): "Squid on Strike," SpongeBob Squarepants
1956 (Damn Yankees): "Shadow The Hedgehog," SnapCube Real-Time Fandub
1957 (My Fair Lady): "Making A Man," Operation Mincemeat
1958 (The Music Man): "Buster The Myth Maker, Arthur / "Seventy-Six Trombones," The Music Man
1959 (Redhead): "Headhunters," Gravity Falls
1960 (The Sound of Music & Fiorello!): "The Election of 1800," Hamilton
1961 (Bye Bye Birdie): "Oct. 28, 1956," The Ed Sullivan Show"
1962 (How To Succeed...): Theme to "The Office"
1963 (...Forum): @leeleelance, TikTok
1964 (Hello, Dolly!): "Matchmaker, Matchmaker," Fiddler on the Roof
1965 (Fiddler on the Roof): "Bum Biddy," Eight Crazy Nights
1966 (Man of La Mancha): "Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy," SpongeBob Squarepants / Vine
1967 (Cabaret): "Kid Gorgeous," John Mulaney
1968 (Hallelujah, Baby!): "Purlie Victorious," by Ossie Davis (clip from 2023 Broadway revival)
1969 (1776): "The Adams Administration," Hamilton
1970 (Applause): Jeb Bush 2016 Presidential Campaign
1971 (Company): "Frosty The Snowman," Rankin/Bass
1972 (Two Gentlemen of Verona): Anthony Padilla, Vine
1973 (A Little Night Music): "Finale," The Office
1974 (Raisin): Theme to "The Jeffersons"
1975 (The Wiz): "The Wizard and I," Wicked
1976 (A Chorus Line): "High School Musical"
1977 (Annie): "Tomorrow," Annie
1978 (Ain't Misbehavin'): "Ain't Misbehavin'," Stormy Weather
1979 (Sweeney Todd): "The Whole 'Being Dead' Thing," Beetlejuice
1980 (Evita): "Act I Finale," The Drowsy Chaperone
1981 (42nd Street): 42nd Street (1933 film)
1982 (Nine): "POV you have an argument with Mario and Luigi"
1983 (Cats): "UP," Bigtop Burger
1984 (La Cage Aux Folles): "I Love You Phillip Morris"
1985 (Big River): "A River in a Dry Land," Persona 5 / "Oh, Mary!" by Cole Escola
1986 (Edwin Drood): "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"
1987 (Les Misérables): "24601 Releases a Sammich on Parole"
1988 (Phantom of the Opera): "The Phantom of the Opera" (2004 film)
1989 (Jerome Robbins' B'way): "Werewolf vs. Unicorn," Robot Chicken
1990 (City of Angels): "To Boldly Flee," Channel Awesome
1991 (Will Rogers Follies): Vine
1992 (Crazy For You): same as above
1993 (Kiss of the Spider Woman): "The Adventures of Shark-Boy and Lava Girl"
1994 (Passion): "2much2na with Stephen Colbert," "Oh Hello on Broadway"
1995 (Sunset Boulevard): "F9 – Our Return to Theatres"
1996 (Rent): "A Musical," Something Rotten
1997 (Titanic): "My Heart Will Go On," Titanic / Metal Pipe Falling SFX
1998 (Lion King): "The Ultimate 'Madagascar' Recap Cartoon," Cas Van De Pol
1999 (Fosse): "Liza Minelli Tries to Turn Off a Lamp," SNL
2000 (Contact): "The Perfect Pokérap," Unraveled & Polygon
2001 (The Producers): "Hitler Rap," To Be Or Not To Be
2002 (Millie): "Advanced Gay," Community
2003 (Hairspray): "civil rights beam," @nass_is_secretly_a_pikmin
2004 (Avenue Q): "Man or Muppet," The Muppets (2011)
2005 (Spamalot): "Spam," Monty Python's Flying Circus
2006 (Jersey Boys): "Whale of a Birthday," SpongeBob Squarepants
2007 (Spring Awakening): "Spring Awakening: Those You've Known"
2008 (In The Heights): "Washington Song," Brad Neely / "In The Heights," In The Heights
2009 (Billy Elliot): "Headhunters," Gravity Falls
2010 (Memphis): "The Best, Worst, and Blandest Games of 2019," Zero Punctuation
2011 (Book of Mormon): "Hello!," The Book of Mormon / "Frozen"
2012 (Once): Vine
2013 (Kinky Boots): Vine
2014 (Gentleman's Guide): "Sonic Adventure 2," SnapCube Real-Time Fandub
2015 (Fun Home): "Lesbian Lightning Round!," Billy On The Street
2016 (Hamilton): "Lazy Sunday," SNL
2017 (Dear Evan Hansen): "RuPaul's Drag Race"
2018 (The Band's Visit): "The Hostage Negotiator Knows The Hostage Taker From Way Back," Make Some Noise
2019 (Hadestown): "Hercules: The Animated Series" (clip from "Hercules: Disney's Beautiful Hot Mess" by Lindsay Ellis)
2020 (Moulin Rouge!): "El Tango de Roxanne," Moulin Rouge!
2021 (no Tony award, pandemic)
2022 (A Strange Loop): "An Original Musical," [title of show]
2023 (Kimberly Akimbo): "BattleBlock Theatre"
2024 (The Outsiders): "HUNK NIGHT SUMMER," Let's Make A Music podcast
2025 (Maybe Happy Ending): "The Iron Giant