To the tune of When Johnny Comes Marching Home:
When Bobby comes marching home again
Hurrah! Hurrah!
We’ll give him a hearty welcome then
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The mice will cheer and the flacks will shout
The creative execs they will all turn out
And we’ll all feel gay (just not in Florida)
When Bobby comes marching home.
The stock will shoot back through the roof
Hurrah! Hurrah!
They said he was old— what a goof!
Hurrah! Hurrah!
Marvel, Pixar and Lucas say
No day and date will strew the way,
And we’ll all feel gay (just not in Florida)
When Bobby comes marching home.
The park prices down they’ll go
Hurrah! Hurrah!
Lucas won’t be straight to video
Hurrah! Hurrah!
Avatar’s coming anyway.
So maybe the troubles will just go away.
And we’ll all feel gay (just not in Florida)
When Bobby comes marching home.
The Streaming Wars got us in a big hole
Hurrah! Hurrah!
But now ScarJo will take another role
Hurrah! Hurrah!
He’ll buy some company for way too much
But five years now they’ll call it The Iger Touch
And we’ll all feel gay (just not in Florida)
When Bobby comes marching home.
First of all, a little announcement. I’ve received word that the Disney board has heard your concerns, and is formally pledging, in a binding commitment, that Disney’s next Bob will be female.
Alright, hopefully by now we’ve gotten all the Wows! And What The…s out of our system.
History will record my considered first reaction:
That said, some takes on this momentous day:
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