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Sweeney Todd: Children's Barber of Sweet Street (Genre Blender Challenge)

“Nothing’s gonna hurt you, not while I’m around!” sung Sweeney to the crowd of children around his feet.

“YAY!” “Another song, Uncle Sweeney!” “Yeah!”

“Okay-okay,” succumbed Sweeney, who was dressed in his brightly colored barber’s apron with the rubber duckies and toy boats (the children’s favorite). “But you have to sing it with me!”

“Yay!” All the children jumped with joy.

“Seems t’be down right tame! Seems t’be trained! Such a nice, little mane!...”

After all the children had their haircuts, their nanny came back to take them home.

“Oh, Uncle Sweeney, you do such a nice job!”

“Well, they’re such nice children, aren’t they?”

“Yes, Uncle Sweeney! THANK YOU !”

Sweeney smiled. “I see you’ve all remembered your manners from last time!”

“Yes Uncle Sweeney!”

The all joined hands in a circle, and sang their farewell song.

“I have sailed the world, beheld it’s wonders, but there’s no place like Uncle Sweeney’s! Here we learn, cut our hair, sing and play, everyday! There’s no place like Uncle Sweeney’s!”

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Sweeney Todd: Children's Barber of Sweet Street (Genre Blender Challenge)
SKermitgorf
Posted 3 months ago

delightfuly campy and light. certainly tamer than the film.
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Sweeney Todd: Children's Barber of Sweet Street (Genre Blender Challenge)
flute faerie
Posted 3 months ago

rotflol, this was really good! I ♥ it!
Sweeney Todd: Children's Barber of Sweet Street (Genre Blender Challenge)
S. Lynn
Posted 3 months ago

Wow! This was great! Definatly the opposite of the movie! Oh, but what Sweeeney could have been…...
Sweeney Todd: Children's Barber of Sweet Street (Genre Blender Challenge)
Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus)
Posted 3 months ago

Fabulous job! I really do need to see this movie. I’ve been interested in the legend (and the facts) of Sweeney Todd since I was a kid.
Great job!
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Sweeney Todd: Children's Barber of Sweet Street (Genre Blender Challenge)
THX 0477
Posted 3 months ago

Horrific musical meets sappy children’s show. Warped fun.
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Sweeney Todd: Children's Barber of Sweet Street (Genre Blender Challenge)
invisibility_disability
Posted 3 months ago

hahaha. good stuff. :)
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Sweeney Todd: Children's Barber of Sweet Street (Genre Blender Challenge)
invisibility_disability
Posted 23 days ago

yes, i am re-commenting because now i finally understand all the references.
(i like how you used the word “succumbed,” like Antony asks Sweeney in “No Place Like London.” nice detail.)
although i have to ask… was one of those children named Toby, perhaps?? :)
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