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| - | + | From [[1989]] through [[1995]] and [[1997]] through [[2005]], Thursday night has traditionally be reserved for '''Skit Night,''' where each group is tasked with writing and performing a skit that summarized their week's experiences. Skits ranged wildly in topic, style, duration, and of course, quality. They often parodied a movie, television show, or otherwise current event, but almost always relied heavily on satirizing other campers and especially the counselors. After all the groups have performed (more than one group combining to perform one skit has occurred), the counselors deliver their skit. [[Best Skit|Top skits]] (counselors excluded) are recognized at [[End-of-Week Party|The Dance]]. | |
===Notable skits:=== | ===Notable skits:=== | ||
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| + | ''1998:'' | ||
| + | *[[Diary of Dan Frank]] (BH), spoofing WMACS as a prison camp | ||
| + | *[[Titanic]] (BM) | ||
| + | *[[Super Thursday]] (GM), a parody of the Taiwanese TV show, Super Sunday | ||
| + | *[[Spice Girl Auditions]] (GK) | ||
| + | *[[Making Fun of Joe Sham]] (BE), ask [[Jeffrey Ian Chen|Jeffrey Ian]] about this one. | ||
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''1999:'' | ''1999:'' | ||
*[[Counselor Deathmatch]] (B4), a parody of the MTV claymation series [http://www.mtv.com/onair/deathmatch/ ''Celebrity Deathmatch'']. | *[[Counselor Deathmatch]] (B4), a parody of the MTV claymation series [http://www.mtv.com/onair/deathmatch/ ''Celebrity Deathmatch'']. | ||
| - | *[[Alice in Wondercamp]] (G6) | + | *[[Making Fun of G5 Girls]] (B5). Members of G5 were ready to beat the members of B5 with tennis rackets and other blunt objects before the boys gave them all flowers. |
| + | *[[B6 Boys]], a music video to ''I Want it That Way'' by the Backstreet Boys. | ||
| + | *[[Alice in Wondercamp]] (G6) - That year's winner. | ||
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*[[Cynthiarella]] (G3) | *[[Cynthiarella]] (G3) | ||
*[[Thursday Night Live]] (B5), a parody of the NBC comedy show, [http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/ ''Saturday Night Live'']. | *[[Thursday Night Live]] (B5), a parody of the NBC comedy show, [http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/ ''Saturday Night Live'']. | ||
| - | *[[Strip Poker]] (B6) | + | *[[Strip Poker]] (B6) - "zen me tuo lai tuo qu she me dou tuo bu diao?" ("How can you keep stripping and have nothing come off?") - Peter Chow's mother |
''2001:'' | ''2001:'' | ||
| + | *[[Making the Band]] (Team F) - Featured dances to "The Joy of Pepsi" by Britney Spears and "It's Gonna Be Me" by NSync | ||
*[[A Day In the Life of WMACS]] (B6) | *[[A Day In the Life of WMACS]] (B6) | ||
*[[Who Wants to be a WMACS Counselor?]] (G1): Won [[Best Skit]] | *[[Who Wants to be a WMACS Counselor?]] (G1): Won [[Best Skit]] | ||
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''2003:'' | ''2003:'' | ||
| + | *[[Finding Stevo]] (Counselors), a parody of the Disney/Pixar film ''Finding Nemo''; performed at orientation | ||
| + | *[[Harry Potter]] (Counselors), a parody of J.K. Rowling's ''Harry Potter'' book series; performed at skit night | ||
*[[A Week at WMACS]] (F4), a general skit parodying the counselors and other happenenings of that week. | *[[A Week at WMACS]] (F4), a general skit parodying the counselors and other happenenings of that week. | ||
Current revision as of 05:40, 5 November 2006
From 1989 through 1995 and 1997 through 2005, Thursday night has traditionally be reserved for Skit Night, where each group is tasked with writing and performing a skit that summarized their week's experiences. Skits ranged wildly in topic, style, duration, and of course, quality. They often parodied a movie, television show, or otherwise current event, but almost always relied heavily on satirizing other campers and especially the counselors. After all the groups have performed (more than one group combining to perform one skit has occurred), the counselors deliver their skit. Top skits (counselors excluded) are recognized at The Dance.
Notable skits:
1998:
- Diary of Dan Frank (BH), spoofing WMACS as a prison camp
- Titanic (BM)
- Super Thursday (GM), a parody of the Taiwanese TV show, Super Sunday
- Spice Girl Auditions (GK)
- Making Fun of Joe Sham (BE), ask Jeffrey Ian about this one.
1999:
- Counselor Deathmatch (B4), a parody of the MTV claymation series Celebrity Deathmatch.
- Making Fun of G5 Girls (B5). Members of G5 were ready to beat the members of B5 with tennis rackets and other blunt objects before the boys gave them all flowers.
- B6 Boys, a music video to I Want it That Way by the Backstreet Boys.
- Alice in Wondercamp (G6) - That year's winner.
2000:
- Cynthiarella (G3)
- Thursday Night Live (B5), a parody of the NBC comedy show, Saturday Night Live.
- Strip Poker (B6) - "zen me tuo lai tuo qu she me dou tuo bu diao?" ("How can you keep stripping and have nothing come off?") - Peter Chow's mother
2001:
- Making the Band (Team F) - Featured dances to "The Joy of Pepsi" by Britney Spears and "It's Gonna Be Me" by NSync
- A Day In the Life of WMACS (B6)
- Who Wants to be a WMACS Counselor? (G1): Won Best Skit
2002:
- Space Camp: Attack of the Staff (Group E), a parody of George Lucas' Star Wars movie saga, especially focusing on the recently released Episode I: The Phantom Menace.
- Behind the Music (Counselors), a parody of the VH1 show of the same name.
2003:
- Finding Stevo (Counselors), a parody of the Disney/Pixar film Finding Nemo; performed at orientation
- Harry Potter (Counselors), a parody of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter book series; performed at skit night
- A Week at WMACS (F4), a general skit parodying the counselors and other happenenings of that week.
2004:
- The Lord of the Keys (counselors), a parody of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings movie saga, based on J.R.R. Tolkien's novels.
2005:
- Naru-chen (counselors), a parody of the popular anime series Naruto.
