Movie #98: Yankee Doodle Dandy

Watchability: 1
Neither of us are fans of musicals so it took us 3 attempts to actually watch this movie.  After the slow start, we realized it had historical significance which made it much more appealing and as it progressed it became a more enjoyable movie.  We recommend watching it one time as a study in American history but it's not an owner or even a 2-time view.

Family Guy:  2
We can't site a specific FG moment to this film, but there were so many songs, premises and even costumes in this that have been re-created and referenced in popular culture during our lifetimes that there is no way Seth McFarland hasn't been influenced by them as well.  Let us know if you find anything!

Relevance:  5
There are so many levels to this film especially since the world is such a different place since its release 69 years ago.  It covers everything from ego and psychology to war and death.
You don't have to like musicals to enjoy this one because it is a movie about a man who wrote musicals so they are merely a device to illustrate his life and work.  It is actually a biography of George M. Cohan--the forgotten first man of American Theatre.  He was a jack of all trades and I highly recommend watching this film while learning about his interesting life.  I found the following link which syncs up nicely with the plot:  http://www.musicals101.com/cohanbio1.htm

On a local note, the song Harrigan made us laugh because a sausage company used it as their jingle sometime around the 1980's.  Props to anyone who recognizes it!  (Harrigan lyrics here:  http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=10360#71317)

To paraphrase GMC, "My husband thanks you, my dog thanks you and I thank you!"