Background Singers

Background Singers
General information
Residence:	Another dimension, world, or plane of existence?
Occupation:	Mass Singing
Physical appearance
Classification:	Disembodied voice?
Series information
First appearance:	Kid Nickels (episode)
Portrayer:	Thurop Van Orman, Jackie Buscarino (seasons 1 and 2, uncredited), Tara Strong (season 3, uncredited) and Grey DeLisle (season 3, uncredited)

"The Background Singers" (unofficial title) are a recurring audio gag heard throughout the series. They appear most frequently in the earlier seasons of the series, becoming more sparse as the show continued into its later years. While mostly a non-diegetic presence, there are a handful of instances (namely the episodes Foot Burn and Oh, You Animal!) where characters seem to acknowledge their existence.

The most common application for the voices are comedic punctuation, either verbally labeling something seen on screen, or repeating dialogue from the characters in song format (usually the dialogue itself is labeling something, making the singing redundant). Less commonly, but in the same vain, the voices also often introduce various characters who appear on-screen for the first time.

Trivia

• The voice actor is unknown and anything about it is unknown, although traces of Mark "Thurop" Van Orman's voice can be detected if one pays close attention...
• It sings as a honkey-tonk choir in How the West was Fun.
• The most notable instance of a character acknowledging the voices was in the episode, Foot Burn. When the Trolley Hag presents Flapjack with a junior trolley cap, he responds with "Wowee! I real-life official Junior Trolley Hat!" to which a masculine voice with a heavy reverb repeats in song. Due to the length of the line, Flapjack is left awkwardly waiting for the singer to finish before accepting the cap.
  • This is also notable for being the first major instance of a masculine-voiced singer in one of the gags.

List of appearances

Season 1:

• "Kid Nickels" - "A BUSINESS MAN!" "A REAL ADVENTURER!" "The glorious end! The end..."
• "The Sweet Life" - "The richest lady in Stormalong!" "ADVENTUUUUUUUURE!"
• "Several Leagues Above the Sea!" - "Forgiveness!"
• "That's a Wrap!" - "The candy barrel!" "Two pieces of candaaayyy..."
• "Skooled" - "Caaanndddyyyy"
• "Foot Burn" - "Expired candy! Free..." "A real-life official junior trolley haaaaat!"
• "How the West Was Fun" - "It's a penciiiiillll..." "Overall enthusiasm, overall enthusiasm, overall enthusiasm, YEE HAAAWWW!" "Candied Islaaannnd..."
• "Sittin' Muscle" - "POWER HUG!"
• "Beard Buddies" - "How to make a fake beard out of glue and hair!"
• "Balance" - "A message in a bottle!"
• "Lead 'Em and Weep" - "Followeeerrrr FOLLOWEEEERRR!" "Ambergriiiissss..."
• "Whale Times" - "Trashy necklace that looks like garbage!"
• "Plant Man" - "Fresh fruuuuiiiit" "Fruit!"
• "Fish Heads" - "Cats are attracted to fish!"
• "Something's a Miss" - "The real Flapjack!"
• "Ben Boozled" - "Promotion!"
• "Dear Diary" - "Flapjack's secret diary!"
• "Diamonds in the Stuff" - "GHOST PRISON!"
• "Tee Hee Tummy Tums" - "The most beautiful man in the woooorrrld" "The most beautiful the end in the woooorrrld"

Season 2:

• "Jar She Blows" - "One pieces of cannndayyy" "Faaake Genie Island..."
• "Behind the Curtain" - "Behind the cuuurtainnn..." "A box with his name on it!"
• "Shut It" - "One boring story later!" "Two boring stories later!" "Flapjack realizes that nobody respects K'nuckles!"
• "Who's Mooching Who?" - "A gazillion dollar bill! Wow" "The most expensive tooth pick...in the world!" "Friends till the end!" "A medium sized chest of riches..."
• "Fancy Pants" - "If you can fit into these...they're freeee"
• "Cuddle Trouble" - "Cuddler, cuddler, cuddler, cuddler, cuddler...CUDDLER!" "The tightest knot in the world!"
• "Who's That Man in the Mirror?" - "A REAL ADVENTURER!"
• "Candy Casanova" - "A favor for Peppermint Larry!"
• "Mind the Store, Don't Look in the Drawer" - "It's a piece of fancy candy from the beginning of the episode...ba da da da da!"
• "Under the Sea Monster" - "Break glass in case of sea monster!" "Are you sure? are you...sure?"
• "Low Tidings" - "LEGS!"
• "Fastest Man Alive" - "Bi-cycle..." "It's the real, it's the real bicycle, it's the real, it's the real HUUHH!"
• "Oh You Animal!" - "Stormalong Second Chance Home for Boys, cause they deserve it..."
• "The Return of Sally Syrup" - "Sally Syrup!"
• "Just One Kiss" - "Just One Kiss! Jackie, Mike, and Benton! JOHN!" "Candy barrel!"
• "What's Eatin' Ya Cap'm?" - "Termite Oil!" "Termite...Saw Oil!"
• "All Hands on Deck" - "All hands on deck, you can hear the sailors call"

Season 3:

• "Candy Colleague" - "Doctor Barber's smooth operations..."
• "These Boots Were Made for Walking (On Your Face) - "¡Los tacones de Santiago! ¡Ja ja ja ja!"
• "Highlandlubber" - "Adventure pantaloons!"
• "Who Let the Cats Out of the Old Bag's House?" - "Dogalong Harbor..."
• "Fish Out of Water" - "The candy coral!" "The secret layer...of the mermen"