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 The film tackles issues of censorship and bad parenting and parodies the animated films of the Disney Renaissance as well as musicals such as the West End 's Les Misérables , and satirizes the controversy surrounding the show itself . The movie also heavily satirizes the Motion Picture Association of America ; Parker and Stone battled the MPAA throughout the production process and the movie received an R rating just two weeks prior to its release . A writing team consisting of Parker , Stone , and Pam Brady was assembled . They conceived numerous plot ideas , with Parker and Stone 's being the one developed into a film . The film features twelve original songs by Parker and Marc Shaiman with additional lyrics by Stone . 

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 The book sold extremely well in the Colonies of North America . This popularity survived the American War of Independence . A New York memoir of the 1840s declared that " We had emancipated ourselves from the sceptre of King George , but that of Hannah Glasse was extended without challenge over our fire @-@ sides and dinner @-@ tables , with a sway far more imperative and absolute " . The first American edition of The Art of Cookery ( 1805 ) included two recipes for " Indian pudding " as well as " Several New Receipts adapted to the American Mode of Cooking " , such as " Pumpkin Pie " , " Cranberry Tarts " and " Maple Sugar " . Benjamin Franklin is said to have had some of the recipes translated into French for his cook while he was the American ambassador in Paris . Both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson owned copies of the book . 

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 An a cappella version was created by South Asian fusion a cappella group Stanford Raagapella . 

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 The first parody recorded for the album was " The Brady Bunch " , in which the narrator expresses his dislike of the sitcom The Brady Bunch . The song also contains a lyrical adaptation of the " Brady Bunch Theme Song " , something that Yankovic would later do in his " Money for Nothing / Beverly Hillbillies " parody from UHF ( 1989 ) . 

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 The works of Gilbert and Sullivan are themselves frequently pastiched and parodied . Well known examples of this include Tom Lehrer 's The Elements and Clementine ; Allan Sherman 's I 'm Called Little Butterball , When I Was a Lad , You Need an Analyst and The Bronx Bird @-@ Watcher ; and The Two Ronnies ' 1973 Christmas Special . Other comedians have used Gilbert and Sullivan songs as a key part of their routines , including Hinge and Bracket , Anna Russell , and the HMS Yakko episode of the animated TV series Animaniacs . Songs from Gilbert and Sullivan are often pastiched in advertising , and elaborate advertising parodies have been published , as have the likenesses of various Gilbert and Sullivan performers throughout the decades . Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas are commonly referenced in literature , film and television in various ways that include extensive use of Sullivan 's music or where action occurs during a performance of a Gilbert and Sullivan opera , such as in the film The Girl Said No . There are also a number of Gilbert and Sullivan biographical films , such as Mike Leigh 's Topsy @-@ Turvy ( 2000 ) and The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan ( 1953 ) , as well as shows about the partnership , including a 1938 Broadway show , Knights of Song and a 1975 West End show called Tarantara ! Tarantara ! 
