Baby on Board

For the album version, see Homer's Barbershop Quartet (Medley).

"Baby on Board"

Song Information Singers: Dan Castellaneta Hank Azaria Harry Shearer The Dapper Dans Characters: Homer Simpson Seymour Skinner Apu Nahasapeemapetilon Barney Gumble Length: 0:58 Writer(s): James Campbell Shelby Grimm George Economou Dan Jordan Jeff Martin Album: Songs in the Key of Springfield Appearance(s): "Homer's Barbershop Quartet"

"Baby On Board" is a song written by Homer Simpson as part of his barbershop quartet, The Be Sharps, along with Principal Skinner, Apu and Barney Gumble. It was inspired by the small Baby on board signs placed in vehicles' rear windows, a fad which peaked in 1985.

History

Homer had the idea while he was trying to create a song for The Be Sharps and Marge showed him a Baby On Board sign she was going to put in her car. This song ended up being the number one hit of The Be Sharps. Some years after the quartet split, they reunited to sing the song on the rooftop of Moe's Tavern.

An instrumental version of the song has been heard playing as background music at the Kwik-E-Mart.

Lyrics

Seymour Skinner:

Ba-bum, bum bum.

The Be Sharps:

Baby on board, how I've adored

That sign on my car's windowpane.

Bounce in my step,

Loaded with pep,

'Cause I'm driving in the carpool lane.

Call me a square,

Friend, I don't care.

That little yellow sign can't be ignored.

I'm telling you it's mighty nice.

Each trip's a trip to paradise

With my baby on board!

Behind the Laughter

Homer's inspiration for the song.

• The Be Sharps and this song, among others, appeared in the fifth season episode "Homer's Barbershop Quartet" and the ninth season episode "All Singing, All Dancing".
• The song was collectively written by The Dapper Dans (Harry Campbell, George Economou, Shelby Grimm, and Danny Jordan) and Jeff Martin.
• This song was also part of the album Songs in the Key of Springfield.
• The singing mixes the regular voice actors singing with that of The Dapper Dans.

Appearances

• Episode – "Homer's Barbershop Quartet"
• Episode – "All Singing, All Dancing"
• Episode – "Sorry Not Sorry" (parody)
• Video game – The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield
• Album – Songs in the Key of Springfield

References

The Be Sharps
Main members
Homer Simpson • Apu DeBeaumarchais • Seymour Skinner • Barney Gumble
Former members
Clancy Wiggum
Non-canon members
Chip Davis*
Manager
Nigel
Albums
Bethlehem Barbershop • Bigger Than Baby Jesus!! • Bigger Than Jesus • Meet The Be Sharps
Songs
"Hello! Ma Baby" • "Goodbye, My Coney Island Baby" • "Sweet Adeline" • "Baby on Board" • "A Be Sharps Surgeon General Warning"
Medley songs
"Homer's Barbershop Quartet"
Awards
Outstanding Soul, Spoken Word, or Barbershop Album of the Year (1987)

Songs in the Key of Springfield
The Simpsons Main Title Theme (Extended Version) • We Do (The Stonecutters' Song) • Dancin' Homer (Medley) (Crosstown Bridge • Capitol City) • Homer & Apu (Medley) (Who Needs the Kwik-E-Mart? • Who Needs the Kwik-E-Mart? (Reprise)) • 'Round Springfield (Medley) (Bleeding Gums Blues • A Four-Headed King • There She Sits, Brokenhearted • Jazzman) • Oh, Streetcar! (The Musical) (White-Hot Grease Fires (Prologue) • Long Before the Superdome • New Orleans • I Thought My Life Would Be a Mardi Gras • I Am Just a Simple Paper Boy • Stella! • She Flies • The Kindness of Strangers) • Jingle Bells • $pringfield (Medley) (The Simpsons End Credits Theme (Big Band Vegas) • Gracie Films Logo) • "Itchy & Scratchy" Main Title Theme • "Itchy & Scratchy" End Credits Theme • "The Day the Violence Died (Medley)" (Not Jazz Chor, But Sad Chor • The Amendment Song) • Señor Burns • The Simpsons End Credits Theme ("Afro-Cuban" Version) • Your Wife Don't Understand You • Kamp Krusty (Medley) (South of the Border • Gracie Films Logo) • The Simpsons End Credits Theme ("Australian" Version) • The Simpsons End Credits Theme ("Hill Street Blues" Homage) • The Simpsons End Credits Theme ("It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" Homage) • Treehouse of Horror V (Medley) (Controlling the Transmission (Prologue) • The Simpsons Halloween Special Main Title Theme) • Honey Roasted Peanuts • Boy-Scoutz 'N the Hood (Medley) (Saved by the Bell • Jackpot • Springfield, Springfield (Parts 1 & 2) • Remember This? • Another Edwardian Morning) • Two Dozen and One Greyhounds (Medley) (The Pick of the Litter • See My Vest) • Eye on Springfield Theme • Flaming Moe's • Homer's Barbershop Quartet (Medley)‎ (One Last Call • Baby on Board) • TV Sucks‎ • A Fish Called Selma (Medley) (Troy Chic • Stop the Planet of the Apes • Dr. Zaius • Chimpan-A to Chimpan-Z) • Send In the Clowns • The Monorail Song • In Search of an Out of Body Vibe • Cool • Bagged Me a Homer • It Was a Very Good Beer • Bart Sells His Soul (Medley) (From God's Brain to Your Mouth • In the Garden of Eden) • Happy Birthday, Lisa • The Simpsons Halloween Special End Credits Theme ("The Addams Family" Homage) • "Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part One (Medley) (Who Dunnit? • The Simpsons End Credits Theme ("JFK" Homage)) • Lisa's Wedding (Medley) (The Simpsons End Credits Theme (Renaissance" Version) • Gracie Films Logo) • The Simpsons End Credits Theme ("Dragnet" Homage)