I first encountered this concept at Comic-Con 2010. I have since expanded the idea adding more calls. If you have attended a showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show then you know how callbacks work.

Callbacks are lines shouted out and/or gestures made in response to lines or scenes on screen. The callback sheet helps people to follow along. Callback sheets are not as common at RHPS because most of the lines have been around for over 20 years and people have memorized them. As Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is new to this I have printed out a callback sheet of lines other people have generated as well as lines I have come up with.

Please feel free to distribute the link and/or PDF. Feedback on additional calls or ideas are encouraged.

For brevity I did not include the lyrics for each song. If you are using the callback sheet I recommend you turn on closed captioning so people can see the text on the screen and follow along easily.

There are some very common reoccuring events which have callbacks. You can let people know about these callbacks by telling them or putting up signs in the area where you are playing the video. One final note, the callback sheet distinguishes each of the three acts and notes songs by centered and underlined text. You may also download the file dochorriblecalls.pdf for your enjoyment. Please give credit where credit is due if you use this file, thank you.

• “Evil League of Evil” – “How Evil is it?”
•  “Bad Horse” – Give us your best horrifying death whinny.
• “Freeze Ray” – “Pew-pew!” (with gun pantomime)
• Moist comes on screen – “Moist!” (i.e. Norm from Cheers).
• “Hero” – “Zero.”
• “Captain Hammer” – “Douche!”
• During Bad Horse Chorus – Gently bounce pantomiming riding a horse.

Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

ACT ONE

Dr. Horrible: Villainous laughter
Villainous laughter

Dr. Horrible: “So that’s, you know, coming along”
”Singing a song.”

Dr. Horrible: “My application is strong this year”
“For the softball league.”

Dr. Horrible: “Finger’s crossed.”
Put your hand in the air with fingers crossed.

Dr. Horrible:  “Emails.”
“You’ve got mail!”

Dr. Horrible: “Wow sarcasm, that’s original.
“Not from concentrate.”

Dr. Horrible:  “Where are the gold bars you were supposed to pull out of that bank vault with your transmatter ray.”
“Does it really matter?”

Dr. Horrible:  “But behold, transported from there to here.”
“My sourdough starter!”

Dr. Horrible:  “Destroying the status quo”
 “Take that status quo!”

Dr. Horrible:  “I just need to rule it.”
(Yell along) “Need to rule it!”

Dr. Horrible: “smells like cumin.”
“Your fingers.”

Dr. Horrible:  “Stops time, freeze ray. Tell your friends.”
“On Facebook.”

Dr. Horrible: “We have”
“Ice cream!”

Dr. Horrible: “Dude”
“Where’s my car?”

Dr. Horrible: “Corporate Tool”
Shout out your favorite office tool (e.g. stapler, copier, etc.).

Dr. Horrible:  “…dislocated my shoulder again.”
“It’s right there!”

Dr. Horrible:  “There’s kids in that park.”
(Grumpy old man voice) “Meddling kids!”

Dr. Horrible:  “blah blah blah”
“Get to the good part!”

Dr. Horrible:  “who is ‘her’?”
“Who is she.”

Freeze Ray Song

During Freeze Ray song hand gesture “stop” every time Dr. Horrible says “stop” and shoulder jam along with him.

Moist: “I’ve got your mail”
“You’ve got mail!”

Moist: “I kinda thought I was supposed to end up with Bait”
“In bed..”

Dr. Horrible:  “So close.”
“And yet so far.”

Dr. Horrible: “I’m going to ask…”
“Anne Landers.”

Dr. Horrible: “That’s his seal.”
Bark like a seal.

Bad Horse Chorus

Moist: “It’s not a no.”
“It’s not a yes.”

Dr. Horrible:  “Like candy from a baby”
Shout out your favorite candy bar.

Moist: “You need anything dampened or made soggy?”
“Like Penny’s panties.”

Caring Hands Song

Dr. Horrible looking through his binoculars.
“Pervert!”

Dr. Horrible flings the remote control at the van.
“New from Wham-o!”

We see the screenshot of his vehicle remote.
“There’s an app for that!”

Penny: “Hey I know you!”
“Not biblically!”

Dr. Horrible: “Except twice last month you skipped the weekend.”
“Get a life!”

Dr. Horrible: “Um texting.”
“Sexting.”

Dr. Horrible:  “…or I would stop”
(sung) “In the name of love!”

Penny: “Can you spare a minute?” and as Dr. Horrible starts looking over his shoulder.
“Can you  spare some wonderflonium?”

Dr. Horrible: “Signatures.”
“PFT!”

Dr. Horrible:  “It’s not a perfect metaphor.”
“That’s what a meta’s for!”

Dr. Horrible:  “…in different hands.”
“Or hooves.”

Dr. Horrible:  “I come on strong.”
“Not strong enough.”

When you see the warning sign on the case of Wonderflonium
 “Why not?”

Dr. Horrible: “Maybe I should…”
“Sing!”

A Man’s Gotta Do

Captain Hammer knocks on the hood.
“Who’s there?”

Dr. Horrible: “You idiot!”
“You idiot who?”

Captain Hammer: ”…lacy gently wafting curtains.”
“Like his panties.”

Each time Captain Hammer slams Dr. Horrible’s head into the car
“Ouch!”

Dr. Horrible: “Balls.”
“Grow a pair!”




ACT TWO

Dr. Horrible appears on screen staring straight ahead.
“You got pwned!”

My Eyes

We see ducks on screen near Penny and Captain Hammer.
“Aflack!”

Penny:  “The warm feeling of warm clothes in your hand.”
“...or around your ankles.”

Dr. Horrible: “I ordered one frozen yogurt and they gave me two.”
(In Count von Count voice) “Two, two frozen yogurts ah ah ah!”

When sporks come out
Sweedish Chef Voice: “Spork spork spork!”

Dr. Horrible: “Trust your instincts.”
“Fatal instincts.”

Penny: “He turned out to be totally sweet.”
“Like a pop-tart!”

Dr. Horrible: “… third even deeper level and that one is the same as the surface one.”
“Like a pop-tart!”

Dr. Horrible: “Apparently the LAPD and Captain Hammer are among our viewers.”
“Duh!”

Dr. Horrible: “Captain Hammer threw a car at my head.”
“It was only a Hotwheel.”

Dr. Horrible: “Not to worry though…”
“Spoke too soon.”

Moist: “…at my most badass”
“I can’t open a jar.”

Dr. Horrible: “Killing is not elegant or creative.”
“But effective!”          

Dr. Horrible: “I have a PhD in horribleness.”
“From DeVry.”

Penny: “Everything happens…”
“In her bedroom.”

Penny’s Song

At the end of Penny’s song, when she puts her hand on his face
“Kiss her already!”

Dr. Horrible: “How are things with cheesy on the outside?”
“He’s a poptart not a quiche!”

Penny: “He’s nice.”
“Like a warm poptart.”

Penny: “But what about your clothes?”
“Go commando!”

Captain Hammer: “Oh Billy the laundry buddy.”
“Stalker.”

Captain Hammer: “Who wants to know what the Mayor is doing behind closed doors?”
“His wife!”

Captain Hammer: “Apparently the only signature he needed was my fist.”
“In his face.”

Captain Hammer: “But with a pen in it.”
“Mightier than the sword.”

Landry machine buzzes
“Muffins are done!”

Captain Hammer: “Sure was nice to meet you… doctor.”
“Cuz, I’ve got this rash...”

Captain Hammer: “maybe even the ham-jet.”
“It runs on ham!”

Captain Hammer: “I’m going to give Penny the night of her life.”
“Or at least 5 minutes.”

Captain Hammer: (waving fists) “These are not the hammer”
“Wait where are you going? What’s the hammer? Come back and tell us!”

Captain Hammer: “The hammer is my penis.”
“Ooooh.”

While Dr. Horrible seethes as music swells
“Pinky, are you pondering what I’m pondering?”

Brand New Day

As foot stomps Captain Hammer
(Like the old Mr. Bill Show) “Oh no!”

 

ACT THREE

Reporter: “Looks like we’re finding out what a true hero is.”
“A complete tool.”

Opening bars of music to “So They Say”
“Cue the Montage!”

So They Say

Groupies during song: “We’d to the weird stuff.”
Shout out something weird.

Groupies during the song: “Four sweater vests!”
“A total Lewinski.”

Doctor Horrible places the death ray sticker
“Gaffer tape makes it evil.”

Mayor: “Justice has a name…”
Call out a random name!

Captain Hammer: “Everyone should have basic…”
(finish the line) “…cable package.”

Captain Hammer: “You know what, I don’t need tiny cue cards.”
“Or a teleprompter.”

Captain Hammer: “With my serious long-term girlfriend Penny”
“Her?”

Captain Hammer: “Not my usual, but nice.”
“I’d tap that!”

Captain Hammer: “I’m not the only one who’s fighting”
“Tooth decay.”

Everyone’s a Hero

During Everyone’s a Hero
Wave your arms in the air

When Captain Hammer has been frozen
“Frozen Pop-tart!”

Slipping

Freeze Ray making a whining sound
“Freeze ray failure in 3…2…1..”

Doctor Horrible Turns Around
“Duck!”

Doctor Horrible slides to a stop
“Safe!” (make baseball gesture if possible)

Captain Hammer steps on Dr. Horrible’s chest about to sing.
“No way!”

Captain Hammer: “A death ray”
“More like a death grenade.”

Captain Hammer: “Or whoever has his job, but in hell.”
“Glenn Beck?”

Death ray blows up
“Warranty failure!”

Captain Hammer: “Oh I’m in pain!”
“Cry like the little bitch you are!”

We see Penny’s injury
“Fatality!” (said in a deep video game voice).

Penny dies
“Damn you Joss Whedon, damn you to hell!”

Everything You Ever

At the start of the credits
“Would it hurt you to have a happy ending?”

 

For questions, comments, etc. contact Edward Goldstein

Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is created by Joss Whedon.