History Fridge / Sing

!!Fridge Brilliance
* Buster's [[spoiler: theatre collapsing]] in a flood is a case of him being HoistByHisOwnPetard, seeing as how he stole the water for the performance.

* A minor one: Norman, who is the man of the house, asking his wife to fix the bathroom's sink foreshadows her skills in caring for the house and her [[{{MacGyvering}} building]] a [[RubeGoldbergDevice contraption]] to do so without her being at home so she can be at the rehearsal instead, [[spoiler: which is why she's also the leading architect on the improvised reconstruction of the theater.]]

* According to everyone, including Buster himself, the shows put on at his theatre are never any good. Yet when he's working on the singing competition, he proves to have an eye for talent, works with the contestants the exact way a good manager should, and his guidance greatly benefits the acts in the show. He also has a couple of awards set up in his office, meaning that he has had success in the past. While this seems like an InformedFlaw on the surface, it's important to remember that one of Buster's flaws is a tendency to push forward in things, even when it's a really bad idea [[note]]For example, after he found out about the typo that increased the prize money, instead of coming clean and confessing the mistake, he covered it up and tried to get 100 grand despite having no way to do that until he found out Nana was still alive[[/note]]. It's possible that he did popular musicals and plays to attract patrons at first, but then he decided to write original plays (or writers kept coming forward to him with original plays) that most likely weren't that good, and he kept doing it because he kept thinking he could strike gold the more he wrote them. So Buster actually is good at show business and managing; the actual problem is he bet too much on bad play premises before the events of the movie. [[spoiler: And now that Nana owns the Moon theatre's property, it most likely won't happen again since she will most likely have the final say in what shows appear in the theatre]].

!!Fridge Horror

* Buster is established to be a horrible producer; every show that he's run has been a flop, which is why the theater is falling apart and on the verge of repossession. Even though he gets lucky with one good idea, there's no reason to think that he can maintain that success in the long run. [[spoiler: Especially since he doesn't even own the theater anymore.]]

** Also, [[spoiler: Nana Noodleman, who now owns the theatre,]] does care about it and despite initially being cold towards Buster, is on his side.

* * Property Damage: Ash's guitar is her own, and if pulling the cord damaged the port in any way, it's on Judith for damaging it.

** Not for a hog. In real life, a sow can have roughly twelve piglets in a litter. And they normally do it twice a year. So to have twenty-five in a couple of years is actually quite likely. The writers seem to have done their homework in this case.

** Yeah but he's a decent manager so just give him some time to organize things under the guidance of someone who knows better and things will probably go okay.
** Also, [[spoiler: Nana Noodleman, who now owns the theatre,]] does care about the theatre and despite initially being cold towards Buster, is on his side.

** Or its just a random person, reusing Grandpa's design palette.

* Gunter has no story arc of his own and primarily serves to enable Rosita's story arc. Rosita and the others aren't really happy with their lot in life and join the contest hoping for a chance to improve it (even Mike, with his desire to get the money, counts, since it'd be an improvement over street musician). Gunter, on the other hand, feels really good about himself and joined the contest for fun ([[WordOfGod according to Kroll]]). Of course he doesn't have a "real" story arc: ''he doesn't need one!''

* While the others are initially exasperated by Buster lying about the prize money, they seem to forgive him pretty quickly. Logic is given to this, not just from the devestation of him losing the whole theatre as a result, but the fact many of the performers had struggled with being deceitful throughout the contest as well. Johnny intended to steal the prize money to bail out his dad, only to relent when he realised Buster genuinely believed in him, while Meena had let her family believe she had successfully auditioned, despite recurrently botching attempts and only initially managing to get a job as a stagehand. Ash to a lesser degree, mocked the talent show behind everyone's back, seeing it as a shallow stepping stone in her and Lance's own career, only genuinely warming to everyone later on.

* Buster's [[spoiler: theatre collapsing]] is a case of being HoistByHisOwnPetard, seeing as how he stole the water for the performance.

** "I'm Still Standing" is about someone cutting ties with someone who was a negative influence on them, taking back control over their life, and discovering their own inner strength now that they're standing on their own. It's a perfect fit for Johnny's growth into a independent person and his relationship with his father.

* Buster's [[spoiler: theatre collapsing]] is a HoistByHisOwnPetard, seeing that he stole the water for the performance.

* Why does Norman seem to be working long hours? He has to support 25 piglets and a wife (who is a stay-at-home-mom).
** By that note, why is Rosita staying home rather than working? Well, given how she couldn't find a babysitter willing to care for 25 piglets even for a week, then it could be so much more difficult to find a nanny or day care center that would willingly take them all.

** "Shake It Off" is about someone who faces opinions of herself that are at best wrong, at worst mean, but doesn't let that take her down and keeps doing what she loves. Which is similar to Rosita's story arc, as she wants to prove to her family what a talented singer she is.
** "I'm Still Standing" is about someone who was under a negative influence, and who managed to break out of it and stand strong without it. A perfect fit to Johnny's relationship with his father.

** "My Way" is someone reflecting on his life, and deciding that he has no regrets about how he lived it and what he did. Fits Mike perfectly.
*** The one part of the song that mentions regrets appropriately cuts to Johnny reconciling with his father, who regrets disowning him earlier on.

* Gunter has no story arc of his own and primarily serves to enable Rosita's story arc. Rosita and the others aren't really happy with their lot and join the contest hoping for improving it (Even Mike, with his desire to get the money, counts, since it'd be an improvement over street musician). Gunter, on the other hand, feels really good about himself and joined the contest for fun ([[WordOfGod according to Kroll]]). Of course he doesn't have a "real" story arc: ''he doesn't need one!''

* Caspar seems to get a bit more attention from his mother than his 24 siblings. Well, look at how he's always the last out the door, and how fast he has to run to catch up to the others. He's the runt of the litter.

* There’s a selfish, big-spending, bullying mouse called Mike, which comes from the name Michael. There’s [[TakeThat another nickname]] [[Creator/IlluminationEntertainment they]] [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse could have used.]]

* Rosita seems to have had twenty five kids in a span of about a year or two. That would have had to be grueling.
** Not for a hog. In real life, a sow can have roughly 12 piglets in a litter. And they normally do it twice a year. So to have 25 in a couple of years is actually quite likely. The writers seem to have done their homework in this case.

* On the surface, Ash being too heartbroken to sing "Call me Maybe" is painfully obvious, given she had just broken up with her cheating boyfriend. But in context, it's more like one big cruelly IronicEcho of the song she sang with Lance in the beginning. Think about it: one of Ash's lines was "Outta my way", as though representing her rowdy, rebellious attitude, ready to push aside anybody standing in the way of her dreams. But the line "Now you're in my way" poignantly stands for Ash sadly coming to terms with how not only was [[WeUsedToBeFriends Lance]] the one "[[WaxingLyrical in [her] way]]" (by holding her [[PoisonousFriend back]]), but he's the source of Ash's emotional weight.

* On the surface, Ash being too heartbroken to sing "Call me Maybe" is painfully obvious, given she had just broken up with her cheating boyfriend. But in context, it's more like one big cruelly IronicEcho of the song she sang with Lance in the beginning. Think about it: one of Ash's lines was "Outta my way", as though representing her rowdy, rebellious attitude, ready to push aside anybody standing in the way of her dreams. But the line "[[IronicEcho Now you're in my way]]" poignantly stands for Ash sadly coming to terms that not only was [[WeUsedToBeFriends Lance]] the one "[[WaxingLyrical in [her] way]]" (by holding her [[PoisonousFriend back]]), but how he's the source of Ash's emotional weight.
* A minor one: Norman, who is the man of the house, asking his wife to fix the bathroom's sink foreshadows her skills with her abilities to care for her home without being at home and be at the rehearsal instead, [[spoiler: and also the one leading architect on the improvise reconstruction of the theater]]

** By that note, why is Rosita staying home rather than working? Well given how she couldn't find a babysitter willing to care for 25 piglets even for a week, then it could be so much more difficult to find a nanny or day care center that will willingly take them all.

*** It also makes sense that the scene briefly cuts to Ash getting ready for her performance, as the song is also applicable to her relationship with Lance).

*** The song opens up with "the end is near, and so I face the final curtain", which further implies that Mike was KilledOffForReal and foreshadows his absence in the sequel.

* Sherry-Anne, the kangaroo sings "Safety dance". A song about a dance that involves hopping up and down like a pogo stick. Or a kangaroo.
* According to everyone, including Buster himself, the shows put on at his theatre are never any good. Yet, when he's working on the singing competition he proves to have an eye for talent, works with the contestants the exact way a good manager should, and his guidance greatly benefits the acts in the show. He also has a couple of awards set up in his office, meaning that he has had success in the past. While this seems like an InformedFlaw on the surface, it's important to remember that one of Buster's flaws is a tendency to push forward in things, even when it's a really bad idea [[note]]For example, after he found out about the typo that increased the prize money, instead of coming clean and confessing the mistake, he covered it up and tried to get 100 grand despite having no way to do that until he found out Nana was still alive[[/note]]. It's possible that he did popular musicals and plays to attract patrons at first, but then he decided to write original plays (or writers kept coming forward to him with original plays) that most likely weren't that good, and he kept doing it because he kept thinking he could strike gold the more he wrote them. So Buster actually is good at show business and managing; the actual problem is he bet too much on bad play premises before the events of the movie. [[spoiler: And now that Nana owns the Moon theatre's property it most likely won't happen again since she will most likely have the final say in what shows appear in the theatre]].

** That could also explain why he decided to use the singing competition to save the theater; he's had a wake-up call that he can no longer do original stuff when the money ran out and the bank began to threaten repossession of the theater. Singing competitions are an idea that's been used countless times but it always attracts an audience.

* Ash only throws her boyfriend out because she finds him cheating on her after she gets picked for the contest and he doesn't. That implies that if she had never gotten picked, she either would have been a LoveMartyr indefinitely or caught him cheating, kicked him out and then hit rock bottom without anyone to pick her up. Given what some youths in her position [[DrivenToSuicide have done]], this thought is...unsettling to say the least. It's heartwarming that she did cause the competition didn't just give her a broken heart, it gave her [[TrueCompanions friends.]]

** Also, [[spoiler: Nana Noodleman, who now owns the theatre]] does care about the theatre and despite initially being cold towards him, is on his side.

* On the surface, Ash being too heartbroken to sing "Call me Maybe" is painfully obvious, given she had just broken up with her cheating boyfriend. But in context, it's more like one big cruelly IronicEcho of the song she sang with Lance in the beginning. Think about it: one of Ash's lines was "Outta my way", as though representing her rowdy, rebellious attitude, ready to push aside anybody standing in the way of her dreams. But the line "[[IronicEcho Now you're in my way]]" poignantly stands for Ash sadly coming to terms that not only was [[WeUsedToBeFriends Lance]] the one "[[WaxingLyrical in [her] way]]" (by [[DomesticAbuser holding her]] [[PoisonousFriend back]]), but how he's the source of Ash's emotional weight.

* Ash only throws her BastardBoyfriend out because she finds him cheating on her after she gets picked for the contest and he doesn't. That implies that if she had never gotten picked, she either would have been a LoveMartyr indefinitely or caught him cheating, kicked him out and then hit rock bottom without anyone to pick her up. Given what some youths in her position [[DrivenToSuicide have done]], this thought is...unsettling to say the least. It's heartwarming that she did cause the competition didn't just give her a broken heart, it gave her [[TrueCompanions friends.]]

* On the surface, Ash being too heartbroken to sing "Call me Maybe" is painfully obvious, given she had just broken up with her cheating boyfriend. But in context, it's more like one big cruelly IronicEcho of the song she sang with Lance in the beginning. Think about it: one of Ash's lines was "Outta my way", as though representing her rowdy, rebellious attitude, ready to push aside anybody standing in the way of her dreams. But the line "[[IronicEcho Now you're in my way]]" poignantly stands for Ash sadly coming to terms that not only was [[WeUsedToBeFriends Lance]] the one "[[WaxingLyrical in [her] way]]" (by [[BastardBoyfriend holding her]] [[PoisonousFriend back]]), but how he's the source of Ash's emotional weight.

!!Fridge Brillance

** Or its just a random person, reusing Grandpa's design palette.

*** The song opens up with "the end is near, and so I face the final curtain", which further implies that Mike was killedOffForReal and foreshadows his absence in the sequel.

*** The song opens up with "the end is near" and "the final curtain", which further implies that Mike was killed off and foreshadows his absence in the sequel.

** "I'm Still Standing" is about someone who was under a negative influence, and who managed to break out of it and stand strong without it. A perfect fit to Johnny's relationship with his father (It also makes sense that the scene briefly cuts to Ash getting ready for her performance, as the song is also applicable to her relationship with Lance).