Yorkshire pudding without a beef to roast I'm a poached egg without a piece of toast In the film, Orville (Walston) and Barney (Osmond) are aspiring song writers, and Barney's latest creation begins this way: I wouldn't be surprised to find that the 'ER' script called for Hathaway to call it 'stupid,' as an inside joke to tie in with the movie title. It was written especially for the 1964 Billy Wilder comedy, 'Kiss Me, Stupid,' starring Dean Martin, Kim Novak, Ray Walston, Felicia Farr, and Cliff Osmond. Was this written specifically for this show, or was it an actual record by someone?ĭEAR VIRGIL: This silly song is 'I'm a Poached Egg,' sometimes shown as 'I'm a Poached Egg (Without Toast).' I'm Napoleon without his Josephine' and continues with more of 'I'm (whatever) without (whatever).'
It did became contagious, and soon others were infected with the same earworm. In one episode a mentally challenged patient named Mitchell keeps singing what nurse Hathaway (Julianna Margulies) describes as 'a stupid little song that gets stuck in your head.' DEAR JERRY: Lately we have been streaming the second season of 'ER,' intent on watching all 15 seasons.
