Three Funny Television or Movie Scenes Of "Kumbaya" Being Sung (with comments), Part III

Kumbaya my lord, Kumbaya (Alvin and the Chipmunks 3: Chipwrecked Scene)

me2God, Mar 21, 2012

Alvin, Simon, Theodore, Brittany, Jeanette and Eleanor are in the island singing Kumbaya my Lord... Don't own this scene...

Lyrics:

Kumbaya my lord, Kumbaya

Kumbaya my lord, Kumbaya

Kumbaya my lord, Kumbaya

O Lord Kumbaya
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A few comments from this video's discussion thread are presented below.

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part III of a three part pancocojams series on the song "Kumbaya" or the word "Kumbaya".

This post showcases three YouTube examples of the song "Kumbaya' being sung for non-religious reasons in American television shows or American movies.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/07/a-partial-timeline-for-religious-or-non.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. That post presents a partial timeline for the religious or non-religious uses of the song "Kumbaya" or the word "Kumbaya" in the United States and-by extension- elsewhere in the world. 

That timeline is presented to help explain how and when the religious song "Kumbaya" became associated with children's campfire songs and how and when that song and the word "Kumbaya" became certain kinds of jokes and putdowns.  

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/07/five-youtube-examples-of-spiritual.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. That post showcases some YouTube examples of the spiritual "Kumbaya'.
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The content of this post is presented for historical, folkloric, socio-cultural, and political purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to the unknown original composer/s of the song "Kumbaya" and thanks to Minnie Lee, Henry Wylie and others who were early singers of that song. Thanks to early collectors of the song "Kumbaya. Thanks also to all the producers and publishers of these showcased videos,, dose who are featured in the videos  and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD FOR VIDEO #1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn7eHkCRYg8

1. @R_candy, 2016
"Randomly remembered this- oh god"

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2. @TheCornerianHaunter, 2016
"this song reminds me of south park"

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3. @_Blaize_, 2017
"How so?"

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4. @TheCornerianHaunter, 2016
"@_Blaize_  because it was on the walmart episode"

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5. @celimiller1888, 2017
"When your class gets in a circle during P.E. and start signing this"

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6. @arthrubenimaru9658, 2021
"LMAO same"

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7. @martinc3597, 2021
"Deffinetly... Only knew this version of the song. 😅😅😅"

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8. @rmj0711, 2021
"i hate this because it’s stuck in my head"

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ADDITIONAL YOUTUBE VIDEOS
These videos and the video that is embedded at the top of this post are presented in no particular order. Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - south park cumbaja

anderjadom, Aug 3, 2010

wall mart epsiode
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Here are some comments from this video's discussion thread (with numbers added for referencing purposes only)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S8tc6y0uvQ

1.@erlindamariaonatejinete559, 2018
"kumbaya"

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2. @hanabihimawari2377, 2019
"What's the point of this song? Why everybody sings THAT song? Someone please help me to understand the meaning of this song"

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3. @Marylandbrony, 2025
"It's also a punchline about people cooperating/being at peace in an unrealistic matter."

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4. @luc9943, 2022
"my favorite part about randy moments like this is that he always thinks it his responsibility to react this way"

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5. @Maxoklean, 2023
"little things like this make south park the best"

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6. @sethnunyabizness5428, 2023
"Lmao funny how little scenes like this stick with you for years"

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7. @spektakl3301, 2024
"Yep I was just thinking about this scene out of no reason and had to search if it is on yt"

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8. @DudeWhat31, 2025
"Im burning forests in minecraft and was singing this the entire time because of this scene from when i was a kid. I had to come look it up lol."

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9. @austinl4915, 2025
"Lolll exactly. I randomly had a memory of seeing this as a kid so I just looked it up 😂"

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10. @Chann3lsurf3r825, 2025
"Me as I quit my job at Wallmart and never look back"

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #3 - Wednesday Escapes Summer Camp (Full Scene) | Addams Family Values | Paramount Movies

Paramount Movies, Nov 9, 2023 

Wednesday and Pugsley have no choice but to try and escape their overly peppy summer camp when they find out their Uncle Fester is getting married in this scene from Addams Family Values. When they get caught, though, the punishment is worse than Wednesday Addams could have ever predicted...
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Here are some comments from this video's discussion thread (with numbers added
for referencing purposes only)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFmMlP1thXo&t=97s

1.@jasminnemcdonald94A, 2024
"This camp in my opinion is a depiction of Hell."

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2. @NeoPhoenixInfinity-99, 2026
"I Agree! This Summer Camp Is The Worst."

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3. @lisamcdonald1014, 2025
"Camp Chippewa was the most hellish summer camp in the history of the film"

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4. @timothylyons1529, 2025
"there something wrong with camp it has watch tower what summer camp has watch tower"

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5. @raymason9907, 2025
"It's called prison"

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6. @patrickheflin3479, 2025
"Now you tell us 🙄"

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7. @07.quanghuy49, 2025
"jokes aside, this place would be a nightmare for introverts"

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8. @afriendofbean, 2025
" @07.quanghuy49    That's true since the camp counselors Gary and Becky force everyone to have fun, Gary wasn't allowing Joel to read at 1:56 while he's in time out in the Harmony Hut making it a big deal if he wasn't interested in going horse back riding and making a birdhouse and then they prevented Wednesday, Pugsley, and Joel from escaping.

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9. @patrickheflin3479, 2025
"😒 I hate that song!!!"

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10. @shinigamikuroshitsuji336, 2026
"They cut the scene where the boy gets scared by a Michael Jackson poster in the cabin. They're so sensitive these days that they delete the good stuff for being "offensive" 😒😒😒

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