>>23800>MacFarlaneDoes he ever use musical numbers to actually add anything to the story or tell us more about the characters? Like, instead of just to tell a joke? The last example is pretty good, but unfortunately, it's a licensed song and wasn't actually written for the show.
Here's a good musical number from an animated series that, despite its reputation, I actually do like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yG8caPPY1Y>Pearl is training Connie to swordfight>part of this is teaching her not to value her own life>she is doing this because she doesn't value her own lifeIt's all communicated pretty organically through the song.
