The show: Happy Endings
This again? Didn’t you just write about that?: I totally did, but ever since the show’s 57 episodes were added to Hulu I have been binge-watching them something fierce. I am ashamed. Not because there are other things I should probably be doing than re-watching Happy Endings. Oh, no. That ship has sailed. I am ashamed because I had completely forgotten how Ah-MAZ-ing this show was.
What’s Jazz Kwon Do?: Funny you should ask that, other me. Jazz Kwon Do is a mash-up of Bob Fosse jazz musical dancing and Tae Kwon Do. It’s introduced in the sixth episode (“Of Mice & Jazz Kwon Do”) of the first season.
Penny invites Jane to her Krav Maga self-defense class not realizing that of course Jane, with her uber-Type A personality, would completely dominate their class. Rather than sticking around to keep getting her ass kicked by instant-Krav Maga master Jane, Penny drops out and joins a self-defense course designed for seniors where they can have fun working in some punches and kicks into old-style jazz dancing. Eventually, Penny and Jane put the two fighting styles to the test in head-to-head combat.
This is actually the first Happy Endings episode I ever saw, and I was pretty well hooked when I heard Penny command “Fosse fist, Fosse fist, Fosse fist, Fosse fist” while teaching Jazz Kwon Do to the rest of the group over the closing credits.
The videos:
Penny using Jazz Kwon Do against Jane in their seriously weird self defense class
Penny teaching Jazz Kwon Do to the group:
Happy Endings is now available on Hulu.