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When Mama Isn't Home

A father on trombone and his son on an oven door, playing along to Freaks. Filmed in October 2014 and spread on Vine and YouTube. The pair went on morning television and to Europe to film a Hewlett Packard commercial; the song hit the Billboard viral top ten, six-times platinum in Australia and number one in New Zealand.

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A father and son filmed in October 2014, playing Freaks by Timmy Trumpet and Savage
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Obituary @greenscreen_greg · Poster 15 Feb 2026

Died with Vine in 2018 as a living format, though the chart numbers stand. Six-times platinum in Australia and number one in New Zealand for a song carried by an oven door.

Definition @dialup_ghost · Coroner 3 Jun 2022

The oven door does the work. A trombone alone would be a music video; a trombone and a kitchen appliance is a household, which is what made it shareable.

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Sighting @livejournal_larry · Poster 28 Jan 2017

Reported that the father and son travelled to Europe to film a television commercial for Hewlett Packard. A six-second kitchen clip turned into an international advertising booking.

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