- The song "I Want To Live In America" mentions thirteen types of pie.
- Instead of knife fights, the Sharks and Jets have yodeling competitions.
- Maria sings "I Feel Pretty" after making a dress out of wrapping paper and Bubble Yum.
- Maria endears herself to the Jets by teaching them how to play the spoons.
- The song "I Just Met A Girl Named Maria" has a chorus about goatherds.
- The fight scenes are choreographed by Kenny Ortega.
- In bed, Tony shows Maria his skill with finger puppets.
- Officer Krupke isn't an idiot.
- The line "There's a place for us" is followed by eighteen kids yelling, "VIENNA!"
- What kills Tony? Acute peritonitis.
How The Sound of Music Would Change If It'd Been Written By Leonard Bernstein
- Maria is kicked out of the convent because she's pregnant.
- When Maria says "fa" means a long, long way to run, some white kids hit her with a rock.
- The Nazis are played by Sal Mineo and Montgomery Clift.
- Maria's favorite things include pony kegs and Nine Inch Nails.
- When Liesl sings that she needs someone older and wiser, Rolf suggests Swami Vivekananda.
- The kids entertain party guests by playing mumblypeg.
- The answer to "How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria"? Asphyxiation.
