This is a parody of a local phenomenon called The Power of Houston, a downtown laser/music/fireworks show hosted by Reliant Energy, the new energy concern in Houston. Entex, the gas company, and Houston Lighting & Power, the electric, were merging into one corporation, and that corporation chose to whitewash the whole affair with a dog and pony show, a “gift” to the citizens it was about to plunder. Rates went up right away. Yay! said the local populace. Thanks for wagging your hand in the air to distract my eyes and then punching me in the stomach in the classic Three Stooges fashion! Yay!

Bobbindoctrin version: a puppet, 3D miniature Houston Skyline gets the same fireworks show. Then the entire city burns down.