ShowBiz Pizza Place Birthday Show 2020 transcript (Johnsonverse)

The 2020 birthday show at ShowBiz Pizza Place was the second Birthday show to be a crossover of all three of the main bands in the ShowBiz Pizza Time family: The Rock-afire Explosion, Munch's Make-Believe Band, and Ho-kago Tea Time. It was created in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the ShowBiz Pizza Place brand, and is one of the longest showtapes produced for ShowBiz Pizza Time.

Voices

 * Aaron Fechter as Billy Bob, Looney Bird, Rolfe DeWolfe, and Earl Schmerle
 * Burt Wilson as Fatz Geronimo, Antioch, Sun, Moon, and Click
 * Rick Bailey as Beach Bear
 * Sarah Locke as Mitzi Mozzarella Jr.
 * Shalisa James as Mitzi Mozzarella Sr.
 * Jeff Howell as Uncle Klunk
 * Jaret Reddick as Chuck E. Cheese
 * Caroline Richardson as Helen Henny and Bella the Bunny
 * Jeremy Blaido as Jasper T. Jowls
 * Earl Fisher as Pasqually P. Pieplate
 * Chris Hill as Mr. Munch
 * Kate Bristol as Harmony Howlette
 * Stephanie Sheh as Yui Hirasawa
 * Cassandra Lee Morris as Ritsu Tainaka
 * Cristina Valenzuela as Mio Akiyama
 * Shelby Lindley as Tsumugi "Mugi" Kotobuki
 * Christine Marie Cabanos as Azusa Nakano
 * Xanthe Hyunh as Ui Hirasawa
 * Michelle Ann Dunphy as Jun Suzuki
 * Laura Bailey as Nodoka Manabe
 * Ryan Drummond as Sonic the Hedgehog
 * Colleen O'Shaughnessey as Miles "Tails" Prower
 * Mike Pollock as Dr. Eggman
 * Kirk Thornton as Orbot
 * Wally Wingert as Cubot
 * Greg Burson as Yogi Bear
 * Eric Bauza as Boo-Boo Bear
 * Spike Spencer as Shinji Ikari
 * Michelle Ruff as Rei Ayanami
 * Dana Snyder as Chocodile
 * Bret Iwan as Mickey Mouse
 * Bob West as Barney (archive audio)

Live actors

 * Aaron Fechter as himself
 * Eric Neal as Steve Waters
 * Uncredited ShowBiz Pizza Place cast member as Employee

Transcript

 * (Show starts with a countdown starting at 5 minutes and 30 seconds on Cyberstar. At T-5:12, Aaron Fechter appears)
 * Aaron Fechter: Hello, everyone. I'm Aaron Fechter, creator of The Rock-afire Explosion and owner of Creative Engineering. If you're here for a birthday, I'd like to advise everyone to return to your table, because the show is about to start in just five minutes. Things should hopefully go smoothly...
 * (Countdown continues. At T-4:17, Steve Waters appears)
 * Steve Waters: Hey, guys, I'm Steve Waters, Vocal Coach and Resident Cool Dude! It's almost time for your Chuck E.--
 * Aaron (o/s): Um, this is not a Chuck E. Cheese's, Steve. This is a ShowBiz Pizza Place.
 * Steve: Really? Oh, never mind then.
 * (Countdown continues. At T-3:59, Chuck E. Cheese appears as a puppet)
 * Chuck E.: All right, four minutes until the show starts, everyone!
 * (Pasqually P. Pieplate appears)
 * Pasqually: Um, Chuck E.? We have-a problem.
 * Chuck E.: Yes, Pasqually?
 * Pasqually: You know that giant-a pizza we made to celebrate the 40th anniversary of ShowBiz?
 * Chuck E.: What happened?
 * Pasqually: Munch is eating it.
 * Chuck E.: You're kidding! MUNCH!
 * (Chuck E. and Pasqually run off. Countdown continues. At T-3:15, static appears on the screen and Dr. Eggman appears, seated in his Egg Mobile)
 * Dr. Eggman: Greetings, everyone! It is I, Dr. Eggman! My badniks hijacked this feed because I've come to make an announcement: Shadow the Hedgehog is a--
 * Orbot (o/s): Sir, something's wrong!
 * Cubot (o/s): Someone's hijacking our feed!
 * Dr. Eggman: WHAT?!
 * (Feed cuts to Sonic and Tails in the latter's workshop)
 * Sonic: Job well done, Tails! That egg oughta be distracted for a while. Which frequency are we on, anyway?
 * Tails: It seems we're on a Chuck E. Cheese's Cyberstar system. Apparently, a birthday show is starting in two minutes. I'm cutting the power.
 * (Feed cuts to Yogi and Boo-Boo Bear on a picnic)
 * Yogi: We're enjoying this pic-a-nic basket, thank you very much.
 * Boo-Boo: We were at three locations for a brief period in '87, by the way.
 * (Feed cuts to Shinji and Asuka strolling on a sidewalk. They notice it, and Shinji pulls out his blaster.)
 * Shinji: Turn it off. NOW.
 * Rei: (o/s) Yes, right, gotcha! Please don't stun me again...
 * (Feed cuts to Chocodile and Mickey Mouse arm-wrestling. Both notice.)
 * Chocodile: Who is that?
 * (Mickey seizes the opportunity and beats him)
 * Mickey: I win! Ha-ha!
 * (Feed cuts back to countdown. At T-57 seconds, Aaron Fechter appears again.)
 * Aaron: It's me again. The show is about to begin. Are you ready? (beat) Ugh, do I really have to do this fake interactivity thing?
 * Tim Johnson (o/s): It's in the script, Aaron.
 * Aaron: I guess I should do that. Sorry about that, folks. Anyway, to make sure you're not too busy with your phones, I'd like you all to raise your right hand if you're paying attention. (beat) Good. Now, the band will be here in less than a minute. For the record, we filmed this back in November 2019, so I'm not actually here. Still, I'd like you all to shout with me if you're ready to see Billy Bob, Looney Bird, and The Rock-afire Explosion.
 * (Aaron leads a chant of "Rock-afire".)
 * Aaron: It's time to welcome to the stage... Billy Bob!
 * (A walkaround version of Billy Bob enters. By this time, Billy Bob's curtain on Stage Left should be closed, to preserve the illusion that he has come off the stage.)
 * Billy Bob: Thank you, Aaron! What an introduction! Welcome to ShowBiz Pizza Place, everybody! Now, while my face is on the packaging, I'm not the star of the show. The star, or stars, today are our very special birthday stars, and I even brought Birthday Bird along for the occasion. All right, party hosts, introduce us to the stars of our show.
 * (ShowBiz Pizza Place employees with a microphone introduce the day's birthday kids.)
 * Billy Bob: Nice to meet you guys. Now, let's meet our friends, The Rock-afire Explosion!
 * (The Center Stage curtain opens to reveal the band)
 * Fatz: Well, thank you, everyone. Now, since this is a very special day for our special guests, I'd like you people to make some noise for them!
 * Looney Bird (o/s): Hey. Billy Bob?
 * (Looney Bird appears on a Cyberstar monitor in his lab)
 * Billy Bob: Yes, Looney Bird?
 * Looney Bird: Something's wrong with the power.
 * (Lights in the showroom flash and go out.)
 * Dook: Uh oh...
 * Looney Bird: Before you ask, no, this is not (makes air quotes) "powered by fun". This is ShowBiz Pizza Place, where we see things differently. It's clearly an electrical problem. Some highly trained teams will look into it.
 * (Smash cut to Jasper and Harmony, in puppet form)
 * Harmony: Don't get why we're electricians. This is getting weird. Weirder than a street gang leader-turned-president fighting aliens in a simulated city, in fact.
 * Jasper: I do this in my free time. Once, I was promoted for my--AAAAAAUUUUUGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!
 * (Jasper gets electrocuted, but it restores power to the arcade. Jasper is lying on the ground, blackened and smoldering, but none the worse for wear.)
 * Jasper: (coughs) Arcade's back on... or I'm pretty sure it is.
 * Beach Bear: Highly trained teams. Right...
 * Looney Bird: It worked last time, and it worked again.
 * Mitzi Jr.: What other suckers--er, I mean, people, did you trick into your electric shenanigans?
 * (Smash cut to Ritsu and Mio at the back of the building.)
 * Ritsu: Now, while it may have gotten weird last time, at least we still get good pay. Isn't that right, Mio?
 * Mio: Can't believe I have to do this again. You still don't even know anything about electrical work!
 * Ritsu: Watch and learn.
 * (Ritsu kicks the box. It opens and reveals a stuffed Barney toy.)
 * Ritsu: What is this?
 * (Ritsu presses a button, and the toy Barney begins singing "I Love You")
 * Mio: AHHHHHHH! THROW THAT THING AWAY! I DON'T EVER WANT TO HEAR IT AGAIN!
 * (Ritsu rips out the insides and steps on them)
 * Ritsu: Stepping on it won't be enough; the circuits can still be reconstructed. We gotta bury them at the bottom of the nearest harbor!
 * (Smash cut to Ritsu and Mio in SCUBA gear diving into Tokyo Bay and burying the circuits at the bottom. They resurface.)
 * Ritsu: Okay, we'll come back every three months, take a dive, and check on it.
 * Mio: I would say this is excessive, but I'm not taking ANY chances with that purple menace!
 * Fatz: Anyway, I think it's time we sang "Sal's Birthday". Don't know who that "Sal" guy is, but that name seems cool.
 * Looney Bird: FINALLY!
 * Billy Bob: Great idea, Looney Bird! I think we should also bring Munch's Make Believe Band and Ho-kago Tea Time along as well!
 * (Curtain opens on Left Stage, revealing Rolfe and Earl)
 * Earl: Ho-kago Tea Time? You mean Good Rolfe?
 * Rolfe: Ui, you mean. Plus, who said I was bad?
 * Earl: You really are still a weeb. And you're nothing without me! You'd be a sad, pathetic wash-up by now!
 * (Klunk appears on the right Cyberstar monitor)
 * Klunk: I can also call on Sun and Moon to help you guys out.
 * Billy Bob: Seems fine enough.
 * (Sun and Moon appear)
 * Moon: Whose birthday is it?
 * Sun: It's a special person in here.
 * Fatz: Oh, and I almost forgot. Oh, Antioch!
 * (Antioch falls down)
 * Fatz: Today's someone's birthday!
 * Billy Bob: Not just that person's birthday.
 * Dook: What do you mean, Billy Bob?
 * Billy Bob: 2020 marks the 40th anniversary of ShowBiz Pizza Place. The first ShowBiz opened at the Antioch Shopping Center in Kansas City, Missouri, as Fatz said. Because CEI couldn't get us ready in time, the Wolf Pack 5 was used, which Beach Bear was a member of.
 * Beach Bear: Bringing back memories here.
 * Billy Bob: Also, 2020 marks the 40th anniversary of us, The Rock-afire Explosion. Since our debut at the second ShowBiz Pizza Place in Jacksonville, Florida, we have been entertaining people worldwide for 40 years. Sure, there was a 23-year-period in which we were forced to find work elsewhere. There was even a restaurant chain named after Looney Bird. Remember that?
 * (The band nods)
 * Billy Bob: There was also Billy Bob's Wonderland in Barboursville, West Virginia. Obviously, we know who that's named after.
 * Dook: We're almost out of time, Billy Bob.
 * Billy Bob: Ah. Well, we're starting with Sal's Birthday, as sung by Fatz, then all three bands will take turns singing. That way, we can celebrate all parts of the ShowBiz Pizza Time family as part of our 40 Years of Fun celebration! Alright, everyone, here we go!
 * (Lights dim, and Billy Bob disappears behind the curtain. "Happy Birthday Medley" plays.)