Tribute to Steam Powered Giraffe (showtape) (Johnsonverse)

Played at ShowBiz Pizza Place in the Japanese Isles from April to May 2016. This showtape features Nodoka Manabe instead of Billy Bob, though the Smitty's Super Service Station set and Looney Bird are unchanged.

Skits

 * Aaron Fechter as Looney Bird, Rolfe DeWolfe, and Earl Schmerle
 * Stephanie Sheh as Yui Hirasawa
 * Cristina Valenzuela as Mio Akiyama
 * Cassandra Lee Morris as Ritsu Tainaka
 * Shelby Lindley as Mugi Kotobuki
 * Laura Bailey as Nodoka Manabe

Songs

 * Isabella Bennett as Yui Hirasawa
 * David Bennett and Jon Sprague as Mugi Kotobuki
 * Jon Sprague, Sam Luke, Michael Philip Reed, and Paul Alborough as Ritsu Tainaka
 * Erin Burke and Sam Luke as Mio Akiyama

Segment 1

 * (The band performs "Clockwork Vaudeville")
 * Mugi: Welcome to ShowBiz Pizza Place! Today we're doing our tribute to a great indie band, Steam Powered Giraffe. Created in 2007, the band is well-known for its steampunk theme and for its band members performing in-character.
 * Yui: What is steampunk, anyway?
 * Mugi: Well, Yui, we knew you'd ask this, so we brought a special guest with us today. Billy Bob's off on tour right now.
 * (The Stage Left curtain opens to reveal Nodoka)
 * Ritsu: Seriously, ShowBiz guys? You got Nodoka and couldn't change the stage for her? It's still Billy Bob's stage. For God's sake, even Looney Bird is still there!
 * Looney Bird: Yeah. Apparently the ShowBiz guys got lazy, that's why.
 * Nodoka: Thank you, everyone. I've been asked to conduct a brief history lesson on the steampunk musical genre. First off, I have done plenty of research, and I can safely say... uh... that the steampunk genre began in the 1980s as a tongue-in-cheek variant of cyberpunk. Despite this, however, uh, many works considered seminal to the genre were released in the 60s and 70s.
 * Yui: Nodoka, you're making a lot of pauses. Is something wrong?
 * Nodoka: Nothing's wrong, Yui. Maybe stage fright?
 * Yui: Oh. Carry on, then.
 * Nodoka: What I'm saying is, uh, that the phrase "steampunk" was first used in 1987, but it's now also used for works from the 50s or earlier. And uh, one such steampunk band is Steam Powered Giraffe. Created in 2007, it is an indie band that, uh, performs in-character. And, uh...
 * Ritsu: And what?
 * Nodoka: And one song that they're known for is

Segment 3

 * Rolfe: Hey, before we get the next show started, I'd like to say a few things to all the guys and gals in the audience: steampunk SUCKS!
 * Earl: Say that again.
 * Rolfe: What again?
 * Earl: I heard you say that steampunk sucks.
 * Rolfe: I guess you misheard me then. I LOVE steampunk! In fact, you are trying to frame me for YOUR hatred of steampunk and slander me!
 * Earl: Rolfe, admit it.
 * Rolfe: No, I have all sorts of steampunk memorabilia in my room. Real collectibles that are irreplaceable.
 * (The Center Stage curtain opens)
 * Ritsu: We heard the whole thing, Rolfe.

Trivia

 * As said above, this is the first showtape with Nodoka Manabe as a guest star, replacing Billy Bob. Looney Bird and the Smitty's Super Service Station setting are unchanged in order to make jokes at ShowBiz's laziness.