Tribute to Steam Powered Giraffe (showtape) (Johnsonverse)

Played at ShowBiz Pizza Place in the Japanese Isles from April to May 2016. All songs in this showtape were originally performed by the indie steampunk band Steam Powered Giraffe. This showtape features Nodoka Manabe on Stage Left instead of Billy Bob, though the Smitty's Super Service Station backdrop is unchanged and Looney Bird is still present.
==Voice cast==
=== Skits ===
*Stephanie Sheh as Yui Hirasawa
* Cristina Valenzuela as Mio Akiyama
* Cassandra Lee Morris as Ritsu Tainaka
* Shelby Lindley as Tsumugi "Mugi" Kotobuki
* Laura Bailey as Nodoka Manabe
* Aaron Fechter as Looney Bird, Rolfe DeWolfe, and Earl Schmerle
=== Songs ===
* Isabella Bennett as Yui Hirasawa
* David Bennett and Jon Sprague as Tsumugi "Mugi" Kotobuki
* Jon Sprague, Sam Luke, Michael Philip Reed, and Paul Alborough as Ritsu Tainaka
* Erin Burke and Sam Luke as Mio Akiyama
==Transcript==
=== Intermission 1 ===
* (An eight-minute countdown plays, accompanied by "TBA", then "TBA", and "TBA")
===Segment 1===
* (The SPT Feature Presentation intro plays)
* (The show starts with Sun performing "Steam Man Band", then Ho-kago Tea Time performing "Steam Powered Giraffe" and "Clockwork Vaudeville")
* Mugi: Welcome to ShowBiz Pizza Place! Tonight's show is our tribute to a great indie steampunk band, Steam Powered Giraffe.
* 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 touring with the Rock-afire Explosion right now, so we asked our guest star to perform with us as a favor, and she accepted. So, ladies and gentlemen, Nodoka Manabe!
* (The Stage Left curtain opens to reveal Nodoka)
* Ritsu: Hold on, hold on, let me get this straight, ShowBiz: You got Nodoka to go on stage and you couldn't change Billy Bob's stage for her? And why is Looney Bird still there?
* Looney Bird: Yeah, apparently ShowBiz got lazy. Cheap bas--(looks at Mugi, who stares at Looney sternly) uh, stinkers. Yeah, stinkers.
* Nodoka: Thank you, everyone. I've been asked by ShowBiz 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 sound awfully stilted. And a little different. Is something wrong?
*Nodoka: Nothing, Yui. I guess stage fright.
*Yui: Oh. Carry on, then!
*(Mugi, Ritsu, and Mio shake their heads at Yui)
*Nodoka: What I'm saying is, uh, that the phrase "steampunk" was first used in 1987, but it now also refers to 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've done in their career is, uh, "Sky Sharks", which came out back in September. Recent hit, yeah. Hit it, guys!
*Mugi: All right, if you insist. One, two, three!
*(Ho-kago Tea Time performs "Sky Sharks")
*Mugi: Stick around, 'cause we'll be back with some more Steam Powered Giraffe songs.
=== Video Break 1 ===
=== Intermission 2 ===
* (An eight-minute countdown plays, accompanied by "TBA", then "TBA", and "TBA")
===Segment 2===
=== Video Break 2 ===
=== Intermission 3 ===
* (An eight-minute countdown plays, accompanied by "TBA", then "TBA", and "TBA")
===Segment 3===
* (The SPT Feature Presentation intro plays)
* Rolfe: Now, before we get the next show started, I'd like to say a few things to all you wonderful people in the audience: I. Loathe. Steampunk. Steampunk is stupid, end of story.
* Earl: Say that again.
* Rolfe: That again.
* Earl: No, I heard you say that steampunk is stupid.
* Rolfe: I guess you misheard me then. I LOVE steampunk! In fact, you are trying to slander me for YOUR hatred of steampunk!
* Earl: Rolfe, admit it.
* Rolfe: No, I have all sorts of steampunk memorabilia in my room. Irreplaceable, valuable collectibles. Autographed photos, instruments, records...
*Nodoka (o/s): Uh, actually, you got all that stuff to burn it. Remember?
* (The Stage Left curtain opens)
*Rolfe: I, uh... uh...
* Nodoka: I once caught you throwing darts at a Steam Powered Giraffe poster. And then blowing up all that memorabilia, plus some albums, with kerosene and a lit match. Sorta like the Disco Demolition Night back in '79. Must've been a sight.
* Rolfe: I'll have you know that I met plenty of steampunk musicians in my life, ya big doofus.
*Earl: Only to try and beat them up but then get kicked out by security. Do I look like a dummy?
*Rolfe: I--
*Nodoka: Anyway, we'll be back with more Steam Powered Giraffe songs in a few minutes! Stick around!
*Rolfe: Wait! Wait! I'm telling the truth! I WAS FRAMED!!!!
*(Rolfe's dialogue fades out as the Stage Left and Stage Right curtains close)
=== Video Break 3 ===
=== Intermission 4 ===
* (An eight-minute countdown plays, accompanied by "TBA", then "TBA", and "TBA")
===Segment 4===
* (The SPT Feature Presentation intro plays)
* (Ho-kago Tea Time performs "I Am Not Alone" and "Honeybee")
=== Video Break 4 ===
=== Intermission 5 ===
* (An eight-minute countdown plays, accompanied by "TBA", then "TBA", and "TBA")
===Segment 5===
* (The SPT Feature Presentation intro plays)
* (Mio, Yui and Mugi perform "Fancy Shoes")
=== Video Break 5 ===
=== Intermission 6 ===
* (An eight-minute countdown plays, accompanied by "TBA", then "TBA", and "TBA")
===Segment 6===
* (The SPT Feature Presentation intro plays)
* Mugi: Well, welcome back to our Tribute to Steam Powered Giraffe! Now we're about to perform another Steam Powered Giraffe classic.
*Ritsu: So just to be clear, do we perform "Brass Goggles"?
*Mugi: Yes, Ritsu.
*Ritsu: Because I wanna TBA.
*Mugi: TBA
*Ritsu: TBA
*Mugi: TBA
*Ritsu: TBA
*Mugi: TBA
*Ritsu: TBA
*Mugi: TBA. Hit it!
*(Ho-kago Tea Time performs "Brass Goggles")
==Trivia==
* As stated 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 allow the characters to crack jokes at ShowBiz's laziness.
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