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=== Showtapes ===
Employees would then replace the standard tape with the [[Crazy Colander Head Night]] tape, and the Birthday reel with the new [[3 Birthday Shows - Colander History - Indoctrination Skit]] reel. This birthday reel would function like the standard [[3-Birthday Reel]], but had two additional shows, "History of the Colander" and "Indoctrination Skit" on it that could be requested by any customer to be played at any time.<ref>[[The Colander Gazette - Vol 1. No. 1 (February 24, 1983)|The Colander Gazette - Vol 1. No. 1]]</ref> Customers could find out about these shows through the standard tape, or by reading the freely offered [[The Colander Gazette - Vol 1. No. 1 (February 24, 1983)|Colander Gazette]], which was also referenced by the show. The main characters were also dressed in custom colanders throughout the month.
"History of the Colander" would need to be additionally performed with an employee, whom would come out as "Johnny DeJockimo" (official spelling unknown) to hold up cue cards and interact with Fatz. "Indoctrination Skit" would need to have at least one patron wearing a colander who was not part of the Colander Head club yet, and likely one employee watching to confirm the patron would take on the oath to receive their prizes. During Wednesday nights where many patrons would be showing up in colanders, it is inferred that the store would schedule indoctrinations for each group as needed.
The Crazy Colander Head Night tape had an accompanying record for patrons to purchase, being [[Rock-afire Explosion Record 7 (1983)|Rock-afire Explosion Record 7]], which came with "Strain Your Brain" and "Born to Run" from the tape.
=== Colanders ===
The main point of the event was to encourage customers to go home after their visit, decorate their colanders, and wear them back to the restaurant either during normal hours to be indoctrinated, or during Wednesday nights to be indoctrinated in groups. After being indoctrinated and receiving their [[Colander Head Club Membership Card (1983)|Colander Head Club Membership Card]], they could return each Wednesday night to earn prizes. It was not required for colanders to be decorated to be indoctrinated, but was encouraged through decorating contests.
=== Prizes ===
Once a patron has gone through the [[3 Birthday Shows - Colander History - Indoctrination Skit|Indoctrination Skit]] at any time throughout March, they receive a [[Colander Head Club Membership Card (1983)|Colander Head Club Membership Card]]. On Wednesday nights, if they wear their colander and bring their membership card, they receive 6 free tokens, 1 free Coke, and a signed photo of one of the Rock-afire cast. Stores would give out the same character to everyone on a given night, but there was no exact order told to stores.<ref name=":0" /> This means going to different stores on the same night could allow patrons to collect all the photos early, or receive duplicates.
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During Wednesday Nights, a contest would be held to determine who had the most crazily decorated colander. Winners would receive "crazy prizes" that aren't detailed specifically. Photos of the winners would be taken and entered into a national contest. The grand prize winner of this contest would get a "...crazy all expense paid vacation, FANTASY DESIGNED especially for you and your family". This is not to be confused with the trip to Disney World prize given out at a similar contest held during the [[ShowBiz's Fabulous Fall Festival (Event)|ShowBiz's Fabulous Fall Festival]].<ref name=":0" />
During the [[3 Birthday Shows - Colander History - Indoctrination Skit|Indoctrination Skit]], it is mentioned for patrons to bring in photos of them wearing their colanders outside of ShowBiz Pizza Places, which would be taken and posted on a bulletin board in the restaurant, or featured in later issues of the Colander Gazette. These later issues would never materialize.▼
=== Colander Head Parties ===
▲During the [[3 Birthday Shows - Colander History - Indoctrination Skit|Indoctrination Skit]], it is mentioned for patrons to bring in photos of them wearing their colanders outside of ShowBiz Pizza Places, which would be taken and posted on a bulletin board in the restaurant, or featured in later issues of the Colander Gazette. These
Its also mentioned in the [[The Colander Gazette - Vol 1. No. 1 (February 24, 1983)|Colander Gazette]] for patrons to try organizing "Colander-Head Parties", which if they called in the restaurant and let them know of the event, they would send an employee in a [[Billy Bob Standard Walkaround|Billy Bob Walkaround]] to attend the event. This was already something done for any event that called in to their local ShowBiz.
== History ==
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Revision as of 18:38, 9 October 2023
Crazy Colander Head Night (AKA Colander Night and Colander-Head Nite) was a massive event held at participating ShowBiz Pizza Place locations throughout March of 1983.[1]
The event had many things to do throughout March, but the main events were each Wednesday night spanning over five nights: March 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th.
Event
The event started with Colander Night packages being sent to participating restaurants in late February.
- Customized Colanders for Billy Bob, Mitzi Mozzarella, Fatz Geronimo, Earl Schmerle, Dook Larue, and Beach Bear.
- The Crazy Colander Head Night showtape.
- The 3 Birthday Shows - Colander History - Indoctrination Skit showtape.
- The Save The Colander Telethon video tape.
- Unknown amount of The Colander Gazette - Vol 1. No. 1.
- Unknown amount of Colander Head Club Membership Cards
- Unknown amount of Rock-afire Explosion Record 7's.
- Unknown amount of Signed Billy Bob, Mitzi Mozzarella , Fatz, Beach Bear, and Dook Larue Colander Photographs.
Employees would watch the Save The Colander Telethon, which was designed to hype up stores for the promotion by pretending to be a live telethon that stores could call in to confirm their approval of the event. A section during the telethon also trained employees on how to properly perform during the Colander History segment of the event. The end of the tape would include a 10 minute instruction video on installing the character's colanders.
Showtapes
Employees would then replace the standard tape with the Crazy Colander Head Night tape, and the Birthday reel with the new 3 Birthday Shows - Colander History - Indoctrination Skit reel. This birthday reel would function like the standard 3-Birthday Reel, but had two additional shows, "History of the Colander" and "Indoctrination Skit" on it that could be requested by any customer to be played at any time.[2] Customers could find out about these shows through the standard tape, or by reading the freely offered Colander Gazette, which was also referenced by the show. The main characters were also dressed in custom colanders throughout the month.
"History of the Colander" would need to be additionally performed with an employee, whom would come out as "Johnny DeJockimo" (official spelling unknown) to hold up cue cards and interact with Fatz. "Indoctrination Skit" would need to have at least one patron wearing a colander who was not part of the Colander Head club yet, and likely one employee watching to confirm the patron would take on the oath to receive their prizes. During Wednesday nights where many patrons would be showing up in colanders, it is inferred that the store would schedule indoctrinations for each group as needed.
The Crazy Colander Head Night tape had an accompanying record for patrons to purchase, being Rock-afire Explosion Record 7, which came with "Strain Your Brain" and "Born to Run" from the tape.
Colanders
The main point of the event was to encourage customers to go home after their visit, decorate their colanders, and wear them back to the restaurant either during normal hours to be indoctrinated, or during Wednesday nights to be indoctrinated in groups. After being indoctrinated and receiving their Colander Head Club Membership Card, they could return each Wednesday night to earn prizes. It was not required for colanders to be decorated to be indoctrinated, but was encouraged through decorating contests.
Prizes
Once a patron has gone through the Indoctrination Skit at any time throughout March, they receive a Colander Head Club Membership Card. On Wednesday nights, if they wear their colander and bring their membership card, they receive 6 free tokens, 1 free Coke, and a signed photo of one of the Rock-afire cast. Stores would give out the same character to everyone on a given night, but there was no exact order told to stores.[1] This means going to different stores on the same night could allow patrons to collect all the photos early, or receive duplicates.
Crazy Colander Contest
During Wednesday Nights, a contest would be held to determine who had the most crazily decorated colander. Winners would receive "crazy prizes" that aren't detailed specifically. Photos of the winners would be taken and entered into a national contest. The grand prize winner of this contest would get a "...crazy all expense paid vacation, FANTASY DESIGNED especially for you and your family". This is not to be confused with the trip to Disney World prize given out at a similar contest held during the ShowBiz's Fabulous Fall Festival.[1]
Colander Head Parties
During the Indoctrination Skit, it is mentioned for patrons to bring in photos of them wearing their colanders outside of ShowBiz Pizza Places, which would be taken and posted on a bulletin board in the restaurant, or featured in later issues of the Colander Gazette. These photos would eventually make it into The Colander Gazette - Fall Edition, released in September of 1983, alongside being collected in a scrapbook at Creative Engineering.
Its also mentioned in the Colander Gazette for patrons to try organizing "Colander-Head Parties", which if they called in the restaurant and let them know of the event, they would send an employee in a Billy Bob Walkaround to attend the event. This was already something done for any event that called in to their local ShowBiz.
History
The idea for the event came during a brain storming session between Aaron Fechter and Burt Wilson some time before January of 1982. In the session Burt was fiddling with a colander and decided to put it on his head. After both of them passed it back and forth trying it on, they realized they had started a club. An unknown amount of Creative Engineering employees would become part of this club during this time. Aaron recounts him and a few club members wearing their colanders to a seafood restaurant, and a Florida linebacker becoming indoctrinated by their fun idea.[3]
1982 Event
The colander club would eventually make its way to Creative Engineering's work by January of 1982, now being planned to debut in ShowBiz stores. This would officially now be called the Colander Head club. The event would initially be decided to be run by Beach Bear, who would claim to have been the one to have started it. This event would be scheduled for April of 1982, but would never materialize outside of the initial plans.[3][4]
The song "Satisfaction Medley", which debuted on the Showbiz Pizza '82 Tape sometime around these initial plans, contains an odd phrase spoken at the beginning. This hidden joke would not be followed up on until the song "Strain Your Brain" on the Crazy Colander Head Night showtape featured a musical rendition of the phrase at the end of the segment. Considering Colander Head night was originally meant to be directly after the '82 tape, this inside joke may have meant to be paid off sooner.