Showbiz Pizza Place Tape 1 was the first ever showtape produced for Showbiz Pizza Place's hosting the Rock-afire Explosion.
Despite the tape's manufacture date being January 12, 1980, it wouldn't debut at a ShowBiz Pizza Place store until July of that year.[1]
This tape would be the introduction of the Rock-afire Explosion to first time ShowBiz Pizza customers and staff at the opening of the first stores. Each segment focuses on a main character and sets up their archetype and situation on stage.
Heartaches sets up Dook's emotional singing, but doesn't include any dialogue.
Roast Beef Sandwich introduces Billy Bob and Looney Bird running Smitty's Super Service Station and their solution to the 1979 Oil Crisis[2] with Gas-O-Hol. This scenario presents Billy Bob's caring personality, and shows Looney Bird's drunken craziness through his use of drinking the Gas-O-Hol.
Catch-A-Wave introduces Beach Bear's surfing personality and his goofy voice.
Hit the Cymbal shows off Rolfe and Earl's dynamic of insulting eachother- with Rolfe's egotistical showman attitude, and Earl's uncaring sarcastic outlook. Throughout their comedy act, it seems like they're at odds, but it resolves with the reveal they're doing what they can to entertain the audience together.
School Days oddly doesn't show much for Fatz, and is rather a section for the center stage to speak with eachother. Sun and Moon also speak with the band despite rarely appearing later on.
Mitzi makes zero appearances in this tape outside backup singing, making a proper introduction for her not come till much later.
Notably this tape essentially loops its main segments twice, with every other loop containing a Rolfe & Earl skit.
Segment 1
Segment 2
Segment 3
Segment 4
Segment 5
Here we go again
Fatz: (singing)
Yip-dip-dip-dip-wueb-wueb-wueb-bum-bum-bum-bum-bo-bo-bo-bo
Dim-bdim-buh-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum heartaches
Dook: (singing)
Heartaches
Fatz: (singing)
Dim-dim-dim-dim
Dook: (singing)
Heartaches
Fatz: (singing)
Dim-dim-dim-dim
Dook: (singing)
Heartaches
Fatz: (singing)
Dim-dim-dim-dim
Dook: (singing)
Heartaches
Fatz: (singing)
Dim-dim-dim-dim
Dook: (singing)
Heart-
Fatz: (singing)
Dim-dim-dim-dim
Dook: (singing)
-aches
Fatz: (singing)
Dim-dim-dim-dim
Dook: (singing)
Heart-
Fatz: (singing)
Dim-dim-dim-dim
Dook: (singing)
-aches
Fatz: (singing)
Yip-dip-dip-dip-wueb-wueb-wueb-bum-bum-bum-bum-bo-bo-bo-bo
Dim-bdim-buh-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum heartaches
Dook: (singing)
Heartaches, heartaches
My love for you meant only heartaches
Your kiss is such a sacred thing to me
Oh I can't believe its just a burn-ning memory
Heartaches, heartaches
It doesn't matter how my heart breaks
I could be happy with someone new, but my heart aches for-
Fatz: (singing)
Yip-dip-dip-dip-wueb-wueb-wueb-bum-bum-bum-bum-bo-bo-bo-bo
Dim-bdim-buh-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum heartaches
Dook: (singing)
Woah-oh-o-oh-o-oh-o-ohh yea
Fatz: (spoken)
Y'know, my love for you meant only heartache
Dook: (singing)
Heartaches, heart-aches
Fatz: (singing)
Dim-dim-dim-dim
Dook: (singing)
Heartaches, heart-aches
Ahh
Fatz: (Spoken and singing)
I can't believe your love is just a burnin' memory
Yo-bo-bo-bo-bo-bum
Dook: (singing)
Heartaches
Fatz: (singing)
Dim-dim-dim-dim
Dook: (singing)
Heartaches
Fatz: (singing)
Dim-dim-dim-doh
Dook: (singing)
It doesn't matter how my ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-heart breaks
I could be happy with someone new, but my heart aches for-
Fatz: (singing)
Yip-dip-dip-dip-wueb-wueb-wueb-bum-bum-bum-bum-bo-bo-bo-bo
Dim-bdim-buh-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum
Heartaches
All: (singing)
Di-di-di-dum
You give me those heartaches
Di-di-di-dum
You give me those heartaches
Haa-aa-aa-aart
Heart-aches, heart
Heart-aches, heart
Heart-aches, heartaches
[Banjo and piano plays quietly over speech]
Billy Bob:
Howdy folks, I'm Billy Bob. That's three B's, two L's, a I, a Y, and a O. (laughs)
Its real nice yall could drop in on me today, things gets kinda quiet here at Smitty's Super Service Station sometimes. What with the gas sit-i-ation the way it is n' all.[2] We've had to stop selling gasoline altogether.
Once it got past twenty five cent a gallon, I didn't have no more friends what could afford it no-how. But... things'll be alright soon- (worrysome)
Cause, as you can see, I'm making up a new fangled formula down here on the floor. (excitedly)
Yeah its made of lots of good stuff and its in this little container and its gets all boiled up n' everything, and it comes out this long tube...
[Billy Bob plays his guitar strings higher then lower in pitch while explaining]
All the way down into this barrel, and I call it Gas-O-Hol. Yeah, we can use it in our car, or drink it!
Billy Bob & Looney Bird: (singing)
And havin' such a wonderful day
Billy Bob:
Hey there Looney Bird! (excitedly)
Looney Bird:
Hey there Billy Bob! (screaming)
Billy Bob:
Folks, I'd like ya to meet my friend here, this here's the Looney Bird!
[Billy Bob twangs his guitar in a high pitch]
I can't afford a watchdog, so Looney Bird here moved in to watch over my secret formula!
[Another guitar twang]
How much Gas-O-Hol we got so far Looney Bird?
Looney Bird:
Just a minute Billy Bob I'll go check and see!
[Another guitar twang]
Billy Bob:
Here's probably gonna measure real accurate like exactly how much Gas-O-Hol we got.
[Guitar twangs in a worrying fashion]
[Elongated slurping noises made by Looney Bird]
[Guitar twangs drunkenly]
Looney Bird:
We ain't got too much yet Billy Bob. (worried)
Billy Bob:
Oh dear.
Looney Bird:
I guess you better put on some more corn squeezin's huh Billy Bob?
Billy Bob:
Yeah I guess I better. I just hope the Looney Bird don't become some kinda Gas-O-Holic.
Hey Looney Bird, its time for your favorite part of the show! (excitedly)
Looney Bird:
You mean its time to go already-?
Billy Bob:
No! I mean its time to get down and get funky- sort of.
[Song: Roast Beef Sandwich begins playing]
Billy Bob: (singing)
Roast beef sandwich and a- pizza
Roast beef sandwich and a- pizza
John and Jane and all the gang are gonna have themselves a ball
Eating roast beef sandwich and a- pizza
Roast beef sandwich and a- pizza
Roast beef sandwich and a- pizza
All the fellas and the chicks gettin' calories and kicks
Eating roast beef sandwich and a- pizza
Billy Bob & Looney Bird: (singing)
Chompin' to the music of the jukebox
Anybody got another dime?
Chompin' to the music of the jukebox cause
We're havin' such a wonderful time
Billy Bob: (singing)
Just eating roast beef sandwich and a- pizza
Roast beef sandwich and a- pizza
Its terrific daddy-o
How the kids at school will go
For a roast beef sandwich and a- pizza
[Guitar solo]
Billy Bob & Looney Bird: (singing)
Chompin' to the music of the jukebox
Anybody got another dime?
Hand it down and drop it in the jukebox cause
We're havin' such a wonderful time
Billy Bob: (singing)
Just eating roast beef sandwich and a- pizza
Roast beef sandwich and a- pizza
Billy Bob With Looney Bird:(singing)
Its terrific, its the most
And its happenin' coast-to-coast
Billy Bob: (singing)
Eating roast beef sandwich and a- pizza
[Song ends]
Billy Bob:
So long everybody! See you next time!
[Banjo jingle plays for 20s]
Catch a wave and you're sittin' on top of the world!
Beach Bear: (singing)
Don't be afraid to try the greatest sport around!
All: (singing)
Catch a wave
Catch a wave
Mitzi: (singing)
If you don't you best not put it down
Dook: (singing)
You paddle out turn around and raise
And baby that's all there is to the coastline craze
You gotta-
All: (singing)
Catch a wave and you're sittin' on top of the world!
Oo-aa-oo-aa-oo-aa-oo-aa
Beach Bear: (singing)
Not just a fad cause it's been going on so long!
All: (singing)
Catch a wave
Catch a wave
Mitzi: (singing)
They said it wouldn't last too long
Dook: (singing)
They'll eat their words with a fork and spoon
And watch 'em they'll hit the road and all be surfin' soon
And when they-
All: (singing)
Catch a wave and you're sittin' on top of the world!
Oo-aa-oo-aa-oo-aa-oo-aa
[Organ Solo]
[Guitar Solo]
All: (singing)
Catch a wave and you're sittin' on top of the world!
Oo-aa-oo-aa-oo-aa-oo-aa
Beach Bear: (singing)
So take a tip from a top-notch surfer bear!
All: (singing)
Catch a wave
Catch a wave
Mitzi: (singing)
But don't you treat it like a toy!
Dook: (singing)
Just get away from the shady turf
And baby go catch some rays on the sunny surf
And when you-
All: (singing)
Catch a wave and you're sittin' on top of the world!
Mitzi: (singing)
Way up high, up on top of the world (Oo-aa-oo-aa-oo-aa-oo-aa)
All: (singing)
Catch a wave and you're sittin' on top of the world!
Mitzi: (singing)
Way up high, up on top of the world (Oo-aa-oo-aa-oo-aa-oo-aa)
All: (singing)
Catch a wave and you're sittin' on top of the world!
Mitzi: (singing)
