Theme Restaurants
Saturday, December 15, 2001
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(GK: Garrison Keillor; SS: Sue Scott: TR: Tim Russell)

……this half-hour brought to you by America's Theme Restaurant Council.

GK: Why not eat at a theme restaurant this holiday season? You're not just a customer, you're a target market. We have restaurants for every day of the week----

SS: T.G.I.F.

TR: O.B.I.S. "Oh Boy it's Saturday"---

SS: I.I.M.A. "Is it Monday Already?"

TR: I.C.B.I.A.T. "I Can't Believe it's Already Thursday"

SS: S.Y.F.D.Y.T.I.F.A. "Stick Your Finger Down Your Throat It's
Friday Again".

GK: Why go to a regular restaurant where there is nothing stuck
to the wall? Where the waiters don't wear theme outfits?

TR (PIRATE): Argghhhh, matey. Try the lemon meringue. It prevents scurvy. One piece and you'll be hooked.

GK: This month it's the Busby Berkeley Bakery with thousands of dancing waiters and waitresses. (DANCING FEET) Dancing on the tables, dancing on your food. Our specialties: pizza, pancakes and tortillas. And the wine is fresh every day. (DANCING FEET, SQUISHING) Somewhere there's a theme restaurant for you.

RD (SINGING): We have movie stars, and racing cars and astronauts behind our bars. We're America's theme restaurants and we're cooking up excitement
for you! (BUTTON)

© Garrison Keillor and Greg Fideler 2001

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