Havin' A Party
Media Duration: 4:44
**Havin’ A Party** was a live show that was available from September 1992 through December 2000. In January 2001 the show would be rerecorded with the current voice cast and new TV visuals.
Summary
This live show is all about ‘Havin’ A Party’ and what creates the energy of a party. It invites the guests to dance and get down with Munch’s Make Believe Band and Chuck E. Cheese. After reviewing the definition of ‘party’, the band begins performing a new rendition of “Chuck E.’s Place”. The live show ends with a listing of the show’s cast.
Showtape Releases
| Live Show Version | Releases | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Havin’ A Party & Birthday Star | September 1992 - May 1993 | R12 SVHS (Pre-93), C&R SVHS (Pre-93), 3-Stage SVHS (Pre-93) |
| Havin’ A Party & Birthday Star (EPROM Update) | May 1993 - December 2000 | R12 SVHS (Post-93), C&R SVHS (Post-93), 3-Stage SVHS (Post-93) |
| Havin’ A Party (rerelease) | 1998 - December 2000 | R12 SVHS (Post-93), 3-Stage SVHS (Post-93), Studio C 4x Laserdisc + Files, Studio C 3x DVD + Floppy |
APS Files
All three segments’ files were last updated between March 20, 1992, and March 23, 1992, being finalized over 5 months before it was released. This could signify that ‘Havin’ A Party’ was originally intended to be released in April 1992.
| File Name | Size (bytes) | Modified Date | Header Time | Header Title 1 | Header Title 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GENLIVE.C&R | 369,152 | 03/20/1992 10:43:44 AM | 6:00 | ‘LIVE’ W/‘HAVING A PARTY’ | ‘CHUCK E’S PLACE’ (generic) |
| GENLIVE.R12 | 369,152 | 03/20/1992 03:54:44 PM | 6:00 | ‘LIVE’ W/‘HAVING A PARTY’ | ‘CHUCK E’S PLACE’ (generic) |
| GENLIVE.3ST | 369,152 | 03/23/1992 12:01:58 PM | 6:00 | ‘GENERIC LIVE W/ ‘HAVING A………PARTY’ | ‘CHUCK E’S PLACE’ |
Live Show Trivia:
* The instrumental for ‘Havin’ A Party’ is reused from ‘Treat ‘Em Like You Wanna Be Treated’ from Friends 91. * Chuck E.’s Place first debuted in Friends 91. It would be reused in the Land of 1,000 Dances live show. * Footage from 2:23 onwards is reused from the Land of 1,000 Dances live show. * When reused for Studio C, the footage is cropped to transform the footage from 4:3 to 16:9.
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