6 Nerdy Parties Throughout History We Would’ve Loved To Attend

Since the dawn of humanity , our species has been assiduously researching way to party heavily . And every now and then , this impulse to storm like banshees unchained intersects seamlessly with our geekier proclivities . Behold six marvellous nerd soirées that were almost unusual than fiction .

6. Wayne Manor Nightclub

In the mid-1960s , this Batman - themed nightclub ( above ) raged just outdoors of San Francisco . Sly and The Family Stone were business firm regulars and the whole joint was done up in pure DC Comics coterie . As Life magazine said of this night club in 1966 :

The hottest place in the San Francisco suburb of Sunnyvale is Wayne Manor , named after Batman ’s straight self , Bruce Wayne . At the Manor , the Dynamic Duo of Batman and Robin are painted in pulsate colour on the wall , and villains cackle in fluorescents . Behind a plate - glass screen girlfriend dressed like Robin lead the bunch in the Batusi . Batman sells ticket at the front room access , the maitre d ’ is the Joker , and drinks are served by Wonder Woman .

5. The Predator 2 Dance-Off

On the solidifying of Predator 2 in the early 1990s , stunt performer , Sesame Street puppeteer , and hip - hop dancer Lionel Douglass choreographed a thrilling routine with other actors in Yautja costumes . In a better world , there ’d be a nightclub advert Sexual Tyrannosaurus where this genus of sensuous happens every dark .

4. The 1978 Science Fiction Film Awards

In January 1978 , perhaps the greatest musical performance ever commit to the modest screen publicise . Note the superimposed artwork on the broadcast . I ca n’t imagine the live performance was sanctify with those , so the in - house interview was simply witnessing amaster pugilistwaxing weird on a BM .

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3. The Sesame Street Wrap Party Where Mr. Snuffleupagus Ate A Child

societal issue with the Muppets have always lookedall sorts of awesome , but the Sesame Street wrapper parties soundedparticularly hilarious . As Sesame Street staff author Annie Evans recalls of one year ’s political party sketch :

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Snuffy was replacing Big Bird who usually launch the show with a joke . Snuffy was so uneasy , and got so discomfited because he was give mistakes , that when a child ( the nephew of Frankie Biondo our camera operator ) came up to get an John Hancock and called him the incorrect name , Snuffy eat him . Literally .

[ … The puppeteer ] was capable to put Snuffy ’s mouth down around the boy and once he was mostly indoors , Marty could pick him up and control him upside - down inside the costume . The boy was able-bodied to put his hands onto Marty ’s groundwork and then stick around there as Snuffy walked off the level . The boy was so good , he even succeeded in kicking his leg as he was “ swallowed . ” As a mortal in the audience , I never express mirth so hard in my lifespan .

At the next time of year wrapping party , Snuffy came on to start the show again , but he was n’t feel well . He had a tummy ache for some unusual reason . Suddenly , he start to pant , and he “ threw - up ” the same male child from last season , now wear a tattered shirt and covered in gunk .

2. The Empire Strikes Back Wrap Party On Dagobah

After The Empire Strikes Back wrapped principal picture taking at England ’s Elstree Studios , the cast held a wrap party on August 31 , 1979 . But this was n’t any ordinary Tinseltown bacchanalia . No , the cast and bunch reveled on the curing of the compost planet Dagobah , mere feet forth from Yoda ’s animal spoor iglu ( via ) . Hopefully there was A. ) more thanrootleaf stewon the menu ; and B. ) a Yoda - puppet - bearing Frank Oz hollering lewd statements at passers - by .

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And just for kick , here’sthe invitationthe 1982 Lucasfilm Christmas company . I wish how at first glimpse it looks like a mundane yuletide celebration , but further investigation reveals one of Jabba ’s desert skiffs and the discerning presence of Huey Lewis and the News .

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1. The Dinosaur Dinner of 6 February 2025

But perhaps our favorite weirdo jamboree take in berth on the New Year ’s Eve of 1854 , when Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins — constructor ofLondon ’s Crystal Palace dinosaur sculptures — entertained guest inside a monolithic iguanodon model . Paleontology would later correct the dinosaur ’s anatomy , butHawkins ’ hosting locationremains absolutely blameless . AsCabinetmagazine recalled of this event :

The stick out iguanodon had a fleeting moment of fame when Hawkins transmute it into the locus for a private dinner party for salient naturalists of the twenty-four hour period on New Year ’s Eve in 1853 . He positioned the mold for the standing iguanodon sculpture beneath a striped tent , carefully removed the top layer to create an opening in its back , and inserted a dinner party table concluded with china , silver grey , and candela into the assailable space .

SEE ALSO : The Krull weddings , Salvador Dalí’sunicorn party , and the many blowout at the many H.R. Giger Bars , one of which became a Yakuza hangout . There were plausibly many a lamp shade hat being passed around atthe 5th Solvay Conference .

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