by Lost Fresno » Mon Sep 25, 2017 1:34 pm
Farrell's grand opening in Fig Garden was in 1971. I remember the restaurant as being pretty cutting edge because up until that time - restaurants where quiet and expected to be peaceful so you could enjoy your meal. Although people enjoyed their meals at Farrell's, it was the opposite of quiet. I believe the concept was to find workers who were either in the high school drama department or at least had over-the-top type E personalities. You certainly couldn't be the shy type and work there. The first time I saw "The Zoo" served, I was wondering why the air raid siren was going off. Then I saw these two servers with a stretcher filled with ice cream and they were pumping it up and down as ran the perimeter of the restaurant. Only then did I understand that this was a product endorsement event! Although the youtube video below gives away the approximate year not being the 1970's (see the gal holding the iPhone), it does accurately portray the 1971 Zoo serving event.
Farrell's grand opening in Fig Garden was in 1971. I remember the restaurant as being pretty cutting edge because up until that time - restaurants where quiet and expected to be peaceful so you could enjoy your meal. Although people enjoyed their meals at Farrell's, it was the opposite of quiet. I believe the concept was to find workers who were either in the high school drama department or at least had over-the-top type E personalities. You certainly couldn't be the shy type and work there. The first time I saw "The Zoo" served, I was wondering why the air raid siren was going off. Then I saw these two servers with a stretcher filled with ice cream and they were pumping it up and down as ran the perimeter of the restaurant. Only then did I understand that this was a product endorsement event! Although the youtube video below gives away the approximate year not being the 1970's (see the gal holding the iPhone), it does accurately portray the 1971 Zoo serving event.
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