stand of the movie theater. By the 1950s, the sales of the concession stands represented a significant portion of movie theaters' revenue. Filmack commissioned a series of Technicolor trailers aimed at informing audiences about a theater's newly installed concession stand. Let's All Go to the Lobby was one of these films. The trailer was animated by Dave Fleischer and produced by Filmack Studios. Fleischer was identified as the creator of this short film in a list of Filmack's releases which reported that "Both trailers were produced exclusively for Filmack by Dave Fleischer..." Specific details for his involvement are lacking, and the rest of the production crew remains unknown. Production may have started by 1953, but Robbie Mack (a later owner of Filmack) estimates it was completed . The release date is typically estimated to 1957. The original production records are considered lost. Filmack sold to various theater owners the right to use the film, which it still owns. The lyrics were written by Jack Tillar. In popular culture The clip of the singing concessions has frequently been parodied in advertisements of the 2000s. These include a 2006 spot for Chipotle Mexican Grill where a burrito attempts to join the characters, a 2011 spot for the Tribeca Film Festival where the characters are mobsters voiced by the cast of The Sopranos, and a 2013 GEICO commercial where the characters are chided for speaking on their cell phones. It has also been spoofed in popular entertainment including Late Show with David Letterman, 2 Stupid Dogs, The Simpsons, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, and the Adult Swim film Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters. It also appears in fictional depictions of theaters. Lionsgate produced a quarantine-themed version of the snipe to accompany special presentations of films streamed online during the COVID-19 pandemic. Footnotes Notes References Sources External links Let's All Go to the Lobby essay by animation historian Thad Komorowski on the National Film Registry website Let's All Go to the Lobby at Filmack 1957 films 1957 animated films 1957 short films 1950s American animated films 1950s animated short films United States National Film Registry films Films set in a movie theatre Audiovisual ephemera Short films directed by Dave Fleischer Food advertising characters 1950s neologisms Quotations from film Quotations from music Quotations from animation American advertising slogans 1950s English-language films