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Renaissance Fair

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Renaissance Fair	comment	Want to put your characters in the Middle Ages but don't want to shoe horn the complications of time travel in? Then send them to the Renaissance Fair. Ren faires (known by many other names) vary greatly in their oeuvre from one site to another, but in general they are The Theme Park Version of medieval and renaissance history, more concerned with putting on a show and selling turkey legs than presenting an accurate historical narrative, which is only fair as they are technically theme parks of a sort. They are often confused with, and can somewhat overlap with, historical reenactment sites, which do attempt to recreate and educate with regard to real history. Despite being named for The Renaissance, most faires borrow their visuals primarily from The High Middle Ages, as it bears such iconic features as castles, knights in shining armor, princesses in ridiculously fancy outfits, court jesters, etc. The actors may have a tendency to take their roles a bit too seriously, or not seriously enough. Some might decry that there's too much fantasy afoot while others will loathe that it's too filthy, some will be unamused at the lack of technology but others, be they geeky/nerdy, history buffs, or Mr. Imagination, might find it fun. A great excuse for the Classically-Trained Extra to quote some Shakespeare if the need so arise. Here's a list of numerous recurring renaissance fairs Also see, War Reenactors. Note: What most people think of when it comes to renaissance fairs is primarily an American thingnote In recent years, American-style Renaissance fairs have made inroads in other countries. Germany has seen a very similar phenomenon since the 1980s, and, beginning in the mid-1990s, Renaissance fairs have spread into Canada and Australia.. In Europe at least, stuff like historical fairs tend to be more like living history museums (including taking place at actual historical sites).
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Renaissance Fair / int_10b060ee	comment	An early story arc in Dork Tower saw the boys, Gilly, and Kayleigh go to one of these. Matt ended up getting a bard drunk and depressed with his story of how his love life has been recently (a bard that's supposed to be performing children's songs), and Carson runs afoul of a falcon when he goes to a falconer's show.
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Renaissance Fair / int_19328272	comment	Scorpion had an episode with the gang attending one as part of celebrating Sylvester's birthday.
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Renaissance Fair / int_1e703d1f	comment	Gilmore Girls: Luke's sister Liz makes jewellery that she sells in the Renaissance Faire circuit. Her boyfriend T.J. travels with her. They come to Stars Hollow to have a Renaissance-themed wedding ceremony. Liz and T.J. are considered quirky oddballs even by Stars Hollow's standard, but most residents do find their wedding sweet after all.
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Renaissance Fair / int_222c2051	comment	Chuck: In "Chuck Versus the First Bank of Evil" Jeff and Lester sabotage Morgan's efforts to find a roommate by altering his Craigslist ad to recruit members from a local Ren Fair in an effort to meet women.
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Renaissance Fair / int_261c8d3f	comment	The Simpsons: The episode "Lisa's Wedding" begins with the Simpson family attending Springfield's pathetic attempt at a Renaissance Fair. Bart is not impressed, but Marge starts weaving and enjoys the hell out of it. Homer loves all the food. Lisa is interested in mythological creatures.
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Renaissance Fair / int_2e8193c8	comment	In Herbie Rides Again, Herbie wants to put the fear in Willoughby to prove he's alive by taking him to a Chicken Tournament Jousting which is a combination of Renaissance Jousting and Chicken Car Game.
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Renaissance Fair / int_341a1fd2	comment	In one episode of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated the gang must solve the issue of a gnome at a faire paralyzing people.
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Renaissance Fair / int_36c08f3d	comment	In Mike & Molly, Mike and his patrol partner Carl get on the wrong side of their police captain and are sent to be the police presence at the local Ren Fair. Apparently it is one of the Captain's favourite punishment assignments.
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Renaissance Fair / int_455e3038	comment	King of the Hill: "Joust Like A Woman" saw Hank being given a lucrative opportunity to provide a local Ren fair with propane to power up a giant fire-breathing dragon. Hank thinks it's the most beautiful thing he's ever seen. Peggy decides to volunteer to work for the fair, but soon discovers that the "King" who rules over the land enforces very strict role-playing and staying in character at all times, especially when they're off the clock. This meant enforcing extremely misogynistic social standards against the women, which Peggy and other women eventually took a stand against.
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Renaissance Fair / int_4e45b093	comment	The Big Bang Theory episode "The Codpiece Topology" opens with the guys returning from a ren faire in full costume. Sheldon found it too anachronistic for his tastes and refuses to return, until Raj convinces him that he can go as Mr. Spock exploring a planet similar to Medieval-era Earth.
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Renaissance Fair / int_6ce73128	comment	The Museum of Everything: The episode "The Coach Trip" is set at Chaversham Medieval Fair and features appropriately themed sketches, such as one about the petty tyrant who runs the jousting demonstration and his long-suffering partner who's been strong-armed into being the losing knight every time.
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Renaissance Fair / int_6d2c2611	comment	In the Clarence episode "Ren Faire": Clarence and his pals venture to the Aberdale Renaissance Faire. Clarence confuses a medieval play for reality, and vows to stop the "evil" black knight from getting the princess.
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Renaissance Fair / int_746814ae	comment	The Arthur episode "The Return of the King" features Arthur and his classmates going to the local medieval fair for a field trip, which turns into a competition between Mr. Ratburn and his former teacher from Glenbrooke Elementary. During each of the contests, Arthur and his pals compete with their own doppelgangers and lose... until Arthur pulls out the Sword in the Stone and becomes the King of the Fair.
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Renaissance Fair / int_8321f99a	comment	One episode of Cupcake Wars celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Los Angeles Renaissance Faire.
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Renaissance Fair / int_83ba3257	comment	Full Frontal Nerdity had a story arc about the protagonists going to a Ren Fair. Hilarity Ensues when Lewis refuses to bow for the king and queen.
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Renaissance Fair / int_8fd3db0b	comment	Star Trek: Lower Decks reveals that an entire planet got colonized by Ren Fair geeks, Hysperia (it has dragons, though as we never see the planet in person, it's unclear if they were native to the planet or if they were genetically engineered afterwards). As it turns out, chief engineer Andy Billups is the crown prince of the planet, but opted to Abdicate the Throne and join Starfleet since that was where he wanted to be (much to the annoyance of his mother, Queen Paolana). Their ship is a Starship Luxurious (with terminology used to imply it's magic and not technology), they have feasts and bards, etc.
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Renaissance Fair / int_976efc02	comment	Mystery Science Theater 3000 has a Running Gag of mocking Renaissance Fairs during their movie-riffing. Whenever they're unimpressed with the costumes or props in a low-budget fantasy film, they'll joke that the filmmakers got them directly from the local Ren Fair. In Pod People (an 80s sci-fi movie), they note that one of the poachers looks like he belongs in a Ren Fair, and they turn "Huzzah!" into his Catchphrase. Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell gets particularly vicious. The robots set up their own Ren Fair on the Satellite of Love, charging absurd prices for lackluster goods and attractions ($5 to watch Tom Servo juggle for a few seconds, or $12.50 for a half-eaten turkey leg) and constantly insulting the only customer, Mike, to his face. Somehow, Mike thinks this is the greatest thing ever and keeps forking over the cash. Quest of the Delta Knights, which was filmed at a California Ren Faire, elicits many such comments.
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Renaissance Fair / int_9e2dbb4d	comment	One episode of Regular Show has the park put on a fair but Pops thinks he's traveled back in time and the others can't tell him otherwise because they have to stay in character.
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Renaissance Fair / int_a0500a06	comment	"Faire Play" from Rugrats has the babies go to a faire because Stu has created a mechanical dragon to take part in one of their shows.
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Renaissance Fair / int_a5629fd4	comment	Part of the Secret Series book "This Isn't What It Looks Like" takes place at a ren-faire. Max-Ernest sees a poster that says "Eat, drink and be medieval!" and grumbles about people mixing up the Renaissance with the Middle Ages.
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Renaissance Fair / int_a8729c90	comment	"Knighty Knight" from The Fairly OddParents! It begins at a ren-faire but Timmy winds up quickly unimpressed so he wishes to go back to the real middle ages. Trouble arises when his parents (who were accidentally brought along) get kidnapped by a dragon.
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Renaissance Fair / int_abc09ce0	comment	In the What's New, Scooby-Doo? episode "Large Dragon at Large" the gang heads to a faire where a dragon is terrorizing everyone. In one episode of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated the gang must solve the issue of a gnome at a faire paralyzing people. In one episode of Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! the gang must resolve the issue of a ghostly Jester terrorizing a faire.
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Renaissance Fair / int_b43740a5	comment	Bernadette Banner's "Remember when renaissance faires were a thing?" is a video made during 2020's COVID pandemic lockdown, reminiscing about being able to gather in large groups with video from the previous year's New York faire.
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Renaissance Fair / int_b565ccc5	comment	Loki (2021): The Variant ambushes a squad of TVA Minutemen at a Ren Fair in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in 1985. One of the fair-goers tells off the TVA because their sci-fi gear is out of place among the historical costumes.
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Renaissance Fair / int_b92c39c3	comment	Bad Lip Reading: "Medieval Land Fun-Time World", the BLR treatment of Game of Thrones, is one of these. Don't call it a Renaissance Fair around Eddie, though.
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Renaissance Fair / int_c43df4d8	comment	Doctor Who: Sarah Jane Smith actually accuses Irongron and his henchmen of running one of these (not aware yet that the TARDIS is a time machine) in "The Time Warrior", and even goes so far as to critique them for going so too far into character, and urges them to move away from an emphasis on The Dung Ages. She learns pretty quickly just how completely wrong she is.
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Renaissance Fair / int_c4778e4b	comment	Mythbusters once visited a Renaissance Festival while testing the Splitting the Arrow trope, in order to draw on the pool of traditional archery practitioners there. Tory set up a contest to split an arrow that was set into a target, promising a kiss from Kari as a reward, which he quickly redacted when she gave him a Death Glare. Despite great skill from the competitors and many attempts, none were able to split an arrow completely.
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Renaissance Fair / int_cf2d20a8	comment	One episode of Johnny Bravo has the title character find himself in a Renaissance festival. Being the clueless, self-absorbed Heroic Wannabe he is, he assumes he's been transported to the Middle Ages and tries to mess around with the participants. And the king, Brad, is complaining about how uncomfortable his costume is.
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Renaissance Fair / int_d73c86a7	comment	Leverage: Redemption has one episode partially set at a ren faire based around a Magic: The Gathering expy. Eliot gets to fight the bad guy's goons with swords and armor.
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Renaissance Fair / int_d7c4626a	comment	In one issue of The Sandman (1989), the immortal Hob Gadling, who was born in the fourteenth century, is dragged to a Ren Fest by his girlfriend at the time. He's not particularly impressed, considering it all too romanticized. Provides the current page quotes for The Dung Ages and The Renaissance.
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Renaissance Fair / int_ea4f62db	comment	Family Guy did one in "Mr Saturday Knight". Peter loses his job at the toy factory because his boss died so he decides to pursue his dream of being a Renaissance Faire knight.
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Renaissance Fair / int_f0a86c12	comment	How I Met Your Mother: Ted Mosby enjoys going to Renaissance fairs and once comes to his apartment dressed as a jester with a ball-and-chain flail, claiming that he won the weapon in some contest. He immediately smashes it into the ceiling. The Mother eventually turns out to also enjoy attending fairs, and even owns a chainmail corset, hinting at how she and Ted are perfect for each other.
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