Food fight in the peanut gallery.

St. Paul Saints fans — dressed in Saints-provided rain ponchos — re-created a scene from the 1978 cult classic “Animal House,” on Tuesday, the 40th anniversary of the National Lampoon movie. They staged a stadium seat “FOOD FIIIIIGHT!!!” after the fifth inning of the game pitting the Saints against Sioux Falls.

The team encouraged fans to bring their friends and particularly their “frenemies” for the food fight, inspired by the one started by John Belushi’s character, John “Bluto” Blutarsky in the cafeteria scene from “Animal House.”

Fans were directed during the fourth inning to the back of their seating section to pick up packs of mashed potatoes, marshmallows, popcorn and powdered donuts provided by team sponsors. Then, at the end of the fifth inning, they looked to Blutarsky’s “FOOD FIIIIGHT!” cue on the big screen to start the 8,000 person, 90-second food fracas.

Conscientious objectors were given a refuge elsewhere.

The Saints asked fans to bring in nonperishable food items which will be donated to a local food shelf, with a monetary donation from the team, too.