History Creator / ChuckECheese

* ShoutOut: The Fall 2013 show introduced a new character, a beaver antagonist. His name? [[Music/{{JustinBieber}} Justin]].

Chuck E. Cheese's is a chain of family entertainment centers. Chuck E. Cheese's is the main brand of CEC Entertainment, Inc., which has its headquarters in Irving, Texas.

Chuck E. Cheese's, originally referred to as Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre, was founded in 1977 by Atari founder Nolan Bushnell. It was officially labeled as the first family restaurant to integrate food, animated entertainment, and an indoor arcade. Pizza Time Inc., began to suffer financially in the mid-eighties due in part to TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983 before its purchase by rival Showbiz Pizza, Inc. Under the name Showbiz Pizza Time Inc. (currently CEC Entertainment), both concepts were run side-by-side for several years. Eventually the decision was made to convert all locations into Chuck E. Cheese's restaurants, which meant [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXCrVNEwGxM/ replacing the cosmetics on the Rock-Afire Explosion animatronics]] in order to [[DolledUpInstallment turn the characters into Chuck E. Cheese and his friends.]] A good handful of these are still around; Any time you walk into a Chuck E. Cheese's with an animatronic show split up onto three stages, that store used to be a Showbiz Pizza.

In 2012, Chuck E. Cheese's announced that their mascot would receive a major makeover to make the rodent look thinner and more like a rock star. Chuck E's previous voice actor Duncan Brannan was replaced by Jaret Reddick, lead singer of the musical group ''Bowling for Soup''.

[[http://www.showbizpizza.com/ See this website to see the largest online archive of anything Chuck E. Cheese related.]]

* ArtEvolution: In the 1970s,Chucky had looked more like a rat then a mouse. Then in the mid 1990s he looked more like a mouse.
* ArtShift: For most of the commercials he was 2-D animated. In 2012, then switched to CGI which gave him a redesign and shorten to the size of a normal rodent (which is rather awkward considering most places still have the robot shows).

* NiceMice: Currently

* RodentsOfUnusualSize: The mascot was bigger than MickeyMouse before 2012. He is a mouse the size of a rat (and smaller than Mickey) these days.
* TotallyRadical: Between the mid 90s and 2012.
* TwoDecadesBehind: The mascot, as well as the restaurant itself (save the arcade machines), seemed to be stuck in this TotallyRadical time capsule of the late 80's/early 90's until very recently. Think if Burger King had never done away with or updated the Burger King Kids Club mascots.

'''Tropes from the animatronic shows include:'''

* CallBack: The [[http://www.showbizpizza.com/ptp/stages/studioc-beta.html Studio C Beta stage setup]] includes a clock in the background that says "Pizza Time," a clear reference to Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre.
* ShoutOut: The Fall 2013 show introduced a new character, a beaver antagonist. His name? [[{{JustinBieber}} Justin]].

* CallBack: The [[http://www.showbizpizza.com/ptp/stages/studioc-beta.html/ Studio C Beta stage setup]] includes a clock in the background that says "Pizza Time," a clear reference to Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre.

* TotallyRadical: Before 2012.

Chuck E. Cheese's, originally referred to as Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre, was founded in 1977 by Atari founder Nolan Bushnell. It was officially labeled as the first family restaurant to integrate food, animated entertainment, and an indoor arcade. Pizza Time Inc., began to suffer financially in the mid-eighties due in part to TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983 before its purchase by rival Showbiz Pizza, Inc. Under the name Showbiz Pizza Time Inc. (currently CEC Entertainment), both concepts were run side-by-side for several years. Eventually the decision was made to convert all locations into Chuck E. Cheese's restaurants, which meant [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXCrVNEwGxM/ replacing the cosmetics on the Rock-Afire Explosion animatronics]] in order to [[{{AndIMustScream}} turn the characters into Chuck E. Cheese and his friends.]] A good handful of these are still around; Any time you walk into a Chuck E. Cheese's with an animatronic show split up onto three stages, that store used to be a Showbiz Pizza.

ShoutOut: The Fall 2013 show introduced a new character, a beaver antagonist. His name? [[{{JustinBieber}} Justin]].

** The Fall 2013 show introduced a new character, a beaver antagonist. His name? [[{{JustinBieber}} Justin]].

* ShoutOut: The [[http://www.showbizpizza.com/ptp/stages/studioc-beta.html/ Studio C Beta stage setup]] includes a clock in the background that says "Pizza Time," a clear reference to Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre.

Chuck E. Cheese's, originally referred to as Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre, was founded in 1977 by Atari founder Nolan Bushnell. It was officially labeled as the first family restaurant to integrate food, animated entertainment, and an indoor arcade. Pizza Time Inc., began to suffer financially in the mid-eighties due in part to TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983 before its purchase by rival Showbiz Pizza, Inc. Under the name Showbiz Pizza Time Inc. (currently CEC Entertainment), both concepts were run side-by-side for several years. Eventually the decision was made to convert all locations into Chuck E. Cheese's restaurants, which meant [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXCrVNEwGxM/ replacing the cosmetics on the Rock-Afire Explosion animatronics]] in order to [[{{AndIMustScream}} turn the characters into Chuck E. Cheese and his friends.]]

* ShoutOut: The Studio C Beta setup includes a clock in the background that says "Pizza Time," a clear reference to Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre.

The concept is a sit-down pizza restaurant with arcade games, amusement rides, an animatronic show, and indoor playground equipment called SkyTubes that are all directed primarily at younger children. The brand is represented by Chuck E. Cheese, an anthropomorphic mouse.

Chuck E. Cheese's, originally referred to as Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre, was founded in 1977 by Atari founder Nolan Bushnell. It was officially labeled as the first family restaurant to integrate food, animated entertainment, and an indoor arcade. Pizza Time Inc., began to suffer financially in the mid-eighties due in part to TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983 before its purchase by rival Showbiz Pizza, Inc. Under the name Showbiz Pizza Time Inc. (currently CEC Entertainment), both concepts were run side-by-side for several years. Eventually the decision was made to convert all locations into Chuck E. Cheese's restaurants, which meant [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXCrVNEwGxM/ replacing the cosmetics on the Rock-Afire Explosion animatronics]] in order to [[{{AndIMustScream}} turn the characters into Chuck E. Cheese and his friends.]].

In 2012, Chuck E. Cheese's announced that their mascot would receive a major makeover to make the rodent look thinner and more like a rock star. Chuck E's former voice actor Duncan Brannan was replaced by Jaret Reddick, lead singer of the musical group ''Bowling for Soup''.

Chuck E. Cheese's, originally referred to as Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre, was founded in 1977 by Atari founder Nolan Bushnell. It was officially labeled as the first family restaurant to integrate food, animated entertainment, and an indoor arcade. Pizza Time Inc., began to suffer financially in the mid-eighties due in part to TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983 before its purchase by rival Showbiz Pizza, Inc. Under the name Showbiz Pizza Time Inc. (currently CEC Entertainment), both concepts were run side-by-side for several years. Eventually the decision was made to convert all locations into Chuck E. Cheese's restaurants, which meant [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXCrVNEwGxM/ replacing the cosmetics on the Rock-Afire Explosion animatronics]] in order to turn them into Chuck E. Cheese and his friends.

Chuck E. Cheese's, originally referred to as Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre, was founded in 1977 by Atari founder Nolan Bushnell. It was officially labeled as the first family restaurant to integrate food, animated entertainment, and an indoor arcade. Pizza Time Inc., began to suffer financially in the mid-eighties due in part to TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983 before its purchase by rival Showbiz Pizza, Inc. Under the name Showbiz Pizza Time Inc. (currently CEC Entertainment), both concepts were run side-by-side for several years. Eventually, the decision was made to convert all locations into Chuck E. Cheese's restaurants.

In 2012, Chuck E. Cheese's announced that their Chuck E. Cheese mascot would receive a major makeover to make the rodent look thinner and more like a rock star. Chuck E's former voice actor Duncan Brannan was replaced by Jaret Reddick, lead singer of the musical group ''Bowling for Soup''.

Chuck E. Cheese's, originally referred to as Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre, was founded in 1977 by Atari founder Nolan Bushnell. It was officially labeled as the first family restaurant to integrate food, animated entertainment, and an indoor arcade. Pizza Time Inc., began to suffer financially in the mid-eighties due in part to TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983 before its purchase by rival Showbiz Pizza, Inc. Under the name Showbiz Pizza Time Inc. (currently CEC Entertainment), both concepts were run side-by-side for several years. was made to convert all locations into Chuck E. Cheese's restaurants.

Chuck E. Cheese's (formerly Showbiz Pizza, then Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theater and finally Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza before it's current name) is a chain of family entertainment centers. Chuck E. Cheese's is the main brand of CEC Entertainment, Inc., which has its headquarters in Irving, Texas.

The concept is a sit-down pizza restaurant with arcade games, amusement rides, an animatronic show, climbing equipment, tubes, and slides that are all mainly directed at younger children. The brand is represented by Chuck E. Cheese, an anthropomorphic mouse.

Chuck E. Cheese's, originally referred to as Showbiz Pizza, was founded in 1977 by Atari founder Nolan Bushnell. It was officially labeled as the first family restaurant to integrate food, animated entertainment, and an indoor arcade.

In 2012, Chuck E. Cheese's announced that their Chuck E. Cheese mascot will receive a major makeover to make the rodent look younger and more like a rock star. He will also be voiced by Jaret Reddick, lead singer of the musical group ''Bowling for Soup''.

* ArtEvolution: In the 1970s,Chucky had looked more like a rat then a mouse. Then in the mid 1990s he looked more like a mouse.
* ArtShift: For most of the commercials he was 2-D animated. In 2012, then switched to CGI which gave him a redesign and shorten to the size of a normal rodent (which is rather awkward considering most places still have the robot shows).

Chuck E. Cheese's, originally referred to as Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza Time Theatre, was founded in 1977 by Atari founder Nolan Bushnell. It was officially labeled as the first family restaurant to integrate food, animated entertainment, and an indoor arcade.

Chuck E. Cheese's (formerly Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre and Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza) is a chain of family entertainment centers. Chuck E. Cheese's is the main brand of CEC Entertainment, Inc., which has its headquarters in Irving, Texas.

* ArtEvolution

* TwoDecadesBehind: The mascot, as well as the restaurant itself (save the arcade machines), seemed to be stuck in this TotallyRadical time capsule of the late 80's/early 90's until very recently.

!!Tropes That Apply to Chuck E. Cheese's

* YouDirtyRat: Averted or at least subverted with the early incarnation of the mascot, although the comic books (yes, there were comic books) did have a rat antagonist.

* YouDirtyRat: Averted or at least subverted with the early incarnation of the mascot.