Trivia / Chuck E. Cheese

• Acting for Two:
  • In the 1977 demo showtape, all the characters were voiced by John Widelock.
  • Scott Wilson voiced both Mr. Munch (a role he voiced since 1978) and Chuck E. from 1984 to 1993. Wilson also voiced Jasper in the January 1986 show and Pasqually in 1982 and again from 1984 to 1986, voicing both roles again in Chuck E. Cheese's Match Game.
  • In addition to Chuck E. and Larry the Technician, Duncan Brannan also voiced Munch, Jasper and Pasqually at various points in the 1990s.
  • Bob West voiced both Jasper and Pasqually for about a decade. There are quite a few instances throughout showtapes during this period where these two very different characters talk to each other, which would have been quite a vocal workout for West!
  • Earl Fisher as Pasqually and Ronnie the Unicorn following his debut in 2015.
• The Cast Showoff: The voice actor for Chuck E. as of 2012, Jaret Reddick, is the frontman of Bowling for Soup, and given that this version of Chuck E. is a rocker, expect him to sing and shred a lot.
• Cowboy BeBop at His Computer: It isn’t uncommon to see many people unfamiliar with the restaurant to spell “Chuck E.” as “Chucky” or “Chuckie”. In even worse cases it might also be spelled as “Chucky/ie E.” or “Chucks Cheese”. It has occurred so frequently that it has since become a Fandom-Enraging Misconception for many.
• Creator Backlash:
  • Scott Wilson (a former voice actor of Chuck E. and Munch) disowned the Rockstar redesign in a YouTube interview, comparing the previous design to how the appearance of Ronald McDonald had stayed consistent for decades.
  • Jeremy Blaido admitted in his and Duncan Brannan's appearance at Chuck E. Con 2019 that, while he doesn't remember why he was cast as Chuck E. in the May 1998 showtape, it was a "mistake".
• Cross-Regional Voice Acting: While the majority of the voice actors are Texans, Chris Hill (the current voice of Mr. Munch) and Vanessa Marroquin (who voiced Bella in "Bailando") are Los Angeles-based.
• Fake Nationality: From the mid-1980s to the late-1990s, Jasper (a dog from Tennessee) and Pasqually (an Italian chef) were both voiced by Pittsburgh area native Bob West. Currently, they're both voiced by Texans Jeremy Blaido and Earl Fisher.
• He Also Did:
  • Duncan Brannan, the voice of Chuck E. from 1993-2012, has done some work for Funimation, most notably voicing Babidi in their dub of Dragon Ball Z, as well as doing voice work in their dubs of not-so-kid-friendly works like Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and Attack on Titan.
  • Reggie Smith, who voiced Jasper from 1994 to 1995, is currently part of the Gaither Vocal Band since 2017.
• Non-Singing Voice:
  • Before taking over as Chuck E.'s speaking voice in late 1983, Scott Wilson sometimes sang for John Widelock in showtapes.
  • Helen used to have two voice actors starting in 1992: one for talking (Karisa Burleson, who first voiced Helen a year prior) and one for singing (Annagrey Wiechman). The latter would also take over as the speaking voice following the April 2000 "Just For Kids" show.
  • From 1992-1993, Jasper had two voice actors: one for talking (Bob West, who had begun voicing Jasper (and Pasqually) since 1986) and one for singing (Charles Stewart). Oddly enough, while Burleson and Wiechman continued their practice of splitting the vocal duties of Helen from the 1996 shows onward, West returned to doing both the speaking and singing for Jasper (probably because Stewart had left).
  • Although Duncan Brannan is a decent singer, Chuck E.'s singing voice was provided by Jeff Cosco from the August 1995 "Destination Imagination" showtape to "The Totally Awesome Kids Show" in January 1996.
  • Jasper's voice actor Jeremy Blaido dubbed Pasqually's singing voice for some of the early Rockstar showtapes, before Fisher returned to doing his own singing as of 2015.
• The Other Darrin: The cabaret character Dolli Dimples in her initial showtape from 1978 was voiced by Donna Miller. When she got a new showtape in late 1982, she was now voiced by Lady Bianca, who'd previously voiced Sally Sashay.
• The Other Marty:
  • Robert Gotcher voiced Jasper and the announcer in the original version of the January 2012 show. After his departure, Jeremy Blaido and Matt Daniel dubbed over Gotcher's completed lines.
  • Duncan Brannan recorded the original version of the September 2012 showtape, just before he was replaced by Jaret Reddick (who dubbed over Brannan's vocals). The original version with Brannan remains lost to this day.
• The Pete Best: Crusty was one of the original four members of the Pizza Time Players, before being replaced by Mr. Munch in 1978, and Munch has stayed put ever since.
• Production Posse:
  • Several staffers who worked on the Chuck E. Cheese's shows over the years (specifically voice actors Bob West, Duncan Brannan, and Earl Fisher, as well as writer Stephen White) have also worked on Barney & Friends.
  • Dave Thomas (who designed character cosmetics for both the 3-Stage and the Awesome Adventure Machine stage) and David "Billy Bob" Irvin (who did the articulated walkaround heads used in the 1990s) worked for Creative Engineering in the 1980s.
  • Brannan and Stephanie Nadolny (who voiced Helen from 1994-95) are voice actors for Funimation, and have voiced characters on Dragon Ball Z. Funimation itself produced the direct-to-video film Chuck E. Cheese in the Galaxy 5000.
• Real Life Writes the Plot: Throughout 2020, videos depicting the characters communicating via Zoom were released on the company's YouTube channel due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
• Role Reprise: Robert Gotcher did Jasper's speaking voice in the Environment '92 showtape. He would later reprise the role in the May and September 2011 showtapes.
• Throw It In!: The first entry of What Could Have Been was the result of Nolan Bushnell ordering a rat costume he mistook for a coyote at a convention.
• What Could Have Been:
  • Chuck E. Cheese was never supposed to have been a rat, but a coyote.
  • Crusty the Cat was built up as a deuteragonist to Chuck E. until he was replaced by Mr. Munch.
  • Pasqually was originally intended to announce pizza orders, except that they were being fulfilled too quickly for this gimmick to be practical. Instead, he announced birthdays.
  • The original PTT program mentions "Glen Campbell" and "Elkton John", who were most certainly going to be parodies of Glen Campbell and Elton John, respectively (similar to how Helen Henny started as a parody of Helen Reddy). Neither character actually materialized.
  • Jim Cummings and Don Cobiella (as well as an unidentified actor) auditioned for Chuck E. before Scott Wilson was cast.
  • Lola Powers, Russi Taylor, B. J. Ward, and an unidentified actress auditioned for Helen.
  • Frank Welker, John Beach, and Matthew Scott Carlton auditioned for Munch.
  • Two unidentified actors, as well as Richard Henzel, auditioned for Jasper.
  • Hamilton Camp and Bob Batone auditioned for Pasqually.
  • Madame Oink was going to be a permanent character when Pizza Time Theatre stopped rotating guest stars, before Helen Henny was chosen instead.
  • According to Burt Wilson (who voiced Fatz Geronimo), he was asked to voice Munch while the Pizza Time Players were retooled into Munch's Make-Believe Band. He declined the offer, with Munch's then-current voice actor, Scott Wilson (no relation) changing his Munch voice to a Fatz-inspired voice instead.
  • Originally, Studio C was going to be uniform for all locations, and all the other characters were to be retired. Instead, a bird would have been Chuck E's conversation partner. Luckily, this plan fell through after Jeremy Blaido became head of Department 18. The bird is still a part of Studio C Alpha and Studio C Alpha Beta Mix, but he's just a prop character. And Chuck's friends were incorporated back into the Studio C format by appearing on-screen initially through walkarounds and later puppets.
  • Prior to Robert Gotcher replacing Blaido as the voice of Jasper (who he'd been voicing regularly since 1999) following his brief departure from the role in 2011 (which only applied for the May and September 2011 shows before he returned beginning in 2012), Brannan was considered to be his replacement, having voiced the character a few times in the 1990s.
  • Three concepts were pitched for the 2.0 remodel. The "Bold" option was chosen.
  • King Kat was originally going to be named "Michael Katzon". It's speculated that the name was changed so locations didn't have to throw out the neon sign on The King's stage.

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