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|imagecaption= | |imagecaption=The restaruant's original 1977 logo (used around the time the commercial aired). | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*The name of the commercial is called "The Great All-American Pizza Show!" | *The name of the commercial is called "The Great All-American Pizza Show!" | ||
*The commercial has many of the same lines as the recently discovered radio advert of the same name | *The commercial has many of the same lines as the recently discovered radio advert of the same name. | ||
*It is rumored that Colossal Pictures worked on this commercial. | *It is rumored that Colossal Pictures worked on this commercial. | ||
*The ad contains up-close shots of the real animatronics housed in their portrait frames. | *The ad contains up-close shots of the real animatronics housed in their portrait frames. | ||
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*Lee Marrs is believed to have worked on the storyboards for the commercial. She is still alive, so this might be a possible lead. | *Lee Marrs is believed to have worked on the storyboards for the commercial. She is still alive, so this might be a possible lead. | ||
==Gallery == | ==Gallery== | ||
===Images=== | ===Images=== | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | ||
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File:Untitled81 20230804193900.png|A vector of a cel of Chuck E. Cheese from the commercial. | File:Untitled81 20230804193900.png|A vector of a cel of Chuck E. Cheese from the commercial. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===Audio=== | |||
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|description1 =A 1979 radio ad that uses similar lines to the animated commercial. | |||
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===Videos=== | ===Videos=== | ||
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|description3 =Michael Armenta's follow up video on the subject. | |description3 =Michael Armenta's follow up video on the subject. | ||
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|description4 =A video by LSuperSonicQ mentioning the | |description4 =A video by LSuperSonicQ mentioning the commercial. | ||
}} | }} | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre (partially lost showtape recordings for animatronic theater of restaurant chain; 1977-1995)]] | *[[Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre (partially lost showtape recordings for animatronic theater of restaurant chain; 1977-1995)]] | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[https://archive.org/details/pizza-time-theatre-1979-cel-images Archive.org upload of the commercial cels.] | *[https://archive.org/details/pizza-time-theatre-1979-cel-images Archive.org upload of the commercial cels.] | ||
*[https://chuckepedia.com/wiki/The_Great_All-American_Pizza_Show!_(Commercial) Chuckepedia Wiki page on the animated commercial.] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 23:46, 15 August 2023
The restaruant's original 1977 logo (used around the time the commercial aired).
Status: Lost
From December of 1979 through early 1980, Chuck E. Cheese Pizza Time Theatre aired a 30-second, animated commercial. Little is known about this commercial and there are very few remnants left of its existence.
The Pizza Times was an in-store newspaper made for employees at Pizza Time Theater locations. In Volume 1, Number 1, published in December of 1979, a small blurb under the "Have you heard about..." section talks about a 30-second commercial for birthday parties that will be airing on local TV stations (Most likely in California as most PTTs were located there).[1]
In a 1979 brochure for Pizza Time Theatre,[2] it mentions 30-60 second TV ads as a part of the advertising package. This commercial may be a part of that package.
Availability
Some animation cels from this commercial were saved and are now owned by Smitty's Super Service Station owner Damon Breland. The cels were first seen in a YouTube video by Sets, Streets & Eats, where he visits Smitty's,[3] However most the shots don't show the cels up-close. High quality scans of the cels were posted to the Facebook page for Showbizpizza.com but were quickly removed. The images have been saved and re-uploaded on the Internet Archive.
Possible TV Stations
Los Angeles Area: KTLA, KTTV, KMEX-DT, KABC-TV, KHJ-TV
San Francisco Area: KPIX, KQED, KBCW (KBHK), KICU, KTVU, KGO-TV
Other Areas: KNXT
Notes
- The name of the commercial is called "The Great All-American Pizza Show!"
- The commercial has many of the same lines as the recently discovered radio advert of the same name.
- It is rumored that Colossal Pictures worked on this commercial.
- The ad contains up-close shots of the real animatronics housed in their portrait frames.
- It is believed the ad was entirely animated, however, it may have been a live-action hybrid.
- The same artist who drew the Rat Tales comics which were sold in Pizza Time Theatres at the time, supposedly worked on the storyboards and animation for this commercial. When comparing the cels and the comics, they do seem to be quite similar in style.
- Lee Marrs is believed to have worked on the storyboards for the commercial. She is still alive, so this might be a possible lead.
Gallery
Images
A cel of Chuck E. Cheese.
A cel of Pasqually P. Pieplate, the italian pizza chef.
A vector of a cel of Chuck E. Cheese from the commercial.
Audio
Videos
See Also
External Links
References
- ↑ The Pizza Times Volume 1 Number 1 (PDF). Retrieved 26 Aug '22
- ↑ 1979 Pizza Time Theater brochure. Retrieved 26 Aug '22
- ↑ Sets, Streets & Eats's video mentioning the commercial cels. Retrieved 26 Aug '22