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In December of 1979 through to January of 1980, '''Chuck E. Cheese Pizza Time Theatre would air a 30 second, animated commercial'''. Little is known about this commercial and there are very few scraps of its existence.
From December of 1979 through early 1980, '''Chuck E. Cheese Pizza Time Theatre would air a 30 second, animated commercial'''. Little is known about this commercial and there are very few scraps of its existence.


==What We Know==
==What We Know==
===Animation Cells===
===Animation Cels===
[[File:CECPTT ArmentaCells.gif|thumb|Animation cells compiled by Michael Armenta]]
Some animation cels from this commercial were saved and are now owned by Smitty's Super Service Station, a animatronic museum in Sandy Hook, Mississippi. The cels were first seen in a YouTube video by Sets, Streets & Eats, where he visits Smitty's<ref>https://youtu.be/FiunyvwcLu0?t=2902</ref>, However most the shots don't show the cels upclose. Higher quality photos were briefly posted to the Facebook page for Showbizpizza.com, but would quickly removed. The images have been saved on Internet Archive<ref>https://archive.org/details/pizza-time-theatre-1979-cel-images</ref>.
Some animation cells from this commercial were luckily saved and are now in Smitty's Super Service, a Chuck E. Cheese/Rock afire Explosion museum in Sandy Hook, Mississippi. The YouTuber Sets, Streets & Eats sat down with the owner of the museum and from what was explained by the owner, it had the characters Chuck E. and Pasqually, the Italian Chef <ref>https://youtu.be/FiunyvwcLu0?t=2902</ref>. During the video, when the camera is zoomed out, both the owner and Streets & Eats laugh about Pasqually popping out of a door and a child falling out.


===The Pizza Times Newspaper Clipping===
===The Pizza Times Newspaper Clipping===
In Volume 1, Number 1 of ''The Pizza Times'', published in December of 1979, in a small blurb under "Have you heard about..." it talks about a 30 commercial for birthday parties that will be airing on local TV stations (Most likely in California as most PTTs were located there).<ref>[http://www.showbizpizza.com/info/documents/ptt/ptt_pizzatimes-1979.pdf ''The Pizza Times'' Volume 1 Number 1 (PDF).] Retrieved 26 Aug '22</ref>
The Pizza Times was a 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 commercial for birthday parties that will be airing on local TV stations (Most likely in California as most PTTs were located there).<ref>[http://www.showbizpizza.com/info/documents/ptt/ptt_pizzatimes-1979.pdf ''The Pizza Times'' Volume 1 Number 1 (PDF).] Retrieved 26 Aug '22</ref>


===Pizza Time Theatre Inc. Franchise Brochure ===
===Pizza Time Theatre Inc. Franchise Brochure ===
In this 1979 brochure, on the second page, on the bottom left, between Chuck E.'s foot and the PTT employee, they boast about a 30-60 second TV ad.<ref>http://www.showbizpizza.com/info/promo/ptt/ptt_79franchise.pdf</ref>
In this 1979 brochure,<ref>http://www.showbizpizza.com/info/promo/ptt/ptt_79franchise.pdf</ref> they mention 30-60 second TV ads as apart of the advertising package. This commercial may be apart of that package.


===Rat Tales Comics ===
===Rat Tales Comics ===
The same artist who drew the ''Rat Tales'' comic that would have been sold in Pizza Time Theatres at the time, supposedly worked on the storyboards and animation for this commercial. When comparing the cells and comic, they do seem to be quite similar in style.
The same artist who drew the ''Rat Tales'' comic that would have been sold in Pizza Time Theatres at the time, supposedly worked on the storyboards and animation for this commercial. When comparing the cels and comic, they do seem to be quite similar in style.


==List of Possible TV Stations <ref>https://youtu.be/9bZcbZIpnUY?t=86</ref>==
==List of Possible TV Stations <ref>https://youtu.be/9bZcbZIpnUY?t=86</ref>==
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==Notes==
==Notes==
* Crusty the Cat was retired a year before this commercial air. Crusty was only in the first location, so he probably wouldn't be here.
*It is rumored that Colossal Pictures worked on this commercial.
 
* Early PTT location had the chef animatronic, Pasqually, behind a trapdoor and would peek out when  performing.  <ref>https://youtu.be/EdKLsomLbtY?t=24</ref> This is why Pasqually was inside a tiny door in the commercial.
 
*Assuming that the animation was to be superimposed onto real life footage of the restaurant, then we can most likely make an educated guess as to which location we are at. The original location had the animatronic housed in picture frames around the room, the second location had them housed in picture frames except higher up and on two adjacent walls, and other locations would have used the  uniform cyberamic characters opposed to the varied look of the first two animatronics. These would of been on a balcony stage or a portrait stage.
 
*Unfortunately, during Streets & Eats look at the animation cells at Smitty's Super Service, the camera is placed far away from the table and not all the cells were captured in the video.


*It is believed the ad was entirely animated, however it may have been a live action hybrid.
==Gallery ==
==Gallery ==
===Commercial Stills ===
===Commercial Stills ===
===Images===
===Images===
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
File:CEC com.jpg|One of the ''Rat Tales'' comics.
File:301482757 467350678734181 3862045003614540669 n.jpg| A cel of Chuck E. Cheese.
File:CEC wi2.jpg| Gen 1 Chuck E.  
File:301481372 467352365400679 7400961958421768145 n.jpg| A cel of Pasqually, the italian pizza chef.
File:Cec koo.jpg| Animatronics from the 2nd location
File:Cec ko2.jpg| Gen 2 Chuck E.  
</gallery>
</gallery>
=== Videos===
=== Videos===

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CECPTT ArmentaCells.gif

Various animation cels from the commercail.

Status: Lost

From December of 1979 through early 1980, Chuck E. Cheese Pizza Time Theatre would air a 30 second, animated commercial. Little is known about this commercial and there are very few scraps of its existence.

What We Know

Animation Cels

Some animation cels from this commercial were saved and are now owned by Smitty's Super Service Station, a animatronic museum in Sandy Hook, Mississippi. The cels were first seen in a YouTube video by Sets, Streets & Eats, where he visits Smitty's[1], However most the shots don't show the cels upclose. Higher quality photos were briefly posted to the Facebook page for Showbizpizza.com, but would quickly removed. The images have been saved on Internet Archive[2].

The Pizza Times Newspaper Clipping

The Pizza Times was a 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 commercial for birthday parties that will be airing on local TV stations (Most likely in California as most PTTs were located there).[3]

Pizza Time Theatre Inc. Franchise Brochure

In this 1979 brochure,[4] they mention 30-60 second TV ads as apart of the advertising package. This commercial may be apart of that package.

Rat Tales Comics

The same artist who drew the Rat Tales comic that would have been sold in Pizza Time Theatres at the time, supposedly worked on the storyboards and animation for this commercial. When comparing the cels and comic, they do seem to be quite similar in style.

List of Possible TV Stations [5]

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

  • It is rumored that Colossal Pictures worked on this commercial.
  • It is believed the ad was entirely animated, however it may have been a live action hybrid.

Gallery

Commercial Stills

Images

  • A cel of Chuck E. Cheese.

    A cel of Chuck E. Cheese.

  • A cel of Pasqually, the italian pizza chef.

    A cel of Pasqually, the italian pizza chef.

Videos

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MrBones' video on the subject.

See Also

References

  1. ↑ https://youtu.be/FiunyvwcLu0?t=2902
  2. ↑ https://archive.org/details/pizza-time-theatre-1979-cel-images
  3. ↑ The Pizza Times Volume 1 Number 1 (PDF). Retrieved 26 Aug '22
  4. ↑ http://www.showbizpizza.com/info/promo/ptt/ptt_79franchise.pdf
  5. ↑ https://youtu.be/9bZcbZIpnUY?t=86
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