Dr. Juke

Dr. Juke was a prototype Show Selector concept created by Creative Engineering in 1983 that tested the use of showtapes on Laserdisc and a touchscreen video interface.

The concept would do two major changes to a Rock-afire Explosion stage: Provide a video touchscreen device in front of the stage as an upgraded Show Selector, and replace the CEI 4-Track Reel showtape format and tape deck with a Laserdisc player.

Development
Only one Laserdisc was produced for the format, the Dr. Juke Test Tape, being made by Pioneer. Assumedly Dr. Juke software was created too, as the animated segments allude to some understanding of how they would be animated beforehand. It is unclear if any prototype units were fully assembled, or if they stayed as bare concepts.

Cancellation
Prototyping didn't go any farther than the first tape, and no Dr. Juke units were produced for Showbiz Pizza Place, alongside CEI not using the CEI Laserdisc format for any future content. CEI alludes to Showbiz Pizza Place Inc. and its changing culture leading up to the merger with Pizza Time Theatre being the culprit for the cancellation of the idea.