Chuck E. Cheese (Cyberamic)
The Chuck E. Cheese Cyberamic is an Animatronic set originally created by Pizza Time Theater Inc. for the Pizza Time Theater's new Cyberamics Portrait stage & later produced by other companies for post-merger Chuck E. Cheese's stores & CEC styled Showbiz Pizza stores. The animatronic was a replacement for the Fantasy Forest Chuck E. bots. The animatronics were originally controlled through the Cyberamic Control Center & later the Navori System.
It is a pretty simple figure, having only 8 movements. The Chuck E. Cyberamic would later be used in Balcony Stage, Chuck E.'s House, 1-Stage, 2-Stage, Road Stage, & Cyberamic 3-Stage setups.
History
Origin
The animatronics were first developed by PTT Inc. as a replacement for the Fantasy Forest Portrait bots, which were all home-made, making them hard to produce & very inconsistent.
Pizza Time Theater (Pre-Merger)
70's (1979-1980)
The first Cyberamic Chuck E. Cheese was build & installed at the Pizza Time Theater at Concord, CA (1975 Diamond Blvd) in a Cyberamic Portrait Stage. The bot had the Gen 1 Pizza Time Theater Outfit (Having the brown Patterned outer vest instead of the later plain red one).
The bot was only a half body, meaning the bot didn't have any legs.
80's (1980-1984)
In 1980, do to Nolan Bushnell's commitment to The Great American Smoke-Out, The cigars were removed from all existing & future bots. In 1980, A Cyberamic Chuck bot was placed on the Balcony Stage of the Pizza Time Theater on San Jose, CA (1371 Kooser Rd).During the early 80's, A Red outer vest version of the Cyber Chuck Cosmetics was designed. In 1983, A King Styled Cyberamic Chuck bot, Known as the Half-A-Chuck bot, was given to the Foothill College Electronics Museum in San Jose, California. At an unknown time Pre-Merger, A PTT ocation replaced their Chuck costume's head with a Cyber Chuck head.
Showbiz Pizza Time Inc. (Post-Merger)
80's (1984-1990)
In 1985, A test legged version of The Cyberamic Chuck bot was created using a Cyberamic King Mech's legs with a Cyberamic Chuck body on it. In 1987, The first public version of the legged Chuck bot was used for the Chuck E.'s House stage from the Pizza Time Theater on Arlington, TX (2216 S Fielder Rd), this bot had a different dimples to the previous bots. The Last Bot to be placed in a Pizza Time Theatre or Showbiz Pizza Place was at the CEC on Warwick, RI (1245 Bald Hill Rd) in Late 1990.
90's (1990-2000)
During the 90's, A Tux outfit was designed for the bots. The production of Cyber Chuck's returned with the first Road Stage in the CEC on Jonesboro, GA (335 Upper Riverdale Rd) with a Tux outfit. Later, the bots were produced for the 2-Satge & 1-Stage, With the 1-Stage having a turning platform for the Chuck bots in early tests. In the late 90's, Purple & Brown Cool Chuck outfits were produced for bots.
2000's/2010's/2020's (2000-Present)
Not much happened from 2000 to 2012 aside from a new Avenger costume being produced for the bots. During the 2010's, A Rockstar outfit was produced for the Cyber Chuck's. in late 2023, CEC revealed Munch's Make Believe Band Residency, which was for Northridge's 2-Stage, making the Cyber Chuck bot one of the confirmed bots to survive 2.0.
Movements
The bot features 8 movements in total.
| Movement |
|---|
| Mouth |
| Head Up |
| Head Turn Right + Left Arm Twist |
| Head Turn Left |
| Eye Turn Right |
| Eye Turn Left |
| Eyelids |
| Right Arm Up |
Stages Used In
- Cyberamic Portrait Stage: Installed from 1979-1980. Went extinct between 1991 at Ogden, UT
- The Shelf: Installed from 1980-1980's. Went extinct in 2001 at Lake Forest, CA
- PTT Balcony Stage/The Stage: Installed from 1980-1986. Went extinct in 1993 at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Chuck E.'s House: Installed from 1987-1990. Went extinct on June 12, 2022, at Rockford, IL
- Chuck E.'s House Facade/SPT Balcony Stage: Installed from 1989-1990. Went extinct in 2003 at Tacoma, WA
- Road Stage: Installed from 1990-1992. 5 left as of November 2023.
- 2-Stage: Installed from 1992-1993, 1996-1997. 10 left as of November 2023.
- 1-Stage: Installed from 1992, 1993-1996, 1997-1998, 2011. 18 left as of October 2023.
- Cyberamic 3-Stage: Installed in 2000 at Lynnwood, WA, Installed in November 2017 at Springfield, MA. Went extinct on July 23, 2023 at Lynnwood, WA.