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The '''''Kooser PTT Show''''' (also known as The '''''Kooser Portrait / Shelf Stage & Kooser Lounge Area''''') was a show format used at the second ''[[Pizza Time Theatre]]'' on [[San Jose, CA (1371 Kooser Rd)]] from December 1978 up until its replacement by the first [[Cyberamics Balcony Stage]] in May 1980. The show was the last non-[[Cyberamics]] Show produced by PTT. |
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The '''Kooser PTT Show''' was the animatronic show used at the 2nd Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre location, San Jose, California (1371 Kooser Rd) from its opening on December 2nd, 1978, until May of 1980, when it would receive the very first Balcony Stage and upgrade to Cyberamics in the process. |
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[[File:Kooser road portrait.jpg|thumb]] |
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== History == |
== History == |
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Between October through November of 1978, Harold Goldbransen Jr. and his company Fantasy Forest worked on the Kooser Portrait animatronic show. They would be delivered to the restaurant in late November for Koosers opening in December. They would perform there for 2 years until during May of 1980 when they upgraded the stage shows and received the Balcony Stage, replacing Koosers portrait show in the process. |
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=== Production === |
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In Fall 1978, [[Fantasy Forest]] & Harold Goldbrandsen were tasked with building the animatronic stage show for the second PTT that was being built on Kooser Road. The stage would have features not seen in [[Winchester PTT Show|the previous stage]], like The Mopsey Sisters & [[Mr. Munch]]. The Overall Show would also have Dolli Dimples in a Cabaret room. |
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=== Early History === |
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The Stage was delivered to Kooser in Late November & first seen at Kooser's Grand Opening in December 1978. The Stage was set in Kooser's Dining Area on 2 separate walls, unlike [[San Jose, CA (370 S Winchester Blvd)|Winchester]] using all 4 walls. [[Kooser Dolli Dimples (Animatronic)|The Dolli Animatronic]] was placed in a separate Cabaret Room. The Stage would be seen in several promotional papers from the time. |
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=== Later History === |
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In 1979, The Kooser Portrait Stage appeared in a segment of "Real People", this would be the first time any CEC Stage was shown on any TV or News program. Kooser's Dolli was also shown in the "Real People" segment. The Dolli Dimples Lounge area appeared in an Australian Broadcast called Four Corners in their "New Eatery Fad" segment about PTT. The Show was replaced in May 1980 for The first Balcony Stage (Showboat). |
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== Design == |
== Design == |
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The Kooser PTT Show overall had 2 different stages. |
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The Design of this stage is pretty similar to Winchester's portrait show but not only were the bots different but from the video we have of the location, the animatronics have much better movements. next to each character were flags that would wave during a song. |
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=== Kooser's Portrait Stage === |
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Instead of being a 360-degree show like at Winchester, all of the characters were placed along two adjacent walls. The Flag Wavers hung around the showroom and between the characters. Of the few pictures we have, we can see the Band Board located on two shelves. One between the Mopsey Sisters and Jasper. Another between Jasper and Chuck E. The Applause Board also hung in the showroom. But without any good photos, it's hard to tell exactly where it was installed. |
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=== Kooser's Lounge === |
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The Lounge had Dolli Dimples placed behind a Bar styled Piano area with a few stools next to it. Behind Dolli were curtains, which led to the Programming & Control Room. |
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Chuck E. Cheese. at Kooser road had new set of character's with new movement and upgraded look. They also had new mechanic's which improved the movement's. |
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== Animatronics == |
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Kooser had its own set of characters built exclusively for this store. Mr. Munch made his debut at this location and was placed behind a set of doors between Chuck E. Cheese and Helen Henny. The Mopsey Sisters were also exclusive to this location. |
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Dolli Dimples was first installed in this location. She was the only cabaret character that was built with a "first generation" model. Being made of fiberglass and latex like the portrait animatronics. |
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|Portrait / Shelf Stage |
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|December 1978-1979 / 1980 |
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|Lounge Area |
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== Gallery == |
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<gallery> |
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The instruments and flag wavers and orchestra were not only famous in cyber era but in Kooser and Winchester era too. The orchestra was located between Chuck E. Cheese and Jasper T. Jowls. The flag wavers were in the whole dining area and were swinging when the show was on. Finally, the applause board which we all know had many animals doing the applause. Applause board and the other stuff stayed until the rebranding of pizza time theatre to chuck e cheese's pizza. |
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File:Dolli mech photo.jpg|Dolli Mechanism Photo (Unknown Year) |
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File:ColoredKooser.jpg|Colored alternative take seen at the Irving, Texas corporate office. (1978) |
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File:Electronicpizzapenny.png|"Electronic penny arcade and pizza, too" (1978) |
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File:Dolli Dimples 1978 Performance.png|Dolli Dimples Cabaret as seen in the December 25, 1978 issue of "Business Week" newspaper. |
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File:ChuckKooser79.png|[[Kooser Chuck E. Cheese (Animatronic)|Kooser Chuck E. Cheese]] as seen in the October 1979 issue of Food Service Marketing, page 46. |
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File:MopseySisters79.png|Ditto, Mopsey Sisters. (1979) |
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File:DolliDimplesImage79.png|Dolli Dimples as seen in the April 1, 1979 issue of "Food Business Institutions." |
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File:Kooserdolli79.png|Dolli Dimples as seen in the March 22, 1979 issue of San Jose Mercury News newspaper. |
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File:DolliDimplesKooser.png|Dolli Dimples as seen in the October 1979 issue of "Food Service Marketing", page 43. |
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File:Pizzashowpart2pic.png|Showroom pictures depicted as drawn storyboards (1979) |
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== References == |
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* [[Kooser Flag Wavers (Animatronic)]] (1977- 90's) |
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*[[San Jose, CA (1371 Kooser Rd)]] |
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Latest revision as of 14:05, 17 May 2024
The Show's Portrait Stage in Kooser's Showroom, 1978
The Kooser PTT Show (also known as The Kooser Portrait / Shelf Stage & Kooser Lounge Area) was a show format used at the second Pizza Time Theatre on San Jose, CA (1371 Kooser Rd) from December 1978 up until its replacement by the first Cyberamics Balcony Stage in May 1980. The show was the last non-Cyberamics Show produced by PTT.
History
Production
In Fall 1978, Fantasy Forest & Harold Goldbrandsen were tasked with building the animatronic stage show for the second PTT that was being built on Kooser Road. The stage would have features not seen in the previous stage, like The Mopsey Sisters & Mr. Munch. The Overall Show would also have Dolli Dimples in a Cabaret room.
Early History
The Stage was delivered to Kooser in Late November & first seen at Kooser's Grand Opening in December 1978. The Stage was set in Kooser's Dining Area on 2 separate walls, unlike Winchester using all 4 walls. The Dolli Animatronic was placed in a separate Cabaret Room. The Stage would be seen in several promotional papers from the time.
Later History
In 1979, The Kooser Portrait Stage appeared in a segment of "Real People", this would be the first time any CEC Stage was shown on any TV or News program. Kooser's Dolli was also shown in the "Real People" segment. The Dolli Dimples Lounge area appeared in an Australian Broadcast called Four Corners in their "New Eatery Fad" segment about PTT. The Show was replaced in May 1980 for The first Balcony Stage (Showboat).
Design
The Kooser PTT Show overall had 2 different stages.
Kooser's Portrait Stage
Instead of being a 360-degree show like at Winchester, all of the characters were placed along two adjacent walls. The Flag Wavers hung around the showroom and between the characters. Of the few pictures we have, we can see the Band Board located on two shelves. One between the Mopsey Sisters and Jasper. Another between Jasper and Chuck E. The Applause Board also hung in the showroom. But without any good photos, it's hard to tell exactly where it was installed.
Kooser's Lounge
The Lounge had Dolli Dimples placed behind a Bar styled Piano area with a few stools next to it. Behind Dolli were curtains, which led to the Programming & Control Room.
Animatronics
Kooser had its own set of characters built exclusively for this store. Mr. Munch made his debut at this location and was placed behind a set of doors between Chuck E. Cheese and Helen Henny. The Mopsey Sisters were also exclusive to this location.
Dolli Dimples was first installed in this location. She was the only cabaret character that was built with a "first generation" model. Being made of fiberglass and latex like the portrait animatronics.
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| Kooser Chuck E. Cheese (Animatronic) | December 1978-May 1980 | Portrait / Shelf Stage |
| Kooser Pasqually (Animatronic) | December 1978-May 1980 | Portrait / Shelf Stage |
| Kooser Jasper T. Jowls (Animatronic) | December 1978-May 1980 | Portrait / Shelf Stage |
| Kooser Mr. Munch (Animatronic) | December 1978-May 1980 | Portrait / Shelf Stage |
| Kooser Mopsey Sisters (Animatronic) | December 1978-May 1980 | Portrait / Shelf Stage |
| Kooser Applause Board (Animatronic) | December 1978-May 1980 | Portrait / Shelf Stage |
| Kooser Flag Wavers (Animatronic) | December 1978-May 1980 | Portrait / Shelf Stage |
| Kooser Pizza Time Orchestra (Animatronic) | December 1978-May 1980 | Portrait / Shelf Stage |
| Kooser Dolli Dimples (Animatronic) | December 1978-1979 / 1980 | Lounge Area |
Gallery
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Dolli Mechanism Photo (Unknown Year)
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Colored alternative take seen at the Irving, Texas corporate office. (1978)
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"Electronic penny arcade and pizza, too" (1978)
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Dolli Dimples Cabaret as seen in the December 25, 1978 issue of "Business Week" newspaper.
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Kooser Chuck E. Cheese as seen in the October 1979 issue of Food Service Marketing, page 46.
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Ditto, Mopsey Sisters. (1979)
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Dolli Dimples as seen in the April 1, 1979 issue of "Food Business Institutions."
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Dolli Dimples as seen in the March 22, 1979 issue of San Jose Mercury News newspaper.
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Dolli Dimples as seen in the October 1979 issue of "Food Service Marketing", page 43.
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Showroom pictures depicted as drawn storyboards (1979)
