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The Kooser Mr. Munch Nameplate was only used at the second Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre located on 1371 Kooser Road located in the Blossom Hill Shopping Center in San Jose, California; where it was placed below the newly introduced Mr. Munch animatronic from as early as November 1978, to May, 1980.

Production

Production on the earlier Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre signage is scarce, however it can be assumed Fantasy Forest Manufacturing produced these nameplates from October through November 1978 alongside the production of the Kooser Portrait Show. However, if production on the Kooser nameplates, including Mr. Munch's nameplate was not headed by Fantasy Forest, we can assume it was produced by either Pizza Time Theatre Incorporated, or by a contracting company.

Once production on the nameplates were completed, it is most likely that they were shipped out together in preparation for the opening of the 1371 Kooser Road Store, which would be the world's largest pizza parlor at 20,000 square feet. ^[1]

Usage

The only usage of the Kooser Mr. Munch nameplate was at the 1371 Kooser Road store, where it was placed on Mr. Munch's portrait from as early as November 1978, to May, 1980.^[2] After the nameplate was retired alongside the Kooser Portrait Show, there could have been several outcomes to the nameplate, those being:

A. The nameplate was placed in one of several storage rooms at the 1371 Kooser Road location and thrown out.
B. The nameplate was placed in one of several storage rooms at the 1371 Kooser Road location and intentionally destroyed.
C. The nameplate was placed in one of several storage rooms at the 1371 Kooser Road location and auctioned off.
D. The nameplate was sent to the 1213 Innsbruck Drive corporate office in Sunnyvale, California, alongside the Kooser Portrait Animatronics.

Design

TBD

Gallery

Mr. Munch with his nametag seen in the "Real People" 1979 Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre news broadcast. ^[3]
Seen in the 1978 Kooser Opening Promotional Materials brochure, published 12/4/78. ^[4]
Ditto, although seen in the February 1979 issue of RePlay magazine, page 19. ^[5]
Cardboard Nameplate Seen In 1979 Chuck E. Cheese's Franchise Brochure. ^[6]

References

↑ ptt_78kooser.pdf (showbizpizza.com)
↑ https://www.showbizpizza.com/info/documents/ptt/ptt_pizzatimes-1980.pdf
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↑ ptt_78kooser.pdf (showbizpizza.com)
↑ ptt_79replay.pdf (showbizpizza.com)
↑ ptt_79franchise.pdf (showbizpizza.com)

[1] tt_78kooser.pdf (showbizpizza.com)

[2] ttps://www.showbizpizza.com/info/documents/ptt/ptt_pizzatimes-1980.pdf

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[4] tt_78kooser.pdf (showbizpizza.com)

[5] tt_79replay.pdf (showbizpizza.com)

[6] tt_79franchise.pdf (showbizpizza.com)

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 == Production ==
 Production on the earlier Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre signage is scarce, however it can be assumed Fantasy Forest Manufacturing produced these nameplates from October through November 1978 alongside the production of the Kooser Portrait Show. However, if production on the Kooser nameplates, including Mr. Munch's nameplate was not headed by Fantasy Forest, we can assume it was produced by either Pizza Time Theatre Incorporated, or by a contracting company.
-== Usage/Releases ==
+Once production on the nameplates were completed, it is most likely that they were shipped out together in preparation for the opening of the 1371 Kooser Road Store, which would be the world's largest pizza parlor at 20,000 square feet. <ref>ptt_78kooser.pdf (showbizpizza.com)</ref>
-TBD
+== Usage ==
+The only usage of the Kooser Mr. Munch nameplate was at the 1371 Kooser Road store, where it was placed on Mr. Munch's portrait from as early as November 1978, to May, 1980.<ref>https://www.showbizpizza.com/info/documents/ptt/ptt_pizzatimes-1980.pdf</ref> After the nameplate was retired alongside the Kooser Portrait Show, there could have been several outcomes to the nameplate, those being:
+* '''A.''' ''The nameplate was placed in one of several storage rooms at the 1371 Kooser Road location and thrown out.''
+* '''B.''' ''The nameplate was placed in one of several storage rooms at the 1371 Kooser Road location and intentionally destroyed.''
+* '''C.''' ''The nameplate was placed in one of several storage rooms at the 1371 Kooser Road location and auctioned off.''
+* '''D.''' ''The nameplate was sent to the 1213 Innsbruck Drive corporate office in Sunnyvale, California, alongside the Kooser Portrait Animatronics.''
 == Design ==
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 == Gallery ==
 <gallery>
-File:MrMunchRealPeopleTag.png|Mr. Munch with his nametag seen in the "Real People" 1979 Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre news broadcast.
+File:MrMunchRealPeopleTag.png|Mr. Munch with his nametag seen in the "Real People" 1979 Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre news broadcast. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tgH_eThNZI]</ref>
-File:MrMunchKooserTag.png|Seen in the 1978 Kooser Opening Promotional Materials brochure, published 12/4/78.
+File:MrMunchKooserTag.png|Seen in the 1978 Kooser Opening Promotional Materials brochure, published 12/4/78. <ref>ptt_78kooser.pdf (showbizpizza.com)</ref>
-File:Mr. Munch Nameplate Replay Magazine.png|Ditto, although seen in the February 1979 issue of RePlay magazine, page 19.
+File:Mr. Munch Nameplate Replay Magazine.png|Ditto, although seen in the February 1979 issue of RePlay magazine, page 19. <ref>ptt_79replay.pdf (showbizpizza.com)</ref>
-File:MrMunchNametag.png|Cardboard Nameplate Seen In 1979 Chuck E. Cheese's Franchise Brochure.
+File:MrMunchNametag.png|Cardboard Nameplate Seen In 1979 Chuck E. Cheese's Franchise Brochure. <ref>ptt_79franchise.pdf (showbizpizza.com)</ref>
 </gallery>