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[[File:Winchester CEC HD.jpg|thumb|Winchester Chuck E. Cheese V2 in-store, 1978]] |
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'''Winchester Chuck E. Cheese V2''' is an animatronic used at the [[San Jose, CA (370 S Winchester Blvd)|San Jose CA (Winchester) Pizza Time Theatre]] from 1978 until it was replaced by a standard model Cyberamic in 1980. It is an upgraded version of the [[Winchester Chuck E. Cheese V1 (Animatronic)|original animatronic]]. |
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The '''''Winchester Chuck E. Cheese V2''''' was an animatronic produced by Fantasy Forest Manufacturing for Pizza Time Theatre's [[San Jose, CA (370 S Winchester Blvd)|San Jose CA (Winchester)]] location in ''1978.'' |
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==History== |
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Shortly after the [[San Jose, CA (1371 Kooser Rd)|Kooser Rd]] Road Pizza Time Theatre location opened; PTT requested Fantasy Forest Manufacturing to update the Winchester Chuck E. Cheese's to be standardized like the Kooser location. Once the Winchester Blvd. location upgraded their show to standard Cyberamics in 1980, Chuck E. was relocated to the [[Pizza Time Theatre Sunnyvale, CA Corporate Office]]. |
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==History == |
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Once Pizza Time Theatre went bankrupt, Jul Kamen, a costume designer, rescued it and two other animatronics from Winchester, Pasqually and Jasper T. Jowls. Jul Kamen had the three animatronics on display in her home, even creating specific patterns to have Jasper and Chuck E. match the curtains in her home. |
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Shortly after the [[San Jose, CA (1371 Kooser Rd)|Kooser Rd]] Road Pizza Time Theatre location opened; PTT requested Fantasy Forest Manufacturing to update the Winchester Chuck E. Cheese's to be standardized like the Kooser location. Once the Winchester Blvd. location upgraded their show to standard Cyberamics in 1980, Chuck E. was relocated to the [[Pizza Time Theatre Sunnyvale, CA Corporate Office]]. |
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Once Pizza Time Theatre went bankrupt, Jul Kamen, a costume designer at PTT, rescued it and two other animatronics from Winchester, Pasqually and Jasper T. Jowls. Jul Kamen had the three animatronics on display in her home, even creating specific patterns to have Jasper and Chuck E. match the curtains in her home. |
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After the SPP / PTT merger, Jul Kamen gave permission to the newly formed Showbiz Pizza Time to display the Winchester animatronics in their [[Showbiz Pizza Time Corporate Office|Support Center]]. The three animatronics were rigged to a button to short Pizza Time Theatre skit. The characters wore down to a point where they could not properly function. Brian Hagan of the Entertainment Department made an attempt to repair the characters, even replacing the original cylinders with the newer Bimba branded cylinders. However, this got to a point where they had to be turned off and only had the skit audio playing.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mqJMsr_PLU</ref> |
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After the SPP / PTT merger, Jul Kamen gave permission to the newly formed Showbiz Pizza Time to display the Winchester animatronics in their [[Showbiz Pizza Time Corporate Office|Support Center]]. The three animatronics were rigged to a button to short Pizza Time Theatre skit. The characters wore down to a point where they could not properly function. Brian Hagan of the Entertainment Department made an attempt to repair the characters, even replacing the original cylinders with the newer Bimba branded cylinders. However, this got to a point where they had to be turned off and only had the skit audio playing.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mqJMsr_PLU</ref> |
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In 2004 during a remodel, the Pasqually and Jasper animatronics were destroyed; presumably ordered by Gene Cramm. Chuck E. was rescued by the Entertainment Department and displayed in the programming room. |
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In 2004 during a remodel, the Pasqually and Jasper animatronics were destroyed; presumably ordered by Gene Cramm. Chuck E. was rescued by the Entertainment Department and displayed in the programming room for the time being. |
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Gabriel Vasquez urged Jul Kamen to get the Chuck E. animatronic back into her possession. Sr. Director of CEC, Paul Tenayuca, managed to return the animatronic back to Jul Kamen. The next summer she moved and no longer had the space to put the animatronic. In 2011, Jul got into contact with Gabe and sold him the animatronic, however Gabe also didn't have the space to put it on display, so he then sold it to Travis Schafer in 2014. The animatronic now sits on display with [[Winchester Crusty the Cat V2 (Animatronic)|Crusty The Cat]].<ref>https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/retro_pizza_zone/viewtopic.php?p=266#p266</ref> |
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Gabriel Vasquez urged Jul Kamen to get the Chuck E. animatronic back into her possession. Sr. Director of CEC, Paul Tenayuca, managed to return the animatronic back to Jul Kamen. The next summer she moved and no longer had the space to put the animatronic. In 2011, Jul got into contact with Gabriel and sold him the animatronic, however Gabriel also didn't have the space to put it on display, so he then sold it to Travis Schafer in 2014. The animatronic now sits on display with [[Winchester Crusty the Cat V2 (Animatronic)|Crusty The Cat]].<ref>https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/retro_pizza_zone/viewtopic.php?p=266#p266</ref> |
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==Cosmetic Design== |
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==Design== |
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This updated Chuck E. Cheese for the first location was the first three-dimensional Chuck E. animatronic. It was now capable of moving its head and body unlike its predecessor which couldn't. |
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This updated Chuck E. Cheese was the first three-dimensional Chuck E. animatronic. It was then capable of moving its head and body, unlike its predecessor which couldn't do either movement. |
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Chuck E's head is more rounded and smaller. Chuck E.'s face does not diverge too much from the at the time walkaround, the only major difference being that his eyes were more rounded compared to it. The fur is also lighter overall, his hands are absent of fur, however. |
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Chuck E's head is more rounded and smaller. Chuck E.'s face does not diverge too much from at the time walkaround, the only major difference being that the animatronic's eyes were more rounded. The fur is also lighter overall, his hands are absent of fur, however. |
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Chuck E. now has a comically large cigar in his left hand, and a wired microphone in the right. He also sports a black bowtie and a patterned Brown and Yellow vest over a yellow dickey with black buttons. Chuck E. also keeps his red derby, this time being shorter and more rounded. Most of the cosmetic parts were made out of Latex and Faux Fur. |
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Chuck E. now has a comically large cigar in his left hand, and a wired microphone in the right. He also sports a black bowtie and a patterned brown vest over a yellow dickey with black buttons. Chuck E. also keeps his red derby, this time being shorter and more rounded. |
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==Movements== |
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* Mouth |
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*Eyes Left |
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*Eyes Right |
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*Eyes Up |
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* Eyes Down |
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* Eyelids |
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*Ears |
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*Head Up |
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*Head Tilt |
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*Head Turn Right |
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* Body Turn Right + Left Arm Twist |
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*Right Arm Up |
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*Right Elbow |
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==Parts== |
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Eye Assembly= |
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The Eye Assembly is the mechanical assembly that would've moved the eyes of Chuck E. up, down, left, and right. |
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The double-acting cylinder that makes it possible for the animatronic to move its eyes up and down is mounted to the fiberglass shell and onto the assembly of the double-acting cylinder that makes the eyes turn left and right. |
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===Part Gallery=== |
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File:Eyeasm1.png |
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</gallery> |
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Eyelid Assembly= |
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The Eyelid Assembly is the cylinder assembly that controlled the eyelids of Chuck E. |
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The two single-acting cylinders that control the eyelids would be bolted into the base of the head and would connect to the eyelids via the piston rods alongside springs going back onto the cap of the cylinder. These eyelids would be synchronized in movement by being connected by a 3-way connector piece. |
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===Part Gallery=== |
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File:Eyeasm2.png |
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</gallery> |
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|-|Hardware= |
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Cylinders= |
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*Double Acting Cylinders (2x) |
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* Single Acting Cylinders (2x) |
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|-|Cosmetics= |
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Head= |
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* Latex Face |
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* Teeth |
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* Left Ear |
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* Right Ear |
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* Derby |
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Body= |
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* Torso Fur |
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* Vest + Dickey & Bowtie |
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* Arm Fur (2x) |
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* Left Hand |
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* Right Hand |
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Props= |
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* Cigar |
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* Microphone |
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</tabber> |
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==Internals== |
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The majority of the animatronics mechanics were built onto the fiberglass body, leaving a mostly empty interior. As for cylinders, it appears that a majority of the head used small single acting cylinders for certain movements. The metal base Chuck E. was built on was bought up to an angle so it could come out of the frame more. An additional note, the body turns dictated the movement of the left arm like the future Cyberamics. |
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|Eyes Left |
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|Eyes Right |
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|Eyes Up |
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|Body Turn Left + Left Arm Twist |
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|Right Arm Up |
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|Right Elbow |
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==Gallery== |
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==Gallery== |
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File:Winchester Scott Wilson.png|Chuck E. Cheese with Scott Wilson, former voice of the character. |
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File:Winchester Scott Wilson.png|Chuck E. Cheese with Scott Wilson, former voice of the character. |
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File:Winchester Corp, 2000.jpg|Chuck E. Cheese on display at the SPT Support Center |
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File:Winchester Corp, 2000.jpg|Chuck E. Cheese on display at the SPT Support Center, 1996 |
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File:Winchester CEC Corp.jpg|Chuck E. decorated Uncle Sam hat. |
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File:Winchester CEC Corp.jpg|Chuck E. with an Uncle Sam hat. |
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File:Winchester CEC Dept 18.jpg|Chuck E. Cheese on display in Dept 18, 2006 |
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File:Winchester CEC Dept 18.jpg|Chuck E. Cheese on display in Dept 18, 2006 |
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File:Winchester Close Up 2011.jpg|Close up, 2011 |
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File:Winchester Close Up 2011.jpg|Close up, 2011 |
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File:Winchester Chuck E and Crusty 2012.jpg|Chuck E. upon arrival in Travis Schafer's collection, 2012 |
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File:Winchester Chuck E and Crusty 2012.jpg|Chuck E. upon arrival in Travis Schafer's collection, 2012 |
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File:Winchester CEC Travis, 2021.jpg|Chuck E. in a newly built display area in Travis Schafer's collection, 2021 |
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File:Winchester CEC Travis, 2021.jpg|Chuck E. in a newly built display area in Travis Schafer's collection, 2021 |
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File:Winchester Chuck Crusty V2 2022.jpg|Chuck E. and Crusty in storage, 2022 |
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File:Winchester Chuck 1.jpg|Back, 2022 |
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File:Winchester Chuck 1.jpg|Back, 2022 |
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File:Winchester Chuck 2.jpg|Head Internals, 2022 |
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File:Winchester Chuck 2.jpg|Head Internals, 2022 |
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File:Winchester Chuck Crusty V2 2022.jpg|Chuck E. and Crusty in storage, 2022 |
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==References== |
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Winchester Chuck E. Cheese V2 (Animatronic)
Release
Units Produced: 1
Release Date: 1978
Manufacturer: Fantasy Forest Manufacturing
Info
The Winchester Chuck E. Cheese V2 was an animatronic produced by Fantasy Forest Manufacturing for Pizza Time Theatre's San Jose CA (Winchester) location in 1978.
History
Shortly after the Kooser Rd Road Pizza Time Theatre location opened; PTT requested Fantasy Forest Manufacturing to update the Winchester Chuck E. Cheese's to be standardized like the Kooser location. Once the Winchester Blvd. location upgraded their show to standard Cyberamics in 1980, Chuck E. was relocated to the Pizza Time Theatre Sunnyvale, CA Corporate Office.
Once Pizza Time Theatre went bankrupt, Jul Kamen, a costume designer at PTT, rescued it and two other animatronics from Winchester, Pasqually and Jasper T. Jowls. Jul Kamen had the three animatronics on display in her home, even creating specific patterns to have Jasper and Chuck E. match the curtains in her home.
After the SPP / PTT merger, Jul Kamen gave permission to the newly formed Showbiz Pizza Time to display the Winchester animatronics in their Support Center. The three animatronics were rigged to a button to short Pizza Time Theatre skit. The characters wore down to a point where they could not properly function. Brian Hagan of the Entertainment Department made an attempt to repair the characters, even replacing the original cylinders with the newer Bimba branded cylinders. However, this got to a point where they had to be turned off and only had the skit audio playing.[1]
In 2004 during a remodel, the Pasqually and Jasper animatronics were destroyed; presumably ordered by Gene Cramm. Chuck E. was rescued by the Entertainment Department and displayed in the programming room for the time being.
Gabriel Vasquez urged Jul Kamen to get the Chuck E. animatronic back into her possession. Sr. Director of CEC, Paul Tenayuca, managed to return the animatronic back to Jul Kamen. The next summer she moved and no longer had the space to put the animatronic. In 2011, Jul got into contact with Gabriel and sold him the animatronic, however Gabriel also didn't have the space to put it on display, so he then sold it to Travis Schafer in 2014. The animatronic now sits on display with Crusty The Cat.[2]
Design
This updated Chuck E. Cheese was the first three-dimensional Chuck E. animatronic. It was then capable of moving its head and body, unlike its predecessor which couldn't do either movement.
Chuck E's head is more rounded and smaller. Chuck E.'s face does not diverge too much from at the time walkaround, the only major difference being that the animatronic's eyes were more rounded. The fur is also lighter overall, his hands are absent of fur, however.
Chuck E. now has a comically large cigar in his left hand, and a wired microphone in the right. He also sports a black bowtie and a patterned brown vest over a yellow dickey with black buttons. Chuck E. also keeps his red derby, this time being shorter and more rounded.
Movements
- Mouth
- Eyes Left
- Eyes Right
- Eyes Up
- Eyes Down
- Eyelids
- Ears
- Head Up
- Head Tilt
- Head Turn Right
- Body Turn Right + Left Arm Twist
- Right Arm Up
- Right Elbow
Parts
The Eye Assembly is the mechanical assembly that would've moved the eyes of Chuck E. up, down, left, and right.
The double-acting cylinder that makes it possible for the animatronic to move its eyes up and down is mounted to the fiberglass shell and onto the assembly of the double-acting cylinder that makes the eyes turn left and right.
Part Gallery
The Eyelid Assembly is the cylinder assembly that controlled the eyelids of Chuck E.
The two single-acting cylinders that control the eyelids would be bolted into the base of the head and would connect to the eyelids via the piston rods alongside springs going back onto the cap of the cylinder. These eyelids would be synchronized in movement by being connected by a 3-way connector piece.
Part Gallery
*Double Acting Cylinders (2x)
- Single Acting Cylinders (2x)
* Latex Face
Teeth
Left Ear
Right Ear
Derby* Torso Fur
Vest + Dickey & Bowtie
Arm Fur (2x)
Left Hand
Right HandGallery
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Chuck E. Cheese with Scott Wilson, former voice of the character.
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Chuck E. Cheese on display at the SPT Support Center, 1996
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Chuck E. with an Uncle Sam hat.
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Chuck E. Cheese on display in Dept 18, 2006
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Chuck E. upon arrival in Travis Schafer's collection, 2012
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Chuck E. in a newly built display area in Travis Schafer's collection, 2021
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Chuck E. and Crusty in storage, 2022
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