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Winchester Crusty the Cat (V1) was an animatronic created by Harold Goldbrandsen of Fantasy Forest in 1977 for the Pizza Time Theatre on San Jose, CA (370 S Winchester Blvd) as an animatronic version of Crusty the Cat. The bot was controlled & programmed through the Winchester Control System & Winchester Hardware Setup.

The bot was used until Summer 1978, when the bot replaced with Winchester Crusty the Cat V2 (Animatronic). The bot was sent to The Pizza Time Theatre Sunnyvale, CA Corporate Office, where is remained until 1984.

History

Crusty was the second animatronic built by Harold Goldbrandsen for the Winchester Blvd location after Chuck E. Cheese. His original design called for him to wear a baseball cap to go along with his jersey, which was never implemented on the animatronic. The bot was placed in the Left main diner entrance corner wall.

Replacement

In Summer 1978, Crusty, was upgraded to Winchester Crusty the Cat V2 alongside Chuck E. Cheese (V1) to match the mechanics of the other bots, since Chuck E. and Crusty were the earliest models of the set. After this, Crusty was presumably sent to the Sunnyvale, CA Corporate Office. After PTT vacated the building due to bankruptcy, Crusty would, along with many of Winchester's animatronics would be considered lost, as its fate has not been revealed although the most likely option is it was thrown away.

Design

Crusty the Cat was a half-bodied figure which was fixed to the backdrop, similar to the original Chuck E. Cheese animatronic. Crusty wore a blue and yellow basketball jersey which read ‘Swingers 13’ in yellow text.

His eyelids are blue fabric, with green rounded eyes, unlike Chuck E’s black eyes. His face is covered in short white fabric, with thicker black fur covering his head.

Originally, it was planned to give Crusty flashing lights behind his eyes to add to his appearance of apprehension.

Movements

Sadly, due to no videos of Crusty in store or after his use in the store exist, the motions can be inferred due to his design being nearly identical to V1 Chuck E. Cheese and the few existing photos we have of him.


Confirmed Movements	Notes
Mouth	Confirmed through picture.
Arm Raise	Confirmed through picture.
Possible Movements
Eyelids	Possible movement, unconfirmed.
Eyes Left & Right	Possible movement, unconfirmed.
Head Twist	Possible movement, unconfirmed.

Gallery

Crusty in a Promo shot of the Theatre^[1], 1977. San Jose, CA (370 S Winchester Blvd)
A Promo Shot of the bot, 1977. San Jose, CA (370 S Winchester Blvd)

References

↑ https://archive.org/details/Atari_Coin_Connection_Volume_1_Number_7_June_1977/page/n1/mode/2up

[1] ttps://archive.org/details/Atari_Coin_Connection_Volume_1_Number_7_June_1977/page/n1/mode/2up

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+{{Animatronic|image=Crusty V1.png|unitsProduced=1|releasedate=May 1977|manufacturer=Fantasy Forest}}
-[[File:Crusty V1.png|thumb|V1 Crusty the Cat at the Winchester location]]
-'''Winchester Crusty the Cat V1 (Animatronic)''' was an animatronic present at the opening of the [[San Jose, CA (370 S Winchester Blvd)|San Jose, CA (370 S Winchester Blvd) Pizza Time Theater]]. It was used until it was replaced by an [[Winchester Crusty the Cat V2 (Animatronic)|upgraded Crusty the Cat]] animatronic.
+'''''Winchester Crusty the Cat (V1)''''' was an animatronic created by Harold Goldbrandsen of [[Fantasy Forest]] in 1977 for the [[Pizza Time Theatre]] on [[San Jose, CA (370 S Winchester Blvd)]] as an animatronic version of [[Crusty the Cat]]. The bot was controlled & programmed through the [[Winchester Control System]] & [[Winchester Hardware Setup]].
-== Development ==
-Crusty was the second animatronic built for the Winchester Blvd location after Chuck E. Cheese by Harold Goldbrandsen. His original design called for him to wear a baseball cap to go along with his jersey, which was never implemented on the animatronic
+The bot was used until Summer 1978, when the bot replaced with [[Winchester Crusty the Cat V2 (Animatronic)]]. The bot was sent to The [[Pizza Time Theatre Sunnyvale, CA Corporate Office]], where is remained until 1984.
+== History ==
+Crusty was the second animatronic built by Harold Goldbrandsen for the Winchester Blvd location after [[Winchester Chuck E. Cheese V1 (Animatronic)|Chuck E. Cheese]]. His original design called for him to wear a baseball cap to go along with his jersey, which was never implemented on the animatronic. The bot was placed in the Left main diner entrance corner wall.
+=== Replacement ===
+In Summer 1978, Crusty, was upgraded to [[Winchester Crusty the Cat V2 (Animatronic)|Winchester Crusty the Cat V2]] alongside Chuck E. Cheese (V1) to match the mechanics of the other bots, since Chuck E. and Crusty were the earliest models of the set. After this, Crusty was presumably sent to the [[Pizza Time Theatre Sunnyvale, CA Corporate Office|Sunnyvale, CA Corporate Office]]. After PTT vacated the building due to bankruptcy, Crusty would, along with many of Winchester's animatronics would be considered lost, as its fate has not been revealed although the most likely option is it was thrown away.
 == Design ==
-V1 Crusty the Cat was a half-bodied figure which was fixed to the backdrop, similar to the original Chuck E. Cheese animatronic. Crusty wore a blue and yellow basketball jersey which read ‘Swingers 13’ in yellow text.
+Crusty the Cat was a half-bodied figure which was fixed to the backdrop, similar to the original Chuck E. Cheese animatronic. Crusty wore a blue and yellow basketball jersey which read ‘Swingers 13’ in yellow text.
 His eyelids are blue fabric, with green rounded eyes, unlike Chuck E’s black eyes. His face is covered in short white fabric, with thicker black fur covering his head.
 Originally, it was planned to give Crusty flashing lights behind his eyes to add to his appearance of apprehension.
 == Movements ==
 Sadly, due to no videos of Crusty in store or after his use in the store exist, the motions can be inferred due to his design being nearly identical to V1 Chuck E. Cheese and the few existing photos we have of him.
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+
+!Confirmed Movements
+!Notes
+|-
+|Mouth
+|Confirmed through picture.
+|-
+|Arm Raise
+|Confirmed through picture.
+|-
+|'''Possible Movements'''
+|
+|-
+|Eyelids
+|Possible movement, unconfirmed.
+|-
+|Eyes Left & Right
+|Possible movement, unconfirmed.
+|-
+|Head Twist
+|Possible movement, unconfirmed.
+|}
+== Gallery ==
-* Mouth
+<gallery>
-* Eyelids
+File:Promo photo 3 v1 chuck.jpg|Crusty in a Promo shot of the Theatre<ref>https://archive.org/details/Atari_Coin_Connection_Volume_1_Number_7_June_1977/page/n1/mode/2up</ref>, 1977. [[San Jose, CA (370 S Winchester Blvd)]]
-* Arm Raise
+File:Crusty swingers showbiz pizza website image.jpg|A Promo Shot of the bot, 1977. [[San Jose, CA (370 S Winchester Blvd)]]
-* Head Turn (Possibly)
+</gallery>
-== Replacement ==
+== References ==
-In 1978, Crusty, along with Chuck E. Cheese was upgraded to a more advanced design to fit the style of the rest of the characters, since Chuck E. and Crusty, as previously mentioned, were the earliest models of animatronic. It is unknown what happened to V1 Crusty after he retired. It was assumed he was sent to [[Pizza Time Theatre Sunnyvale, CA Corporate Office|Sunnyvale]] with Chuck E, but there are no photos of him there. It is speculated he was destroyed when PTT left the building following bankruptcy.