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Winchester Crusty the Cat V1 (Animatronic) was an animatronic present at the opening of the San Jose, CA (370 S Winchester Blvd) Pizza Time Theater.

It was used until it was replaced by the Winchester Crusty the Cat V2 animatronic.

History

Crusty was the second animatronic built for the Winchester Blvd location after Chuck E. Cheese by Harold Guldbrandsen. His original design called for him to wear a baseball cap to go along with his jersey, which was never implemented on the animatronic

Replacement

In 1978, Crusty, was upgraded to Winchester Crusty the Cat V2 alongside Chuck E. Cheese to fit the style of the rest of the characters, 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.

Mouth
Eyelids
Arm Raise
Head Turn (Possibly)

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 It was used until it was replaced by the [[Winchester Crusty the Cat V2 (Animatronic)|Winchester Crusty the Cat V2]] animatronic.
-== Development ==
+== History ==
 Crusty was the second animatronic built for the Winchester Blvd location after Chuck E. Cheese by Harold Guldbrandsen. His original design called for him to wear a baseball cap to go along with his jersey, which was never implemented on the animatronic
+=== Replacement ===
+In 1978, Crusty, was upgraded to [[Winchester Crusty the Cat V2 (Animatronic)|Winchester Crusty the Cat V2]] alongside Chuck E. Cheese to fit the style of the rest of the characters, 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.
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 * Arm Raise
 * Head Turn (Possibly)
-== Replacement ==
-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. After this, Crusty was presumably sent to [[Pizza Time Theatre Sunnyvale, CA Corporate Office|Sunnyvale]]. 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.