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The Winchester Crusty the Cat V2 Animatronic was an animatronic created by Fantasy Forest for Pizza Time Theatre in Summer 1978 based on the character, Crusty the Cat. The bot was a replacement of the original Crusty bot used at San Jose, CA (370 S Winchester Blvd). It used the Winchester Control System for store movement & Winchester Hardware Setup for programming.

The bot was used until Winchester replaced their Fantasy Forest Portrait show for a Cyberamics Portrait show in 1981.

History

After the creation of the 1978 Winchester Madam Oink bot & 1977 Helen Henny bot, PTT requested Fantasy Forest Manufacturing to update the Early Chuck E. Cheese & Crusty bots to have more movements. The bot was seen in an Australian broadcasting segment in 1979, which is the only footage of the bot at Winchester. Once the Winchester Blvd. location upgraded their show to standard Cyberamics in 1981, The V2 Crusty bot was relocated to the Pizza Time Theatre Sunnyvale, CA Corporate Office.

Once Pizza Time Theatre went bankrupt, Paul Linden of SPT's Entertainment Department acquired the Crusty animatronic and was thought to be a prototype animatronic that never ended up in a location. In 2011 the Crusty animatronic was discovered once again and later bought by Travis Schafer in 2012. The bot is currently in storage in Travis Schafer's archive.

Cosmetic Design

Crusty is a black cat with white fur patches, wearing a blue and yellow baseball uniform reading "Swingers 13"; to fit his theming he also held a red baseball bat in his right hand The animatronics eyes and hands are nearly identical to it's accompanying Chuck E. Cheese Animatronic, with the exception of color and eyes being more detailed.

Movements

The majority of the animatronic's 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 Crusty 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.


Movement
Mouth
Eyes Left
Eyes Right
Eyes Up
Eyes Down
Eyelids
Ears
Head Tilt Left
Head Tilt Right
Head Turn Left
Head Turn Right
Body Turn Left + Left Arm Twist
Right Arm Up
Right Elbow

Gallery

2011
Crusty the Cat collection of Travis Schafer, 2014
Close up of Crusty, 2020
2021
Crusty the Cat and Chuck E. Cheese in storage, 2022
Crusty close up, 2022

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+{{Animatronic|image=Crusty_version2.jpg|unitsProduced=1|releasedate=Summer 1978|finalrelease=Only One Released|manufacturer=Fantasy forest}}
-[[File:Crusty version2.jpg|thumb]]
-Winchester Crusty the Cat V2 was the upgraded Crusty the Cat animatronic used at the [[San Jose, CA (370 S Winchester Blvd)|San Jose Winchester]] location used from 1978 to 1980, when Crusty would be retired and replaced with Mr. Munch.
+The '''''Winchester Crusty the Cat V2''''' '''''Animatronic''''' was an animatronic created by [[Fantasy Forest]] for [[Pizza Time Theatre]] in Summer 1978 based on the character, [[Crusty the Cat]]. The bot was a replacement of the [[Winchester Crusty the Cat V1 (Animatronic)|original Crusty bot]] used at [[San Jose, CA (370 S Winchester Blvd)]]. It used the [[Winchester Control System]] for store movement & [[Winchester Hardware Setup]] for programming.
+The bot was used until Winchester replaced their [[Winchester PTT Show|Fantasy Forest Portrait show]] for a [[Cyberamics Portrait / Shelf Stage|Cyberamics Portrait show]] in 1981.
-=== Design ===
-Crusty V2 is a fully animated figure, as opposed to the previous iteration, which was a flat figure. His arms are now able to move more freely than before, and he holds a baseball bat. His eyes are now more cat-like in appearance.
-=== Movements ===
+== History ==
+After the creation of the [[Winchester Madam Oink (Animatronic)|1978 Winchester Madam Oink bot]] & [[Winchester Helen Henny (Animatronic)|1977 Helen Henny bot]], PTT requested Fantasy Forest Manufacturing to update the Early [[Winchester Chuck E. Cheese V1 (Animatronic)|Chuck E. Cheese]] & Crusty bots to have more movements. The bot was seen in an Australian broadcasting segment in 1979, which is the only footage of the bot at Winchester. Once the Winchester Blvd. location upgraded their show to standard [[Cyberamics]] in 1981, The V2 Crusty bot was relocated to the [[Pizza Time Theatre Sunnyvale, CA Corporate Office]].
+Once Pizza Time Theatre went bankrupt, Paul Linden of SPT's Entertainment Department acquired the Crusty animatronic and was thought to be a prototype animatronic that never ended up in a location. In 2011 the Crusty animatronic was discovered once again and later bought by Travis Schafer in 2012. The bot is currently in storage in Travis Schafer's archive.
-* Eye Turn
-* Head Turn
-* Mouth
-* Eyelids
-* Left arm raise
-* Right arm swing
-* Body Turn
-=== After Retirement ===
+== Cosmetic Design ==
+Crusty is a black cat with white fur patches, wearing a blue and yellow baseball uniform reading "Swingers 13"; to fit his theming he also held a red baseball bat in his right hand The animatronics eyes and hands are nearly identical to it's accompanying [[Winchester Chuck E. Cheese V2 (Animatronic)|Chuck E. Cheese Animatronic]], with the exception of color and eyes being more detailed.
-After his retirement, Crusty was moved to the collection of Paul Linden, who was an executive with Pizza Time Theatre. Linden actually didn't know that Crusty had ever made it into a store and was under the impression Crusty was only a prototype character.
-[[File:Crusty2020.jpg|thumb|Crusty the Cat in 2020]]
-In 2012, Crusty was sold to Travis Schafer, who also owned [[Winchester Chuck E. Cheese V2 (Animatronic)|Winchester Chuck E. Cheese V2]]. Schafer was able to replace Crusty's shirt, which had gone missing at some point.  He also managed to recreate the backdrop that Crusty featured in store.
+== Movements ==
+The majority of the animatronic's 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 Crusty 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.
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+
+!Movement
+|-
+|Mouth
+|-
+|Eyes Left
+|-
+|Eyes Right
+|-
+|Eyes Up
+|-
+|Eyes Down
+|-
+|Eyelids
+|-
+|Ears
+|-
+|Head Tilt Left
+|-
+|Head Tilt Right
+|-
+|Head Turn Left
+|-
+|Head Turn Right
+|-
+|Body Turn Left + Left Arm Twist
+|-
+|Right Arm Up
+|-
+|Right Elbow
+|}
+== Gallery ==
-In 2022, Crusty was moved to the house of Pikalove, where he is today.
+<gallery>
+File:Winchester Crusty 2012.jpg|2011
+File:Winchester Chuck E and Crusty 2012.jpg|Crusty the Cat collection of Travis Schafer, 2014
+File:Winchester Crusty 2.jpg|Close up of Crusty, 2020
+File:Winchester Crusty 2021.jpg|2021
+File:Winchester Chuck Crusty V2 2022.jpg|Crusty the Cat and Chuck E. Cheese in storage, 2022
+File:Winchester Crusty 2022.jpg|Crusty close up, 2022
+</gallery>