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Winchester Crusty the Cat V2 is an animatronic used at the San Jose CA (Winchester) Pizza Time Theatre from 1978 until it was replaced by Mr. Munch in 1980. It is an upgraded version of the original animatronic.

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, 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.

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.

Internals

The majority of the animatronic's mechanics were built onto the fiberglass body, leaving a mostly empty interior.

Movement
Mouth
Eyes Left
Eyes Right
Eyelids
Ears
Head Tilt Left
Head Turn Light
Head Turn Right
Body Turn Left
Body Turn Right
Right Elbow

Gallery

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

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-{{Generic|image=Crusty_version2.jpg|desc=Crusty the Cat V2 in the Winchester location}}
+{{Generic|image=Crusty_version2.jpg|desc=Crusty the Cat V2 in the Winchester location}}{{Stub}}
-'''''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.
+'''Winchester Crusty the Cat 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 Mr. Munch in 1980. It is an upgraded version of the [[Winchester Crusty the Cat V1 (Animatronic)|original animatronic]].
-== 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 ==
+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]].
+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.
-* Eye Left
-* Eye Right
+== Cosmetic Design ==
-* Head Left
+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.
-* Head Right
-* Ears
+== Internals ==
-* Mouth
+The majority of the animatronic's mechanics were built onto the fiberglass body, leaving a mostly empty interior.
-* Eyelids
+{| class="wikitable"
-* Left arm raise
+!Movement
-* Right arm swing
+|-
+|Mouth
+|-
+|Eyes Left
+|-
+|Eyes Right
+|-
+|Eyelids
+|-
+|Ears
+|-
+|Head Tilt Left
+|-
+|Head Turn Light
+|-
+|Head Turn Right
+|-
+|Body Turn Left
+|-
+|Body Turn Right
+|-
+|Right Elbow
+|}
-== After Retirement ==
-After Crusty was removed from Winchester, it is believed he was sent to [[Pizza Time Theatre Sunnyvale, CA Corporate Office|Sunnyvale]], but would eventually end up in the collection of Paul Linden. Linden believed Crusty to be a prototype character who never made it into a store. In 2012, Crusty, along with [[Winchester Chuck E. Cheese V2 (Animatronic)|Chuck E. Cheese]] would end up in the collection of Travis Schafer, where they remain today.
 == Gallery ==
 <gallery>
-File:Winchester Crusty 2.jpg|Close up of Winchester Crusty the Cat V2, 2020
+File:Winchester Crusty 2.jpg|Close up of Crusty, 2020
-File:Winchester Crusty 2012.jpg|Crusty the Cat, 2011
+File:Winchester Crusty 2012.jpg|2011
-File:Winchester Crusty 2021.jpg|Crusty in 2021
+File:Winchester Crusty 2021.jpg|2021
-File:Winchester Chuck E and Crusty 2012.jpg|Crusty the Cat and [[Winchester Chuck E. Cheese V2 (Animatronic)|Chuck E. Cheese]] upon arriving in the collection of Travis Schafer
+File:Winchester Chuck E and Crusty 2012.jpg|Crusty the Cat collection of Travis Schafer, 2014
-File:Winchester Chuck Crusty V2 2022.jpg|Winchester Crusty the Cat V2 and Chuck E. Cheese in 2022
+File:Winchester Chuck Crusty V2 2022.jpg|Crusty the Cat and Chuck E. Cheese in storage, 2022
-File:Winchester Crusty 2022.jpg|Close up of Crusty the Cat, 2022
+File:Winchester Crusty 2022.jpg|Crusty close up, 2022
 </gallery>