Chuck E. Cheese 32m (Animatronic)

One of the two prototype Animatronics with the 'Black Widow Tux'.

The Chuck E. Cheese 32m Animatronic is an animatronic figure created by Garner Holt Productions Inc. for Chuck E. Cheese's locations, manufactured from 1997-2001. The Chuck E Cheese 16m (Animatronic) was created in 2002 to replace this animatronic due to it's cost.

History

After the Awesome Adventure Machine concept failed, the one animatronic show concept was still being considered. Soon enough, Showbiz reached out to a few manufactures one being Creative Presentations. But being unable to help Showbiz, they suggested that they contacted Garner Holt.⁽¹⁾ In 1997, Garner Holt built their first batch of 32 function Chuck E. Cheese animatronics, the first appearance being on October 3rd, 1997 for an invite only event at the Showbiz Pizza Time Corporate Office and a hand-full of locations. In February 1998 Chuck E. was unveiled at the 1998 CEC General Managers Las Vegas Convention (Event)|General Managers Convention. 160 of these Chuck E. Animatronics were placed in locations by the year 2000 and later ended production in 2001, only finishing one batch that year.

Internals

Bit #	Movement
1	ARM OUT
2	ARM SWING
3	ELBOW UP
4	WRIST TURN
5	WAVE
6	ARM OUT
7	ARM SWING
8	ELBOW UP
9	WRIST TURN
10	WAVE
11	LEFT ARM FORWARD
12	BODY FORWARD
13	BODY LEFT SIDE BEND
14	BODY RIGHT SIDE BEND
15	TORSO TWIST RIGHT
16	TORSO TWIST LEFT
17	RIGHT ARM FORWARD
18	HEAD TURN LEFT
19	HEAD TURN RIGHT
20	HEAD UP
21	MOUTH
22	HEAD TILT RIGHT
23	HEAD TILT LEFT
24	EYE BLINK DOWN
25	EYE BLINK UP
26	NOSE
27	EYE TURN LEFT
28	EYE TURN RIGHT
29	EYEBOWS UP
30	EYEBROWS DOWN
31	EARS
32	FOOT TAP

Known Serial Numbers

(Original) Location	S/N	R&D
Garner Holt Productions	001	None (1997)
Dallas, TX (13125 Montfort Dr)	002	None (1997)
Brookfield, WI (19125 W Blue Mound Rd)	003	None (1997)
Grand Chute Appleton, WI (4671 Michales Dr)	005	None (1997)
Plano, TX (1604 Preston Rd)	006	None (1997)
Thousand Oaks, CA (130 W Hillcrest Dr)	007	None (1997)
Kent, WA (25817 104th Ave)	008	None (1997)
Canton, OH (6370 Strip Ave)	010	None (1997)
Orlando, FL (7419 International Dr)	011	None (1997)
Altamonte Springs, FL (541 W Hwy 436)	012	None (1997)
Salinas, CA (1447 North Davis Rd)	013	None (1997)
Orlando (West), FL (7456 West Colonial Dr)	015	None (1997)
Fayetteville, NC (511 North McPherson Church Rd)	016	None (1997)
West Islip, NY (155 Sunrise Hwy)	019	None (1997)
Fort Wayne, IN (711 Coliseum Blvd)	022	None (1997)
Las Vegas, NV (7381 W Lake Mead Blvd)	024	None (1997)
Lakewood, CA (5151 Lakewood Blvd)	025	None (1997)
Palm Desert, CA (72513 Hwy 111)	027	None (1997)
Redwood City, CA (2541-43 El Camino Real)	030	4698
Bradenton, FL (905 44th Ave)	033	4698
Richmond, VA (9030 Broad St)	034	4698
Phoenix, AZ (3329 E Bell Rd)	037	4698
Victorville, CA (12790 Amargosa Rd)	038	4698
Humble, TX (124 E FM 1960 Bypass)	039	4698
Jacksonville, FL (6065 Youngerman Circle)	041	4698
Fairfax, VA (9404 Main Street)	046	4698
Parma, OH (7601 W Ridgewood Rd)	047	4698
Jacksonville, FL (9820 Atlantic Blvd)	048	4698
Henderson, NV (1521 W Sunset Rd)	050	4698
Long Island City, NY (3419 48th St)	052	4698
Scottsdale, AZ (8890 E Indian Bend Rd)	053	4698
Littleton, CO (7510 Parkway Dr)	057	4698
Merrillville, IN (2961 E 80th Ave)	058	4698
Dickson City, PA (1003 Commerce Blvd)	059	4698
Winston-Salem, NC (620 Hanes Mall Blvd)	060	4698
Atlanta, GA (2990 Cumberland Blvd)	063	2199
Louisville, KY (2030 S Hurstbourne Pkwy)	064	2199
Costa Mesa, CA (2300 Harbor Blvd)	065	2199
Englewood, CO (1001 W Hampden Ave)	066	2199
Warwick, RI (650 Bald Hill Rd)	067	2199
Sterling Heights, MI (13745 Lakeside Circle)	070	2199
Grand Rapids, MI (3671 28th St)	072	2199
Bridgewater, NJ (600 Promenade Blvd)	074	2199
Spokane, WA (10007 N Nevada St)	075	2199
Jonesboro, GA (335 Upper Riverdale Rd)	077	2199
Batavia, IL (511 N Randall Rd)	078	2199
Rochester, NY (1000 Hylan Dr)	084	2199
Buffalo, NY (4408 Milestrip Rd)	085	2199
Norfolk, VA (920 N Military Hwy)	087	4599
Norcross, GA (5019 Jimmy Carter Blvd)	088	4599
Maple Grove, MN (12945 Elm Creek Blvd N)	089	4599
Orlando (East), FL (449 N Alafaya Trail)	091	4599
Midland, TX (4703 W Loop 250)	094	4599
St Charles, MO (2669 Veterans Memorial Pkwy)	096	4599
Downingtown, PA (911 E Lancaster Ave)	098	4599
Methuen, MA (90 Pleasant Valley Rd)	102	4599
Crystal Lake, IL (4725 Northwest Hwy)	105	4599
Waldorf, MD (2928 Festival Way)	109	4599
Miamisburg, OH (30 Prestige Place)	110	4599
San Jose, CA (2445 Fontaine Rd)	111	4599
Clearwater, FL (25921 US-19)	114	4599
Wyomissing, PA (2721 N Meridian Blvd)	115	4599
Fresno, CA (3117 W Shaw Ave)	116	4599
Miami (Kendall), FL (8701 SW 124th Ave)	118	4599
Mayfield Heights, OH (1615 Golden Gate Plaza)	119	4599
Douglasville, GA (6890 Douglas Blvd)	121	4599
Pittsburgh, PA (20 McIntyre Square Dr)	122	4599
Princeton, NJ (520 Nassau Park Blvd)	124	4599
Whitby, Ontario, Canada (75 Consumers Dr)	125	4599
Harrisburg, PA (3883 Union Deposit Rd)	127	4599
Miami, FL (18575 S Dixie Hwy)	129	4599
Austin (Round Rock), TX (401 W Louis Henna Blvd)	130	4599
Warren, OH (2082 Niles Cortland Rd)	137	4599
Colorado Springs, CO (5156 N Academy Blvd)	138	4599
Meriden, CT (533 S Broad St)	140	5000
Cedar Falls, IA (5911 University Ave 100)	141	5000
Hempstead, NY (162 Fulton Ave)	142	5000
Villa Park, IL (200 W Roosevelt Rd)	144	5000
Concord, NC (7970 Lyles Lane)	148	5000
Sioux Falls, SD (2600 Louise Ave)	150	5000
Alpharetta, GA (925 North Point Dr)	151	5000
Hickory, NC (2032 Catawba Valley Blvd)	152	5000
Boca Raton, FL (21699-A State Rd)	154	5000
Dallas, TX (13364 Montfort Dr)	155	5000
Mays Landing, NJ (4215 Black Horse Pike)	156	5000
San Antonio, TX (11735 Bandera Rd)	160	5000
Grapevine, TX (2755 E Grapevine Mills Circle)	161	5000
Cordova, TN (1636 N Germantown Pkwy)	166	1401
Murfreesboro, TN (1720 Old Fort Pkwy)	167	1401
Hampton, VA (5 Towne Centre Way)	169	1401
Bridgeville, PA (1035 Washington Pike)	170	1401
Rockville, MD (5270 Randolph Rd)	173	1401
Denton, TX (341 South I-35)	176	1401
Houston, TX (600 Gulfgate Mall Center)	177	1401
Frederick, MD (7210 Guilford Dr)	183	1401

Stages Used In

Studio C (1997)|Studio C Alpha: Installed from 1997-2002, 2012, 2015. 8 left as of August 2024
Studio C Prototype|Studio C Alpha/Beta Mix: Installed from 2000-2001. None left as of October 2022
Studio C Beta , 32m: Installed from 2000-2003, 2009, 2019. 1 left as of August 2024
Circles of Light : Installed from 2012, 2013, 2015. 1 left as of August 2024

Trivia

The prototype animatronic had wrists that turned 180 degrees. This was considered unnatural so they changed it to just 90 degrees.
Figures made in 1997 had wire in their hands so that they were able to have their fingers bent to hold things.
The Garner Holt website in the late 1990s to early 2000s erroneously stated that the animatronic had 33 movements.