Mr. Munch (Cyberamic)

The Mr. Munch Cyberamic is an animatronic figure created by Pizza Time Theatre Inc. for Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre locations from 1979-1980s and by other companies in the 1990s. It is a pretty simple figure, having only 8 movements. The Mr. Munch Cyberamic would later be utilized in the Road Stage, 2-Stage, and 1-Stage shows as part of Munch's Make-Believe Band, changing his arms to play the keyboard correctly, and stopping his body turns.

History

This animatronic first premiered at the Concord, CA (1975 Diamond Blvd) in 1979. The only changes to his look over the years were the addition of a baseball hat that read 'Munch' as well as legs and shoes.

Movements

The bot features 8-9 movements in total.

Movement
Mouth
Eyelids
Eye Turn Right
Eye Turn Left
Head Turn Right
Head Turn Left
Left Arm
Right Arm
Door (Used in Cyberamics Portrait Shelf Stage)

Stages Used In

• Portrait Stage: Installed from 1979-1980. Went extinct in 2001 at Lake Forest, CA.
• Balcony Stage: Installed from 1980-1986. Went extinct in 1993 at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
• Rocker Stage: Installed from 1987-1990. Went extinct on June 12, 2022 at Rockford, IL.
• C-Stage: Installed from 1989-1990? Went extinct in 2003 at Tacoma, WA.
• Road Stage: Installed from 1990-1992. 1 left as of June 2024.
• 2-Stage: Installed from 1992-1993, 1996-1997. 4 left as of June 2024.
• 1-Stage: Installed from 1992, 1993-1996, 1997-1998, 2011. 10 left as of June 2024.
• Cyberamic 3-Stage: Installed in 2000 at Lynnwood, WA, Installed in November 2017 at Springfield, MA. Went extinct on July 2023 at Lynnwood, WA.