The Showbiz Pizza Place appreciation thread

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The Showbiz Pizza Place appreciation thread Dec 27, 2008 9:43:58 GMT -5

Post by Paul on Dec 27, 2008 9:43:58 GMT -5

For those who don't remember; Showbiz Pizza Place was the main competitor to Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theater 'till Chuck e. Cheese went bankrupt in 1984 and was bought by Showbiz. Eventually they decided to abandon the Showbiz concept and that's why you only see Chuck E. Cheese these days.

Showbiz featured the vastly superior Rock-Afire Explosion- the people behind the animatronics and music used in the show were really talented.

Here's a site with the whole Showbiz/Chuck E. Cheese history, pictures, and a bunch of other goodies:

showbizpizza.com/home.html

The Rock-Afire Explosion still lives on in fan-owned shows and the handful of remaining shows in local entertainment centers.

-Paul.

Mr Ismaeal Naji Don Corleone Real Volk Han is not impressed Posts: 1,682	The Showbiz Pizza Place appreciation thread Dec 27, 2008 14:16:16 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mr Ismaeal Naji on Dec 27, 2008 14:16:16 GMT -5 what about Major Magic?

lildude8218 Global Moderator Posts: 105,257	The Showbiz Pizza Place appreciation thread Dec 27, 2008 15:08:06 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by lildude8218 on Dec 27, 2008 15:08:06 GMT -5 The guy who did the voice of the Gorilla is a big celebrity down here

Paul Vegeta Posts: 9,237	The Showbiz Pizza Place appreciation thread Dec 27, 2008 15:13:30 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Paul on Dec 27, 2008 15:13:30 GMT -5 Dec 27, 2008 14:16:16 GMT -5 Mr Ismaeal Naji said: what about Major Magic? This? www.majormagic.com/ Looks interesting.
	-Paul.

Gopher Mod Global Moderator Waiting for the right time to strike... Do you know what gophers can do to a message board? Posts: 17,469	The Showbiz Pizza Place appreciation thread Dec 27, 2008 15:22:28 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Gopher Mod on Dec 27, 2008 15:22:28 GMT -5 Dec 27, 2008 14:16:16 GMT -5 Mr Ismaeal Naji said: what about Major Magic? Holy crap, that's actually within a few miles of my apartment at college!

Jam Unicron Spiral out Posts: 2,934	The Showbiz Pizza Place appreciation thread Dec 27, 2008 15:28:46 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Jam on Dec 27, 2008 15:28:46 GMT -5 I loved this place when I was a kid.
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Spyke the Pacers Fan El Dandy Still hates himself for missing the last episode of Murder She Wrote Go Indiana! Posts: 8,061	The Showbiz Pizza Place appreciation thread Dec 27, 2008 19:57:21 GMT -5 mizerable likes this Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Spyke the Pacers Fan on Dec 27, 2008 19:57:21 GMT -5 I'm quite surprised how many Showbiz tokens I come across from the token machine, even to this day.
	Apr 29, 2009 7:01:30 GMT -5 @bootytime said: Rehiring Billy Gunn is an insult to the idea of exchanging currency for goods and services. Jul 10, 2008 1:56:56 GMT -5 cageking666 said: I'm sorry I was inspired by Spyke, so sue me.