The Rise & Fall of Showbiz Pizza Place & Chuck E. Cheese Pizza Time Theatre

Explore the history, origins and ultimate downfall of Chuck E. Cheese Pizza Time Theatre & Showbiz Pizza Place: The Animatronic Pizza Parlor Icons of the 80's & 90's. Donate on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Yester_World Follow Mark on Twitter! (@yester_world) http://bit.ly/yesterworld_m Follow Mark on Instagram! (yester_world) http://bit.ly/Yestergram SHOP: https://yesterworldentertainment.spreadshirt.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/YesterworldEntertainment/ I want to give a very special thanks to ShowbizPizza.com, as although no one from the website was involved in the making of this episode, it was a fantastic source for information, articles, newsletters & footage. The proper copyright holders are listed below, but the vast majority of the materials used in the video come from ShowbizPizza.com. Please check them out & show them your support! ShowbizPizza.com https://www.facebook.com/showbizpizzacom Also, make sure to check out their Video Archive & Youtube Page where many of the clips in this episode are sourced: https://www.showbizpizza.com/videos/archive.html Finally, here is a link to their ‘University Page’, where many of the documents relating to both Chuck E. Cheese & Showbiz Pizza Place were sourced: https://www.showbizpizza.com/info/index.html https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6z_t8HYkCyTwVoXGVDOqKQ All Chuck E. Cheese and/or Showbiz Pizza Place footage, images & documents are the copyright of CEC Entertainment Holdings, LLC. Primary Sources: Rock-afire Explosion Documentary - Window Pictures, LLC. ShowbizPizza.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6z_t8HYkCyTwVoXGVDOqKQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6z_t8HYkCyTwVoXGVDOqKQ http://engineeringcreative.com INFORMATION SOURCES: https://www.micechat.com/169196-season-pass-podcast-nolan-bushnell-tea-summit-day-one/ https://www.ibtimes.com/atari-founder-nolan-bushnell-thinks-vr-gaming-will-bring-arcades-back-2336662 https://www.inc.com/rick-gibson/q-amp-a-with-nolan-bushnell-inventor-of-the-video-game.html https://www.wired.com/story/inside-story-of-pong-excerpt/ https://gamehistory.org/first-arcade-game-advertisement-computer-space/ https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10158821431485554 http://www.showbizpizza.com/ptp/characters/chuckecheese.html http://www.showbizpizza.com/ptp/characters/chuckecheese.html#cite https://showbizpizza.fandom.com/wiki/The_Shelf#Main https://www.showbizpizza.com/rae/history/index.html https://showbizpizza.fandom.com/wiki/Family_Album https://www.showbizpizza.com/rae/stages/test-magicstage.html https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/07/chuck-e-cheeses-silicon-valley-startup-the-origins-of-the-best-pizza-chain-ever/277869/ http://allincolorforaquarter.blogspot.com/2013/06/brides-of-chuck-e-pizza-time-theatres.html ONLINE VIDEO/IMAGE SOURCES (The rest are continued within the pinned description, non-internet links are listed in the episode’s end credits): Rainforest Cafe footage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKUV4piJXUg T-Rex Cafe footage - Golden Gia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8-6yXq9JHo, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzhaTEX4EGw Syzygy Card - TheDotEaters.com Reese’s Commercial - Kevin Noonan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7oD_oX-Gio Video Fever - ABC - Steven Hertz - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3sqUrX83Yg Shakey’s Pizza Commercial - OsbornTramain - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u5YPzyf7N8 Organ Power Pizza - Auto-Generated - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l28YazdOK9U Country Bear Jamboree promo - RetroWDW.com, Disney U.S. Census Bureau - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnETGSHLu90 Fawlty Towers - BBC Comedy Greats - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_q4S7lZeik ShowbizPizza.com Real People PTT 1979 Footage - CEC Nevada - Telepictures Corporation / SFM Entertainment - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdKLsomLbtY Four Corners: New Eatery - ShowbizPizza.com - ABC - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7ipvv3 PTT Corporate Promo - ShowbizPizza.com - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7t2z73 PM Magazine 1982 - ShowbizPizza.com - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7t3mvb WBZ-TV Evening Magazine - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7t30q9 Robert Brock Interview - NBC - sptproductions - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UvDK0ll54Y https://www.showbizpizza.com/videos/archive.html Creative Engineering Animatronics: Willie Segment - ShowbizPizza.com - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMdZ-7nwigo CEI Eearly News Story - spcom (showbizpizza.com) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FEFWftSipQ Hard Luck Bears Footage - Creative Engineering - showbizpizza YT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAiQwZTyFgc People Are Talking - CBS Television Stations - ShowbizPizza.com - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7t34ss Wolfpack 5 Presentation at IAAPA - Creative Engineering - https://www.showbizpizza.com/videos/archive.html United Airlines ad - - United Airlines Holdings - ArchiveAnnex - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBIU8ytEl74