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| May 19th, 2009 01:45 PM | ||
| Tadao | Farrels was insane. Many children wept when ours closed. | |
| May 19th, 2009 08:45 AM | ||
| Kitsa |
Oh, that does look like it...I just meant, the general atmosphere and especially that Ferris Wheel thing. We didn't have a Farrels, so it was the nearest mental comparison I got to make. (Ella's Deli in Madison is also similar) |
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| May 18th, 2009 10:28 PM | ||
| kahljorn |
those robot things are actually kind of cool when they are programmed right. The ones in that video i posted are in-synch with the music. the wolf with the puppet is the best part 
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| May 18th, 2009 02:42 PM | ||
| Tadao |
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http://www.farrellsusa.com/ |
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| May 18th, 2009 02:35 PM | ||
| whoreable |
those robits where creepy as fuck when i was a kid. still i wanted to buy one of those bands when they were on ebay a few months back. i just short like 20k |
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| May 18th, 2009 11:25 AM | ||
| Kitsa |
old-school showbiz pizza looked almost EXACTLY like that Ziggy Piggy place in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure: I remember that one-person ferris wheel thing very well. |
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| May 18th, 2009 09:21 AM | ||
| 10,000 Volt Ghost |
We used to have a Major Magics which was THE place to have a birthday. Ninja turtles arcade game, simpsons arcade game, ghostbusters arcade game and tons of skee ball. RIP Major Magics |
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| May 18th, 2009 05:41 AM | ||
| Supafly345 | That place isn't nearly as nice as show biz pizza was. Everything was nice and covered in laquered wood. This place looks like a school classroom. | |
| May 14th, 2009 03:28 PM | ||
| DirtySanchez | i thought i remembered that but now that i think of it, the one i used to go to was called circus town pizza. same deal w/ the robots and ball pits. i remember towards the end, the place started falling apart and there were nails and staples sticking out through the kids climbing toys. anyone know if circus town was a chain or just some local rip off? | |
| May 14th, 2009 01:46 PM | ||
| Kitsa |
That gorilla thing always creeped me right the fuck out. There was a mouse with a green and white cheerleader costume to the left of the gorilla (if you're facing the stage). Her name was Mitzi Mouse and I always got a kick out of how the only thing she really did was extend stiff arms up and down to shake the pompoms. I have a naked Mitzi Mouse doll somewhere. The pizza was unbelievably shitty, but I was always really good at skeeball and kept myself well-stocked in fruit-scented pop-a-pencils. |
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| May 14th, 2009 11:53 AM | ||
| robo_rob |
Showbiz pretty much is a ripoff Chuck E, but a better Chuck E. Basically after Chuck E Cheese first opened, it's first franchisee decided to void the franchise agreement and open his own chain after seeing a better animatronic companies work. He opened Showbiz and the two companies were head to head competitors. After the arcade business started falling, Chuck E Cheese filed bankruptcy. However Showbiz bought Chuck E and at first ran the two stores separately. Eventually the company merged the two and went with Chuck E as it's mascot. The company who made Billy Bob kept the rights and sold the animatronic shows to other companies. Basically this new Showbiz is where a Showbiz fan with a set of the animatronics and his friend opened up the store. I'm planning a trip down there sometime this summer, I doubt it will be just as good as it used to be, but looks like a fun weekend. |
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| May 14th, 2009 02:21 AM | ||
| DevilWearsPrada | Like that one episode of dexters lab | |
| May 14th, 2009 02:20 AM | ||
| darkvare | looks like the chuck e chesse's rip offs they show on cartoons with faulty robots and mean and old waiters | |
| May 14th, 2009 02:10 AM | ||
| Zomboid |
I loved Chuch E Cheese so much as a kid Isn't Showbiz Pizza pretty much just a proto Chuck E Cheese. |
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| May 14th, 2009 01:50 AM | ||
| Mockery |
Damn, I've never been to a showbiz pizza before. Looks like a nightmare :O Thanks for posting about that place. This is exactly the kind of stuff I love learning about. |
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| May 14th, 2009 12:31 AM | ||
| robo_rob |
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| May 14th, 2009 12:23 AM | ||
| kahljorn |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur8AwQHusZw |
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| May 14th, 2009 12:21 AM | ||
| kahljorn |
My wife always watches these videos that have the showbiz pizza fucks programmed to various pop/rap songs. It's kiiiinda cool. It was on youtube
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| May 13th, 2009 11:57 PM | ||
| Esuohlim | I've never heard of Showbiz Pizza and because of this I'm going to lock this thread and ban you forever | |
| May 13th, 2009 11:46 PM | ||
| robo_rob | possibly | |
| May 13th, 2009 11:40 PM | ||
| b_squared | Those are the scariest robots I have ever seen in a pizza resturant. Is it still Christmas in Alabama? | |
| May 13th, 2009 11:24 PM | ||
| Pub Lover | Only hugging? | |
| May 13th, 2009 11:20 PM | ||
| robo_rob |
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| May 13th, 2009 11:15 PM | ||
| Pub Lover | I hope to see lots of pictures of you high-fiving people when you get back, Robby. | |
| May 13th, 2009 11:10 PM | ||
| robo_rob |
Showbiz Pizza! Any of you remember Showbiz Pizza? You know the place that was like Chuck E Cheese and eventually became Chuck E Cheese? Some guy just opened a new one, kinda. Showbiz Pizza Zone picsl It's in Phoenix City Alabama, which is about 2 hrs away from me. I'm so going. |
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