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Along with its arcade, Chuck E. Cheese's other main draw for its locations since the beginning of the Chuck E. Cheese franchise was its animatronic show, until the mid-1990s. More recently, less attention has been placed on animatronics. However, there are now several different styles of animatronic shows in use within the company, depending on when the location opened, whether it was renovated, and other factors. When the first location opened in 1977, the animatronic characters were featured in framed portraits hanging on the walls of the main dining area, but they are no longer in use today. The show featured Crusty The Cat (the first character to face retirement as he was soon replaced with Mr. Munch in 1978), Pasqually the singing chef, Jasper T. Jowls, the Warblettes, and the main focus of the show, Chuck E. Cheese. Later, restaurants also added "Cabaret" shows in separate rooms of each restaurant.They also frequently changed out the sole female character, named Helen Henny, in the main show. They achieved this by applying a cosmetic change to the existing robot, as well as a change of stage backdrop, to match the performer. Showbiz.com What was Studio C? Click "Next" to read find out. Beginning in 1998, the company's show installed into new stores, referred to as "Studio C", consists of a single animated Chuck E. Cheese character created by Garner Holt, a company that specializes in fine animatronics, special effects, show action systems and more. The other characters appear as puppets on the TV screens. nocookies In some markets, the company has also tried a new store concept that omits the animated show entirely. This is the Circle of Lights stage which either consists of a live Chuck E. Cheese costume character or an animatronic in a futuristic light stage with large television monitors. Do you remember all of the characters involved in the animatronic band? Click "Next" to see if you do. The Rocking Robotic Band Members consisted of: Chuck E. Cheese on vocals/ lead guitar Adayinourshoes.com Helen Henny on vocals Deviantart.com Mr. Munch on vocals and keyboards nocookies.net Jasper T. Jowls on vocals and guitar Flickr.com Pasqually P. Pieplate on vocals and percussion nocookie.net So what is the sad news? Click "Next" to find out. Chuck E. Cheese's is reportedly phasing out their singing animatronic band. Pinterest The restaurant chain has announced that they will be renovating all of their locations across the country. As part of the sleek new design, they will be removing the beloved, and somewhat "creepy," animatronics in attempt to modernize. The robotic characters were once the center of many childhood birthday parties, but today are considered outdated, as many children are now growing up with more advanced media and entertainment.CEC Chief Executive Tom Leverton said, "The kids stopped looking at the animatronics years and years ago, and they would wait for the live Chuck E. to come out." While the animatronic fan base said they will miss the iconic band of characters, many also admitted the animatronics were seriously scary. So this could be a good thing... Source: (Wikipedia, WGNTV)