Walk through a new store in Phoenix (1983)

[mp3aa]

A walk through a new Chuck E. Cheese store in 1983.
I think we had only been open a week.
Very special appearance by my general manager Mr. Joe Avoledo.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKS2xJcx8G8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKS2xJcx8G8)

[Billy Bob Brockali]

Ok,

This is pretty awesome, I've always wanted to see more footage of PTT in it's "prime". God, I miss the 80's...

Keep the videos coming, they are much appreciated!

[PuroMax]

I liks how the GM calls the camcorder "one of those video things" being that they were so uncommon back then

[mp3aa]

Yeah.
How do you like the bench he's sitting on?
The office chairs had not even arrived.

[MMBBfan327]

VERY cool footage!!! So this proves that Darryl was right about their being a "Beagles Ballroom" and "Dolli's Descent."

[pizzacam]

I'm not worthy! I'm not worthy! Man...that blew me away! Sooooo cool! :eek :eek I really miss the 80's now. To think Donkey Kong Jr, Popeye, Burgertime were all new games...like a PTT with Soul Caliber or something! :eek

[cec080]

Awesome! I miss ATARI's Burger Time... I'm Speechless. hey he even showed the pizza number computer that showed the pac-man's running across the screen!!!
:D

[TreyTX]

Hello, can you tell me if this PTT location was a franchise or a corp location? How many PTT where in the Phoenix area? Why did it (they) close? It seemed that only the survivers where the two Phoexnix (Meza) franchised SBZ locations.

[pizzacam]

Because didn't Pizza Time go bankrupt...and once the dust settled lots of store were closed? Something like that...

[mp3aa]

We were franchises.
We were doing very well.
Once Showbiz took over operation of corporate, they decided to DOUBLE the royalty payments franchises had to pay.
Our owners took a look at it and decided it would no longer be profitable enough.
I closed down the Tempe store and packed all the Cyberamic equipment for a store in Mexico.
I was supposed to install it in the Mexico store, but our owners didn't think I should have a worker's permit. They said I was going there for "vacation".
I declined since I had no desire to spend time in a Mexican jail. LOL!!

The Phoenix store was sold a few months later to Pistol Pete's.
They cleared out all of the Chuck E. Cheese stuff and kept me on as a tech for a couple months.
After I got their games up to 100% in 5 stores, they laid me off.
They were real sweethearts. NOT!!!

[pizzacam]

Wow, so that's a first a Pizza Time Theatre becomes Pistol Pete's and in '93 got the Rock-afire! :lol Cool

[mp3aa]

Pistol Pete's, it's owners and back stabbing managers should all burn in he.....
But I digress..... >D

One of our franchise owners, Angeleo Orphan, was a dentist in California. He also owned a store there. San Jose? Can't remember.
It was so long ago!

[CEC3066]

he very well may have at one boint BOTH San Jose locations were franchised