Chuck E. Phone Game in the 80s

[MatHat13]

I have seen photos of this, but what was the CEC Phone Game like, is it like the one today called Chuck E. Chit Chat which is in the toddlar zone?

[Rockafirefan]

No it was not. You could only talk to Chuck E. back then.

[Snap]

The CEC in FT. WALTOn Beach has one of thise phones.

[MMBBfan327]

I remember this game from the Brookfield, WI store in the Elmbrook Plaza (now closed). You put in a token, pick up the phone, and then Chuck would say a variety of sayings, such as "Hope You're havin' a good time at my place!" or something like that. When my store moved to Bluemound Rd., this game was converted to a Chuck E. wizard thing, where you had to move a stick around a circle, and if you touch a side you lose, or something like that...

[menutia]

I have one of the CEC "Carousel" body pieces from this game. Really cool. Wish I had the enitre game.

~M

[thatsmilingface]

I remember the Fort Collins CEC (#865) had one in 1997. It was just like MMBBfan327 described: you inserted a token and picked up the phone handset, and a brief (about a minute or two, I can't remember offhand) recording of Chuck E. Cheese would play, after which you'd hang the phone handset back up.