His trademarks include his New Jersey accent, his many jokes and insults, his red derby, a great big smile on his face, and winking at his may friends and fans.Ĭhuck E. He had a birthday which was on May 22nd, and he's said to get over excited over birthdays, and laugh at his own jokes. He didn't play any instruments, however, he held a microphone, as he is not only the host of the Pizza Time Theatre, but also a vocalist, who often sang out loud, his singing disliked the rest of the Pizza Time Players. He often had a brown vaudeville cane in his hand at times. This was eradicated from the later shows, Cyberamics, and other media, during The Great American Smoke Out in 1980. He also originally smoked cigars in the first few animatronic portrait figures. He was a rat down to the heart, and directly made fun of the other characters onstage. In the first showtape, he had a completely different persona than the later incarnations, taking inspiration from 'Muggs McGinnis'. Cheese' due to it being alliterative to Mickey Mouse, and a three-smile name. was originally going to be named “Rick Rat”, but this idea was immediately shot down by the team at Atari, since the name would be deemed too mature for young audiences. History Origins and Pizza Time Theater (1977-1989)Ĭhuck E.
1.1 Origins and Pizza Time Theater (1977-1989).
