Animatronic Retrospective- Captain Andy’s Rivertowne

[@capt_creations_]

Goober and Gus Gus are other way round, Gus Gus is on piano and Goober is the tall dog, the cats are Dixie, Daisy & Delilah. The dalmation is sparky. When the show ran in Pleasurewood Hills they sand songs from the spice girls

[@roskuil]

I can't believe Goober and Gus Gus would do this to me

[@feliciteacup]

AH i wasn't going crazy, i was obsessed with those 3 cats a few years ago and when i was watching this video the name delilah kept popping into my head like i swore one of them was named delilah

[@DeadlyComicsYT]

GOOD VIDEOOOOOO I'm dedicating my life to captain andy now!

[@Plt1lll]

Creative Presentations Is One Of My Favourites Lots Of Lost Media With Them As Well.

[@tujumaster]

This is great. Also, I was there. APC was located at 1776 E. Jefferson St in Rockville MD. I used to go to the Wheaton Plaza location all the time. I’ll see if I can find some documents or images for you.

[@roskuil]

Let us know if you find anything!

[@Balootoyoutoo]

So David and bob were both the original imagineers behind one of the first Disney animatronics, Abraham Lincoln. Bob did the body and david did the hands

[@mr.dan7144]

Bob basically said the problem with Capt. Andy's Rivertown was that the market was already saturated, and the show was late to the game. I did not know about the lawsuit; I would believe it left a sourer taste in his mouth. Excellent posting!

[@Mr_Meisterr]

Nice video! Goober is the tall dog that plays the bass, Happy is the dog on the fiddle, Homer is the dog on the guitar, and Gus-Gus is the small dog on the piano. Hope this helps!

[@rapvelasco1932]

Currently making Captain Andys in a game called “Rec Room” and this was a nice breath of fresh air for captain anys info keep up the good work

[@feliciteacup]

i always thought these animatronics were cute, they remind me a lot of america sings from disneyland. it's such a shame a lot of stuff is either undocumented or lost to time because of adobe flash, this stuff needs to be preserved, it's so interesting...

[@mineyvoid1308]

this is SO COOL i love obscure animatronic bands

[@The-64th-Gamer]

Great research! Glad to see proper documentation of the more obscure animatronic bands being dug up!

[@TexCritter1982]

Welp, there goes my Capt Andy's video 😂 You killed it though , great job!

[@lelmasterextras]

24:07 ??? was not my day I lost my chewing gummer I saw it going down the drain so I had to call a plumber What'd he say? Give him a call in the following morning if you ever -

[@lelmasterextras]

For the location in Perry Hall it may have relocated at some point

[@pocketspy]

I worked at one in the early 80s. They explained too fast and had mismanagement problems. My manager was a coke head who slept with several workers. I left before they closed. My store was in Lakewood, CA.

[@muppetsretrofan8873]

Also, I have an animatronic restaurant mystery of my own, this was Pizza Playhouse in Louisiana with Dippy the Dinosaur as their mascot. My mom went there when she was little, and I've been trying to find information about it so we could discuss the chain's history together, yet I don't think there's anything about Pizza Playhouse. Even Marc's Funtime Pizza Palace [retrofitted PTTs] has more information! It frustrates me when restaurant history is poorly documented. Don't even get me started on how the Jack In The Box restaurant chain tries to ignore anything made before the 90s, which REALLY bugs me given that their 1970s characters were voiced by a Disney voice actor legend: Paul Winchell, OG voice of Tigger. There's a few comics and only 3 commercials on KZbin, which I highly recommend watching, they're really charming and you can tell Paul Winchell had fun doing the voices. Sadly, much like Captain Andy, there's little information about the Jack In The Box 1970s characters.

[@archerringo4636]

Nice video on captain Andy’s! maybe you can do an animatronic retrospective video on an animatronic band called the apeology’s made by creative presentations or you can make an animatronic retrospective video on another animatronic band called Daniel & The Dixie Diggers made by sally Corp!

[@_casey_idk_]

i really liked this vid and would love to see this become a series. good work 👏

[@sydneybrey2038]

INCREDIBLE WORK CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP APPLAUSE APPLAUSE WHISTLE WHISTLE WHISTLE

[@thetinygoatgirl57]

This is a nicely done video! I’ve seen the phone footage of the animatronics and I was enamored and wanted to know more about this gang finding out there should’ve been more thank you for creating this video 🙏🏼

[@muppetsretrofan8873]

Subscribed! I've had an affection for vintage Chuck E Cheese and flopped animatronic restaurant chains in general. TBH, I wish Captain Andy's and Gigglebee's stuck around so that CEC could have competition that would actually force them to innovate. Restaurant chain rabbit holes are always interesting to me, especially animatronic ones. And I think it's incredibly unfair what happened to this chain. I love the character designs though I am biased as I adore vintage mascots [for the most part]. I even had a dream universe of a restaurant chain opened in 1980 called Party Time Pizza Zone that was 50s diner themed and was incredibly successful, I'll talk about it in another comment post.

[@O.G.R.]

thank you for this video

[@Rabbittrench]

Capt. Andy is so friend-shaped. Oh my gosh.

[@Sloop_Goop]

Oh my goodness I remember that Ebay listing, they were such good prices too!!

[@rookiebat]

GREAT video, good lord there's not enough info out there about these guys and its a real shame bc theyre lovely. Best looking animatronics i've ever seen. I learned a lot and your delivery is So Funny. you did the world a service here.

[@muppetsretrofan8873]

If you think Captain Andy's history is a rabbit hole, there's also Jack In The Box's history. Not an animatronic restaurant, but instead a fast-food chain, but I'd argue the chain's past is incredibly interesting yet sadly hardly anything is documented. Their mascot, a clown named Jack, was around since the chain's beginnings in 1951, yet only the 90s/current version is well known. A curious part of the chain's past was in the 1970s, when there were animated commercials with a more cartoon-y Jack and his group of friends: The Jack In The Box Bunch. Paul Winchell, the original voice of Tigger, did the voices of the characters, most notably Jack himself and Onion Ring Thing. Only three commercials and three comics with records are on KZbin. The Jack In The Box Bunch were introduced in 1971, but there's no information about when and why they were dropped. In the 1980s, Jack In The Box tried to be more "mature" and dropped Jack as a mascot, which for reasons too long to get into on this comment, failed miserably in the long run. There's actually quite a few Jack In The Box stuff on Worthpoint, including a company poster from 1978 that is quite helpful, a few company "Sooper Scooper" magazines with pictures of walkaround costumes, and company advertising posters, including a funny Time Magazine parody cover. It's super frustrating that Jack In The Box poorly documented their own history, they won't even acknowledge the Jack In The Box Bunch or any pre-90s version of Jack.

[@Treppy_Gecky]

This is so interesting! You just earned a sub I hope you make more vids like these :)

[@maddiejoy6619]

As someone who once wrote a 30+ page term paper on Meet Me in St. Louis, I can say you're correct that it isn't just a Christmas movie. It's a year in the family's life as they face major life changes (daughters getting engaged, money issues, the possibility that they might move, etc) all set around a backdrop of waiting for the World's Fair that will be held in St. Louis. They celebrate many things, including Christmas. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" comes at the emotional climax of the film where the family is facing moving to New York City, away from everything they know. At the same time, Judy Garland's character has just gotten engaged and will be leaving the family. That's why the song is encouraging the listener to have a merry Christmas despite difficulties in life. Anyway, if you read this entire mini-essay, I commend you 😅.

[@roskuil]

May I say that the Halloween sequence completely took me out. Feral children.

[@maddiejoy6619]

@@roskuil they're absolutely feral 🤣

[@silhouettoofaman2935]

Not very often I get to hear that my home state has its own little piece of lost media! Usually I just hear of some kind of shooting or....the bridge.

[@Docthefox]

Wow keep it up I’ve been searchring for months now and you have good evidence

[@TweetsieRailroader]

4:26 BOB GURR MENTIONED. It genuinely surprised me that Bob Gurr was involved with this. He was literally responsible for pretty much every vehicle at the Disney Parks, with the exception of the Retlaw 1 and 2 Coaches at Disneyland, so I have a lot of respect for Bob. It’s really cool that he put his talents into something like this!

[@RocketRoosterFilms]

I heard this: "On the 16th, which is my birthday, I lost my chewy gummer." I hope this helps you (If i am correct, then I understand the need for a plumber. Bubble gum wad in the pipes is no joke.)

[@Gofightins18]

you should have way more subs

[@capt_creations_]

Very good video, if you ever want to talk more about Andy and know more info always love chatting with fellow fans

[@noahmedrano631]

Hello there 👋🗿👋

[@Rapunzelpumpkin]

24:19 I believe he says “Give me a call” along with something else that I can’t quite understand.

[@Bird-wz7nx]

I'm going to have to come back, this is too interesting to nap to. 3:06 I'm subbing for "My Hitlist" though, feels like such meme potential

[@Tfnafplayer2]

Awesome video

[@tomstertomfoolery]

Wow

[@Narkissoss]

Harika video hanımefendi 😊

[@ed.is.undead4420]

Oh wow you are like,,, the coolest 😳

[@AltairEgoX]

I watched SB/CEC an animatronic heavy restaurant triumph over every leaps and bounds Coco keys Discovery zone and just about every other Chuck e cheese wannabe😂 but I love every attempt at least rivertown had animatronics❤🎉

[@panickyduck4783]

Hey, Justin here! Cool video, I can tell you put a lot of effort into it. Do you have a working title for the game you're developing? I'll have to keep an eye out for it.

[@roskuil]

Yo, Justin! I'll definitely let you know when the game is closer to being completed. It'll be a long while yet though, lol

[@YakkoWarnerTower]

Goober absolutely reminds me of a less bored Goliath from Davey and Goliath lol.

[@Rafedreams]

Do one on Smartees!! /lh /j in all seriousness, gj

[@AbrahamCortina-tz9lx]

Captain Andy look like the Wolf from Hoodwinked

[@roskuil]

Oh no, I will never unsee it now.

[@AbrahamCortina-tz9lx]

@@roskuil what do you mean

[@roskuil]

@@AbrahamCortina-tz9lx Yo. I LOVED Hoodwinked.

[@AbrahamCortina-tz9lx]

@@roskuil oh good

[@randomstuff-yb7xb]

I think one of the cats might be named Elizabeth

[@capt_creations_]

The cats are called Daisy, Dixie & Delilah

[@randomstuff-yb7xb]

@@capt_creations_ ok

[@Roadent1241]

It's stuff like this that makes me want to take a good iPhone because brilliant camera and tons of space, get a time machine and go to these places so I can come back and put them on the internet captured in HD and full. I can solve my own mystery about a giant lanky piano-playing cat animatronic I saw in our 'local' arcade 25 years ago... I will happily be one of these Anachronistic people with a smartphone camera caught on a time-correct camera XD

[@angelaaiolupo2439]

Homer didn’t sing but happy sang it😂😂😂😂😂

[@papachillothezappey4050]

Hey! Don't call the Rock-afire designs dated. To me most of them aged like fine wine in my opinion. CEI wasn't going for a cutesy cartoon look. Their design style (or Dave A. Thomas's and David Billy Bob Irving's art styes) were more inspired by the art of underground comics artists like Robert Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Gilbert Shelton, Bill Griffith, and Vaughn Bodē.

[@lelmasterextras]

It was definitely a choice that was made. Their robots were very functional but the looks were ehhhh imo. Chuck E Cheese's looks were bland af too though so idk lmaoo. My favorite designs were made by Creative Presentations, and some of the robots from VP and The Robot Factory

[@papachillothezappey4050]

@@lelmasterextras The only thing I agree with here is that Creative Presentations has great designs.But seriously, the fact that you put The Robot Factory, one of the worst animatronics companies (if not the worst animatronics company of all time) over CEI, one of the best animatronics companies of all time just disgusts me. Oh and P.S. VP is a good animatronics company, but there are many better animatronics then VP's ones.

[@papachillothezappey4050]

Not trying to be mean or upset you or anything. I'm just giving my opinion.

[@roskuil]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) I gnashed Looney Bird in my teeth like cereal, and he was STALE lol

[@lelmasterextras]

@@papachillothezappey4050 The Robot Factory designs were mid yeah, but they excelled in functionality. Their robots would have hundreds of preprogrammed shows, and they also made Wilbur for Gigglebee's

[@IDidSomethingBETTER]

i need mor

[@muppetsretrofan8873]

Captain Andy's history is so interesting, and it's a shame there's so much lost media, because the characters have such fun and cute designs [Rock-A-Fire Explosion and Creative Engineering take notes] and the restaurant itself looked like fun. I wish that at least ONE of these animatronic restaurants was able to thrive so that modern CEC would have actual competition forcing them to innovate. Lost Media, animatronics, restaurants, and mascots in general are some of my biggest special interests. Speaking of, there was a animatronic pizza place when my mom was little called Pizza Playhouse. It was located in Louisiana and had a dinosaur mascot. There's only a single commercial on KZbin, from 1989. I am not entirely sure if it had animatronics, but my mom seems to remember they did. It's frustrating when restaurant history gets completely forgotten. Looking at Jack In The Box, for example.

[@Animatronicfanatic]

The animatronics reminds me of the looney tunes revue

[@Rafedreams]

MATTHEW IS THE BIRD I THINK

[@RocketRoosterFilms]

In the video, she revealed that bird is indeed Matthew.

[@AltairEgoX]

While I do love this video you are wrong about a few things Chief among them that animatronics don't make money 🤑 animatronics do make money I worked for Chuck e cheese for the duration of the 90s and the 2000s long enough to acquire his voice in fact. And I worked for corporate semi directly. I can tell you unequivocally that the animatronics brought in guests more than anything if the reason why Chuck e cheese beat out leaps and bounds Discovery zone and every other family entertainment center that did not have an animatronic band🎉 the show brings in what I guess they would call soft money because they differentiate themselves from just a pizza restaurant with a few arcade machines into a legitimate birthday Capital where a live creature celebrates your special day with you ❤️ basically taking aspects of Disney and bringing it to local areas where people can afford some of that magic 🪄