The History of Showbiz Pizza Place & Chuck E. Cheese in Mobile, Alabama

Today, we go over a very unique location as part of the history of Showbiz Pizza Place and Chuck E. Cheese in Mobile, Alabama. Watch the video to see all the unique features. Shoutout to ‪@dawgs_life‬ for helping me out with this video's info!
Credit:
Nathan Spies (For inspiring this series).
/ nathanspies
Cheese-e-pedia (For some of the info of this video).
cheeseepedia.o...
‪@dawgs_life‬ (For the majority of info in this video, as well as photos and even a video of the Mobile locations).
Historical Aerials (For providing the photo of the area where the PTT Mobile was).
www.historicae...
Credit: ‪@showbizpizzacom‬ (For providing a photo of a Billy Bob walkaround).
‪@saan1ty‬ (For the Showbiz Pizza Time Inc. Vector).
‪@TreysVideoTV‬ (For providing footage of Mobile in 1993).
• Dylon's 3rd Birthday
‪@brianhagan‬ (For the photos and videos of Mobile's 3 Stage during the mid 90's).
• Mobile AL Show Concept...
• Mobile AL Show Concept...
• CEC Mobile AL Playroom...
• CEC Mobile AL 3-Stage ...
‪@CECSWF‬ (For providing footage of Mobile in 1996).
• Mobile Alabama Februar...
‪@deblmw‬ (For providing footage of Mobile in 1999).
‪@Snapdoggydogg‬ (For providing footage of Mobile in 2012).
• Snap's Animation Work ...
‪@Rockafirefan99‬ (For providing footage of Mobile in 2018).
• Chuck E. Cheese “I Did...
The rest of the credits coming soon.
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Crap, please don't label this as for kids. It's not meant for kids, it's meant for archival and entertainment purposes.

[@MrElwoodjayblues]

Guys please stop asking Rob for history video requests. Wait until he uploads a video, saying he's taking them again, and don't overflow his comments asking, thank you.

[@WhoDidWhat17]

aww man but I want Rob to do my local, Bowling Green, KY /hj

[@karlgt3656]

​@@WhoDidWhat17nathan spies

[@CoreythelordoftheIsles]

understood sorry about the request on the durham location

[@JoCox4048]

BUT MY BELOVED FAIRFAX /j But seriously, it takes time to research and write these history videos.

[@infiniteentertainment96]

MY LOCATION, BABY!

[@dejus_e]

The algorithm knows.

[@dejus_e]

The algorithm always knows.

[@JonHalloween]

Let’s go, I’ve been wanting this, same here

[@rolltideroll8458]

Same lmao

[@TWs_Productions]

Same lol

[@AnthonyMedelli1014]

5:06 man that teen was so happy and proud to work there

[@Cheesesteak_]

7:01 “Pasqually with teeth isn’t real he can’t hurt you.” Pasqually with teeth:

[@AlexPlays14]

God thats terrifying

[@Ctrewix]

i wish i would've cherished those animatronics before they were replaced for a ''dance floor''

[@JimBobJoeB0b]

Holy crap, this stage looked INCREDIBLE! Now *that* is what the CU 3-Stages could’ve been!

[@ChuckETastic]

Aye That Was A Fun Live Stream To Watch! (Also Awesome Video By The Way! 👍)

[@SearsAndPennys1981]

This is the best itzarob history of video yet!I love Mobile 3-stage! Btw I’ve heard that Tallahassee got removed but there’s no evidence to back this up

[@ItzaRob]

I don't think so. I heard the date was pushed back again. Unless there's proof otherwise I don't believe it for now.

[@SearsAndPennys1981]

yippee @@ItzaRob

[@campbellrogers6053]

hey, local mobile resident. I can see if my family has any photos or information on the Pizza Time Theater, because if I remember my mother used to love that place as a kid. I will look into our family photos and see what I can find.

[@toystorytoday2081]

Ah man, I missed the premiere, loved this history video! I really wanted to find out about this location as I really like its stage variants

[@LandynMcg]

That is the location closest to my house, and I have always wondered if there was a video on it, but I found it!!

[@your_otherneighbor]

hey rob! love the videos you make! keep it up!

[@MrBigMac9647]

A few things on the 3 stage that weren't mentioned. Chuck received the Rockstar Chuck shirt, and munch's organ still had the sparkling legs. R.i.p mobile al 3 stage, 1982-2019 Also, at 10:29, that photo of chuck without eyebrows is very unsettling.

[@hayleywaalen2612]

That Christmas background reminds me of A Charlie Brown Christmas.

[@chuckescrib6615]

These videos help during hard time bro, keep it going bro

[@gwenmloveskpopandmore]

So happy u did this one ❤ I wish they made a new version of the stage before it got 2.0

[@jaisontheawesomeanimator1381]

Didn't expect Showbiz to place in my location...

[@reelboby]

LETS GO MY HOME STORE, thank you SOOOO much rob, still sucks that they got the 2.0 tho :(.

[@criggerbros2104]

Holy cow! I had no idea that my local CEC was so unique, sadly I was only around to witness early Adventure-Chuck and beyond. interesting how often Chuck wore a tux at that location.

[@TheVarietyChannel2008]

That’s my home town and I used to go the downtowner loop location a lot.

[@amandawerginz3055]

Can you do my local? It was Windsor Ontario, Canada. A lot of good pictures are on Google Maps. It was replaced with Namaste, an Indian market. It would be a shorter video, but it would be cool. It had a Studio C Beta, and the only Rockstar things in the whole restaurant were advertisements, prizes, the videos, and the walk-around. It also had much old artwork like the postcards and Headshots. A cool thing about the headshots at this location was that they had lights at the back and would light up. It also had a phase 3 wood backing sign near the beverages and a phas3 2 open arms mini sign above the door inside. It was a phase 4, and was open from 2005-2019. I think it’s unique because there wasn’t that many Canadian CEC’s around a little before and during it’s closing.

[@DerekMcDouglas]

A lifelong Mobile, AL resident here. I would say that I've been to this Mobile location every year when I was in elementary and middle school. This place was pretty fun and I do remember the same animatronic, ball pit, and the playground. I really miss them so much. And the dance floor really blows.

[@ryanreeves5441]

It was the best when it had the ball pit. After that it went downhill.

[@DerekMcDouglas]

@ryanreeves5441 I loved the ball pit and the slides. I missed them so much. The ballpit were removed back in perhaps 2004. And the slides will be removed a few years later.

[@spicyluckster9125]

i live only a few minutes from airport blvd (not to dox myself or anything, but it's cool to learn about the history that took place here before me

[@NintendoDoctor]

Literally my dad went when he was a kid, I went, my little brother goes now, actually we have home videos of this place

[@theknockoutladysaint23]

I live about 10 mins away from the one on downtowner.

[@benjaminbishop5410]

I remember going to the airport blvd location as a kid. It was a showbiz after it was a chuck e cheese and I remember the rockafire explosion. I went to several birthday parties there. And might have even had one there myself or my sister did. The strip mall is still there as well. I think the showbiz was a little further down from where the harbor freight is but I’m not 100% sure.

[@ItzaRob]

I don't think so, this video points out that they were two separate locations that coexisted until the Pizza Time Theatre closed. The Showbiz became a Chuck E. Cheese in the 90's after those bots were turned into Chuck E. Cheese characters. As for that Showbiz, it's located at 710 Downtowner Loop, not sure how close that is to the Pizza Time Theatre but I'm pretty sure it was close. Very interesting to hear the Airport Boulevard location became the harbor freight, you're the second one to say that so it definitely seems like that was the former Pizza Time Theatre.

[@doug4036]

The first location was in the strip building further back from the road than the bank. The door and storefront was dark, rough wood paneling. The location is now a Harbor Freight Tools.

[@ItzaRob]

Wait, how do you know this?

[@doug4036]

@@ItzaRob I was alive and cogent in 1981

[@yerfdoga]

I concur. I went on many field trips there from Kids Stuff daycare on Hillcrest Road (that section was Arnold Road at the time).

[@wolvacxzdesigns]

6:10 I grew up in this area and I was SHOCKED that these changes weren’t just Mandela affect, considering I had no pictures of it and every picture I had seen never included stuff like this, so I’m very happy to see I didn’t misremember it, and that my location was actually unique!

[@rustyshackleford7584]

LETS GO MOBBILE MOBILE NUMBER 1 NUMBER 1 LETS GOOOOOOOOOO

[@Bamaggie]

Once had a birthday party there when I was a kid. Best birthday party I’ve ever had

[@JohnIvatrovOfficial]

I’ve been there lots it’s definitely changed from the 2000s

[@Newtho1o3wr]

My channel name is at the end because i was a itzarob member. Thanks ItzaRob

[@mohamedrumi7044]

Areas in Alabama that Itzarob covered: History of CEC and SPP in Birmingham AL History of CEC and SPP in Mobile AL Now the remaining areas are: CEC/SPP In Huntsville AL CEC/SPP In Dothan AL SPP/CEC in Montgomery AL SPP/CEC in Sheffield AL SPP/CEC in Tuscaloosa AL CEC in Gadsden AL CEC in Decatur AL SPP in Midfield AL SPP in Cullman AL

[@TooningIn2008]

CEC could definitely use someone like Hagen nowadays

[@muppetsretrofan8873]

I like how the playroom stage had a Pound Puppies Cooler The Dog plush! Fun little detail, and possibly a throwback to PTT considering Pound Puppies were HUGE in the 80s, when PTT and Showbiz were also at their peak. The 2.0 stage looks really lifeless compared to the playroom stage, heck even the normal 3 Stage setup looks blander in comparison to the playroom stage. Maybe because there's so few details and fun easter eggs? Another opinion I have is that PTT era Chuck E is the best Chuck, as his sarcastic personality makes him much more fun. I want to like Rockstar era Chuck, I really do, but his design is TOO realistic IMO, and his showtapes are super bland IMO.

[@Theshowbizpizzafan56]

you should do the history of showbiz in Murray Utah, it was a PTT converted to a showbiz back to a CEC, its a very cool location.

[@ItzaRob]

Hm. I'm not taking history video requests right now but I will look into that one once I am.

[@Theshowbizpizzafan56]

@@ItzaRob man Im sorry I was unaware

[@Zakko64]

Awesome video! Do you know where I could find the blueprints found at 3:58?

[@ItzaRob]

I’m unsure, I was given them so I don’t know where you can go find them.

[@AnthonyMedelli1014]

2:07 what I think happens to the building is that it was probably demolished and made into a bank

[@ItzaRob]

It wasn’t, a local seems to have confirmed it was the building where a Harbor Freight now resides.

[@AnthonyMedelli1014]

@@ItzaRob oh ok thanks for telling me

[@concave12YT]

If I ever get a dusclops on Pokémon go I’m naming it itzarob

[@concave12YT]

I GOT ONE

[@RealTuxChuck]

Can you cover the other 2 billy bobs?

[@HydroSonic2014]

The fact that they have jasper whiskers freaks me out. I always remember him having whiskers, but I saw him with whiskers and he looks a lot like a rabbit. The 90’s was a strange and great time for the big c.

[@Squidistt]

Can you do one about Deptford NJ

[@ItzaRob]

I’m not taking anymore history video requests right now.

[@Squidistt]

@@ItzaRob oh okay my bad i didn't know you didn't take requests my bad man

[@domibombs2012]

The "B" in ShowBiz is capitalized.

[@ItzaRob]

Hm, I didn’t realize that actually.

[@crocodilenaknak8809]

I had a showbiz vinyal record at some point but ended up losing it with a bunch of other records during a move.

[@Frozendragon1990]

As a chuck e cheese fan, I’ve never seen a 3 stage or a 1 stage. I’ve only seen a 2 stage, a studio c alpha, studio c beta. I might also see a road stage one day.

[@Tutol]

His voice is very well written

[@gwenmloveskpopandmore]

Ooh Durham!! That’s where my step mom grew up

[@HarmonyHowlette]

have you done one of the danvers ma Loaction yet cus i would like to see hsitory of it since that loaction had a Bb bubbles and The Bb Bubbles that loaction hasd is the last Bb bubbles Left In the whole world!

[@kristinkoppes686]

He is not taking requests rn

[@happyinms4058]

My mom went to this location in the 80s shortly before it became a CEC, but doesn’t remember a whole ton of

[@wackymaninc]

Aww man 1 hour away from me

[@shilpwift3366]

These vids are great! Are you planning on doing one on the Huntsville location? It was my childhood location and I'm still broken hearted it got 2.0 recently. Destruction of a perfectly good 3 stage for no reason :(.

[@ItzaRob]

It's not on my list, but I definitely would like to cover it at some point.

[@mightyrocky12345]

​@@ItzaRob hi itzarob

[@lisaryan8929]

Could u do the History of Chuck e cheese locations in New york

[@ItzaRob]

What area? I’m not gonna do the entirety of the state in one video.

[@xliquidpliskinx4327]

I grew up here

[@BamaRenaissance]

I’ve been to that chucky cheese

[@tripdefect87]

Fun fact, the current location is located conveniently right across the street from an abortion clinic

[@j.a.haunts8819]

Can u do the history of the Troy MI cec location please

[@ItzaRob]

No, I'm not taking history video requests right now.

[@bigkev7582]

Hey man. I waited a few days. Are you taking requests? So you could do Indianapolis?

[@ItzaRob]

When did I ever say it would be a few days? You're gonna have to wait a couple of MONTHS before I start taking them again. I don't get through these videos in a couple of days lol, it takes a week for each one, and when you have dozens of people who have asked for requests, you can imagine it takes awhile to get through them all.

[@bigkev7582]

Oh my bad I thought it was a few days I won’t reply for a few months tills it’s time

[@raymondramos2883]

Can you do a video of the history of Chuck E. Cheese in Richmond, Virginia

[@ItzaRob]

Someone’s already requested it, so it will be done eventually.

[@raymondramos2883]

OK then, but can you do Hampton Virginia and explain how it was the two stage was removed and replaced and moved

[@ItzaRob]

@@raymondramos2883 I'm not taking anymore history video requests right now.

[@MuhammadAahil_ytp]

I'm the second comment and do deptford NJ

[@RealTuxChuck]

You should do bosie idaho

[@ItzaRob]

What’s unique or interesting about the location?

[@RealTuxChuck]

@@ItzaRob also its the only cec in Idaho to my knowledge

[@ItzaRob]

@@RealTuxChuck I’ll pass for now.

[@oliviabyerly5357]

Hey rob i have a video idea what if the guest stars were never retired

[@sonicsonic2022]

I came Back

[@Kokushibo1347]

3:30 bro your triggering my ptsd 🥲

[@GabrielSigala6]

Did this location really receive Concept Unification in 1992? If so, is there any proof?

[@ItzaRob]

My source who knows a lot about the location gave me that year. I noticed Cheese-e-pedia said that they received CU in May of 1991 but they don’t always have correct info so that could be false. I could ask him about where he got that from if you’d like me to.

[@GabrielSigala6]

@@ItzaRob Sure! I really appreciate it.

[@cec_oregon]

Pasqualys teeth 💀

[@cec_oregon]

Dolli dimples in the title photo looking like she seen some things

[@amogussussy.4134]

Do Gulfport MS

[@ItzaRob]

Check pinned comment please. I'm not doing history video requests right now.

[@hadleysadventures9770]

Do my childhood location Wilmington NC

[@ItzaRob]

Someone's already requested it, it should be out in a couple of weeks.

[@SD-MB-BB-CR]

Hey

[@Tutol]

Hi😅😊❤❤

[@Thunderdome_baby]

Can you tell about Dubai location?

[@ItzaRob]

I'm not taking anymore history video requests.

[@Thunderdome_baby]

@@ItzaRob (((

[@TeddyRuxpin1985]

10:36 that’s a talking cooler the dog a knockoff of Teddy Ruxpin

[@DDglitchbear]

When will you evolve into dusknoir

[@ItzaRob]

Never, Dusclops with eviolite is on top 💪

[@Footballer007-lz8pg]

@@ItzaRob Special case where the pre-evolution is much better than the evolution. Better shiny too!

[@yungtrunks1194]

Random question but how old are you?

[@ItzaRob]

Not gonna answer this one, why do you want to know?

[@yungtrunks1194]

@@ItzaRob I was just asking

[@tessblackwell7024]

MY LOCATION, BABY!