Rock-afire Explosion Tribute by Ethan Long

Super Fan Ethan Long gathered, edited and produced this interesting collage of moments in the life of The Rock-afire Explosion from its heyday of mass production to today's humble struggle to keep performing for you.

[@memphiselle1]

4 years ago, I made this tribute video using several archived clips and photos of the Rockafire Explosion, from it's creation on the assembly line, to its use in Showbiz Pizza restaurants and finally to its ongoing commitment to entertain thanks to the hard work and dedication to its creator. The song used is "Die Roboter" by Kraftwerk, which translates to "The Robots". After deciding whether or not to use the english version, I decided to use the original german version, which in hindsight may have been a mistake. There's been some confusion over the language the song is in. To clarify, it's mostly in german, however there is the line "Ya tvoi sluga, ya tvoi rabotnik" which is russian for "I'm your slave, I'm your worker". I really should've either used the english version, or added subtitles, as the lyrics are lost to people who aren't familiar with the song. It's basically sung by a robot voice declaring that "we are the robots", and that they have been programmed to do anything the user desires. I thought this would be fitting to put over images of an animatronic band, and that's how the video started. People have asked which version of the song I used, as this is not the studio version. This video uses a live performance from 2009. You can find it here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iILQhH6bl86WkNE And yes, the red eyes at the end were a slight nod to FNAF, since it was very popular at the time I made this video. Some people don't like that, but I was just trying to cater to the fans who are interested in both RAE and FNAF. Forgive my attempt to market the video. Special thanks to Aaron for liking my video enough to post it on the official Rockafire channel! Hope you guys continue to enjoy it for many years to come. ~ Ethan Long

[@Kelpflakes]

Great job! This is what got me into the rockafire

[@EthanLong]

*salutes* good work, ethan

[@Cuddly-vamp]

By god Aaron, your animatronics are very high tech for the 80s. I hope I can see a show for my birthday.

[@fancytaco2883]

But y tho I did

[@squaretronic]

They were not high technological. Compare them to the old Disney park's ones.

[@TheReignofThunder]

Welp off you go to Orlando Florida in a factory

[@smackslackerhaper2272]

My guy was making a energy source before

[@kristinfish6394]

Heck yeah

[@chuckst3r_]

man wish I was alive back then, they run so smooth! when I go to chuck e cheeses they barely even move! (and I love learning about this, it's so cool and interesting! :D)

[@katdeelicious]

Pokemon rules!! :3 omg! Me too!

[@dixielineberger5604]

PokéGuavGirl 07 theres one in west virgena (only one)

[@WillLewis]

The reason they move so smooth is they run on air not purely electronic powered motors like other robots, yes chuck e cheeses run on air pressure too but Aron fetcher is an expert and knows what level they should run on.

[@chuckst3r_]

I have found my old self lol

[@gecko8621]

PokéGuavGirl 07 same

[@DoctorArcade]

Rock-Afire Explosion. Forever! Thank you for the greatest assortment of animatronic characters who have the most heart and soul out of anything in electronic entertainment history. They never cease to deeply move me in song or in skit.

[@dixielineberger5604]

DoctorArcade there is one in west vergina (only one)

[@jesusgomez5292]

Oye hablas español?

[@phq1526]

R.I.P showbiz pizza place. got taken over by chuck e cheese will forever be in our hearts

[@dark-watersxp6640]

MikiPlayerORIGINAL yes some day I will have a rockafire and bring them back

[@phq1526]

FNAF crazy your awsome

[@phq1526]

kristopher2874 OMG your better then awsome

[@foxylegends1985]

MikiPlayerORIGINAL stupid chuch e cheese they ruined showbiz pizza place

[@kittysterlin3543]

foxy legends no it didn't Showbiz Pizza was burned down because a real life rat came in so they burned it down later on

[@djray369]

Awesome! Some of my pics when I was a kid were in this video. 😃

[@juliadurney9227]

Wow

[@Baconlovershringholdthebutterf]

😀

[@matty71174]

Ok

[@dooklarue2154]

DJ Ray Which pictures?

[@goldgolem7661]

awesome

[@kyledy2468]

3:01 He has seen better *Days.*

[@thepugdude7137]

Sad boi

[@supersonicofan2]

He is depressed

[@emperorpalpatine1986]

No it’s just the original Billybob mascot look it up the original Billy Bob and Animatronic He looks sad the first two built the first generation of the second generation both look sad but the one that we all know doesn’t look sad so that explains it

[@Caledonianpugofficial]

@@emperorpalpatine1986 Yup

[@marthydoemar8159]

Yea i agree

[@pizzapie2194]

These characters will last forever. I know it. Sure their masks and mechanics and decay but they'll last forever in our hearts.

[@thekirbyexpress54]

1:27-1:35 BILLY BOB'S ARMY!!!!

[@patricianoonan489]

The Kirby Express 54 lets use them to raid Area 51

[@davidwhite6257]

@@patricianoonan489 really?🤣

[@alexanderking84]

They are coming after for Chuck E. Cheese

[@chipperthesquirreltommyhal8371]

GOOD TRY! ITS ALL BILLY BOBS! Btw they real! NOT kiding

[@charliethe_glitchcove1168]

@@alexanderking84 yes 😂

[@ondine16]

3:39 mitzi is so cute moving her ears

[@mia_plays1007]

Mitzi looked like a Karen L o l

[@Gooferbiofer]

Damn true, and when rolfey put his head backwards and the ears go backwards too 😻

[@marthydoemar8159]

Karen alert

[@ondine16]

@@marthydoemar8159wydm? also i dont act like a karen so dont assume

[@marthydoemar8159]

@@ondine16 I was talking about mitzi she looks like one

[@snowmotions3638]

its kinda creepy yet awesome how they move exactly in sync

[@katdeelicious]

1:48 oh my word dook you never told me you were a *worm* !!

[@jaybutnotjay]

That's funny

[@mommaserene]

l e g g y d o o k

[@kellitamor8073]

lol

[@supersonicofan2]

I want to make that my tablet's background

[@Fazinanimatronica]

Lol its beach bear

[@jrperry1611]

1:49 OMG what the heck is that!?!?

[@beachbear8541]

Third generation dook i guess

[@SpaceDave-on8uv]

@@beachbear8541 2nd generation mitzi but with a duke mask on lol

[@LGTVProduction1]

It has the terminator legs

[@Sylvillian]

L e g

[@awesomegirl360gamer5]

0:16 DA FOCE OF FATZ'S MINONS

[@aixavazquez7846]

UGH! I SHOULD'VE BEEN MITZI FOR HALLOWEEN!

[@funtimespringz7707]

Ten cents The star tug she said she should have been, not she has been, so she didn’t make it yet

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaa3107]

@@Tenny_RW you can make such a cool genderbend mitzi too

[@snickermints9040]

i wish i went to showbiz pizza.... *Cries in corner*

[@srdabsalot6244]

Jay Merrick same buddy your not alone *cries in closet with ice cream*

[@thek-onwarrior8637]

Jay Merrick me too 😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@priestgoober5160]

2:00 I love that robot

[@troutgoated]

Is called “Mitzi Mozarella” i think

[@Blue_Flight]

Wait which girl if it’s the Mitzi then ok then, but if it’s the young girl then.........hold up

[@priestgoober5160]

The animatronic not the girl lol

[@priestgoober5160]

@@Blue_Flight I'm kidding lol

[@priestgoober5160]

@@Blue_Flight yeah the animatronic

[@ronnie2100]

This is a dream come true!!!!

[@245thegreat]

Epic way to showcase what was once was using some very special footage. Thanks that was a privaledge to watch :)

[@memphiselle1]

Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@charlotte7587]

@@memphiselle1 ur not the creator

[@memphiselle1]

@@charlotte7587 Yes I am. Name's Ethan Long. Rebranded my channel a few years ago. I personally sent a file to Aaron to post on his channel. Check my channel for the original upload.

[@albinotrashpanda1703]

2:43 Is the animatronic giving us the finger?

[@katdeelicious]

Machine Wire The Furry Cat lol.

[@jett5180]

Well yes

[@chipperthesquirreltommyhal8371]

no

[@chipperthesquirreltommyhal8371]

hey

[@dinoxanimation]

Yes

[@beret4273]

0:12 oh it’s seems to be russian words!

[@shepherdosterompton]

German

[@jrperry1611]

Nobody asked you.

[@shepherdosterompton]

@@jrperry1611 wah

[@SpaceDave-on8uv]

I'm german, and even I thought that part was russian lmao

[@marthydoemar8159]

@@jrperry1611 agreed

[@cameronmcgehee]

where did you get the footage of the animatronics being tested all at one time in the factory?

[@Decahexic]

Cameron McGehee the movie

[@Fred_The_Owl_Bear]

idk

[@nadinemccready3534]

Decahexic well he’s the creator of them haw could he not

[@nedablue6605]

I know

[@nedablue6605]

I know where from he has them :3 , ask me if you want >;3

[@JDMilitaria]

Awesome video, Great to see alot of activity for this channel

[@yadlthegamer2852]

My favorite video by my favorite friend

[@ukukcuk848]

4:10 the eyes are red becouse they turn on red light is using not much electricity , and it means that they are still on if you want to check on them in dark ;3

[@emeraldxlj765]

And for a minute I thought these guys had a murder mode

[@hyde5747]

@@emeraldxlj765 I mean they got that too but it’s mostly helpful so the power bill doesn’t go up too much

[@ukukcuk848]

@@emeraldxlj765 hehehe

[@ukukcuk848]

@@hyde5747 yeah!

[@cumdaddy3]

Umm no ur wrong that literally was edited on

[@Anagomez_starr]

1:27 it's so funny for me at them billy bobs xD

[@OctoFox-pf6vb]

4:10 I bet they have it out for Munch’s Make Believe Band

[@4457Specialk]

Do u think that rock afire is the make believe band?

[@lillyrainer8516]

@@4457Specialk yes it is just look it up and aslo they have the same body structure

[@4457Specialk]

Ok

[@amoonnotfound6439]

@@4457Specialk they were used in concept unification to turn into munch's make believe band when chucky cheese was getting bankrupt and Aaron offered to buy chucky cheese they remained separate identities and they had to switch the REC band to MMBB(munch's make believe band)

[@amoonnotfound6439]

@Jws0127 3 what did they say??? ??

[@1989_taylorsversion]

1:46 ¿That is the wolf pack 5 beach bear?

[@beachbear8541]

Nope

[@fazbearent.official7079]

1:49 The new horror movie Dook Larue

[@n1f1sniper]

Where did you find the videos and pictures of the production line? I have only found a few.

[@memphiselle1]

There were a lot of sources for what was used in this video. Most were from old news reports and behind the scenes videos that are fairly easy to find on youtube. A good portion of the videos were featured in the documentary. It took 2 years of building up an archive of material before I even started making this, but I always wanted this song put to the Rock-afire.

[@n1f1sniper]

+memphiselle1 ok thank you. Great video by the way.

[@funtimespringz7707]

Can’t wait for 2022, I’m hopefully coming to Orlando, and I might come to CEI

[@dancetomlover99abandoned98]

WDYM Your excited for 2022? (Pls answer me)

[@dancetomlover99abandoned98]

Oh, nevermind Pls don’t answer me

[@antoniothegr8601]

I remember watching this video a long time ago and thinking It was so cool, and It still is

[@TheRealSuperRabbid]

When I watch this, I feel like I found a top secert video showing creative engineering's plan to take over the world with the robots and are planning to update the robots with new technology that they were developing and then the project was abandoned and never seen the lights of day. Heck that ending with the animatronics with the red glowing eyes makes me think that about FNAF.

[@not_a_worm9713]

0:16 0:59 1:27 it's kinda surreal to see some of my favorite characters just being made and produced

[@atmeltronic128]

I like it!!! The Kraftwerk music got me!! I love kraftwerk!!!! :-D ;-)

[@coolkid57456]

1:48 WHAT THE HECK IS THAT THING WITH A DOOK LARUE MASK

[@jaziferret1138]

Forget the mask, he has K N E E S

[@coolkid57456]

*• Jazzy •* lol

[@not_a_worm9713]

L E G

[@cecknoxville3899]

I think that is a prototype duke mijin because of his bending knee cylinder joint and his arm mechanism.

[@Townie8767]

Nah he just on leg day

[@jerseyjamessmttamazingnis8202]

End was creepy

[@Adri-oy8si]

FNAF 24 CONFIRMED!!!

[@ellioteternal]

@@Adri-oy8si Get out...this has nothing to do with FNAF

[@Adri-oy8si]

@@ellioteternal It's just a prank.

[@dixielineberger5604]

YeS iT wAs

[@carylyoung7144]

Agree

[@zuleidyc.2075]

First off why is this getting recommend now? 😂 Second, this is the most interesting thing I’ve seen all quarantine Lastly, good night

[@hickstuff]

If your a rock afire fan this is basically our fever dreams

[@zymarrihadley1653]

R.i.p.rock afire expolsion We love

[@charlotte7587]

1:48 YoU hAvE mOrE Of ThIs

[@jenmap2050]

dook worm sally lol

[@DbleBass88]

Feels like I'm in a factory

[@thek-onwarrior8637]

the end scared me besides that this video was so AWESOME

[@izmochild9412]

Same

[@emilypilukas336]

4:10 Rolfe DeWolfe: Chuck's gonna pay for this! Earl Schmerle: Wait, what do you mean? Billy Bob Brockali: Are some of y'all saying that you are still mad at Chuck E?

[@qirtu]

2:29 - 2:52 good part, it just doesn't need the zoom in and flash effect

[@dark-watersxp6640]

why were there eyes red at the end , thar not monsters thar adoribal anamals that are anamatronics

[@katierogne3586]

FNAF crazy umm, do u know how to spell? (Not trying to be mean)

[@c4llahan]

And the difference is?

[@Jellyfish_Planet]

Said the FNAF fan

[@bee-wy8vs]

@@katierogne3586 Well, most of the FNAF fandom is five-year-olds who think they are super cool because they are in the fandom.

[@smackslackerhaper2272]

That was not Necessary

[@spikeworks]

Fun fact, Chuck e cheese is just showbiz renamed! the old chuck e cheeses i believe also use the old rae robots

[@cumdaddy3]

@Tommie Andersson that’s halfway correct when concept unification happened they kept the RAE animatronics but re-skinned so almost but no Chuck E. Cheese is not showbiz pizza renamed

[@R3ACHPRODUCTIONS]

Great Work! I have been studying the rock a fire for a few months now!

[@Wofo-]

1:49 Animatronics at 3 AM

[@fairplayer1226]

they should keep making more

[@banzaibomberno5646]

They shutdown in the 90s

[@Pushing_Daisies]

@@banzaibomberno5646 it still exists. The person who made this is the creator of the RAE

[@Matttheyoutuber]

Rest In Peace Showbiz pizza place you hold a special place in my heart😢

[@gabrielstudios1265]

🥺

[@cumdaddy3]

RIP

[@marthydoemar8159]

Rip

[@hickstuff]

There’s one showbiz pizza place left, it’s called, “Billy Bobs Wonderland” In Barboursville in West Virginia

[@GoldenT.rexStudios]

3:13 that boy is like WHAT THE

[@hickstuff]

he thought they were statues maybe until he saw Billy bob speak

[@Alex-hn9qj]

2:34 Billy Bob is putting all he's effort on that

[@geraldinerochon5478]

I feel like the people who made this video wanted to scare the children by using the process of making these lovable characters.

[@HelloKittyRiceCooker]

OMG I wish I grew up in the 80’s

[@patrullaanimatronica2022]

Me encanta rock afire explosion yay

[@1989_taylorsversion]

Si es cool

[@beachbear8541]

Que te puedo decir yo ;)

[@mrbreaker3418]

man this bringst old Memoiren back

[@purgegamer12]

Yeah I'd love to go there as a kid..

[@gabrielstudios1265]

Definitely!

[@sugaarcat9531]

4:09 БЛИИИН!!!! МНЕ ОДНОЙ КАЖЕТСЯ ЧТО ТАМ ПОЁТСЯ:" Я ТВОЙ СДУГА, Я ТВОЙ РАБОТНИК? 😨😨😨

[@dincfazber5208]

Sugaar Cat тебе не покозалось

[@kevinnadavis5450]

うぁt

[@dj-f60g14]

The hell???

[@ilmit3196]

Это так и есть

[@4457Specialk]

少見的確是否有些事件的確

[@bonbon-totaldigiama3177]

that end tho 0_0

[@bvegyucurbbebsbhyd9933]

0:57 my nightmare is real!!!

[@izakalonka1203]

This is my favorite music band, and I love seeing the characters perform with each other. But there is a big chance I am never going to meet them in person.😢

[@Baconlovershringholdthebutterf]

rock a fire is AWESOME

[@R3ACHPRODUCTIONS]

I love the part in the beginning with all the fatz playing together.

[@meganwardle8235]

1:49 wtf is happening there?!

[@gabrielstudios1265]

It’s very questionable

[@beachbear8541]

-\_(·°/)_/-

[@holoviakgamer2503]

Rock afire explsion is the best :D

[@jakecobovic9091]

All I heard was "YATVOO"

[@memphiselle1]

Ya tvoi sluga, ya tvoi rabotnik. Russian for "I'm your servant, I'm your worker." :)

[@jakecobovic9091]

Thanks. :)

[@dixielineberger5604]

Im scared

[@amoonnotfound6439]

@@memphiselle1 oof the lyrics sound scary for this type of video since they are animatrionics being controlled by Aaron..

[@eevee15676]

1:49 WAT

[@fivenightsatfreddys6343]

XD

[@sugaarcat9531]

This is russian words?!

[@NO0DLEZART]

Creepy

[@picknittytv3953]

Cringe Inc ikr that shit didn’t have me at hello,it had me at good bye

[@papyrustheskeleton1750]

Cringe Inc I

[@originalbanana945]

That last part of the video with the red eyes used to scare my little brother. It was hilarious.

[@maskface3553]

So wired after a couple years I come back to this video like a routine

[@langlo8139]

1:48 didn't know dook can stand

[@Kelpflakes]

It wasnt a dook robot it was a mitzi skeleton with a dook head on it

[@langlo8139]

@@Kelpflakes thanks for telling me :)

[@paratsetomo]

Everyone is talking about the worm and I want to talk about this 3:22

[@Kelpflakes]

They have to cover him up to prevent any damage to his fur and stuff. Also the creator has a dog so sometimes he has to cover them up during tours to make sure it doesnt get to excited and jump on one

[@MadeInHeaven109]

Like 1 bili bob 2 wolf 3 mouse 4 monke 5 dog 6 2dog (Bruh i was so stupid 2 years ago)

[@uhohstinky3448]

Dang I remember them from when I was 8

[@LuLu43215]

Showbiz and the rock a fire explosion will be forever missed 😞😔😣😖😫😩😭

[@Gooferbiofer]

me and my friends at music class: 1:27

[@hellfyry]

3:16 dat face

[@memphiselle1]

In the original video, he's explaining what electronimation is when Billy Bob "suddenly" adds to what he was saying. I guess he was supposed to look surprised. XD

[@hellfyry]

memphiselle1 XD

[@troutgoated]

🌻Dat🤖Face😉

[@bambcorn4ever]

Is the creator :3

[@juegosdefreddygta5617]

0:58 😱😱

[@juliadurney9227]

1:21 Rolf looks so innocent

[@memphiselle1]

?

[@lostgirl1243]

@@memphiselle1 i think he meant Earl

[@Planet360YT]

When you look to the picture of all those animatronics ready to be shipped without some of their cosmetics are probably all Chuck e Cheese animatronics or don’t exist anymore

[@awilliamsfamily4229]

Hey, I have been there

[@theojoseph7081]

Me to the music: 🤛🥳🤜

[@IPADACC0UNT]

Damn How many clones of Billy Bob, Beach Bear and the others have?

[@jrperry1611]

4:06 ummmm what?

[@Caledonianpugofficial]

Freddy fazbear confirmed???

[@cloudsarecool7952]

1:19 funtime freddy IRL without his face plates

[@gabrielstudios1265]

Never

[@beachbear8541]

:0

[@jackmations7534]

The good old rock afire

[@lpsaliwka4674]

эта музыка меня затягивает!! Помогите!!!! Не могу перестать смотреть это видео!!!!! Аааааа!!!!!

[@dincfazber5208]

Lps Aliwka мне нравится это видео и я не могу перестать его смотреть

[@protorabbid2876]

Cool song man cool song

[@nikiwallace9160]

3:03 sad Billy Bob

[@kleugerwascancelled_1_4_8_8]

this is a certified kraftwerk moment

[@nickcolman3599]

This vid is pretty cool. Good song too. I know its "we are the robots", but I was thrown off because it never said "we are the robots". Lol.

[@taigachan1949]

I don’t even get what language it is supposed to be but I definitely understood „Wir sind auf alles Programmiert“

[@jeckyquere511]

I love ducke the sweety dog ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@fusionprotogen5765]

hey, aaron, WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT...THING WITH A DOOK HEAD ON IT?

[@Kelpflakes]

It was the original dook from the 70s before he was finished

[@Kelpflakes]

Nvm its a mitzi skeleton with a dook head on it

[@frizzyfazbear783]

I miss the good old days

[@felixcoe340]

So cool

[@gabrielstudios1265]

Yep a little behind the scenes of creative engineering

[@damianwest5432]

Its creepy how all the lights shut off and their eyes turn red at the end.

[@ivanakarain1532]

Sometimes I wish I was born in the 80s...

[@chasetheinflatablegod]

First video without dislikes

[@rainbowfall101]

+Chaseerocks one dislike o3o

[@chasetheinflatablegod]

+oak when I clicked on the video it had no dislikes

[@AWAWAWAWAWAWAWAWAWAWAWAWAWAWA]

I've never been to a show biz but it seems way better than Chuck e cheese

[@djray369]

I’m the birthday boy at 1:54. 🥳

[@rileygriffin4886]

Cool

[@woodenbritishengine8190]

Im sad because in México nobody remembers that