Food Theory: The Disturbing Lore of Chuck E Cheese

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    You all seemed to really enjoy my dive into the lore of the Rainforest Cafe, so I figured it was time to return to the real life FNAF that is Chuck E Cheese. I want to know the story behind the mascot. No, not the history of the restaurant. The story of the animatronics made to entertain us. Theorists, this story is TRAGIC!
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  • @MoonWielder
    @MoonWielder Před rokem +20502

    I still can’t believe the fact that they seriously gave an animatronic rat an orphanage backstory.

    • @DerpyPossum
      @DerpyPossum Před rokem +498

      And I would die peacefully if it was ever given an adult live-action horror-comedy movie adaptation.

    • @sweatercat
      @sweatercat Před rokem +294

      Someone hasn’t seen Stuart Little

    • @5peciesunkn0wn
      @5peciesunkn0wn Před rokem +89

      @@sweatercat Wasn't Stuart Little an actual child of the couple tho?

    • @ZhuLeeDTT
      @ZhuLeeDTT Před rokem +1

      @@5peciesunkn0wn yeah in the book he's just an extremely small child to his parents that looks like a mouse. The movies made him into an orphan

    • @nob7995
      @nob7995 Před rokem +172

      @@5peciesunkn0wn Ayo nah man, they adopted him.

  • @wrigzreanimates3397
    @wrigzreanimates3397 Před rokem +4936

    I like how MatPat can look at a completely normal thing and go:
    But what if there’s LOOOOOOOOOORE?!?!

    • @djamtz
      @djamtz Před rokem +18

      Reminds you of that meme " X gameplay, X lore "

    • @copycat500
      @copycat500 Před rokem +55

      Rule 87: if it exists, there’s lore for it, and if it’s not all revealed then eventually Matpat will make a theory on it.

    • @dej.v
      @dej.v Před rokem +11

      The Lore of a Chair

    • @MackRangerPower
      @MackRangerPower Před rokem +5

      New to the channel?

    • @djamtz
      @djamtz Před rokem +5

      @@dej.v The type of wood

  • @Kiaanisthebest
    @Kiaanisthebest Před 6 měsíci +150

    At this point I am convinced MatPat can find lore in even a random rock outside his house

  • @Jo_shhh
    @Jo_shhh Před rokem +780

    After all the years of FNaF this feels just like it was written by Scott himself 💀

    • @Catzzz92
      @Catzzz92 Před rokem +13

      I now right😂

    • @1vanElBajista
      @1vanElBajista Před 10 měsíci +4

      ​@@Catzzz92know*

    • @zoomedcheese
      @zoomedcheese Před 9 měsíci +5

      @@1vanElBajistadon’t be the grammar police

    • @SkyPerson
      @SkyPerson Před 8 měsíci +4

      If that were the case then there would be a second and third story line and style of world building being told simultaneously that only confuses fans
      *cough* Glitchtrap *cough*

    • @_679_
      @_679_ Před 4 měsíci

      And it’s crazy that he had nightmares of Bonnie

  • @unknownvariable9239
    @unknownvariable9239 Před rokem +2988

    I’ve always wondered how it was possible that someone sat down and thought: “You know what small children would absolutely love??? A six foot tall robotic rat!”

  • @kylerivera3470
    @kylerivera3470 Před rokem +2285

    I absolutely love the idea that a business that is starting to go out of business would make a lore explanation for when they close.

    • @MultiversalGamerMan
      @MultiversalGamerMan Před rokem +87

      About to close? Oh no it's completely true. Next thing we know nightguards are going to go missing

    • @squaredonuts9706
      @squaredonuts9706 Před rokem +63

      Next thing you know a Chuck-e- cheeses Jr is opened

    • @giasharma4522
      @giasharma4522 Před rokem +3

      @@MultiversalGamerMan q1

    • @melaniegotcha8368
      @melaniegotcha8368 Před rokem +3

      umhm

    • @katylepetsos7512
      @katylepetsos7512 Před rokem +1

      Multiverse Gaming And eventually one of them is gonna have a chunk of their head bitten off.

  • @purplebean7
    @purplebean7 Před rokem +621

    1:50 hold up, wasn't this one of the notes in Security Breach?
    Edit: Yep, just checked the wiki, here it is: "CUSTOMER COMPLAINT - The pizza we ordered was weird. Some pieces were different sizes or didn't fit together. One slice even had different toppings. Did you recycle the old pizza from the trash? I am never coming back here unless I am given some sort of major discount. - Angry Mom"
    Edit #2: Please stop saying "the fnaf thing was a reference to this irl incident" I KNOW THAT

    • @funforlife9893
      @funforlife9893 Před rokem +54

      FNAF follows this man everywhere I would be surprised if there wasn’t a FNAF reference

    • @purplebean7
      @purplebean7 Před rokem +5

      @@funforlife9893 Yeah good point

    • @whyrwehere
      @whyrwehere Před rokem +27

      This wasn't a FNAF reference. It was an actual call conspiracy a few years ago.

    • @purplebean7
      @purplebean7 Před rokem +5

      @@whyrwehere Yeah ik, I was saying that this must be why they included that note in SB

    • @predi2137
      @predi2137 Před rokem +3

      cant believe they stole it from fnaf sb

  • @TheOfficialGordianKnot
    @TheOfficialGordianKnot Před rokem +226

    There was a girl in my kindergarten class named Maria who LOVED cats. Every Wednesday, she would be excused and when I say every, I mean it. Every Wednesday, she would go to Chuck E Cheese. When we shared about our day in the morning, all she shared about was that she went to Chuck E Cheese. She missed SO much school just because of that hellhole.

    • @wisteria8155
      @wisteria8155 Před 9 měsíci +8

      I did the math and from where I live, she would've missed over 5 weeks of school, (I think)

    • @mousepat9256
      @mousepat9256 Před 9 měsíci +10

      Why did the parents do this? Did they work there and just couldn’t leave her at school without anyone to pick her up?

    • @user-pc8sv2vl5f
      @user-pc8sv2vl5f Před 4 měsíci +2

      Wow.😯 did she fail? I bet she failed 💀

    • @chocomelo454
      @chocomelo454 Před 3 měsíci

      so me

  • @salomonolvera2143
    @salomonolvera2143 Před rokem +2589

    I love how seriously MatPat takes the lore of a pizza restaurant known for hosting 5 year olds’ birthday parties.

    • @wolfman-zd1ed
      @wolfman-zd1ed Před rokem +74

      Pretty on brand. We will NEVER escape FNAF.

    • @deez6687
      @deez6687 Před rokem +26

      yeah, pretty sure he's been doing that for a couple of years now:
      FNAF

    • @NotoriousFoxxx
      @NotoriousFoxxx Před rokem +12

      You must be new here. Welcome! ^^

    • @ActuallyHoudini
      @ActuallyHoudini Před rokem +5

      welp, thats matt pat.

  • @aadeboy
    @aadeboy Před rokem +807

    "Because he was an orphan, he was constantly struck by the feeling that something in his life was missing, like parents."
    -MatPat

  • @rozharris6834
    @rozharris6834 Před rokem +43

    I've never seen a Chuck E Cheese in real life and it looks terrifying.

    • @beckya6822
      @beckya6822 Před 5 měsíci +1

      haha its not, it was super fun as a kid. the animatronics are prob the least interesting part of it, everyone was so focused on the arcade games that we didn't care lol

  • @bevhe
    @bevhe Před rokem +22

    great video! matpat included a lot of details that i rarely see talked about, however he did get a few details wrong. Chucks name was originally *ricky* rat, and it was actually Bushnells friend who bought the original costume, and a friend who told him having rat in the name was a bad idea. Bushnell also wasn’t a huge disney fan, but his daughter was. he used to work for disney parks and used their scrapped idea for an animatronic eat-in as a basis for Check E Cheese. as well as him wanting to make more money off of Atari games, as the versions of in-home games that existed at the time looked weird, and no one really wanted them. other than those small details (and a few more that didn’t matter much,) a great covering of Chucks history and story!

  • @thisisfuckenstupid
    @thisisfuckenstupid Před rokem +4428

    The arcade floor plan at my local Chuck E. Cheese was too small to fit a stage nearby, so the animatronics were in this separate room where it was dark until you chose a song using a little screen at the base of the stage with a little rolly ball. It was honestly quite terrifying.

    • @sofiadoeseverything
      @sofiadoeseverything Před rokem +71

      no way what location is this at?

    • @JosephWolfson
      @JosephWolfson Před rokem +32

      @@sofiadoeseverything greensburg?

    • @Catnap4Real
      @Catnap4Real Před rokem +10

      lol

    • @cashbanooca1071
      @cashbanooca1071 Před rokem +38

      You're just describing an early Showbiz Pizza.

    • @alondrazaragoza5234
      @alondrazaragoza5234 Před rokem +47

      braaaa i live where the first ever chucky cheese was made & there was a rumor that a staff died on the second floor janitors closet😭

  • @Maxx-00
    @Maxx-00 Před rokem +2156

    Everyday I gain more information and proof that Matpat can really find lore in anything.

    • @demon_exe
      @demon_exe Před rokem +16

      we all do

    • @melaniegotcha8368
      @melaniegotcha8368 Před rokem +7

      frfr

    • @Mundwasser
      @Mundwasser Před rokem +7

      Nah, it's just lore that exists already, matpat just puts the puzzle together

    • @alexbrown8618
      @alexbrown8618 Před rokem +8

      @@Mundwasser …yeah? he finds the pieces of the lore… and can do it to anything…

    • @Mundwasser
      @Mundwasser Před rokem +3

      @@alexbrown8618 yep. What I was meaning to convey is that he isn't the first to come up with this, anyone with a few hours of time and a goal can do this no problem

  • @spysfirearms
    @spysfirearms Před rokem +86

    Matpat and animitronics a pair that cannot be broken

  • @NotReallyAYouTubeChannel
    @NotReallyAYouTubeChannel Před rokem +12

    I just watch the concept unification for changing the animatronics’ cosmetics to Chuck E Cheese characters and it is sort of creepy, but the jazz in the background is comforting. Maybe that’s just me. It’s definitely the inspiration for that parts and repairs video by battington… or the inspiration for the video that battington’s one was based off.

  • @cometcraft4950
    @cometcraft4950 Před rokem +1621

    Matt is done with FNAF, he's had his fun, he's had his pratice. He is ready to bring his horror into the real world. G E T. R E A D Y

    • @InvestmentIdea
      @InvestmentIdea Před rokem +3

      Here is the full clip explaining why chuck e cheese shouldn't hv done this :
      czcams.com/video/mCfYi7634rU/video.html

    • @reikotanara8677
      @reikotanara8677 Před rokem +26

      Concerned but also intrigued. Also im genuinely getting tired of the bots, i check the comment replies cuz i wanna see what ppl think and opinions but the fucking bots 💀

    • @thatbox9308
      @thatbox9308 Před rokem +5

      Oh I think it will be 𝚗𝚘 𝚋𝚒𝚐 𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚕

    • @dreamidiot6769
      @dreamidiot6769 Před rokem +10

      For real (about the bots and what you said about Matpat). He always did say that he wanted to work with Fnaf creator to make a real horror pizzaria. (Also, just block the bots)

    • @henrybyrd8381
      @henrybyrd8381 Před rokem +9

      Lol a fnaf theory came out the same day

  • @FrozenBox
    @FrozenBox Před rokem +911

    12:25 Fun fact, I do doordash deliveries and one time I picked pizza in Chuck E Cheese but it was under Pasqually's Pizza & Wings. Customer was just as confused and I explained how some restaurants are doing ghost kitchen stuff.
    I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS ALL LORE!!!!

    • @myrealnameisjohndoe116
      @myrealnameisjohndoe116 Před rokem +35

      Yep - UberEATS has the same kind of system, so if you don't know about Pasqually... You might end up ordering a Chuck E Cheese pizza(and/or wings).
      They also have Chuck E Cheese with the same exact location, so it'd be interesting to know if there's any difference if you order from one of those or the other.

    • @Im_Number3
      @Im_Number3 Před rokem +5

      😂

    • @cachenoble7528
      @cachenoble7528 Před rokem +8

      @@myrealnameisjohndoe116 it’s a different menu with a lot more toppings and options. As well as special combos.

    • @myrealnameisjohndoe116
      @myrealnameisjohndoe116 Před rokem +3

      @@cachenoble7528 Is the quality any better, though?

    • @cachenoble7528
      @cachenoble7528 Před rokem +10

      @@myrealnameisjohndoe116 I work there and I’d say all more care is put into it. But its made from the same dough. The options for topping and sauces are a lot better for Pasquale though.

  • @-Name-here-
    @-Name-here- Před rokem +11

    11:52 reminded me a lot of DHMIS for some reason lol

  • @marshallt7752
    @marshallt7752 Před rokem +8

    I knew the backstory before I watched this video. Here is what I know "Chuck E. Cheese is an orphan who didn't know his birthday. He found a restraint that served great pizza. The cook tried to murder Chuck, Chuck sang and was made a star." THANK GOD this video did not give me nightmares! Love your videos Matpat!!!!!!

  • @Niko_sama
    @Niko_sama Před rokem +301

    MatPat is the kind of guy to say, "is there any lore in that?" and not wait for an answer

  • @imperialbricks1977
    @imperialbricks1977 Před rokem +1023

    It's crazy to think that Food Theory has already been with us for over 2 years

  • @KawaiiHippityHop-cl5bb
    @KawaiiHippityHop-cl5bb Před 11 měsíci +3

    Pablo: I remember the time me and Marvin went to the moon and made friends with aliens and ate moon cheese.
    Martha May: There’s no such thing as moon cheese.

  • @krunchymittens
    @krunchymittens Před rokem +9

    The whole plot of Chucky (aka Charles Entertainment Cheese) being a rat orphan and doesn't know when his birthday is and so he gives bday parties to kids makes a lot of sense actually.

    • @chocomelo454
      @chocomelo454 Před 2 měsíci

      definitely more wholesome than the version where he's just a perfectionist and bullies his employees purely to give perfect birthday parties to kids 💀💀

  • @ayedunno3255
    @ayedunno3255 Před rokem +2471

    I’m a former employee, and I was employed in 2020. I don’t know what happened, but after isolation, our district had some of the best financial success we’d had, according to a one-off comment from my manager. Don’t worry, Chuck’s won’t be going away anytime soon. The animatronics are being removed one location at a time, though, and being replaced by a dance floor, if those plans are still in place. The mascot costume isn’t being phased out, either, much to employees’ despise. The shows are just getting shorter and shorter to accommodate how laborious the shows are.
    We all learn Chuck’s backstory during training. Whether or not we actually make an effort to remember it is up to the individual. I always did, because I’m a lore-conscious cast member.

    • @matthewgarber5517
      @matthewgarber5517 Před rokem +99

      They mentioned that the animatronics were inspired by Disney. Did Chuck E Cheese also refer to the employees as cast members?

    • @ayedunno3255
      @ayedunno3255 Před rokem +132

      @@matthewgarber5517 Indeed they did, and customers were guests. And our phone-answer was “Makin’ magic at Chuck E. Cheese in ____”

    • @ScarlettKate729
      @ScarlettKate729 Před rokem +59

      i’m a currently employee at chuck e. cheese’s and they just got rid of our animatronics and the dance floor sucks. such a big headache from it.

    • @anotherrandomguy8871
      @anotherrandomguy8871 Před rokem +57

      That sucks that the dance floor is being cleared. I don’t care how much those animatronics used to creep me out as a kid, It’s just not Chucky E Cheese without the them. It’s like removing the mascots and animatronics at Disney land, it’s just not the same without them.

    • @ayedunno3255
      @ayedunno3255 Před rokem +58

      @@anotherrandomguy8871 This was in 2020, so business plans might have changed. I also don’t see them replacing the newer ones that have the 32 movement model. Also, a little boy petitioned this year to have them keep the animatronics. Idk how far that went, but I think CEC is pretty conflicted because the animatronics are extremely outdated (still run on floppy disks, each location gets a new floppy disk in the mail every few months with the new programming that corresponds to the animatronic model they have in place), but the animatronics are also a big part of the charm, especially because, based on my experience, many kids 10 and older come in excited because they’re fnaf fans and want to see a real animatronic.

  • @xandernoyes9717
    @xandernoyes9717 Před rokem +1012

    matpat really delves into the abyss of the internet to find the most absurd tokens of lore no one knew. this guy is a legend. never ceases to amaze me how much lore he can scoop out

  • @bogeefn
    @bogeefn Před rokem +30

    At this point Matt Pat could make fig Newton lore lol

  • @dalniente2020
    @dalniente2020 Před rokem +8

    As a kid I was a HUHE fan of going to Chuck E Cheese’s. That said it was because of the pizza, the arcade and the playground. The animatronics were ALWAYS horrifying.

  • @collinlangston6980
    @collinlangston6980 Před rokem +611

    Here’s another interesting theory idea: Chuck E. Cheese’s connections to Barney The Dinosaur! Because there’s actually quite a lot of them.
    1. The original voice of Barney from 1988 to 2000, Bob West, also voiced Jasper and Pasqually around the same time.
    2. Duncan Brennan, the voice of Chuck E from the early 90s to the early 2010s including in the Galaxy 5000 video, was also the singing voice for Barney for a short period of time.
    3. One of the writers of Barney previously was a writer for Chuck E Cheese.
    4. Chuck E Cheese was a sponsor for Barney on PBS for a long time!

  • @CZsWorld
    @CZsWorld Před rokem +3345

    In April, I did a 30 minute Horror History on the FULL lore of Charles Entertainment Cheese. I even talked about the Food Theory where Mat Pat talks about the irregular shape of the pizzas. This video makes a great companion piece! 🐀

  • @Maddy-qf7dm
    @Maddy-qf7dm Před rokem +9

    7:20 Alvin and the Chipmunks who?

  • @nationalinstituteofcheese3012
    @nationalinstituteofcheese3012 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Dog: You got more dough than anyone in town
    Pasqually; *Preparing how to cook dog*

  • @Pudding404
    @Pudding404 Před rokem +838

    Matpat's theories are so interesting and thought out as always, but when are we getting a theory of how Matpat's mind comes up with a topic?

    • @dellrha05
      @dellrha05 Před rokem +18

      Look at the coffee is soup video he tells you there.

    • @cooliostarstache5474
      @cooliostarstache5474 Před rokem

      He's a being not of this world, obviously

    • @MoonDisast
      @MoonDisast Před rokem +5

      We need Theorists LORE

    • @nez.kamado._8300
      @nez.kamado._8300 Před rokem +11

      It’s the jacket dude. It’s the jacket. Only GTLive watchers would know what I’m talking about though 😂

    • @TheSilentZebra64
      @TheSilentZebra64 Před rokem +4

      This video is clearly sponsored by pasqually’s😂 hello

  • @Kromer__
    @Kromer__ Před rokem +1012

    Man Mat really flipped the script with this one

    • @goatmom2980
      @goatmom2980 Před rokem +3

      He really did.

    • @thegamingcats3719
      @thegamingcats3719 Před rokem +4

      @Secret bot

    • @osmosisjones4912
      @osmosisjones4912 Před rokem +1

      When did ratatouille he said skinner was the good guy even though he tried to make the same deal with Remy

    • @Just_Some_Gal
      @Just_Some_Gal Před rokem +2

      *with sweat falling as he kept trying to figure this out*

    • @isaacdavis2641
      @isaacdavis2641 Před rokem +1

      You forgot the word Pat the most important part 😅😅😂

  • @bdogstudios4848
    @bdogstudios4848 Před 8 měsíci +3

    Uh oh, you know what else started nice and innocent? Matt's first Freddy theory, and look where we are now.

  • @Random-rk6wd
    @Random-rk6wd Před rokem +26

    5:04 for some reason, reminds me of the Fnaf VHS tapes.

  • @Rachel-mo9lr
    @Rachel-mo9lr Před rokem +695

    This story has changed a few times over the years. The one I remember most is the one where Chuck and Munch co founded the place out of an abandoned building

    • @Burning_Gojira_1995
      @Burning_Gojira_1995 Před rokem

      This comment needs to be higher ngl it will clear up many things in most people's minds here
      If enyone needs more proof the story has changed here czcams.com/users/clipUgkxAYsew08Vu1k0Ow2ILvLHhAm5RLjaSLkd

    • @marcosatheundesirable
      @marcosatheundesirable Před 7 měsíci +1

      yeah that was the first version in 1997

  • @jackofalltradeshermes
    @jackofalltradeshermes Před rokem +343

    Then:
    "But when you do die-"
    "I've taken steps to ensure that never happens"
    Now:
    "I like pizza. I like animatronics. I like murder"
    MatPat is William Afton confirmed?!

  • @bagofmoss4710
    @bagofmoss4710 Před rokem +5

    The urge to make an animatic to this theory

  • @garrettviewegh677
    @garrettviewegh677 Před 10 měsíci +4

    Funny enough, Dave & Busters seems to have gradually been replacing Chuck E Cheese over the years. On another note, I can’t help but think Scott may have taken his kids to Chuck E Cheese a few times, being the inspiration, or at least coincidence, for Five Night’s at Freddy’s Freddy Fazbear’s pizza.

  • @williamplayzgames8613
    @williamplayzgames8613 Před rokem +162

    Fun Fact: In the most recent Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book, Greg and one of Rodrick's bandmates go to a pizzeria arcade with animatronics, (clearly a Chucky Cheese reference) and in that part of the story, a woman gets mad because the pizzas have uneven sliced that 'appear to be made of other people's recycled pizzas.'

    • @djamtz
      @djamtz Před rokem +10

      Guess that`s just a well-known thing to say about pizzareias, I saw something similar in a fiction pizza place in a tv show

  • @musearrives2am
    @musearrives2am Před rokem +140

    I vividly remember those anamatronics playing on stage in the early 2000s, but does anyone remember the comic strips that were printed on the side of the arcade games giving backstories to some of the side characters? There was one where they talked about the dog being a raceway driver, the chicken going out to take photos (on the side of the photo booth where you sat in a car with Chucke) and the band meeting the purple monster. Should totally see if you can find those to add to the lore.

    • @Eddy-xc4ni
      @Eddy-xc4ni Před rokem +9

      Yes a full deep dive into the full lore and storys of them would be cool
      Wonder how much of the lore/storys like this has become lost media tracking down images and footage of the storys o the rides would be wierd and interesting

    • @taurus6392
      @taurus6392 Před rokem +2

      its official: the Chuck E Cheese dog is a NASCAR driver

    • @demon_exe
      @demon_exe Před rokem +1

      was the purple monster... WILLIAM AFTON

  • @PairOfKoopas
    @PairOfKoopas Před 8 měsíci +1

    Former Employee & fan of Chuck E Cheese,
    Munch was originally a MONSTER
    (NOT an Alien).
    He only became an Alien after being Rebranded during the current Rockstar era (beginning in 2012).
    His first song on the matter was "Planet Purple Point of View" in 2017.
    Then, 3 years later, he became "An Interstellar Monster" as recited in the song "He's Mr. Munch" in 2020.
    Thus, for nearly 40 years, starting from 1978, Munch was still recognized as a Monster by the Chuck E Cheese company CEC Entertainment LLC. (Formerly CEC Entertainment Inc., Showbiz Pizza Time Inc., and Pizza Time Theatre, Inc.)

  • @ZukatokuBN
    @ZukatokuBN Před rokem +3

    The fact they named it Chuck E Cheese to force us to smile was never a reason in my mind, once they told us I was confused since saying the name never forced me to smile LOL

  • @izzyandkoolaid11
    @izzyandkoolaid11 Před rokem +267

    I love how in-depth MatPat gets when making any theory.
    Also I lived near a Chuck E. Cheese and my brother used to work there, but it shut down a little before the pandemic. It's still just dirt, I pass by almost everyday and it just brings back memories.
    Also I have a question: How long could someone survive off of one singular food, for example, tortillas, or beans?

    • @aryanmadan
      @aryanmadan Před rokem +3

      he already did an episode on this

    • @tomasreyes2254
      @tomasreyes2254 Před rokem

      Bro That is so stupid

    • @carlosvazquezreyes4970
      @carlosvazquezreyes4970 Před rokem +7

      Tortillas and beans? *looks confused, in Mexican heritage*

    • @FrogToob
      @FrogToob Před rokem +1

      I remember going to Chuck E Cheese... it sadly got turned into a 5 below and now the closest one to me is in York PA and I’m in Lancaster

    • @owenliu7229
      @owenliu7229 Před rokem

      you need all sorts of nutrition, 4 months? dunno

  • @SarcasticSloth69
    @SarcasticSloth69 Před rokem +441

    as kid who grew up having bday parties at Chuck E. Cheese’s just wanna say thanks for bringing some good old nostalgia into my system 😂

  • @AndrewRocks095
    @AndrewRocks095 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Ironic that a guy’s Pizzeria went Bankrupt because of the company he Co-founded!

  • @theslaya1576
    @theslaya1576 Před rokem +2

    0:41 let's just take that out of context and throw it in a compilation along with him going crazy saying that golden Freddy never existed.

  • @chiefbeef5906
    @chiefbeef5906 Před rokem +145

    I actually remember having pretty good times in the Chuck E cheese in Altoona. Sure it's shut down now, but it was decent fun with friends and the animatronics didn't really bother us at all. Kinda sad it fell on hard times like it did,. but glad that theories like this bring up the memories every once in a while.

    • @Toaster003
      @Toaster003 Před rokem +1

      Altoona Pennsylvania? That one's still open and still even has the animatronics.

    • @asher6810
      @asher6810 Před rokem

      @yes SHUT UP, BOT

    • @chiefbeef5906
      @chiefbeef5906 Před rokem +1

      @@Toaster003 Wow! Really? I was certain that whole area [minus the putput course near sheetz and the movie theaters] had the recreational areas like those shut down. That's pretty cool to hear that the kids in Tuna town can still have a place to go for birthdays and stuff. Thanks man, that's pretty wholesome news 👍

    • @Someperson657
      @Someperson657 Před rokem

      There’s still a Chucky E. Cheese close to were I live

  • @uwumunchies4191
    @uwumunchies4191 Před rokem +106

    just what i needed before my little cousin’s birthday party at chuck e. cheese tomorrow. now i’m not only scared of getting the plague from some putrid toddlers, i also have LORE to think of!! matpat you have done it again…

    • @basicallyperidot5299
      @basicallyperidot5299 Před rokem +12

      Lol watching this while getting ready to go into work at Chuck E Cheese

    • @donatoclemente4421
      @donatoclemente4421 Před rokem +1

      @@basicallyperidot5299 chad

    • @sticky_octo5799
      @sticky_octo5799 Před rokem +2

      Putrid toddlers? I can tell you’ve never even stepped foot in a Chuck E. Cheese’s before. The one near me is really clean.

  • @enricofermi3471
    @enricofermi3471 Před rokem +1

    It's always hilarious when someone starts applying real-world analysis to cartoon / comic book / magic fantasy / fairy tale logic. Very entertaining.

  • @pancontuflas
    @pancontuflas Před 8 měsíci +2

    14:07 the creepy part is that they started removing the animatronics

  • @Grassxoxo
    @Grassxoxo Před rokem +103

    I’m a HUGE Chuck E Cheese buff, like I know everything. I was so excited to this posted, and I highly recommend you make a video diving into the VERY interesting backstory and history of the franchise :)

  • @CloverChats
    @CloverChats Před rokem +106

    I actually worked at Chuck E. Cheese’s, and during orientation/training I had to read Chuck E Cheeses official backstory on a tablet. It was surprising.

  • @mctulkyviperbit6166
    @mctulkyviperbit6166 Před rokem +4

    3:20 idk why the coyote animation makes me laugh so much

  • @Lyon_plays
    @Lyon_plays Před rokem +6

    Oh my god!!! The subtitles say its all lies!!! 11:59

  • @ArrisAkane
    @ArrisAkane Před rokem +59

    I love how Mat really had the “it all adds up” strings in the section where he sounds the craziest on saying a fictional character was aware of the loss of popularity 😂

  • @cactusparty3119
    @cactusparty3119 Před rokem +311

    I'm an employee at Chuck E Cheese. Part of my training included reading Chuck E's backstory. Yes. He is an orphan, canonically.
    We got rid of the animatronics very recently. My location only ever had the one. Stage C Beta. When I was young, I had my birthday party there. My cousin dragged me behind the purple stage curtain and tried to shove my head in Chuck E's mouth. Mind you this happened in 2010.
    Anyway, good video! Gonna send this to my coworkers haha

    • @doubtyou
      @doubtyou Před rokem +145

      Bite of 83 almost happened to you holy crap dude 😭

    • @cactusparty3119
      @cactusparty3119 Před rokem +74

      @@doubtyou I'm a meme among a very small portion of the fnaf community at this point too 😭

    • @k.b.4264
      @k.b.4264 Před rokem +50

      good thing it wasn't spring-locked

    • @nabilllaauria9944
      @nabilllaauria9944 Před rokem +33

      @@cactusparty3119 i'm lucky i'm not drink when i read this or i'm gonna spit out of laugh, dammit you almost going to munch-munch.

    • @giovanniaofficial6148
      @giovanniaofficial6148 Před rokem +34

      Except it would be Bite of ‘10

  • @chuutruther
    @chuutruther Před rokem +2

    Actually the most terrifying thing to get out of this was the fact Chuckie is an orphan

  • @AmazingAudreyoffical
    @AmazingAudreyoffical Před rokem +4

    How deep can MatPat go when it comes to these channels. He will one day probably make a video about how Elsa might not actually be owned by Disney.

  • @ooommm4024
    @ooommm4024 Před rokem +250

    I laugh at the concept of being afraid of animatronic robots as I had amazing fun every time I went to the former Showbiz Pizza when I was a little boy. This was what ours were called in the southeastern U.S. in the 1980's & early 1990's prior to being converted to Chuck E. Cheese. It made me want to open a video game arcade.

    • @krio1267
      @krio1267 Před rokem +14

      imagine an alternate universe where a murder incident in chuck-e cheese happened in 1983 where 5 children were killed

    • @gabrielkawa3477
      @gabrielkawa3477 Před rokem +9

      You wouldn't like it if they were possessed or malfunctioning

    • @theterpenater6414
      @theterpenater6414 Před rokem +5

      EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRR HEARD OF *FIVE* *NIGHTS* *AT* *FREDDY'S*

    • @ShadowWingTronix
      @ShadowWingTronix Před rokem +2

      I never found the Chuck E. Cheese animatronics scary. I kept popping in tokens to hear more songs as a kid on the rare visits we made to the restaurant. I'd even sneak into the bar area to make those play their songs. I didn't go in the ball pit much but I had to make at least one trip to the strobe light cave.
      The same goes for Teddy Ruxpin and friends. I never understood why anyone found those scary so by the time the Freddy's franchise started they were playing on an internet famous fear my mind can't comprehend existing.

  • @vdubdesigns6530
    @vdubdesigns6530 Před rokem +61

    The story of concept unification (aka turning all the rockifire explosion into cec characters) is actually really sad as all of the props and whatnot that weren't reused for cec were destroyed. They didn't want them to be able to be sold so the corporation had them destroyed and now there are very few good quality rockifire props/animatronics and whatnot left.
    And now cec is trying to faze out the animatronics all together, it's pretty sad for all those out there that who are passionate about this stuff including myself.

  • @immortalityFNF
    @immortalityFNF Před 8 měsíci +1

    One of the animatronics looks very similar to the one that you can find at Jungle Jims in Ohio. He's a cat that mimics/Impersonates Elvis just by the way of his outfit. I know this because I saw him. he lives near the candy section at Jungle Jims, and every 5 minutes he'll play the full song of one of Elvis's songs throughout his career. Don't know why I had to write this; I just had an urge to just tell you! anyway Love the videos! We all Love you and the team that puts all of this together for us to enjoy!!!

  • @ThatBirdBitch
    @ThatBirdBitch Před rokem +2

    Hey, theory rater here,
    Matpat, for us Australians, got any ideas for Aussie theorys?

  • @liekwhatupdanger
    @liekwhatupdanger Před rokem +94

    I must give an o7 to whoever’s idea it was to add the Ted Nivison audio. This is the second video mentioning him and I think we deserve a crossover soon!

  • @BloodmoonsNumber1Fan
    @BloodmoonsNumber1Fan Před rokem +134

    Its finally here. The video we’ve all been waiting for. *The Chuck E. Cheese theory.*

  • @Olli3innit
    @Olli3innit Před rokem +3

    we havent been scared from animatronics we have been TERRIFIED
    you scared me so much with FNAF when i was 7 lol

  • @Official-Salty-
    @Official-Salty- Před 29 dny +1

    The way he mentioned FNAF in a food theory and not game theory.he also mentioned it IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FREANCHISE

  • @oakenshadow6763
    @oakenshadow6763 Před rokem +38

    "A hippo with jiggle physics." >XD 4:33

  • @mapledemon5601
    @mapledemon5601 Před rokem +144

    Am I the only one who was absolutely horrified by the Big Bertha thing as a kid?

    • @boogie_4203
      @boogie_4203 Před rokem +9

      I was too. Every time my family went to Cicis Pizza while it was still open, i always cried and fought for my life as I tried to defeat that beast once and for all. I never succeeded.

    • @InternetBiPerson
      @InternetBiPerson Před rokem +1

      Never been there (I’m from England)

    • @PeterGriffin11
      @PeterGriffin11 Před rokem +2

      I’m a 2000s kid when I went to Chuk. E Cheeses that game wasn’t around anymore.

    • @justinabakugou5813
      @justinabakugou5813 Před rokem

      @@PeterGriffin11 same I never even heard of that game

  • @TheCausualJoker
    @TheCausualJoker Před 11 měsíci

    I love how you manage to shove *SO MUCH* into your intros!! (All intros)

  • @jenniferprice4282
    @jenniferprice4282 Před 15 dny +1

    0:30 30 SECONDS IN AND IM ALREADY GOING CRAZY
    I READ IT AS FOOT THEORY😭😭😭😭

  • @mintrydoesstuff9221
    @mintrydoesstuff9221 Před rokem +86

    i work at a chuck e. cheese, and apparently before my current gm took over they would make our cast members learn the backstory as part of their training, and i got to hear the whole backstory when i was closing once

    • @mintallyunstable
      @mintallyunstable Před rokem +1

      did anyone make a remark about how dark the backstory is?

    • @mintrydoesstuff9221
      @mintrydoesstuff9221 Před rokem +2

      @@mintallyunstable no one’s really asked me tbh. sometimes kids will ask questions here and there but nothing about this stuff lol

  • @potatonuggets4846
    @potatonuggets4846 Před rokem +842

    The long awaited Chuck E Cheese Theory 🎉

  • @mikethegoo
    @mikethegoo Před 11 měsíci +1

    "Gaslighting"? Was he lying in order to make everyone question their sanity?
    If he wasn't, then it was just lying, not gaslighting.
    Oh, yeah, now I see it

  • @alldayagain
    @alldayagain Před 7 měsíci +1

    The Rat always made sense to me since... who knew cheese better than a rat?

  • @Just_Some_Gal
    @Just_Some_Gal Před rokem +338

    *I swear if Matpat's right, I'm never stepping foot near a CEC's ever again!*

    • @InvestmentIdea
      @InvestmentIdea Před rokem +4

      Here is the full clip explaining why chuck e cheese shouldn't hv done this :
      czcams.com/video/mCfYi7634rU/video.html

    • @ElloAsty
      @ElloAsty Před rokem

      You're contributing to that's rats death if you don't support him!

    • @MonsterPrincessLala
      @MonsterPrincessLala Před rokem +8

      I'm like 20 years ahead of you on that decision lmao

    • @butterflyenjoyer230
      @butterflyenjoyer230 Před rokem +3

      The arch nemesis of a guy with a mustache

    • @YoGalMirror
      @YoGalMirror Před rokem +13

      Wait but if you stop going your risking chuck E’s life because if there are no customers Pasqualey may end chuck e and the gang

  • @jbroz_tv0138
    @jbroz_tv0138 Před rokem +78

    There's a tape out there that contradicts Chuck E's backstory. It was one of the earlier anniversary celebrations that also give him a backstory. And it literally says he left his parents house to go start a career in New York.

    • @dafilmqueen556
      @dafilmqueen556 Před rokem

      Can it be proven to be his or not? Just asking in case it turns out to be fake..

    • @jbroz_tv0138
      @jbroz_tv0138 Před rokem +2

      @@dafilmqueen556
      How? It had the VA's for animatronics at the time. And it was the same song for all the anniversary celebrations throughout the years.

    • @dafilmqueen556
      @dafilmqueen556 Před rokem

      @JBroZ Tv , ok, just making sure it wasn't another Pasqually lie made up to gaslight Chuck E.

    • @ab-qf1iv
      @ab-qf1iv Před rokem +1

      If you can find it, please send a link

    • @iknowyoursearchhistory
      @iknowyoursearchhistory Před rokem

      @@ab-qf1iv youtube doesnt allow links anymore btw

  • @selinaarmenta-ki8tw
    @selinaarmenta-ki8tw Před rokem +1

    “There’s a natural order to the universe that says when ever animatronic animals are inside a dining establishment bad things will happen” man just explained fnaf in 21 words

  • @JJ2NEXUS
    @JJ2NEXUS Před rokem +1

    Technically, Chuckie has stopped singing and performing for a little while now at all locations still featuring animatronics

  • @cyber-thundr_
    @cyber-thundr_ Před rokem +206

    Its so awesome to have somebody who's really famous on CZcams who is finally talking about the entire characters of Chuck E. Cheese. I mean serisously, outside Chuck E., the rest of the cast are tragically underrated. 👌🏻😆 Pasqually & Mr. Munch are my boys

    • @BoggyBranchet
      @BoggyBranchet Před 5 měsíci +1

      I agree completely, although I'm on the side of the Rock Afire

  • @Scrimblyz
    @Scrimblyz Před rokem +37

    1:16
    You see, as a kid, I only saw this game as a simple game. Now apparently it's more than I bargained for. Way more

  • @SnowLily123
    @SnowLily123 Před rokem +8

    In classic MatPat fashion, we’re turning the bad guys into the good ones and good guys into the bad ones. 🤘

  • @icycrafter3079
    @icycrafter3079 Před 10 měsíci +1

    MatPat: “Everyone’s favorite mouse”
    Me: Mickey?

  • @pieguy38
    @pieguy38 Před rokem +56

    YESSSSSSSS. As an ex Cec employee I’m glad you’re looking at the lore. It’s so weird. And it makes me so happy you watched that acid trip of a movie 😂. Also there was a another human member of the gang called Steve waters who advertised Pepsi max. So many weird things that company has done.

  • @thecrappyportalmaster2963

    Me, a gal that spends too much time researching animatronics for the funsies:I’m ready to hear Mat tell me things I already know

  • @anniebailey-phy1827
    @anniebailey-phy1827 Před rokem +1

    At the moment I opened the video I said "Man, he HAS to show a fnaf character or make a reference" and he made that true. And I'm not surprised

  • @milawanner6112
    @milawanner6112 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Calling chucky is everyone’s favourite mouse completely erasing Mickey Mouse

  • @iamliterallyme
    @iamliterallyme Před rokem +21

    12:45 "Everyone's favorite mouse" 💀

  • @gabe_gamer9320
    @gabe_gamer9320 Před rokem +66

    In a way, Pasqually is *ALMOST* like the real life William Afton.

  • @spikeworks
    @spikeworks Před rokem +1

    the reason that the video on the channel is different from the online story is because thats an exact showtape played in store. its changed because its being played infront of children in a store.

  • @joeynass7290
    @joeynass7290 Před 9 měsíci +1

    I love how he had a hole name for his franchise and the animatronic for it
    But just because the wrong one came he changed the hole franchise to fit around the rat💀

  • @scourgethehedgehog2283
    @scourgethehedgehog2283 Před rokem +24

    1:25 Thanks for giving me a heart attack Mat Pat

  • @egg_daddy_official
    @egg_daddy_official Před rokem +45

    6:18 TED

  • @mlppainter451
    @mlppainter451 Před rokem +1

    We neeeeed a video about that Movie alone! I would definitely watch it :D

  • @taylorandrew3066
    @taylorandrew3066 Před rokem +1

    Open your own theorist restaurant and have your own lore for it but also serve the MatPatty for sure.

  • @Retro_666
    @Retro_666 Před rokem +57

    Jasper has good taste in books though, I had to read ‘of mice and men’ last year in school and it’s a great book, i recommended, the book has amazing characters and an amazing plot twist, it pulls off funny and just devastating events in scenes, if you ever have the option to read this book i recommend, it’s a great book. 👍🏻

    • @jellyandcream9471
      @jellyandcream9471 Před rokem +1

      Noo not Of Mice and Men! That book was so sad ;(. However, I must admit it was well written.

  • @jookie4207
    @jookie4207 Před rokem +91

    Kind of shocked we haven’t done this episode already

  • @maneoj46
    @maneoj46 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Weird, I always thought Pasqually was just a random pizza chef, not the owner of the restaurant chain

  • @DemonicAgreements
    @DemonicAgreements Před 8 měsíci +1

    oh boy i love the hippo with "jiggle physics"