Failed Animatronic Restaurants- Looney Tunes Revue at Gadgets
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.พ. 2024
- Have you ever heard of The Looney Tunes Revue Animatronic Show? Well from Chuck E Cheese to Showbiz Pizza, animatronic restaurants were all the craze in the 80's. The United States saw hundreds of these restaurants open but what most people don’t realize is that Warner had a restaurant of their own. It was called Gadgets and that's where you could find the "Looney Tunes Revue." It was one of the most impressive animatronic shows but unfortunately, it was a short-lived failure. DON'T FORGET TO LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE!*** ►bit.ly/2mfriBD ◄
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Warner Bros caring about the Looney Tunes? Wow! This IS from a long forgotten time!
This should become the top comment
Trust me, they never cared. The CEO in the 30s and 40s cared so little that he thought that the animation studio on the lot made Mickey Mouse cartoons
Warner Bros caring about ANYTHING was from a long time ago!😢
Warner bros caring about animation? This is from a long forgotten time
No wonder Coyote vs. Acme was never released. Too much of an economic risk for WB executives!
Hello to all. It’s nice to see people still discussing Gadgets and the Looney Tunes Revue 4 years after the trailer show was discovered. With Sylvester being recently restored, me and my team (Renster and Hound Dog Productions) are going to restore Daffy soon. Stay tuned!
Georgie is on fire ❕
From PA🙌
Do you have Sylvester jr too? He too cute. And Hey chuck e cheese fan! 👋
@@Pan-cackesSylvester Jr is owned by my good friend Kevin (Pasq Animatronics). However, it seems a little odd that he wasn’t mentioned, as he was one of the main researchers on this topic along with me. Anywho, check his channel “Pasq Animatronics” for content on his Sylvester Jr and Henery Hawk animatronics!
@@Pan-cackesActually Sylvester Jr is owned by my good friend Kevin Grossman (Pasq Animatronics). Kevin was a big part in researching this topic with me, so I find it strange that no credit was given to him for his efforts. Anywho, check out his channel (Pasq Animatronics) for content on his Sylvester Jr. and Henery Hawk animatronics!
I remember WB stores, just like the Disney store. They were both sometimes in the same mall. Most merchandise from these stores are collectors items. WB stores fizzled out a few years before the Disney store, which are now gone too
Poor things!
They were both cool!
I hope they are online at least!🫤
@@Herowebcomics yes, both of them are online right now
@@DrGreg007Ok,that's good!
I remember going to a Disney store got a storm trooper figure and now they are gone which is sad
I actually have a disney store near me, and by near me i mean like a hour and a half away from me
The video came out great! I’m glad I was able to assist with some aspects of the video and highlight the amazing talents of Advanced Animations and the show’s designers.
You helped so much! Glad I was able to bring the Gadgets & Looney Tunes story to life! Thank you!
@RenstarCEC Thank you for restoring the animatronic character and being part of this video. Whilst I've never seen the revue live, I've seen videos and it is a great show. One day I hope there'll be a full show found of Looney Tunes live shows like Bugs Bunny Meets The Superheroes and Bugs Bunny In Outer Space.
@@TPMvidswe missed Chuck E. Cheese TPM
It’s tragic the concept of pizza animatronic shows are long gone
Well i mean...fnaf is keeping the concept alive if you want to count that
It will never die and be brought back better than ever. Some place like they never left. Bullwinkle's will be returning to its former glory, water show and all.
@@Toby-DravenBut has it resulted in any real pizzerias being created? I don't even think they got a promotional pop-up store when the movie came out.
@@otaking3582 Well there was a pop-up thing but you couldn't go into it, it was just the outside of the building that you could take pictures of
There are some still out there. I'm pretty sure Rainforest Cafe is still in business.
I’m an animatronic enthusiast and I am floored that I had never heard of this place until now. Thank you!
I think we need a place like this again now. Everyone would be so nostalgic for it
Never heard of Gadgets until now. But it's nice to see that the animatronics have found their way into the hands of private collectors who care about their restoration and maintenance.
I'm surprised they didn't move the shows to Six Flags locations since I do remember the Loony Tunes being a big part of the kids' area of my local one when I was little! Or maybe the timelines for when those rights were acquired didn't match up?
That’d be awesome if Six Flags had them. I’m not sure when SF acquired the rights though.
As a huge Looney Tunes fan, it makes me really sad to see these guys just disappear. But I'm glad some are still around, especially Pepé Le Pew as he's my all time favorite character. Great video TPM, super stoked more people will know about this!
I only live around 25 minutes from the Berkshire Mall ... when I heard that this Gadget's place opened up in Wyomissing at the Berkshire Mall, I was floored! I cannot believe I've NEVER heard of this place before - wow!
Same here with one of my nearby “malls.” (At this point I don’t even know how it’s still open.) My jaw hit the floor when I read about it! 😹 It only lasted just shy of 2 years so that’s probably why people around here have almost no recollection of it.
Thank you for this fantastic video with such high quality pictures and videos! Please make more "abandoned/defunct" videos; you do a great job at explaining things in a reasonable timeframe without filler.
I'm definitely planning more if these kind of videos are what you all want to see :D
What a wacky coincidence, first I started seeing clips of the Looney Tunes Reveu on Twitter, and know you made a video about!
Hope you enjoy it!
facts
@@TPMvids I did enjoy it
They should’ve brought this over to Six Flags Great Adventure (or maybe the other parks); it would’ve fit so perfectly!
I’ve actually seen this everywhere in my feed! And I love the Mickey Mouse Revue inspiration
I wished I could have seen these shows in person but since none were ever close by for me and my family to ever have known or even seen an advertisement for the restaurant I never did experience it. I did just of last year find videos on TH-cam of different shows and have watched them. I think it would be really fun if Warner Bros. were to bring these back either to maybe a Six Flags park or even maybe a new restaurant. It amazes me to know there are kids these days that I think would get a kick out of watching while eating pizza or other foods. Thanks for the review of how this came to be.
My friend renster helped with this video. I’m friends with Kevin as well. Gadgets Looney Tunes Revue means a lot to us cause it’s such a cool place and there was little to no information about the place until we started researching and finding things. It took a lot to get a more complete picture but it was definitely worth all that hard work researching. Awesome vid
5:15 Well its not for Disney's lack of trying. The Country Bears was supposed to be a show at a ski resort not a theme park which could have translated to dining locations but things went in a different direction
Yes, I covered the Country Bear story in the last episode!
Now that I think about it, you're right!
12:40 - 12:46 good old Looney Tunes explosion to bring joy and laughter. And good thing the stage had an Acme bomb shelter to protect the performance.
Or the shelter was implemented to make the transition to blown-up Daffy easier to do.
Tweety Bird is owned by some guy named Tyler Davis I think
Hi TPMVids! Great to see you again! For another Theme Parks & More Video! 😁👍
I’ve heard of the looney tunes revue, but I didn’t know it was from like a restaurant. So I was shocked that it was from Gadgets.
I remember a castle animatronic band from an arcade.... It's called Enchanted Castle and it featured a Green dragon, a wizard with a long beard, another dragon playing the trumpet, a princess playing the piano and a little dragon and they all sang on a castle stage, I'd love for you to make a Video on them...
I'm loving this new series TPM keep up the good work
Thank you! Glad to hear you're enjoying them
I agree. Keep it up! You're doing great!
This is the craziest find! Ever since I was a kid I was all into show biz, Chuck E. Cheese, and all the other knock off Animatronic shows but I’m surprised I’ve never even heard of this
It seems like a waste that they didn't just take the concept and transsition it to Six Flags
Such a missed opportunity since they already have all the show tapes too
@@TPMvidsif they still have the tapes its not too late. They could either produce it straight or they could subvert it for Fright Fest FNaF style
I remember playing Dragons Lair at the Gadgets in Marketplace Mall in Rochester NY.
THANK YOU for telling what one of the games was. Did they have Pac-Man?? Q*bert?? Pong?? Galaga??
As a kid in Edmonton Alberta I don't think I ever went to Chuck E Cheese--but we had a Bullwinkle's which I was obsessed with.
I just realized [after going back and watching the first video] that this is a SERIES? PLEASE tell me you guys are gonna do Tex Critters, my dad talks all the time about missing Tex Critters every time we pass by where the old local location was. I'd love to watch the video you do on them with him if you do one!
That sounds super interesting!!
Ever since i got into fnaf it peaked my interest in pizza animatronic shows so I freaking love watching videos on old pizza animatronic shows, and honestly i had no idea that there was a looney tunes pizza animatronic show, this is my first time hearing about this, I wish this was still around because i would love to go here
Same here!! This blew my mind!!
This was news to me but not a surprise. I love learning about these programs/profomances that show real ambition and passion. I’m glad they’re being maintained and well kept. (Preserved). It’s a part of something magical that more will get to see in the possible future.
I was one of the first employees of Warner Leisure and helped open most of the restaurants over 3 1/2 years. Crazy experience. Your recap is pretty accurate but there is a a lot more intrigue to the story. Millions of dollars wasted and lost.
It reminded me of Lester's possum park from a Goofy movie. Thanks, TPM, and a happy sunday to you as well. Take care and God bless you, and greetings from Colombia.
Love Looney Tunes, however seeing that they had an animatronic show blows my mind. Wonder whatever happened to the animatronics and if some are alive and in good condition, then that’s good to hear.
I had no idea this was a thing!! I'm usually knowledgeable about the themed restaurants with animatronics and whatnot. Thanks for teaching me something new!! Looney Tunes as a restaurant sounds kinda fun!
This is so interesting, love your videos! ❤ Are u gonna make a video about epic universe? I would love that! Thanks again for your videos
8:07 Clips from What's Up Doc?, Rabbit Fire, Beep Beep, Bill Of Hare, Boulder Wham, Rhapsody Rabbit and Baseball Bugs
great video
Thank you so much!
I love the chuck e cheese videos your did on you channel 😊
I wonder how good it would do in today's world
We NEED more videos from you that are like this! I enjoy it so much and would wish and would love to see you do more!!!
More to come! Definitely check out the last video if you haven’t already as well. Talks about another defunct animatronic show
@@TPMvids didn’t even see the notification for that! Thanks for letting me know though… I’ll be happy to check it out after this! Can’t wait for more though!
@@TPMvidswould a video about live costume arena shows, with footage from them(not commercials) be in the cards; Bugs Bunny Meets The Superheroes, Bugs Bunny In Outer Space, Sesame Street Live, Muppets etc?
Hi tpm! I love your videos!
I’m so glad the looney tunes revue is still being discussed! I’m almost done with my puppet recreation of the show.
Omgg I love your videos tpm 😍😍😍
I love this new series. It's cool so see videos not just about Disney. You should make a video about Epic Universe.
Great video! So happy more people will know about this amazing show!
Thank you so much! The show and Gadgets is such a gem that's been hidden away. Glad I was able to share its story
Rip Crusty the cat. He didn't live longer 😔
Crusty my boy :(
@@mechanicalhoundz I don't want to be rude, but he better that munch. Crusty's relationship with Chuck was funny as hell and the fact that he wearing a bad number make him more hilarous.
@@Pan-cackes Oh I completely agree with you I love him sm
@@mechanicalhoundz Hey, your a chuck e cheese fan too?
@@Pan-cackes big animatronic fan in general, but yes I really like Chuck E Cheese. I used to go to a three stage one a LOT when I was younger lol
17:37 Really enjoy the dry humor throughout this video. 😆
Bro this vid is fire
Any potential we could see an Animatronics behind the scenes vid, going into how they're made and work?
If I’m ever able to make it into an animatronic company then maybe one day!
That sounds like fun 😁 😊!
I have seen a few recent videos about these restaurants and I think they looked just amazing. Imagine walking past the entrance to a restaurant now and seeing an animatronic of one of your favourite cartoon characters asking you to come inside?! It would honestly blow my mind! I am obsessed with the whole ‘animatronic restaurant’ thing and I wish they were still a thing. (I know there’s barely any Chuck E Cheese restaurants still with shows in). I really wish we had these places in the UK! I would have begged my parents to take me there for every special occasion!😄
I know u guys had Hannah banana but it closed in 2015 and I know why
Also I think u guys do have hard luck bears though it’s not at a restaurant
Nice, TPM! Why no mention of my boy Henery Hawk though? He existed. Man, you shaded me so hard. I liked your video essay nonetheless.
I'm sorry for not mentioning him, but I appreciate all your help and resources! Especially the fact that Yosemite Sam was the Barker for the restaurant. Your document was the only place I saw that mentioned
@@TPMvids It’s all good, I’m excited to see what you make next.
I never saw the Looney Tunes Revue before. But it sounds Cool since I Love Looney Tunes
This is a really cool concept! Great work! ❤
I can't believe that this is the first time I've ever heard of Gadgets! If I'd known about it back then I would have been going crazy trying to get to one. I wonder if the master tapes for the shows still exist. Would be fantastic if WB would release the audio for sale or animate them for use on max.
Many of the master tapes do still exist and a few animatronic collectors have their hands on them! A few of them are on TH-cam too
@@TPMvids Good to hear!
I would've loved to see this live; it looks so fun.
I watched your channel before I had a account and loved your channel forgot about this channel and never got recommended it but I finnaly found it again quality is great subbed and a main stay watched from now on see you next upload!
As a child of the 80s, I thought I dreamed up Gadgets (I couldn't remember the name of this restaurant and didn't get much when I tried searching for bugs bunny restaurant at my local mall)... This restaurant was in Marketplace Mall in Rochester NY when I was a kid and I remember going there once. I say only once because it wasn't open long after we went there, so we never did get to go again, though I asked about it for awhile after that... and then it went to the back of my mind, until I was an adult and All the videos I've been seeing of Chuck E Cheese and such made me think... what about that Bugs Bunny animatronic restaurant??? Did I dream that??/ Glad to see that I didn't! I don't remember there being an arcade inside our particular Gadgets, but I do remember all of the animated things on the walls and the stage show.
Thanks for this!
I’m finding it surreal to learn there was one at Marketplace mall…as that was my mall growing up in the 80’s too.
Though, since it must have only been there for a very short time, I must have been way too young to even recall it all… which is a shame as it looked amazing.
No, my clearest memories are nestled into the ‘balcony’ era CEC that used to be on ridge road in the Ames plaza when it comes to animatronics.😅
That was my chuck e cheese... I loved going in the lounge and seeing the king... and going in the mouseholes under the stage.
I wonder if other Looney Tunes projects also had audio animatronics?
Just watched the whole video.
i love that TPM shares this imformation with us!
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Hope you enjoy it!
@@TPMvids I cant wait for my dad to get home so we can watch it together!!
Never heard of this and now I'm mad I never got to see this show
Hello everyone, good viewing🐼
Fantastic video, one of your best
Would people be interested in a bar with adult oriented animatronics and arcade games?
Hell yeah!!
This idea has been floating around my head for awhile 🤔
@@collegetoycollector I guess it boils down to what would people find entertaining and what realistically could be done. There are the obvious choices (singing and stand up) but I don’t know if that would be enough to hold people’s attention at this point. One could also do something a bit more risqué like a cabaret tease dance but that also treads on hitting an uncomfortable uncanny spot. Horror is an interesting option but I feel like people would be too creeped out to enjoy drinking/eating. You can always do something truly elaborate like The Tiki Room but it would be difficult to modify and maintenance costs could be an uphill battle if it can’t hit a consistently high customer rate.
I figured it out! It needs to be set up as a “seedy speakeasy”! Give it a slight Dieselpunk aesthetic with a mechanical band to play ambient music and backup to one of two performers. The center stage is a rotating stage split into 1/3 separated by a wall. On the smaller side is a mechanical crooner that’s a bit more mechanically complex than the band and when not in use you can flip the stage to the larger side to allow a human performer. This way you can keep it fresh and if the crooner need maintenance your aren’t without a show. You could even have a “gambling parlor”. Depending on the state it’s in you can have actual gambling or an arcade.
We still have a Chuck e cheese in San Jose, CA. i haven't been there in years.
I miss when chuck e was for families, not pre-schoolers only
When Harmony and Dollie Dimple was here
@@Pan-cackes I’m a y2k kid so I wasn’t there 💀
@@mutecryptid when you said for families, you talk about the old animatronic or the new ? Or maybe the puppet?
Same
Hi tpmvids I liked your videos ❤
When are the breakdown videos coming back?
15:37-15:44 Chuck E. Cheese yes, but Showbiz Pizza, nah. Both The Rock-afire Explosion (and most other CEI Animatronics) and most of Advanced Animation shows are just as good as each other.
It’s hard to believe my mall (at 19:22) had one from April 83 to January 85. 😲 I don’t recall anyone ever mentioning such a place. It was only around for just barely 2 years so that’s probably why. I wasn’t even born yet. I barely remember the Ground Round at that mall which lasted till the mid 90s.
Hello! I know I’m late to comment but I have an Elsa fail from Hong Kong Disneyland! Where the boat can’t move and we get to see an extended Elsa scene and she just stares at us and waves! We can even see the next boat coming, hope you see this😊
4:09 woooow, i didnt realize how much the chuck e cheese really inspired fnaf. That logo design is crazy crazy similar to some of the variations we've seen from scott cawthons franchise...
I own a sammy sans animatronic! Nice video 💪🏻
Do you actually!? No way! I wanna know more! Where did he turn up? I was under the impression that none of his figures survived
@@TPMvids i do! I can tell you all about it if you wish. Reach out to me.
@@TPMvids i do!! You can reach out to hear all about it.
Super excited for this video!
I'm loving the defunct attraction videos
Fact: the game Tapper was only video game that targeted for adults because Budweiser ads
Hey, tpm how, are you this beautiful sunday?
Tpmvids your the best🎉 do more about the animatronic shows
Wouldn't be the first time I've seen a pizza dinner theater family restaurant themed around a classic cartoon franchise. There was Bullwinkle's, which was based on Jay Ward cartoons.
Actually, before it was in Daytona, it was actually at a estate auction of the owner of the defunct carnival company who had passed away in East Palatka, Florida, which would be where the person in Daytona would have aquired it.
And I can actually confirm this as I was actually at the auction and got to see and take photos of the Revue.
Anyone else get a cool multicolored circle around the real like button when he said to like the video?
Hi love ur vids
Great video as normally ❤
Guess there has not been lately no ride breakdown or in show exit or whatever they are call lol..😂😂😂
Sadly, I had never heard of Gadgets OR Gizmos before this video. I was WAY too young to even know about them (maybe two years old), and even though the first location was in Ocean Township, NJ, it was still too far for my parents to warrant the 1.5 hour drive from Sussex County. Pluuuuus places like that were a luxury kind of spend… we weren’t exactly well off…
Six Flags should bring this back at their food courts.
So it was just a knockoff of Mickey’s revue from Disney? Cool
I never knew it existed
This video and your last one are more along the lines of what I would have expected from Defunctland rather than you. But, I guess since Defunctland's upload schedule has slipped so far, somebody had to pick up the slack.
He's been working hard on his videos. It takes a lot of time, research, and whatnot to make it happen. He shares his process through it on Twitter!
@@RPena98 Well, I don't use Twitter, so that explains a lot.
YEAHHH WE LOVE GADGETS
Been a big Tom for new vids of this
Are you going to talk about the jekyll and Hyde club?
I bet this won’t get more that 10
HEY! Showbiz pizza opened near where my mom lived! What a coincidence!
I remember watching the show in the trailer at the Woodstock Fair when I was a kid, and I loved it.
In CT? And do you happen to remember what year?
@@rockafiremoon Sorry I don't.
I went to gadgets whenever I was five at the time the technology was amazing 😊
20:42 it will be better if the said collectors donate them to a animatronic museum(if there is one)and make them a part of history forever
I can't believe I've never heard of this!!
I'm from Lakeland Florida and I really wish they'd bring them back
Great review I love animatronic so this show would been cool to see