Wow how adorable!!! Loved this snapshot in time. I only remember Showbiz from when I was very little and then it changed to Chuck E Cheese. This is so awesome having Billy Bob sing and interact with the kids!!! 🎉.
god! That billy bob's interaction was craaaaazy! That must be every kid's dream at that time. I never lived in usa, so I never had contact with animatronics and stuff, but that's incredible! U can see clearly how showbiz was fantastic.
Sweet! Another footage of the manual interactive Billy Bob controller in operation. The person controlling him did decent unlike employees of some other locations.
@@Anubonek It in fact is a feature that was introduced in 1986 for Showbiz Pizza where they installed a manual controller to the show controller and someone would be able to control him to interact during intermissions. There in fact is an old training tape from 1986 someone uploaded to UA-cam.
It’s really an amazing concept. It would take Disney, of all companies, to catch up and introduce the concept to their parks (the sea turtle springs to mind). I know the idea wasn’t Creative Engineering’s, but wow, the tech behind it, and the dedication to entertainment on such a large scale is something I wish I was around to see in person.
if wondering the reason billy bob was more "interactive" was because of a new control room feature added in showbiz in the mid 80s that had a desktop control panel that the controller can use to manually move billy bob and use a microphone to talk as billy bob!
I got to play with the interactive system for Billy Bob and wear the costume a few times. I never did any birthdays with the interactive system,but did wearing the costume. I also wore the Chuck E. Cheese outfit a few times .My brother Jeff played Billy Bob quite a few times for birthdays. Loved Showbiz pizza place! I played Santa Claus there too
I do hope someone posts more of that Billy Bob Interactive show, especially for Looney Bird's appearance. I'm surprised how the interactive act didn't return for Billy Bob's Wonderland, that could treat the newer Rock-afire fans!
you mean the walk around costumes? bbw does have them they just don't use them often as they are very rare nowadays and they wanna keep them in as good of shape as possible they do sometimes put all of them on and stuff tho
@@BluetheFortune2006 AHHhHH that I'm not sure on I think they probably removed it as it was probably not able to be saved or something either that or maintenance got the best of them
This is proof the interactive Billy Bob was used, and it's really cute seeing the worker using Billy Bob talking to Gregg, although I wish he would have used the eyes and eye-lids
then again doing all of that would be a little hefty for a casual employee, but they could have added some form of programmed random eye movements to make it less lifeless and less work for the employee at the panel
There was a room where staff could see the kids but the kids couldn’t see them. They could speak into the microphone and interact with the kids as if they were an animatronic.
Even though I wasn’t born until several years after Showbiz and CEC merged as one, it’s incredible how they had interactive animatronics back then! Definitely very advanced for its time 😱.
Random time capsules like this are the best part of UA-cam. Thanks for sharing it! ShowBiz was like the mecca of fun and excitement as a child in the ‘80s.
Looks like the location at 9404 Main St. in Fairfax County, VA. It first opened for business in late December 1983 and was the fourth ShowBiz to open in all VA, and it still exists today as a Chuck E. Cheese's. Unusually, before its first remodel in 1991, there was no ShowBiz Pizza Place sign on the outside, but the accented stripes in the entrance area will tell you.
Happy Birthday Greg! Can you tell us where this ShowBiz was located and what year this took place? I follow the ShowBiz fan community (which is probably why YoutTube suggested the video) but I have never before seen Billy Bob interact live like this!
By looking at this wonderful footage, I still have flashbacks from going to the one in Birmingham, Alabama's Midfield location in 1983 as a 3 yr old getting in a ride with a token slit after getting tokens out of the machine Takes me back to my childhood
I remember me and my brothers tossing coca cola cups at the animatronics and hear them go "bzzzzz" and then they'd be unable to move the wet joints, then the staff would come out looking for us but the place always had hundreds of kids yelling so they never knew who it was.
Wow how adorable!!! Loved this snapshot in time. I only remember Showbiz from when I was very little and then it changed to Chuck E Cheese. This is so awesome having Billy Bob sing and interact with the kids!!! 🎉.
Finally, a found footage video of an animatronic establishment that isn't a fucking analogy horror troupe.
god! That billy bob's interaction was craaaaazy! That must be every kid's dream at that time. I never lived in usa, so I never had contact with animatronics and stuff, but that's incredible! U can see clearly how showbiz was fantastic.
Sweet! Another footage of the manual interactive Billy Bob controller in operation. The person controlling him did decent unlike employees of some other locations.
I had no idea he could do that honestly
@@Anubonek It in fact is a feature that was introduced in 1986 for Showbiz Pizza where they installed a manual controller to the show controller and someone would be able to control him to interact during intermissions. There in fact is an old training tape from 1986 someone uploaded to UA-cam.
It’s really an amazing concept. It would take Disney, of all companies, to catch up and introduce the concept to their parks (the sea turtle springs to mind). I know the idea wasn’t Creative Engineering’s, but wow, the tech behind it, and the dedication to entertainment on such a large scale is something I wish I was around to see in person.
they even did looney bird
@@Tails7626 I don't remember there ever being one for Looney Bird
if wondering the reason billy bob was more "interactive" was because of a new control room feature added in showbiz in the mid 80s that had a desktop control panel that the controller can use to manually move billy bob and use a microphone to talk as billy bob!
That's correct! It's the Interactive Billy Bob Panel
@@JoCox4048 yes!
I got to play with the interactive system for Billy Bob and wear the costume a few times. I never did any birthdays with the interactive system,but did wearing the costume. I also wore the Chuck E. Cheese outfit a few times .My brother Jeff played Billy Bob quite a few times for birthdays. Loved Showbiz pizza place! I played Santa Claus there too
I do hope someone posts more of that Billy Bob Interactive show, especially for Looney Bird's appearance.
I'm surprised how the interactive act didn't return for Billy Bob's Wonderland, that could treat the newer Rock-afire fans!
you mean the walk around costumes? bbw does have them they just don't use them often as they are very rare nowadays and they wanna keep them in as good of shape as possible they do sometimes put all of them on and stuff tho
@@MystiqEevee I don't mean that, i mean some random employee voicing Billy Bob while controlling the animatronic
@@BluetheFortune2006 AHHhHH that I'm not sure on I think they probably removed it as it was probably not able to be saved or something either that or maintenance got the best of them
11:04 billy: did you made a wish
Kid: no😂
billy:ya he did:
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣
This is proof the interactive Billy Bob was used, and it's really cute seeing the worker using Billy Bob talking to Gregg, although I wish he would have used the eyes and eye-lids
then again doing all of that would be a little hefty for a casual employee, but they could have added some form of programmed random eye movements to make it less lifeless and less work for the employee at the panel
Man, our Billy Bob never invited us on stage at our Showbiz. The birthday kid usually stood in front of the stage.
Billy Bob Brockali: (Sobbing) You don't remember who I am? ( Grunts & groans)
The guy controlling probably didnt want to get any of the kids hurt by the bot moving while being on stage, which i respect
@@MorningVR1As an adult, I can agree! As a kid, it would be cool to get on stage with Billy Bob.
I've explored a similar abandoned showbiz pizza not so long ago. 😮
Wait a second he could say specific things and interact!!!!! I had no idea
There was a room where staff could see the kids but the kids couldn’t see them. They could speak into the microphone and interact with the kids as if they were an animatronic.
At 14:10 Bro that kid popped out of nowhere lol😂
him: a *fades out of existence*
Top 5 scariest jumpscares
Doing jumpscares before they were cool
Even though I wasn’t born until several years after Showbiz and CEC merged as one, it’s incredible how they had interactive animatronics back then! Definitely very advanced for its time 😱.
happy birthday greg
I'm surprised no one's asked, but does anyone know what location this is?
Manassas, VA
@@hollowayfamilymovies3271 no its Fairfax Va cuz manassas didnt open until 2000
When you go there it will be Chucky E Cheese pizzeria because long time ago 2 companies merged
@@AftonBunny1985 Buddy, I know. This was still a question I wanted to ask because it means more footage of this location has now been found.
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6:58 This is where the fun actually begins
This is concerning since these kids today are about late 40’s early 50’s years old.
Concerning how? o.O
Nah my brother is 39 has a b day there w have pics whats wrong w reminiscing
@@jennikifm2 ikr? How dare people become old 💀
Random time capsules like this are the best part of UA-cam. Thanks for sharing it! ShowBiz was like the mecca of fun and excitement as a child in the ‘80s.
i went to the Volo Auto Museum 2 weeks ago. they had some old Pizza Time Theatre animatronics. They were wonderful.
They have the Rock-afire Explosion now too!
I bet Chuck E. Cheese never done this!
Looks like the location at 9404 Main St. in Fairfax County, VA. It first opened for business in late December 1983 and was the fourth ShowBiz to open in all VA, and it still exists today as a Chuck E. Cheese's. Unusually, before its first remodel in 1991, there was no ShowBiz Pizza Place sign on the outside, but the accented stripes in the entrance area will tell you.
It gives me chills seeing what my Chuck E. Cheese looked like when it was Showbiz Pizza!
As a fnaf fan that would love go to chuck e cheese and showbiz pizza, i can confirm that i would be like this "yay!"
I love animatronics so much
Happy Birthday Greg! Can you tell us where this ShowBiz was located and what year this took place? I follow the ShowBiz fan community (which is probably why YoutTube suggested the video) but I have never before seen Billy Bob interact live like this!
This was in Manassas, VA. We don't know the exact year, but probably around '84. Thanks for commenting!
The girls in the white stoscking... yes, 1980s
Billy Bob my beloved 🥺
By looking at this wonderful footage, I still have flashbacks from going to the one in Birmingham, Alabama's Midfield location in 1983 as a 3 yr old getting in a ride with a token slit after getting tokens out of the machine
Takes me back to my childhood
the billy bob controller doing a looney bird voice too made me giggle, i wonder if any others would do that
My Favorite Moments
7:44 Looney Bird Gets Mobbed
8:55 “ITS YO BIRTHDAY, WHAT ARE YOU A FIRST GRADER, GET UP THERE”
9:21 “Ight, ima head out”
I am looking for videos of the Barboursville WV location from the 90s
Goop
I remember me and my brothers tossing coca cola cups at the animatronics and hear them go "bzzzzz" and then they'd be unable to move the wet joints, then the staff would come out looking for us but the place always had hundreds of kids yelling so they never knew who it was.
they were powered by air not servos so idk how they would bzzz
..What? They use air cylinders
@@bigeddyspaghetti6681it's made up
Loser
Wow
American people are so weird i would have been terrified to see those animatronics as a kid 😭
trust me tons of us were lmao there’s a reason you hear crying in the background of this video 💀 it was a regular occurrence at these plaxes
It's not an exclusively american thing.
I'm an American and this is terrifying why you stereotyping Americans lmao
Just grow some balls That easy
I find it sweet as an european
SOOOO COOL!
😮😟🤨😨😱
Billy Bob sounds werid 😂
Cuz he was voiced by an employee
He's doing his best
Billy Bob voice is wrong!
Well... yea... it's literally an employee talking through billy bob 😭
bite of '83 looking video but i love that i would of loved to be gregg
It's all fun and games until one kid ends up in the animatronics mouth
🤓
Actually, the animatronics cannot get you👍🏻
Oh shut up. Stop trying to turn this into fnaf
Fake
This is looks like a fnaf vhs tape
It's 40 years before 5 nights