Chuck E Cheese’s The Christmas That Almost Wasn't

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4 жыл бұрын

The Christmas That Almost Wasn't is a cancelled animated holiday TV special that was supposed to be released in 1983. It would have aired on NBC.
Plot:
The show centers around Chuck E. and Jasper T. Jowls as they set out to the North Pole in order to save Christmas.
Cast:
John Widelock as Chuck E. Cheese (PTT Era)
Scott Paulin as Jasper T. Jowls
Pasqually, Helen Henny and Mr. Munch do not appear in this special.

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@LuLu43215 9 ай бұрын

I love how Chuck actually cared for Jasper at the end. Usually he’s calling Jasper a “Fruit Cake Dog” lol. I know he cares for his friends but seeing him show his soft side to his friends is nice.

@VillagerMan2006 Жыл бұрын

I can tell why this was canned, it wasn’t because of the bankruptcy, but because Chuck E didn’t call Jasper “Fruitcake Dog”

@MikeTheGoofy 2 ай бұрын

He didn't called Jasper like that since 1981.

@Webb_Studios 2 жыл бұрын

Given its John Widelock, it should have been a Christmas Carol film. He would make an excellent Scrooge

@protocat-w-3197 11 ай бұрын

that would have been amazing!! also im suprised scott wilson did the singing parts

@SCOUTSnailgun 11 ай бұрын

@@protocat-w-3197yea that’s actually how Scott got the voice of Chuck

@Liam-fq5ch 6 ай бұрын

This was the whole reason why they recasted chuck e cheese. Because they said he couldn't sing literally. They said his voice actor couldn't sing he's doing fine for his character

@clownytherat5098 Жыл бұрын

Ptt Chuck E. Cheese is WAY BETTER than what we have now and you can’t change my mind

@thegoofiestofallgoofies 6 ай бұрын

y e s

@ZeepAtomic 5 ай бұрын

I mean, the rest of the Chuck E.'s are all attempts at being "hip with the youngsters".

@martysnow7902 4 ай бұрын

Agreed!

@Burning_Gojira_1995 Жыл бұрын

I honestly love John Widelock playing a nicer chuck

@serenityrain1158 4 жыл бұрын

Goofs: No "TURN OFF THE FRUITCAKE DOG!" whatsoever Chuck wears a blue bow tie instead of a black one Scott Wilson provides Chuck's singing voice THIS IS JUST AN ANIMATIC!

@itsdawheelchair2307 3 жыл бұрын

Also, there's no sign of Helen Henny, Mr. Munch and Pasqually.

@salisburythefox8324 3 жыл бұрын

also no shoes...

@nickwerner7983 3 жыл бұрын

This was John Widelock’s final time voicing Chuck E. Cheese before retiring from CECPTT.

@HecklesTheClown 2 жыл бұрын

@@nickwerner7983 he actually would voice chuck in 2 more shows bandstand 1 and 2

@thesladesterb3vt3co7h Жыл бұрын

@@itsdawheelchair2307 I guess they stayed at home during the special and didn’t bother coming with Chuck E & Jasper.

@CECWashingtonTheCECFan 2 жыл бұрын

21:47 The first words we heard from Wilson Chuck E.

@noobethgamingtonthethird 2 жыл бұрын

wilson chuck’s first word “ive”

@theworldofcharacters8877 2 жыл бұрын

That’s how they made him the new voice for Chuck E.

@lukeroberts3464 Жыл бұрын

John widelock did the speaking role for Chuck E. Cheese and Scott Wilson did the sing 🎤 role for Chuck E. Cheese.

@CECMaster 4 жыл бұрын

This was NOT a canceled TV special. This cartoon played in all stores in December 1983.

@NintegaDario 2 жыл бұрын

How come it's not fully animated?

@SlushysSecret 2 жыл бұрын

@@NintegaDario lost media

@johnmoss1444 2 жыл бұрын

I am glad to know that people saw this at the time, they deserved it. But how do you know it was in the stores?! Just curious. Only asking because I’m one big CEC nerd who hasn’t quite learned this.

@CECMaster 2 жыл бұрын

@@johnmoss1444 Hi! As written in The Pizza Times, every location played it. We've also found newspaper ads that the special aired on TV in Canada in 1986.

@WhoDidWhat17 7 ай бұрын

@@NintegaDario because of the financial troubles of the time

@masterdrewt6698 3 жыл бұрын

I think what this needs is some reanimaton

@crashbandicootspyrohinson05 3 жыл бұрын

I guess this is where the inspiration of the walten files halloween special came from

@nickwerner7983 3 жыл бұрын

This deserves animation!

@Bonnieisforver720 8 ай бұрын

I just notice the part where he sings, he sounds like Scott Wilson lol

@Cecisnotanotherpizzaplace 7 ай бұрын

Because it is Scott Wilson

@Peskyhooligan 7 ай бұрын

“The cartoon that almost wasn’t”

@johnmoss1444 2 жыл бұрын

John Widelock playing Chuck and not hurling insults at others.

@thegamergeek1390 2 жыл бұрын

I know it's awful.

@thesladesterb3vt3co7h Жыл бұрын

@@thegamergeek1390 I thought John Widelock (may he rest in peace) did not do a bad job as playing a much nicer Chuck E. I thought he did good in the special. It's a shame that we never got to hear that much anymore afterwards. I would have liked to hear how he would have done during the late 1980s to early 1990s (no offense to Scott Wilson, who also did great).

@clownzinaround12 4 ай бұрын

this feels analog horror-ish. the way there’s no animation but music, movie acting, and then the designs for the characters. it just feels so creepy

@ThiagoSantos-bo8vu Жыл бұрын

I can't understand Why they almost ignore this huge animation.

@Mikel726 2 жыл бұрын

I hope someone reanimates this

@thegamergeek1390 2 жыл бұрын

is it just me or is chuck e too nice in this.

@DepthTravel 2 жыл бұрын

Chuck E’s always been nice! Oh wait you’re talking about the PTT Chuck that threatened Jasper for animatronic shutdown. Yeah surprising considering the era. Probably this was the transition from mean Chuck to nice Chuck.

@thegamergeek1390 2 жыл бұрын

@@DepthTravel I lived mean chuck e more same with the rest of the robot's.

@thesladesterb3vt3co7h Жыл бұрын

@@DepthTravel Yeah and if John Widelock (God rest his soul) got to still play Chuck E. Cheese and was never succeeded by Scott Wilson, we would seen him voice more of a nicer Chuck E. It’s a shame he couldn’t continue since he did really good portraying the nicer side of Chuck E. Cheese in this special while still maintaining the accent.

@fuadfarah3903 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@Grover1234 3 жыл бұрын

I just heard about this just of today. Now I've started watching this and from what I can tell there's not really any real animation, correct? Like did it not get completed or was this how it was going to look when it was supposed to air on TV?

@Grover1234 3 жыл бұрын

@@oskarhasabeanie So kinda like a storybook type animated special just not fluent animation. And they say that Hanna Barbera was limited animation. Still seems like a legit Christmas special. From CEC Master he says it wasn't canceled cause they showed it in the restaurants during Decmeber.

@ExtremeWreck 3 жыл бұрын

@@Grover1234 I would probably assume they wanted to make it like this because they felt that trying to animate it would result in an ugly mess.

@lanalivisualarts 2 жыл бұрын

I think it was animated but due to it being canceled it wasn’t finished and was also lost and this is what we could find

@WhoDidWhat17 7 ай бұрын

apparently they were going to completely animate it, but due to the financial troubles Nolan's companies were going through during this time (PTT included), they had to rush it and release it as basically colored storyboards. that's my understanding at least.