From Chuck E. Cheese to Jasper T. Jowls, from the Awesome Adventure Machine to Ronnie the Unicorn, from Showbiz Pizza Place to Concept Unification, animatronic enthusiasts have questioned one thing! Allow me, dear readers, to introduce you to an old friend of mine:
I know what youโre thinking.
โWho the hell is this kid?โ โWhy should I care?โ โDid he really deserve to show up in a model sheet that otherwise exclusively showcases Munchโs Make-Believe Band?โ
Charlie Rockit is an obscure character introduced with Concept Unification, comparable to Pizzacam in many aspects. Heโs cool! Heโs fresh! Heโs a little dude with an attitude! And heโs got a puppet that looks like THIS:
AAAAAAAHHHHHHH.
Charlie showed up in many of the Tux showtapes. Usually theyโd just assume the audience already knew him. Most of the time he would just appear, play a guitar solo, make a mediocre quip, and leave. He was supposed to be a โcool dudeโ, hence the name Rockit. Heโs punk rock! He listens to Green Day! Charlie never got to a point of merchandise or anything, but CEC seemed to be banking on this character! His model sheet went mostly unused, but it was still implemented. There was this little guy, whoโs a lot less scary than his typical puppet and uses the cute model sheet design:
Look at him! So sweet!! A puppet from about 1994. Iโd consider this a redesign of sorts. He sure needed itโฆ
As to be expected with something out of Concept Unification, the company sorta got bored with Charlie. He was tossed aside with Munch Jr., Pizzacam, and the hopes and dreams of Aaron Fechter. At least the demise of those other characters were memorable. Poor Charlie never got a reference in-store. No matter, CEC was onto bigger and better things! The Awesome Adventure Machine was the next big idea! Chuck didnโt need a little boy to make his shows cool. Chuck WAS cool.
โฆAnd then Chuck E. Cheese in the Galaxy 5000 released in 1999. Unfortunately for everyone, this seems to be Charlieโs most notable appearance:
LIVE ACTION HUMAN CHILD.
Look, I know all the CEC humans (and by โallโ I mean Pasqually) in this movie were face actors, but dress the boy up a little!!! Put him in a green t shirt or something, I donโt know!
Charlie was a major plot point in Galaxy 5000. I donโt really consider this an appearance, as he was played straight as some random human child with none of his original personality, but I would be remiss not to mention him. Charlie is in the movie for about two scenes. Not ONCE does he play electric guitar or make a mediocre quip!! NOT ONCE!!!
Ahem.
Charlie occasionally makes small cameos in the Rockstar era. Fitting, huh? This is the extent of interesting information about him, but I think heโs a neat little guy. Never forget hisโฆsweetโฆlittle smile ๐ฌ
