Showbiz Pizza Place 1980's Commercials 

🍕👍🏻mmmmm-hmmmm!!!!

My dad told me this was 10x better than Chuck E. Cheese and now I agree with him.

Just imagine living in the 80s

Showbiz Pizza 1980s: “Where a kid can be a kid” Chuck E Cheeses 2000s: “Where a kid can be a kid” Showbiz Pizza 1980s: “Come for the Pizza, stay for the fun” Chuck E Cheeses 2018: “Come for the Pizza, stay for the fun”...

This isn't terrifying, this is actually adorable.

I really wish I grew up in the 80s

Is it weird that I find old commercials enjoyable...?

These same ingredients are being used today, no kidding, the flour in your pizza today is from 1980s.

The 80s was the best time to be a kid. Corporations actually had an invested interest in kids. They made big bucks off of us and we enjoyed every minute of it. Life was simple in the 1980s

I remember the commercial when chuck e cheese was explaining that they were now taking over showbiz pizza. My childhood died that day

Seeing commercials like this really make me miss the way Chuck E. Cheese's used to be, especially the animatronics that used to perform for everyone. Sad that they had to be taken out. Without them, it's just a regular pizza place with games. It's just not the same. I know that has nothing to do with Showbiz Pizza, but still.

william afton you aint slick

When time travel gets invented and gets made to the public, I'm going to ShowBiz Pizza

The most terrifying memory i have is looking behind the curtain. And they're all just staring 👁👁

it was the greatest place in the 80s to me. Had the best arcade games, had awesome pizza, loved the rockafire explosion, even the toy prizes were great. I got a G1 Bumblebee for 300 tickets as a kid.

this made me cry. i wish I was an 80's-90's kid. So I could experience the fun. the delicious pizza, the animatronics, the skytubes, the ballpit, the arcade games, the rides... ect.

these commercials make me nostalgic for somewhere I've never been

I worked there!! Made alot of good friends. It was a fun job. I worked in the kitchen the game room I did birthday parties. I really enjoyed making the families happy 😊

my favorite was the helicopter ride that would go up and down.

4:49 WHAT THE

Aaaaaahhhhh..... The 80's friggin was great as a kid! I loved this place!

There's a certain kind of smell that some pizza places will give off that immediately take me back to this place and playing TMNT and The Simpsons.

I feel like I'm back eating my strawberry shortcake cereal on my metal fold out tv tray on my floor watching QBert and commercials are on 😭😭😭 I freaking miss this and my childhood so much. 1980 baby here

I'm too young to understand how much this means to some people. I'm still a kid. However, I do have a small spot in my heart for this place. There's actually a Showbiz Pizza Place about an hour away from where I live. On some special occasions, my dad brings me and my brother there. It's pretty fun but feels off. The animatronics seem broken yet still functioning. The wolf guy doesn't have pupils. You can also just tell they're old..very old. The place gives off a strange vibe yet it's still fun. I don't see a lot of people going into it but sometimes I do see a couple of adults with their kids inside. It feels strange knowing it was once a place where kids could go and just have fun like Chuck E Cheeses. I don't remember what kind of prizes they have..it's been a while since I've been. Sorry for making this so long! Just wanted to share

1:44 I was legitimately scared for the kid in this shot

I grew up in the mid-80's, but this shit still gives me nightmares.

If you weren’t a kid of the 80’s like I was it’s very difficult to describe how awesome it was. That said, I went to several amazing Showbiz parties off of Noland Road in KC back in the day!!

There’s no more places like Chuck E. Cheese and show biz anymore, there all bankrupt!!! Miss the good old days :(

My family and I lived within walking distance from Showbiz Pizza! While my mom was at work, my dad and I would walk to Showbiz and have fun!! Great memories!!

Awww in some of the commercials the kids were actually getting bullied by others and their teachers. They were saying that Showbiz could be a fun escape.

Come for the pizza! Stay for the- *SWEEPSTAKES*

Nobody: Scott Cawthon on 2014: Immabout to end this establishment's whole career.

My dad used to work there as a dough boy! He still tells me stories!

For those of you who were born in the 2000s and 2010s Who wish they were alive in the 1980s to see what Showbiz Pizza Place looks like? I do

I was born in 81 and can confirm this is where you went for your friends birthday party, when your cousin was visiting or when your mom went out with friends and dad had no idea what to do for dinner. It was loud, the pizza was meh but you could pretty much do whatever you like on the game floor. I loved the helicopter 😀

I miss showbiz😭😭😭

A blast from MY PAST, I loved being a Teen and going to this place. I loved the combo Pizza and the TRON and Galaxian arcade games too.

Showbiz Pizza was the BEST!!! I miss the 80s! 😩

That Gorilla still scares the shit out me 30 yrs later.. How did they think he was anywhere near kid friendly is beyond me.

The absolute best ♡ my dad took me here all the time as a kid, having your birthday here they really made you feel special

I am a 2000s Chuck E Cheese Kid I never knew this place actually existed only inklings of my Dad mentioning it to me while I was a kid.

Going to Showbiz as a kid in the 80s was amazing!!!

OMG!! I so blessed to been able to celebrate a birthday there when I was little.😊

3:57 okay damn??? 😳 that just happened lmao

Place was super fun plus my friends older sister worked there and dressed in the Billy Bob costume. She would give us free tokens!

Haven't seen/heard these since they aired but could still sing "showbiz pizza, where a kid can be a kid!" before watching. When you're a kid you think ads are very important and will be relevant forever

I remember the showbiz down the street giving free game tokens for A’s and B’s every time report cards came in. Showbiz has a place in my heart that Chuck E Cheese will never have.

I heard there is a bar somewhere that has a working rock a fire band… I would love it if there was one in every major city! God knows I would go!

I miss Showbiz 😩

Kids nowdays dont know what they missed out on I remember I went to ShowBiz Pizza they put a crown on me and put me on a chair that reminds people as a Kings Throne u cant buy memoryslike that How I miss those days

That, "Where a kid can be a kid" thing causes me to hear the showbiz commercials in my head when I see the Chuck E Cheese commercials.

I took my son to a ShowBiz pizza place in Lansing Michigan back 1995 for his birthday party. Was a fun time good food

I love Showbiz Pizza Place 1980 Commercals so much sue!

I turn 40 tomorrow, and this place still haunts my dreams.

Showbiz Pizza is in fact the best pizzeria in the 1980's and the best place for pizza and fun and entertainment, gotta love Showbiz Pizza

The concert with the characters scared the hell out of me when I was a child. But playing all of the fun games was so much fun.

I love the commercial with the kids on the couch discussing the prime-time drama "Dallas". Back then you had to watch whatever the grownups wanted because most households only 1 tv.

Can we all just take a moment to appreciate how lucky our parents were to be able to go to places like this?

The kid in the basketball commercial.COME ON GUYS...COME ON GUYS...I still say that like him to this day lol

I would just be waiting for the show to come back on 😭

Took me back to my childhood here in Houston Texas

Come for the pizza 🍕, stay for the fun! 🕹 📷📸

Really wish I could have experienced this. So cool

Don't these commercials make everything look like so much fun?

I remember going to showbiz as a kid I loved it

My dad used to go there as a kid but now the place is an auto zone

I like the commercial with the You can giggle, you can wiggle, you can flip your lid. That was my favorite because I had that one stuck in my head all day! I decided to create my own version of that commercial. I told a fake audience that my teacher, Ms. Martha, yelled at me, Mom forgot to pack me Babybel cheese and chocolate milk, and my friend, Sam, never got in touch with my emails. Then I let this song play. You know, the one that says You can giggle, you can wiggle, you can flip your lid. Yeah, that one. My favorite characters are Dook LaRue, Billy Bob, Mitzi Mozzarella, and Rolfe and Earl because ... 1. Dook is a dog and I love dogs (they are super affectionate and sweet and cute) and also he was the drummer of The Rock-afire Explosion and I used to play drums back in middle school. 2. Billy Bob is from Tennessee and that's where all the country music singers like my faves, Brett Young and Kelsea Ballerini are from, plus he's a kidder. He loves kidding around with you. Just like how Chuck E. Cheese is my favorite at Chuck E Cheese because he's the mascot of his own chain, Billy Bob is also my favorite because he's the mascot of Showbiz Pizza Place. 3. Mitzi Mozzarella is the youngest member of The Rock-afire Explosion and has a big crush on Michael Jackson and I can relate to her because I love Michael Jackson. I love his song, "You Are Not Alone" because it's my favorite song in the world besides Plain White T's, "Hey There, Delilah." (which Billy Bob sang on an old RU-vid video Rock-afire Explosion fan Chris Thrash posted during the year 2008). Plus I'm obsessed with people who are the youngest in their family like this Broadway celebrity I'm getting a private lesson with soon, Erika Henningsen. She's the youngest out of three. She has two older sisters. 4. I love Rolfe and Earl 'cause I admit, Rolfe is a jackass and he's, according to Chris Thrash from the 2008 documentary, The Rock-afire Explosion, "A Nobody wanting to be Somebody." It is fricking funny and Rolfe is nothing but mean to the band. He's such a fucking asshole! Earl, Rolfe's ventriloquist puppet, is always trying to make Rolfe stop, but he can't do anything about it because Rolfe is a fucking stupid bitch! Man, I wish I were born in the 80's so I can go to this place! I would just be a good little girl so I can get to go to this place, play some damn skee ball, and watch the animatronic puppets tear it up onstage.

I wish Chuck E. Cheese could go back to the 80s version and I also wish showbiz pizza was back 😢

That third commercial with the little boy tryna play basketball with everyone really takes me back

Ours was "Chuck E Cheese's" not "Show Biz," Both the same Company but two different themes. I was 7 years old in 1987 and Chuck E. Cheese was FUN as all heck. It was EXCITING when you found out that your Dad was taking you there for Dinner because you did good on your report card!

Showbiz was cool...and still is!!

I wish I was alive when this was still open it seemed so fun I was only able to go to Chuck E. Cheese once when I was like 4 so ten years ago and the commercials for these are so nostalgic to me it’s really sad to me that some people will never get to experience these type of restaurants

so it's basically the original version of chuck e cheese? that's cool dang the 80's seemed like a magical time. wish i was alive then T~T

0:06 the toppings on the pizza looks like worms

5:59 Why is this so freaking terrifying. THE LIGHTING THO 😳😰

It's crazy to think that showbiz pizza place will be 55 years old 13 years from now.

4:49 caught me off guard

The long lost inspiration for Five Nights at Freddy's.......(shudders)

I wish showbiz was back I really want to go to that place the food looks good and It looks amazing

Why do I love these commercials

I wish showbiz pizza well still be here

Freddy: *stuffs kids in suit* At showbiz: 2:42

Showbiz Pizza is LITERALLY nightmare fuel. When I was 7 years old I had my birthday there. Everything started off great! We played ski ball, whack a mole and the game where you threw the balls at gremlin like creatures. We played in totally unsanitary the ball pit (which is the real horror now that I think about it) . There was a game where you had to roll a bowling ball on a track over a hump, but you tried not to roll it too far. The best part of the night was when me and my friends played Teenage Muntant Ninja Turtles II the Arcade game with some older boys and we got WAY farther than we ever did before. Up to this point this was the best birthday party ever. Then came the time to go into the show room for dinner. We ordered a pizza and were in the front row. Then suddenly a bunch of really scary monsters started making loud sounds and tried to kill us (at least thats how I remember it in my 7 year old mind). We ended up eating the pizza by the shoe cubbys near the ball pit.

1982, I once hit a guy in head that was sitting dining area with a wooden skee ball when I was 3. Apparently I just perfectly launched it over that 1 foot gap between the brick wall and the ceiling that separated the gaming area. Bounced right off his cue ball.

I have an old showbiz token

I still have a pic of me riding on a coin operated ferris wheel at Showbiz. Liked it better than Chuck e Cheese.

My favorite place to go as a kid

I loved this place. ❤

Is it bad that I'm interested in the video and audio quality?

Damn. This was depressing. I miss my childhood.

Always wanted to go as a kid. Brings me back to the 80s.

I took my kids to Chuckie Cheese's today and to my horror saw that there's no more animatronics, just some TVs on the ceiling. Dang, I miss the gooldnold Showbiz Pizzs days.

SO GLAD I WAS AN 80's KID! NEVER BEEN TO SHOWBIZ PIZZARIA, BUT I'VE BEEN TO CHUCK E. CHEESE SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I WAS YOUNGER😊😃😁

3:26 lady:Let me give you a big kiss! Kid:See what I mean? LOL

Good memories, being a kid in the 80's. We went to the Show Biz in Orange Park Fl.

Show biz pizza u can act like a kid, you can have more fun then u ever did, you can giggle u can wiggle u can flip your liiiiid showbiz pizza where a kid can be a kiiiiid

Man If only the rock-a-fire explosion had a chance to play another live show for a new generation of kids in a pizza place

I remember showbiz pizza place FATZ Geronimo and his band the rock afire explosion sang happy birthday to me when I was a kid

Absolutely nostalgic.

I wish they still had showbiz :,(