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The Pizza Time Players in 1977

The Shelf, also known as the Portrait Show, is the original animatronic show format at Pizza Time Theatre restaurants. It debut in 1977 at the San Jose PTT.It gained the nickname "Portrait Show" because the charachters(except for Pasqually and later Munch) were behind 4 foot tall photo frames. The shelf was replaced by the balcony show in 1980 or 1981.The version of the shelf that appeared at the 1st PTT was called "1st Gen". The charachters(especially Chuck E) looked very different from how they would later look. Crusty the Cat, Chuck and maybe Jasper were fixed on flat surfaces, with movable arms, mouths, and eyes. Pasqually was behind a set of closed doors and would pop out to call pizza orders. This was quickly stopped. In the center of the showroom, sitting on a raised platform were the Warbaletes. Jasper even originally played a real banjo but this was quickly dropped because it would damage Jasper. When the 2nd PTT opened, changes were made to the Shelf. Crusty, Chuck E and Jasper were made 3D. The Warballetes were either put in a frame or replaced by the Mopsey sisters, who were 3 singing mops. In November 1978, Crusty was retired and replaced by Mr. Munch. Munch was placed behind 2 closed doors like Pasqually.

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-'''[[File:Shelf.jpg|thumb|The Pizza Time Players in 1977]]The Shelf''', also known as the '''Portrait Show''', is the original animatronic show format at [[Pizza Time Theatre]] restaurants. The Shelf presented the animatronic characters in 4' tall picture frames along the walls of the main dining room. A decorated shelf runs along the wall between the characters' frames.<ref name="SPC">{{cite web |url=http://www.showbizpizza.com/ptp/stages/shelf-portrait.html |title=The Shelf (Portrait Show) |accessdate=2013-01-07 |publisher=ShowBizPizza.com }}</ref> [[Chuck E. Cheese (character)|Chuck E]] was on the back wall, with [[Crusty the Cat|Crusty]], (who was later retired and would later become [[Mr. Munch|Munch]]), next to him. [[Jasper T. Jowls|Jasper]] was along the left wall with his banjo. [[Pasqually]] was above the kitchen. The shelf lasted until at least 1980, because alot of shows were marked as 'stage and shelf'. These characters had very limited motion, the most movements a character had was 8. By 1981 the shelf was all but dead, as many features were no longer programmed (such as Munch and Pasqually's doors). The last shelf stage was in the Ogden, UT store until 1991 when the store was closed by corporate.
+'''[[File:Shelf.jpg|thumb|The Pizza Time Players in 1977]]The Shelf''', also known as the '''Portrait Show''', is the original animatronic show format at [[Pizza Time Theatre]] restaurants. It debut in 1977 at the San Jose PTT.It gained the nickname "Portrait Show" because the charachters(except for Pasqually and later Munch) were behind 4 foot tall photo frames. The shelf was replaced by the balcony show in 1980 or 1981.The version of the shelf that appeared at the 1st PTT was called "1st Gen". The charachters(especially Chuck E) looked '''<u>very</u>''' different from how they would later look. Crusty the Cat, Chuck and maybe Jasper were fixed on flat surfaces, with movable arms, mouths, and eyes. Pasqually was behind a set of closed doors and would pop out to call pizza orders. This was quickly stopped. In the center of the showroom, sitting on a  raised platform were the Warbaletes. Jasper even originally played a real banjo but this was quickly dropped because it would damage Jasper. When the 2nd PTT opened, changes were made to the Shelf.  Crusty, Chuck E and Jasper were made 3D. The Warballetes were either put in a frame or replaced by the Mopsey sisters, who were 3 singing mops. In November 1978, Crusty was retired and replaced by Mr. Munch. Munch was placed behind 2 closed doors like Pasqually.
-In 2015, AJ will make his own Portrait Show called, "Chuck's Rat Pack".
-It features Chuck E. Cheese, Jasper T. Jowls, Helen Henny, Crusty the Cat, Mr. Munch, Pasqually, Warblettes (later replaced by The ''[[Singing Flowers]]'') and a guest star.
-[[File:Shelf-reel.jpg|thumb|A 1980 Oink show labeled stage and shelf, because Oink was right around when stages switched from the shelf stage to the balcony]]
-== References ==
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