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 you’re thinking.
“Who the hell is this kid?” “Why should I care?” “Did he really deserve to show up in a model sheet that otherwise exclusively showcases Munch’s Make-Believe Band?”
Charlie Rockit is an obscure character introduced with Concept Unification, comparable to Pizzacam in many aspects. He’s cool! He’s fresh! He’s a little dude with an attitude! And he’s got a puppet that looks like THIS:
AAAAAAAHHHHHHH.
Charlie showed up in many of the Tux showtapes. Usually they’d 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 “cool dude”, hence the name Rockit. He’s 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, who’s 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. I’d consider this a redesign of sorts. He sure needed it…
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 didn’t need a little boy to make his shows cool. Chuck WAS cool.
…And then Chuck E. Cheese in the Galaxy 5000 released in 1999. Unfortunately for everyone, this seems to be Charlie’s most notable appearance:
LIVE ACTION HUMAN CHILD.
Look, I know all the CEC humans (and by “all” 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 don’t know!
Charlie was a major plot point in Galaxy 5000. I don’t 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 he’s a neat little guy. Never forget his…sweet…little smile 😬
