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Old 07-24-2007, 11:57 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Movie Showbiz Pizza

Anyone remember this place? I was probably about five years old when I would go here (I think it was over in Sagniaw, but I know there were other locations). Do you remember the animatronic band they had up on stage, called "Rock-afire Explosion"? Well, Showbiz mostly went out of business, so all of the animatronic creatures were sold or destroyed. Apparently, some dude got ahold of one, and has re-programmed the characters, to give them a modern update...

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Old 07-24-2007, 12:00 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Oh, I remember the one in Flint well.

That gorilla kicked ass.

Actually, Showbiz didn't go out of business. Believe it or not, they bought out Chuck E. Cheese's and they just renamed them all that.




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Old 07-24-2007, 12:03 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Old 07-24-2007, 12:12 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I would totally re-program them to do some NIN or something, and then set them in my garage during Halloween...
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Old 07-24-2007, 12:14 PM   #5 (permalink)
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There was one in Jackson. It became a center for drug trade in the mid to late 80's and was closed soon after.

I had a birthday party there. I still remember Showbiz Pizza fondly.
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Old 07-24-2007, 12:16 PM   #6 (permalink)
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There was one in Jackson. It became a center for drug trade in the mid to late 80's and was closed soon after.

I had a birthday party there. I still remember Showbiz Pizza fondly.
I remember the same one. It was replaced with a Big Lots.

They even had the same theme song as Chuck E. Cheese's.

"Showbiz Pizza, where a kid can be a kid!"
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I remember the same one. It was replaced with a Big Lots.

They even had the same theme song as Chuck E. Cheese's.

"Showbiz Pizza, where a kid can be a kid!"
Yup in that shopping center between Wisner and N.West Ave. I do remember being a little freaked out as a kid there.
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Old 07-24-2007, 12:25 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Ahhhh...great memories from Showbiz Pizza. I loved their ice cream cake. The main character was Billy Bob, the bear playing the banjo. I also remember being scared of the gorilla. The only song I remember the gorilla playing is Elvira from the Oakridge Boys.

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Ahhhh...great memories from Showbiz Pizza. I loved their ice cream cake. The main character was Billy Bob, the bear playing the banjo. I also remember being scared of the gorilla. The only song I remember the gorilla playing is Elvira from the Oakridge Boys.

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Old 07-24-2007, 03:58 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Ahhhh...great memories from Showbiz Pizza. I loved their ice cream cake. The main character was Billy Bob, the bear playing the banjo. I also remember being scared of the gorilla. The only song I remember the gorilla playing is Elvira from the Oakridge Boys.

I had that EXACT Billy Bob doll as a kid...wonder where that ever went off to...
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Old 07-25-2007, 12:39 PM   #11 (permalink)
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There used to be on at the corner of Dix-Toledo and Eureka Road

Got bought out by Chuck E. Cheese though.
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Old 07-05-2008, 11:56 AM   #12 (permalink)
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There's a movie coming out about the guy who owns "The Rock-afire Explosion". Its scheduled to be released in the fall. Here is the trailer...

YouTube - Rock-afire Explosion- The MOVIE- Updated 6/26/08


Here is The Rock-afire Explosion performing Love in This Club by Usher
YouTube - Usher - Love In This Club (Performed by Showbiz Pizza Band)


Hips Don't Lie by Shakira
YouTube - Hips Don't Lie- Shakira - The Rock-afire Explosion


4 Minutes by Madonna feat. Justin Timberlake
YouTube - 4 Minutes * Madonna * The Rock-afire Explosion


Here is the website of the guy who programs The Rock-afire Explosion...
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Old 07-05-2008, 12:04 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Holy ****.... a-w-e-s-o-m-e. Showbiz Pizza on 28th St. in Kentwood/Grand Rapids was my fave back in the day.
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Here is some more info about the documentary...
The Rock-afire Explosion Movie Trailer (Accurately Fun/Creepy!) | /Film
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Old 07-05-2008, 12:37 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Here is The Rock-afire Explosion performing Love in This Club by Usher
YouTube - Usher - Love In This Club (Performed by Showbiz Pizza Band)



By far the best.
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Old 07-06-2008, 01:41 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Wow, cool, I will definitely watch this movie. Thanks for the link!
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Old 07-09-2008, 12:46 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Old 07-09-2008, 06:05 AM   #18 (permalink)
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Yup in that shopping center between Wisner and N.West Ave. I do remember being a little freaked out as a kid there.
Wow...memories. My uncle new somebody at that one and there were a couple of times we went and were given literally a bag of tokens to hit the arcade area. I remember when, within a couple blocks of that area, you also had the culinary stylings of Taco Tico, Bonanza Steakhouse and Godfather's Pizza.
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Wow. Now that brings back some memories.
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