Chuck E. Cheese
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The chain is named after the character, whose full name is Charles Entertainment Cheese.
Proper noun
[edit]- A chain of pizzerias offering diversions for young children such as climbing equipment, arcades, and animatronic and walkaround characters.
- 2006 April 9, Harold McGee (interviewee), Anne Strainchamps (interviewer), “Techno Cuisine”, To the Best of Our Knowledge, Wisconsin Public Radio
- Dining should be fun. Eating should be fun. It should be like a kid going to Chuck E. Cheese for the first time.
- 2006 July 7, Douglas Sarine (guest), “'Pirates' Any Good? Ask a Ninja, If You Dare”, All Things Considered, National Public Radio
- I went and did the research on, like, how they came up with this movie and basically, it was inspired by old-school robot pirates, like, like, I'm talking Chuck E. Cheese-style
- 2008 February 16, Chuck Liddell (guest), Wait, Wait...Don’t Tell Me!, National Public Radio
- Man, I'd climb on the jungle gym. Everyone laughs. I go into Chuck E. Cheese, I'm climbing up through the—, I'll chase my kids through those little crawl spaces up there.
- 2006 April 9, Harold McGee (interviewee), Anne Strainchamps (interviewer), “Techno Cuisine”, To the Best of Our Knowledge, Wisconsin Public Radio
- The chain's logo and mascot, an anthropomorphic rat (later, mouse).
Further reading
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Chuck E. Cheese on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Chuck E. Cheese (character) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
