March 2016 Show Review

The Chuck E Cheese Show

March 2016 - May 2016

Reviewed by CEC Colorado

Segment 1:
Munch's Make Believe Band - "Rainy Day"

Intermission 1:
Casadee Pope - "I Am Invincible"
Fun Facts with Chuck E. - "Favorite Food"
Caspar Babypants - "Stompy the Bear"
Nickelodeon Spot
Gwen Stefani - "Make Me Like You"
Dell/Golden Ticket Spot
Nickelodeon - "Paw Patrol"

Segment 2:
Helen Henny - "Gamin' Time"

Intermission 2: 
Avicii - "Wake Me Up"
Fun Facts with Chuck E. - "Math"
Josh and the Jamtones - "Tailfeather"
Kidz Bop - "Everybody Talks"
CEC Birthday Spot
Nickelodeon - "Blaze and the Monster Machines"
One Direction - "History"
Fun Facts with Chuck E. - "Outer Space"
Caspar Babypants - "Mr. Rabbit"

Segment 3:
Munch's Make Believe Band - "Cowboy's Life for Me"

Intermission 3:
NYC CEC Food Truck Video
Joke from Pasqually - "Soccer"
Nickelodeon - "Dora and Friends"
Owl City - "Fireflies"
Fun Facts with Chuck E. - "Favorite Song"
Nickelodeon - "Shimmer and the Shine"

Segment 4:
Chuck E. Cheese - "Birthdays are Special"

Intermission 4:
OK Go - "Upside Down and Inside Out"
CEC Buffet Spot
Nickelodeon - "Spongebob Squarepants Remix"

Wow! Four ORIGINAL songs! CEC is slowly recovering from "The Great Reused Show Flood of 2015". However, the segment-to-intermission ratio is still an issue. However, I think this show is definitely taking a turn in the right direction for CEC. Plus, the intermissions read out a lot longer than they actually last in the show. The new songs, however, are fantastic. I think CEC is finally starting to take milti-character stages into consideration by giving the other characters much heavier parts in songs, with "Rainy Day" and "Gamin' Time" being prime examples.

New Puppets - The new puppets for Munch and Helen, created by Andy Hayward, were introduced for this show. They're closer to the designs in promotional material, and they can be seen as either a good thing or a bad thing. I'm personally indifferent, they don't look necessarily bad, but they don't look "good" either.

New Voice Actress - A new voice actress was introduced for Helen this show. At the present time, it's unknown who the voice is, but it definitely fits the new Helen design.

Parodies - Finally! A parody. It's about time we brought them back. "Gamin' Time" is a parody of "Good Time" by Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen, which as you may remember, was covered by Munch's Make Believe Band in the September 2013 show. Here's hoping that 2016 brings the return of covers, too!

Fun Facts with Chuck E. - Originally thought to be YouTube exclusive content, the "Fun Facts with Chuck E." skits were used in this show. There's five different segments, "Favorite Food", :"Math", "Outer Space", "Pizza", and "Favorite Song". These skits are funny and creative, which is just how I like my CEC shows!

-4 out of 5 Tokens-

People have been hoping that CEC shows would start increasing in quality this year, and this show is a great example. The songs are strong, creative, and funny. There's even a parody! 2016 is looking to be a good year for CEC. We'll just have to see where the shows take us next...