Showbiz Pizza

I remember having my 5th birthday party at Showbiz in Wichita. The bear in the opening shot in this video (known as Billy Bob Bear, I believe) came up and wanted to give me a birthday hug. Although I realize now that it was a person in a costume, I thought that it was a robot at the time.

My dad finally convinced me to give him a hug and he put the death squeeze on me. Then my dad ordered pineapple pizza and I hated it. I hate pineapple pizza to this day. And I think that these characters are motherfuckin' creepy. Especially the bear.

Oh well, they eventually went the way of the dinosaur and became Chuck E. Cheese restaurants. Much less creepy. Of course, I know that some kids would naturally be scared if a big six foot tall rat came up and tried to give them a hug, too.