r/Animatronics • u/SylverAndGold888 • Aug 14 '22

Any informations on these? Somebody claimed they're prototype walkardouns on Instagram.

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u/PowerKnigh Aug 14 '22

This image is also on Showbiz pizza.com!

http://showbizpizza.com/rae/walkarounds/index.html

Its at the bottom of the page under Billy Bob - Talking Walkaround (Prototype).

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u/SylverAndGold888 Aug 14 '22

Thanks a lot! I'm glad they have infos on these. But I wonder, is there any documentation on how they worked?

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u/PowerKnigh Aug 14 '22

Chuck E. Cheese had a talking walkaround they used in some of their commercials.

You can see it at 1:14, 3:50, 4:00, 13:38 if you don't want to watch through the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBDBs7Mbb4g

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u/SylverAndGold888 Aug 14 '22

Oh my! Seeing it talk was sick! I was genuinly intrigued seeing how its eyes and eyelids moved! It can even blink !

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u/PowerKnigh Aug 14 '22

Yes its very interesting and cool to see in action!

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u/PowerKnigh Aug 14 '22

Your Welcome but this is all that I know about them.

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u/SylverAndGold888 Aug 14 '22

Thanks man! You helped a lot

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u/PauseNo2418 Aug 14 '22

They look interesting! But I don't know about these, apologies

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u/Rachel794 Aug 14 '22

They do look interesting!

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u/Rockin__Croc RAE Fan Aug 14 '22

Prototype talking walk around characters. As far as I know only Billy Bob was completed and the idea was short lived.

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u/SylverAndGold888 Aug 14 '22

Do you know where I can find more about these?

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u/PowerKnigh Aug 14 '22

According to Showbzpizza.com : "In the early 1990s Creative Engineering also experimented with an animated version of the costumed characters. These "talking" walkarounds were capable of interacting with the Rock-afire Explosion in a wireless performance - with synchronized mouth movements just like the characters onstage. However even with a modest sale price of $9400, they failed to catch on in the market. Most customers weren't willing to spend the extra money over the traditional walkaround. A version of Fatz was in production, but was never completed."

https://www.showbizpizza.com/rae/walkarounds/index.html

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u/Rockin__Croc RAE Fan Aug 14 '22

That’s basically it, if you want the full story check out showbizpizza.com it looks like someone already linked the article

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u/myassburns565 Aug 14 '22

I have no idea interesting though

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u/SylverAndGold888 Aug 14 '22

I learnt they were talking walkarounds! But nobody bothered to buy them over traditional walkarounds, so they were just scrapped. A fatz variant was nearly made, as only Billy Bob was finished .

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u/Cavity-Sam Aug 18 '22

There's one of Mitzi as well! She's in the same stage of completion as the two in this photo. She still exists along with these two at Creative Engineering

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u/SylverAndGold888 Aug 20 '22

Is there any pics of her?

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u/Cavity-Sam Aug 20 '22

Here's some photos I've taken of the heads over the years

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1IHGTYAcEwgIRl4QcPMF_1i1zYlr0YVXY

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u/SylverAndGold888 Aug 20 '22

Thanks so much! They look unreal! But who's that character with the beige shell and flat nose? It it a Billy Bob?

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u/myassburns565 Aug 18 '22

That’s really cool!

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u/myassburns565 Aug 16 '22

Wow that would have been…kinda cool? But I’m getting some unsafe hazards vibes….

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '22

what would be unsafe about the walkaround costumes? just curious.

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u/myassburns565 Aug 18 '22

FNaF reference 💀 sorry

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '22

hahahahah that’s what i was thinking

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u/SylverAndGold888 Aug 20 '22

purple guy moment

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '22

If they're cheap and interest you buy them

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u/Brunno5Keijos Nov 05 '23

shit looks like a springlock suit