Programming details

[perfectchavimpressio]

im not insulted at all, im amazed! beach bear is really rockin! can u program mitsy to lift up her skirt?

[muenchenstrasse]

you are not a beginner.. i respect you for whatever you are doing

[MrGarage]

definitly you're not just pushing buttons dude...

[DeadRaymanWalking]

You do great with the programming, even if you're a beginner. Keep up the good work :)

[redconfetti]

wow. You're making him use an actual drum set. I want to use this for a music video one day...heck I want to use Duke as a drum machine.

[campaug]

any type of animatronic freaks me out. 21 years old and im afraid of them. but this is actually pretty cool man.

[Lollita1000]

where did u get the animatronics?

[zapataoffshore]

You are doing great with this. Excellent.

[CabbagePatchacha]

Keep rockin' brother. You are the bomb. I work in animation and I noticed the lengths you went to to sync all the movements. It is much appreciated!

[actionslacks77]

You rule. Keep up with it! Also, can you let us know where you got these?

[morri1mt]

This is incredible! Absoultly amazing. Kudos for sure!

[murezor]

you are my hero.

[gabe565]

Wow, I never realised this much goes into it!

[SailorJenova]

that is just awesome, but you know what? Until now I never realized that Duke actually played the drums,...not to mention that the detail that goes into the facial expressions when the characters sing...

[pika23]

i agree! how frikkin cool is this???

[drjonesz]

DUDE, this video was anything but irrelevent! I was sent Pop, Lock, and Drop it and could tell it had to be programmed. F#%KIG AMAZING. As an artist I think these incorrectly labeled "mas ups" are POP art genius.

[fnozzle]

ct, I think you've done a wonderful job, keep it up.

[garfieldsimpsonfan]

Can you post it on Youtube? It's cool how Dook can play an actual drumset! :-)

[mattratt512]

you sir are doing a great job. i know i can't do this. thank you for putting this on youtube. ounce again, YOU ROCK!!!

[delmontoon]

What an amazingly unique hobby! Keep up the good work!

[wildcat753]

which southern state are you from

[garfieldsimpsonfan]

Did you ever finish this show?

[christhrash]

Yea, Its the one called "Swallow"

[slutso]

Good work!

[vinylboy20]

This is awesome.

[darksonic26]

It took you three days to program these two characters by themselves, but how long does it take to do a complete song, with all the cast?  Just curious to know! :)

Even though you're a beginner, you're very good at what you do!

[christhrash]

A whole song takes about a week from start to finish.

Let me explain what I mean by a day. I get off work at 6:00 pm. I work on the show till 10 or 11 pm.

That 4 or 5 hours is a day for me.

[darksonic26]

Oh! Do you work on them longer during the weekends though? Given what you've told me, you work on them for at least 40 hours Monday through Friday! Thats pretty impressive work! It must take a lot of patience to keep trying to get a character right...

[norminater]

BAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I'm sure this is extremely difficult for an inbred redneck to figure out. NICKELBACK RULES!!!!

[Pharcyderpart2]

Appreciate this video explaining exactly, what's involved with programming,animating and syncing songs/notes to each robot.. High Fvie from me Bro.. :)

[machinedrum]

yeah dude dont let any haters phase you. i love these vids you have been posting! keep em comin!

[SeventhSwell]

Don't let youtube posters get you riled. You know how much work you put into it and viewers with half a brain know how much work goes into something like this.

Considering the, let's face it, downright stupidity of the average youtube poster, my advice is just ignore the critics and enjoy your show.

I think it's pretty unique and fun to watch and I hope you continue to have fun with it.

[bizzyb0t]

Thanks for this. All your Rock-afire are made of WIN and AWESOME.

[du5tin]

you are my hero

[skipjackBONITO]

You're the man.

[ArmChairCommando]

WOW, dude thats cool.

[karlie181]

hey.. all i gotta say is i dont no shit about computers or anything, but i think ur fucking awesome.. I wish I had these guys in my house too man!! ROCK ON!!!

[jaypee6333589]

dont listen to those haters that talk sh!t and criticize! they dont deserve any type of explanation. they try to make themselves bigger by making others smaller. youtube is full of big typers. forget them

[NukeMayhem82]

I understand that this is hard work, I worked with computers involving media at media classes in college. I would like to see the process on how to make one those characters move to a song, from computer typing and clicking to the actual movement.

[afrosheenix]

Yeah, me too. I was expecting a behind-the-scenes type of video to be honest. CT may think it's boring or irrelevant, but the technical details of how you actually get these things to move fascinates me.

[graigsmith]

WOW thats pretty cool.

[tkungfool]

this is amazing, it's really cool to see how much work actually goes into it. Thanks.

[ceponatia]

i second the desire to see how the actual programming happens? what sort of interface do you use? how is it done?! i grew up watching these "guys" so this would be really cool to see!

[xllJEFFROllx]

I love the show, maybe you could try some sublime sometime. Keep up the good work!!

[Foxhack]

You probably already heard this one at least once...

FREEBIRD!!!!!

Hee, sorry. Couldn't resist! You rock!

[iridium130]

Very impressive stuff! Really entertaining!

[danjreed]

Very cool!

[woolfb]

How about some Van Halen?

[D8735]

who's Aaron?

[christhrash]

Aaron is the creator of the show who I purchased it from

This video was made to show him I cared for his show

[mhirtes12]

ADD SOME DEAD KENNEDYS TUNES!!! PLEASE!!

(or at least some Bad Religion)

[ministerofevil]

its crazy to watch them move to the music n stuff tres bizarre, but you have some mad skillz there chris. look forward to seeing more videos

[teslagrl]

Chris, you're awesome! Keep up the great work :-)

[HaydenEvans]

you rule this is the best!

[joshblue33]

This brilliant! Thank you for all your hard work man!

[MelissaDotBartley]

Thank you so much for doing this, ChrisThrash! I think it's amazing! I had the records and had a few birthday parties at Showbiz Pizza Place! How did you acquire these guys? It's amazing!

[Komojo]

This is great. What I'd love to see is a step-by-step process, i.e. program 5 seconds of drumming and show the software you use to set it up. Good stuff, keep up the good work.

[quasisituationist]

thinking about doing a documentany about show biz pizza and all that has to do with. plz contact.

[KingAngeluz]

The Programming is great , I just wish you would shut up so i can hear it lol.Thats amazing how oyu did the drums.

[DanceDanceRobot]

what is wrong with the internet

[robophreeq]

This is brilliant, the amount of effort and time you put into programming really shows. Great work.

*Subscribes*

[WalterKarlHungus]

you are my hero!

[LilBrownieD]

thank you for all this work!

[imjeffro]

Mad respect, my friend. Wish I could see the stage in person. You're doing great work. All the songs are amazing.

[sinwithsebastian]

Cool - thanks for showing us - keep it up!

[hagirl62]

What a nice man. Will you marry me and have your bears sing at our wedding? Your great for giving us a show!

[aleksisis]

w o w. you are amazing. this is really good!!! Duke is a better drummer than I am, I think (lol). By the way you said some stuff it sounds like some people were antagonizing you, but I hope they weren't because this is really cool.

[bildaboop]

This is just freakin awesome! Great job and keep up the good work!

[therealkrismadison]

That's fascinating. I had no idea how much work went into controlling each and every movement. Great work! Thanks for sharing this with everyone.

[basilwhite]

I have sent this to every standup comedian on the internet.

[pulsewaves]

Very awesome. I am pleased to still see the anamatronics still in working order. Glad you and previous owners have gone to efforts to preserve this bit of childhoods everywhere. Keep up the awesome!

[jdogresorg]

WOW! You have done an awesome job so far.... I AM a software developer and I can totally appreciate the amount of time it takes and the attention to details that quite often go un-noticed.

Don't get discouraged... your awesome! Keep on crankin these videos out!

[wildbilltexas]

For someone starting out, you've done a great job programming.

[pmuravez]

you have an awesome hobby.  Thanks for sharing it with us. I can see how much work all this must be. Dont go changin you beautiful bastard.

[grindFish]

Please do Aphex Twin - window licker :D. I think id crap myself seeing an anamatronic bear drum out some snare rushes. Amazing work, looks like painstaking work, you really do have a mind for detail.

[pandabrand]

Excellent work! I love it and keep it up!.

[cringevideo]

dude, if i recorded a song with RAE voices, would you prog it?!

[untitledusr]

I must say, superbly done. That's real work you're doing and it's coming across very well.

[maestronobones]

you sir, are amazing

[jedialliance]

Wow - I totally see your effort here - amazing!

[milkmantx]

nice work bro. keep it up!!

[motoclip]

appropriate pom-poms!

[motoclip]

I wonder what that place is like at night when it's empty and dark. Creepy I bet.

So great. Keep up the good work YA'LL.

HU.

[Mdtufts]

I think your work is very interesting. Do you put on live shows for people, and if so, do you charge admission? I cant say Ive been too impressed with your choices of songs, but everyones tastes are different. Ive watched some of the videos you have so far and I could tell even before I came across this one that alot of work was put into sychronized body movements.

[ZeroZeroMageMage00]

This is pure excellence.

[NYyankz225]

Keep doin your thing. This is amazing.

[Vanuch]

You're crazy at this shit man. Keep at it!

[Mooshpups]

it blows my mind that you got that dog to actually play the drums on time and even hit the high hat/ while closing it at the perfect time.  Like damn.

[MangoZombie]

fucking awesome

[shamuslauer1]

yhaaal lol im country to lol

[jscro]

This kicks ass, thanks for the insight into what you are doing.

I'm sure some of the geeky people out here would really love an indepth video on the programming of this.

[grimcity]

This really is fantastic.

[captainsonic]

This is awesome; I've always been curious how they worked. Even as a kid I wondered how it was done.

I love the Rock-afire Explosion, and it's nice to see them still around. Thank you for sharing this.

[tuskedbeast]

Very illuminating. Thanks for the time (and love) you put into this. The results are delightful.

[sparquay]

Thank you so much for ruining my childhood. Nice work. Please tell me you do more than just video tape and show these on Youtube. This is hilarious.

[temper6]

Yeah, this seriously rocks! I am so impressed.

[eatyourlunch]

The brilliance of this is impossible to express in words.

[wigdaddy]

Thank you for keeping the Rockafire Explosion alive. I grew up in Jacksonville and went to ShowBiz many times...

[rmonyb]

Simply amazing. I used to get a kick out of the Rock-a-fire Explosion band as a kid. I applaud your work.

[CCPLMedia]

Can I borrow that drummer? Ours is a flake, so having a programmable one that always plays the correct beat and is always on time for rehearsal would be great!

[madcow8686]

wow you are so awesome. is there anyway that you can make a living off of this? you'd go far.

[arkique]

You sir are a legend :D

I Wish there was something like this in new zealand.

I cannot tell you how much of a legen you are. I am not sure why but this touches something in me.

you have done well and this is probably the best clip i have ever seen on youtube.

10/10

[baarbear]

I've always wondered about programming these things. Do you use a programming 'language' to do it or what? Also, does each animatronic system (whether it be CEI or Disney or whatever) use a different custom made 'programming language' or 'system'?

[wilsonism]

This is pretty damn cool, I'd actually like to see this live. Now, doing Gorillaz would be ironic

[fechter1]

Hey Chris,

You're a really modest, humble guy, and I think you have a lot of natural talent at programming. Each of your shows looks better than the last.

Aaron

[christhrash]

Thank you very much Aaron. That really means a-lot coming from you!

[carmenism]

You are awesome.

[filthpunkdammit]

amazing stuff

[IrregularShed]

Wow - this is awesome. There's nothing like this in the UK, so I think it's great that the first time I've seen an animatronic band they were yours, doing Ms New Booty =)

Now, have you considered Novocaine for the Soul by Eels? =D

[jtfx]

wow that is crazzy cool !! that is just the best !

[slasher1929]

You are so the winnar of the intarnets!

[rmaulsby]

This is awesome.  Props

[habib0712]

If anyone gives you any sort of criticism over what you've accomplished, screw 'em. This is very original and very entertaining to watch. Your attention to detail is impressive. While it may not be perfect in your eyes, my eyes don't see it that way.

Great work!

[TheFakeMoonMan]

Very cool bro. Keep up the good work!

[fontzepontze]

Great stuff! I can only imagine how hard it is to get the drums right working with that kit and the software. You'll be making your own beats in time as you iron that out.

That said, I gave you 5 stars. You make me wish I had bought a Lion that looked like Elvis (Chuck E Cheese's?) at a second hand coin op store when I had the chance...

Looking forward to more!

[studiojayx]

chris, you are genious... this stuff is great - the best thing i have ever seen  on youtube... congrats.

[thatgirlnej]

gosh chris, where do i begin? i simply <3 u! you're too humble. i think what you have done is amazing. don't let people's criticism ever prohibit you from doing something you love and that brings such entertainment to others. continue to strive for perfection in your product. i sang in a band and performing is never an exact science. BTW is this a real showbiz pizza place in AL?? my 3 month old was mezmorized while i was playing your show on my computer. anyways, keep up the good work ;-) jen

[toddhartz]

Unbelievable! This is the best thing on youtube!

[oconnorcd]

After seeing this christhrash, I must say I have so much respect for you. I admire you sir and you look into this with the nostalgia I felt growing up with this at showbiz (now cec). Keep on keeping on pal.

[slikhipy]

PROPS! Much respect. Keep working. Keep improving. Embrace the constructive criticism, ignore the haters.

[starfoxer]

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!

[theandrewpolk]

This is awesome. Keep up the great work.

[eaglesfan48]

awesome

[casketfactory]

This is by far the best set of videos I've seen on Youtube... is there any way to see this live? This is completely fantastic, sir!

[Lyss75]

You do a fantastic job. What a fun hobby!

My geeky side would also love to see how things work a little more in-depth if you ever feel like sharing.

[Nydgill]

Nice job. I don't know how anybody would think it's just slamming buttons, even before seeing this. I would say the quality of your shows is on par with the original show programmers, if not better. Your attention to detail clearly pays off.

[scapabro]

This is such a great art

[Gamerawr]

I stumbled upon this by chance, and I'm very impressed with your work. Keep it up!

[Chindogg]

This is absolutely fantastic. I would just like to know where you acquired the entire stage and what you use for programming (considering the old tapes are a bit outdated and difficult to change.)

[askquestions]

this is awesome. you could probably make lots of cash doing this professionally.

[hypenotist]

How the heck do you get your hands on a Chuck E Cheese band to just mess with programming anyway.

[billmx]

This is fantastic stuff, great fun just to watch.

And the blogosphere is eating it up! Posts from BoingBoing dot net to Gizmodo to MrFuture dot com have picked up your work today alone!

[mst3kfan]

know a guy named snapper?

[criminalistic]

holy crap AWESOME

The drum is actually LIVe and almost ON POINT

[gateaumocha]

Is this open to the public?

Awesome!!!

[AbqHalsey]

I love it.

[dasstrooper]

Real nice!

[ProjectXIII]

Chris, to hell with the haters man. You just keep doin' your thing. You are putting on one hell of a show. We appreciate you!!

[carpeteria]

Absolutely amazing stuff. That looks like lots of work, but lots of fun as well. Keep it up!

[bp2fl]

Go Herd!

[mcdavyg]

You seem like the nicest guy - I'm amazed at all this. I always wanted to own a bar with the Rock-a-fire explosion playing. It's really cool to see someone else get to do that. Where do they perform?

[opie73]

I always wondered what the Chuck E. Cheese staff did after hours.

:)

[innernumb]

wonderful stuff! I appreciate people like you!

[itroll3fun]

What kind of tools do you use to program these contraptions?

[MrDys]

Fantastic work.

[kendalchen]

This is so very excellent. I must show my sister. She had a Showbiz birthday party or two in her childhood.

[yournullfame]

i may be a giant nerd but i found this fascinating. it'd be cool to see more about how they're controlled.

[GyroDragona]

I concur. I would love to see more of the technical stuff, getting to see the control systems, how the software works and maybe even some of the raw animatronics.

[christabone]

Impressive work, thanks for the entertainment. Great job.

[ssanders6]

you're a genius. keep up the awesomeness.

[dalasv]

You're a cool guy. I wish I could see this in person.

[bmooney]

insanely amazing work!!! keep 'em coming!!!!

[cale357]

Dude! You are the man! Brings back so many memories.

[oldcomforter]

this is awesome,

which one are you?

[MarkFindley]

I think this is awesome!!! Where is this filmed? Your House??? I grew up with this show....That's Incredible!!

[LaCandace]

do you live in wv?

[christhrash]

No, I live in Phenix City, Al.

[beebtv]

Alabama?

[christhrash]

Alabama what? Do I live in Alabama? Yes.

[discobearlover100]

Is that close to Birmingham that's the same state as me!!!

[christhrash]

Yea, maybe 2 hours. I'm next to columbus ,Ga

[harveytwoface999]

You mentioned Dook's drum thing that happens at the beginning of every show. Is it programmed to air up the show every time it starts? Then again, the other characters don't seem to "get up" at that moment. Or is it something that's automatically put in when you start a new file with the software?

[christhrash]

I programed Dooks arm's to come down when the show started. That way his arms would not be up in the air for the first minute of the song.

Some how when i was programming, i didn't have his arms go down at the exact same time. Thats all.

[djrayray]

I have been very impressed with what you have done in your videos. What can we expect in the future?

[christhrash]

Well, if you mean shows, I just put Lithium up a few days ago. I'm also working on Champane supernova, Having a bad day,No more lies (old song), and Friends from the cyberstar tapes.

[chuckefan]

why aren't mizi and fatz moving during the show

[christhrash]

You have to go back and listen. I was in the early stages of programming this show, to show the "Details of programming"

[Snap1975]

Hey chris and Sandi...Snapper just showed me the

viedeo of your programming shows. sounds good but

where is Snapper's credits. you thanks aaron that

hasn't done jack and left snapper out who has done

alot....see you guys soon maybe...dona

[dsfii]

Yes!  Awesome drumming again. You are becoming the drumming master :)

[thefranchize]

amazing work...you are one amazing programmer for your first shows. i love how u get right on que! great work

[christhrash]

Thank you! I hope to show improvement with every new show i do.