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    Say Goodbye To The Pizza Time Players: Chuck E. Cheese Retires Its Band

    The CEO of the company that runs Chuck E. Cheese pizza parlors says its animatronic house band simply can't live up to the expectations that kids today have for entertainment.
    by Barry Gordemer Aug 23, 2017 1 minute

    First, it was The Supremes, then The Beatles, then The Police. Now there is news that another enduring band is breaking up: Chuck E. Cheese's The Pizza Time Players.

    Chuck E. Cheese — a large rat puppet with a

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