B.B. Bubbles

Released: Late 1982
Review by: Zlataisawsome

Show Segment 1
"California Here I Come"
"26 Miles (Santa Catalina)"
"Chinatown, My Chinatown"
"Do You Know the Way to San Jose?"
"Hooray for Hollywood"
"San Francisco"

Show Segment 2
"Iowa Corn Song"
"Old Kentucky Home"
"Meet Me In St. Louis"
"Dear Old Nebraska U"
"Can't Get Indiana Off My Mind"
"Indiana"
"Oklahoma"

Show Segment 3
"Dixie"
"Carry Me Back to Old Virginny"
"My Sunny Tennessee"
"Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?"
"Carolina in the Morning"
"Alabamy Bound"
"Moon Over Miami"
"When the Saints Come Marching In"

This is the only showtape that has been found of B.B. Bubbles, an obscure yet fascinating character of the PTT universe. Reusing Dolli Dimples' mechanics (yes, even the breast movement - which was relocated to her trunk instead), there isn't a lot of footage about her, so this showtape gives us some insight on how she might've been when she performed in stores. Despite the limited segments, they're pretty long and have a lot of vision into the universe that most of the other piano lounge shows don't give insight (aside from Dolli... but that's because she's been in the picture since 1978.)

Interactions with the Big Cheese - In every segment, B.B. talks about how she interacted with Chuck E. and how they initially met; it's a neat touch to the Chuck E. Cheese universe.

Incomplete Show - This is what we have so far regarding any audio of B.B. Bubbles, which came from archival tapes found within Dept 18. She's a very obscure character, so who knows where the remainders are if there's any left. Since there are only three segments, it is safe to assume that the rest of the show is lost.

Obscure Character - This is the only showtape we have of B.B. Bubbles. She didn't appear in many stores, so it is no surprise that much is known about her aside from some pieces of merchandise, pictures, and this show.

Voice Actress Who? - Nobody knows who voices the elephant.

Different Keyboard? - B.B. Bubbles plays a calliope instead of the piano like the previous piano lounge characters, so it's pretty interesting.

I feel bad for giving this showtape so low of a score, I really do. But, the delivery of B.B.'s voice is ear-grating, to say the least. Her voice is an amalgamation of Minnie Mouse's voice with a dash of annoyance mixed into the formula. I had to give it some pity points since this is a very rare tape, so it's nice to hear some history that is overshadowed by the rest of the characters. However, this is by far the weakest piano lounge show out there, so there's a part of me that's grateful that there are only three segments with B.B. instead of the usual 20 shows that the average Cabaret character gets. On the bright side, I do enjoy how B.B. gives commentary about how Chuck E. and her met, which can be open for a lot of interpretation. It might just be a me thing, but I love it whenever the characters give information about their life outside the theatre, their interactions with the other characters, and their perspective on the world. But aside from the obscure history and in-universe interactions, there isn't much to say about this show, which is unfortunate. The potential was there, but they pretty much butchered the delivery of the whole concept.