Jasper T. Jowls (full name: Jasper Tennessee Jowls) is a character from Chuck E. Cheese who has been around since the beginning. He is a member of Munch's Make Believe Band. He is a hound dog who plays the bass guitar.
History
PTT Era (1977-1989)
Debuting on May 17th, 1977 in the earliest days of Pizza Time Theatre, Jasper had a low and dopey voice. He came from the woods of Tennessee, and spent his time playing the banjo. He was very dimwitted and usually never caught on to the insults Chuck E. Cheese threw at him, though he would snap back at him on occasion. To go with his idiocy, he was also quite the lunatic. Jasper laughed all the time and howled on stage, greatly annoying Chuck E., who would often shout "Turn off the fruitcake dog!", which would cause the backstage technicians to supposedly "turn off" Jasper, which would stop his laughter and calm him down, though there are sometimes where Jasper made Chuck E. laugh as well. He was also great friends with the PTT version of Pasqually. Jasper was originally slated to be named Billy "Banjo" Boggs. Jasper was conceived of by Robert Allen Black and Gene Landrum, who wanted a country-western character, as country music was gaining popularity at the time.
Even though he acted goofy, he was romantic to almost every guest star of the PTT era (with the exceptions of Madame Oink, who had a relationship with Pasqually, and Helen Henny, who had a crush on Chuck E. Cheese). He spent time with Foxy Colleen backstage, Sally Sashay complimented him throughout her show, and the most definite one was his obvious crush on Harmony Howlette. As the guest star days faded away, Jasper gradually became smarter and got a higher voice, with Bob West taking on the role in 1986. He stayed this way until the onset of Concept Unification.
Tux Era (1989-1999)
Starting in this era, Jasper began to play the electric guitar for Munch’s Make Believe Band. He kept a similar personality as his previous PTT counterpart, but was much smarter. West would also continue to voice the character. From 1992-1993, Jasper adopted a more clear tenor singing voice that greatly differed from his regular, more "goofy" speaking voice, portrayed by Charles Stewart.
Avenger Era (1999-2012)
Avenger Jasper debuted in 1999 when the voice acting was taken over by Jeremy Blaido. He had the same personality and design as the Tux Jasper, but as time went on, he started to morph into a wisecracking and cynical bloodhound. Jasper at this point became like the PTT Chuck E. in the way that he would tease the other characters (most notably Chuck E. whenever Helen would speak romantically toward the mouse), but it was greatly decreased for the Rockstar iteration of the character. Jasper also gained a slight distaste for Pasqually, especially his jokes. Despite this, Jasper was still highly supportive and deeply cared for his friends.
Robert Gotcher (then Director of Entertainment who succeeded Blaido in the position) also briefly provided the voice for Jasper in the May 2011 and September 2011 shows (and the unused version of the January 2012 Show), though Jeremy would regain his role as Jasper after these shows.
Rockstar Era (2013-present)
Rockstar Jasper largely remains the same to his Avenger counterpart, only now being more loyal, and his dog-like attributes being more prominent, such as when he sings about his tennis ball, and chasing trucks or his tail. He also has a very close friendship with Chuck E. and his other friends. Jasper also tells a few stories in this era about helping his friends.
Appearance
Jasper is a brown hound dog with large "jowls", as his name suggests. In the PTT Era, he had buck-teeth (though only in illustrations), and wore blue overalls with a straw hat. In addition, he had brown shoes. In animatronics, and in several media, he wore a shirt and a blue bandana to go with his overalls.
Tux Jasper had a new, softer design. His straw hat was changed to a cowboy hat with part of it sticking up, and he now wore a white shirt with several small white dots, which were later replaced with big cow spots. He also wore a red bandana and light blue overalls, and red sneakers with white laces. This design was carried over to the Avenger Era as well.
Rockstar Jasper drastically changes up Jasper. His hat was retired, and his white muzzle was made tan. His new outfit consisted of a blue plaid shirt with red around it, blue jeans with a belt, a belt buckle with a "J" on the front of it, and cowboy boots.
Abilities
Skills
Weaknesses
Portrayal
Voice Actors
- John Widelock (1977; demo voice)
- Scott Paulin (1978–1985)
- Scott Wilson (January 1986)
- Bob West (April 1986- April 1994, 1992–1994; speaking only, 1996–1998)
- Charles Stewart (May 1992–September 1993; singing voice only)
- Duncan Brannan (January 1994; singing voice only; December 1996; January 1997; August 1997; portions of "Sharp Dressed Mouse" only)
- Reggie Smith (April 1994-December 1995)
- Jeremy Blaido (January 1999–January 2011; January 2012–present)
- Robert Gotcher (May 1992; speaking voice only; May-September 2011; unreleased version of January 2012)
Foreign Voice Actors
- Unknown (1982, Spanish)
- Unknown (1994, Spanish)
- Miguel Ángel Ruiz (Spanish; 2013-2018)
- Unknown (2025-present, Spanish)
Costume Performers
- Micah Menikos (1999; Chuck E. Cheese in the Galaxy 5000; main performer)
- Shay Coldwell (1999; Chuck E. Cheese in the Galaxy 5000; stunt/background performer)
Trivia
- As mentioned in the Rockstar era backstories, Jasper's mother is named "Jennie Jowls", and has eleven siblings, a grandfather nicknamed "Grand-Paw", as well as a Uncle Jed and a Uncle Milo.
- Jasper also mentions having another uncle, Uncle Jake, in an Avenger era showtape.
Gallery
For a bigger gallery of the animatronics, artwork, and walkarounds of Jasper T. Jowls, see Jasper T. Jowls/Gallery.
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| Main Characters |
 Chuck E. Cheese  Helen Henny  Mr. Munch  Jasper T. Jowls  Pasqually  Bella Bunny |
| Secondary Characters |
 Nigel the Sasquatch  Ronaldo "Ronnie" Sagittarian  Justin Beaver  Mike Wolf  Copernicus  Horseface  Gary Ghost  Dino Summer  The Lamb  Phil |
| Tertiary Characters |
 Minor Characters  Movie Characters  Whatnots |
| Prop Characters |
 The Wink  Munch Jr.  Building  Moon  Pizzacam  Bird |
| Retired Characters |
 Rick Rat  Crusty the Cat  The Warblettes  The Mopsey Sisters  Dolli Dimples  The Clapper Board  Madame Oink  Foxy Colleen  Sally Sashay  Harmony Howlette  Artie Antlers  B.B. Bubbles  Dr. Quack  The Four Little Shavers  The Beach Bowzers  The Beagles  Wolfman Zapp  The King  King Kat  Singing Flowers  Charlie Rockit  The Bullhorns  Mr. Mouth  R.O.S.E.  Larry the Technician  Mike Manley  Wick Ladderback  Hank Howdy  Steve Waters  Betty  Marvin the Technology Guru  Hard Hat Hank  Zoey |