tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5052525513598295339.post1910627718074559981..comments2023-10-30T09:26:37.664-07:00Comments on Misce-Looney-ous: What's Cookin', Doc?Jon Cookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11420721141591983997noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5052525513598295339.post-9865621234772214152013-03-30T10:50:18.617-07:002013-03-30T10:50:18.617-07:00I used to frequent the Westbury, NY location. I re...I used to frequent the Westbury, NY location. I remember the Sammy robot coming to life at a piano several times a night. I loved those Sammy Whammey drinks and still have some of those glasses with the stickers on them. Anyone know the recipe?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5052525513598295339.post-27532687601124056322013-01-22T09:18:46.690-08:002013-01-22T09:18:46.690-08:00I've got a few, too..john. Usonian (at aol do...I've got a few, too..john. Usonian (at aol dot com) John W. Plummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12890822024059967547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5052525513598295339.post-148754310935668112012-10-24T06:53:11.288-07:002012-10-24T06:53:11.288-07:00I worked at the Gadgets in Towson Maryland and hav...I worked at the Gadgets in Towson Maryland and have very good memories of that job while I was in college. Yes the skirts were crazy and were so long you stepped on them all the time. Before the grand opening we had mock trials where the waiters and waitresses waited on eachother.... booze was flowing and we could all barely walk out...boy times have changed! It was a great concept and I think the food was pretty good also. I did get sick of everyone asking whent he show was going to come on! Any other past Towson Employees....managers...it was a great group of people!Cindenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5052525513598295339.post-41054456198008235792012-03-21T05:17:16.720-07:002012-03-21T05:17:16.720-07:00I am interested in anything Gadgets related. Spec...I am interested in anything Gadgets related. Specifically photos and tokens. I frequented the Ocean, NJ location mentioned above as a youth and would love to see photos again but can never find anything on the web.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5052525513598295339.post-55889307246053751062012-01-21T18:40:51.054-08:002012-01-21T18:40:51.054-08:00I worked at Gadget's in Niles, Ohio at the Eas...I worked at Gadget's in Niles, Ohio at the Eastwood Mall, from 1983 through 1984 or early 1985 I think. I have to say, the uniforms sucked LOL! Waitresses had to wear those ankle long, wrap-around skirts that had to be pinned halfway down or you showed all the kiddies your stuff when the breeze from the kitchen doors hit it! I happened upon this site looking for pics and stuff to show some friends on facebook. <br /><br />I actually kinda talked to Mel Blanc once. There was a local child whose wish from the "Make a Wish" foundation was to meet and talk to Bugs. They had Mel call the store, and I was perched by the phone with explicit instructions from the manager to put him through immediately when he called. I was so excited when the call came, I forgot to put the phone on hold, and I hung up on him LOL!....Needless to say, I got a major reaming!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5052525513598295339.post-84859420446925760982012-01-10T10:55:42.474-08:002012-01-10T10:55:42.474-08:00I too worked at a Gadgets. The one located in Wes...I too worked at a Gadgets. The one located in Westbury, NY. I was a waitress there from its opening until it had a unexpected closing in '92. I was just going through some of my old things and came across some of the arcade coins. My son was wondering where they were from and if they had any value? I do not see any other sites that mention Gadgets or the coins. Anyone interested in them? Please post and I will check back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5052525513598295339.post-31913882451282070682010-11-20T14:03:51.675-08:002010-11-20T14:03:51.675-08:00I don't remember the name Gadgets (or Gizmos) ...I don't remember the name Gadgets (or Gizmos) but I do recall what was probably an affiliated project at the Baltimore Inner Harbor. There is an old power plant adjacent to the water, and in the early 80s, There was a big effort to refurbish it and turn it into an entertainment center/eatery/amusement park. They called it "The Power Plant" and there was lots of hype about the Looney Tunes characters theming and how this was going to be the Next Big Thing. It wouldn't surprise me at all if the Gadgets restaurant was in that complex.<br /><br />I think within 2-3 years, the Power Plant was downscaled and then closed. It eventually re-opened in another form years later, without any WB characters. <br /><br />I think they were hoping to somehow combine Chuck E. Cheese and what we now know as Dave & Busters. However they executed it just didn't draw people in after an initial visit. The whole mess reminds of of Sony's Metreon "high tech mall" in San Francisco.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5052525513598295339.post-61174264298564990072010-09-29T18:43:23.378-07:002010-09-29T18:43:23.378-07:00Yes, I had heard of Gadgets. Mainly because I work...Yes, I had heard of Gadgets. Mainly because I worked there! I worked at the unit in Ocean, NJ. I was hired to do game room, but was eventually taken off that and put on the food line. Even wore the Bugs Bunny suit one day but made the cardinal mistake of making him talk. (I did the damned voice PRETTY GOOD.) Our Gadgets eventually closed down and became an independent restaurant, and even later the offices for a radio station. The mall that it was in has since been demolished and redeveloped, so the building isn't around any more.<br /><br />Did you try looking under the restaurant's original name, Gizmos?Dave Mackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454782108761662940noreply@blogger.com