>>94769871Mr. Munch originally appeared in November, 1978 at the opening of Pizza Time Theatre's second store on Kooser Rd. He was described as the "purple pizza eater" who loves to pilfer and purloin from Pasqually's kitchen - he sings, laughs, and scares people1. The idea for Mr. Munch came from Michael M. Hatcher, director of entertainment for Pizza Time Theatre. Hatcher decided that the cast needed a monster character, and in order to make room for him, Crusty was removed.2 Early concept sketches for Mr. Munch by artist Debbie Barton show him in different color combinations, such as green/yellow, red/yellow, blue/yellow, and orange/yellow. However, by the time his character design was completed, it was decided that he would be purple and yellow, as seen in his first appearance.