You Can't Escape "The Ratchetness" - Fighting At Chuck E. Cheese's!

Chuck E. Cheese, a chain of pizzerias and arcade play spaces often used to host kids birthday parties, has become a hot spot for violent brawls between the adults.

Multiple fights have broken out at locations across the country, many captured on cell phone videos then posted on YouTube. These incidents have shined an unusual spotlight on this family-friendly restaurant chain that has been around since 1977.

One Chuck E. Cheese location in Susquehanna, Pa., has had a lot of problems. According to Police Chief Robert Martin, local authorities have been called to that location 17 times over the course of 18 months, starting in 2009.

"A couple of problems we were able to diagnose," Martin told "Nightline." "It got crowded, and kids would run into each other or fight over games, which would lead to parents getting involved in fights."

Martin said another incident happened when divorced parents and their extended family tried to come together for their child's birthday party.

"There were uneasy feelings, a verbal altercation, which transitioned into a physical altercation," he said.