Pinball that has been featured on TV and in movies

[Brian Clark]

Happy Days was infamous for having a 70s pinball machine, Nip-it, in a 50s setting. I like how it even shows Fonzie opening the coin box of the machine and working on it. One of the later episodes of Columbo has Columbo playing a pinball machine he sees in a suspect's house.

 

[neglectoid]

i also remember seeing a star trek voyager episode where Ed Begley JR was playing a pinball machine. i also seem to recall MR Burns from the simpsons playing a pinball machine in an early season episode.

 

[SKILL_SHOT]

THE KARATE KID. In the second scene of GOLF-N-SUFF when Daniel is trying to apologise to Ali theres a couple machines that dont get focused on, a side shot of a williams cabinet and a guy plaing an early SS table. I LOVE THIS MOVIE! One my all time greats! Along with THE GOONIES, SNATCH,FIGHT CLUB and T.M.N.T.

 

[Squid]

Ha! I've just seen a local TV commercial. It was one of those consignment shops that specialize in used clothes, furniture and baby items.

They had NGG in the background!

I think I need some maternity pants...

 

[superballs]

Dazed and Confused has several machines in the youth rec. center scenes. Very easy to spot. Not sure why there's a "?" on the scene description. Must not be big fans of the movie.

This was the defining movie of my late adolescence. I had a thread on VPForums about what tables were in the background. Had answers really quick.

..onetwothreeFOURfive! SixseveneightNINEten! Eleven tweeeeeeEeelve!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinball_Number_Count

ALSO produced in 1976 (though first aired on Sesame Street in '77). The prosecution rests, Your Honor.

I wasn't into pinball when i watched Sesame Street as a kid but loved this segment more than any other.

Back on topic, Detroit Rock City has a scene where Tripp is at the store the kid he tries to beat the KISS ticket out of is of course playing on a KISS machine. There's also a Nugent machine and a Strikes and Spares next to it.

 

[neglectoid]

i found a youtube channel that is devoted to this subject.
http://www.youtube.com/user/BumperMcBaulhogh/videos?flow=grid&view=0

 

[squidlr]

American Graffiti - Richard Dreyfus and 'The Pharaohs' robbing the local arcade - Ball Park (1968) and Vampire (1972), plus two other unknown machines. It's a period movie set in the early 60's. Great movie by George Lucas, surprisingly. Ron Howard from Happy Days makes an appearance, as well as Harrison Ford.

 

[Baintz]

Opened this thread this morning, and for some reason this scene popped into my head. I don't know what machine this is being a new convert to pinball, but no doubt someone here can identify it.

 

[neglectoid]

@baintz .... awesome clip.

 

[Kolchak357]

Over The Top Is sooooo bad. That's why I love it.

 

[SKILL_SHOT]

R.I.P SLY jr.

 

[Matt McIrvin]

Opened this thread this morning, and for some reason this scene popped into my head. I don't know what machine this is being a new convert to pinball, but no doubt someone here can identify it.

It looks to be Gottlieb's "High Hand" from 1973, or one of the differently-named variants thereof:

http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=1173

I think they painted over the name on the backglass, which initially confused me.

 

[Jeff Strong]

It looks to be Gottlieb's "High Hand" from 1973, or one of the differently-named variants thereof:

http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=1173

I think they painted over the name on the backglass, which initially confused me.

I was just going to say Capt. Card before I saw your post (the Replay version of High Hand).

 

[Matt McIrvin]

The one I don't know is the machine that hooked Mr. Belvedere: the one closeup of the playfield seems to show Fireball, but the cabinet shot from the side clearly isn't Fireball, and there's nothing to go on but the side artwork.

 

[Gord Lacey]

Just watched an episode of Simon & Simon last night, and there was a table in a tow-truck garage. No idea what it was though.

 

[gooche77]

Gord, why in god's name are you watching Simon and Simon?? Just curious.

 

[Bonzo]

Because the theme rocks?

 

[Jeff Strong]

I loved that show back in the day. Haven't seen it since then though.

 

[Gord Lacey]

Gord, why in god's name are you watching Simon and Simon?? Just curious.

Season 7 comes out on DVD today from Shout! Factory, and I have the set to review. Simon & Simon, and Magnum PI, were two of my favorite shows in the 80s. Loved them both, and they're still fun to watch now.

 

[gooche77]

Be sure to wash it down with The Scarecrow and Mrs. King......or Hart to Hart. Whichever.