"300"
Gottlieb, 1975
8 Ball
Williams, 1966
A-Go-Go
Williams, 1966
Addams Family, The
Bally, 1992
Aladdin's Castle
Bally, 1976
Alligator
Bally, 1969
Aztec
Williams, 1976
Bank-A-Ball
Gottlieb, 1965Quoted from sunnRAT:I'm a big fan of 70s Italian crime flicks. Watching one called Mad Dog Killer from 1977. What are the two pins in the background?[quoted image]
Sky Jump (Gottlieb 74) on the left.
Still working on the other. Possibly a pitch & bat?
Quoted from TopMoose:Grazie! Anche Io sono un tifoso de la cinema Italiana (ma preferesco i gialli).
fantastico! mi piacciono anche quelli gialli
il flipper appare nella maggior parte dei film. Soprattutto i film di Lenzi.
Quoted from sunnRAT:fantastico! mi piacciono anche quelli gialli
il flipper appare nella maggior parte dei film. Soprattutto i film di Lenzi.
Bravo Lenzi. Mi piacciano di piu i filmi di Mario Bava e Dario Argento. Mi ho imparrato Italiano per guardare senza subtitoli.
Quoted from Hammer3246:WKRP, no idea what machines, just loved the show.
[quoted image]
Lucky Seven (Williams, 1978), Pinball Pool (Gottlieb, 1979) in the background.
Probably my favorite '70s sitcom!
Quoted from Hammer3246:WKRP, no idea what machines, just loved the show.
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Quoted from SonicZone:Lucky Seven (Williams, 1978), Pinball Pool (Gottlieb, 1979) in the background.
Probably my favorite '70s sitcom!
Picture of Lucky Seven cabinet for reference:pasted_image (resized).png
now the question is is it a EM or a SS? 
Quoted from girloveswaffles:Picture of Lucky Seven cabinet for reference:[quoted image]
now the question is is it a EM or a SS?
As I recall the episode doesn't show the backbox at all, only the cabinet left side.
Quoted from Hammer3246:WKRP, no idea what machines, just loved the show.
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What episode was this?
In the 1976 movie Marathon Man, starring Dustin Hoffman, about 30 minutes in a guy is playing a pinball machine in a drug store. The first shot is of the playfield showing him playing what is clearly a Bally Bow and Arrow. They then cut up to the backbox which is a Gottlieb Polo. That's really a strange mix of machine and manufacturer to put together in the movie.
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Quoted from PinMonk:What episode was this?
Mike Fright, Season 2 episode 7
Quoted from FlipperMagician:The Hard Way 1991
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What are they bullshitting over? Turn around and play some pinball! 
Date Night | Hit and Run pitch & bat.
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Also, I don't think that is a Tornado foosball table (the best, IMO), but definitely the style I grew up on with a single goalie and elevated corners (they also had glass playfields). I hate the newer tables with flat goalies and 3 men on the back bar, but since I'm only a fraction of the player I was in my youth, it probably doesn't really matter. Oh, and not sure how they keep score on that one - why would the remove the counters?
Added over 3 years ago:Sorry for this one, but somehow I overlooked it when checking the index. My apologies to 
ImNotNorm who originally posted it 6 months ago.
Quoted from Mr_Tantrum:Date Night | Hit and Run pitch & bat.
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Also, I don't think that is a Tornado foosball table (the best, IMO), but definitely the style I grew up on with a single goalie and elevated corners (they also had glass playfields). I hate the newer tables with flat goalies and 3 men on the back bar, but since I'm only a fraction of the player I was in my youth, it probably doesn't really matter. Oh, and not sure how they keep score on that one - why would the remove the counters?
Date Night's already in the index.
Quoted from MrArt2u:And a bonus Meteor too.
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I hadn't caught that post before, but that same Meteor was in an episode of Dream Corp. LLC
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/pinball-in-movies-or-tv-shows-name-a-game-you-have-seen-in-the-background/page/49#post-5930612
Quoted from PinMonk:Date Night's already in the index.
Dang, I missed it somehow, and thanks for bringing it to my attention. I hate it when people post ones that are already indexed, and now I'm guilty of it. I promised I looked beforehand (always the first thing I do before I post here), and quite frankly was a little surprised when I didn't see it. I amended my original post noting that it had already been reported.
Quoted from Mr_Tantrum:Dang, I missed it somehow, and thanks for bringing it to my attention. I hate it when people post ones that are already indexed, and now I'm guilty of it. I promised I looked beforehand (always the first thing I do before I post here), and quite frankly was a little surprised when I didn't see it. I amended my original post noting that it had already been reported.
No biggie. I just didn't want you to think you were being ignored.
If anyone has some time to kill and a keen eye to go with their 80s pinball knowledge, there must be something like eight pins in the arcade in the first episode of Halt and Catch Fire, currently available on Netflix.
They're in the background and blurry, though. I'm pretty sure one is a Silverball Mania. I could noodle out more, probably, but someone with instant recognition of that era's games could do it faster.
There are two scenes in the arcade to work with, so that should help. Another one I recognized was Eight Ball Deluxe.
Quoted from setzkor:"Impractical Jokers Dinner Show," they are showing what is apparently Q's collection.
Brian Quinn is quite the pinball enthusiast.
He makes up half of the dynamic duo
the Pinball Twinz
along with Bryan Johnson
(of Comic book men and Tell 'em Steve-Dave podcast fame).
pasted_image (resized).pngQuoted from pinwiztom:Brian Quinn is quite the pinball enthusiast.
He makes up half of the dynamic duo
the Pinball Twinz
along with Bryan Johnson
(of Comic book men and Tell 'em Steve-Dave podcast fame).[quoted image]
Cool, I didn't know that. In which case, those 3 may not be his full collection I do see a video with him in front of Ghostbusters elsewhere on the net. It's odd that the first half of the season of the Dinner Date shows didn't have him eating in front of the machines. Maybe Mrs. Kallabash told him to show off his pinball swag.
Seen a few pins on 'Good Burger' on mini golf scene (kids fav movie) And kids started watching 'Malcolm in the middle' and there is a few pins in a couple episodes when they are at the arcade.
Quoted from Blitzburgh99:The next episode of Jack and Ozzy Show on AXS TV....commercial
Looks like he might be playing Shrek? What are the games?
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Far left looks like Family Guy
Quoted from dirkdiggler:Far left looks like Family Guy
Why would you have Shrek AND Family Guy when it's literally the same game just reskinned...?
Quoted from PinMonk:Why would you have Shrek AND Family Guy when it's literally the same game just reskinned...?
Theme draws people in. A non pinhead wouldn't even realize they're the same.
The Orange on the head and big yellow blob in the middle makes me 95% sure it's a Family Guy.
Quoted from PinMonk:Why would you have Shrek AND Family Guy when it's literally the same game just reskinned...?
Why would you bite the head off a bat?
Screenshot_20201117-123356~2 (resized).pngQuoted from dirkdiggler:American Pickers The lost tapes, part 1.
Mike and Frank's first pick. Close Encounters of the Third Kind and a Bobby Orr Power Play
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Same episode. Bally Playboy
20201118_210028.jpg20201118_210046.jpg20201118_210459.jpgOne Dark Night (1983)
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On that last photo I see:
Space Mission
Vulcan
?
Stern Stars
Strikes N' Spares
?
Card Whiz?
Quoted from TopMoose:On that last photo I see:
Strikes N' Spares
?
Bally Nitro Groundshaker? Not 100% sure though.
Edit: Nope, its not Nitro. Heres another screenshot.
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