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Pinball in movies or TV shows? Name a game you have seen in the background?

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#4051 73 days ago
Quoted from Mathazar:

Used Cars (1980, Kurt Russell). Very underrated low budget comedy. Bowling alley bar scene about 50 minutes in, looks like Space Invaders on the left, Gottlieb Count-Down in the middle, and a pin on the right I can't make out yet.[quoted image]

Looks like Paragon.

#4052 73 days ago
Quoted from Mathazar:

Used Cars (1980, Kurt Russell). Very underrated low budget comedy. Bowling alley bar scene about 50 minutes in, looks like Space Invaders on the left, Gottlieb Count-Down in the middle, and a pin on the right I can't make out yet.[quoted image]

I believe that's a Bally Paragon

Wow...just got beaten out...

#4053 73 days ago
Quoted from PoMC:

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Thats my Magnotron

#4054 73 days ago

2 brief images of rock drummer Vinnie Appice with a Charlie's Angels (Gottlieb 1979) from the documentary "Dio: Dreamers Never Die."

There is also very quick footage of another machine...

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#4055 73 days ago
Quoted from sunnRAT:

Looks like Paragon.

I think you're right....I thought it was that too at first, but thinking Paragon was a wide body I dismissed it because it didn't look wide. But the art seems to match up. Plus...movie was filmed and came out in 1980, Count-Down came out in 1980, and Paragon came out in mid-1979 so they all kind of line up.

#4056 72 days ago

Turned the TV on and apparently the pawn stars guys have a spinoff show.

Pawn Stars Do America. Crazy collection of games.

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#4057 72 days ago
Quoted from dirkdiggler:

Turned the TV on and apparently the pawn stars guys have a spinoff show.
Pawn Stars Do America. Crazy collection of games.
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Well that reminds me, I'm ready for another Trip to Free Gold Watch.

#4058 72 days ago
Quoted from girloveswaffles:

Well that reminds me, I'm ready for another Trip to Free Gold Watch.

Where was this arcade anyway? I turned the TV on and it was just on history channel

#4059 72 days ago
Quoted from dirkdiggler:

Where was this arcade anyway? I turned the TV on and it was just on history channel

San Francisco. Pawn Stars Do America.S01E03.

#4060 71 days ago

Totally turns me off shows like pawn stars, storage wars, etc. when prices are so unrealistic. Probably why I don't watch these shows. The 2 guys on that pawn stars travelling episode were showing Rick a half sized Ms. Pacman. Said they wanted 8k USD. Lol. Probably cost them $400 to build it. I just hooked up my brother in law with a original standup Ms. Pacman with new decals for $1500 cdn and I thought that was high

#4061 71 days ago
Quoted from dirkdiggler:

Where was this arcade anyway? I turned the TV on and it was just on history channel

It's actually a print shop that has arcade games. It's in the Haight Ashbury area of San Francisco, near the east end of Golden Gate Park.
They print Tee Shirts and other garments. They're also a block away from the second Amoebae Records store.
https://www.freegoldwatch.com/

#4062 71 days ago

I don’t know if any of you guys watch The Peoples Court from time to time?Judge Marilyn’s husband is usually on at the tail end of program discussing cases with her.
Every now and then one of them will start talking about his pinball hobby and how much he enjoys collecting and playing.You can tell he’s legit

#4063 70 days ago

Godfather of Harlem (Hulu), S1E1 being played by Vincent D'Onofrio. Anyone able to ID?

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#4064 70 days ago
Quoted from DanQverymuch:

Godfather of Harlem (Hulu), S1E1 being played by Vincent D'Onofrio. Anyone able to ID?
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Miss Annabelle (Gottlieb, 1959)

#4065 70 days ago
Quoted from TopMoose:

Miss Annabelle (Gottlieb, 1959)

Thanks! It's in Ep 2 as well, and has the potential to be in many more as it is located in one gang's hideout!

#4066 66 days ago

Latest episode of American Pickers

Bally Playboy
King Pin
Fun land
King of Diamonds

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#4067 62 days ago

I was watching a YouTube piece on that great old Nickelodeon show "You Can't Do That On Television", and it featured many clips from the show, including one with a kid playing Stars. Unfortunately I have no idea which season/episode is, this is all I've got.

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#4068 60 days ago

Rules of Engagement S2E14

I do believe that's a Jokerz! sitting back there, turned off.

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#4069 60 days ago

" Malcolm " a 1986 Melbourne movie .
I think Kiss is on the right , not sure about the others .
A great comedy heist movie , it's on Netflix Australia , a great movie worth watching if you can find it .

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#4070 60 days ago
Quoted from screaminr:

" Malcolm " a 1986 Melbourne movie .
I think Kiss is on the right , not sure about the others .
A great comedy heist movie , it's on Netflix Australia , a great movie worth watching if you can find it .
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Meteor (Stern, 1979) and Solar Fire (Williams, 1981)

#4071 60 days ago
Quoted from sunnRAT:

Meteor (Stern, 1979) and Solar Fire (Williams, 1981)

Is Kiss correct ?

#4072 60 days ago
Quoted from screaminr:

Is Kiss correct ?

Yes

#4073 60 days ago

I finally got one

#4074 60 days ago

Cool to see a Solar Fire. Only 782 produced. Wish dad didn't sell ours

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#4075 51 days ago

Whiskey throttle media had a evil knievel in the background

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#4076 50 days ago

Somebody already posted about this but without a pic and I don't see a keypost

Crocodile Dundee II Pinbot in a NY bar

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#4077 50 days ago
Quoted from sunnRAT:

Meteor (Stern, 1979) and Solar Fire (Williams, 1981)

think it is a hankin orbit 1 (being an aussie movie). can't ever remember seeing a solar fire down here back in the day

#4078 50 days ago
Quoted from illawarra92:

think it is a hankin orbit 1 (being an aussie movie). can't ever remember seeing a solar fire down here back in the day

Nah, that's defiantly a Solar Fire. You can see the red "sun" in the middle of the back glass, and part of the word Solar at the top.

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#4079 50 days ago
Quoted from northerndude:

S2E8 newest Ted Lasso (btw, pretty much the best the show running these days)
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Quoted from Manhattan:

Jason Sudeikis is a pinhead. I even saw or read an interview he did where its revealed that he grinded over Ted Lasso concepts/writing over pinball and beer at his house with the Asst. Coach on the show who is a writer/co-creator as well I believe.

I was just watching this episode. I had to check if it was showcased on here.

I met Jason Sudeikas at an arcade playing pinball. He is a cool guy.

#4080 50 days ago

Not a movie or TV show, but rather a behind-the-scenes daily vlog on YouTube that tracks the Professional Bowlers Tour during tournament season. This week they're in Springfield, MO for the PBA Springfield Classic.

Here's Kyle Troup ("The Pro with the 'fro") playing a Sega Frankenstein surrounded by Jesper Svensson and Kris Prather.

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#4081 47 days ago

Not too sure if this counts but it was on TV

They used to do a 3 minute slot before the 10 O'clock news here called 3 minute wonder and we were filmed for one called "Garage Wars" which was supposed to show the conflict between husband and wife over garage space, only trouble is my wife doesn't care!!

Surprised no one has mentioned it before

#4082 46 days ago

Looks like a Jack in the Box (Gottlieb, 1973) in "Tim's Vermeer" documentary. Penn Jillette in the background.

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#4083 46 days ago

Bones S4 E24 the side of a pinball machine is seen in the background of a Frat house. I was not able to get a picture.

#4084 46 days ago

In Waking Life, the encounter with Richard Linklater's character features him playing 1972's Firestarter, which is specifically highlighted by the film's rotoscoped animation style.

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#4085 45 days ago

I think you mean Fireball

#4086 45 days ago

I saw this in a new AT&T commercial, (close up in one of the pics), looks like a 60’s Gottlieb two-player, not sure if it’s a re-theme or not?

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#4087 45 days ago

Gottlieb had a Playball one player machine but the back glass is more psychedelic looking from 1971. Thinking it is a retheme or re-do of something else unless there was an alternative back glass made for this.

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Quoted from Classics_Master:

I saw this in a new AT&T commercial, (close up in one of the pics), looks like a 60’s Gottlieb two-player, not sure if it’s a re-theme or not?
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#4088 45 days ago

Bones S4 E24 picture - I was able to get a picture of the machine - can anyone tell from the side art? A pinball or planet with a ring around it. Thanks!

Quoted from bob_e:

Bones S4 E24 the side of a pinball machine is seen in the background of a Frat house. I was not able to get a picture.

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#4089 45 days ago
Quoted from Classics_Master:

I saw this in a new AT&T commercial, (close up in one of the pics), looks like a 60’s Gottlieb two-player, not sure if it’s a re-theme or not?

1965 Midway Play Ball bat game

https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=1815

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#4090 45 days ago
Quoted from pinball2020:

Bones S4 E24 picture - I was able to get a picture of the machine - can anyone tell from the side art? A pinball or planet with a ring around it. Thanks!

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That’s a Bally Future Spa 1979

#4091 45 days ago
Quoted from pinball2020:

Bones S4 E24 picture - I was able to get a picture of the machine - can anyone tell from the side art? A pinball or planet with a ring around it. Thanks!

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#4092 45 days ago

Gottlieb Central Park on Kojak - S2E21 - The Goodluck Bomber. The bad guy repairs pinball machines in his garage when he isn't making bombs.

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#4093 44 days ago

Hall of Fame Knocks: Welcome to Canton

Stern Rollercoaster Tycoon in Joe Klecko's basement

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#4094 37 days ago

Black Hole in the break room on the obscure but hilarious Garth Marenghi's Darkplace S1E1 on Amazon Prime.

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#4095 33 days ago

Saw this machine in a music video called Greatness. Not sure what the machine is.

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#4096 33 days ago

WMS EXPO?

maybe or maybe not
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#4097 33 days ago

The pinball machine in the music video called Greatness is a "Huncho" machine. It is a retheme to tie in I would think with Rapper Quavo (Quavious Keyate Marshall “Quavo”,) and his name was Huncho in the Migos (If I got this right ).

Quoted from snowy_owl:

Saw this machine in a music video called Greatness. Not sure what the machine is.[quoted image]

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#4098 33 days ago
Quoted from pinball2020:

The pinball machine in the music video called Greatness is a "Huncho" machine. It is a retheme to tie in I would think with Rapper Quavo (Quavious Keyate Marshall “Quavo”,) and his name was Huncho in the Migos (If I got this right ).

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That would explain why I couldn't identify it. That's a cool fact, I didn't know he had a custom pinball machine.

#4099 33 days ago
Quoted from pinball2020:

The pinball machine in the music video called Greatness is a "Huncho" machine. It is a retheme to tie in I would think with Rapper Quavo (Quavious Keyate Marshall “Quavo”,) and his name was Huncho in the Migos (If I got this right ).

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It appears to be a re-themed Quick Draw (Gottlieb, 1975) from the playfield layout.

#4100 33 days ago