Also known as BC
1989 · Williams
Bad Cats
Known for Fishbowl Ramp, Tiger Ramp, Trash Can and Bird Targets. Back yard of a suburban house, pale blue and cream cloudy sky, bare winter tree with a clothesline, wooden picket fence behind the central pavilion, blue-and-white chequered patio tiling and two red clapboard houses framing left and right.
- Year
- 1989
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Ramp
Fishbowl Ramp
- Ramp
Tiger Ramp
- saucer
Trash Can
- Drop target
Bird Targets
- Drop target
Milk Bottle Targets
- Hole
Doghouse
- wheel
Seafood Wheel
On the playfield
Toy 1
- Seafood Wheel wheel
Ramps 2
- Fishbowl Ramp
- Tiger Ramp
Holes 2
- Trash Can saucer
- Doghouse
Drop targets 2
- Bird Targets
- Milk Bottle Targets
Target 1
- Vary-target
Lane 1
- TOY Lanes
Lights 2
- Barbeque insert
- Bad Cats Letters inserts
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Inside the glass pavilion, adult, short dark hair, red top and red skirt with white apron, bare legs, one arm raised gesturing towards a yellow duster or broom
- woman Bottom right, large head with blue swept-back hair, pale face, rising from inside a coiled blue snake whose body loops across the tiles
- animal Bulldog sitting inside a red-roofed doghouse at left centre, wrinkled tan face, jowls, grumpy expression
- animal Striped tabby cat tumbling on its back on the patio, tail curled, next to a red ball
- animal Ginger cat lying flat on the tiles beside a cat food tin and a white bowl
- animal Orange tabby in a red vest and shorts running, pushing a red pram holding a bonneted baby
Setting
- Back yard of a suburban house
- Pale blue and cream cloudy sky
- Bare winter tree with a clothesline
- Wooden picket fence behind the central pavilion
- Blue-and-white chequered patio tiling
- Two red clapboard houses framing left and right
Text on it
- BAD CATS
- Williams
- JACKPOT
- 8 MILLION
- 7 MILLION
- 6 MILLION
- 5 MILLION
- 4 MILLION
- 3 MILLION
- 2 MILLION
- 1 MILLION
How it plays
-
Goals 2
- SEAFOOD
- Cat Scan status
-
Awards 3
- Fish Bone-Us
- Unlimited Millions
- Curiosity Spin
Made by
- Design
- Barry Oursler
- Art
- Python Anghelo
- Mechanics
- Joe Joos Jr.
- Software
- Ed Suchocki
- Sound
- Dan Forden
Reference
Linked terms
- Fishbowl Ramp also called Center Ramp also called Center Fishbowl
- Tiger Ramp also called Left Ramp also called Tiger
- Bird Targets also called Bird also called Bird drop targets also called 5-bank
- Milk Bottle Targets also called Milk Bottle also called Milk Bottle drop targets also called 3-bank
- Seafood Wheel also called Doghouse wheel
- TOY Lanes also called TOY
- Bad Cats Letters also called BAD CATS
- Fish Bone-Us also called 10x Trash Can
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- orange
- yellow
- blue
- black
Fingerprint: Roaring big cat with fangs in orange and white near lower center, pale snarling cat face with round staring eyes, three upright red-blue letter triangles at top, 50k-100k-200k colored score reel blocks, multiple clear plastic ramps in upper area, animal faces in various colors
A roaring snarling big-cat face with round staring eyes and bared fangs dominates the lower centre, printed in orange, white and black airbrush shading. Above it, three upright red-and-blue triangles spelling out letters stand out sharply against the busy plastics. The 50K / 100K / 200K coloured score-reel blocks form a bright band across the very top of the playfield.
Setting
- Flat painted playfield artwork with no scenery
- Clear and tinted plastic ramp and tunnel assemblies at the top of the playfield
- Orange and yellow light reflecting off the playfield glass
Symbols
- Red and blue upright letter triangles
- Star shapes
- Playing-card-style suit-like markings
- Round white-and-orange bumper caps
Notable shapes
- Three upright letter triangles at the top
- Curving chrome ball guides and wireform ramps at the top of the playfield
- Clustered round bumper caps between two gold flippers
Art motifs
- Airbrushed cartoon animal heads
- Flame-like orange background glow
- Pennant and triangle banners
Themes
- Big cats
- Jungle
- Animal
- Fierce beasts
Text on it
- 50K
- 100K
- 200K
- 20
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Animal | Large roaring big-cat head printed in orange, white and black near the lower centre, jaws open with fangs showing |
| Animal | Pale cream-and-orange snarling cat face with round staring yellow eyes and bared fangs just above the flippers |
| Animal | Orange lion-like face with a dark mane printed on the right side of the bottom of the playfield |
| Animal | Additional blue and grey animal faces printed in the bottom corners |
| Other | Stylised animal heads and figures printed on inserts beneath the top-of-playfield plastics |
A colour-saturated animal-themed pinball playfield photographed at a steep angle through reflective glass, so the surface carries orange, yellow and blue light streaks. The top has a horizontal score-reel panel of coloured rectangles reading 50K, 100K and 200K, followed by a small red panel marked 20, then three upright triangles in red and blue carrying single capital letters. Below the reel panel the top of the playfield is crowded with clear and tinted plastic ramp and tunnel pieces in blue, amber and clear, with metal ball guides curving round them and printed cartoon inserts of big cats visible through the plastics. The lower two-thirds is flat playfield covered in painted illustrations: roaring big-cat heads with open jaws and visible fangs, an orange lion-like face, a pale snarling cat face with round staring eyes, and more animal faces in blue and grey in the bottom corners. Two yellow-gold flippers sit near the bottom with white-and-orange round bumper caps between them and star-shaped plastics below. Black lettering on the bottom of the playfield names jackpots and lanes, and small white instruction decals occupy both bottom corners.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- blue
- yellow
- white
Fingerprint: Whole backglass overrun by dozens of cats in every position (sunbathing, wrestling, paddling pool, tricycle), giant blue-white coiled snake with woman's head on top rears beside jackpot ladder, title BAD CATS in enormous yellow serif caps with black-orange striped cat tail as lower stroke, woman in red skirt and white apron in glass pavilion, smoking red barbecue, green overflowing rubbish bin
The whole backglass is overrun by dozens of cats in every position - sunbathing, wrestling, floating in a paddling pool, riding a tricycle, and a bulldog scowling from a red doghouse. A giant blue-and-white coiled snake with a woman's head on top curls through the bottom-right corner and rears up beside the jackpot ladder. The title BAD CATS is in enormous chunky yellow serif caps whose lower stroke is itself rendered as a black-and-orange striped cat tail. Inside the glass pavilion a woman in a red skirt and white apron stands among blue-lit shelves of candelabra. A smoking red barbecue on the left and a green overflowing rubbish bin complete the domestic chaos.
Setting
- Back yard of a suburban house
- Pale blue and cream cloudy sky
- Bare winter tree with a clothesline
- Wooden picket fence behind the central pavilion
- Blue-and-white chequered patio tiling
- Two red clapboard houses framing left and right
Symbols
- Black-and-orange striped cat tail forming the title underline
- Crown motif on the jacket of the white cat in the pavilion
- Wreathed cat face emblem above a red furry paw on the right
- Star-and-stripes-style motif at bottom left
- Spilling food and bottles
- Blue padlock-like emblem in the lower right corner
Lettering
- Very large chunky yellow-orange serif capitals with red inline shading and black outline for the title; the lower stroke of the title drawn as a black-and-orange striped cat tail. cursive italic script logo in dark blue beneath. right-hand jackpot ladder uses white and black block caps on stacked coloured rectangles (grey, grey, green, grey, grey, grey, red, grey).
Themes
- Cats
- Domestic yard
- Chaos
- Jackpot ladder
- Cartoon humour
Title on it
- Bad cats
Text on it
- BAD CATS
- Williams
- JACKPOT
- 8 MILLION
- 7 MILLION
- 6 MILLION
- 5 MILLION
- 4 MILLION
- 3 MILLION
- 2 MILLION
- 1 MILLION
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Inside the glass pavilion, adult, short dark hair, red top and red skirt with white apron, bare legs, one arm raised gesturing towards a yellow duster or broom |
| Woman | Bottom right, large head with blue swept-back hair, pale face, rising from inside a coiled blue snake whose body loops across the tiles |
| Animal | Bulldog sitting inside a red-roofed doghouse at left centre, wrinkled tan face, jowls, grumpy expression |
| Animal | Striped tabby cat tumbling on its back on the patio, tail curled, next to a red ball |
| Animal | Ginger cat lying flat on the tiles beside a cat food tin and a white bowl |
| Animal | Orange tabby in a red vest and shorts running, pushing a red pram holding a bonneted baby |
| Animal | Black and white cat seated upright on a stone wall at right, paws raised |
| Animal | Cream cat standing on hind legs against the right house wall, reaching upward |
| Animal | Cat in the blue paddling pool, splashing amid green water and floating bottles |
| Animal | Several kittens tumbling from the smoking barbecue on the left, one flying with fur and sparks |
| Animal | Cats spilling out of a green overflowing rubbish bin beside a wicker basket |
| Animal | Cat hanging by its tail over the top-right roof edge, and another cat flying with an umbrella-like object top-left |
| Animal | Several cats perched on the roof ridges and on the clothesline between the tree branches |
| Other | A flaming red-ember trail sweeping down the left house wall from the barbecue |
A wide cartoon-style backglass in heavy black outlines and flat saturated colour, showing a chaotic suburban back yard framed by two red clapboard houses with dark sloping roofs. Across the top, huge yellow-orange serif letters with a red outline spell BAD CATS over a black cat's striped tail; below sits a cursive script logo. The centre holds a small open pavilion with a red hipped roof, glass-panelled walls and pale blue display shelves holding candelabra and crockery, with a woman in a red top, red skirt and white apron standing on blue-tiled flooring inside, gesturing. Yard clutter fills every inch: a smoking red charcoal kettle-barbecue on the left spitting sparks, a ginger cat, a tabby, a bulldog in a doghouse, a white-and-black cat on its back beside a red ball, a green rubbish bin overflowing, a wicker basket, and a baby in a red pram pushed by a running cat in a red vest. Bottom centre is a blue-rimmed paddling pool of green water with a cat in it. Down the right edge, a white-faced blue-haired woman's head rises from a coiled blue snake beside a staircase of coloured jackpot panels.