Big Show

A photographed electro-mechanical playfield seen behind its glass, with the ball-guides and a plastic apron visible. Layout is strongly symmetrical. The background is a slate-blue field scattered with gold-and-white five-pointed stars, framed left and right by broad red-and-white vertically striped panels with scalloped edges. At the top, two red-and-white striped triangular ramps/lanes flare outward like a circus tent, flanked by red star cutouts. Across the upper third sit two large white circular badges reading 1000 REPLAYS, each ringed with green and yellow ribbon banners. In the centre upper area a small full-body clown in a red-and-white costume stands with both arms raised, holding a rope or whip above his head, flanked by two yellow discs. Below him a large grinning clown head with a pink face, bulbous red nose, wide open laughing mouth and a cream ruff collar dominates the lower centre-right. Along the centre lane runs a vertical row of seven white star outlines with numbers. The lower third is a gold and brown apron: a red five-pointed star at centre carries the name Galah in red cursive script, flanked by two white-and-red flipper bats. A white instruction card with red rules text sits lower left, and a small painted clown holding a hoop stands on the gold apron at centre. The glass shows reflections and a magenta neon glow at the right edge.

Rectangular backglass with a cream-and-scarlet vertical candy-stripe border framing a deep blue night-sky panel scattered with yellow five-pointed stars. Across the centre, huge block letters spell CIRCUS in red-outlined yellow with red dots inside each letter and a red drop shadow. At the left a red balloon bears a cursive white-and-gold company script. A ringmaster in a scarlet tailcoat, black boots, yellow-brimmed plumed hat and white gloves stands at the far left with arms raised. Centre stage: a woman in a red leotard and white boots stands arms up on a red-and-white pedestal inside a yellow spotlight circle, with a crouching lioness beside her; to the right a black seal balances a small clown on its nose, and a spotted yellow leopard sits in a second yellow circle. Below centre a red-orange tiger walks left past a green crocodile and a small dark bird. The right third is dominated by a huge grinning clown head with white face, red bulbous nose, red painted smile, pink ruffled collar and orange pom-pom hair, above yellow polka-dot costume; a small elephant and a dancing girl in green-yellow costume stand beside it. Four striped circus tents with score reels sit at the four corners, each paired with a yellow disc reading a player number and UP. Rowed along the bottom edge are lit round bulbs.

A brightly coloured, flat cartoon-illustrated backglass built around a big two-line title on the left half. A small red-and-yellow script word reading 'Bally' sits above the main lettering 'BIG' over 'SHOW', both words in chunky yellow capitals with heavy red outlines and dark drop shadows. The background is a deep blue night sky scattered with white five-pointed stars, with a row of coloured balloons (red, blue, purple, green, yellow, orange) strung across the top and a large green five-pointed star near the upper centre. Two red-and-white striped circus awnings hang across the top, one over each set of white score reels: the left reel reads '3 5 4 3 0' and the right reel reads '0 0 0 0 0', flanked by two yellow circular badges marked '1 UP' and '2 UP' with pointing hand graphics. The right third is dominated by a large grinning clown with a white face, round red nose, red-rimmed mouth, orange wiry hair and a red cap, one hand raised. Smaller supporting figures include a trapeze or acrobatic performer near the centre, a woman or showgirl in a yellow spotlight circle at mid-left, a lion head below the title, and a second clown face lower right. A single unicycle wheel with a red rim and spokes sits at the bottom centre. A red-and-white vertically striped border with coloured dots frames the bottom edge.