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Funhouse backglass

Also known as FH

1990–2024 · Williams & Pedretti Gaming

Funhouse

Known for Rudy, Mirror, Hidden Hallway and Trapdoor. Deep blue starry night sky, white fairytale castle facade with crenellations, green conical roof tower, tall spiral yellow slide winding down the castle, midway signboards and bunting on the left, dark ride or tent silhouettes behind the castle and gold-framed red ticket dispenser panel in the lower right.

Years
1990–2024
Maker
Williams & Pedretti Gaming
Type
Solid state
Players
4

Known for

  • Toy

    Rudy

  • Toy

    Mirror

  • Lane

    Hidden Hallway

  • loop

    Trapdoor

  • Multiball

    Midnight Multiball

  • Mode

    Frenzy

  • Mode

    Super Frenzy

5 games under this title

On the playfield

  • yellow
  • red
  • blue
  • black
Funhouse playfield
Spotted in this photo
  • 2 flippers
  • 3 pop bumpers
  • 1 spinner
  • 2 slingshots

Full vision analysis

Toys 2

  • Rudy
  • Mirror

Orbit 1

  • Trapdoor loop

Holes 2

  • Crazy Steps
  • Hideout saucer

Bumper 1

  • Jet Bumpers

Targets 2

  • Step targets
  • Superdog targets

Lanes 2

  • Hidden Hallway
  • Gangway

Lights 1

  • Clock insert

On the backglass

  • blue
  • red
  • white
  • yellow
Funhouse backglass

Full vision analysis

Who and what

  • man Grinning fairground barker shown as a giant disembodied head, black hair, red polka-dot headband, heavy black brows, wide blue eyes, open smiling mouth with visible teeth; his two oversized bare hands emerge from the castle wall on either side, palms up
  • man Upper right, leaning diagonally into the frame, black hair, wide open-mouthed grin, navy blue suit jacket, white shirt, oversized red bow tie, dark grey gloves, one arm raised in a flourish toward the logo; a gold pocket watch on a chain hangs at his waist and a badge is pinned to his lapel
  • man Lower centre-right, a young man in a blue shirt with a red-and-white striped collar, looking up at the giant head with hands raised
  • woman Lower centre, a woman in a pink dress reaching upward toward the giant head
  • child Lower left crowd: a blonde child in a blue cap, a small child in a red cap, and several other children packed shoulder to shoulder, all looking or reaching upward
  • man Lower left crowd: a middle-aged man with a moustache in a tan jacket and a woman with blonde hair in a yellow top, both gazing up

Setting

  • Deep blue starry night sky
  • White fairytale castle facade with crenellations
  • Green conical roof tower
  • Tall spiral yellow slide winding down the castle
  • Midway signboards and bunting on the left
  • Dark ride or tent silhouettes behind the castle
  • Gold-framed red ticket dispenser panel in the lower right

Text on it

  • Williams
  • FunHouse
  • TICKETS
  • Funhouse
  • CLOSES at 12:00
  • Sharp!
  • WILD BOY

How it plays

  1. Modes 3

    • Frenzy
    • Super Frenzy
    • Superdog
  2. Multiballs 2

    • Midnight Multiball
    • Quick Multiball
  3. Awards 7

    • Millions-Plus
    • Light Million
    • Jet Bumpers at Max
    • Light Frenzy
    • Sausage Bonus
    • Rudy Gulp
    • Three way combo

Made by

Design
Pat Lawlor
Design & Software
Larry DeMar
Art
John Youssi
Mechanics
John Krutsch
Software
Brian Eddy
Sound
Jon Hey
Music
Chris Granner

The cast

  • Funhouse

Reference

Linked terms
  • Mirror also called Mystery Mirror
  • Trapdoor also called Trap Door
  • Crazy Steps also called Steps
  • Hideout also called Rudy's Hideout
  • Midnight Multiball also called Standard Multiball
  • Frenzy also called Funhouse Frenzy
  • Millions-Plus also called Million+
  • Jet Bumpers at Max also called Maximum
  • Three way combo also called Four way combo
  • Funhouse also called FunHouse L-9
Playfield vision analysis

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Funhouse playfield

Playfield Standard

  • yellow
  • red
  • blue
  • black

Fingerprint: Giant disembodied clown head with shaggy black hair, blue eyes, red nose leaning from right side, large cream clock-face roulette dial numbered 1-15 with eight gold arrow pointers at center, grinning puppet clown between flippers, yellow four-fingered glove hand, scoring windows vertical ladder upper left, round white insert lamps, lurid yellow-scarlet-blue carnival palette.

Distinctive

A giant disembodied clown head with shaggy black hair, blue eyes and a big red nose looming over the whole upper playfield from the right side. A large cream clock-face roulette dial numbered 1 to 15 in red, with eight gold arrow pointers radiating from a red centre boss, sits dead centre of the lower playfield. A grinning puppet clown face sits directly between the two flippers, with a chunky yellow four-fingered glove hand painted on the right side. The scoring windows are stacked as a tall vertical ladder of small rectangular panels up the upper left, each with a round white insert lamp.

Setting

  • Dark black-walled funhouse interior with painted wooden beams
  • Red and yellow striped carnival tent panels
  • Painted clown-face curtain backdrop
  • Starry black void behind the upper playfield

Symbols

  • Numbered roulette dial 1-15
  • Eight gold radial arrow pointers
  • Playing-card suits
  • Yellow five-pointed stars
  • Bell
  • Light bulb
  • Red and yellow rays
  • Concentric target rings
  • Jester ruff collars
  • Scalloped red and gold border trim

Notable shapes

  • Large central numbered roulette wheel with radial gold arrows
  • Towering vertical drop-target ladder upper left
  • Giant clown head dome upper right with chrome guide rail curling around it
  • Semicircular recessed scoop with three round lights on the right side
  • Wide yellow starburst medallion behind the flippers
  • Angled ball-return lane running up the right edge

Art motifs

  • Painted red and yellow sunburst behind the lower playfield
  • Starburst medallion framing the central wheel
  • Checkerboard and diamond harlequin panels
  • Curved chrome ball-guide rails sweeping down the right side
  • Spotlit black background with cone-shaped light beams

Themes

  • Carnival funhouse
  • Clown and harlequin
  • Puppet show
  • Roulette and skill shots
  • Sinister carnival

Text on it

  • HOLD EITHER FLIPPER BUTTON FOR STATUS REPORT
  • CONQUEST THE BEST SCORES
  • 1 TO START TILT PENALIZES BALL
  • SHOOT AGAIN WHEN SCORES HIGH
  • LIGHTS ARE FREE SCORES
  • SHOOT THE TRAP FOR SPECIAL
  • JUMP TARGET WHEN LIT
  • PRESS RIGHT SCOUT BUTTON TO CHECK
  • HOLD LEFT SCOUT BUTTON TO CHECK
  • TRIPLE BONUS
  • SUPER SKILL
  • STATUS
  • JACKPOT
  • BOTTOM EJECT
  • TOP EJECT
  • A Williams Company, Milwaukee, WI
  • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Pop bumpers
Three pop bumpers clustered upper-left-centre, each with a round translucent cap lit from beneath
Spinners
One spinner-style target in the upper-middle area
Drop targets
A vertical ladder of small rectangular drop targets up the upper left, each paired with a round white insert lamp
Slingshots
Two triangular slingshots flanking the central wheel, painted with yellow arrows and red-and-yellow starbursts
Upper playfield
Yes - elevated top deck with the clown head, the scoring ladder of drop targets, a pop bumper cluster, an orange apron card and a small top sign, reached by a ball-return lane on the right
Apron and lower playfield
Plain brushed aluminium apron strip across the bottom, with a printed lower playfield apron carrying a dense yellow-on-black rules card at left, a lit title card with a bulb graphic and concentric scoring list at right, and a red cutout eject hole on the far right; a modern red led score display is fitted in the cabinet front below the apron
Who and what
Kind Description
Other Enormous disembodied clown head, shaggy black mop of hair, half-lidded pale blue eyes, bulbous scarlet nose, thin arched eyebrows, sly squinting expression, occupying the entire upper-right playfield
Other Clown face painted between the flippers: white greasepaint, small dark eyes, red nose, open grinning mouth showing teeth, white ruffled collar with a red bow, yellow-gloved hand beside it
Woman Painted face in profile on the right mid-playfield, pale skin, dark hair, small feathered hat, mouth open as if calling
Other Orange and yellow jester/harlequin figure in a standing pose at the upper left beside the scoring ladder, wearing a ruff and holding a wand
Other Yellow four-fingered cartoon glove hand raised in a fist, painted on the right lower playfield
Other A small clown or jester in blue and yellow standing to the right of the central wheel, beside a cluster of painted stars and a bell
Full description

Full-cabinet photograph of an electro-mechanical-style pinball playfield seen under a locked glass cover, with a modern red seven-segment LED score display retrofitted in the lower cabinet front. The playfield is framed by plain light wooden side rails and a wide bare aluminium apron strip across the bottom. Artwork is a lurid carnival/funhouse scene in saturated yellow, scarlet red, royal blue and black. Dominating the upper playfield is an enormous disembodied clown head with shaggy black hair, heavy blue-lidded eyes, a bulbous red nose and a sly squint, leaning in from the right. A tall vertical scoring ladder of rectangular windows runs up the upper left, each with a round white insert lamp, and an orange-suited jester figure stands beside it. The centre of the lower playfield is dominated by a large circular clock-face or roulette-wheel target: a cream dial ringed with red numerals 1-15, a red centre boss, and eight gold arrow pointers radiating outward, mounted on a red-and-yellow starburst. A round clown face with a ruff and a grinning yellow-gloved puppet hand appear near the flippers, and a woman's face in profile with a small hat is painted on the right mid-playfield beside a star-and-bell motif. Two red-bordered instruction cards fill the lower playfield, the left one a dense block of yellow rules text, the right one a title card with an illuminated bulb graphic. Condition is good apart from heavy glass reflections and a rectangular reflection patch on the upper left.

Funhouse playfield

Playfield Rudy's Nightmare

  • red
  • blue
  • gold
  • cream

Fingerprint: Enormous disembodied boyish head with heavy-lidded blue eyes and red jacket at top. Green escalator-style ramp descending diagonally from upper right, large gold-rimmed circular value dial at center. Grinning man in red cap below dial, sinister pale hooded face mid-left. Warm carnival funhouse aesthetic throughout.

Distinctive

The single most memorable element is the enormous pale boyish head with black hair, red cheeks and heavy-lidded blue eyes staring down from the top of the playfield, framed by a green escalator ramp. Second, the giant gold-rimmed circular dial in the middle of the field, ringed with numbered value windows and radiating gold arrows. Also striking: a grinning man in a red cap painted below the central FunHouse script logo, and a sinister pale grinning face in a black hood at mid-left. The lower left carries a green-and-cream box reading HOLD EITHER UPPER BUTTON FOR STATUS REPORT and a red MYSTERY BONUS arrow.

Setting

  • Painted indoor funhouse interior with gilt pillars and curtained alcoves
  • Cream and red left return lane
  • Deep blue outer field with gilt scrollwork
  • Red and gold central wedge behind the circular dial

Symbols

  • Circular numbered value dial with radiating gold arrows
  • Playing card suits on the apron card
  • Stitched smiling clown face
  • Flower and palm frond motifs in the gilt columns
  • Diamonds
  • Escalator arrow

Notable shapes

  • Large circular clock-like value dial in the centre, long green escalator ramp, a cutout hole at the lower left of the ramp, wire ball guide looping the upper right, and a rectangular shooter-lane cutout at the top left

Art motifs

  • Gilt baroque scrollwork and columns
  • Red and yellow chevron rays
  • Stars on the puppet hat
  • Framed portrait panels

Themes

  • Carnival funhouse
  • Fairground
  • Clown and puppet horror
  • Circus midway

Title on it

  • Funhouse

Text on it

  • COLLECT
  • 5
  • MINUTES
  • TO LIGHT
  • DESPERADO
  • ADVANCE MAN
  • TAMPER
  • TAMPER DIAMOND MARBLE
  • MYSTERY BONUS
  • HOLD EITHER UPPER BUTTON FOR STATUS REPORT
  • FunHouse
  • A WILLIAMS ELECTRONIC GAME
  • 1c PLAY
  • FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
  • SEE BACKGLASS DISPLAY FOR RULES
  • 3 BALLS PER GAME
  • 1 PLAY
  • 4 PLAYS - 1 DOLLAR
  • ONE WAY
  • 3X VALUE
  • $20,000
  • $30,000
  • $40,000
  • 5X
  • 10
  • 15
  • 20
  • 25
  • 30
  • 35
  • 40
  • 45
  • 50
  • 55
Pop bumpers
Two pop bumper caps on the upper right, one with a cartoon face
Spinners
A small spinner or gate near the upper left lane
Drop targets
A four-lane bank of triangular rollovers marked $20,000, $30,000, $40,000 and 3x value at the lower centre, plus standing yellow target faces on the right
Ramps
A long green escalator-style ramp descending diagonally from the upper right to centre left, plus a wire ball guide and a metal habitrail arc across the upper right
Slingshots
Two triangular slingshots with red rubber at the lower centre flanking the flipper inlane
Upper playfield
Occupied by the giant head, the collect 5 minutes to light desperado insert window, the tamper lanes and the pop bumpers
Apron and lower playfield
Painted apron with a yellow funhouse sunburst logo card reading a williams electronic game and 1c play, flanked by two white rule and instruction cards
Who and what
Kind Description
Other Huge disembodied cartoon boy head at top centre, pale flesh, black bowl-cut hair, arched brows, droopy blue eyes, red circular cheeks, red jacket and white collar
Man Painted grinning man in a red cap at lower centre between the flippers, dark hair, moustache, open-mouthed toothy grin
Other Sinister pale grinning face in a black hooded cloak at mid-left of the central wedge
Other Giant yellow-sleeved hand and thumb at the lower right apron edge
Other Puppet or jack-in-the-box style figure with a starred conical hat at right mid-field
Other Partially visible painted female face at the far right edge of the cabinet side
Other Small clown or jester faces painted in the upper-left lane and near the left apron's gold scrollwork
Full description

A brightly lit, heavily varnished electro-mechanical playfield photographed in its cabinet, with a cream and red left lane, a deep blue outer field and a red-and-gold central wedge. The most striking element is a huge disembodied cartoon head at the top: a pale fleshy boyish face with heavy black hair, arched black brows, droopy half-closed blue eyes, red circular cheeks, a small snub nose and pursed lips, wearing a red jacket with white shirt collar. A big green escalator ramp descends diagonally from upper right to centre left. At the centre sits a large gold-rimmed circular dial like a clock face, ringed with round yellow numbered windows (5X, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55) and filled with gold arrow pointers radiating from a red hub. Below it the FunHouse script logo sits above a painted grinning man in a red cap. Four triangular rollover lanes show $20,000, $30,000, $40,000 and a yellow 3X VALUE wedge. A pair of yellow-sleeved pink flippers and red posts at the lower centre. Around the edges are gilt-trimmed pillars, cartoon faces, a giant yellow hand at the right apron, and a rule placard at lower left.

Funhouse playfield

Playfield Remake LE

  • blue
  • red
  • yellow
  • black

Fingerprint: funhouse: Enormous grinning clown head with brown bowl-cut hair, red bulbous nose and wide red-lipped smile filling upper playfield; huge ornate gold-braided circular carousel wheel with radiating white arrows, ringed by round black letter plaques; two chrome diagonal wire ramps cross left half; yellow flippers with magenta-white striped rubber and second clown face painted between them

Distinctive

The single most memorable element is the enormous grinning clown head filling the upper playfield, with painted brown bowl-cut hair, a red bulbous nose, red cheek circles and a wide red-lipped smile. Directly below it sits a huge ornate gold-braided circular carousel wheel filled with radiating white arrow pointers, ringed by round black letter plaques. Two slender chrome wire ramps cross diagonally over the left half of the field. Two yellow flippers with magenta-and-white striped rubber and a second clown face painted between them finish the layout, and the apron carries a red-and-yellow script logo on a gold scroll.

Setting

  • Carnival midway
  • Sideshow funfair
  • Carousel
  • Circus tent interior
  • Night-time fairground

Symbols

  • Carousel wheel with radiating arrows
  • Four round gem-like inserts in blue, red, pink and pale blue
  • Yellow star plaque
  • Grinning clown faces
  • Skull medallion
  • Cherry
  • Golden ticket
  • Qr code sticker
  • Scrolling sign banners
  • Blue ball-guide rails

Notable shapes

  • Large gold-braided circular carousel wheel dominating centre field
  • Triangular fan of red inserts above the flippers
  • Arched blue ball-guide rails in the upper right
  • Striped triangular flippers
  • Blue cabinet with yellow and pink scroll logo on the front panel

Art motifs

  • Painted big-carnival midway backdrop
  • Circus tent stripes
  • Flashing bulb outlines around the wheel
  • Gold filigree scrollwork on the apron
  • Red-and-yellow script logo

Themes

  • Carnival
  • Circus
  • Funfair
  • Clown
  • Carousel
  • Midway games
  • Sideshow

Title on it

  • Funhouse

Text on it

  • FunHouse
  • INSTALL 3 BALLS
  • FREE PLAY
  • Playfield
  • RUDY
  • OLIVE
  • TRIO
  • ZERO MISS
  • SCORE
  • CHERRY
  • GOLDEN TICKET
  • START
  • JACKPOT
  • King
  • of
  • the
  • HILL
Pop bumpers
Clustered round pop bumper caps with blue and pink lamps in the upper-left mid-field
Drop targets
A bank of small rectangular red-bordered targets in the mid-right field
Ramps
Two slender chrome wire ramps crossing diagonally over the left and centre of the field, plus blue ball guides on the right
Slingshots
Triangular wire-frame slingshots flanking the lower flippers
Upper playfield
Clown head and carousel-wheel area with four top-lane lamps and a set of small illuminated instruction cards
Apron and lower playfield
Painted wooden apron with a gold scroll panel carrying a red-and-yellow script logo, a black instruction card headed playfield, a second card reading install 3 balls / free play, and a qr code sticker at the far left; blue metal lockdown bar below
Who and what
Kind Description
Other Giant grinning clown head filling the upper playfield - white face makeup, red bulbous nose, red circular cheeks, painted brown bowl-cut wig, heavy black eyebrows, half-closed eyes and a wide red-lipped smile
Other A second smaller grinning clown face painted between the two flippers in the lower centre, orange hair, yellow ruff
Other Painted carousel with striped canopy at the hub of the large central wheel, ringed by white arrow pointers
Other Painted female showgirl/circus performer in a red outfit visible just above the lower flipper area, beside a small skull-and-crossbones medallion
Other Painted menagerie animals including a grinning cat face on the left mid-field and a pink pig/elephant motif near the right side
Other Painted midway showman and tent scenery across the upper background behind the clown head
Other Painted clown faces and fruit motifs repeated on the cabinet side panels below the playfield
Full description

A circus- and funfair-themed playfield seen under glass in a full blue-cabinet shot. The upper third is dominated by a huge grinning clown head with a brown bowl-cut wig, red nose, white face makeup and red cheek circles, rising from a painted funfair midway backdrop. Across the top edge sit four round gem-like inserts (blue, red, pink, pale blue) and a small yellow star plaque, with printed name tags reading RUDY, OLIVE, TRIO and ZERO MISS. The middle of the field is dominated by a large ornate circular carousel wheel: a gold-braided ring enclosing white arrow pointers radiating from a small painted carousel canopy, with a ring of round black lettering plaques around its rim. Two thin silver wire ramps run diagonally from the left mid-field up to the right. The lower playfield carries two yellow-and-magenta striped flippers with a grinning clown face between them, a fan of red triangular inserts above, and a small dark skull medallion below. Bright pink, red, yellow and blue light shows flood the lower field, with many blue and pink lamps lit. The apron below the playfield is painted with a red-and-yellow script logo on a scroll panel, flanked by a black instruction card headed Playfield and a matching card reading INSTALL 3 BALLS / FREE PLAY, plus a QR code sticker at far left. The cabinet front repeats the same scroll logo in yellow and pink.

Backglass vision analysis

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Funhouse backglass

Backglass Standard

  • blue
  • red
  • white
  • yellow

Fingerprint: FunHouse title as marquee with glowing light bulbs, white pocket watch inset in letter F, giant barker head with red polka-dot headband bursting from castle wall, oversized hands to sides, grinning suited man with gold pocket watch and red bow tie, castle with yellow spiral slide, crowd reaching upward, stars and spotlights on dark blue

Distinctive

The most striking feature is the giant disembodied grinning barker head with a red polka-dot headband bursting through the middle of the castle wall, with two enormous open hands spread out to either side. Above him the title is drawn as a theatre marquee with rows of glowing light bulbs, and a working-looking white pocket watch is inset into the bowl of the capital letter F. Second to that, the laughing man in the navy suit and red bow tie leaning in from the right with a gold pocket watch swinging on a chain. A white fairytale castle with a spiral yellow slide fills the centre background, and the lower left is crammed with a cheering crowd reaching for the giant head.

Setting

  • Deep blue starry night sky
  • White fairytale castle facade with crenellations
  • Green conical roof tower
  • Tall spiral yellow slide winding down the castle
  • Midway signboards and bunting on the left
  • Dark ride or tent silhouettes behind the castle
  • Gold-framed red ticket dispenser panel in the lower right

Symbols

  • Pocket watch inset in the letter f
  • Gold pocket watch on a chain
  • Rows of round marquee light bulbs
  • Cluster of red, blue and yellow balloons
  • Red polta-dot headband
  • Oversized red bow tie
  • Spiral slide
  • Red kite shapes in the sky
  • Red stars on the ticket panel
  • Gold scrollwork on the ticket frame
  • Green stars in the lower right corners
  • Bunting and flags

Lettering

  • Very large curved marquee script title in red-orange gradient letters, each stroke packed with round yellow bulb dots, heavy cream and dark outline; small circular yellow logo with dark lettering at the top left; cream slab-serif capitals on the midway signboards; cream capitals on a red star-spangled panel at the lower right

Themes

  • Carnival
  • Funhouse
  • Fairground
  • Amusement park
  • Funfair
  • Comedy
  • Magic mirror
  • Barker

Title on it

  • Funhouse

Text on it

  • Williams
  • FunHouse
  • TICKETS
  • Funhouse
  • CLOSES at 12:00
  • Sharp!
  • WILD BOY
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Grinning fairground barker shown as a giant disembodied head, black hair, red polka-dot headband, heavy black brows, wide blue eyes, open smiling mouth with visible teeth; his two oversized bare hands emerge from the castle wall on either side, palms up
Man Upper right, leaning diagonally into the frame, black hair, wide open-mouthed grin, navy blue suit jacket, white shirt, oversized red bow tie, dark grey gloves, one arm raised in a flourish toward the logo; a gold pocket watch on a chain hangs at his waist and a badge is pinned to his lapel
Man Lower centre-right, a young man in a blue shirt with a red-and-white striped collar, looking up at the giant head with hands raised
Woman Lower centre, a woman in a pink dress reaching upward toward the giant head
Child Lower left crowd: a blonde child in a blue cap, a small child in a red cap, and several other children packed shoulder to shoulder, all looking or reaching upward
Man Lower left crowd: a middle-aged man with a moustache in a tan jacket and a woman with blonde hair in a yellow top, both gazing up
Other A tiny figure in a red cap and pale outfit standing on the castle stair landing in the centre background, and another small figure at the top of the spiral slide
Full description

A painted amusement-park funhouse scene in bright cartoon airbrush style. Across the top, an enormous marquee script title reading FunHouse, in red-orange letters studded with rows of round yellow light bulbs and outlined in cream, with a real white-faced pocket watch set into the bowl of the capital F. A smiling fairground barker dominates the centre: a giant disembodied head with a red polka-dot headband, thick black brows, wide blue eyes and an open grinning mouth, rising out of a white castle wall with his two oversized hands held out to either side. To the upper right a grinning man in a navy blue suit jacket, white shirt, big red bow tie and dark gloves leans in from the right, one arm flung up towards the logo, a gold pocket watch swinging on a chain from his waistcoat. Behind the head is a white fairytale castle with a green conical roof, a tall spiral yellow slide, arched doorways, bunting and a figure in a red hat standing on a stair landing. The left and lower left are packed with a jostling crowd of children and adults reaching upwards, a cluster of red, blue and yellow balloons, and midway signboards. The lower right has a gold-framed red ticket dispenser panel with cream and red stars. Deep blue night sky background scattered with stars, coloured spotlights and red kite shapes.

Funhouse backglass

Backglass Rudy's Nightmare

  • red
  • purple
  • blue
  • yellow

Fingerprint: funhouse, five identical screaming dummy boys with black-red spiral mouths one front center in blue tailcoat and huge red bow tie, two giant disembodied hands with red shirt cuffs reaching in from upper corners, grotesque rubbery purple-red dragon-snake mask with dangling tongue at left, bright green frog, bulb-studded red-gold FunHouse marquee with real clock face inside letter F, lurid cartoon horror-fairground painting

Distinctive

The five identical screaming dummy boys with black-and-red spiral mouths, one front and centre in a blue tailcoat and huge red bow tie with two flipped horizontal in matching blue suits. Two giant disembodied hands with red shirt cuffs reaching in from the upper corners, the right one lit yellow. A grotesque rubbery purple-and-red dragon/snake mask with a dangling tongue at the left, next to a bright green frog. A bulb-studded red-and-gold 'FunHouse' marquee with a real clock face inside the letter F.

Setting

  • Purple stormy night sky
  • Fairground tent canopies with green and red stripes and yellow scalloped trim
  • Red pennant flags on poles
  • Yellow balloon at upper left
  • Orange and red flames behind the figures
  • Pale grey smoke along the bottom edge
  • Mirrored reflection of a photographer and flash across the glass

Symbols

  • Analogue clock face inside the letter f of the logo
  • Round marquee light bulbs on the logo
  • Spiral red-and-black throats in every open mouth
  • Green and red striped tent canopies
  • Red pennant flags
  • Yellow balloon
  • Flames
  • Grey smoke

Lettering

  • Bulb-studded red marquee with gold fill and thick black outline; 'rüdy's' in slanted red script with a yellow outline, 'nightmare' in jagged dripping yellow-to-orange horror lettering with a purple outline

Themes

  • Funhouse
  • Ventriloquist dummies
  • Horror carnival
  • Fairground
  • Nightmare
  • Fire

Title on it

  • Funhouse

Text on it

  • FunHouse
  • TM
  • Rüdy's NIGHTMARE
Who and what
Kind Description
Other Front-centre ventriloquist dummy boy, pale peach skin, orange bowl-cut hair, huge red bow tie, bright blue tailcoat over a white shirt with red buttons, red cap, mouth gaping showing a black-and-red spiral throat, both hands planted on his hips
Other Left flanking dummy boy in a blue tailcoat, white shirt, small blue bow tie and red trousers, thrown sideways with both arms outstretched and eyes bulging, spiral throat visible
Other Right flanking dummy boy, blue tailcoat with blue bow tie and red trousers, arms flung outward, red-brown hair, spiral throat
Other Dummy boy at upper right in a torn orange striped shirt with a yellow bow, wild red hair, round staring eyes, mouth wide open
Other Dummy boy behind him with red hair, wire-rimmed glasses and a scarred, stitched jawline, mouth open in a scream
Creature Grotesque rubbery purple-and-red dragon or snake mask at left with a long lolling red tongue, black eye sockets, a spotted pale crest and a hooked yellow horn, plus a coiling red-and-yellow segmented body running behind
Animal Bright green frog with dark green spots sitting at far left beside the dragon mask
Other Two enormous disembodied flesh-toned human hands with red shirt cuffs, palms facing the viewer and fingers splayed; the right-hand one tinted yellow, both looming over the group
Full description

A landscape-format backglass with a lurid cartoon horror-fairground painting. Across the top sits a huge bulb-studded marquee logo in red and gold reading 'FunHouse', the capital F and H oversized, with a clock face set into the bowl of the F; beneath it in smaller mixed script and jagged dripping letters is 'Rüdy's NIGHTMARE'. Behind the logo a purple stormy sky, green-red striped tent canopies with yellow scalloped trim and tiny red pennant flags, and a yellow balloon at top left. Two enormous disembodied flesh-toned hands with red cuffs reach in from upper left and upper right, palms out and fingers splayed, the right one glowing yellow. Five identical-looking startled ventriloquist-dummy boys crowd the middle and lower half: one central figure in a bright blue tailcoat, white shirt, oversized red bow tie and red cap, mouth gaping with a black-and-red spiral tongue; two flanking him in matching blue tailcoats and red bow ties thrown sideways with arms outstretched; a fourth at right in a torn orange shirt; and a fifth behind with red hair, glasses and a stitched, scarred jaw, mouth open. A grotesque purple-and-red rubber snake or dragon mask with a lolling tongue and a hooked yellow horn looms at left, beside a green frog. Flames and a red glow erupt behind the central group, and pale grey smoke curls along the bottom edge.

Funhouse backglass

Backglass Remake CE

  • blue
  • red
  • yellow
  • white

Fingerprint: FunHouse: Colossal floating female head with red lips and blue eyes wearing red-white polka-dot headband below crenellated castle, pale-blue robotic hands holding silver twin-lens camera, grinning man in pale-blue tailcoat on yellow ticket kiosk.

Distinctive

The most memorable element is the colossal floating female head at the centre of the castle courtyard, red-lipped and blue-eyed with a red-and-white polka-dot headband, hovering above oversized pale-blue rubbery hands and a silver box camera. A giant F whose lower bowl is a working pocket-watch face forms the first letter of the FunHouse logo, the whole word studded with glowing yellow bulbs. To the right, a grinning man in a pale-blue tailcoat and white glove throws one arm skyward from atop a yellow ticket kiosk. The lower left is packed with a blue-faced crowd of laughing clowns and party-goers bursting with balloons, and a green lollipop on a stick pokes into the frame at far left.

Setting

  • Deep navy night sky with scattered white stars
  • White crenellated fairytale castle with green conical turret roofs
  • Yellow spiral water slide on the left
  • Green conical hills and striped awnings on the right
  • Rolling fairground midway in the distance

Symbols

  • Pocket-watch face inside the letter f
  • Marquee light bulbs in the lettering
  • Round red, white and blue balloons
  • Green lollipop on a stick
  • Playing-card suit stars and diamonds
  • Yellow star cutouts on the ticket kiosk
  • Red and yellow pennant bunting
  • Spiral water slide
  • Silver twin-lens camera

Lettering

  • Very large flowing retro script, red letterforms filled with rows of round yellow marquee bulbs, thick cream outline and heavy red drop shadow, arched slightly upward across the top; a small tm sits at the upper right of the word

Themes

  • Funhouse
  • Amusement park
  • Carnival
  • Fairytale castle
  • Clowns
  • Haunted attraction

Title on it

  • Funhouse

Text on it

  • FunHouse
  • TM
  • WHIRLWIND
  • ALIVE!
  • with the WILD BOY
  • The RUGCUTTER RAGTIME MAN!
  • TICKETS
  • Funhouse
  • CLOSES AT 2:00 Sharp!
  • 31-1393-0000
  • 12
  • 9
  • 3
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Adult man, black slicked hair, huge toothy grin, pale blue tailcoat over a ruffled shirt with a big red bow tie and gold watch chain, oversized white gloves; one arm raised high with palm open, other hand held out flat; a large pocket watch hangs at his waist; stands atop a yellow ticket kiosk at the right
Woman Enormous floating female head only, at centre: pale skin, arched dark brows, wide blue eyes, glossy bright red lips, black bobbed hair, red-and-white polka-dot headband; smiling expression
Robot Pair of large pale-blue segmented robotic hands and forearms beneath the giant head, one gripping a silver twin-lens box camera, the other holding a small brown bottle or cup
Creature Blue monkey-like figure in a red coat holding a long horn/trumpet below the centre
Other Crowd of roughly a dozen blue-skinned laughing party-goers and clowns along the bottom left, including a white-faced clown with red lips and a yellow-shirted man with slicked hair, packed beside bunches of red, white and blue balloons
Man Black-haired man in a yellow shirt with red trim and a broad open-mouthed laugh at bottom centre-right, leaning toward a blue-suited figure
Other Small clown figure in a red hat seated at the foot of the yellow spiral slide on the left, and tiny guests peering from the castle doorways
Full description

Painted amusement-park scene on a deep navy night sky scattered with white stars. Across the top runs the huge curved script title FunHouse in red letters filled with rows of round yellow marquee bulbs, outlined cream with a heavy red drop shadow; the big F incorporates a pocket watch whose white face reads 12, 9 and 3. A white crenellated castle with green conical roofs spans the middle, with a yellow spiral water slide on the left, tiny guests in arched doorways and a clown on a yellow slide. On the right a grinning dark-haired man in a light blue tailcoat, red bow tie, white gloves and gold watch chain stands on a yellow ticket kiosk, one arm flung up and the other hand extended. Centre stage is a huge floating head of a red-lipped, blue-eyed woman with a red polka-dot headband, above pale blue robotic hands holding a silver camera and a blue-suit figure. Bottom left is a crowd of blue-painted people and clowns with red, white and blue balloons. Bottom right a red sign reads TICKETS / Funhouse / CLOSES AT 2:00 Sharp!

Funhouse backglass

Backglass Remake LE

  • purple
  • red
  • blue
  • gold

Fingerprint: Enormous curved script logo FunHouse in red-and-white striped marquee-bulb lettering with capital F containing clock face, long striped flourish sweeping across top, red-haired showgirl woman shushing with white glove left, wide-eyed top-hatted grinning man centre, wild-eyed man in blue coat pointing upward with gold pocket watch right

Distinctive

The single most memorable element is the colossal 'FunHouse' logo formed as a red-and-white striped fairground marquee, with an actual clock face set into the bowl of the capital F and a long striped ribbon flourish sweeping across the top. Second, the three big cut-out figures: a red-haired showgirl woman shushing with a white glove, a top-hatted grinning man head in the centre, and a wild-eyed man in a blue coat pointing upward with a gold pocket watch. Third, the red-and-gold ticket booth in the lower right whose canopy reads 'TICKETS per 1/2 price' beside a '$10' sign. Fourth, the ornate gold-carved instruction panel below with 'Select GAME TO PLAY WITH FLIPPERS AND PRESS START' in gold-and-red script between two glowing screen inserts.

Setting

  • Night carnival funfair under a starry sky
  • Fairground turrets and onion-dome rooftops
  • Helter-skelter slide
  • Roller-coaster track
  • Clown-face archway entrance
  • Fireworks and hot-air balloons

Symbols

  • Clock face inside the capital letter f
  • Crescent moon
  • Hot-air balloons
  • Fireworks bursts
  • Gold horseshoe
  • Popcorn tubs
  • Pocket watch with gold chain
  • Top hat
  • Jester hat
  • Five-pointed stars on the ticket booth
  • Marquee light bulbs
  • Red-and-white candy stripe

Lettering

  • Large curved retro script with red-and-white striped marquee-bulb fill, red drop shadow and a striped ribbon flourish; lower instruction text in gold serif script with red drop shadow

Themes

  • Carnival
  • Funfair
  • Clown
  • Ticketed games booth
  • Amusement ride
  • Comedy

Title on it

  • Funhouse

Text on it

  • FunHouse
  • TICKETS
  • per 1/2 price
  • $10
  • Select
  • GAME TO PLAY
  • WITH FLIPPERS AND
  • PRESS
  • START
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Left side, large half-length red-haired showgirl in a red-and-white corseted costume, black feather boa, white opera glove raised with finger to her lips, smiling
Man Centre, large grinning man with wide eyes, open mouth, small dark top hat and a red polka-dot bow tie, head and shoulders
Man Right side, large wild-eyed man in a blue coat with a ruffled white shirt, red bow tie, gold pocket-watch chain, one arm raised pointing up
Creature Top left, pale grinning jester or clown head with radiating spikes, partly obscured by the logo flourish
Monster A huge grinning clown face painted as an archway over a black entrance tunnel
Other Dense crowd of laughing fairgoers' heads and raised hands across the lower centre, several in hats, plus a man holding a blue cup and popcorn tubs
Full description

A full backbox assembly shot framed by dark wood rails, showing a painted backglass above a lower instruction panel. The backglass is a lurid night-time funfair scene under a deep purple and blue starry sky, with a white crescent moon at top left, hot-air balloons, fireworks bursts and a fairground skyline of onion-dome turrets, a helter-skelter slide, a grinning clown face gateway and a roller-coaster track. Across the top, an enormous curved script logo reads FunHouse in red-and-white striped marquee-bulb lettering with a red drop shadow; the capital F contains a clock face and a long striped flourish sweeps right. Three large figures dominate: at left a red-haired woman in a red-and-white corseted showgirl costume with a black feather boa and white opera glove, finger raised to her lips; centre a wide-eyed, top-hatted grinning man with a red polka-dot bow; at right a wild-eyed man in a blue coat and ruffled white shirt, red bow tie, gold pocket-watch chain, one arm thrust up pointing. Below them a dense crowd of laughing heads, hands, popcorn tubs, a gold horseshoe and a blue cup. At lower right a red-and-gold striped ticket booth marquee. The lower panel has carved gold acanthus scrollwork, two speaker grilles, two backlit screen inserts and centred yellow-and-red script instruction text.

Funhouse backglass

Backglass Rudy's Nightmare

  • red
  • purple
  • yellow
  • pink

Fingerprint: Central clown head bursting from tall purple-orange striped top hat, screaming, two enormous hands reaching from above, three white-gloved red-sleeved arms stretching outward, red devil-dragon at far left with yellow horns, crowned king head at lower right, grinning ape with ruffled collar, "FunHouse" marquee logo with clock face and bulb lights, bright red-purple-yellow-flesh pink.

Distinctive

The most memorable feature is the top hat: a clown head bursting out from inside a tall purple-and-orange striped hat in the exact centre, screaming, with two enormous flesh-coloured hands reaching in from either side above him. Second, the main logo is a carnival marquee of yellow script lettered with round bulb lights and a working clock face built into the capital first letter. Third, three identical white-gloved arms in red sleeves fan straight out sideways from behind the central figure, palms up. Fourth, at the far right a grinning ape in a white ruffled collar holds up a hand beside a crowned, sceptred, white-bearded king head, while a sinister red horned dragon grins at the far left under a witch hat.

Setting

  • Purple and black night sky with pale lavender cloud streaks
  • Yellow balloon at upper right and small yellow balloon at upper left
  • Yellow crescent moon with a grinning face at the far right edge
  • Purple and orange striped circus tent canopy at the upper right
  • Grey and white swirling cloud or smoke banks along the lower edges
  • Orange and yellow flames behind the central figures

Symbols

  • Analogue clock face inside the capital f of the logo
  • Round marquee light bulbs inside the logo letterforms
  • Striped circus tent canopy
  • Party balloon
  • Crescent moon with human face
  • Witch hat with green band
  • Gold crown and sceptre
  • Flames
  • Trademark symbols

Lettering

  • Large curving yellow script logo with white drop shadow and red outline, the interior of each letter filled with rows of small round white marquee bulbs; a clock face replacing the counter of the first letter; below it a second line of mixed lettering reading a rounded cream script possessive name and then tall jagged orange-red horror-styled capitals with black shadow for the subtitle.

Themes

  • Circus
  • Funhouse
  • Clowns
  • Nightmare
  • Horror carnival
  • Scare attraction
  • Comic horror

Title on it

  • Funhouse

Text on it

  • FunHouse
  • Rudy's NIGHTMARE
  • Created and distributed under license from SG Gaming, Inc.
  • Software™ and Rudy's-Images.com® are trademarks of SG Gaming, Inc.
  • © 1990, 2021 SG Gaming, Inc. All rights reserved.
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Central clown, only head and shoulders visible, emerging from a tall purple and orange striped top hat with a small red-tipped cap on top and a red ruffled collar; pale skin, brown eyebrows, wide open screaming mouth
Man Left of centre, male clown head with brown hair, arched brows, wide staring eyes and mouth open in a rounded scream; white ruffled collar and red jacket visible
Man Right of centre, male clown head with brown hair, wide eyes, open shouting mouth; white ruffled collar and red jacket
Animal Right side, full-bodied brown ape or gorilla with a wide toothy grin, small dark eyes, shaggy fur, wearing a large white ruffled collar and holding up one hand
Creature Far left, red long-snouted dragon or devil head with a black nose tip, yellow horns, yellow underbelly, and a white spiked collar, grinning
Man Lower right, white-bearded king head wearing a gold crown and holding a gold sceptre, laughing with eyes shut
Other Two enormous flesh-toned hands with splayed fingers reaching in from the upper left and upper right edges
Other Three identical white-gloved arms in bright red sleeves with small silver buttons, stretching horizontally outward with open palms across the lower third
Full description

A wide cartoon backglass with a purple-and-black night sky background streaked with pale cloud bands, a big yellow balloon top right and a smaller one at upper left, and a grinning yellow crescent moon with a face peeking in at the far right edge. Across the top sits a large marquee-style logo in curving script, dotted with round bulb lights like a carnival sign, with a clock face set inside the capital F. Below the logo a single clownish male head rises from the middle wearing a tall purple-and-orange striped top hat, a small red-tipped cap, and a red ruffled collar, his mouth wide open in a scream. Flanking him are three more open-mouthed, wide-eyed male clown heads and a full-bodied grinning ape in a ruffled collar on the right. Two giant flesh-toned hands with splayed fingers reach in from both upper sides. Lower down, three identical white-gloved arms in bright red sleeves stretch horizontally outward with open palms. At far left a red long-snouted cartoon dragon or devil head with yellow horns and a white spiked collar grins beside a dark witch hat with a green band. A crowned and sceptred king head with a white beard and a gold crown sits at lower right. Dominant colours are bright red, purple, yellow, and flesh pink, in a flat heavy-outlined cartoon style.

Funhouse backglass

Backglass Remake LE

  • blue
  • red
  • yellow
  • white

Fingerprint: FunHouse — colossal floating grinning showman head (red-white polka-dot cap) with outstretched hands floating before white fairytale castle, giant bulb-studded fairground sign with real clock face in F, yellow spiral helter-skelter down left castle tower, crowd behind, red-gold ticket kiosk with black star cut-out reading TICKETS, bright mid-century cartoon

Distinctive

The colossal floating head of a grinning showman with a red-and-white polka-dot cap and outstretched hands, floating in mid-air in front of a white fairytale castle. The title is a giant bulb-studded fairground sign with a real clock face set into the letter F. A yellow spiral helter-skelter slide spirals down the left castle tower behind the crowd. A red-and-gold ticket kiosk in the lower right reads TICKETS with a big black star cut into its side panel.

Setting

  • Deep blue night sky with small white stars and scattered confetti
  • White fairytale castle with crenellated towers, green conical roofs and small arched doors
  • Yellow spiral helter-skelter slide
  • Fairground wall covered in showbills
  • Red and gold ticket kiosk with star cut-out

Symbols

  • Rows of light bulbs filling the title letters
  • Analogue clock face set into the first letter
  • Red star cut-out on the ticket kiosk panel
  • Cluster of balloons
  • Triangular bunting and paper streamers
  • Striped carnival flags
  • Yellow spiral slide
  • Conical castle turrets

Lettering

  • Large curving red script with white drop shadow and yellow bulb fill, small yellow tm to the right; ticket sign uses yellow western-style block caps for tickets and white script for funhouse

Themes

  • Funfair
  • Carnival
  • Showman
  • Castle
  • Ticketing
  • Spectacle

Title on it

  • Funhouse

Text on it

  • FunHouse
  • TM
  • TICKETS
  • Funhouse
  • CLOSES at 12:00 Sharp!
  • 31-1307-S0003
  • ALIVE!
  • THE WILD!
  • BOY
  • SO FUNNY!
  • MADAME
  • MAG!
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Giant floating boy-showman head, red and white polka-dot cap, cropped dark hair, wide blue eyes, arched eyebrows, big red lips and teeth, both hands held out palms up, floating in front of the castle
Man Full-length showman on the right, black slicked hair, blue eyes, wide grin, blue tailcoat, pale blue shirt, bright red bow tie, gold pocket watch on a chain at his waist, one arm flung upward holding a whistle or small object
Man Spectator in the crowd, yellow shirt, holding a black box camera on a monopod
Man Spectator in the crowd, white shirt and tie, red fez, arms raised, mouth open cheering
Woman Spectator in the crowd, blonde bob, blue-tinted face, mouth open in a scream
Man Spectator in the crowd, red hair, hands to his cheeks, screaming
Man Spectator in the crowd holding a striped paper cup up to his face
Other Several background crowd members rendered in flat blue silhouette with wide white eyes, some carrying balloons and striped flags
Full description

A brightly coloured cartoon-style backglass dominated by a huge marquee-style title across the top: curving red script letters with a white drop shadow, filled with rows of glowing yellow light bulbs like a fairground sign. Behind and below is a white fairytale castle with green conical roofs, crenellated towers and a yellow spiral helter-skelter slide wrapping a tower on the left. Two grinning showmen dominate the centre: a huge floating head of a boy-showman with a red-and-white polka-dot cap, wide eyes, red lips and outspread hands, and, to the right, a full-length smiling man in a blue tailcoat, red bow tie and gold pocket watch on a chain, one arm thrown up. A dense crowd of blue-tinted, wide-eyed spectators fills the bottom edge, one man holding a box camera on a monopod and another clutching a paper cup. Bunting and confetti cross the deep blue night sky. Posters on the left wall read ALIVE! THE WILD! BOY and SO FUNNY! MADAME MAG!, and a red-and-gold ticket kiosk in the bottom right carries a star cut-out.