1951 · Gottlieb
Happy-Go-Lucky
Flat teal-blue painted field with no scenery, rows of overlapping coloured heart-shaped balloons across the top, flat green ground plane behind the standing figures and lower third filled with large coloured ovals and round balloons.
- Year
- 1951
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Backglass lights
- Players
- 1
Made by
- Design
- Wayne Neyens
- Art
- Roy Parker
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- blue
- red
- yellow
- green
Fingerprint: million: HAPPY GOT LUCKY in oversized red, tanned man lifting blonde showgirls' hands, triple rows of dancers in blue ruffles, rows of heart-shaped balloons spelling the title above, numbered starbursts and snowman figure, painted cartoon style on teal-blue ground
The most memorable element is the slogan HAPPY GOT LUCKY in huge red letters with a thick yellow keyline, GOT tucked small between the two big words. Behind it, a tanned man in yellow trousers stands centre stage lifting the hands of two blonde showgirls in white costumes, symmetrically flanked by two identical trios of women in blue-and-white frilled outfits and tall hats. The top of the glass is filled edge to edge with rows of overlapping coloured hearts, each heart carrying a single white letter. Down in the bottom band, coloured starbursts spell out numbers and the word POINTS next to a snowman in a black top hat.
Setting
- Flat teal-blue painted field with no scenery
- Rows of overlapping coloured heart-shaped balloons across the top
- Flat green ground plane behind the standing figures
- Lower third filled with large coloured ovals and round balloons
Symbols
- Rows of heart-shaped balloons in red, orange, yellow, green and white
- Winged cherubs
- Large coloured ovals and round balloons in the lower third
- Zigzag row of coloured starbursts behind the numerals
- White cartoon speech balloon
- Green jester figure
- Snowman in a black top hat
Lettering
- Large red capitals with a thick yellow keyline and white drop shadow for the slogan; white sans-serif capitals individually centred inside each coloured heart for the top rows
Themes
- Music hall
- Variety stage
- Showgirls
- Balloons and hearts
- Celebration
Title on it
- Million
Text on it
- MILLION
- THE HOT CHOCOLATE SANDWICH
- HAPPY
- GOT
- LUCKY
- MARCELLO
- 20
- 10
- 3
- 5
- 1
- 2
- 4
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 0
- POINTS
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Centre stage, tanned, short dark hair, bright yellow trousers, red-and-yellow striped top, legs apart, holding the raised hands of the two women beside him |
| Woman | Left of centre, blonde, pale white-and-silver stage costume with bare midriff and high-heeled shoes, one arm raised holding the man hand, other arm flung upward, smiling |
| Woman | Right of centre, blonde, matching pale white-and-silver stage costume and high heels, arm raised holding the man other hand, other arm up, smiling |
| Woman | Left side, one of a trio, blue-and-white frilled costume with a tall hat, standing in a row |
| Woman | Left side, middle of the trio of three in blue-and-white frills and tall hat |
| Woman | Left side, third of the trio, blue-and-white frilled costume and tall hat |
| Woman | Right side, one of a mirrored trio in blue-and-white frilled costumes and tall hats |
| Woman | Right side, second of the trio, blue-and-white frills, tall hat |
| Woman | Right side, third of the trio, blue-and-white frills, tall hat |
| Other | Small green-costumed jester or dancing figure at the far left edge, arms raised |
| Other | Small green-costumed figure at the far right edge, arms out |
| Other | Tiny winged cherub or putto figures perched between the heart letters in the upper band |
| Other | Snowman-like white figure in a black top hat and bow tie at the lower right beside the points banner |
| Man | Small figure in a red jacket inside a coloured oval in the lower balloon field |
| Woman | Small figure in a green outfit inside a coloured oval on the right of the lower field |
| Other | Seated figure in yellow inside a yellow oval in the lower field |
Painted backglass on a deep teal-blue ground, laid out as three stacked bands of text above a stage-show scene. The top band is a row of overlapping heart-shaped balloons in red, orange, yellow, green and white, each carrying one white capital letter to spell MILLION. Under it a second row of smaller hearts carries THE HOT CHOCOLATE SANDWICH, with tiny winged cherubs perched between the letters. The largest lettering is a three-part slogan in red block capitals with a thick yellow keyline and white drop shadow: HAPPY at the left, GOT small and stacked in the centre, LUCKY large at the right. Below, a tanned dark-haired man in bright yellow trousers and a red-and-yellow striped top stands centre stage holding up the raised hands of two blonde women in pale white-and-silver stage costumes and high heels, each with her free arm flung up. Flanking them are two symmetric rows of three women each in blue-and-white frilled costumes with tall hats, plus small green-costumed jester and dancing figures at the outer edges. The lower third is a field of large coloured ovals in yellow, red, maroon, orange and green, each enclosing a small figure: a man in a red jacket, a woman in green, a seated figure in yellow. A white cartoon speech balloon sits at the lower right. Along the bottom a zigzag of coloured starbursts carries the numerals 20, 10, 3, 5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 0, with POINTS in red on a white banner beside a snowman figure in a black top hat. A cursive signature is at the upper right.