1970 · Williams
Jive Time / Rock 'N Roll
Known for Top Spin saucer, Center Spin saucer, Big wheel and Five-bumper nest. Flat orange field, scattered yellow stars and white dot confetti.
- Year
- 1970
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 1
Known for
- saucer
Top Spin saucer
- saucer
Center Spin saucer
- backglass toy
Big wheel
- Bumper
Five-bumper nest
- post
Center post
- gate
West Gate
2 games under this title
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Jive Time 1970 -
Rock 'N Roll 1970
On the playfield
Holes 2
- Top Spin saucer saucer
- Center Spin saucer saucer
Bumpers 2
- Five-bumper nest
- Center red bumper
Targets 3
- Center-post target
- Down posts standup
- Center standup targets
Lanes 2
- Down posts rollover rollover button
- Out lanes
Posts and gates 3
- Center post post
- Mini post post
- West Gate gate
Backbox 1
- Big wheel backglass toy
On the backglass
Who and what
- other Clown at top left with white painted face, pink hair, green long-sleeved top with patterned collar, right arm raised palm-up with splayed fingers
- man Hippie guitarist on the left with long blonde hair, brown coat over patterned shirt, teal electric guitar held diagonally, left hand raised palm-up
- woman Woman at bottom left in a pink dress with large white and yellow daisy print, wide-brimmed hat, long hair, one arm raised
- woman Afro-haired woman on the right with dark green curly hair, pink top, both arms bent upward in a dancing pose, holding a small card
- creature Blue-maned creature at lower right with round sunglasses, tan muzzle, teal shirt, fluffy olive-green jacket with fringe
Setting
- Flat orange field
- Scattered yellow stars
- White dot confetti
Text on it
- Williams
- JIVE TIME
- 10,000
- 3,000
- BONUS
- OPENS WEST GATE
- 1,000
- DOUBLE BONUS
- BALLS 1 TO PLAY
How it plays
-
Awards 2
- Spin
- Open West Gate
Made by
- Design
- Norm Clark
- Art
- Christian Marche
Reference
Linked terms
- Top Spin saucer also called Top saucer
- Center Spin saucer also called Center saucer
- Big wheel also called Spin disk also called Backglass arrow
- Center-post target also called Far-left target
- Center post also called Center safety post
- Mini post also called Right-outlane mini-post
- Spin also called Random Spin
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Jive Time
- orange
- yellow
- magenta
- blue
Fingerprint: Huge yellow prize wheel with black spokes and red pointer arrow ringed by white oval labels (10,000, 3,000, 1,000, BONUS, DOUBLE BONUS, OPENS WEST GATE), "JIVE TIME" title in chunky yellow letters inside magenta five-pointed star outlined blue-white, long wavy black display window at top left with six reel windows showing 0s, five hippie-era cartoon characters.
The dominant feature is a huge yellow prize wheel with black spokes and a red pointer arrow, ringed by white oval labels reading 10,000, 3,000, 1,000, BONUS, DOUBLE BONUS and OPENS WEST GATE. The title sits inside a magenta five-pointed star at top right, spelled JIVE TIME in yellow cartoon lettering. A long wavy black display window at top left holds six reel windows, each showing a 0. Five distinct hippie-era cartoon characters ring the composition, including a white-faced clown in green reaching from the top left corner. The background is a flat saturated orange scattered with yellow stars.
Setting
- Flat orange field
- Scattered yellow stars
- White dot confetti
Symbols
- Large magenta five-pointed star
- Yellow prize wheel with red pointer arrow
- Scattered yellow five-pointed stars
- Teal electric guitar
- Patterned swirl backdrop behind right-hand woman
- Light-blue clouds at bottom
- Small yellow crown motif at bottom left
Lettering
- Chunky yellow hand-lettered cartoon capitals with heavy black outline for the title; white rounded rectangle labels with black hand lettering around the wheel
Themes
- Psychedelic
- Hippie
- Music
- 1960s fashion
- Prize wheel
- Game show
Title on it
- Jive time
Text on it
- Williams
- JIVE TIME
- 10,000
- 3,000
- BONUS
- OPENS WEST GATE
- 1,000
- DOUBLE BONUS
- BALLS 1 TO PLAY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Clown at top left with white painted face, pink hair, green long-sleeved top with patterned collar, right arm raised palm-up with splayed fingers |
| Man | Hippie guitarist on the left with long blonde hair, brown coat over patterned shirt, teal electric guitar held diagonally, left hand raised palm-up |
| Woman | Woman at bottom left in a pink dress with large white and yellow daisy print, wide-brimmed hat, long hair, one arm raised |
| Woman | Afro-haired woman on the right with dark green curly hair, pink top, both arms bent upward in a dancing pose, holding a small card |
| Creature | Blue-maned creature at lower right with round sunglasses, tan muzzle, teal shirt, fluffy olive-green jacket with fringe |
Square backglass with a flat bright orange background scattered with small yellow five-pointed stars and white dots. Top right holds a large five-pointed magenta star outlined in blue and white, carrying the title JIVE TIME in chunky yellow letters with black outline. Top left is a long black wavy-edged display window bordered in layered blue, green and purple, containing six white reel windows each showing a black 0. Below-left centre a large yellow wheel with black spokes, a blue-and-green hub and a red arrow, ringed by white oval value labels and three coloured wedge shapes. Five cartoon figures in 1960s hippie dress surround the wheel: a clown in a green top reaching upward from the top left, a long-haired guitarist in a brown coat holding a teal electric guitar on the left, a woman in a pink flowery dress at bottom left, an afro-haired woman in a pink top on the right, and a blue-maned creature in sunglasses and a green jacket at lower right.
Backglass Rock 'N Roll
- orange
- magenta pink
- yellow
- blue
Fingerprint: Magenta five-pointed 'ROCK 'n' ROLL' star blue-dotted outline, giant yellow eight-segment bonus wheel red arrow pointers ringed blue lozenges, five 1970s rock-singer caricatures bright costumes (guitar, feather boa, green afro, green dress, pink hair), six-digit reel 041760, orange ground
A giant eight-segment yellow bonus wheel with two red arrow pointers, ringed by blue lozenges reading SPECIAL, BONUS, OPENS WEST GATE and DOUBLE BONUS. The magenta ROCK 'n' ROLL star outlined in dotted light blue at upper right. Five brightly costumed 1970s-style rock-singer caricatures in flat comic outlines on a solid orange ground. The six-digit mechanical reel window reading 041760 across the top left.
Setting
- Flat solid orange field
- Scattered small yellow five-pointed stars
- Yellow star cluster top centre
- White dot speckles
Symbols
- Five-pointed magenta star with dotted light-blue outline holding the title
- Yellow eight-segment bonus wheel with black spoke lines
- Two red arrow pointers on the wheel face
- Concentric star rosette in the wheel hub (blue, green, orange, magenta)
- Small yellow five-pointed stars scattered over the orange ground
- Arc of yellow stars trailing across the top centre
- White dot speckles across the background
Lettering
- Hand-painted comic display lettering; the title in chunky slanted yellow capitals with pink shadowing inside the star, the wheel labels in condensed white and black capitals inside blue oval lozenges, the reel digits in plain white-on-black numeral windows, and balls to play in small white stencil capitals on a black band.
Themes
- Rock music
- Rock and roll
- 1970s band
- Music hall
- Bonus wheel
- Performer caricatures
Title on it
- Rock 'n' roll
Text on it
- Williams
- ELECTRONICS
- ROCK 'n' ROLL
- 041760
- SPECIAL
- OPENS WEST GATE
- BONUS
- 3000
- 1000
- 100
- DOUBLE BONUS
- BALLS TO PLAY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Left of the wheel, waist-length singing figure in a tan suit jacket over a pink and yellow patterned shirt, white collar and tie; head thrown back with mouth open, long white-blond feathered hair. holds a teal-green electric guitar with pink pickguard and yellow neck, left hand on the neck raised above shoulder height, other arm flung up with open hand. |
| Woman | Lower left, only head and arm visible: pale face with heavy blue eye makeup and bright pink lips, purple hat with a yellow crown panel and pink feather trimming, wrapped in a huge hot-pink feather boa; one pale arm with a wrist bracelet reaches down to the lower left corner. |
| Man | Right of the wheel, waist-up figure with a large dark-green afro, face painted white with blue and pink highlights, thick lips, hoop earring. wears a top with vertical orange, yellow and pink stripes and a wide white-and-orange collar; both arms thrown upward with white-gloved hands. |
| Woman | Lower right, seated or leaning figure in a lime-green dress covered in a darker green leafy pattern, with a wide white collar. wears a floppy white hat under a blue brim band and round yellow sunglasses with dark blue lenses, plus a white be necklace; one hand raised with fingers splayed. |
| Woman | Top left corner, only head and one arm in frame: pale face with pink hair swept back, dark blue beaded necklace, green sleeve, and a large pale hand with red fingernails reaching up and across towards the centre top. |
Painted backglass with a flat orange ground. A horizontal black score window with wavy green and blue borders sits at upper left, carrying six mechanical reels reading 0 4 1 7 6 0. To its right a five-pointed magenta star edged with a light-blue dotted border contains the words ROCK 'n' ROLL in yellow. Below, a large yellow wheel divided into eight pie segments by black spokes fills the centre; a blue, green, orange and magenta star sits in its hub and two red arrow pointers mark wedges. Blue lozenge panels ring the wheel carrying SPECIAL, BONUS, OPENS WEST GATE, DOUBLE BONUS and the values 3000, 1000, 100. Five cartoon rock-era performers in bright costume surround the wheel: a man in a tan suit playing a teal guitar at left, a woman in a pink feather boa and purple hat lower left, a green-afro figure in an orange striped top with arms raised at right, a woman in a green dress with yellow sunglasses and a blue hat lower right, and a woman's face with an outstretched green-sleeved arm at top left. BALLS TO PLAY is stencilled in white at bottom left.