Also known as PP
1981 · Gottlieb
Pink Panther
Known for Secret Passage, Hidden Staircase, Black four-bank and White three-bank. Night city street, brick buildings with lit windows, fire escapes, iron bridge, cobblestone road and stone steps.
- Year
- 1981
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Hole
Secret Passage
- Hole
Hidden Staircase
- Drop target
Black four-bank
- Drop target
White three-bank
- Target
Pink and blue standups
- Multiball
Three-ball Multiball
On the playfield
Holes 3
- Secret Passage
- Hidden Staircase
- Lower right saucer saucer
Bumper 1
- Lower left pop bumper
Drop targets 2
- Black four-bank
- White three-bank
Target 1
- Pink and blue standups
Lane 1
- In/out lanes
Flipper 1
- Upper flipper extra flipper
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman One adult woman, bare-breasted, long voluminous platinum-blonde hair flowing left, heavy-lidded eyes and a sly smile, crouched with one knee forward and torso twisted to look back over her left shoulder; wears orange-red high-heeled shoes and a gold chain and beaded hip girdle with a garter strap, and holds a small white rectangular card up near her shoulder
Setting
- Night city street
- Brick buildings with lit windows
- Fire escapes
- Iron bridge
- Cobblestone road
- Stone steps
Text on it
- PINK PANTHER
- Gottlieb
- 000 000
How it plays
-
Multiballs 1
- Three-ball Multiball 3-ball
-
Goals 1
- Total to Beat
Made by
- Design & Software
- John Buras
- Art
- Gerry Simkus
Reference
Linked terms
- Secret Passage also called Secret Passage lock also called left lock
- Hidden Staircase also called Hidden Staircase lock also called right lock
- Black four-bank also called left drop target bank also called left 4-bank
- White three-bank also called center 3-bank
- Pink and blue standups also called spot targets also called Standup targets
- Lower right saucer also called Lower-right hole
- Three-ball Multiball also called Multiball
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- blue
- yellow
- red
- pink
Fingerprint: Huge pink cartoon panther head with cream muzzle, yellow eyes, buck teeth at lower centre, spiky yellow BONUS VALUE sunburst of numbered coins filling middle, two large white circular diamond targets, blue rocket scene top-right, stone-castle scenery, blue and gold lightning zigzag apron
The most memorable element is a large pink cartoon panther head with a cream muzzle, yellow eyes and two buck teeth, sitting dead centre just above the flippers with a small 'SHOOT AGAIN' hole beneath its chin. A huge spiky yellow sunburst labelled 'BONUS VALUE' full of numbered value coins and colour words fills the middle of the playfield. Two big white circular targets each stamped with a blue diamond symbol sit side by side in the upper-middle. The lower apron carries a striking gold lightning-bolt zigzag across a blue field, with a pink panther rules card at left and a black three-line replay instruction panel at right. The top-left also carries 'SECRETS' lettering beside a stone passage illustration.
Setting
- Fairytale stone castle and secret passage interior
- Night sky with rocket and satellite scene at top right
- Brick and masonry architecture in greys and blues
- Blue apron card field with gold lightning zigzag
Symbols
- Blue diamond symbols
- Numbered value coins and medallions
- Five-pointed starbursts
- Paw prints
- Arrows and lightning bolt
- Rockets and satellites
- Spinning wheel or horseshoe of coloured round lamps
- Cartoon speech and action bursts
Notable shapes
- Central spiky yellow bonus value sunburst with a jagged ray edge
- Circular white diamond targets with scalloped yellow lamp rings
- Horseshoe arc of round coloured lamps in the upper right quadrant
- Gate/grille and archway cutouts in the stone-castle art at mid-right
- Long oval red-tipped flippers set wide apart
- Large angular lightning zigzag across the apron
Art motifs
- Comic-strip action lines
- Spotlight cones on targets
- Stone masonry blocks
- Concentric yellow sunburst rays
- Gate or grille doors
Themes
- Fairytale cartoon
- Castle and secret passages
- Bonus value ladder
- Blue diamond collectibles
- Outer space gadgetry
- Comedy animal character
Text on it
- 10P BLUE DIAMOND WHEN LIT
- SECRETS
- PASSAGE
- HIDDEN
- CACHE
- CACHÉ
- BONUS VALUE
- BLUE
- YELLOW
- BALL
- SHOT
- STOP
- 250 WHEN LIT
- WHEN LIT
- 5,000
- 5000
- ADD BLUE
- DIAMOND
- SHOOT AGAIN
- CREDITS IN PLAY
- PINK PANTHER
- HOW TO PLAY
- 2 BALLS PER GAME
- MULTI-BALL
- SPECIAL
- MULTIPLIERS
- BONUS
- EXTRA BALL
- Extra Ball Hole
- A-2054
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 200,000 POINTS.
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 500,000 POINTS.
- 3 REPLAYS FOR BEATING HIGH SCORE TO DATE.
- A-2050
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Animal | Large pink cartoon panther head at lower centre, cream muzzle and chin, yellow oval eyes, black nose, two prominent white buck teeth, small round ears with darker pink inner shading, facing the viewer |
| Other | Human female figure in a red jacket and blue trousers at mid-left, drawn in a comic cartoon style, standing in profile and pointing right with one arm |
| Other | Human female figure in a red jacket at mid-right, arm raised, standing beside a wall of stone blocks and a small round target |
| Creature | Small pink cartoon panther printed in profile on the lower-left rules card, walking pose with tail up |
| Creature | Small pink cartoon panther printed on the lower-right apron panel, sitting with tail curled |
| Other | Astronaut or rocket rider in a red suit at top right beside a blue rocket, starry sky backdrop |
| Other | A small jester or clown-like head near the top-centre bumpers |
A photographed electro-mechanical playfield under glass, shot at a steep angle so the lower apron card dominates the bottom third. The lower third is a blue apron card with a large angular gold-and-yellow lightning zigzag across it, a yellow-bordered rules card at lower left headed by a pink cartoon panther's name, and a black instruction panel at lower right listing three replay awards. A large white-and-yellow wordmark logo with a yellow starburst sits above the instruction panel. Above the apron, the playfield is a colourful collage of stone-castle and secret-passage scenery in blues, greys and yellows, split by a pale yellow sunburst panel of numbered bonus values. A pink cartoon panther head with yellow eyes and buck teeth sits at the lower centre above a round 'SHOOT AGAIN' hole. Two red-tipped flippers and two slingshots flank it. The upper playfield carries four round pop-bumper caps, two large yellow lamp targets, a horseshoe of purple and pink circle lamps, ball-drain lettering, a 'SECRETS' tunnel, and a blue rocket/satellite scene at top right. Reflections of room lights streak across the glass.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- blue
- orange
- red
- yellow
Fingerprint: pink panther, enormous crouched blonde woman glowing orange and yellow with long hair, arm raised holding white card, wrapped in hot orange and pink airbrushing, dark teal night cityscape with lit brick buildings behind, red arched title interrupting her body
The single most memorable element is the enormous crouched blonde woman rendered in glowing orange and yellow, one arm raised holding a small white card, her long hair fanning left across the top of the title. The title PINK PANTHER appears in enormous red arched block capitals that span the full width and are interrupted by her body. Seven-segment 000 000 score windows are scattered asymmetrically over a dark blue night-street cityscape, with a yellow diamond-in-ring emblem right of centre. A small cream panel carrying the red word Gottlieb sits at the top centre, unusual on this otherwise cinematic painted art.
Setting
- Night city street
- Brick buildings with lit windows
- Fire escapes
- Iron bridge
- Cobblestone road
- Stone steps
Symbols
- Yellow diamond inside a ring
- Beaded chain and pearls
- High-heeled shoes
- Lit window rectangles
- Seven-segment score windows
Lettering
- Very large arched red block capitals with white and yellow interior highlights spanning the full width of the glass, plus small red sans-serif manufacturer lettering on a cream panel at top centre
Themes
- Animated character pinball
- Night city
- Pin-up woman
- 1970s airbrush art
Title on it
- Pink panther
Text on it
- PINK PANTHER
- Gottlieb
- 000 000
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | One adult woman, bare-breasted, long voluminous platinum-blonde hair flowing left, heavy-lidded eyes and a sly smile, crouched with one knee forward and torso twisted to look back over her left shoulder; wears orange-red high-heeled shoes and a gold chain and beaded hip girdle with a garter strap, and holds a small white rectangular card up near her shoulder |
A painted backglass dominated by a single huge figure: a voluptuous, bare-breasted blonde woman with long flowing yellow hair and heavy-lidded eyes, crouched and leaning forward over the centre, glancing back over her shoulder. She wears only orange-red high-heeled shoes and a gold chain and beaded girdle at her hips, and holds a small white rectangular object in her raised hand; her skin and hair are rendered in hot oranges, yellows and pinks with a strong airbrushed glow. Behind her is a dark blue-teal night cityscape of brick buildings with lit orange-yellow windows, fire escapes, an iron bridge, a cobbled street and stairs descending to the right. A huge red arched letterform title reading PINK PANTHER sweeps across the middle in tall block capitals with white and yellow highlights, passing behind the woman. At top centre sits a cream rounded rectangular panel with the red word Gottlieb. Blue seven-segment score windows are set into the art: two at upper left, two at mid left, two at mid right and one lower right, all reading 000 000. A small yellow diamond emblem in a ring sits right of centre below the title.