1965 · Williams
Teacher's Pet
Known for Center top lane and 1-2-3 lanes. Classroom interior, green chalkboard, purple-pink wooden floor, tan wall panelling, window showing blue sky, white clouds and a green tree, schoolmaster wooden desk and framed pictures on the wall.
- Year
- 1965
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 1
Known for
- Lane
Center top lane
- Lane
1-2-3 lanes
On the playfield
Holes 2
- Top saucers saucers
- Center saucers saucers
Bumpers 2
- Red bumpers
- Green bumper
Target 1
- Upper corner standups
Lanes 4
- Center top lane
- Out lanes
- Wall switches switches
- 1-2-3 lanes
Controls 2
- Rollover buttons buttons
- Rollover button above top lane button
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Blonde adult teacher with shoulder-length hair, pale blue blouse and round gold brooch, seated behind the desk smiling, hands on an open book
- child Dark-haired boy in a red sleeveless jumper over white shirt, seated lower left, one hand raised
- child Red-haired girl in a striped top at far left, peeking in with mouth open
- child Brown-haired girl in a yellow patterned dress with red hair bow, hand to her mouth
- child Another child partly hidden behind the girls at left, orange hair
- child Blond boy in white shirt, red jumper and green trousers standing at the desk, holding out a red apple and carrying a red suitcase
Setting
- Classroom interior
- Green chalkboard
- Purple-pink wooden floor
- Tan wall panelling
- Window showing blue sky, white clouds and a green tree
- Schoolmaster wooden desk
- Framed pictures on the wall
Text on it
- GAME OVER
- Williams
- TEACHER'S PET
- 4
- 0806
- PLAY FLIPPER
- SKILL GAMES FOR FUN
- AND RECREATION
- BALL IN PLAY
Made by
- Design
- Steve Kordek
Reference
Linked terms
- Top saucers also called E saucer
- Rollover buttons also called Lower rollover button
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- pink
- red
- yellow
- blue
Fingerprint: Dense sheer variety four yellow plastic lamp domes two round bumpers red bases up targets, chrome wireform guides upper, blue SPECIAL panel 400 500 50 100 300 cream discs two red diamonds, two mirrored blonde women yellow triangular insets, five dancers, Williams lower apron signature
The playfield has no big name logo at all - what identifies it is the sheer density of 10 POINTS WHEN LIT round pop-bumper caps and the fan-shaped blue SPECIAL panel carrying 400 / 500 / 50 / 100 / 300 cream discs separated by two red diamonds. Two identical cartoon blonde women with orange hair bows appear in mirrored yellow triangular cutouts at lower left and lower right, flanking a small group of five cartoon dancers. A painted red apron section at the bottom takes up nearly a fifth of the playfield and is printed with an INSTRUCTIONS card, a cursive Williams signature and a blue-and-white QR code sticker.
Setting
- Green upper playfield field
- Pink mid playfield with red and yellow geometric panels
- Red lower apron section printed with instructions
- Chrome wireform ball guides and metal ball trough
- Bare worn silver metal cabinet edges visible around the playfield
Symbols
- Round red-and-white starburst pop bumper caps
- Red diamond shapes
- Cream scoring discs
- Lettered lane panels a c h r s p
- Large numerals 1 2 3
- Arrow when-lit indicators
- Yellow triangular inlane cutouts
- Playing-card-style suit shapes
Notable shapes
- Fan-shaped blue special panel with scalloped lower edge
- Two large yellow triangular lower-left and lower-right insets
- Tall red-white triangular shields at mid left and mid right
- Wide yellow u-shaped arch running around the upper playfield
- Pink and yellow chevron geometry below the special panel
Art motifs
- Mirrored female portraits
- 1950s hairdress and bows
- Diamond playfield geometry
- Red-white-blue starburst medallions
Themes
- Teen dance hall
- School gymnasium
- Retro 1960s
- Score-driven electro-mechanical
Text on it
- 500 POINTS
- 10 POINTS WHEN LIT
- 10 POINTS
- 50 POINTS
- 100 POINTS
- SPECIAL
- 400
- 500
- 50
- 100
- 300
- TARGET SCORES VALUE
- WHEN LIT
- FREE BALL GATE
- LITE
- UP targets
- INSTRUCTIONS
- Holding yellow button 1-2 and 3 opens free ball gate, free ball gate releasing latch opens and holds
- 3 lower rollovers change score target
- 2 deep flippers increase in value as the button in TEACHERS button is depressed
- When all buttons in TEACHERS PIT are mode cards drop target scores 1 REPLAY
- Matching ball number in point score to hold number that appears on back glass, when game is over, scores 1 REPLAY
- TEACHERS PIT 20-2-74
- Williams
- ELECTRONIC MANUFACTURING
- CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60618
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- Repair Requests? Scan this QR code
- 1965 Williams Teachers PIT
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Cartoon blonde woman in a yellow triangular cutout at lower left, 1950s swept blonde hair with an orange bow, red lips, bare shoulder, smiling and facing inwards |
| Woman | Cartoon blonde woman mirrored in a yellow triangular cutout at lower right, same swept blonde hair and orange bow, drawn in profile facing inwards |
| Other | Group of five small cartoon people dancing at centre-lower: a boy in a yellow shirt and blue trousers leaning forward, a girl in a red dress, a girl in a green skirt, a boy in a green shirt, and a blonde girl in a pink skirt |
| Other | A woman in a red dress standing upright in the painted green doorway/window at centre beneath the special panel, arms raised |
| Other | Faint cartoon face/head painted in the upper left arch area, mostly obscured by a pop bumper and lamp dome |
A 1960s electro-mechanical playfield with a pink-and-red background and a green upper field. No large title logo; all lettering is functional scoring text. Across the top arch sit two round pop-bumper caps reading 10 POINTS WHEN LIT, flanked by yellow lamp domes, with a red-white shield at top centre reading 500 POINTS. Three round caps in the middle read 10 POINTS and 10 POINTS WHEN LIT. Down each edge are lane-letter panels A, C, H, R, S, P and large numerals 1, 2 and 3. Centre holds a fan-shaped blue panel headed SPECIAL in white, with cream discs reading 400, 500, 50, 100 and 300 plus two red diamonds, flanked by TARGET SCORES VALUE cards and WHEN LIT arrows. Below are two cartoon women in yellow triangular insets with blonde 1950s hair and orange bows, and five cartoon dancers before a doorway. Two UP targets 10 POINTS bumpers sit low, with red 100 POINTS markings and slingshots either side. The red lower apron carries a printed INSTRUCTIONS card, a cursive Williams signature, ELECTRONIC MANUFACTURING CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60618 and FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- green
- orange-red
- pink
- blue
Fingerprint: teacher's pet, crowded cartoon classroom, smiling blonde teacher at desk being handed red apple by blond boy simultaneously clutching suitcase as if packing mid-lesson, large green chalkboard with childlike chalk drawing horned devil with mischievous face next to title, magenta header band with round white clock and red GAME OVER text, row of blue score windows showing 4, blue-bordered card reading PLAY FLIPPER SKILL GAMES FOR FUN AND RECREATION, yellow BALL IN PLAY panel, photographed backglass cream wooden frame
The most memorable element is the crowded cartoon classroom: a smiling blonde teacher at her desk being handed a red apple by a blond boy who simultaneously clutches his suitcase, as if packing up mid-lesson. Second is the large green chalkboard with a childlike chalk drawing of a horned devil with a mischievous face next to the title lettering. Third, the retro score furniture: a magenta header band with a round white clock, red GAME OVER text, and a row of blue score windows showing 4. Fourth, the blue-bordered card reading PLAY FLIPPER / SKILL GAMES FOR FUN / AND RECREATION. Fifth, a yellow BALL IN PLAY panel with a right-pointing red arrow above a wide yellow illuminated lamp panel.
Setting
- Classroom interior
- Green chalkboard
- Purple-pink wooden floor
- Tan wall panelling
- Window showing blue sky, white clouds and a green tree
- Schoolmaster wooden desk
- Framed pictures on the wall
Symbols
- Round white wall clock with black numerals
- Red apple
- Open book
- Stack of books
- Red suitcase
- Chalk halo
- Devil figure
- Framed landscape picture
- Right-pointing red arrow
Lettering
- Large slanted orange-red block capitals with cream inner keyline and heavy black drop shadow for the title; red-and-white cursive script maker name in a white circular badge at upper left; plain red sans-serif capitals for game over; dark green condensed capitals on a white card; blue capitals on a yellow panel
Themes
- Schoolroom
- Classroom
- Teacher
- Pupils
- Schoolchildren
- Chalkboard
- Cartoon
- School supplies
- Apple
- Devil chalk drawing
Title on it
- Teacher's pet
Text on it
- GAME OVER
- Williams
- TEACHER'S PET
- 4
- 0806
- PLAY FLIPPER
- SKILL GAMES FOR FUN
- AND RECREATION
- BALL IN PLAY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Blonde adult teacher with shoulder-length hair, pale blue blouse and round gold brooch, seated behind the desk smiling, hands on an open book |
| Child | Dark-haired boy in a red sleeveless jumper over white shirt, seated lower left, one hand raised |
| Child | Red-haired girl in a striped top at far left, peeking in with mouth open |
| Child | Brown-haired girl in a yellow patterned dress with red hair bow, hand to her mouth |
| Child | Another child partly hidden behind the girls at left, orange hair |
| Child | Blond boy in white shirt, red jumper and green trousers standing at the desk, holding out a red apple and carrying a red suitcase |
| Child | Red-haired boy in a yellow shirt and blue jeans at right, one arm raised high |
| Other | Chalk drawing on the green board: horned stick-figure devil with spiky hair, round nose and grin, wearing a short skirt, holding a small cup; a chalk halo with radiating dashes drawn beside it |
| Other | Small framed picture at upper right showing a bald bespectacled bearded man in a suit, drawn like a caricature |
Photographed backglass in a chipped cream-painted wooden frame, showing a cartoon classroom. A large green chalkboard fills the upper half, carrying the title in huge slanted orange-red block capitals with cream and black outlines. Painted on the board is a chalk stick-figure horned devil with a chalk halo beside it. Below, a blonde teacher in a pale blue blouse sits at a desk with an open book. Nine schoolchildren crowd the room: three girls peer over the left side, a dark-haired boy in a red sleeveless jumper sits at lower left, a blond boy in a red jumper and green trousers offers the apple while holding a red suitcase, and a red-haired boy in a yellow shirt stands at right with an arm raised. The room has a purple-pink floor, tan panelled wall, a window showing blue sky, clouds and a tree, and a round wall clock. A magenta band across the top holds a white clock face, red GAME OVER lettering and blue score windows. Below sit a cream panel reading 0806, a blue-bordered card, a yellow BALL IN PLAY arrow panel and a yellow lamp panel.
Backglass
- green
- pink
- red
- white
Fingerprint: Huge classroom chalkboard carrying red-white title TEACHER'S PET caricature horned grinning chalk imp boy yellow shirt act of drawing, smiling blonde teacher pale blue dress cat-ear headband sits writing pink-topped desk boy red vest thrusts bright red apple towards her, yellow oval BALL IN PLAY bar red arrow bottom
The most memorable element is the huge classroom chalkboard carrying the red-and-white title TEACHER'S PET over a caricature of a horned, grinning chalk imp that a boy in a yellow shirt is in the act of drawing. A smiling blonde teacher in a pale blue dress and cat-ear headband sits writing at a pink-topped desk while a boy in a red vest thrusts a bright red apple towards her. A yellow oval BALL IN PLAY bar with a red arrow sits at the very bottom, below four score digits reading 0100. The whole thing is wrapped in hot pink walls and floor with a green board, giving a candy-coloured mid-century storybook cartoon look.
Setting
- Classroom interior
- Large green chalkboard
- Pink plaster walls with wood wainscoting
- Pink plank floor
- Multi-pane window at top left
- Round wall clock above the window
- Two small framed portraits of bespectacled men on the right wall
Symbols
- Apple
- Books
- Notebook and pencil
- Pencil cup
- Yellow halo
- Red right-pointing arrow
- Wall clock
- Framed portraits
- Radiating chalk lines
Lettering
- Large slanted red sans-serif capitals with white and dark-blue drop-shadow outline for the title; smaller teal block capitals on white panels for the instruction text; teal capitals on a yellow bar for ball in play
Themes
- Classroom
- School
- Teacher
- Children
- Cartoon
- Chalkboard
Title on it
- Teacher's pet
Text on it
- TEACHER'S PET
- PLAY FLIPPER
- SKILL GAMES FOR FUN
- AND RECREATION
- BALL IN PLAY
- 0100
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Blonde adult teacher, pale blue dress with white collar, blue cat-ear headband, smiling, seated at desk writing in a notebook with a pencil |
| Child | Blonde boy in red sweater vest over white shirt, green trousers, sandals, standing and offering a red apple, other hand in pocket |
| Child | Red-haired boy in yellow shirt and blue trousers, back partly turned, arm raised drawing on the chalkboard with a stick of chalk |
| Child | Dark-haired boy in red vest at lower left foreground, grinning, gesturing with one hand |
| Child | Brown-haired girl in yellow polka-dot dress with red hair bow, mouth open in surprise, at the left |
| Child | Red-haired girl partly hidden behind the polka-dot girl at far left, mouth open |
| Child | Red-haired boy in white and teal striped top at far left edge, hand raised |
| Creature | Chalk drawing on the board: grinning horned imp-like figure with pointed ears, radiating white chalk lines, arms akimbo, drawn in white outline with a yellow halo floating above |
A cartoon-style classroom scene. A dark-green chalkboard fills the upper centre, carrying the title TEACHER'S PET in two lines of big red slanted capitals with white and dark-blue outline; a white round emblem with red script sits above the T. A blonde woman teacher in a pale blue dress, white collar and blue cat-ear headband sits at a pink-topped desk left of centre, smiling and writing. A blonde boy in a red sweater vest and green trousers offers her a red apple; behind him a red-haired boy in a yellow shirt reaches up to draw on the board with chalk. Three more children crowd in at the left, including a girl in a yellow polka-dot dress with a red hair bow. The board carries a chalk drawing of a grinning horned imp with radiating lines and a yellow halo above it. Pink walls, wood panelling, a pink plank floor, a multi-pane window and round wall clock top left, and two framed portraits of bespectacled men on the right wall complete the room. Four desk-front digit windows read 0 1 0 0, above a white instruction panel and a yellow BALL IN PLAY arrow bar.