1967 · Williams
Touchdown / Kickoff
Known for Football, Touchdown, Kickoff and Center saucer. Green american-football pitch with white yard lines receding to a vanishing point, packed grandstand tiers of small grey-blue crowd figures behind the sideline, blue sky with flat white clouds, small triangular pennant flags on thin poles at upper right and white radiating sunburst rays filling the sky behind the title.
- Year
- 1967
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 1
Known for
- backglass toy
Football
- Mode
Touchdown
- Mode
Kickoff
- saucer
Center saucer
- extra flipper
Mini flippers
2 games under this title
On the playfield
Hole 1
- Center saucer saucer
Bumpers 2
- Green and red pop bumpers
- Center blue pop bumper
Target 1
- Top standup targets
Lanes 3
- Top rollover buttons rollover buttons
- White rollover buttons rollover buttons
- Bottom rollover buttons rollover buttons
Flipper 1
- Mini flippers extra flipper
Backbox 1
- Football backglass toy
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Central foreground cheerleader, blonde bob-length hair, yellow long-sleeved top with a white 'w' on the chest, short blue pleated skirt, white socks and blue shoes. both arms arched over her head, hands clasped, mouth open in a shout, standing full-length centre of the glass.
- woman Red-haired cheerleader crouching low in the lower right foreground, yellow top with a white 'w', blue pleated skirt, one arm pointing up towards the score window, other arm braced, wide open-mouthed grin.
- woman Third cheerleader at the right edge, red hair, yellow top and blue pleated skirt, seen from behind/side with a leg lifted, one arm raised.
- woman Partial cheerleader at the far left edge, yellow top and blue skirt, arm raised, cropped by the white border and the green instruction panel.
- man Football player in a red jersey with a white number 8 on the back, blue and white striped socks, running left of centre behind the central cheerleader.
- man Football player in a pink/magenta jersey and white helmet at the left of the pitch, running.
Setting
- Green american-football pitch with white yard lines receding to a vanishing point
- Packed grandstand tiers of small grey-blue crowd figures behind the sideline
- Blue sky with flat white clouds
- Small triangular pennant flags on thin poles at upper right
- White radiating sunburst rays filling the sky behind the title
Text on it
- Williams
- KICKOFF
- PREVIOUS HIGH SCORE
- 0 5 5 8
- SCORE
- 15 POINTS
- BALLS TO PLAY
- 8
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
How it plays
-
Modes 2
- Touchdown
- Kickoff
-
Goals 2
- Field goal
- Conversion kick
Made by
- Design
- Steve Kordek
Reference
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Kickoff
- red
- green
- yellow
- blue
Fingerprint: KICKOFF arched in enormous red block letters with speed lines, red American-football-shaped score window with stitched laces, blonde cheerleader in yellow top blue skirt arms raised center, red-haired cheerleader crouching beside her, green football pitch with white yard lines, red upward-pointing arrow, blue sky white clouds, stadium background
The most eye-catching element is the red American-football-shaped score window on the right, complete with stitched laces across its top, holding the mechanical score reels showing 0 5 5 8. Close behind that in memorability is the mass of yellow-and-blue cheerleaders: a large blonde in a yellow top and short blue pleated skirt standing centre-frame with both arms arched over her head and mouth open, and a redhead in matching colours crouching low in front of her. Third is the enormous arched red 'KICKOFF' title with comic-book speed lines radiating behind it. Also striking is the tall green ruled instruction panel on the left, printed like a yard-line chart with a column of small numbers down its edge.
Setting
- Green american-football pitch with white yard lines receding to a vanishing point
- Packed grandstand tiers of small grey-blue crowd figures behind the sideline
- Blue sky with flat white clouds
- Small triangular pennant flags on thin poles at upper right
- White radiating sunburst rays filling the sky behind the title
Symbols
- Red american-football-shaped score window with laces
- Large red upward-pointing arrow on the grass
- Black numbered circles 1-5 as ball-in-play indicator
- White radiating sunburst rays
- Pennant flags on poles
- Tall green ruled yard-line chart panel with a column of small numbers
- White 'w' letter on the cheerleader tops
Lettering
- Main title in huge arched red sans-serif block capitals with a dark drop outline, slanted and foreshortened like hand-lettered comic sports art; 'score' in white capitals on the red ball; small black capitals on cream cards; a small red cursive script logo in a red oval at top left.
Themes
- American football
- Cheerleaders
- Sports
- Stadium crowd
- Score reels
Title on it
- Kickoff
Text on it
- Williams
- KICKOFF
- PREVIOUS HIGH SCORE
- 0 5 5 8
- SCORE
- 15 POINTS
- BALLS TO PLAY
- 8
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Central foreground cheerleader, blonde bob-length hair, yellow long-sleeved top with a white 'w' on the chest, short blue pleated skirt, white socks and blue shoes. both arms arched over her head, hands clasped, mouth open in a shout, standing full-length centre of the glass. |
| Woman | Red-haired cheerleader crouching low in the lower right foreground, yellow top with a white 'w', blue pleated skirt, one arm pointing up towards the score window, other arm braced, wide open-mouthed grin. |
| Woman | Third cheerleader at the right edge, red hair, yellow top and blue pleated skirt, seen from behind/side with a leg lifted, one arm raised. |
| Woman | Partial cheerleader at the far left edge, yellow top and blue skirt, arm raised, cropped by the white border and the green instruction panel. |
| Man | Football player in a red jersey with a white number 8 on the back, blue and white striped socks, running left of centre behind the central cheerleader. |
| Man | Football player in a pink/magenta jersey and white helmet at the left of the pitch, running. |
| Man | Football player in a pink jersey at the right of the pitch, mid-stride, near the red arrow. |
| Man | Football player in a yellow/gold jersey with a dark number on the back, lower centre-right, in a running pose. |
| Other | Blue and yellow striped pom-poms or streamers held aloft by the players at the left, forming a fan of long ribbon-like strands above the pitch. |
| Other | Numerous small head-and-shoulders crowd figures filling the grey-blue stadium stands across the mid-background. |
A landscape-format backglass set in a black cabinet, with a wide white border around a bright, flat cartoon illustration in the style of printed sports annuals. Across the top, a white field of radiating speed lines carries the main title in enormous arched red block capitals with a dark outline, 'KICKOFF', slanting upward left to right; a small red cursive 'Williams' logo sits in a red oval at the top left, and a yellow rectangle at top right reads 'PREVIOUS HIGH SCORE'. The right third is dominated by a red American-football-shaped window with laces along its top edge, containing a cream card with black digits reading 0 5 5 8 above the word 'SCORE', and below it a magenta box marked 15 POINTS. A vertical run of black circles numbered 1 to 5 runs down the far right edge, and a small white flag at bottom right reads BALLS TO PLAY. The main field is a green grass football pitch with white yard lines and a big red arrow pointing up. Cheerleaders in yellow tops and blue pleated skirts dominate the foreground, one blonde with both arms raised over her head and another redhead crouching and pointing, while pink- and red-shirted players and packed grey-blue stands recede into the background under a blue sky with white clouds and small flags on poles.
Backglass Touchdown
- green
- red
- yellow
- white
Fingerprint: Three red-haired cheerleaders in yellow W sweaters and blue pleated skirts, central figure striking pom-pom pose, two rainbow-maned horses prancing behind, football field, TOUCHDOWN title in huge slanted red block capitals, magenta 36 POINTS box, Williams, football stadium cartoon style
A pair of horses with rainbow-coloured manes and tails prancing and rearing inside a crowded football stadium scene behind cheerleaders, which is unusual for this genre. Three nearly identical red-haired cheerleaders in yellow W sweaters and very short blue pleated skirts dominate the foreground, one striking a pom-pom pose dead centre. A bright magenta rectangle stamped 36 POINTS sits oddly over the right-hand cheerleader. The title TOUCHDOWN is enormous, slanted red-and-yellow lettering bursting out of a white cartoon cloud.
Setting
- Outdoor american-football stadium pitch with white yard lines
- Blue sky with white clouds in the upper left
- Crowd of players and horses along the horizon
- Small distant goalpost frame at upper right
Symbols
- White block letter w on yellow sweaters
- Grey vertical slider track on green ladder chart
- White radiating stripes inside the red score oval
- Rainbow-coloured horse manes and tails
- Yard-line stripes on the field
Lettering
- Display lettering in tall condensed slanted capitals, red fill with yellow highlights and a thick black outline, set on a white comic-style cloud; secondary text in plain white sans-serif capitals on solid colour shapes
Themes
- American football
- Cheerleaders
- Stadium
- Score reels
- Rebuilt backglass
Title on it
- Touchdown
Text on it
- Williams
- TOUCHDOWN
- SCORE
- 7553
- 36
- POINTS
- BALL IN PLAY
- W
- 50
- 40
- 30
- 20
- 10
- 0
- 6
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Foreground centre: tall young woman, long bright red hair, yellow sweater with a large white w on the chest, short pleated light-blue skirt, white sneakers, both arms arched over her head gripping a gold pom-pom, mouth open in a cheer, facing the viewer |
| Woman | Lower right foreground: young woman with red pigtails, yellow w sweater, blue pleated skirt, white sneakers, grinning broadly at the viewer, right arm raised, a black whistle on a cord hanging at her waist |
| Woman | Far right foreground: young woman seen from behind and side, long red hair swinging, yellow sweater, blue pleated skirt, one arm bent up, white sneakers, mid-stride |
| Woman | Partly hidden at far left edge behind the green ladder chart: another cheerleader in yellow sweater and blue skirt, only head and arm visible |
| Animal | Blue horse with rainbow mane and tail, rearing with forelegs raised, left of centre behind the central cheerleader |
| Animal | White horse with dark spots and a rainbow mane and tail, head lowered at centre-left behind the central cheerleader |
| Man | Line of small background football players in white helmets and coloured jerseys (red, pink, blue, white) spread across the green field, some running or blocking |
| Other | Small multicoloured grid panel of round pegs or lamps on a stand at upper right, beside a tiny red flag |
A printed backglass panel set in a black cabinet frame. Top half: a white billowing cloud shape carrying the title TOUCHDOWN in huge slanted red block capitals with yellow inner faces and heavy black outline; above and left of it a red cursive company signature beside a circled W mark. To the upper right, a big red oval with white radiating stripes holds four mechanical score reels reading 7 5 5 3 in black digits on white drums, with SCORE in white capitals beneath. Middle: a bright green American-football field with white yard lines. Three large foreground figures: a tall red-haired cheerleader in a yellow sweater bearing a white W, a short blue pleated skirt and white sneakers, arms arched over her head holding a gold pom-pom; at lower right two more matching cheerleaders, one grinning with red pigtail hair holding a black whistle on a cord, one seen from behind with long red hair swinging. Behind them a line of small football players in white helmets and coloured jerseys, and two stylised horses with rainbow manes and tails, one rearing blue, one spotted. Left of centre is a green inset ladder chart numbered 50 40 30 20 10 0 down both edges with a grey vertical slider track. A pink-magenta box reads 36 POINTS. Bottom: a red ribbon banner reading BALL IN PLAY.