2012–2018 · WhizBang Pinball & Stern
Whoa Nellie / PBR
Known for Skill shot lane, Top left lanes, Bullseye targets and Crushing Time. Blue sky gradient above green melon field, rows of striped melons in a farm field, dirt farm road at right and horizon line of rolling farmland.
- Years
- 2012–2018
- Maker
- WhizBang Pinball & Stern
- Display
- Score reels
Known for
- Lane
Skill shot lane
- Lane
Top left lanes
- Target
Bullseye targets
- Mode
Crushing Time
4 games under this title
On the playfield
Target 1
- Bullseye targets
Lanes 4
- Skill shot lane
- Top left lanes
- Star rollovers rollovers
- Free ball lane
Display 1
- Score reels reels
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Young blonde woman, red headband, yellow bikini top, frayed cut-off denim shorts, barefoot, smiling, cradling four whole melons, one foot resting on a huge green watermelon
- man Red baseball cap, blue denim dungarees over white shirt, kneeling at left, grinning with juice dripping from his mouth over a crate of red melons
- man Inside the red truck cab at right, mouth wide open laughing, holding crates of melons
- man Second man in the truck cab, green shirt, laughing and holding a crate aloft
- man Far left background, white shirt, red bandanna, blue trousers, carrying a tall stack of wooden crates
- other Small figure descending by parachute at upper left
Setting
- Blue sky gradient above green melon field
- Rows of striped melons in a farm field
- Dirt farm road at right
- Horizon line of rolling farmland
Text on it
- PACKED & STACKED BY
- WILLIAMS PINBALL MACHINE CO.
- CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
- WHOA NELLIE!
- BRAND
- Big Juicy Melons
- Ripe 'N' Ready
- VINE-RIPENED
- HAND-PICKED
- YOUR CREDIT
- IS GOOD!
- FRESES & NORDMAN
- DISTRIBUTORS
- QUALITY SINCE 2009
- PRODUCT OF U.S.A.
- MELON IN PLAY
- AGES FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
How it plays
-
Modes 1
- Crushing Time
Made by
- Design
- Dennis Nordman
- Art
- Donny Gillies
- Art
- Greg Freres
- Art
- Jeremy Packer
- Mechanics
- Tom Kopera
- Mechanics
- Mark Weyna
- Mechanics
- Ken Walker
- Software
- Jack Benson
- Software
- Kerry Imming
- Sound
- Jerry Thompson
The cast
- Big Juicy Melons
- The Pabst Can Crusher
- Primus
Reference
Linked terms
- Skill shot lane also called Skill Shot
- Top left lanes also called Colored top lanes
- Bullseye targets also called Bull's-eye targets
- Crushing Time also called Pudding Time
- Big Juicy Melons also called Whoa Nellie
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Whoa Nellie! Big Juicy Melons
- red
- orange
- blue
- green
Fingerprint: WHOA NELLIE!: Blonde in yellow bikini cradling four striped melons with foot on enormous watermelon, red-capped man kneeling over melon crates drooling juice, laughing men in bouncing red truck, rough-coated collie dog, rearing black horse under parachute, rows of striped melons in green field, biplane flying at top right.
A blonde pin-up woman in a yellow bikini top and cut-off denim shorts stands centre-frame holding four melons to her chest with her foot on a giant watermelon. Surrounding her is a whole slapstick harvest scene: a red-capped man drooling juice over melon crates, a laughing pair of men in a bouncing red open-top truck, a collie dog, and a rearing black horse under a parachute, all against rows of striped melons in a green field.
Setting
- Blue sky gradient above green melon field
- Rows of striped melons in a farm field
- Dirt farm road at right
- Horizon line of rolling farmland
Symbols
- Whole striped watermelons and cantaloupes
- Wooden produce crates
- Parachute
- Biplane
- Rearing horse
- Yellow right-pointing arrow
- Five numbered roundels 1-5
- Starburst logo
Lettering
- Chunky yellow-to-orange gradient block sans with white outline and drop shadow for the main title; slanted orange brush script with yellow highlight for the secondary logo; small white condensed sans caps for corner credits; black outlined caps for the bottom strap
Themes
- Melon harvest
- Farm
- Pin-up woman
- Comedy
- Truck driving
- Produce distributor
Title on it
- Whoa nellie!
Text on it
- PACKED & STACKED BY
- WILLIAMS PINBALL MACHINE CO.
- CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
- WHOA NELLIE!
- BRAND
- Big Juicy Melons
- Ripe 'N' Ready
- VINE-RIPENED
- HAND-PICKED
- YOUR CREDIT
- IS GOOD!
- FRESES & NORDMAN
- DISTRIBUTORS
- QUALITY SINCE 2009
- PRODUCT OF U.S.A.
- MELON IN PLAY
- AGES FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Young blonde woman, red headband, yellow bikini top, frayed cut-off denim shorts, barefoot, smiling, cradling four whole melons, one foot resting on a huge green watermelon |
| Man | Red baseball cap, blue denim dungarees over white shirt, kneeling at left, grinning with juice dripping from his mouth over a crate of red melons |
| Man | Inside the red truck cab at right, mouth wide open laughing, holding crates of melons |
| Man | Second man in the truck cab, green shirt, laughing and holding a crate aloft |
| Man | Far left background, white shirt, red bandanna, blue trousers, carrying a tall stack of wooden crates |
| Other | Small figure descending by parachute at upper left |
| Animal | Black horse rearing with a rider, mid-left background |
| Animal | Rough-coated brown and white collie dog, sitting alert at lower right beside the truck |
| Vehicle | Bright red open-top vintage pickup truck with white grille and round headlights, licence plate mn0615d-1 |
| Other | Biplane flying at the top right against the blue sky |
Wide, landscape backglass with a deep blue upper sky fading to green melon fields over a dirt road. Top left: huge yellow-orange block letters with white outline reading WHOA NELLIE! on two stacked lines, with the small word BRAND beneath. To its right, a slanted orange-and-yellow script logo, Big Juicy Melons, with Ripe 'N' Ready in yellow serif caps underneath. Top right carries white stacked text VINE-RIPENED and HAND-PICKED above YOUR CREDIT / IS GOOD! next to a small blank white credit panel. Centre: a blonde young woman in a red headband, yellow bikini top and frayed cut-off denim shorts, smiling at the viewer while cradling four whole striped melons against her chest, one foot propped on an enormous green watermelon. Left, a grinning man in a red cap and denim dungarees kneels over a crate of red melons, juice running from his mouth. Behind him a man in a white shirt and red bandanna carries stacked crates beside a parachuting figure; further back a rearing black horse and rider. Right, two men in a red open-top truck laugh and hold crates as it bounces over the dirt road past a collie dog and a wooden melon crate. Bottom left: red box reading FRESES & NORDMAN DISTRIBUTORS QUALITY SINCE 2009. Bottom right: PRODUCT OF U.S.A. in black outlined caps over tiny print, with an artist signature above.
Backglass Whoa Nellie! Big Juicy Melons
- purple
- orange
- green
- red
Fingerprint: whoa nellie! big juicy melons title in orange-to-yellow gradient block letters, blonde woman in pale blue ruffled bikini holding two striped watermelons to chest with giant watermelon at her feet, bear riding rearing horse, man eating melon on stacked crates, grinning driver in red truck, scarecrow, brown dog, flowing red script Big Juicy Melons and yellow Ripe 'N' Ready tagline, dark purple-black night sky over green melon field
The central blonde woman in a pale blue ruffled bikini holding two whole watermelons to her chest, with a giant watermelon at her bare feet, dominates the middle of the art. The massively oversized three-dimensional orange-and-yellow block title WHOA NELLIE! leans diagonally across the upper left, counterbalanced by flowing red script. A whole farm tableau crowds around her: a bear riding a rearing horse, a man eating melon on stacked crates, a grinning driver in a red truck, a barking brown dog and a scarecrow. A lit blue credit window with the numeral 2 sits alone at top centre above the title.
Setting
- Dark purple-black night sky
- Green melon field with rows of watermelons
- Red barn and wooden fence in the middle distance
- Road with a signpost
Symbols
- Watermelons
- Wooden melon crates
- Road sign
- Biplane
- Parachute
- Football
- Lit blue credit window
- Five numbered player windows
- Sterling-style script logo
- Hi-bang logo
Lettering
- Whoa nellie! in huge chunky 3-d orange-to-yellow block capitals with heavy dark outlines and drop shadow, slanted diagonally; big juicy melons in flowing red-orange brush script with yellow highlight; small print in plain condensed capitals
Themes
- Farms
- Watermelons
- Cartoon comedy
- Harvest
Title on it
- Whoa nellie! big juicy melons
Text on it
- PACKED & STACKED SOMEWHERE NEAR CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
- WHOA NELLIE!
- Big Juicy Melons
- Ripe 'N' Ready
- VINE-RIPENED and HAND-PICKED
- YOUR CREDIT 3 IS GOOD
- CHERRIES & A HUMAN DESCRIBE THIS QUALITY MELON 1200
- PRODUCT OF U.S.A.
- MELON IN PLAY
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- GAME OVER
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Central blonde woman, shoulder-length hair, pale blue ruffled bikini top and shorts, barefoot, smiling, holding two whole striped watermelons against her chest, a large watermelon on the ground at her feet |
| Man | Grinning man in a red cap and white shirt sitting on stacked wooden crates at left, eating a wedge of watermelon, red juice dripping |
| Man | Dark-haired man leaning out of the window of a red flat-nosed truck at right, arm raised, smiling |
| Vehicle | Red 1940s-style truck with a chrome grille and round headlights, facing the viewer, watermelon on its bonnet |
| Animal | Brown dog with black muzzle and open mouth at lower right, beside a football |
| Animal | Black bear riding a rearing black horse in the middle-left background |
| Other | Scarecrow figure holding a road sign at left |
| Man | Figure in overalls leaning from a wooden ladder at the right edge |
| Other | Small parachuting figure at upper left |
| Vehicle | Small tan biplane at upper right |
| Other | Back turned figure at far left edge |
A painted, cartoon-illustrated backglass with a dark purple-black night sky over a green melon field. Huge three-dimensional block lettering at upper left reads WHOA NELLIE! in chunky orange-to-yellow gradient capitals with dark outlines, and a flowing red-orange script title, Big Juicy Melons, runs across the upper right with the smaller yellow tagline Ripe 'N' Ready beneath it. Centre stage is a blonde woman in a pale blue ruffled two-piece swimsuit, barefoot, holding two large striped watermelons against her chest and grinning at the viewer; a whole watermelon sits on the ground between her feet. To her left a grinning man in a red cap and white shirt sits on stacked wooden crates eating a slice of melon; to her right a red flat-nosed truck faces forward with a man leaning out of the window. Background extras include a black bear riding a rearing horse, a scarecrow with a ROAD sign, a figure on a ladder, a parachuting figure, a tiny biplane, a red barn in the distance, and a brown dog with an open mouth at lower right. Four tan melon crates read WHOA NELLIE, and a red notice panel at lower left carries fine print. The bottom apron strip holds an arrow label MELON IN PLAY, five numbered round windows 1 2 3 4 5, GAME OVER, FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY and a Hi-Bang logo.
Backglass Pabst Can Crusher
- blue
- orange
- yellow
- purple
Fingerprint: the pabst cancrusher, wall of roaring long-haired cartoon festival-goers pressed shoulder to shoulder completely encircling gleaming blue 1970s panel van, erupting orange flame mountain with Pabst Blue Ribbon beer can balanced on its summit forms backdrop with word CANCRUSHER rippling across fire, five small female player panels with numbers 1 2 2 3 4 5 staked into crowd at lower left, yellow muscle car grille crowds bottom right corner, wildly coloured comic-book style
A wall of roaring long-haired cartoon festival-goers pressed shoulder to shoulder, completely encircling a gleaming blue 1970s panel van. An erupting orange flame mountain with a Pabst Blue Ribbon beer can balanced on its summit forms the backdrop, with the word CANCRUSHER rippling across the fire. Five small female player panels with the numbers 1 2 2 3 4 5 are staked into the crowd at lower left. A yellow muscle car grille crowds the bottom right corner.
Setting
- Night sky with stars and purple clouds
- Snow-covered pine forest
- Wooden mountain chalet
Symbols
- Flames
- Beer can
- Beer bottle
- Playing-card-like number panels
- Palm tree
- Snow pines
- Stars
- Moon-like spheres
- Burning torches
Lettering
- Chunky comic capitals, the pabst in small orange block letters above very large yellow cancrusher capitals with red and green drop shading and heavy black outline; whole logo sits inside an orange flame burst
Themes
- Beer
- Van
- Party
- Rock music festival
- Comic
- Car
- Mountains
Title on it
- The pabst cancrusher
Text on it
- THE PABST
- CANCRUSHER
- Pabst Blue Ribbon
- PLAYER 1
- PRESS START PLAY
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 0
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Vehicle | Large blue panel van with chrome grille, round headlamps, whitewall tyres, roof rack, blue paint with white side panel; angled three-quarters right |
| Vehicle | Yellow muscle car front end with black racing stripe, chrome bumper and twin round headlamps, entering from bottom right corner |
| Woman | Long red hair, turquoise low-cut top, hoop earrings, facing viewer at lower left |
| Woman | Blonde hair, pale skin, tilting a bottle to her lips, lower left centre |
| Woman | Long purple hair, white cat-eye glasses, lower centre |
| Man | Shaggy brown hair and beard, black tank top, left side of crowd |
| Man | Long dark hair, beard, red cap, right side of crowd |
| Creature | Figure with long white beard and pale face at right of crowd |
| Monster | Blue bat-winged demon figure perched above the van roof in centre |
| Creature | Green reptilian creature head among the crowd |
| Other | Large crowd of dozens of shaggy-haired long-haired partygoers filling the midground ring |
A wildly coloured comic-book style backglass. Across a dark purple starry sky a huge orange-and-yellow flame erupts, carrying the title THE PABST above the words CANCRUSHER in chunky yellow capitals with red and green shading and a black outline. A red, white and blue beer can labelled Pabst Blue Ribbon sits on the peak of the flames, directly above a huge blue 1970s panel van with chrome grille, whitewall tyres and a white front plate, angled three-quarters towards the viewer. Behind and left of the van are blue-grey snowy pine trees and, further left, a wooden chalet with lit windows. The van is ringed on all sides by a crowd of cartoon partygoers: shaggy-haired men in tank tops, long-haired women, hooded figures, a bearded man in a red cap and a woman with a white beard, all pressed together in a roaring mob. In the lower left three women lounge in front: one with long red hair in a turquoise top, one blonde in a pale top drinking from a bottle, one with long purple hair and cat-eye glasses. A yellow muscle car nose juts in from the lower right corner. The bottom strip is flat blue, with five round medallions showing red 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and a red arrow sign at the left. A row of black numerals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 runs across the very top.
Backglass Primus
- purple
- green
- yellow
- magenta
Fingerprint: primus: giant yellow-green lumpy monster head with bloodshot pink-rimmed eyes and wide toothy grin lower left corner, moustached central man in lavender hat and huge dark goggles holding cane, glowing orange cosmic swirl behind with small green clawed hand, silver-lavender robotic arm with propeller, tiny red-yellow pirates on golden mound right, space vortex background
The most memorable element is a giant yellow-green lumpy monster head with enormous bloodshot pink-rimmed eyes and a wide, uneven toothy grin, filling the lower left corner. Second is the moustached central man in a lavender wide-brimmed hat and huge dark goggles, hands clasped on a cane. A glowing orange flame-like cosmic swirl with a small green clawed hand reaching out of it sits behind him, next to a silver-lavender robotic arm ending in a propeller. Only three small toy-soldier-like pirates in red and yellow stand on a golden mound at lower right, and a white box at top right reads Credit 17.
Setting
- Swirling purple and magenta outer-space vortex with concentric rings
- Green sunburst rays across the top corners
- Orange fiery cosmic swirl at centre left
- Scattered ringed planets, spheres and bubbles
- Solid green instruction bar along the bottom
Symbols
- Ringed planet
- Spheres and bubbles
- Propeller
- Tentacles
- Crown of five numbered yellow circles
- Yellow arrow
Lettering
- Large gold gradient serif capitals with red-orange outline and white highlight for the title; orange script on a magenta ribbon for the slogan; block capitals in yellow with red outline on the green bottom bar
Themes
- Outer space
- Alien monsters
- Cartoon sci-fi adventure
- Pirates
- Robot
Title on it
- Primus
Text on it
- PRIMUS
- Welcome To This World...
- Credit
- 17
- BALL IN PLAY
- HIGH SCORE
- TO DATE
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Central tall man in a lavender suit and wide-brimmed lavender top hat, huge dark-lensed goggles, black moustache, mouth open grinning, hands clasped over a cane |
| Man | Smaller man behind left shoulder in a pale grey-white suit, pale hat and dark glasses, neutral expression |
| Man | Smaller man behind right shoulder in a pale grey-white suit, white cap and dark glasses |
| Monster | Huge lumpy yellow-green head lower left, bulbous bloodshot eyes with pink rims, wide grin of uneven white teeth, tentacle-like growths behind |
| Monster | Purple horned tentacled beast upper right, pale eyes, open mouth, drooling, arm raised |
| Creature | Orange fiery swirling mass at centre left with a small green clawed hand and a fanged maw reaching out of it |
| Robot | Silver-lavender mechanical arm or spacecraft upper left with segmented plates ending in a propeller/rotor |
| Creature | Small red-lavender flying winged creature at middle left |
| Creature | Small red-and-cream robot/astronaut pair at top left corner |
| Creature | Small green skeletal creature at top right corner beside the credit box |
| Man | Group of three small red-and-yellow pirates in tricorn hats with swords, standing on a golden mound at lower right |
A full-colour illustrated backglass with a swirling purple-and-magenta outer-space vortex background, green sunburst rays filling the top corners and a solid green bar across the bottom. Across the upper third sits a wide, wavy-edged purple cartouche with a glowing orange-and-yellow border, carrying the title PRIMUS in huge gold-to-yellow gradient serif capitals with a red/orange outline and white highlight. Beneath it a magenta ribbon reads Welcome To This World... in orange script. The central figure is a tall man in a lavender suit, wide-brimmed lavender top hat, enormous dark-lensed goggles and a heavy black moustache, mouth open in a grin, hands clasped on a cane; two smaller men in pale suits, hats and dark glasses stand behind him. On the left a huge lumpy yellow-green monster head with bulbous bloodshot pink-rimmed eyes, a vast toothy grin and tentacles fills the lower corner, backed by an orange fiery cosmic swirl and a silver-lavender robotic arm with a propeller. A horned purple tentacled beast hangs at the upper right, three small red-and-yellow pirates in tricorn hats stand on a golden mound at lower right, and planets, rings and bubbles float throughout. A bottom green bar carries a yellow arrow reading BALL IN PLAY, HIGH SCORE TO DATE, and five yellow circles numbered 1 to 5.