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Playboy / IPD No. 1823 / December, 1978 / 4 Players
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Manufacturer: Bally Manufacturing Corporation (1931-1983) [Trade Name: Bally]
Project Date: December 09, 1976
Date Of Manufacture: December, 1978
Model Number: 1116-E
MPU: Bally MPU AS-2518-35
Type: Solid State Electronic (SS) [?]
Production: 18,250 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Licensed Theme
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (6), 5-bank drop targets (1), Star rollover (1), Upper left kickback lane (the Grotto).

Maximum displayed point score is 999,990 points per player.

Sound: electronic, EM knocker

Actual measured weight: 222 lbs (includes legs).

Design by: Jim Patla
Art by: Paul Faris
Notes: The backglass depicts Hugh Hefner with 1976 Playmate Patti McGuire and 1977 Playmate Sondra Theodore. Tom Nieman, VP of Marketing for Bally Pinball, told us his name or initials appeared on most backglasses of this time period for which he obtained the license. On this game, his name appears on the champagne bottle.

The start-up tune, Grotto tune, and bonus score countdown tune resemble portions of Cy Coleman's "Playboy's Theme" from the 1969 TV show "Playboy After Dark". An article in the Spring 2019 issue of Playboy magazine about the "Singing Playmates" mentioned that their producer Vic Caesar "arranged the surprisingly famous theme to the Playboy pinball game."

We previously has an erroneous Project Date of 12-9-1978.

Photos in: The Complete Pinball BookExternal Link, pages 7, 98, and 177
Encyclopedia of Pinball Volume 1External Link, page 237
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R
Arcade TreasuresExternal Link, page 93
Pinball ArtExternal Link, page 88
Pinball The Lure of the Silverball, page 79
Pinball Machines (Eiden-Lukas)External Link, page 102
Pinball SnapshotsExternal Link, page 181
Pinball PerspectivesExternal Link, pages 11, 173-176
ROMs: 8 KB ZIP ROMs [Bally Manufacturing Corp.]
Documentation: 11 MB PDF English Manual [Bally Manufacturing Corp.]
  14 MB PDF Schematics [Bally Manufacturing Corp.]
Files: 1 MB ZIP Reproduction Score & Instruction Card Complete Set [Joe Lunde]
Images:
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Image # 1763: Playboy Backglass
Backglass
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 		 Image # 6386: Playboy Flyer, Front
Flyer, Front
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 		 Image # 6387: Playboy Flyer, Pg 2
Flyer, Pg 2
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 		 Image # 6388: Playboy Flyer, Pg 3
Flyer, Pg 3
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 		 Image # 6389: Playboy Flyer, Back
Flyer, Back
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Image # 6462: Playboy Cabinet - Right (Serial number EPB15722.)
Cabinet - Right*
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[Jay Stafford]		 Image # 6463: Playboy Playfield (Serial number EPB15722.)
Playfield*
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[Jay Stafford]		 Image # 6877: Playboy Cabinet - Full View
Cabinet - Full View
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 		 Image # 6878: Playboy Backglass
Backglass
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 		 Image # 10304: Playboy Original Faris Oil Painting
Original Faris Oil Painting
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Image # 10305: Playboy Original Faris Oil Painting Autograph Detail
Original Faris Oil Painting Autograph Detail
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 		 Image # 10884: Playboy Backglass
Backglass
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[Bruno Durand]		 Image # 11087: Playboy Promotional Photo
Promotional Photo
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 		 Image # 11088: Playboy Promotional Photo
Promotional Photo
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 		 Image # 11089: Playboy Press Release, Page 1
Press Release, Page 1
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Image # 11090: Playboy Press Release, Page 2
Press Release, Page 2
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 		 Image # 13494: Playboy Backglass - Detail
Backglass - Detail
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[Bruno Durand]		 Image # 19011: Playboy Backglass - Reverse
Backglass - Reverse
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 		 Image # 19871: Playboy Illuminated Upper Playfield
Illuminated Upper Playfield
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[Ronald Barbagallo]		 Image # 19872: Playboy Playfield - Ball View
Playfield - Ball View
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[Ronald Barbagallo]
Image # 19873: Playboy Backbox - Left
Backbox - Left
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[Ronald Barbagallo]		 Image # 19874: Playboy Backbox - Right
Backbox - Right
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[Ronald Barbagallo]		 Image # 19875: Playboy Under Playfield
Under Playfield
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[Ronald Barbagallo]		 Image # 19876: Playboy Inside Front Door
Inside Front Door
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[Ronald Barbagallo]		 Image # 26302: Playboy Instruction Card
Instruction Card
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[John Gray]
Image # 27085: Playboy Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox
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[John Gray]		 Image # 27086: Playboy Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left
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[John Gray]		 Image # 27613: Playboy Blank Playfield
Blank Playfield
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[Doug Fox]		 Image # 28565: Playboy Light Shields
Light Shields
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[Ian F. McKinnon]		 Image # 29132: Playboy Drop Targets
Drop Targets
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[Ian F. McKinnon]
Image # 29133: Playboy Pop Bumper Cap
Pop Bumper Cap
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[Ian F. McKinnon]		 Image # 30410: Playboy Backglass - Detail
Backglass - Detail
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[Bruno Durand]		 Image # 54639: Playboy Promotional Poster (Provided by Bally in 1978. Measured 22 1/8 by 24 1/2 inches.)
Promotional Poster*
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[Harold Balde]		 Image # 54723: Playboy Backglass
Backglass
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[Jean-Pierre Renault]		 Image # 54724: Playboy Backglass - Reverse
Backglass - Reverse
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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 54725: Playboy Playfield
Playfield
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[Jean-Pierre Renault]		 Image # 54726: Playboy Backbox - Left
Backbox - Left
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[Jean-Pierre Renault]		 Image # 54727: Playboy Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left
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[Jean-Pierre Renault]		 Image # 56451: Playboy Backglass - Detail (The name 'Thomas Nieman' appears in this image. Nieman was the Vice-President of Marketing for Bally Pinball. Serial number EPB15722.)
Backglass - Detail*
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[Jay Stafford]		 Image # 56454: Playboy 1979 Invoice (Serial number EPB15722.)
1979 Invoice*
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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 63787: Playboy Illuminated Front View
Illuminated Front View
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[Vic Camp]		 Image # 63788: Playboy Backglass - Detail
Backglass - Detail
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[Vic Camp]		 Image # 63789: Playboy Playboy Keys Rollovers
Playboy Keys Rollovers
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[Vic Camp]		 Image # 63790: Playboy Bunny Drop Targets
Bunny Drop Targets
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[Vic Camp]		 Image # 63791: Playboy Playmate Standup Targets
Playmate Standup Targets
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[Vic Camp]
Image # 64321: Playboy Illuminated Backglass
Illuminated Backglass
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[Don Lee]		 Image # 70454: Playboy Playfield Version II Drawing (Artist is Paul Faris.Ink on blueprint paper.)
Playfield Version II Drawing*
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[Jay Stafford]		 Image # 70455: Playboy Playfield Version II Drawing (Artist is Paul Faris.Ink on blueprint paper.)
Playfield Version II Drawing*
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[Jay Stafford]		 Image # 76158: Playboy NOS Fully Equipped Playfield (This photograph was made in 1998. The previous owner had removed the NOS pop bumper caps before sale so the ones shown here were taken from another game in used condition. A post is missing above the left outlane.)
NOS Fully Equipped Playfield*
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[Mike Mahaffey]		  
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