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Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray / IPD No. 737 / August 29, 1990 / 4 Players
 
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Manufacturer: Midway Manufacturing Company, a subsidiary of WMS Industries, Incorporated,
of Chicago, Illinois, USA (1988-1999) [Trade Name: Bally]
Date Of Manufacture: August 29, 1990
Model Number: 2016
Common Abbreviations: DD
MPU: Williams System 11C
Type: Solid State Electronic (SS) [?]
Production: 3,983 units   (approximate)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Science Fiction
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (19), Vertical Up-kickers (2), 4-bank drop targets (1), Spinning disk (1), Magnet (1). Multiball. Speech can be operator-optioned for Normal or for Family setting.
Toys: eXcellent Ray, Big Shot, Mix Master
Design by: Dennis Nordman
Art by: Greg Freres
Music by: Chris Granner
Sound by: Jon Hey
Software by: Bill Pfutzenreuter
Notes: Most Dr. Dudes are System 11C; only about 100 are WPC Alpha-numeric.

The manufacturer referred to the VUKs on this game as ball poppers.

Production Run Records for Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray:
Production Start Date: Aug-29-1990
Production End Date: Dec-19-1990
Production Run Quantity: approximately 3983, shipping quantity inexplicably 4002.
First ship date: Aug-29-1990
Last ship date: Jan-9-1991

Marketing Slogans: "Get Hip! Earn Respect! Be the Envy of your Friends!"
"Scoring Punch for Profit Power!"
Photos in: The Complete Pinball BookExternal Link, page 146
Pinball Machines (Eiden-Lukas)External Link, page 95
The Pinball Compendium 1982 to PresentExternal Link, page 131
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F
Rule Sheets: Dr. Dude Rulesheet Version 1.0 (Apr/01/1994), by Michael Dunn  
ROMs: 222 KB ZIP Game ROM L-2 [Midway Mfg. Co.]
  122 KB ZIP Revision PA-6 ROMs
  222 KB ZIP Sound ROM P-7 (WPC Only) [Midway Mfg. Co.]
Documentation: 35 MB PDF English Manual (includes paginated schematics) [Midway Mfg. Co.]
  636 KB PDF Operator Handbook
  192 KB TXT Parts List
Files: 2 MB PDF Changes concerning DR. DUDE (WPC) - (undated, Part Numbers Sys11C and WPC) [Midway Mfg. Co.]
  2 MB PDF Dr. Dude (WPC) Solenoid Table [Midway Mfg. Co.]
Images:
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Image # 4170: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Flyer, Front
Flyer, Front

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Image # 4171: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Flyer, Back
Flyer, Back

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Image # 11059: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Press Release
Press Release

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Image # 12465: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Backbox - Left
Backbox - Left

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12466: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Backbox - Right
Backbox - Right

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12467: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Cabinet - Full View
Cabinet - Full View

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12468: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12469: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12470: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12471: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Middle Playfield
Middle Playfield

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12472: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12473: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12474: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Gift Of Gab
Gift Of Gab

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12475: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Left Ramp
Left Ramp

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12476: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Pop Bumpers
Pop Bumpers

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12477: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Targets
Targets

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12478: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Cabinet - Front
Cabinet - Front

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12479: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Lower Targets
Lower Targets

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12480: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Left Slingshot
Left Slingshot

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12481: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Right Slingshot
Right Slingshot

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12482: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Playfield
Playfield

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12483: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Backglass
Backglass

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12484: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Molecular Mix Master
Molecular Mix Master

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12485: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Backglass - Detail
Backglass - Detail

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 27658: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Inside Backbox (WPC Boardset Model)
Inside Backbox (WPC Boardset Model)

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[Michael Sciulli]
Image # 27659: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Inside Backbox (WPC Boardset Model)
Inside Backbox (WPC Boardset Model)

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[Michael Sciulli]
Image # 27660: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Lower Playfield (WPC Boardset Model)
Lower Playfield (WPC Boardset Model)

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[Michael Sciulli]
Image # 27661: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Full Playfield  (WPC Boardset Model)
Full Playfield (WPC Boardset Model)

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[Michael Sciulli]
Image # 42156: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Backglass - Detail
Backglass - Detail

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[John Gray]
Image # 42157: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Backglass - Detail
Backglass - Detail

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[John Gray]
Image # 42158: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Backglass - Detail
Backglass - Detail

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[John Gray]
Image # 42159: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Backglass - Detail
Backglass - Detail

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[John Gray]
Image # 42160: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Backglass - Detail
Backglass - Detail

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[John Gray]
Image # 42161: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Backglass - Detail
Backglass - Detail

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[John Gray]
Image # 42162: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Backglass - Detail
Backglass - Detail

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[John Gray]
Image # 42163: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[John Gray]
Image # 42164: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox

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[John Gray]
Image # 42165: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet

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[John Gray]
Image # 42166: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Under Upper Playfield
Under Upper Playfield

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[John Gray]
Image # 42167: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Under Lower Playfield
Under Lower Playfield

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[John Gray]
Image # 50259: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Playfield - Ball View
Playfield - Ball View

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[Sean Casey]
Image # 50260: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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[Sean Casey]
Image # 54014: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[Mark Steinman]
Image # 54015: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Upper Right Playfield
Upper Right Playfield

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[Mark Steinman]
Image # 54016: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Middle Playfield
Middle Playfield

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[Mark Steinman]
Image # 54017: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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[Mark Steinman]
Image # 54018: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Mark Steinman]
Image # 56675: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Backglass
Backglass

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 56676: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Backbox - Left
Backbox - Left

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 56677: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 56678: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Cabinet - Front
Cabinet - Front

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 56679: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 65848: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Illuminated Backglass
Illuminated Backglass

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[Billy Loretelli]
Image # 65849: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Illuminated Playfield
Illuminated Playfield

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[Billy Loretelli]
Image # 80374: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Initial Promotional Translite
Initial Promotional Translite

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[Jerry Clause]
Image # 82025: Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray Original Backglass Artwork 
(Photographed from a projected display at Pinball Expo 2022 in Chicago.)
Original Backglass Artwork*

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[Philippe Thibault]
 

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