View Full Version : Coleco's Fonzaie/Happy Days Pinball


Ron Albanese
02-17-2003, 05:47 PM
Hey Gang,
While I too am tortured about on why so many things -- besides characters -- were dropped post 1980, I wanna talk about the pinball machine.

Saw the pix here. Had it as a kid! It was awesome ... and I'd like to buy it again?

Any stories to share? Any other pix? Does this turn up on e-Bay often?

Ron
Fonzie supporter through ALL seasons!

ralbanese@webexpert.net

White_Daisy
02-17-2003, 06:36 PM
Hmmm, the pinball machine, I've been dying to find it too. I don't think it's on ebay though...let me check...

White_Daisy
02-17-2003, 06:38 PM
Nothing on ebay, the jukebox did turn up once on Ebay though

Stormtracker TF
02-17-2003, 06:44 PM
Originally posted by White_Daisy
Nothing on ebay, the jukebox did turn up once on Ebay though
Yeah. I saw that too. :D It was 2000 dollars! :eek: I wish I couldve bought it. :(

animalcrackers
02-18-2003, 09:43 AM
A couple of weeks ago on ebay there was two Fonzie Pinball machines for sale. One was over $300 and one was over $500. I don't know if they were what you are talking about, but they looked nice.

Ron Albanese
02-18-2003, 02:48 PM
The machine I mean is the Coleco toy company's home pinball game. It was farily large, very playable, and had cool graphics ... I got it for Christmas 1979 ... is that the one that was on eBay? I know sometimes there are auctions for the Bally "8 Ball Deluxe" machine, which was an arcade unit ...

Ron!

YoliUSA
02-18-2003, 04:11 PM
I saw a video game machine once about Fonzie. It was a racing-type video game by Sega. You had to control Fonzie through the streets of Milwaukee. I'll see if I can find the picture.

YoliUSA
02-18-2003, 04:18 PM
I found the pic. This doesn't have to do anything with the pinball machine, but the machine looks cool.

animalcrackers
02-18-2003, 04:32 PM
Originally posted by YoliUSA
I found the pic. This doesn't have to do anything with the pinball machine, but the machine looks cool.

I want one of those!

animalcrackers
02-18-2003, 04:34 PM
Originally posted by Ron Albanese
The machine I mean is the Coleco toy company's home pinball game. It was farily large, very playable, and had cool graphics ... I got it for Christmas 1979 ... is that the one that was on eBay? I know sometimes there are auctions for the Bally "8 Ball Deluxe" machine, which was an arcade unit ...

Ron!

I don't know the make of the pinball machine, but there were two of the same. I don't see it anymore on ebay.

Ron Albanese
02-18-2003, 07:16 PM
Cool pic of that video game! I think that was the first licensed character video game! Very cool -- and rare!

Now, for that home Coleco unit -- Animal Crackers, are you saying there were two different home Coleco models?

Here's the link to the one here at this site, and it's the one I had:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/happydays.html

Fill me in!

Ron,

Defender of Ashley

animalcrackers
02-19-2003, 10:02 AM
Originally posted by Ron Albanese
Cool pic of that video game! I think that was the first licensed character video game! Very cool -- and rare!

Now, for that home Coleco unit -- Animal Crackers, are you saying there were two different home Coleco models?

Here's the link to the one here at this site, and it's the one I had:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/happydays.html

Fill me in!

Ron,

Defender of Ashley

I don't know if they were Coleco, but they both were the same pinball machine. It had Fonzie, I think playing pinball on the front. That's all I can recall. This was a couple of weeks ago on ebay. So I guess keep checking back on ebay. Sorry that's all I can help you with.

animalcrackers
02-19-2003, 10:19 AM
Originally posted by Ron Albanese
The machine I mean is the Coleco toy company's home pinball game. It was farily large, very playable, and had cool graphics ... I got it for Christmas 1979 ... is that the one that was on eBay? I know sometimes there are auctions for the Bally "8 Ball Deluxe" machine, which was an arcade unit ...

Ron!

I found a picture of the machine I saw. It was the Bally 8 Ball one. Sorry it wasn't the one you were looking for.
http://www.xmission.com/~daina/images/8ball.jpg

Barnabas1
02-19-2003, 11:27 AM
Does anyone know where the second one at the new Arnolds is now?

Stormtracker TF
02-19-2003, 01:33 PM
Originally posted by Ralph Malph Ricardo
Does anyone know where the second one at the new Arnolds is now?
There wasn't one at the New Arnolds LOL :lol:

Barnabas1
02-19-2003, 07:27 PM
They did, notice Al dusting it in the season 8 opening.

Stormtracker TF
02-19-2003, 07:40 PM
Originally posted by Ralph Malph Ricardo
They did, notice Al dusting it in the season 8 opening.
I don't think so...If I remember correctly they didn't have one after season 7.

Barnabas1
02-19-2003, 07:42 PM
Are we talking about jukeboxes or pinball machines?

Barnabas1
02-19-2003, 07:43 PM
Dumb post, I meant to say where is the JUKEBOX from the second Arnold's three or four posts up. So sorry. :lol:

Stormtracker TF
02-19-2003, 07:44 PM
Originally posted by Ralph Malph Ricardo
Are we talking about jukeboxes or pinball machines?
Pinball MAchines.

Stormtracker TF
02-19-2003, 07:45 PM
Originally posted by Ralph Malph Ricardo
Dumb post, I meant to say where is the JUKEBOX from the second Arnold's three or four posts up. So sorry. :lol:
Oh....Alright, that's okay :lol:

Barnabas1
02-19-2003, 07:52 PM
:lol: :crazy: