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Dancing Lady
Dancing Lady
GOTTLIEB

Dancing Lady

1966
★8.1(10 reviews)
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Dancing Lady was the first pinball machine to have these features: 1) decagon score reels 2) score card holder with ball-in-play and game-over lights 3) playfield carousel roto-targets Dancing Lady was the first Gottlieb machine to adopt these features already in use by other manufacturers: 1) triple coin chutes 2) all-stainless steel front molding (lock-down bar) 3) automatic ball-lift, a feature already in use by Bally, Chicago Coin, and Williams. Keeney also used it right up to their last game Keeney's 1964 'Arrowhead' in August 1964. Sample games, like the one shown in the flyer, had a slightly shorter backbox and backglass than the production games. Additionally, the sample backglass had different colors around the score reels of each player, whereas the production backglass used a black color for all players. Most of the artwork appears to have been redrawn in the production glass. The A-B-C-D playfield outlane artwork of the sample game were also changed and recolored for the production game.

IMAGES

Image # 4978: Dancing Lady Flyer, Front
Image # 4979: Dancing Lady Flyer, Back
Image # 6133: Dancing Lady Backglass
Image # 6134: Dancing Lady Playfield
Image # 6135: Dancing Lady Cabinet - Front View
Image # 8719: Dancing Lady Backglass
Image # 8720: Dancing Lady Illuminated Backglass
Image # 8721: Dancing Lady Playfield
Image # 8722: Dancing Lady Instructions and Score Card
Image # 8723: Dancing Lady Cabinet - Left
Image # 8724: Dancing Lady Cabinet - Front
Image # 17827: Dancing Lady Sample Game -  Backglass 
(Besides having multiple colors around the score reels, this glass, and the Sample backbox, were slightly shorter than the production version.)
Image # 18072: Dancing Lady Playfield - Detail
Image # 18073: Dancing Lady Playfield - Detail
Image # 18074: Dancing Lady Inside Backbox
Image # 18075: Dancing Lady Backbox Animation Unit 
(The animation unit is the silver cylindrical device mounted on the wood insert.)
Image # 18076: Dancing Lady Playfield - Detail
Image # 18077: Dancing Lady Playfield - Detail
Image # 20928: Dancing Lady German Flyer 
(This flyer shows the slightly shorter backbox with the shorter and more colorful Early Production backglass.)
Image # 25048: Dancing Lady Sample Game - Shorter Backbox 
(Serial number '01099 S'.)
Image # 25049: Dancing Lady Sample Game - Backbox Left 
(Serial number '01099 S'.)
Image # 25050: Dancing Lady Sample Game - Serial Number 
(Serial number '01099 S'.)
Image # 25051: Dancing Lady Sample Game - German Pricing 
(Serial number '01099 S'.)
Image # 30298: Dancing Lady Playfield - Downfield View
Image # 30414: Dancing Lady Playfield - Detail
Image # 30415: Dancing Lady Playfield - Detail
Image # 30416: Dancing Lady Playfield - Detail
Image # 30417: Dancing Lady Playfield - Detail
Image # 30418: Dancing Lady Carousel Roto-targets
Image # 34722: Dancing Lady Sample Game -  Backglass 
(Besides having multiple colors around the score reels, this glass, and the Sample backbox, were slightly shorter than the production version.)
Image # 34723: Dancing Lady Sample and Production Backboxes 
(Besides having multiple colors around the score reels, the Sample backglass and backbox were slightly shorter than the production version. Most of the artwork appears to have been redrawn in the production glass.)
Image # 34770: Dancing Lady Sample Game - Outlane Detail 
(The A-B-C-D playfield outlane artwork of the sample game were changed and recolored for the production game.)
Image # 34771: Dancing Lady Production Game - Outlane Detail 
(The A-B-C-D playfield outlane artwork of the sample game were changed and recolored for the production game.)
Image # 34772: Dancing Lady Sample Game - Lower Playfield 
(The A-B-C-D playfield outlane artwork of the sample game were changed and recolored for the production game.)
Image # 34773: Dancing Lady Production Game - Lower Playfield 
(The A-B-C-D playfield outlane artwork of the sample game were changed and recolored for the production game.)
Image # 42823: Dancing Lady Illuminated Backglass
Image # 42824: Dancing Lady Illuminated Backglass - Detail
Image # 69920: Dancing Lady Illuminated Backglass
Image # 69921: Dancing Lady Backbox Animation
Image # 69922: Dancing Lady Illuminated Playfield
Image # 69923: Dancing Lady Cabinet - Front 
(The style of lockdown bar shown here is not the original one for this game.)
Image # 69924: Dancing Lady Illuminated Front View 
(The style of lockdown bar shown here is not the original one for this game.)
Image # 69925: Dancing Lady Cabinet - Full View 
(The style of lockdown bar shown here is not the original one for this game.)
Image # 69926: Dancing Lady Cabinet - Bottom
Image # 69927: Dancing Lady Cabinet - Rear
Image # 69928: Dancing Lady Inside Coin Door
Image # 69929: Dancing Lady Inside Cabinet - Front

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Pinside ID1570
Manufactured ByD. Gottlieb & Co.
DateNovember 1966
TypeEM
IPDB ID635
Players4

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