#83 Evel Knievel- The Classic Pinball Podcast
Lots of topics in the longest show we have ever recorded. Over anxious Dave trashes the opening. He finally finishes a game talked about for over a year. Do they jump the shark? Theclassicpinballpodcast1@gmail.com
Kineticist’s take
Evel Knievel (1977 Bally) history and restoration discussion with design credits and licensing notes.
Synopsis
George and Dave of The The Classic Pinball Podcast discuss the Evel Knievel pinball machine (1977, Bally, designed by Gary Gaten with art by Paul Ferris), covering the stuntman's rise to fame via Wide World of Sports, his Snake River Canyon jump in 1974, the concurrent movie and toy line, and his rapid fall from grace following a 1977 assault conviction. They also discuss a recently completed restoration of a customer's Evel Knievel machine (delayed from February to present), licensing complexity (Evel Knievel estate, Harley Davidson, Planetary), and use the game as a contrast point to modern machines like Rush. The hosts reflect on their opinionated podcast style and discuss upcoming travel plans to revisit classic cartoon pinball games.
Entities
- Bally· company
- Harley-Davidson· company
- Planetary· company
- Pintastic· event
- Evel Knievel (pinball machine, 1977)· game
- Mata Hari (pinball machine)· game
- Rush (pinball machine)· game
- The Big Lebowski (pinball machine)· game
- The Classic Pinball Podcast· organization
- Dave· person
- Dave (restorer friend)· person
- Eric Stone· person
- Evel Knievel· person
- Gary Gaten· person
- George· person
- Maureen· person
- Paul Ferris· person
- Pinball Monk· person
- Robbie Knievel· person
- Super Dave Osborn· person
- Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle· product
- Extended Play Coil Coolers· product
- Tibetan Breeze Coil Cooler· product
- Viva Knievel· product
- Wide World of Sports· product