Red & Ted's Road Show

Red & Ted's Road Show (also known as Road Show) is a 1994 widebody pinball game designed by Pat Lawlor and released by Williams. It is part of WMS' SuperPin line of widebody games.

Red & Ted's Road Show
ManufacturerWilliams
Release dateOctober 1994
SystemWilliams WPC-Security
DesignPat Lawlor, Dwight Sullivan, Ted Estes
ProgrammingDwight Sullivan, Ted Estes
ArtworkJohn Youssi
MechanicsJohn Krutsch
MusicChris Granner, Carlene Carter
SoundChris Granner
VoicesCarlene Carter (Red), Tim Kitzrow (Ted)
Production run6,259 units

Country singer Carlene Carter provided the voice of Red, and her song, "Every Little Thing", is featured in the game.[1] The game is considered an unofficial successor of FunHouse, as both were designed by Pat Lawlor and feature animated talking head(s) along with some similar playfield layout ideas. It is equipped with a shaker motor to make the machine vibrate and has two manual plungers, one on each side of the cabinet. It was the first pinball machine to feature an additional daily highscore list.

Gameplay

The primary goal is to help Red and Ted, a pair of road construction workers, travel through the United States from east to west. The player can visit a total of 18 different cities/states, each of which starts its own scoring mode as listed below.

  • New York - Smash a Cab
  • Miami - Spring Break
  • Atlanta - Worker Trapped
  • Ohio (Turnpike)- Trapped in Ohio
  • New Orleans - Mardi Gras
  • Nashville - Change the Station (2 Ball Multiball)
  • Chicago - Evil Toll Roads
  • Dallas - Monster Cab
  • Kansas City - Tornado (2 Ball Multiball)
  • Minnesota/Minneapolis - Frozen People
  • Albuquerque - Trading Post (Sell Souvenirs)
  • Denver - Gold Rush
  • Butte - Tunnel Hunt
  • Salt Lake City - Old West
  • Las Vegas - Slot Machine
  • Seattle - Alien Invasion
  • San Francisco - Monster Attack
  • Los Angeles - Earthshaker (reminiscence to Earthshaker!)

The game features a "wizard mode" called Super Payday, which can be started by visiting any of the last three cities in the above list and locking two balls as indicated on the display and playfield before the mode timer runs out.

Up to five extra balls can be earned per play; a score award is given for each one earned thereafter.

Cast of Characters
  • Red
  • Ted
  • Flippers
  • Start City
  • Bridge Out
  • Ramps
  • Air Freshener
  • Zinc Pinball
  • Wax Lips
  • Rubber Nose
  • Suntan Lotion
  • Wooden Indian
  • Baggy Shorts
  • Toothpicks
  • Fool's Gold
  • Lawn Darts
  • Shot Glass
  • New Car
  • Treasure Map
  • Bad Weather
  • Jets at Max
  • Million Plus
  • Lite Special
  • Lite Big Blast
  • Flying Rocks
  • You're There
  • Lunch Time
  • Bob's Freebie
  • Lite Extra Ball
  • Hold Bonus
  • Spinner Maxed
  • Extra Ball
  • Multiball
  • Ashtray
  • Breath Spray
  • Pennant
  • Lead Pinball
  • Salt Shakers
  • Coffee Mug
  • Paperweight
  • Construction Mania
  • 3,000,000
  • Million
  • Key Chain
  • Explosives
  • Bull Whip
  • Sunglasses
  • Bubble Gum
  • Cowboy Hat
  • Gold Pinball
  • Antacid
  • Fireworks
  • Painted Tie
  • Box Kite
  • Baseball Cap
  • Uranium
  • Poker Chips
  • Sandals
  • Super Payday
  • Belt Buckle
  • Pretty Rocks
  • T-Shirt
  • Bunker
  • Blast Value
  • Jackpot
  • Rootbeer Mug
  • Rubber Spear
  • Picture Plate
  • Towelettes
  • Ammunition
  • Deck of Cards
  • Sea Shells
  • Radio Riot
  • Talk Radio
  • Grand Champion

Game quotes
  • "Time to go to work. Let's fire that thing up."
  • "Huh?"
  • "Tuesday"
  • "You Big Dummy!"
  • "Hey, Look Ted, Taxicabs!"
  • "Multiball."
  • "Back to work."
  • "We're on our way, baby."
  • "What are we?"
  • "Let's wreck some road!"
  • "Spin the wheel"
  • "Bleah! How can you eat those things?"
  • "Get that extra ball."
  • "Extra ball."
  • "Just like mosquitoes on a Mack truck!"
  • "Hey, Look Ted, Aliens!"
  • "We've been on a jackalope hunt!"
  • "Hey, Look Ted, Slot machine!"
  • "Yeehaw."
  • "Party time."
  • "I'm shutting down."
  • "Oh, my!"
  • "Hey!"
  • "Hey, wake up!"
  • "Oops..."
  • "Hey, Look Ted, a beach party!"
  • "Jerk alert."
  • "Oh, Red."
  • "Ow!"
  • "Hey, watch where you shoot, buddy."
  • "We'll fix that."
  • "What a waste of money!"
  • "Hey, Look Ted, Mardi Gras!"
  • "Coming through."
  • "Hey, Look Ted, Chicago!"
  • "Go get 'em, Ted."
  • "Don't be a stranger."
  • "That's junk."

Digital Versions

Besides for unauthorized emulation via Visual Pinball, a licensed and official digitized version has been released for The Pinball Arcade in June 2015 for several platforms along with its predecessor Funhouse. Both of them had to be taken down from all digital stores on June 29, 2018 - right before WMS license expiration on June 30, 2018. This version also has the song "Every Little Thing" by Carlene Carter included.

Less than a year after the table was delisted from stores, Zen Studios, having recently acquired the license to develop digital conversions of Williams pinball tables, announced that they will bring back a digital version of Road Show as part of the fourth wave of Williams pinball table conversions, due to be available for purchase for Pinball FX 3 on May 28, 2019.[2]

References
  1. "Red & Ted's Road Show Pinball". GamePro (66). IDG. January 1995. p. 34.
  2. "Williams Pinball Vol. 4 – May 28 – White Water! Hurricane! Red and Ted's Road Show!". YouTube. Zen Studios. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
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