Sunday, January 3, 2010
8:02 PM
Variation On A Pinball Game
These were common toys that were simple, yet very entertaining. They were sort of like pinball machines in that you fired off the ball from a spring-loaded trigger (red thing on bottom right) and tried to get the ball to land on one of the little plastic perches that protruded from in and around the clown's face. (Not all of these had clowns. There were many, many different themes.) I loved any challenge that involved aiming a ball at some designated goal. I guess I was preparing for my lifelong love of basketball or something. : ) At any rate, I really enjoyed these. I owned many of my own and my granny mom kept several of them over at her house through the years, as well. It's just one of those toys that you couldn't resist. If you saw one, you had to pick it up and give it a try. And then, you'd invariably spend the next hour obsessed with perfecting it. LOL