PINBALL QUOTES ON TV

Here's a site with various quotes from pins on tv, which I started on March 6, 2017. This site will be updated as I add more pinball quotes.  

QUOTE

DATE ADDED

 

ABC World News: "Sometime into the broadcast, referring to a winter storm in and around Kansas, I heard them say it was like "traffic pinball.". (Sunday, 2/24/13)

3/6/17

Criminal Minds: 8 minutes, 22 seconds into episode. "22's are small but efficient. They bounce around inside a person like a pinball." (Mandy Patinkin) ("Somebody's Watching," season 1, episode 18, air date 3/29/06)

3/6/17

Eureka: approx. 35 minutes into episode. "When I ship my pinball machines, I got on Yelp. I got recommendations..." (Fargo) ("Double Take", season 5, episode 12, air date 7/9/12)

3/6/17

Good Morning America: "...played pinball with Elizabeth Taylor, and she was terrible." (soap opera star interviewed about 50th anniversary of General Hospital) (This was a clip from the upcoming "20/20: General Hospital: The Real Soap Dish") (Saturday, 4/6/13)

3/7/17

Invasion Iowa: 10 minutes into episode. SHATNER: "Sing Pinball Wizard." RIVERSIDE, IOWA TOWNSPERSON: "Uh....you're a.....pinball wizard. A uh." SHATNER: "Thank you." ("It Came From Hollywood," season 1, episode 1, air date 3/29/05)

3/7/17

Mr. Robot: 2 minutes, 6 seconds into episode Two guys at Coney Island walking in alley on the way to arcade. Character wearing green hat: "Cut to the 1960's, a woman named Mary Megan Fisher decided to buy up the place, turn it into an old school arcade, pinball machines, skee ball, the likes, called it games, games, games." ("eps2.1_k3rnel-pan1c.ksd," season 2, episode 13, air date 7/20/16)

3/9/17

Ned And Stacey: 14 minutes, 26 seconds into episode Ned's buddy is counting change for his kid's college fund. Ned: "Where are you sending him? to Pinball Tech?" ("Friends And Lovers," season 1, episode 18, air date 2/12/96)

3/7/17

Parker Lewis Can't Lose: 19 minutes, 33 seconds into episode: Ms. Musso: "Stealing a glass eye was easy. Getting it inside the pinball machine, now that was the hard part." ("Full Mental Jacket" season 2, episode 29, air date 9/1/91.)

3/6/17

Scarecrow and Mrs. King: 15 minutes, 5 seconds into episode: Scarecrow: "Listen, I don't suppose you could tell a poor cowboy where he could find himself a little action. Bartender: "What kind of action?" Scarecrow: "Poker, ponies, pinball, anything with odds." ("The A.C.M. Kid" season 1, episode 5, air date 10/31/83.)

3/27/17

Starsky And Hutch: "Oh, that's great Starsk. You just blew our egg money." "Well, what do I use for a stake, huh? Pinball change?" Hutch to Starsky at "The Pit" ("The Action" season 3, episode 61, air date 1/7/78, 17 minutes, 56 seconds into episode.)

3/6/17

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: Contestant played pinball so often that the host mentioned pinball for about 4 minutes over 15 minutes. (possible original or repeat aired sometime in Feb., 2017)

3/7/17

The Zoo: "The brain is like a pinball machine." ("Ten Years Gone," season 3, episode 29, air date 7/13/17 (approx. 10 minutes into episode.)

10/25/17

The Mentalist: Bartender: "How do you know my name starts with an "A?" Patrick Jane: "Because the person with the initials APJ has all the high scores on that machine over there. Something to pass the time on those quiet nights." Bartender: "Yep, APJ likes to play pinball instead of wiping down the beer cooler." ("Byzantium," season 7, episode 149, air date 2/11/15) (19 minutes, 9 seconds into episode.)

2/12/18

Scorpion: Walter: "Your Super Fun Guy pinball machine arrives tomorrow." Sylvester: "Sweet." ("Adaptation," season 2, episode 39, air date 2/22/16) (33 minutes, 25 seconds into episode.)

2/13/18

Desperate Housewives: Tom: "Thank g-d you made me spring for that surveillance camera. I would have spent the money on a pinball machine." ("Into The Woods," season 3, episode 68, air date 5/6/07) (10 minutes, 59 seconds into episode.)

3/14/18

Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Jake: "I'm getting passed around like a pinball." ("Halloween IV," season 4, episode 73, air date 10/18/16) (10 minutes, 58 seconds into episode.)

5/17/18

Ray Donovan: Bunchy: "Gonna make a few changes around here. Bring in some entertainment. Foosball, pinball, darts, ya know. Make the place a little more lively. Bartender: "Did you say pinball?" Bunchy: "Yeah." Bartender: "I'm a pinball wizard. Scored 178 million playing Addams Family." Bunchy: "You like Addams Family?" Bartender: "What the Mona Lisa was to The Renaissance, Addams Family is to pinball machines." ("Time Takes A Cigarette," season 5, episode 60, air date 10/29/17) (43 minutes, 29 seconds into episode.)

5/19/18

NCIS: Los Angeles: Eric: "It's like the worst round of multiball ever." Nell: "Yeah, my fingers are in overdrive." Kensi: "I'm sorry, what?" Eric and Nell: "Pinball." Kensi: "People still play that?" (Hot Water, season 8, episode 181, air date 1/15/17) (22 minutes, 10 seconds into episode.)

8/3/18

Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords: "Poor Lola is uh, caught in a pinball machine until we sort this out." (season 1, episode 6, air date 7/29/15) (40 minutes, 3 seconds into episode.)

9/22/18

M*A*S*H: "Hey Brown, they've got a pinball machine." "Alright." ("Wheelers And Dealers," season 10, episode 224, air date 11/23/81) (15 minutes, 23 seconds into episode.)

11/14/18

Starcade: Roger: "I kinda grew up on pinballs and they are getting phased out." (season 1, episode 21, air date 1/24/83) (1 minute, 13 seconds into episode.)

12/16/18

Duck Dynasty: Jase: "It's strategic pinball, and I got the joystick." ("A Big Duck-ing Call," season 1, episode 8, air date 4/11/12) (8 minutes into episode.)

12/27/18

The Adventures Of Superman: Jimmy Olsen: "Jeepers, a science fiction pinball machine." ("Topsy Turvy," season 4, episode 70, air date 4/21/56) (5 minutes, 49 seconds into episode.)

1/13/19

Fear The Walking Dead: Sarah: "If she's still alive and wants a piece, I'm sure my brother would be more than happy to light her up like a pinball machine." ("MM54," season 4, episode 51, air date 9/16/18) (22 minutes, 51 seconds into episode.)

3/16/19

The Tomorrow Show: Tom Snyder: "There are KISS games, lunchboxes, toys, pinball machines, and soon to come, KISS World, a travelling amusement park." (season 7, episode 36, air date 10/31/79) (1 minute, 29 seconds into episode.)

10/27/19

30 Rock: Liz: "How many guys have a fully loaded Toyota Tercel, or a real pinball machine?" ("When It Rains, It Pours," season 5, episode 82, air date 9/30/10) (16 minutes, 54 seconds into episode.)

11/1/19

Shipping Wars: Jen: "For this kind of money, I'd rather play pinball." ("Spaced Invaders," season 6, episode 67, air date 6/24/14) (8 minutes, 33 seconds into episode.)

11/10/19

Joey: Joey: "You could, I don't know, buy a family member a pinball machine." ("Joey And The Road Trip," season 1, episode 11, air date 12/2/04) (Approx. 17 minutes into episode.)

11/24/19

Dukes Of Hazzard: Luke: "Now that company belongs to National Pinballs Limited, which is owned by Instant Grits Incorporated..." ("Arrest Jesse Duke," season 2, episode 25, air date 12/14/79) (27 minutes, 4 seconds into episode.)

7/12/20

Dukes Of Hazzard: Waylon Jennings: "Looks like they're in a giant pinball machine, don't it. Hope they don't tilt." ("New Deputy In Town," season 4, episode 80, air date 2/19/82) (15 minutes, 4 seconds into episode.)

8/24/20

American Pickers: Frank: "Mike and I keep calling out to Larry. Larry, Larry, Larry, Larry. It's like a game of pinball." ("Ready To Roar," season 19, episode 246, air date 4/30/18) (32 minutes, 46 seconds into episode.)

11/13/20

The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show: Hula-Hula: "Well Plas, you've really pulled the plug on this one." Plastic Man: "Yeah, but in a way I feel kind of sorry." Hula-Hula: "Why's that Plas?" Plastic Man: "He would have made a heck of a pinball machine." ("The Maniacal Computerhead," season 1, episode 9, air date 11/17/79) (21 minutes, 13 seconds into episode.)

11/29/20

Operation Repo: Lou: "So, I was relaxing, you know, I was on a pinball machine, uh, playing pinball, and then I get my daughter screaming, dad, Froyd's on the phone. They got into an accident." ("Rolling Away," season 2, episode 16, air date 12/22/08) (14 minutes, 42 seconds into episode.)

1/29/21

Pawn Stars: Rick: "This guy just called me. He's got half a dozen old pinball machines. So, you want to go check them out with me? (Hiding Houdini," season 10, episode 356, air date 12/15/14) (19 minutes, 51 seconds into episode.)

2/21/21

Criminal Minds: Rossi: "Used to be a pinball machine over there." ("The Road Home," season 9, episode 199, air date 1/22/14) (13 minutes, 32 seconds into episode.)

2/22/21

Northern Exposure: Minnifield: "Get me a ham and cheese on rye and stay way from the pinball machines." ("The Gift Of The Maggie," season 5, episode 82, 3/28/94) (12 minutes, 24 seconds into episode.)

6/7/21

Northern Exposure: Minnifield: "Lloyd Hilligan. What are you doing? Scouring spare silver out of those pinball machines of yours?" ("Blood Ties," season 5, episode 86, air date 5/16/94) (6 minutes, 5 seconds into episode.)

6/7/21

B Positive: Drew: "Well, did you show him the gameroom? Do you like Kiss? Do you like pinball? Because you're gonna love 'em together." ("Novocaine, Bond and Bocce," season 2, episode 23, air date 11/11/21) (10 minutes, 17 seconds into episode)

11/17/21

Sue Thomas: F.B. Eye: Myles: "This is the man who told me he wanted to move the stove out of the kitchen to make room for a pinball machine." ("Diplomatic Immunity," season 1, episode 10, air date 1/19/03) (43 minutes into episode)

11/24/21

12 Monkeys: Cole (future to present character): "She's lost in time. Way back. Locked away somewhere inside that primary pinball machine brain of hers is the answer to everything." ("Mother," season 3, episode 27, air date 5/19/17) (28 minutes, 10 seconds into episode)

11/25/21

Pawn Stars: Rick: "Just never really been into videogames. I still like pinball." ("Pawn V. Ferrari," season 17, episode 563, air date 11/18/19) (30 minutes, 17 seconds into episode)

6/7/22

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