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[[caption-width-right:350:"Get hipper... with flippers!"]]
->"Say ''Ahh''-some!"

Welcome to the Kinetic Clinic! Dr. Dude is the coolest dude in the pinball universe, hands down -- and because he's ''so'' cool, he wants to make you as cool as he is. While you're reading the Doc's story on the backglass, the nurse will check your reflexes and administer the "I" exam. Once that's done, go and gather up the three Elements of Coolness: a Magnetic Personality, the Heart of Rock 'n Roll, and the Gift of Gab. Then take the three of them, get yourself blended in the Molecular Mixmaster, and step under the E'''X'''cellent Ray for a blast of instant hip!

''Dr. Dude'' ([-full title:-] ''Dr. Dude and His Excellent Ray'') is a PhysicalPinballTable designed by Creator/DennisNordman with art by Creator/GregFreres, released by Creator/WilliamsElectronics under the Bally label in 1990. Festooned with ComicBook pop-art, SpeechBubbles, and more [[SurferDude surfer slang]] [[HurricaneOfPuns and puns]] than you can shake a thermometer at, this game challenges players to prove their cool by raising the Dude-O-Meter. The hotter you get, the cooler you'll be; if you can raise yourself up to a Super Dude, you'll get a chance to collect pinball's first-ever ''Gazillion'' Jackpot.

A digital version of this table was formerly available as part of [=FarSight=] Studios' ''VideoGame/ThePinballArcade'' before their license to all Williams and Bally tables expired on July 1, 2018. ''Dr. Dude'' reappears on ''[[VideoGame/ZenPinball Pinball FX3]]'' as part of ''Volume 6'' on October 20, 2020.
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!!This pinball game demonstrates the following tropes:

%%* EightiesHair
%%* AlliterativeTitle
%%* AwesomenessMeter: The "I" Exam.
* TheBully: Big Shot, who constantly insults you during the game.
%%* CharacterTitle
* ConsolationPrize: You receive points from the Big Shot if you drain down an outlane. The amount varies depending on how many times you hit the target in front of his figurine.
%%* CoolShades: The Doc's got 'em.
%%* TheEighties: Specifically, the very ''late'' '80s and the very ''early'' '90s.
* EleventyZillion: The Gazillion jackpot.[[note]]Actual value between 1 million and 5 million points[[/note]]
* HospitalHottie: As seen on the the backglass, The Nurse is a [[EveryoneLovesBlondes blonde-headed]] Hospital Hottie complete with ImpossiblyLowNeckline, [[BuxomBeautyStandard large breasts]], and [[PoppingButtons straining shirt buttons]].
%%* HurricaneOfPuns: The game is positively ''smothered'' with them.
%%* ImpossiblyCoolClothes: The Doc's leopard-skin lab coat.
* InWithTheInCrowd: This is Dr. Dude's origin -- he was a spineless nerd until he invented the E'''X'''cellent Ray to make himself the Guru O' Groove.
* LanternJawOfJustice: Dr. Dude's chin is not particularly wide, but it's ''definitely'' prominent.
* MadeOfGood: Parodied with the Elements of Coolness: a Magnetic Personality, the Heart of Rock 'n Roll, and the Gift of Gab.
* MatchSequence: A magnet pulls the word "match" and the last two digits of the players' scores, smushing them together. The magnet then [[ReversePolarity reverses polarity]] to repel them, with "match" now forming the match number.
* {{Narcissist}}
** Dr. Dude himself.
--->'''The Nurse:''' ''(thinks)'' "He is so ''coooooool!''"
--->'''Dr. Dude:''' ''(thinks)'' "I am so ''coooooool!''"
** The player can also invoke this by [[SkillShot getting the best score on the "I" Exam]]: "I Am Way Cool"
%%* NotThatKindOfDoctor
* PowerMakesYourHairGrow: Dr. Dude's hair gets considerably larger after he becomes cool.
%%* TheProfessor
* ProgressiveJackpot: The Dude-O-Meter carries over from game to game, effectively making the Gazillion bonus one of these.
%%* ProtagonistTitle
* RedBoxingGloves: Used to hit Big Shot.
-->"Don't get mad, get even!"
* RuleOfThree:
** The three Elements of Coolness (a Magnetic Personality, the Heart of Rock and Roll, and the Gift of Gab) must be gathered three times before the Molecular Mixmaster is enabled.
** The targets also double as the three reflexes.
* ScoreMultiplier: 2x playfield scoring for the remainder of the ball after draining a ball in multiball.
* SkillShot: Launch the ball with the proper timing to hit the "I" Exam at its highest level.
** Perhaps a slight subversion in that it can be collected after the plunge as well (especially from a strong right orbit shot, and sometimes from lucky bumper hits). The values on the "I" Exam will continue strobing, and any hits on the target will earn the lit value.
%%* SurferDude: And HOW!
* TakeThat: The Gazillion Jackpot is in response to Creator/WilliamsElectronics' ''Pinball/{{Comet}}'' pinball, which had claimed (incorrectly) to have "the first ever million-point shot".
%%* ThingOMeter: The Dude-O-Meter and the Jackpot-O-Meter.
%%* TotallyRadical: Dear. '''God.'''
%%* TransformationRay: The E'''X'''cellent Ray.
* VisualPun: The Gift of Gab is a wrapped present with a mouth on it. The Magnetic Personality is a big magnet mounted around the head. And the Heart of Rock'n Roll is a heart-shaped electric guitar.
** The set of inserts leading up to it as well, each with price tags that indicate their point values.
%%* WeirdScience
* WhenThingsSpinScienceHappens: The Molecular Mixmaster, complete with SwirlyEnergyThingy.
* {{Zonk}}: One of the possible rewards from the Bag O' Tricks is a measly 10 points.
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-->Surgeon Dude sez: Playing this game could make you "Way-Cool"... dig it!
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