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3[[caption-width-right:350:"Ring Them Bells!"]]
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5''Captain Fantastic'' ([-Full title:-] ''Capt. Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy'') is an [[PhysicalPinballTable arcade pinball machine]] designed by Creator/GregKmiec and produced by [[Creator/MidwayGames Bally]] in 1976. A semi-sequel to Bally's earlier ''Pinball/{{Wizard}}!'', it's named after the chart-topping pop album by Music/EltonJohn, and features John dressed as the Local Lad from the rock opera movie ''Music/{{Tommy}}''. The game's eye-catching artwork, approachable gameplay, and Elton John's popularity made it one of the most produced electromechanical pinball machines ever. Enthusiasts consider it one of the iconic pinballs of the '70s.
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7In a blatant appeal to {{Fanservice}}, the table is festooned with [[WorldOfBuxom large-busted women]] all over its backglass and playfield art. Unbeknownst to Bally management, artist Creator/DaveChristensen also included several risque bits in the backglass, including a guy [[FlippingTheBird flipping off the viewer]] and [[AllWomenAreLustful a woman enthusiastically grabbing the groin of a man behind her]]. Bally responded by adding small mirrored stars over the objectionable parts, though they didn't completely obscure the art.
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9A home version of this pinball was produced, with an entirely different layout, family-friendly art, and shorter legs (to better accommodate children).
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11!!''Captain Fantastic'' provides examples of:
12%%* AllWomenAreLustful
13* BigBreastPride: All the women are shown proudly flaunting themselves before the crowd.
14* {{Bowdlerise}}: The artwork for the home version is ''considerably'' tamer than the original.
15* {{Cap}}: Early versions of this pinball only had five digit reels to display players' scores; when a player rolled over the score, the message "Over the Top" would light up on the backglass. Later versions have a "100,000" light for each player that remains lit after rolling over the score.
16* CelebrityStar: World-famous musician Music/EltonJohn is the star of the game.
17* CharacterNameAndTheNounPhrase: ''Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy''
18* CoolShades: Elton John is wearing his iconic goggles throughout the game.
19* CreatorCameo:
20** Tom Nieman, VP of Marketing for Bally Pinball, is depicted in the backglass as the man in the three-piece suit.
21** Bally pinball artist Creator/PaulFaris is the bearded man wearing the "Brutus" T-shirt.
22* DoubleEntendre: One of the triangle bumpers has a woman with large breasts holding a sign that reads "Feel Them Bumpers".
23* {{Fanservice}}: It's impossible to find a woman on this pinball who doesn't have [[BigBreastPride large breasts,]] [[FormFittingWardrobe nipples prominently pressed against her shirt,]] or both.
24* FlippingTheBird: A red-haired man on the backglass is shown flipping off the player.[[note]]He's under the sign reading "Buzz them buzzers champ"[[/note]]
25* FormFittingWardrobe: All the women's clothing is tight enough to emphasize their lack of bras.
26* InNameOnly: The [[http://ipdb.org/images/439/image-1.jpg home version]] has almost nothing in common with the [[http://ipdb.org/images/438/438f1.jpg arcade original.]]
27* IncendiaryExponent: The pinball machine Elton John is playing on the backglass happens to be on fire... but he's too awesome to care.
28* TitledAfterTheSong: In a minor variation, the game was named after [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Fantastic_and_the_Brown_Dirt_Cowboy Elton John's 1975 album]] instead of a single song.
29* VaporWear: None of the women appear to be wearing bras of any sort, as they have [[FormFittingWardrobe nipples visibly pressing against their clothes]].
30* VisualPun: One of the triangle bumpers has a woman with large breasts holding a sign that reads "Feel Them Bumpers".
31* WavingSignsAround: The backglass depicts a packed audience all waving signs praising Elton John's pinball playing skills.
32* WorldOfBuxom: Every single woman in the table's artwork has a hefty chest.

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