Very strange version of Taxi

Richard B

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Apr 7, 2012
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I remember I went to a small mom and pop grocery, which always kept a pinball table. One time, they had Taxi, but it was a version I have not seen since. Everything was pretty much the same as the "normal" release, but instead of the traditional Santa Claus, it had Santa Claws, a monster in the red suit with, you guessed it, long, sharp claws. It also had Marilyn instead of Lola, so maybe it was a prototype? The ipdb is normally pretty thorough when it comes to table history and alternate versions, but they haven't mentioned this one. Has anyone else seen this version?
 

Sean DonCarlos

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Mar 17, 2012
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That's the prototype version. The table originally had Marilyn Monroe, but her estate wanted a higher royalty for the use of her likeness than Williams was willing to pay, so Marilyn was taken out and replaced with the generic Lola.
 

EGRyan

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I own a Marilyn version of Taxi, but it has the regular Santa (not Santa Claws). Never seen (or heard of) the version you saw!
 

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