# Roger Sharpe’s Rare Prototype Muppets Pinball Machine **Source:** Knapp Arcade **Type:** article **Published:** 2022-07-09 **Beat:** Pinball **URL:** https://www.knapparcade.org/roger-sharpe-s-rare-prototype-muppets-pinball-machine --- ## Analysis Roger Sharpe designed a prototype Muppets-themed flipperless pinball machine called 'The Muppets Haunted House Adventure' in 2002 for manufacturer Bromley, featuring Muppet characters in horror movie roles. The game was never produced after Bromley decided to pass on the project. Artwork was created by pinball legend Paul Faris. ### Key Claims - [HIGH] Roger Sharpe created a prototype Muppets pinball machine in 2002 — _Knapp Arcade article directly states this as fact_ - [HIGH] The game was titled 'The Muppets Haunted House Adventure' — _Title explicitly provided in article_ - [HIGH] The machine was designed as a proposal for Bromley, who decided to pass on the project — _Directly stated in article_ - [HIGH] The game was flipperless, similar to old school Bingo machines — _Explicitly described in article_ - [HIGH] Paul Faris created the artwork for the machine — _Attributed in opening paragraph_ ### Notable Quotes > "Did you know that the man who saved pinball, Roger Sharpe, created a prototype Muppets pinball machine that almost went into production in 2002?" > — **Knapp Arcade article author**, Opening > _Introduces the main subject and Roger Sharpe's historical role_ > "The machine was designed as a proposal for the amusement machine manufacturer Bromley, who ultimately decided to pass on the project." > — **Knapp Arcade article author**, Body > _Explains why the machine never reached production_ > "Titled 'The Muppets Haunted House Adventure' the game featured Kermit the Frog as Frankenstein, Miss Piggy as The Bride of Frankenstein, Gonzo as Dracula, Fozzie Bear as Wolf Man and Rizzo the Rat as Igor." > — **Knapp Arcade article author**, Body > _Details the theme and character assignments_ ### Entities | Name | Type | Context | |------|------|---------| | Roger Sharpe | person | Pinball designer who created the prototype; historically known as 'the man who saved pinball' | | Paul Faris | person | Pinball legend who created the artwork for the Muppets prototype | | The Muppets Haunted House Adventure | game | Unreleased 2002 prototype flipperless pinball machine with Muppet characters in horror themes | | Bromley | company | Amusement machine manufacturer who received the prototype proposal and declined the project | | Knapp Arcade | organization | Source of this article documenting the prototype | ### Topics - **Primary:** Unreleased/prototype pinball machines, Muppets IP and pinball adaptations - **Secondary:** Flipperless pinball design, Roger Sharpe's historical contributions to pinball, Pinball artwork and design ### Sentiment **Positive** (0.75) — Author expresses enthusiasm for the prototype ('awesome art', 'would have been pretty cool') and nostalgia for the Muppets. Tone is celebratory of discovering this piece of pinball history. ### Signals - **[leak_detection]** Documentation of previously obscure prototype design now being publicly highlighted (confidence: medium) — Article presents detailed information about a 2002 prototype that few in the community may have known about, with reference to Muppet Fandom wiki as source --- ## Transcript Did you know that the man who saved pinball, Roger Sharpe, created a prototype Muppets pinball machine that almost went into production in 2002? Check out the awesome art on this thing by another pinball legend, Paul Faris. The machine was designed as a proposal for the amusement machine manufacturer Bromley, who ultimately decided to pass on the project. It is a flipperless game, sort of like the old school Bingo machines from long ago. Titled “The Muppets Haunted House Adventure“ the game featured Kermit the Frog as Frankenstein, Miss Piggy as The Bride of Frankenstein, Gonzo as Dracula, Fozzie Bear as Charles Wolf Man and Rizzo the Rat as Igor. Of course, my personal favorites Beaker, The Swedish Chef and the old dudes Statler and Waldorf were in there as well. This isn’t quite the Muppet pinball machine that many people are clamoring for, but it still would have been pretty cool. It sort of makes me think of the Simpsons Kooky Carnival redemption game that was made back in the day. As a side note, the original Muppet Show was my favorite television show when I was really little. One night my parents went out and I had a babysitter who made me go to bed before the Muppet Show came on television. I NEVER had to go to bed before the show. I was livid. So after she put me to bed, I snuck back downstairs and peeked through a crack in the door to the family room to see what was going on. She was in there on our sofa hooking up with some dude! Needless to say, she never babysat for us again. Don’t mess with my Muppets! For more info on this game, check out the following page: https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/The_Muppets_Haunted_House_Adventure Here‘s the Stern Simpsons redemption game that I mentioned: _(Acquisition: raw_text, Enrichment: v1)_ --- *Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: 3a09a583-1e84-4ca2-91f2-b45f88c2b559*