Unboxing Avengers LE Pinball w/ The Greatest Of All Time! (Stern Pinball, 2020) (SDTM)

Straight Down the Middle·video·19m 32s·analyzed·Oct 4, 2020

Analysis

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TL;DR

Zach Sharp unboxes Stern Avengers LE with a goat substitute for Keith Elwin.

Summary

Zach Sharp from Straight Down the Middle and Flippin' Out Pinball unboxes a Stern Avengers Limited Edition pinball machine with comedic flair, humorously inviting a goat named Keith as a stand-in for actual Keith Elwin (the game's designer and greatest pinball player). The video is primarily entertainment-focused, with minimal technical discussion of the machine itself, interspersed with sponsorship mentions for Pin Stadium Lights, Pinball Plating, Comet Pinball, and Pin Graphics.

Key Claims

Keith Elwin is the designer of Stern Pinball's Avengers machine
high confidence · Zach Sharp explicitly states this while introducing the unboxing concept
Keith Elwin is described as 'the greatest pinball player of all time'
high confidence · Zach Sharp introduces Keith Elwin with this title multiple times in the opening
The Avengers pinball machine costs approximately $10,000
high confidence · Zach Sharp references 'a ten thousand dollar pinball machine' during the unboxing

Notable Quotes

“The greatest of all time himself, Keith Elwin, the greatest pinball player of all time, the designer of Stern Pinball's Avengers machine.”
Zach Sharp@ 1:08 — Establishes Keith Elwin's dual credentials as top player and Avengers designer
“I would have much rather had Mr. Elwin himself, but you don't look like a Keith. You look more like a Jeremy.”
Zach Sharp@ 1:44 — Humorous setup explaining why a goat is substituting for the actual designer
“It's only a ten thousand dollar pinball machine. Put goat food all over it, right, Keith?”
Zach Sharp@ 4:04 — References machine cost while joking about potential damage from the goat

Entities

Zach SharppersonKeith ElwinpersonStern PinballcompanyAvengers PinballgameStraight Down the MiddleorganizationFlippin' Out PinballcompanyPin Stadium LightsproductPinball PlatingcompanyComet Pinballcompany

Signals

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community_signal: Straight Down the Middle / Flippin' Out Pinball producing entertainment-focused unboxing content with high production value and celebrity (goat) cameo
high · Entire video structure dedicated to entertaining unboxing of new premium machine with creative comedic framing
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community_signal: Keith Elwin confirmed as designer of Stern Avengers pinball, reinforcing his dual role as both elite competitive player and game designer
high · Zach Sharp explicitly identifies Keith Elwin as 'the designer of Stern Pinball's Avengers machine' and 'the greatest pinball player of all time'

Topics

Avengers Limited Edition unboxing and physical setupprimaryKeith Elwin's role as designer and legendary playerprimaryPinball aftermarket LED lighting and customization productssecondaryPinball plating and finishing servicessecondaryEntertainment and humor in pinball content creationprimary

Sentiment

positive(0.85)— Lighthearted, comedic tone throughout. Enthusiasm for the machine and the unboxing experience is evident. Sponsorships are presented positively. No criticism or negative commentary about the Avengers machine or any products mentioned.

Transcript

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the wait is over a revolution in led lighting for your pinball is finally here fully customizable full spectrum lighting from PinStadium Lights order yours now at pinstadium.com all right let's kick this hey everybody it's zach with straight down the middle a pinball show and flipping out pinball we've got something special in store for you guys today i love doing unboxings but we can't just do any old unboxing right so i thought what better to unbox the brand new avengers pinball machine by inviting the greatest of all time himself Keith Elwin the greatest pinball player of all time the designer of stern pinball's avengers machine why not invite him to unbox it with me well i tried that but he didn't answer so i thought what else could i do i've got just the thing i've got the greatest of all time right here and check it out look see well yeah it's a goat i've got his his name is keith so keith here is going to help me un unbox this pinball machine i would have much rather had mr elwyn elvis growth himself but you don't look like a keith you you look more like a Jeremy Packer (Zombie Yeti) he's my friend i kind of like him all right so he's just gonna sit there and i'm gonna got him got him good here let's unbox it with keith let's go i gotta watch so that keith doesn't eat anything because then his owners will be mad i didn't buy this goat don't worry about that oh that's scared keith oh keith chill out oh god you okay so keith uh you play pinball oh keith you about took my arm off come here keith all right this may have been a bad idea but oh you don't like that sound do you okay oh that's pretty that that's pretty here we go here give you a place to hang out there you go see you hang out do you know how to use a 5 8 ratchet at all anything ratchet no okay all right more food come here i got the good stuff right here yeah gotta keep keith eating kind of tickles all right now you chill out for me here let me sit there like my kids you want them to do anything you gotta feed them so uh keith the goat what's your favorite uh where do i put these things your favorite people are gonna love that you love that it's only a ten thousand dollar pinball machine put goat food all over it right keith what's your favorite keith elwin game huh not a keith elwin saying huh a john borg fan how about that [Music] i wish you guys could smell keith right now he uh he's got he's got a bit of a smell um i say keith smells let me see come here come come here come here oh come here i don't want you to buck me in the eyeball with these horns you smell like kind of like greg's mom oh sorry keith come here come here come here come here all right we're getting there i know i know that's how people think about me too oh keith look at these look at these yellow what do you think oh are you a yellow fan some people like this some people don't what do you think oh yes [Applause] whoa [Applause] oh this is not easy to go we're gonna put the legs on now [Applause] oh yeah right oh sing it baby sing it yes for you guys this is this is all for you guys all right come on i know you're tired of me [Music] keith you play your cards right i'll keep you hey you don't like that huh not a great idea keith as soon as i get this thing down all the food will fall and you'll have food yeah shall i have food are you tired of this oh you're peeing that's that's nice that's nice he's potty trained aren't you yeah i i hear you better in the grass than on the concrete yeah all right here we go we're almost done keith it's pretty though keith come on i know i've got stuff all right guys the front legs are on we're going to pull this thing down and try not to scare away our goat friend keith there's food on here look check it okay check it out oh it's raining raining food no you don't trust me i think he's a fan [Music] good deal all right buddy now the real deal oh you're scared of nicole [Music] yes hey keith important question who is a better pinball player keith elwin or raymond davidson what's that yeah oh johannes ostermeyer okay you're a german family yeah all right those are pointing all right keith i think our job here is oh i think our job here is done ouch tell everybody goodbye i do this for you guys for keith the goat and zach from flipping out straight down the middle i don't know what i'm going to do next love you guys [Applause] so [Music] goat food in my corn return [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] so [Music] so [Music] so your misplaced optimism assemble [Music] chrome it brass it black nicolette candy chrome it powder coat it the possibilities are endless at pinballplating.com your pinball machine deserves the best at comet pinball you'll find the best variety of led products with the best quality leds and most importantly at the best price your collection is begging for an upgrade order yours now at cometpinball.com check out pin graphics for the latest and greatest in pinball enhancements powerblades blade skins pin blades and even more visit pin graphics.com now to see what's available for your pinball machine [Music] your misplaced optimism [Music] so [Music] i'm thor prince of asgard [Music] the portal will lead you to the next infinity stop find the gym for me [Music] foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] right [Music] [Applause] victory thanks to superior technology [Applause] hey everybody it's zach we're straight down the middle of pinball show as well as flipping out pinball we're here again to do an unboxing this time i thought why not up the look like [Music] all right i think we're good let's see [Applause] thank you so much i got all your hair on me he did awesome you did awesome