Oh! Johnny

Oh! Johnny, manufactured by D. Gottlieb & Company in May 1940, is a flipperless electro-mechanical (EM) pinball machine designed by Harry Mabs with artwork by Roy Parker. It represents the pre-flipper EM era of pinball, several years before flippers were introduced to the game in 1947.

Gameplay centers on 17 scoring bumpers, giving players opportunities to accumulate points as the ball ricochets around the playfield. The game's recreation theme, centered on swimming, is depicted through artwork typical of the early 1940s. The name may reference the popular WWI-era song "Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!" — which saw renewed popularity via an Andrews Sisters recording in January 1940 — or possibly Olympic swimming champion and Hollywood Tarzan star Johnny Weissmuller, though neither connection is confirmed.

Little additional information about this specific machine has been documented, but its swimming theme and pre-flipper design offer a window into pinball just before the flipper revolutionized the game.