Strange watch

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Strange watch
The strange watch in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Luigi wearing the strange watch
Appears in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! ("Time Out Luigi") (1989)

The strange watch, or wristwatch, is a mysterious timepiece that, due to apparently being either possessed or cursed, causes whoever wears it to do everything backwards, without even noticing anything is wrong with them.

In The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "Time Out Luigi", after several failed sales attempts, Angelica, "Mysterious Salesperson for Weird and Spooky Gadgets Incorporated", decides to try and sell Luigi the wristwatch for ten dollars. After some bantering, in which the price of the wristwatch goes from five to seven dollars, Luigi finally succeeds in buying the wristwatch from Angelica for four dollars. With the wristwatch now his, Luigi begins to brag to Mario about how much a bargain it was, only for Mario to respond by saying of course it was a bargain, as the wristwatch is broken, because it runs backwards.

Regardless of its imperfection, Luigi decides to wear the wristwatch, which subsequently makes Luigi do everything backwards, without him realizing it. It is only after Luigi falls asleep on the couch after a backwards jog that Mario realizes that it must be the strange watch and decides to try and remove it from Luigi's wrist. Mario's attempt at doing this fails though, as the watch electrocutes him and causes the lights of Mario Brothers Plumbing to go out.

The watch is eventually removed from Luigi's wrist by Angelica, who Mario calls and is forced to give ten dollars to for her services. In order to remove the watch from Luigi, Angelica tells him not to give her the watch, which causes Luigi to instantly take the watch off and give it to Angelica.

Names in other languages[edit ]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Bulgarian Часовник
Chasovnik
Watch [1]
Chinese (Simplified) 奇怪手表
Qíguài shǒubiǎo (Mandarin)
Strange watch [2]
German Verrückte Uhr Strange watch [3]
Portuguese Relógio Watch [4]
Spanish Reloj Watch [5]
Swedish Klocka Watch [6]

References[edit ]

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (live-action segments)
Mario Brothers Plumbing Bangul-gongju aClogCooKoo BirdEdisonLuigiMarioRatagatorScarecrow
Guests Albert EinsteinAlligator DundeeAngelicaAunt LuigeenaBorisBrian BonsallCaptain Lou AlbanoCherCount Zoltan DraculaCyndi LauperDavid HorowitzDoc FreudDr. FrankensteinDr. Sigmund FruitcakeDr. TobyE.C.Ellie MaeElviraElvis PresleyErnie HudsonExterminatorFrankenstein's MonsterFred Van WinkleGeorge WashingtonGrandma MarioHAL 9001Harry Blackstone Jr.Howard StevensIkeImperial PoobahInspector GadgetInspector KleanJim LangeJodieKennethLittle RobertLizLuigeenaLuigi's girlfriendLyle AlzadoMad DonnaMadam AGoGoMagic JohnsonMama MarioMarianneMarilynMario Joe and Luigi BobMikhail S. GorbachevMonsterMr. GibbelMr. PresidentMrs. GammlissMrs. PeriwinkleNickNicole EggertObi-Wan CannoliPam MattesonPattyPatty's mother and fatherPietroPoochieRalph WashingtonRob StoneRowdy Roddy PiperRoxanneSgt. SlaughterShabba-DooSlime GhostSuper PlantSusanna RossTawny TylerTed BullThe Old Psychic Lady with the Evil Eye Who Reads Fortunes and Knows Everything Before It HappensTommy LasagnaTulioVincent Van GookWilly WhiteYoung McDonald
Objects, items, etc. Curse of CeleroMario Brothers Clog CleanerMario Brothers Plant FoodMovie Macabre PeanutPizza TransformerRoseitisSecret Chippie Decoder RingSteamomaticStrange watchSuper Plant Growth FormulaVeggieitis
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a Exclusive to the Korean live-action segments