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"'''Defective Gadgetry'''" is the fortieth live-action segment of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' Its corresponding animated episode is "{{iw|zeldawiki|Underworld Connections}}" from ''[[The Legend of Zelda (television series)|The Legend of Zelda]]''. This segment is notable for being the first time [[Inspector Gadget]] appears in live-action, predating the {{wp|Inspector Gadget (film)|1999 live-action film}} starring {{wp|Matthew Broderick}} by ten years.


'''Defective Gadgetry''' is the fortieth live-action segment of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''. Its corresponding animated episode is "Underworld Connections" from ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''.  
==Plot synopsis==
At [[Mario Brothers Plumbing]], [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] are in the middle of fixing up a bizarre-looking contraption made of springs when Luigi tells Mario to get the door. As Mario walks towards the door, he hears the doorbell ring and ponders on how Luigi even knew that someone was there. Luigi asks Mario if he is expecting anybody, only for Mario to say that he hopes that it is not "that magazine guy."


== Plot Synopsis ==
When Mario opens the door, he is greeted by [[Inspector Gadget]], who tells the brothers that he is under the impression that they can fix anything mechanical. Inspector Gadget notes that he needs an emergency adjustment and then formally introduces himself. As Mario shakes Inspector Gadget's hand, he accidentally pulls off Gadget's hammer. Mario agrees to fix his gadgets and asks Inspector Gadget to come back in an hour, but Inspector Gadget explains that his gadgets need to be fixed while he waits, for he is awaiting important instructions from "[[List of implied characters#Chief Quimby|the Chief]]". Luigi points out that the Chief is calling just before Inspector Gadget's gadget phone starts ringing. Inspector Gadget has a brief conversation with the Chief and tells him that he will be over as soon as the Mario Bros. fix him up. When Inspector Gadget tries to retract his phone antenna, he breaks it and exclaims that he is going to pieces.


At [[Mario Brothers Plumbing]], [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] are in the middle of fixing up a bizarre-looking contraption made of springs, when Luigi tells Mario to get the door. As Mario walks towards the door, he hears the doorbell ring and ponders on how Luigi even knew that someone was there. Luigi asks Mario if he's expecting anybody, only for Mario to say that he hopes that it isn't "that magazine guy".
A few minutes later, Inspector Gadget is lying down on an assembly table, while Mario and Luigi have donned scrubs. "Dr. Luigi" asks "Dr. Mario" if he is ready, which he affirms, and the two stick cotton balls in each other's ears. When Mario asks why they just did that, Luigi comments that should the patient scream, they will not get upset.  


When Mario opens the door, he is greeted by [[Inspector Gadget]], who tells the brothers that he is under the impression that they can fix anything mechanical. Inspector Gadget notes that he needs an emergency adjustment, and then formally introduces himself. As Mario shakes Inspector Gadget's hand, he accidentally pulls off Gadget's hammer. Mario agrees to fix his gadgets, and asks Inspector Gadget to come back in an hour, but Inspector Gadget explains that his gadgets need to be fixed while he waits, for he is awaiting important instructions from [[Chief Quimby|"the Chief"]]. Luigi points out that the Chief is calling, just before Inspector Gadget's gadget phone starts ringing. Inspector Gadget has a brief conversation with the Chief, and tells him that he'll be over as soon as the Mario Bros. fix him up. When Inspector Gadget tries to retract his phone antenna, he breaks it and exclaims that he's going to pieces.
Luigi proceeds to wash his hands by soaking them in a bucket full of water, splashing water all over the place as he does so. Mario then dips a rubber glove into the water and pulls it out. As water trickles down from the glove, Luigi implies that they should not waste it, so he grabs the glove and rushes it over to the tub garden, allowing the excess water to drip into it. Reaching into the bucket again, Mario pulls out [[Kenneth]], [[Mrs. Periwinkle]]'s dead goldfish, and tosses him aside. Luigi returns with Mario's glove, proceeds to put on his own pair, and asks Mario if everything is ready. Luigi asks Mario what the most important thing is, to which Mario answers with "cleanliness," only for Luigi to sneeze into his gloves, which he wipes off on Mario's scrubs.


A few minutes later, Inspector Gadget is lying down on an assembly table, while Mario and Luigi have donned scrubs. ''Dr. Luigi'' asks ''Dr. Mario'' if he's ready, to which he complies, and the two stick cotton balls in each other's ears. When Mario asks why they just did that, Luigi comments that should the patient scream, they won't get upset.
Standing over the assembly table, Mario and Luigi use an assortment of tools to repair Inspector Gadget, who they wind up repairing in a rush job. Luigi comments that he feels like [[Leonardo da Vinci]], but when Mario asks Inspector Gadget how he feels, Gadget, who is now just a mess of body parts, is unable to answer due to his voice being all muffled by his own arm. Luigi moves the arm, only for Inspector Gadget to ask the two of them how long they have been working for the evil [[List of implied characters#Dr. Claw|Dr. Claw]].


Luigi proceeds to wash his hands by soaking them in a bucket full of water, splashing water all over the place as he does so. Mario then dips a rubber glove into the water, and pulls it out. As water trickles down from the glove, Luigi implies that they shouldn't waste it, grabs the glove and rushes it over to the tub garden, allowing the excess water to drip into it. Reaching into the bucket again, Mario pulls out [[Kenneth]], [[Mrs. Periwinkle]]'s dead goldfish, and tosses him aside. Luigi returns with Mario's glove, proceeds to put on his own pair, and asks Mario if everything is ready. Luigi asks Mario what the most important thing is, to which Mario answers with "cleanliness", only for Luigi to sneeze into his gloves, which he wipes off on Mario's scrubs.
Afterwards, Mario and Luigi have properly repaired Inspector Gadget using some spare parts that Luigi picked up. Mario and Luigi then hook Inspector Gadget up to a machine to give him a bench check, to which Luigi comments that his RPM is up 3000, his oil is clean, and that he will need to return for a left foot alignment at roughly 3,000 miles. Mario presents Inspector Gadget with his 30-day parts and labor warranty and tells him not to run over any nails. Inspector Gadget prepares to write a check out to Mario and Luigi, only to ask where Luigi got the spare parts, and Luigi answers that he got the parts at a novelty store. When Inspector Gadget stands up, his hands droop down from his arms on springs, much to his dismay. Inspector Gadget grudgingly thanks the Mario Bros. for their help and heads outside before they can do anything else.


Standing over the assembly table, Mario and Luigi use an assortment of tools to repair Inspector Gadget, whom they wind up repairing in a rush job. Luigi comments that he feels like [[Wikipedia:Leonardo da Vinci|Leonardo da Vinci]], but when Mario asks Inspector Gadget how he feels, Gadget, who is now just a mess of body parts, is unable to answer due to his voice being all muffled by his own arm. Luigi moves the arm, only for Inspector Gadget to ask the two them how long they've been working for the evil [[Wikipedia:Doctor Claw|Dr. Claw]].
Luigi asks Mario if he should tell Inspector Gadget about any of the other changes that they made just as Gadget steps outside. While trying out one of his gadgets, Inspector Gadget accidentally activates his rocket shoes, goes flying past the basement window shouting, "WOWZERS!" and crashes. To Luigi's question, Mario answers, "I don't think so." Mario and Luigi then laugh and start to giggle about Inspector Gadget's rocket shoes.


Afterwards, Mario and Luigi have properly repaired Inspector Gadget using some spare parts that Luigi picked up. Mario and Luigi then hook Inspector Gadget up to a machine to give him a bench check, to which Luigi comments that his RPM is up 3000, his oil is clean, and that he'll need to return for a left foot allignment at roughly 3000 miles. Mario presents Inspector Gadget with his thirty day parts and labor warranty, and tells him not to run over any nails. Inspector Gadget prepares to write a check out to Mario and Luigi, only to ask where Luigi got the spare parts, and Luigi answers that he got the parts at a novelty store. When Inspector Gadget stands up, his hands droop down from his arms on springs, much to his dismay. Inspector Gadget grudgingly thanks the Mario Bros. for their help, and heads outside before they can do anything else to help.
==Names in other languages==
 
{{foreign names
Luigi asks Mario if he should tell Inspector Gadget about any of the other changes that they made, just as Gadget steps outside. While trying out one of his gadgets, Inspector Gadget accidentally activates his rocket shoes, goes flying past the basement window shouting "WOWZERS!", and crashes. To Luigi's question, Mario answers "I don't think so". Mario and Luigi then laugh, and start to giggle about Inspector Gadget's rocket shoes.
|Ger=Das defekte Gerät
 
|GerM=The Defective Gadget
== Trivia ==
|GerC=<ref>[http://www.pidax-film.de/Kinder/Jugend/Die-Super-Mario-Bros-Super-Show-Vol-2::1104.html Die Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Vol. 2]. ''pidax-film.de''. Retrieved September 14, 2017.</ref>
}}


* Throughout the episode, the ''[[Wikipedia:Inspector Gadget|Inspector Gadget]]'' theme song is played repeatedly. As both ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' and ''Inspector Gadget'' were produced by [[DiC Entertainment]], there were no legal issues involved with using Inspector Gadget or his theme song.
==Trivia==
* Luigi refers to Mario as "Dr. Mario", which is rather ironic, as this segment was filmed in 1989, and the game ''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]'' was released in 1990.
*Throughout the episode, the ''{{wp|Inspector Gadget (1983 TV series)|Inspector Gadget}}'' theme song is played repeatedly as both ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' and ''Inspector Gadget'' are both produced by [[DIC Entertainment]]. The song would be played again in "[[Treasure of the Sierra Brooklyn]]", another episode featuring [[Inspector Gadget]].
* [[Kenneth]], the dead goldfish that Mario discovers was first seen in "[[Goodbye Mr. Fish]]". Strangely enough, Goodbye Mr. Fish orginally aired ''after'' this segment. It is highly likely that that most of the live-action segments were aired in a different order than they were origianlly filmed.
*This segment is one of the five live-action episodes included on Shout! Factory's ''[[The Legend of Zelda (television series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' DVD set.<ref>Gilchrist, T. (September 8, 2005). [http://au.ign.com/articles/2005/09/09/legend-of-zelda-on-dvd Legend of Zelda on DVD!]. ''IGN''. Retrieved August 26, 2017.</ref>
* This segment is included on Shout! Factory's ''The Legend of Zelda'' DVD set.
* The segment marks the first time Inspector Gadget has ever appeared in live-action, predating his first [[Wikipedia: Inspector Gadget (film)|live-action film]] by almost ten years.


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The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! live-action segment
"Defective Gadgetry"
Defective Gadgetry
Production number 159
Airdate October 27, 1989[?]
Guest star(s) Maurice LaMarche
Cartoon episode "Underworld Connections" (The Legend of Zelda)
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"Defective Gadgetry" is the fortieth live-action segment of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Its corresponding animated episode is "Underworld Connections" from The Legend of Zelda. This segment is notable for being the first time Inspector Gadget appears in live-action, predating the 1999 live-action film starring Matthew Broderick by ten years.

Plot synopsis[edit]

At Mario Brothers Plumbing, Mario and Luigi are in the middle of fixing up a bizarre-looking contraption made of springs when Luigi tells Mario to get the door. As Mario walks towards the door, he hears the doorbell ring and ponders on how Luigi even knew that someone was there. Luigi asks Mario if he is expecting anybody, only for Mario to say that he hopes that it is not "that magazine guy."

When Mario opens the door, he is greeted by Inspector Gadget, who tells the brothers that he is under the impression that they can fix anything mechanical. Inspector Gadget notes that he needs an emergency adjustment and then formally introduces himself. As Mario shakes Inspector Gadget's hand, he accidentally pulls off Gadget's hammer. Mario agrees to fix his gadgets and asks Inspector Gadget to come back in an hour, but Inspector Gadget explains that his gadgets need to be fixed while he waits, for he is awaiting important instructions from "the Chief". Luigi points out that the Chief is calling just before Inspector Gadget's gadget phone starts ringing. Inspector Gadget has a brief conversation with the Chief and tells him that he will be over as soon as the Mario Bros. fix him up. When Inspector Gadget tries to retract his phone antenna, he breaks it and exclaims that he is going to pieces.

A few minutes later, Inspector Gadget is lying down on an assembly table, while Mario and Luigi have donned scrubs. "Dr. Luigi" asks "Dr. Mario" if he is ready, which he affirms, and the two stick cotton balls in each other's ears. When Mario asks why they just did that, Luigi comments that should the patient scream, they will not get upset.

Luigi proceeds to wash his hands by soaking them in a bucket full of water, splashing water all over the place as he does so. Mario then dips a rubber glove into the water and pulls it out. As water trickles down from the glove, Luigi implies that they should not waste it, so he grabs the glove and rushes it over to the tub garden, allowing the excess water to drip into it. Reaching into the bucket again, Mario pulls out Kenneth, Mrs. Periwinkle's dead goldfish, and tosses him aside. Luigi returns with Mario's glove, proceeds to put on his own pair, and asks Mario if everything is ready. Luigi asks Mario what the most important thing is, to which Mario answers with "cleanliness," only for Luigi to sneeze into his gloves, which he wipes off on Mario's scrubs.

Standing over the assembly table, Mario and Luigi use an assortment of tools to repair Inspector Gadget, who they wind up repairing in a rush job. Luigi comments that he feels like Leonardo da Vinci, but when Mario asks Inspector Gadget how he feels, Gadget, who is now just a mess of body parts, is unable to answer due to his voice being all muffled by his own arm. Luigi moves the arm, only for Inspector Gadget to ask the two of them how long they have been working for the evil Dr. Claw.

Afterwards, Mario and Luigi have properly repaired Inspector Gadget using some spare parts that Luigi picked up. Mario and Luigi then hook Inspector Gadget up to a machine to give him a bench check, to which Luigi comments that his RPM is up 3000, his oil is clean, and that he will need to return for a left foot alignment at roughly 3,000 miles. Mario presents Inspector Gadget with his 30-day parts and labor warranty and tells him not to run over any nails. Inspector Gadget prepares to write a check out to Mario and Luigi, only to ask where Luigi got the spare parts, and Luigi answers that he got the parts at a novelty store. When Inspector Gadget stands up, his hands droop down from his arms on springs, much to his dismay. Inspector Gadget grudgingly thanks the Mario Bros. for their help and heads outside before they can do anything else.

Luigi asks Mario if he should tell Inspector Gadget about any of the other changes that they made just as Gadget steps outside. While trying out one of his gadgets, Inspector Gadget accidentally activates his rocket shoes, goes flying past the basement window shouting, "WOWZERS!" and crashes. To Luigi's question, Mario answers, "I don't think so." Mario and Luigi then laugh and start to giggle about Inspector Gadget's rocket shoes.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
German Das defekte Gerät[1] The Defective Gadget

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Die Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Vol. 2. pidax-film.de. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  2. ^ Gilchrist, T. (September 8, 2005). Legend of Zelda on DVD!. IGN. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
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