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'''Fort Hard Knox''' is the piggy bank-shaped treasury of [[Spy Land]]. It only appears in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' episode "[[On Her Majesty's Sewer Service]]", where [[King Koopa's alter egos#Koopfinger|Koopfinger]] and his goons robbed Fort Hard Knox, and managed to make off with nine-hundred and ninety-nine zillion trillion billion million and one [[Coin|Gold Coins]]. Other than a gate, Fort Hard Knox has no visible security, which might explain why it was so easy for Koopfinger to plunder. | '''Fort Hard Knox''' is the piggy bank-shaped treasury of [[Spy Land]]. It only appears in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' episode "[[On Her Majesty's Sewer Service]]", where [[King Koopa's alter egos#Koopfinger|Koopfinger]] and his goons robbed Fort Hard Knox, and managed to make off with nine-hundred and ninety-nine zillion trillion billion million and one [[Coin|Gold Coins]]. Other than a gate, Fort Hard Knox has no visible security, which might explain why it was so easy for Koopfinger to plunder. | ||
Fort Hard Knox is a portmanteau of | Fort Hard Knox is a portmanteau of {{wp|Fort Knox}}, a fortress holding much of the [[United States of America|United States]]'s gold reserves, and the idiom "School of Hard Knocks," a term used to describe the simple education given by mere life. | ||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
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|Por=Forte Hard Knox | |Por=Forte Hard Knox | ||
|PorM=Fort Hard Knox | |PorM=Fort Hard Knox | ||
|PorC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN-NV8Pi-aU&list=PLwzf4mOPE8BlhZQzQNfBFjrkJrrocv7kU&index=36 Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - À Serviço de Sua Majestade / 9001 Uma Odisséia do Mario (Dublado)]</ref> | |||
|Spa=Fuerte Peso | |Spa=Fuerte Peso | ||
|SpaM=Fort Burden | |SpaM=Fort Burden | ||
|SpaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUmruZqFOrQ Sobre el servicio de alcantarillado de Su Majestad | Dibujos Para Niños]</ref> | |||
}} | }} | ||
==References== | |||
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{{TSMBSS animation}} | {{TSMBSS animation}} | ||
[[Category:Fortresses]] | [[Category:Fortresses]] | ||
[[Category:The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! locations]] | [[Category:The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! locations]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:45, September 8, 2024
| Fort Hard Knox | |
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 Fort Hard Knox in "On Her Majesty's Sewer Service". | |
| First appearance | The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - "On Her Majesty's Sewer Service" (1989) |
| Greater location | Spy Land |
Fort Hard Knox is the piggy bank-shaped treasury of Spy Land. It only appears in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "On Her Majesty's Sewer Service", where Koopfinger and his goons robbed Fort Hard Knox, and managed to make off with nine-hundred and ninety-nine zillion trillion billion million and one Gold Coins. Other than a gate, Fort Hard Knox has no visible security, which might explain why it was so easy for Koopfinger to plunder.
Fort Hard Knox is a portmanteau of Fort Knox, a fortress holding much of the United States's gold reserves, and the idiom "School of Hard Knocks," a term used to describe the simple education given by mere life.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portuguese | Forte Hard Knox[1] | Fort Hard Knox | |
| Spanish | Fuerte Peso[2] | Fort Burden |
