Earvin "Magic" Johnson is a former NBA basketball player who appeared in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode Magic's Magic. Mario and Luigi want to play basketball with him, but Magic is interested in learning magic. Johnson struggles with the spells he tries to cast, and Luigi is injured on multiple occasions. By the end of the episode, he learns how to perform magic properly. He has to leave for a basketball game, but he tells Mario and Luigi he wants to spend time with them again.