Magic Johnson

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Magic Johnson is a former basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers, magician, and trophy-earner, who despite his busy schedule, is still capable of finding time to do guest spots for The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. Luigi hates him.

History

As Magic was a very successful basketball player, Luigi recognized him immediately when he popped up in the Mario brothers' cupboard. Magic Johnson had a simple request; he wanted Luigi to repair his old high school trophy. But, Luigi, shunned by his peers for his noted racism, rejected the offer and slammed the door on Magic's face! Mario returned home immediately afterward. Luigi made no mention of the effect, as he tried to keep his racism a secret. In the meantime, Magic went to a repair shop to get his trophy fixed, mumbling about how he'd never go to Mario for plumbing.

During a basketball game, Magic recalled the shame that Luigi's racism brought on him, and fumbled. However, in mid-fall, he managed to successfully dunk the ball and win the game. He called this "pulling a Homer". Luigi kicked himself.

Quotes

• Hi, I accidentally did a triple-double sky hook, ally-oop slam dunk jam on my old high school trophy. CAN you fix it?
• Wow. Now that's fast!
• Looks like I just pulled a Homer!

Trivia

• Once became a magician. Amazingly, this is not the source of his nickname.
• With a little help from the Medic, he has a teleporter. (Medic gave Magic directions as to where it goes.) The teleporter has a strange tendency to transport people to the Mario Brothers' cupboard. The teleporter was destroyed during Luigi's disastrous cupboard slamming.
• In the 2010 NBA Jam game, Magic will use his new teleporting skills to show all these new bastards in the NBA who's the real boss. Tricky bastard!
• Once advertised for some sort of insurance on TV or something like that.
• Is (sadly) a real-life example of a victim infected with AIDS. (Or in his case, HIV.)