Mario Email 17: Japanese Classes
Cast: (in order of appearance) Mario
Mario wants to learn Japanese.
Transcript:
Mario: This week, Mario learns Japanese.
Dear Mario,
You have been sent a whole year's worth of Japanese class materials. We'll keep you posted.
Yours truuly,
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(Mario says Yours truuly as "Yours tru-oo-ly")
Mario: (typing) Well, your timing could'nt be more perfect, as I mail ordered my first year's worth of Japanese materials.
(he holds up a bunch of books, papers, CDs, DVDs, VHSs', Audiotapes, textbooks, and LPs.)
Mario: (continues typing) You just sparked my first opportunity to try out my multi-functional, multi-loading, LP, CD, DVD, audiotape, VHS Recorder/Player, and TV with Reader option! Keep me posted, thanks.
(cut to the multi-functional, multi-loading, LP, CD, DVD, audiotape, VHS Recorder/Player and TV with Reader option, which really looked like an old-timey radio.)
He inserts all his Japanese material into the multi-functional, multi-loading, LP, CD, DVD, audiotape, VHS recorder/player and TV with reader option.
Before this is demonstrated to us by Mario, he addresses us as if he were giving us an infomercial.
Mario: This may look like an old-timey radio, but don't be fooled, it can extend to be a jukebox and show us CD, DVD, audiotape, VHS, TV, and radio capabilities, and if you have reading material, it also has a reader option. Most of the functions are all controlled from one universal remote. Let's get started.
Voice Box: Welcome to the Multi-Jukebox! Control your leisurely life. Let's start with a tutorial.
(The TV screen pops up from the jukebox.)
Voice Box: When you power on, you'll automatically go to the main menu. (The title is shown, then a menu pops up.) If you want to watch a movie, click on "Play DVD" or "Play VHS." If you want to listen to something, click on "LP", "CD", "Audio Tape", or "AM/FM Radio." If you like to watch TV, click on "TV". This TV has all the goods you expect of other TVs, and some exclusive to this jukebox, like built-in DVR capability, courtesy of TiVo, with more than 90,000,000 MBs of recording.
Mario: So you can see, this old-timey device can do it all. So I'll see you later.
The End
Easter Eggs:
If you wait a while, probably 10-20 seconds, you will be taken to the multi-functional multi-loading jukebox's main menu. From there, you can click on any option on the jukebox's menu. All options that you click on will have the consistency of a push button after being clicked, and you will be there immediately.
Click on Mario at the end before you get to the jukebox menu to hear what he and others think of the jukebox.
References:
The testimonials easter egg is a reference to some commercials and/or infomercials.
Remarks:
The Jukebox menu reads, "TV", "LP", "CD", "DVD", "VHS" "Tape", "Tuner", and "Reader."
Goofs:
Although Mario types "couldn't" incorrectly (as could'nt), he pronounces it correctly.
DVD Version:
The Jukebox Easter Egg is still there, but with some minor differences. Among the differences are:
The egg is now accessible like a normal easter egg.
There is now a menu highlight.
There is now a short delay, 1-2 sec. after selecting the option.
You now have to click on the Mario Head icon to access it, as opposed to waiting.
Also, the testimonial easter egg is automatically enabled at the end. No selecting is required.