Koopasonic Rock TV

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Koopasonic Rock TV
Title card for Koopa Sez in the Super Mario World television series episode "Rock TV"
Appears in Super Mario World ("Rock TV") (1991)

The Koopasonic Rock TV (or just Rock TV) is a kind of television set seen in the Super Mario World episode, "Rock TV".

During the episode, King Koopa invents a television for Dinosaur World that is made out of rock, yet is still able to receive broadcasts. Posing in costume as spokesman Robby Rockwell, Koopa is able to sell Koopasonic Rock TVs to the Cave People, as well as Mario and Luigi, who all purchase Rock TVs and watch them. The show that everyone watches is Koopa Sez; however, Mario and Luigi's Rock TV breaks and they toss it out their window into the water.

However, the Cave People keep watching. Inside the televisions, it is revealed there are Koopa Wizards who proceed to cast spells on the Cave People so they get hypnotized and follow everything Koopa tells them to do. Koopa then tells them to get Mario and Luigi and bring them to him. At the episode's end, Yoshi starts eating the Rock TVs, spitting out Koopa Wizards that were inside of them.

The Rock TV is similar in concept to the crag-vision from Super Paper Mario.

Naming[edit]

"Koopasonic" is a parody of the Panasonic brand.

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNote(s)Ref.
AlbanianRock TelevizorRock Television[1]
FrenchRock TV-[2]
GermanKoopasonic Rock TV-[3]
GreekΚουπασονίκι Ροκ TV
Koupasoníki Rok TV
Koopasonic Rock TV[4]
ItalianRock TV AttilasonicaKoopasonic Rock TV[5]
Korean바보상자 TV
Babosangja TV
Idiot Box TV[6]
PolishKoopasonic Rock TV-[7]
PortugueseTV de Pedra KoopaKoopa Rock TV[8]
RomanianRock TV KoopasonicKoopasonic Rock TV[9]
RussianКупасоникс Рок ТВ
Kupasoniks Rok TV
Koopasonic Rock TV[10]
Spanish (Latin America)Koopasonic Roca TelevisiónKoopasonic Rock TV[11]
Spanish (Europe)Rocatele KoopasónicaKoopasonic Rock TVoriginal dub[12]
Rock TV Koopasonicre-dub[13]

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