HAL 9001
| HAL 9001 | |
|---|---|
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| Species | Computer |
| Appears in | The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! ("9001: A Mario Odyssey") (1989) |
| Portrayed by | Philip L. Clarke (voice) |
- “Good afternoon, gentlemen. I am the HAL 9001 Computer and Pizza Machine.”
- —HAL 9001,9001: A Mario Odyssey
TheHAL 9001, or justHAL, is a computer/pizza machine that appears inThe Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "9001: A Mario Odyssey." HAL was invented by the programmerAlbert Einstein, who had been asked byMario andLuigi to create an automated pizza machine for them. Einstein assembles a console consisting of anApple Macintosh computer, a pizza oven, and several unseen inside parts to produce the HAL 9001. Its appearance referencesHAL 9000, the AI computer from the film2001: A Space Odyssey, while its name is a pormanteau of the computer's name and the title of the film.
Unlike most other computers, Einstein had given HAL a brain, allowing it to think and ask questions in order to carry out specific commands. HAL was also given a special red "eye" for viewing the world around it. However, there is a glitch in HAL's system, causing the computer to place fried eggs and anchovies on all pizzas it prepares unless it is specifically told not to add them.
When HAL is unveiled to the Mario Bros., Einstein asks HAL to give them a demonstration, and succeeds in ordering a pepperoni pizza with no anchovies or fried eggs. After Einstein leaves, Mario and Luigi begin asking HAL to prepare numerous other pizzas. However, the glitch in HAL's system soon results in numerous unconventional pizzas, including golf pencil pizza and nurse shoe pizza, making Mario and Luigi dissatisified with their new computer.
When Luigi threatens to unplug and shut down HAL, it retaliates by hypnotizing the Mario Bros. with its eye, and succeeds in putting them under its spell. As HAL feels that it had worked hard to prepare the pizzas, he orders Mario and Luigi to eat all of the pizzas. However, Einstein returns at that point, realizing HAL has gone insane, and manages to unplug HAL, putting an end to his spell.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese(Simplified) | HAL 9001[1] | - | |
| German | HAL 9001[2] | - | |
| Hebrew | האל 9001[3] Hal 9001 | HAL 9001 | |
| Spanish | HAL 9001[4] | - | |
| Swedish | HAL 9001[5] | - |
References[edit]
- ^關於女王陛下的下水道服務 | 兒童電子遊戲 | 兒童卡通
- ^The Super Mario Bros Super Show! Folge 27 9001 Eine Mario Odyssee /Zu seiner Majestäts Kanaldiensten
- ^האחים סופר מריו (1989) - (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Hebrew Dub) - S01E21
- ^Sobre el servicio de alcantarillado de Su Majestad | Dibujos Para Niños
- ^Super Mario Bros Super Show - Episode 22 - Swedish
