| “ | A true luchador rolls with a punch no matter what shapes he's in. But it helps to be, you know, round? | ” |
| — Rikochet (as pinball) | ||
"Pinball Wizard is the first segment of the 10th episode in the first season of ¡Mucha Lucha!. It aired on November 30, 2002, on Kids' WB and on May 7, 2004, on Cartoon Network.
Synopsis[]
When Rikochet accidentally gets frozen in the shape of his pulverizing pinball, he thinks it's great. But, of course, every silver lining has a cloud. He can't control his bouncing and manages to destroy the school and accidentally leave his friends in the brutal hands of the three brutos from the Hairy Knuckles Academy. Can Rikochet find the strength to carry on or will being permanently ball-shaped bounce him out of the world of Masked Wrestling forever?
Plot[]
Sonic Sumo has just defeated Rikochet... or so we thought. He gets up and continues the match, but Sonic Sumo uses his technology to knock him out again. He uses his Sonic Catapult and almost defeats Rikochet, but he's not given up. He uses his Pulverizing Pinball to attack Sonic Sumo, but Sonic Sumo uses Sonic Freeze to freeze him in pinball form. Rikochet breaks the sonic thing and now is stuck as a pinball. Sonic Sumo will have to get some parts from Japan, as Rikochet is stuck bouncing around the school.
Now Rikochet is expelled. Buena Girl and The Flea push him up the hill as they run into three bullies. They are about to fight but Rikochet rolls down the hill in front of a traffic light. A truck is headed straight for him!
The truck stops and barely misses Rikochet, but Snow Pea rides by on a bike and hits Rikochet into a mud puddle. Masked Dog runs up, but buries Rikochet, but he can't move. Rikochet laments about himself being a pinball, and thinks it can't get any worse when he gets kicked into a sewer. Rikochet meets a soccer ball friend - El Portero, the Goalkeeper. He won the game, but he was stuck as a ball and go no respect, just like Rikochet was! He said nearly the exact same things, and Rikochet takes it to mean not to give up. El Portero thinks he shouldn't give up either.
So Rikochet returns to his friends, who are being beaten badly by the bullies. Rikochet uses pulverizing pinball to defeat the bullies... until Sonic Sumo reveals that he fixed the Sonic thing and now Rikochet falls. But then Snow Pea (kind of) saves the Mascaritas. Meanwhile, El Portero is washed up on a beach and meets up with a girl.
Characters[]
- The Three Mascaritas
- Sonic Sumo
- Mr. Midcarda
- Headmistress
- Hairy Knuckles Brutos
- Masked Dog
- Potato Patata Jr.
- Minotoro
- Pierre Del Fuego
- Dragonfly
- El Perrito
- Penny Plutonium
- Zero Kelvin
- El Loco Mosquito
- Double Ninja Ninja
- Francisco of the Forest
- Tic Tac Toe (cameo)
- Cindy Slam (cameo)
- Snow Pea
- El Portero (debut)
- Hula Hattie (unmasked; cameo)
- Masked Toddlers (cameo)
- Stock Incidentals
- Lady with Pink Ponytails
- Blonde Man in Green Shirt
- Man in White-Buttoned Shirt
- Man in Blue Shirt
- Old Man with Cane
- Lady with Purple Hair
- Short Old Man
- Old Lady with Glasses
- Guy in Orange-Patterned, Green Shirt
- Obese Blonde Guy in Suit and Tie
- Blonde Kid
- Old Man in Light-Green Buttoned Shirt
- Mustache Guy in Heels
- Short Man with Hat
- Jimmy (cameo)
- Old Lady in Purple Dress
Transcript[]
Click here to view the script.
Gallery[]
Click here to visit Pinball Wizard's Gallery!
Trivia[]
- This episode and the storyline were adapted into a chapter book as "Pinball Problems".
- This episode along with "Not So Buena Girl" was originally scheduled to air on September 21, 2002.
- The title of the episode is a reference to an iconic song with similar name, performed by The Who.
- Rikochet's pulverizing pinball transformation from "Woulda Coulda Hasbeena" and "La Flamencita" is reused during the match.
- The Hawaiian Hula dancer in the island resembles Hula Hattie without her mask.
Goofs[]
- Pierre Del Fuego's teeth are almost entirely black.
- When Rikochet screams, his two of eyes pops out without any black lines around his eyes. Also, his two eyes had pupils, and his main eye doesn't have any pupils.
- As the truck heads for Rikochet, the camera pans a bit back repeatedly after the screen fades in.
- The line of the water from the sewer disappears before leaving the frame.
- The Flea's head turn around was not animated after Carlton Cold Jones finishes speaking.
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