The Magic 8-Ball, manufactured by Mattel, is a toy used for fortune-telling. Invented in 1946 by Abe Bookman of the Alabe Toy Company, it is a hollow, plastic sphere resembling an oversized, black and white 8-ball. Inside is a white, plastic, icosahedral die floating in a dark blue liquid. Each of the 20 faces of the die has an affirmative, negative, or non-committal statement printed on it in raised letters. There is a transparent window on the bottom of the 8-ball through which these messages can be read.
Wesley references the toy in 1.22 To Shanshu In L.A.:
Wesley: “This is an ancient sacred text, not a magic 8-ball.”
We see Lorne use the toy in 4.16 Players:
Cordelia: “Angel…”
(She turns to run but Wesley and Fred appear out of the shadows and surround her. Wesley racks his shotgun and Fred aims a trank gun at her. With nowhere to go, Cordelia turns back to Angel and stares icily at him as Lorne slides a toy Magic 8-Ball out from under his altar and shakes it.”
Lorne: “Has Cordy been a bad, bad girl?”
(He turns the ball over and the cube inside rises to the surface with the answer: DEFINITELY)
Related episodes: 1.22 To Shanshu in L.A., 4.16 Players
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HarFang on May 21st, 2008 at 7:35 pm
What would they have done if the ball had said “ASK AGAIN LATER” ? :D
Jess on May 30th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
or “No”?