An officially licensed 1986 Japanese toy of Bowser holding Mario on a spring has a very unfortunate design issue with the placement of the nub to hold Mario in the spring. The spring appears to be attached to a normally unseen part of Mario's anatomy.
![[A toy of Bowser holding Mario on a spring. The spring is unfortunately attached to a plastic nub emerging from the middle of the space between Mario's legs]
Source: Bluesky user "Cabel Sasser", bsky.app/profile/cabel.panic.com/post/3ldtpcv4hvs2f](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:heeihz7xdhf7dbjx4befobqw/bafkreifupndpdr63ozlqxnpqvvqdh4zflrnxmmlwtyyt6nbudkfopahn5e)
