Oddjob (often written as "Odd Job") is a
fictional character
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in the espionage novels and films featuring
James Bond
The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have ...
. He is a
henchman
A henchman (''vernacular:'' "hencher"), is a loyal Employment, employee, supporter, or aide to some powerful figure engaged in nefarious or criminal enterprises. Henchmen are typically relatively unimportant in the organization: minions whose val ...
to the villain
Auric Goldfinger
Auric Goldfinger is a fictional character and the main antagonist in Ian Fleming's 1959 seventh ''James Bond'' novel, '' Goldfinger'', and the 1964 film it inspired (the third in the ''James Bond'' series). His first name, Auric, is an adjective ...
in the 1959
James Bond
The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have ...
novel ''
Goldfinger'' and its
1964 film adaptation, making a
cameo appearance
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in the
mid-credits scene
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of
''Inspector Gadget'' (1999). In the film adaptation of ''Goldfinger'', he was played by the
Japanese-American
are Americans of Japanese ancestry. Japanese Americans were among the three largest Asian American ethnic communities during the 20th century; but, according to the 2000 census, they have declined in number to constitute the sixth largest Asi ...
actor and professional wrestler
Harold Sakata
, better known as Harold Sakata, was an American Olympic weightlifter, professional wrestler, and film actor of Japanese descent. He won a silver medal for the United States at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London in weightlifting, and later ...
. Oddjob, who also appears in the ''James Bond'' animated series and in several video games, is one of the most popular characters in the Bond series.
Appearances
Novel
Oddjob's real name is unknown. Goldfinger names him to describe his duties to his employer. A Korean, like all of Goldfinger's staff, he is extremely strong, as shown in one sequence where he breaks the thick oak railing of a staircase with a knife-hand strikes (colloquially known as 'karate chops') and shatters a mantel with his foot. When Bond expresses surprise at these feats, Goldfinger explains that Oddjob trains extensively to toughen the striking surfaces of his hands and feet, which have developed a tough
callus
A callus is an area of thickened and sometimes hardened skin that forms as a response to repeated friction, pressure, or other irritation. Since repeated contact is required, calluses are most often found on the feet and hands, but they may o ...
, significantly increasing his striking power.
Oddjob is described as being a "squat" man with "arms like thighs", black teeth, and a "sickly zoo-smell". In contrast with the film, where he is depicted as a man of average height, the novel describes his breaking of a mantelpiece seven feet off the ground and six inches above his head, placing his height at 6 ft 6 in (198 cm). He is also described as having a black belt in
karate
(; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the ...
, although, since he was Korean, this may well have been
taekwondo
''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...
, often referred to as 'Korean karate' at the time that the novel was published (1959). This discrepancy was later corrected by stating that he had received novice training in
taekwondo
''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...
and
hapkido
Hapkido ( , , also spelled ''hap ki do'' or ''hapki-do''; from Korean 합기도 ''hapgido'' ) is a hybrid Korean martial art. It is a form of self-defense that employs joint locks, grappling, throwing techniques, kicks, punches, and other s ...
in his native Korea but had spent time in
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
, where he learned karate and thus earned the black belt. The earlier novel tells of his hatred of being mistaken for Japanese, mainly due to Korean anger at the Japanese occupation during the Second World War.
Oddjob's signature weapon is a razor-edged
bowler hat
The bowler hat, also known as a billycock, bob hat, bombín (Spanish) or derby (United States), is a hard felt hat with a rounded crown, originally created by the London hat-makers Thomas and William Bowler in 1849. It has traditionally been worn ...
, which he wears at all times and can throw with deadly accuracy. He is also a skilled
archer
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, able to fire an arrow through a ring as it is held aloft. Due to a
cleft palate
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, he has a
speech defect that renders his speech unintelligible to everyone except Goldfinger. In addition to killing people who might cause trouble for Goldfinger, Oddjob functions as his guard, chauffeur, and manservant (though not his golf caddy, as depicted in the film). He has a taste for cats as food, apparently acquired during a previous famine in Korea. When Bond frames Goldfinger's yellow cat for the destruction of the surveillance film, Goldfinger punishes it by letting Oddjob eat it for dinner.
He is killed when Bond uses a knife to shatter the window next to his seat on an aircraft, which depressurizes the plane and blows Oddjob out of the window, a fate transferred to Auric Goldfinger in the film version.
Film
At the beginning of ''Goldfinger'', Oddjob is seen only as a silhouette against a wall as he knocks Bond unconscious at the
Fontainebleau Hotel
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, after which he and/or Goldfinger kills
Bond girl
A Bond girl is a character who is a love interest or female companion of James Bond in a novel, film or video game. Bond girls occasionally have names that are double entendres or puns, such as Pussy Galore, Plenty O'Toole, Xenia Onatopp, o ...
Jill Masterson, with whom Bond had spent the night, through "skin suffocation" by
painting her entire body with gold paint.
[Realistically speaking, having one's whole body coated with paint would not cause suffocation.]
When Bond meets Goldfinger for a round of golf, Oddjob is seen in full for the first time. Goldfinger describes him as "an admirable manservant but mute". He only has four lines of 'dialogue' throughout the film: in his first line, upon pretending to have found Goldfinger's missing golf ball, he exclaims, "Aha!". The second time, after killing Tilly Masterson, he instructs his men to dispose of her body by merely pointing at them and saying, "Ah! Ah!". The third time, he says "Ah!" to order Bond to put on a
gas mask
A gas mask is a mask used to protect the wearer from inhaling airborne pollutants and toxic gases. The mask forms a sealed cover over the nose and mouth, but may also cover the eyes and other vulnerable soft tissues of the face. Most gas mask ...
before entering Fort Knox. The fourth time, as Bond electrocutes him in Fort Knox, he yells a final long, loud "Arrgh!".
Oddjob acts as Goldfinger's personal
chauffeur, bodyguard, and golf
caddy. He wears a bowler hat with a sharpened steel rim, using it as a lethal weapon in the style of a
chakram
Chakram ( sa, , script=latn; pa, , script=latn) is a throwing weapon from the Indian subcontinent. One of its major purposes is to protect the turban and the head from sword/melee attacks. It is circular with a sharpened outer edge and a diame ...
(an Indian throwing weapon) or a flying guillotine. It is powerful and capable of cutting through steel and decapitating a stone statue. He uses it to kill Tilly Masterson by breaking her neck.
Physically, Oddjob is extremely strong and resilient; he crushes a
golf ball
A golf ball is a special ball designed to be used in the game of golf.
Under the rules of golf, a golf ball has a mass no more than , has a diameter not less than , and performs within specified velocity, distance, and symmetry limits. Like g ...
with one hand, and during the climactic fight scene with Bond, he is struck in the chest by a thrown
gold bar
A gold bar, also called gold bullion or gold ingot, is a quantity of refined metallic gold of any shape that is made by a bar producer meeting standard conditions of manufacture, labeling, and record keeping. Larger gold bars that are produced ...
and struck in the head with a wooden object used as a club. He barely flinches after both these attacks. However, he is never mentioned to be a karate expert. He is also fanatically loyal to Goldfinger and his plot, as he is willing to die in the nuclear explosion in Fort Knox rather than allow the bomb's disarmament.
[After being locked in the vault with Goldfinger's henchman Kisch, Oddjob kills Kisch to prevent him from disarming the bomb before engaging Bond.]
Oddjob's demeanor remains constant throughout the film. He smiles broadly whenever he encounters Bond, even during their fight scene. The only time he shows anything resembling fear or wariness is when Bond attempts to use Oddjob's hat against him. Oddjob dodges the hat, causing it to get stuck between a pair of metal bars. When he retrieves his hat and tries to free it, Bond grabs a
spark
Spark commonly refers to:
* Spark (fire), a small glowing particle or ember
* Electric spark, a form of electrical discharge
Spark may also refer to:
Places
* Spark Point, a rocky point in the South Shetland Islands
People
* Spark (surname)
* ...
ing wire severed by the hat earlier and thrusts the open end onto the bars. The
electric current
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transfers to the bars and then to the metal in the hat's rim, which
electrocute
Electrocution is death or severe injury caused by electric shock from electric current passing through the body. The word is derived from "electro" and "execution", but it is also used for accidental death.
The term "electrocution" was coined ...
s Oddjob to death. When asked what happened to him, Bond replies, "he blew a fuse".
In a
mid-credits scene
A post-credits scene (commonly referred to as a stinger or credit cookie) or mid-credits scene is a short clip that appears after all or some of the closing credits have rolled and sometimes after a production logo of a film, TV series, or video g ...
of ''
Inspector Gadget
''Inspector Gadget'' is a media franchise that began in 1983 with the DIC Entertainment animated television series '' Inspector Gadget''. Since the original series, there have been many spin-offs based on the show, including additional animated ...
'' (1999), Oddjob is seen at a "Minions Anonymous" meeting, along with
Jaws
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Anatomy
* Jaw, an opposable articulated structure at the entrance of the mouth
** Mandible, the lower jaw
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Jaws (James Bond), a character in ''The Spy Who Loved Me'' and ''Moonraker''
* ...
; he is credited as "Famous Villain With Deadly Hat".
Other appearances
Oddjob appears in the animated series ''
James Bond Jr.
''James Bond Jr.'' is an American animated television series based on Ian Fleming's ''James Bond'' franchise. It follows the adventures of James Bond's nephew, James Bond Jr.
The series debuted in September 1991 and ran for 65 episodes bef ...
'' with a miniature top hat (in place of the customary bowler hat), sunglasses, and hip-hop style clothes (not only does he wear purple instead of black, but he wears more casual attire as opposed to his live-action counterpart's dress suit), revealing that the
electric shock
Electrical injury is a physiological reaction caused by electric current passing through the body. The injury depends on the density of the current, tissue resistance and duration of contact. Very small currents may be imperceptible or produce ...
did not kill him, but knocked him unconscious. The Americans arrest him before he escapes again in the series. When not wearing his hat, his hair is now more flat-top. Like his movie counterpart, he rarely speaks.
In the video game ''
James Bond 007
The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have ...
'', Oddjob appears as a henchman for the main villain, General Golgov. Bond encounters Oddjob at his hotel room in
Marrakesh
Marrakesh or Marrakech ( or ; ar, مراكش, murrākuš, ; ber, ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ, translit=mṛṛakc}) is the fourth largest city in the Kingdom of Morocco. It is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrakes ...
. The two fight and Bond is defeated and left stranded in a desert. Later on, Bond trails Oddjob to Tibet, only to be captured. Bond escapes confinement and obtains a shield to protect him from Oddjob's hats, which he uses to deflect back at him. In this game, Oddjob speaks.
In the video game ''
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent'', Oddjob is a henchman of Goldfinger and initially a companion of GoldenEye. He is killed when GoldenEye tosses him over a rail into a pit inside the
Hoover Dam after he turns on his employer and attacks GoldenEye.
Oddjob appears in the
James Bond video games
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''
GoldenEye 007'' and ''
007: Nightfire'' as a playable character for use in
multiplayer
A multiplayer video game is a video game in which more than one person can play in the same game environment at the same time, either locally on the same computing system ( couch co-op), on different computing systems via a local area network, or ...
modes. His short stature in ''Goldeneye'' made him infamously hard to hit and often banned as a
House rule
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. In ''Nightfire'', he can use his hat as a unique throwing weapon that returns after 30 seconds. Oddjob is also a playable multiplayer character in the 2010 remake game ''
GoldenEye 007''.
In
Dynamite Entertainment
Dynamite Entertainment is an American comic book publisher founded by Nick Barrucci in 2004 at Mount Laurel, New Jersey. It is best known as the owners of '' The Boys'' franchise across several IP medias. Dynamite primarily publishes adaptations ...
's ongoing comic book title ''
James Bond 007
The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have ...
'', a new iteration of Oddjob is featured who is envisioned as a South Korean secret agent and a successor to another Oddjob (with Harold Sakata's likeness), initially acting as a rival spy to Bond in a mutual assignment. His given name is John Lee.
Oddjob's hat
The
prop
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used in ''Goldfinger'' by Oddjob was made by British hat makers, Lock & Co. The hat was then adapted by inserting a
chakram
Chakram ( sa, , script=latn; pa, , script=latn) is a throwing weapon from the Indian subcontinent. One of its major purposes is to protect the turban and the head from sword/melee attacks. It is circular with a sharpened outer edge and a diame ...
into the brim.
John Stears
John Stears (25 August 1934 – 28 April 1999), known as the "Dean of Special Effects", was a British two-time Academy Award-winning special effects expert. He created James Bond's lethal Aston Martin DB5, Luke Skywalker's Landspeeder, the Jedi K ...
was responsible for making the hat fly.
After ''Goldfinger'', the hat came into the possession of the James Bond Fan Club. In 1998, the hat was auctioned at
Christie's
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in a sale of James Bond memorabilia. The hat sold for £62,000. In 2002, the hat was lent out for an exhibition at the
National Museum of Photography, Film and Television in
Bradford
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, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the release of ''
Dr. No''. The hat was then auctioned again in 2006, when the final price was $36,000.
Replicas of the hat are sought after by collectors and replicas have been used as centrepieces for some exhibitions. In 2008, one replica joined the Bond exhibition at the
National Motor Museum.
The television show ''
MythBusters
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'' tested out the capabilities of Oddjob's hat, testing whether or not it would have been able to decapitate a stone statue. It failed to do so, and the Mythbusters ultimately labeled it 'Busted'.
Oddjob's lethal hat was ranked tenth in a 2008
20th Century Fox
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poll for the most popular movie weapon, which surveyed approximately 2,000 films fans.
Homages and parodies
Film
* In the 1982 film ''
Bruce contre-attaque'', Harold Sakata appears as a villainous character who reprises Oddjob's deadly hat weapon.
* The Hong Kong film ''
Aces Go Places 3
''Aces Go Places 3'' (), also known under the titles ''Aces Go Places 3 - Our Man from Bond Street'' and ''Mad Mission III'', is a 1984 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Tsui Hark as the third installment in the ''Aces Go Places'' film se ...
'' features an appearance by an Oddjob-like character, played by
Tsuneharu Sugiyama
was a Japanese amateur and professional wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight at the 1964 Summer Olympics. After his competitive career, he worked in International Wrestling Enterprise, All Japan Pro Wrestling and Ne ...
.
* In the film ''
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'', Oddjob is parodied by a character called
Random Task
The following is a list of fictional characters from the ''Austin Powers'' series of films.
''Austin Powers'' is a series of American spy action comedy films: '' Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'' (1997), '' Austin Powers: The Spy Who ...
, played by
Joe Son
Joseph Hyungmin Son ( ko, 손형민; born November 22, 1970) is a South Korean-born American convicted felon and a former mixed martial artist, kickboxer, professional wrestler and actor. Prior to his 2008 arrest, he was best known for his appe ...
, who throws his shoe as a weapon.
* In the Norwegian parody film ''
Kill Buljo'', Buljo's bodyguard is named Blow Job (played by strongwoman and powerlifter Heidi Nilima Monsen) – a tough woman dressed in black suit and bowler hat. Her favorite activity is throwing cops around.
* In ''
The Kentucky Fried Movie
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''s
kung-fu
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spoof, ''A Fistful of Yen'', Dr. Klahn's army is training by throwing razored bowler hats to decapitate a statue, just like Oddjob.
* Oddjob's trademark hat-throwing technique can also be seen in ''
Toy Story 2
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'' (in which
Mr. Potato Head
Mr. Potato Head is an American toy brand consisting of a plastic model of a potato "head" to which a variety of plastic parts can attach — typically ears, eyes, shoes, hat, nose, pants and mouth.
Mr. Potato Head was invented and manufact ...
throws his own bowler hat to prevent two doors from closing).
* In the Italian parody film ''
Two Mafiosi Against Goldfinger
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'', the equivalent of Oddjob is a huge black man called Molok (played by ex-wrestler
Dakar
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) dressed in a black suit and bowler hat, who throws a deadly shoe to kill his opponents.
* Oddjob may have been an inspiration for ''
Spectre
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Religion and spirituality
* Vision (spirituality)
* Apparitional experience
* Ghost
Arts and entertainment Film and television
* ''Spectre'' (1977 film), a made-for-television film produced and writ ...
''s Mr. Hinx (portrayed by
Dave Bautista
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).
Television
*
Harold Sakata
, better known as Harold Sakata, was an American Olympic weightlifter, professional wrestler, and film actor of Japanese descent. He won a silver medal for the United States at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London in weightlifting, and later ...
appeared in several
Vicks 44 commercials as Oddjob. The ads show him inadvertently breaking several objects via coughing fits, only to have his rampages halted by taking doses of the featured product.
* In the animated special ''
Garfield's Feline Fantasies
''Garfield's Feline Fantasies'' is a 1989 American animated short based on the ''Garfield'' comic strip and is produced by Film Roman, United Media/ Mendelson, and Paws, Inc. It once again featured Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield. The a ...
'',
Garfield
''Garfield'' is an American comic strip created by Jim Davis. Originally published locally as ''Jon'' in 1976, then in nationwide syndication from 1978 as ''Garfield'', it chronicles the life of the title character Garfield the cat, his hum ...
has an extended fantasy featuring himself as a James Bond-like spy, accompanied by his
sidekick
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Some well-known fictional sidekicks are Don Quixote's Sancho Panza, ...
, "Slobberjob", played by
Odie
Odie is a fictional dog who appears in the comic strip ''Garfield'' by Jim Davis. He has also made appearances in the animated television series ''Garfield and Friends'' and '' The Garfield Show'', two live-action/ CGI feature films, and three ...
.
* In the animated series ''
DuckTales
''DuckTales'' is an American animated television series produced by Disney Television Animation. The original cartoon series premiered on syndication and on Disney Channel on September 18, 1987 and ran for a total of 100 episodes over four sea ...
'', a henchman named Oddduck accompanies the villain of the episode "Double-O-Duck", Dr. Nogood.
* In the cartoon series ''
Count Duckula
''Count Duckula'' is a British children's animated comedy horror television series created by British studio Cosgrove Hall Films and produced by Thames Television as a spin-off from '' Danger Mouse'', a series in which an early version of the ...
'', a villain called The Egg has a manservant called Oddbeak (a parrot made to resemble Oddjob, complete with bowler and suit).
* In the ''
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers
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* ''Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers'' (TV series), 1989 television series
* ''Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers'' (film), 2022 film
* ''Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers'' (video game), 1990 game based on the TV series
...
'' episode "Double 'O Dale", which parodies the Bond series,
Dale is watching a spy movie featuring a sidekick called Oddshoe.
* In ''
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
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'' episode "
On Her Majesty's Sewer Service", a parody of the ''James Bond'' series, the character Mouser gains an appearance similar to Oddjob, even throwing his bowler derby hat as a weapon in one scene (instead of cutting people, though, the bowler derby was shown to simply bludgeon them).
* In ''
Beavis and Butt-head'', when the duo are watching a music video with people riding motorcycles, they say it is like a ''James Bond'' film, with Beavis adding "They need that short guy Handjob to come out."
* In ''
The Beverly Hillbillies
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'',
Jethro Bodine
''The Beverly Hillbillies'' is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on CBS from 1962 to 1971. It had an ensemble cast featuring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer Jr. as the Clampetts, a poor, backwoods family fro ...
sees some of the ''James Bond'' films, referring to them as 'Double-Naught Spy' movies, and becomes enamored of Oddjob's bowler hat, dunking his own hat into molten metal and letting it harden.
* In the cartoon series ''
Duck Dodgers
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He first appeared in the 1953 cartoon short ''Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century'', directed by ...
'',
Daffy Duck
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throws a hat to save himself during a mission and later says that he had learned it from someone called "Odd Ball". It cuts to a scene where Oddjob angrily says, "Odd Ball?!!".
* In the episode "The Spy Who Mugged Me" of ''
The A-Team
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'', a parody on the Bond franchise, the character Fröbe is a spoof on Oddjob, played by
Professor Tanaka
Charles J. Kalani Jr. (January 6, 1930 – August 22, 2000) was an American professional wrestler, professional boxer, college football player, soldier, actor, and martial artist who, in fighting rings, was also known as Professor Toru Tanaka, o ...
. The name of the character refers to the name of the actor playing
Auric Goldfinger
Auric Goldfinger is a fictional character and the main antagonist in Ian Fleming's 1959 seventh ''James Bond'' novel, '' Goldfinger'', and the 1964 film it inspired (the third in the ''James Bond'' series). His first name, Auric, is an adjective ...
in the original Bond film,
Gert Fröbe.
* In the ''
Animaniacs
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'' segment "The Chicken Who Loved Me", the villain, Dr. Not, has a henchman named Day Laborer who resembles Oddjob.
* In ''
Robot Chicken'', Oddjob's hat is blown by the wind while he is reading a newspaper, he chases it down as it goes around cutting things in half.
Video games
* One of the characters in the video game ''
Fur Fighters
''Fur Fighters'' (titled ''Furrballs'' in early development) is a video game developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Acclaim Entertainment for the Dreamcast in 2000, later for Microsoft Windows. The game was first announced as a Dreamcas ...
'' is a hat-throwing bear called Oddfelt.
* In the ''
Mortal Kombat'' video game franchise, recurring character
Kung Lao
Kung Lao ( or ) is a fictional character in the ''Mortal Kombat'' fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios. A Shaolin monk, he debuted in ''Mortal Kombat II'' (1993). He is depicted as a primary hero in the series, includ ...
's throwable hat was inspired by Oddjob.
* The arcade game ''
Sly Spy
''Sly Spy'', known in Japan as and known in Europe as ''Sly Spy: Secret Agent'', is an arcade game developed and published by Data East in 1989. After Data East became defunct due to their bankruptcy back in 2003, G-Mode bought the intellectual r ...
'', an homage to the ''James Bond'' mythos, features a bowler-throwing character as a level boss.
Other
* In the Italian Disney 1966 comic story "Paperino missione Bob Fingher" (translated for the United States in 2010 as "Moldfinger or The Spy Who Ducked-Out On Me"), parody of the movie's Italian edition, ''Agente 007 – Missione Goldfinger'' (literally: "Agent 007 – Goldfinger Mission'"), the evil Bob Fingher has a shoe with Oddjob's hat's functions and loves to play golf.
* In a one-page
Hostess advertisement,
Spider-Man fights a
supervillain
A supervillain or supercriminal is a variant of the villainous stock character that is commonly found in American comic books, usually possessing superhuman abilities. A supervillain is the antithesis of a superhero.
Supervillains are oft ...
called "Demolition Derby" who throws his derby hat that bounces and cuts Spider-Man's webbing.
* In ''
Daredevil'' #59, a supervillain called Torpedo throws a cutting hat; Daredevil remarks that he did not expect Torpedo to pull an "oddjob" on him.
* In an official Bond tie-in ad for
Heineken
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beer with Daniel Craig, the Bond girl throws a hat at their pursuers just like Oddjob, but without the same hit success rate.
* In the Japanese manga ''
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1987 to 2004, and was transferred to the monthly ''seinen'' manga ...
''s first part, ''
Phantom Blood
is a 1987 manga series created by Hirohiko Araki, and the first part of the larger ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' series. The manga was originally serialized by Shueisha in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' under the title and was collected in five ...
'', the character Robert Edward O. Speedwagon has a bowler with blades hidden within the brim, a clear reference to Oddjob's signature weapon.
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