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| The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! | |
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| Directed by | Dan Riba |
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| Narrated by | Lou Albano (cartoons only) |
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| Opening theme | 'Plumber Rap', performed by Lou Albano and Danny Wells |
| Ending theme | 'Do the Mario', performed by Lou Albano |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 52 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 20 minutes |
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| Distributor | Viacom Enterprises Saban International (Internationally) |
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| Original network | First-run syndication |
| Original release | September 4 – December 1, 1989 |
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| Followed by | The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3(1990) |
| Related shows | The Legend of Zelda(1989) |
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! is a 1989 American television series, conceived by Andy Heyward, produced by DIC Enterprises and Saban Entertainment, and distributed by Viacom Enterprises in the United States, airing from September 4 to December 1, 1989. The series was based upon Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 2, and was the first of three television series to be based upon the Mario video game series. Each episode consisted of live-action segments starring Lou Albano as Mario and Danny Wells as Luigi alongside a special guest, either as themselves or a character for the segments. The remainder of the programme was dedicated to animated stories of Super Mario Bros., starring the voices of Albano and Wells in their respective roles alongside Jeannie Elias, John Stocker, and Harvey Atkin. For every Friday and the remaining episodes of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, it was accompanied by animated serials of The Legend of Zelda, based on the video game of the same name, and starring the voices of Jonathan Potts, Cynthia Preston and Len Carlson, until the conclusion of the television series.
After the television series's original run via first-run syndication, the series received re-runs until September 6, 1991, before The Family Channel picked up the series a few weeks later and continued airing it until August 26, 1994.[1][2] The show was later followed by The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World.
- 2Format
- 3Premise
- 4Voice Cast
- 4.1Super Mario Bros. cast
- 4.2The Legend of Zelda Voice cast
- 5Reception
- 6Home video releases
- 7Re-Runs
- 7.1Club Mario
History[edit]
Before the series was conceived, Andy Heyward, the then-CEO of DIC Enterprises, spent about a year trying to convince Nintendo to license the characters.[3] In an interview with USA Today, Heyward said 'The Mario Bros. is such a unique property we had to do it in a different way..We wanted to do a cartoon but also do a show that extended beyond the cartoon.'[4] In February 1989, it was announced that the show would premiere in September 1989.[5] To promote the series, Lou Albano appeared on Live with Regis and Kathie Lee in May 1989 with his beard shaven.[6] When the series first aired, it was distributed by Viacom Enterprises and was marketed by MTV.[7]
In David Sheff's book Game Over, Bill White, the then-director of advertising and public relations for Nintendo,[8] said that the purpose of the television series was to 'boost awareness of the characters.'[9]
Format[edit]
Each episode of the programme consisted of two live action segments, one at the start and the other towards the end, dubbed Mario Bros. Plumbing, in which Lou Albano (a professional wrestler and manager at the time) and Danny Wells portrayed the roles of Mario and Luigi respectively in comedic story accompanied by a laughter track. These segments involved a celebrity guest star joining the pair, either as themselves or as a character connected to the segment's plot, who were often a popular television star or professional athlete (including WWE (then WWF) stars of the time) - such guests included Nedra Volz, Norman Fell, Donna Douglas, Eve Plumb, Vanna White, Lyle Alzado and Magic Johnson.
Alongside guest stars, both Albano and Wells portrayed additional characters in a number of episodes related to Mario and Luigi -[10][11][12] in one episode, Albano played as himself, but had to make the character of Mario absent for this to work -[13] while in a number of episodes the pair were joined by Maurice LaMarche in the live-action role of the animated character Inspector Gadget, before his eventual role in voicing the character in Inspector Gadget's Last Case and Gadget & the Gadgetinis. In an interview for Shout! Factory's first DVD release of the show in 2006 - which did not include some episodes that involved Cassandra Peterson as Elvira, alongside Gadget's second appearance and a few other episodes - Albano stated that filming of the live-action segments involved mainly himself and Wells receiving a central plot and mostly improvising the dialogue as they went along.[14]
The rest of the episode in-between these live-action segments were dedicated to animated serials. For the majority of episodes, between Monday and Thursday, each episode of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! featured an animated serial of the Super Mario Bros.,[15][16] which both Albano and Wells voiced their respective characters. A total of 52 serials were aired under this schedule until 16 November 1989. For every subsequent Friday the animated segments consisted of serials of the The Legend of Zelda,[15] with scenes featuring during the live-action segments on the preceding Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episodes during the week, and then broadcast as sneak peeks. A total of 13 serials were aired under this schedule, and following 16 November, were repeated for the remaining episodes of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! until its eventual conclusion.
Songs[edit]
Each episode featured two main theme songs used during its broadcast:
- 'Plumber Rap' - Composed by Shuki Levy,[17] the theme was performed by Albano and Wells - first to open up the show, and repeated again to open up the Super Mario Bros. animated segments.
- 'Do the Mario' - Performed by Albano in front of a greenscreen of the animated show's backgrounds, it acted as the closing theme for The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, and was composed around the classic 'Overworld' theme from the Super Mario Bros. video game.
During the remainder of the episodes, during the animated segments, a song taken from one of the notable singles from famous singers, songwriters, and musical artists of the era, would be used to accompany a scene of the serial.[3] When the programme was re-released onto DVD in North America, these songs were replaced instrumentals of songs from The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and one song from Super Mario World.
Premise[edit]
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The premise of the The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! focused upon Mario and Luigi being two Italian-American plumbers from Brooklyn. In the animated serials of Super Mario Bros., per the series' opening titles, the pair accidentally warped into the Mushroom Kingdom while working on a bathtub drain for a customer (as was re-iterated in the episode 'Toddler Terrors of Time Travel' in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3). Upon their arrival, each episode begins with Mario reciting an entry into his 'Plumber's Log' (a parody of the Captain's Log from Star Trek[citation needed]) prior to both himself and Luigi helping out Princess Toadstool (Jeannie Elias) and Toad (John Stocker) in defeating King Koopa (Harvey Atkin) from taking over the Kingdom with a sinister plot.
Each episode's plot featured characters and situations based upon the NES games Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 2, as well as several sound effects and musical cues from both games. Some plots often involved parodies of movies or pop-culture of the time. Despite making use of the games, some episodes featured inconsistencies between the serials and the video games - one example was that the animated serials saw Mario receive his fire-powers from a Star power-up, when in the game the power-up grants temporary invincibility.
Stories for the live-action segments of Mario Bros. Plumbing take place mainly before those of the animated serials.[13]
The Legend of Zelda[edit]
The premise of the Legend of Zelda focused on the hero Link (Jonathan Potts) helping Princess Zelda (Cynthia Preston) to defend the kingdom of Hyrule from the evil wizard Ganon (Len Carlson), by preventing him from acquiring the Triforce through thwarting his schemes or those of his minions. Many elements of the serials were based upon the NES game The Legend of Zelda. It is one of few Zelda productions to feature the character of Link being able to fully talk - the others in the Zelda franchise being the CD-i games, the manga series, the comic series, and episodes of Captain N: The Game Master (the latter following the conclusion of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, and based upon the NES game Zelda II: The Adventure of Link) - with episodes often featuring the character using the sarcastic catchphrase 'Well, excuse me, Princess!' (which later went on to become a popular meme) and a running gag involving Link failing to get Zelda to kiss him for his heroic deeds.
Voice Cast[edit]
Super Mario Bros. cast[edit]
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The Legend of Zelda Voice cast[edit]
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Additional voices[edit]
- Christopher Ward
Guest stars[edit]
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Reception[edit]
Upon the series premiere on September 1989, Mike Hughes of USA Today described the series as a 'surprising disappointment', opening that the series has 'little of the wit and spark' and relies too heavily on slapstick.[19] In a retrospective review for the series' DVD, Mark Bozon of IGN referred the series as 'the biggest offender among Nintendo's many embarrassing moments' but thought that the animated shorts were 'interesting to look back on'. Bozon gave the overall series a 7 out of 10 (while giving the DVD itself a 5 out of 10).[20] However, Common Sense Media rated the show 1 out of 5 stars, stating that the 'frenetic '80s cult fave with stereotypes hasn't aged well.'[21]
Ratings[edit]
Upon the first week of its premiere, the series had a cumulative 4.1/12 rating/share, making the series the highest rated first-run syndicated series at the time.[22] However, within the next two weeks, the series (3.8/11) was beat out by Buena Vista Television's Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (4.5/11) and faced competition with Claster Television's Muppet Babies reruns.[23]
Home video releases[edit]
From 1989 to 1990, Kids Klassics (with the sponsorship of Nesquik) released episodes of the series on VHS.[24] Starting in 1991, Kids Klassics' parent company GoodTimes Entertainment continued releasing episodes on VHS up through 1993.
1989 Releases (Each volume begins and ends with a complete live-action segment, with the featured complete animated segment in the middle)
- Mario's Magic Carpet
- Mario Meets Koop-zilla
- King Mario of Cramalot
- The Great Gladiator Gig
- Butch Mario & the Luigi Kid
- The Great BMX Race
- The Ringer (The Legend of Zelda)
- Sing for the Unicorn (The Legend of Zelda)
There were also 3 VHS tapes only available through a mail-in offer with Nestlé Quik. They follow the same format as the volumes listed above.
- The Bird! The Bird!
- Pirates of the Koopa
- Kiss'N Tell (The Legend of Zelda)
1990 Releases (Each volume has 1 complete live action segment and 3 complete animated segments)
- Koopa Claus (plus 'Santa Claus Is Coming to Flatbush', 'Stars in Their Eyes', and 'Too Hot to Handle')
- Count Koopula (plus 'Vampire Until Ready', 'Koopenstein', and 'Robo Koopa')
- The Missing Link [The Legend of Zelda] (plus 'Captain Lou Is Missing', 'Cold Spells', and 'The Moblins Are Revolting')
- Princess, I Shrunk The Mario Brothers (plus 'Rowdy Roddy's Rotten Pipes', 'Rollin' Down The River', and 'Brooklyn Bound')
1991 Releases (The Kids Klassics logo is retained although these volumes were released by GoodTimes) (Each volume has 4 complete animated segments and no live-action segments)
- Two Plumbers and a Baby (plus 'On Her Majesty's Sewer Service', 'The Great Gold Coin Rush', and 'Flatbush Koopa')
- Robo Koopa (plus 'Bad Rap', 'Karate Koopa', and 'The Koopas Are Coming! 'The Koopas Are Coming!')
- Hooded Robin and His Mario Men (Plus 'Plummers Academy', 'Quest for Pizza', and 'Escape from Koopatraz')
1993 Release (Released in a clamshell packaging, contains 6 complete animated sgements and no live-action segments)
- Super Mario Bros. Super Show ('Jungle Fever', 'Mario and the Beanstalk', '20,000 Koopas Under the Sea', 'Mario of the Apes', 'Mario of the Deep', and 'King Mario of Cramalot')
In 1994, Buena Vista Home Video under their DIC Toon-Time Video label released the VHS Super Mario Bros. Super Christmas Adventures!, which contained the animated segment 'Koopa Klaus' and the live-action segment 'Santa Claus is Coming to Flatbush' alongside the Super Mario World episode 'The Night Before Cave Christmas'.
In 2002, Lions Gate Home Entertainment released a DVD titled Mario's Greatest Movie Moments, which contained 6 episodes as well as two episodes of The Legend of Zelda. The VHS versions of the DVD, Mario's Monster Madness and Action Adventures, includes the same episodes (3 per tape, alongside 1 Zelda episode). None of those releases contained any live action segments.
In 2004, Sterling Entertainment released Mario Mania on DVD which contained the first week's episodes, consisting of 4 Mario segments and a Legend of Zelda episode. This release however featured the live action segments and could also be watched on their own. A Question-and-answer with DIC CEO Andy Heyward was also included. Another DVD which consisted of 5 episodes: Mario's Movie Madness was released by Sterling in 2005, but lacked the live action segments.
In 2006, Shout! Factory and Sony BMG Music Entertainment released the series on two 4-disc DVD sets.
From 2007 to 2009, NCircle Entertainment released several DVD sets of the series.
| DVD Name | Ep # | Release Date | Additional Information |
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| Volume 1 | 24 | March 28, 2006 |
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| Volume 2 | 24 | October 31, 2006 |
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These two sets were discontinued in 2012 after Shout!'s deal with Cookie Jar Entertainment expired. NCircle re-released the complete sets in the same year with the same extras as the Shout! Factory sets, but with the live-action segments omitted and 'On Her Majesty's Sewer Service' excluded.[25][26] These releases have the DiC logo plastered with the Cooke Jar logo.
In 2012, the show was added to Netflix as a part of their instant streaming library.
UK Home Media history[edit]
From 1991 to 1993, Abbey Home Entertainment Distribution released six videos of the 'Super Mario Bros. Super Show' with the only animated segmented episodes, the animated segmented intro and the live-action segment of 'Do the Mario' in the closing credits.
Maximum Entertainment released a VHS in 2004 containing 3 episodes from the Second DVD release the company also released.
| VHS video title | Year of release | Episodes |
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| The Super Mario Bros. Super Show (94792) | 15 April 1991 | The Great Gladiator Gig, Mario of the Apes, The Bird! The Bird! |
| The Super Mario Bros. Super Show: Special Edition (95112) | 15 July 1991 | The Fire Of Herculfleas, King Mario of Cramalot, Rollin' Down the River, Mario and the Beanstalk |
Maximum Entertainment (Under license from Fox Kids Europe/Jetix Europe) released 3 DVD sets of the series from 2004-2005. The first 2 sets contained 6 episodes, while the third set contained 3 episodes. Maximum released another DVD in 2008 containing 6 episodes.
Re-Runs[edit]
Club Mario[edit]
The first set of re-runs of the programme were aired during the 1990-1991 TV season, but with significant changes in the format. While it retained the programme's scheduling arrangement of broadcasts and the animated serials of Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda, the live-action segments of Albano and Wells were replaced on 10 September 1990 with a new continuity of live-action segments, entitled Club Mario.[27][28] The format for these segments focused on a new set of characters - Mario-obsessed teenagers Tommy and Tammy Treehugger (played by Chris Coombs and Victoria Delaney respectively), and Cool MC (played by Michael Anthony Rawlins) - 'commandeering' the 'satellite signal' of the Super Show (despite the reality of the show going out on tapes to stations well in advance) and goofing around, while dealing with Cool MC's evil twin Eric (played by Rawlins) attempts to take over the show. The segment featured a one-to-two-minute viewing of Space Scout Theater/Spaced Out Theater hosted by Princess Centauri (portrayed by Shanti Kahn), which was sourced and edited from the science fiction children television series Photon.
Club Mario proved unpopular with viewers and was discontinued following this season. Further re-runs returned to the use of the Albano and Wells live-action segments.
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Mario All Stars[edit]
The second set of re-runs was created by The Family Channel in 1994 as a programming package entitled Mario All Stars, inspired by the video game title Super Mario All-Stars that was released the previous year. The format of the re-run focused on primarily the cartoons featured in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! alongside those from Super Mario World series; prior to being re-edited for this package, broadcaster aired re-runs of the programme at slower than normal speed and retained the use of the live-action segments before they were dropped to make way to the package's layout. The re-run was used again by the USA Network in 1997, from 8 January to 6 June, before the network replaced it with reruns of Sonic the Hedgehog.
Although clips from the Super Mario Bros. 3 cartoons were used in promos for the show, none of the show's episodes were featured.
References[edit]
- ^The Intelligencer – September 23, 1991
- ^The Intelligencer – August 26, 1994
- ^ ab'Game Playing'. USA Today. July 31, 1989. p. 3D.
The Nintendo craze comes to TV this fall with NBC's 'Captain N: The Game Master' and a syndicated show, 'The Super Mario Bros. Super Show,' both from the DIC animation factory. DIC president Andrew Hayward says he spent a year convincing the toy company to license rights to the addictive characters. Capt. Lou Albano plays super-plumber Mario in the syndicated show, which wraps live action around cartoon adventures. Steve Binder ('Pee-wee's Playhouse') directed the live bits, including camp cameos by Vanna White, Elvira and Magic Johnson. Rock 'n' roll songs have been licensed and will be woven into each episode. Hayward says a music video of the 'Mario dance' will premiere within the next few weeks.
- ^'For kids: A 'Chip' off the Disney block'. USA Today. September 11, 1989. p. 3D.
- ^Healy, Michelle (February 1, 1989). 'Nintendo hungry? Try the cereal'. USA Today. p. 1D.
The Super Mario Brothers Super Show, a syndicated TV program for kids, airs in September. It will feature live action and animation.
- ^''Super' Man'. USA Today. May 17, 1989. p. 3D.
Capt. Lou Albano, the bizarre wrestling manager, has been cast to play Mario, one of the two Brooklyn plumber brothers. Thursday, in anticipation of a big announcement bash, Albano will appear on 'Live With Regis & Kathie Lee' to shed his beard.
- ^'Syndication Marketplace'(PDF). Broadcasting. 117 (9): 42. August 28, 1989. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^Groves, Martha (April 30, 1990). 'Taking On Nintendo: Games: Atari may be crazy to confront the Japanese giant. But it plans to slug it out anyway'. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^Sheff, David (November 2, 2011). Game Over: How Nintendo Conquered The World. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN9780307800749. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^'Marianne & Luigeena/Mario's Magic Carpet'. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. Season 1. Episode 4. September 7, 1989. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- ^'Mama Mia Mario/The Great BMX Race'. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. Season 1. Episode 11. September 18, 1989. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- ^'Mario Hillbillies / Do You Princess Toadstool Take This Koopa..?'. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. Season 1. Episode 23. October 4, 1989. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
- ^ abAngelle, Denny (September 1989). 'What's New on TV'. Boys' Life. 79 (9): 16. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^Albano, Lou (2006). The Super Mario Bros. Super Show Vol. 1 (DVD). Shout! Factory.
access-date=requiresurl=(help) - ^ abHughes, Mike (September 14, 1989). 'This is the time for NBC to grab a slice of TV history: It should become the first force to abandon the Saturday-morning cartoon business'. USA Today.
The show runs five days a week, however, and there is a saving grace: Each Friday has a 'Legend of Zelda' episode that's quite a bit better than the rest of the week.
- ^'Super Mario Bros. - Cartoon Resource Website entry #76'. Archived from the original on 2009-10-27. Retrieved 2016-12-27.Cite uses deprecated parameter
deadurl=(help)CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link) - ^McDonald, Marlon (July 10, 2015). 'This Man Is Responsible for (Nearly) All of Your 80s/90s Kid's Show Memories, and You've Probably Never Even Heard of Him..'Movie Pilot. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
- ^Damian Inwood. 'The Baroness and the Pig'. Pi Theatre. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
That’s what Vancouver actresses Diane Brown and Tabitha St. Germain do with the delightful black comedy, The Baroness and the Pig. (..) St. Germain – better known to Vancouver audiences as Paulina Gillis – plays the Baroness as a naïve gentlewoman, full of prissy mannerisms and twittering, bird-like movements.
Cite uses deprecated parameterdeadurl=(help) - ^Hughes, Mike (September 14, 1989). 'This is the time for NBC to grab a slice of TV history: It should become the first force to abandon the Saturday-morning cartoon business'. USA Today.
'The Super Mario Brothers Super Show' emerges as a surprising disappointment. This has the same producers as 'Captain N' and the same basis - Nintendo video games. Yet it has little of the wit and spark; there are live-action bits surrounding the cartoons, but they merely remind us of why slapstick comedy is no longer an American artform.
- ^Bozon, Mark (January 25, 2006). 'Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Volume 1'. IGN. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^'Super Mario Bros. Super Show TV Review'. Commonsensemedia.org. 2012-11-27. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
- ^'Doubling Up'(PDF). Broadcasting. 117 (13): 6. September 25, 1989. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^'Metering Syndication Progress'(PDF). Broadcasting. 117 (14): 41–42. October 2, 1989. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
- ^'GoodTimes/KK Tapes Roll With Nestle Ads'(PDF). Billboard. 101 (39): 51. September 30, 1989. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^Super Mario Bros Super Show! (2 DVDs). Vol. 1 (Collectors' ed.). Los Angeles, CA: NCircle Entertainment. 2006. OCLC795409356. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
- ^NCircle Entertainment; Cookie Jar Entertainment Inc.; Nintendo of America Inc. (2012). Super Mario Bros Super Show! (2 DVDs). Vol. 2 (Collectors' ed.). DIC Entertainment. OCLC812542271. Retrieved June 14, 2014.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- ^'DIC Enterprises gets animated over a new tour'(PDF). Broadcasting. 118 (20): 35, 38. May 14, 1990. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^'Join the club'(PDF). Broadcasting. 118 (22): 53. May 28, 1990. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
External links[edit]
- The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! on IMDb
- The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! at TV.com
The lists on this page are ordered by airdate. All airdates and production codes are taken from the U.S. Copyright Office.
Note that in this list, the titles of the animated segments are listed first, and the live-action segments' titles are listed second.
| Ep# | Title | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
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| 1 | 'The Bird! The Bird!' 'Neatness Counts' | Reed Shelly and Bruce Shelly | September 4, 1989 | 192001 |
Mario and Luigi get an obsession with neatness and demonstrate to Nicole Eggert how to unclog a sink. A Birdo mistakes Toad for her missing baby and kidnaps him, thus Mario, Luigi and Princess Toadstool must rescue him, while avoiding Koopa's attacks. Featured song: Surfin' Bird by (The Trashmen) Mario and Luigi have a bit of trouble trying to keep Nicole dry, neat and clean. | ||||
| 2 | 'King Mario of Cramalot' 'Day of the Orphan' | Perry Martin | September 5, 1989 | 192003 |
A girl called Patty (Danica McKellar) arrives at Mario and Luigi's claiming to be an orphan without a family or a place to go, so the plumbers invite her in for a stay. Mario becomes the King of Cramalot in order to drive out Koopa's forces. Episode is based on The Sword in the Stone by T.H. White. Featured song: Bad by (Michael Jackson) The Super Mario brothers are spoiling Patty, when her parents (Jim Ward and Karen Hartman) show up, ashamed that she's been taking the plumbers for granted, but they enjoy a family reunion. | ||||
| 3 | 'Butch Mario & the Luigi Kid' 'All Steamed Up' | Phil Harnage | September 6, 1989 | 192002 |
In the Wild West, Koopa has kidnapped Princess Toadstool, so Mario, Luigi and Toad try to rescue her. Episode is based on Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Featured song: Rawhide by (Frankie Laine) Sgt. Slaughter has a broken 'Steam-O-Matic' steam cabinet so he calls upon our favorite plumbers to fix it.. While Sgt. Slaughter makes Luigi do 500 push-ups, the Steam-O-Matic shrinks Mario (Joseph Griffo plays Mini Mario). | ||||
| 4 | 'Mario's Magic Carpet' 'Marianne and Luigeena' | Rowby Goren | September 7, 1989 | 192004 |
When Princess Toadstool winds up as the wench of an evil sultan, the Super Mario Bros. and Toad try to rescue her with the help of a bitter genie. Episode is based on Aladdin. Featured song: Magic Carpet Ride by (Steppenwolf) Marianne and Luigeena come to visit after Mario accidentally blurts out Lyle Alzado is eating lunch with them. | ||||
| 5 | 'The Ringer' 'Slime Busters' | Bob Forward | September 8, 1989 | 192053 |
Ganon impersonates an amateur magician and tries to steal the Triforce of Wisdom from Zelda. A 'slime ghost' is in Mario Bros Plumbing, so Mario contacts Ernie Hudson from Slime Busters. Episode based on Ghostbusters. The ghost takes control of Luigi's body, forcing Ernie to battle him. | ||||
| 6 | 'Rolling Down the River' 'The Mario Monster Mash' | J. Larry Carrol and David Bennett Carren | September 11, 1989 | 192005 |
Mario and Luigi help a certain Mark Twang win a riverboat race against Koopa and save Princess Toadstool and Toad who were kidnapped. Featured Song: Proud Mary by (Creedence Clearwater Revival) Dr. Frankenstein (Eugene Liebowitz) asks Mario and Luigi to help him with his experiment in promising his monster a normal brain. While laying down to take a nap, Mario gets caught up in the experiment and his brain gets switched with the monster's (Craig Armstrong. | ||||
| 7 | 'The Great Gladiator Gig' 'Bonkers from Yonkers' | Jack Olesker | September 12, 1989 | 192006 |
Koopa hosts a fake spaghetti dinner to trap Princess Toadstool and Toad, then forces the Super Mario Bros. to fight back Tryclyde. Featured song: Shaddap You Face by (Joe Dolce) A bop on Mario's head giving him amnesia forces Luigi to call in Dr. Sigmund Fruitcake (Larry Gelman) for help. | ||||
| 8 | 'Mario and the Beanstalk' 'Bats in the Basement' | Sean Roche and David Ehrman | September 13, 1989 | 192007 |
Mario and Luigi trade Princess Toadstool's cow for garbanzo beans. The beans grow into a beanstalk, leading the group to a castle in the sky owned by a giant Koopa. Episode is based on Jack and the Beanstalk by . Featured song: I Heard it Through the Beanvine (a slightly altered version of I Heard It Through the Grapevine) by (Marvin Gaye) A vampire (Jim Ward) arrives from Transylvania as a foreign exchange student. | ||||
| 9 | 'Love 'Em and Leave 'Em' 'Will the Real Elvis Please Shut Up!' | George Atkins | September 14, 1989 | 192008 |
When Mario and Co are imprisoned by the obnoxious Queen Rotunda, and after eating Mario's spicy ice cream, the queen accidentally drinks a love potion that makes her fall in love with Mario. Featured song: The Power of Love by (Huey Lewis & the News)Note: King Koopa doesn't appear in this episode. While preparing for an Elvis look-alike contest, Mario and Luigi get a visit from the real Elvis (Fred Travalena). | ||||
| 10 | 'Cold Spells' 'Magic's Magic' | Phil Harnage | September 15, 1989 | 192054 |
Basketball star Magic Johnson guest stars and shows Mario and Luigi some magic tricks. Link fakes being sick to avoid cleaning chores; meanwhile, Ganon gives Spryte's magic a dangerous boost to cause chaos inside the castle. | ||||
| 11 | 'The Great BMX Race' 'Mama Mia Mario' | Tony Marino | September 18, 1989 | 192009 |
Mario and Luigi enter a BMX race against Mouser, Tryclyde and a Koopa Troopa so that they can win the prize money. Featured song: Shut Down by (The Beach Boys) Mario and Luigi's mother comes to visit and proves to be a bossy annoyance from start to finish, giving them chore after chore and calling them lazy before they even do some chores. Eventually she leaves after getting a phone call (which in reality was Luigi tricking her) that she won the lottery, but the next visitor proves to be just as bad: Mario and Luigi's Aunt Lugina. | ||||
| 12 | 'Stars in Their Eyes' 'Alligator Dundee' | Jack Hanrahan and Eleanor Burian-Mohr | September 19, 1989 | 192011 |
Mario's group must free the natives of the planet Quirk from being Koopa's slaves. Featured song: Chains by (The Beatles) Alligator Dundee (Paul Elder) hunts for an alligator that's stuck in Mario's basement, to the gator's dismay. | ||||
| 13 | 'Jungle Fever' 'Dance' | Larry Alexander | September 20, 1989 | 192015 |
While venturing through the Amazon Jungle to find a witch doctor, Mario, Luigi and Toad are hit with itching powder. Featured song: Jungle Love by (Morris Day and The Time) As a birthday present from Mario, Luigi gets a free dance lesson from Shabba-Doo. | ||||
| 14 | 'Brooklyn Bound' 'Cher's Poochie' | J. Larry Carrol and David Bennett Carren | September 21, 1989 | 192021 |
Mario and Luigi meet up with another lost plumber from Brooklyn, who offers them the chance to return home. Featured song: Danger Zone by (Kenny Loggins) Note: Danger Zone is featured in this episode and in Mario and the Red Baron Koopa. Cher (Pam Matteson) asks Mario and Luigi to baby-sit her pooch. | ||||
| 15 | 'The White Knight' 'Wild Thing' | Bob Forward | September 22, 1989 | 192055 |
A dashing Prince Charming-like knight named Prince Facade visits Hyrule and catches the eye of Zelda and the jealous eye of Link. Ganon, who faced Facade in the past, plans to exploit his vanity to kidnap Zelda. A loud, wild, and uninvited party ensues in the Mario Bros. Plumbing building. Moon Zappa guest stars as herself. | ||||
| 16 | 'Toad Warriors' 'E.C. The Extra Creepy' | Phil Harnage | September 25, 1989 | 192024 |
Koopa's road gang has stolen all the spaghetti sauce in Car Land, so Mario's group must work to get it back. Episode is based on The Road Warrior. Featured song: Born to Be Wild by (Steppenwolf) Mario's dream date from a computer system turns out to be an alien (Clare Carey). | ||||
| 17 | 'The Fire of Hercufleas' 'The Marios Fight Back' | Mark McCorkle and Robert Schooley | September 26, 1989 | 192017 |
Mario and Luigi retrain an out-of-shape hero so that he can reclaim the stolen 'Great Balls of Fire' from Koopa. Featured song: Great Balls of Fire by (Jerry Lee Lewis) David Horowitz interviews the Mario Bros. on worldwide television after they claim their Mario Bros. Clog Cleaner can dissolve any clog in three minutes or less, but the result is a disaster. | ||||
| 18 | 'Count Koopula' 'Magician' | Phil Harnage | September 27, 1989 | 192014 |
Mario's group enter a castle in Turtlevania, where Koopa and his minions are all monsters. Episode is based on Count Dracula. Featured song: Thriller by (Michael Jackson)
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| 19 | 'Pirates of Koopa' 'Do You Believe In Magic?' | Ted Pedersen | September 28, 1989 | 192012 |
Koopa kidnaps Princess on the high seas so that he can auction her off. Mario, Luigi and Toad must pose as pirates to rescue her. Episode is based on The Pirates of Penzance. Featured song: Limbo Rock by (Chubby Checker) Magic Johnson asks Luigi to repair one of his trophies. | ||||
| 20 | 'Kiss'N Tell' 'Mommies Curse' | Phil Harnage | September 29, 1989 | 192056 |
Link is placed under a spell that turns him into a frogman, so he and Spryte must find a cure and rescue Zelda from Ganon's clutches. A cooking mishap turns Luigi into a zombie. Elvira guest stars as herself. | ||||
| 21 | 'Two Plumbers and a Baby' 'Lost Dog' | Sean Roche and David Ehrman | October 2, 1989 | 192010 |
Princess Toadstool falls into Koopa's Fountain of Youth and turns into a baby. Mario, Luigi and Toad must babysit her until they can get her back to normal. Episode is based on Three Men and a Baby. Featured song: Baby Sittin' Boogie by (Buzz Clifford) Pam Matteson arrives in tears after losing her dog and asks Mario and Luigi to help get it back. | ||||
| 22 | 'The Adventures of Sherlock Mario' 'Plumbers of the Year' | Perry Martin | October 3, 1989 | 192022 |
Mario becomes a detective to find the missing Herlock Solmes, and to stop Koopa from flooding the city of Victoria. Featured song: Theme from Peter Gunn by (Henry Mancini) The Grand Pooba of Plumbing (Marty Allen) arrives to announce Mario and Luigi have been elected Plumbers of the Year, but leaks in the plumbing cause him to want to change his mind. | ||||
| 23 | 'Do You Princess Toadstool Take This Koopa..?' 'Mario Hillbillies' | J. Larry Carroll and David Bennett Carren | October 4, 1989 | 192030 |
In order to free the Super Mario Bros. and the Mushroom People, Princess Toadstool agrees to marry Koopa, which would make him the legal ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom. Featured song: White Wedding by (Billy Idol) Mario and Luigi's hillbilly cousins make themselves too much at home and end up socializing with a girl named Elli (Donna Douglas). | ||||
| 24 | 'The Pied Koopa' 'Super Plant' | Phil Harnage | October 5, 1989 | 192025 |
Koopa uses a flute to lure all the children of Pastaland into his castle. Featured song: Hit the Road Jack by (Ray Charles) Mario and Luigi use a plant growing antidote presented by a salesman (Gary Schwartz) to use on Mario's mother's dying plant (Patrick Dempsey), but it grows into a giant plant monster after Mario adds too much of the antidote. | ||||
| 25 | 'Sing for the Unicorn' 'Fred Van Winkle' | Bob Forward | October 6, 1989 | 192057 |
Ganon steals a flying unicorn from a warrior girl named Sing and kidnaps King Harkinian, in order to trade him for the Triforce of Wisdom. Mario and Luigi teach Fred Van Winkle (Norman Fell), who was sleeping for over a century. | ||||
| 26 | 'Koopenstein' 'Baby Mario Love' | Phil Harnage | October 9, 1989 | 192034 |
Koopa tries to terrorize a mountain town with a robot monster, but winds up turning into a monster himself. Episode is based on Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Featured song: Weird Science by (Oingo Boingo) When the rest of her band is unavailable due to their flight being late, Susanne Ross (Regina Williams) stops by and asks the Mario Bros. to act as backup singers. | ||||
| 27 | 'On Her Majesty's Sewer Service' '9001: A Mario Odyssey' | Tony Marino | October 10, 1989 | 192027 |
Mario and Luigi become spies to save Secret Agent James Blonde from Koopfinger. Episode is based on On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Featured song: Secret Agent Man by (Johnny Rivers)Note: Toad does not appear in this episode. A new pizza making machine begins to take over Mario Brothers Plumbing. Ed Metzger plays as Einstein, and Phillip Clark provides the voice of the HAL 9001. Episode is based on 2001: A Space Odyssey. | ||||
| 28 | 'Mario and Joliet' 'Fake Bro' | Michael A. Medlock and David Tischman | October 11, 1989 | 192019 |
Romano and Joliet are unable to get married due to the feud going on between their fathers, which Koopa secretly started. Episode is based on Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Featured song: That's Amore by (Dean Martin) A schemer (Vic Dunlop) in order to get rich quick pretends to be Mario and Luigi's missing brother. | ||||
| 29 | 'Too Hot to Handle' 'Time Out Luigi' | Peter Norris and Brad Wilson | October 12, 1989 | 192020 |
Koopa and Fryguy use a fake volcano god to trick a tribe of islanders into sacrificing Princess. Featured song: Hot Hot Hot by (Buster Poindexter) Luigi buys a watch that runs backwards from a mysterious salesperson (Nedra Volz). Soon, he does everything backwards, even eating. | ||||
| 30 | 'That Sinking Feeling' 'Tutti Frutti, Oh Mario' | Dennis O'Flaherty | October 13, 1989 | 192058 |
Ganon uses the power of an ancient magnet to pull Castle Hyrule into the Underworld in order to grab the Triforce of Wisdom easily. When Little Robert (Willard Pugh) comes over, the Mario Bros. attempt to get him to sing on tape. | ||||
| 31 | 'Hooded Robin and His Mario Men' 'Flower Power' | Mark McCorkle and Robert Schooley | October 16, 1989 | 192023 |
Mario's group teams up with Hooded Robin to reclaim all the gold coins that the Sheriff of Koopingham (Koopa) stole from a village. Episode is based on Robin Hood. Featured song: Rockin' Robin by (Bobby Day) A taste of spaghetti sauce with seeds in it causes Luigi to grow fruits and vegetables out of his body. Scott Nemes guest-stars. | ||||
| 32 | '20,000 Koopas Under the Sea' 'Vampire Until Ready' | J. Larry Carroll and David Bennett Carren | October 17, 1989 | 192032 |
Koopa scares a seaside town into making him their ruler by using a mechanical sea monster to scare them. Episode is based on 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne. Featured song: Splish Splash by (Bobby Darin) When a bat infests Mario Brother Plumbing an exterminator is called to deal with it. Jim Ward guest-stars. | ||||
| 33 | 'Mighty McMario and the Pot of Gold' 'Heart Throb' | Brooks Wachtel | October 18, 1989 | 192029 |
Mario and Co. must end a leprechaun's curse of bad luck by retrieving his pot of gold coins that was stolen by Koopa. Featured song: Do You Believe in Magic by (The Lovin' Spoonful) Rob Stone asks to stay with the Mario Bros. to hide from a mob of fans. | ||||
| 34 | 'Mario Meets Koop-zilla' 'Fortune Teller' | Perry Martin | October 19, 1989 | 192018 |
After eating Super Sushi, Koopa has grown enormous, and is terrorizing the city of Sayonara. Episode is based on Godzilla. Featured song: 'The Jolly Green Giant' by (The Kingsmen) Mario and Luigi, anxious to find out what prize they won in a sweepstakes, consult a fortune teller (Kaye Ballard) for help. Much to their dismay, the fortune teller herself ends up as the prize. | ||||
| 35 | 'Doppelganger' 'The Magic Love' | Bob Forward and Eve Forward | October 20, 1989 | 192060 |
With the help of an enchanted mirror, Ganon creates an evil version of Zelda, hoping to lure Link to his doom and claim the Triforce. Madonna's car breaks down and asks the Mario Brothers to use their phone. However, Mario places a magic love apple on the table and when Madonna eats it she falls in love with Mario. | ||||
| 36 | 'Koopa Klaus' 'Little Marios' | Jack Olesker | October 23, 1989 | 192040 |
Koopa kidnaps Santa Claus in order to ruin Christmas, and Princess Toadstool is angry at Toad for seemingly caring about his snowboard more than wanting to save Santa. Featured song: Jingle Bell Rock by (Bobby Helms) When a runaway boy (Brian Bonsall) plans to stay with the Marios's the brothers recall a time in their youth when Mario also ran away from home. | ||||
| 37 | 'Mario and the Red Baron Koopa' 'Gorilla My Dreams' | John Vornholt and Steve Robertson | October 24, 1989 | 192028 |
Mario and Luigi take to the skies to stop Koopa and Lakitu from taking over Pastaland, with the help of a used magic carpet salesman (whom Koopa robbed). Featured song: Danger Zone by (Kenny Loggins) Note: This is the second episode featuring Danger Zone. A Gorrila (Craig Armstrong) escapes from the circus and winds up invading Mario Brothers Plumbing. | ||||
| 38 | 'The Unzappables' 'George Washington Slept Here' | Perry Martin | October 25, 1989 | 192036 |
Koopa and his henchmen acquire special hats which render them invulnerable. Featured song: Beat It by (Michael Jackson) In order to drum up more business the Marios claim that George Washington (Ed Metzger) once slept in their building. This causes an angry ghost of Washington to visit the brothers. | ||||
| 39 | 'Bad Rap' 'Caught in a Draft' | Kevin O'Donnell and Cassandra Schafhausen | October 26, 1989 | 192026 |
Koopa takes over Rapland and hypnotizes everyone into giving him their money. Featured song: I Got You (I Feel Good) (James Brown) Mario and Luigi discover they've been drafted by the military, and Sgt. Slaughter shows up to train them. | ||||
| 40 | 'Underworld Connections' 'Defective Gadgetry' | Bob Forward | October 27, 1989 | 192059 |
Vires bomb the Triforce of Wisdom into 3 parts and fly off with 2 of them, but quick thinking on Link and Zelda's part zap the Vires dropping the pieces into different areas of the Underworld, forcing Link and Zelda to race towards Death Mountain to grab the pieces before Ganon does. Inspector Gadget (Maurice LaMarche) arrives at Mario Brothers Plumbing in need of repairs. | ||||
| 41 | 'The Mark of Zero' 'Toupee' | Jack Olesker | October 30, 1989 | 192031 |
A Zorro-esque hero saves Mario's group from Koopa. Mario and Luigi then have to save the mysterious hero from Koopa themselves. Based on 'Zorro'. Featured song: La Bamba by (Ritchie Valens) Inspector Kleen (Gary Schwartz) from the board of sanitation comes to inspect Mario Brothers Plumbing. | ||||
| 42 | 'The Ten Koopmandments' 'The Artist' | Perry Martin | October 31, 1989 | 192041 |
Koopa has turned almost everyone in Pyramid Land into bricks for his new Koopinx, so Mario's group must find a way to rescue them. Based on The Ten Commandments Featured song: Walk Like an Egyptian by (The Bangles) Vincent Van Gook (Larry Gelman) arrives to give Luigi art lessons. | ||||
| 43 | 'The Koopas Are Coming! The Koopas Are Coming!' 'Zenned Out Mario' | Ted Pedersen | November 1, 1989 | 192033 |
Mario and Co help General Washingtoad free his Mushroom People from Koopa's Redcoats. Episode is based on the Paul Revere's ride. Featured song: He's a Rebel by (The Crystals) When Tulio 'the Wrench' becomes angry with Mario for asking his sister out, the brothers turn to help from Obi-Wan Cannoli. Arsenio 'Sonny' Trinidad guest-stars. | ||||
| 44 | 'The Trojan Koopa' 'Texas Tea' | Mark McCorkle and Robert Schooley | November 2, 1989 | 192037 |
When Mario, Luigi and Toad are unable to rescue Princess Toadstool from Koopa and the Hammer Brothers, they try to fool him with a Koopa-shaped Trojan Horse. Featured song: I Hear You Knocking by (Dave Edmunds) The Marios strike oil and try to sell it to Ted Bull (Norman Fell). | ||||
| 45 | 'Stinging a Stinger' 'The Great Hereafter' | Bob Forward | November 3, 1989 | 192061 |
Sleazenose, a crooked peddler, sells Link a defective sword. With Link and Zelda captured, Sleazenose offers to sell Ganon Link's sword, but he turns on the peddler and imprisons him with Link and Zelda. The three must now work together, escape Death Mountain and stop Ganon. After a dream about their grandmother Mario calls in a psychic (Elaine Kogan) to try to communicate with the deceased Grandma Mario. | ||||
| 46 | 'Quest for Pizza' 'The Painting' | Martha Moran | November 6, 1989 | 192035 |
When Mario gets bitten by a venomous snake in Cavemanland by Koopa, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad learn that the only way to save him is to feed him a pizza, which they must make from scratch. Based on 'Quest for Fire'. Featured song: Alley Oop by (The Hollywood Argyles) Mario and Luigi find a lost painting. Howard Stevens guest-stars. | ||||
| 47 | 'The Great Gold Coin Rush' 'Game Show Host' | J. Larry Carroll and David Bennett Carren | November 7, 1989 | 192043 |
When Mario's group accidentally discovers a cavern full of gold coins, Koopa finds out and forces the local villagers and Toad to mine them all for himself. Featured song: Money (That's What I Want) by (Barrett Strong) Game show host Jim Lange comes to visit after a bonk on Luigi's head (from the furnance) leads him to start acting like a game show host. | ||||
| 48 | 'Elvin Lives' 'Home Radio' | J. Larry Carroll and David Bennett Carren | November 8, 1989 | 192039 |
While trying to find the missing Elvin Parsley, Koopa kidnaps Princess Toadstool and forces her to be his girlfriend. Featured song: Rock Around the Clock by (Bill Haley & His Comets) When the Marios win a contest they must appear on the radio the next day. Gary Owens guest-stars. | ||||
| 49 | 'Plummers Academy' 'Glasnuts' | Martha Moran | November 9, 1989 | 192046 |
Mario retells the story of how he and Luigi became plumbers back in Brooklyn. Featured song: Workin' for a Livin' by (Huey Lewis and the News) Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev (Martin Gardner) comes to Mario Brothers Plumbing after hearing they make the best pizza. | ||||
| 50 | 'Hitch in the Works' 'Treasure of the Sierra Brooklyn' | Bob Forward | November 10, 1989 | 192062 |
Ganon captures Zelda and makes her wear a necklace that subdues her to Ganon's will. Under the spell of the necklace, Zelda agrees to marry Ganon, and Link must rescue her before it's too late. Mario finds a treasure map in their apartment, so the brothers ask Inspector Gadget (Maurice LaMarche) for help searching for the treasure. | ||||
| 51 | 'Karate Koopa' 'Adee Don't' | David Schwartz | November 13, 1989 | 192038 |
When Koopa kidnaps Princess Toadstool and Toad, Mario and Luigi turn to a karate master for help. Featured song: Kung Fu Fighting by (Carl Douglas) Note: This is the final episode with a cover song. The brothers call in Tawny Tyler (Melanie Chartoff) to help them come up with an advertising jungle. | ||||
| 52 | 'Mario of the Apes' 'Chippie Chipmunks' | Mark McCorkle and Robert Schooley | November 14, 1989 | 192044 |
While trying to catch Koopa in Jungleland, Mario suffers from amnesia, and is convinced by an ape couple that he is their child. Episode is based on Tarzan of the Apes. Mario sets out to perform a series of tasks to win the Chippie Chipmunks' 'Chipmunk of the Month' award. Fred Travalena guest-stars. | ||||
| 53 | 'Princess, I Shrunk the Mario Brothers' 'A Basement Divided' | J. Larry Carroll and David Bennett Carren | November 15, 1989 | 192047 |
A wizard's potion intended to shrink Koopa is spilled by Toad, and ends up shrinking the Super Mario Bros instead. Episode is based on Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. An argument between the brothers escalates until they are forced to call in a psychotherapist (Gary Schwartz) for help. | ||||
| 54 | 'Little Red Riding Princess' 'No Way to Treat a Queenie' | Jack Olesker | November 16, 1989 | 192052 |
Princess Toadstool is delivering a basket of cake, soup and apple cider to Grandma Toadstool. But she is pursued by both Koopa and the Big Bad Wolf. Episode is based on Little Red Riding Hood. During a visit from the Queen of England (Vicki Bakken) the queen appears at Mario Brothers Plumbing wanting to fit in with the commoners, as she is sick of being treated like royalty. | ||||
| 55 | 'Fairies in the Spring' 'Pizza Crush' | Bob Forward and Marsha Forward | November 17, 1989 | 192063 |
Strange water-shaped creatures are causing problems at Hyrule's new water park, and Link and Zelda must investigate what the cause is.Note: This episode does not feature Ganon or any of his monsters. When a pizza delivery lady says that she adores a man who can 'eat his weight in pizza' Mario attempts to do just that. Eve Plumb guest-stars. | ||||
| 56 | 'The Provolone Ranger' 'Goodbye Mr. Fish' | Mark McCorkle and Robert Schooley | November 20, 1989 | 192042 |
When Koopa kidnaps Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad in Sudden Death Valley, Mario becomes the Provolone Ranger in order to save them. Episode is based on The Lone Ranger. Mario and Luigi must babysit a fish for Mrs. Perrywinkle (Nedra Volz). | ||||
| 57 | 'Escape from Koopatraz' 'French' | Phil Harnage | November 21, 1989 | 192051 |
Posing as a judge, Koopa sentences Mario and Co to the prison of Koopatraz, where he is also the warden. Toad also finds his long lost grandfather. Episode is based on Escape from Alcatraz. Luigi attempts to learn French in order to sound classier. Courtney Gibbs guest-stars. | ||||
| 58 | 'Mario of the Deep' 'Two Bums from Brooklyn' | Perry Martin | November 22, 1989 | 192016 |
Mario's group tries to save Aqualand from Koopa's reign. Baseball manager Tummy Lasanga (a parody of Tommy Lasorda, played by Joe Bellan) arrives to sample Mario's meatballs for his restaurant and hires the Marios to sell peanuts at the ballpark. | ||||
| 59 | 'Flatbush Koopa' 'Opera' | Martha Moran | November 23, 1989 | 192048 |
Mario and Luigi finally return to Brooklyn, only to learn that Koopa is taking over the city. The Marios become fed-up with the singing of would-be opera singer Mrs. Gammliss (voiced by Karen Hartman) who lives in their apartment building. | ||||
| 60 | 'The Missing Link' 'Tutti Frutti Mario' | Bob Forward | November 24, 1989 | 192065 |
Link becomes incorporeal after a magic blow by Ganon, and Zelda must reclaim his body inside Death Mountain. When Little Robert comes over, the Mario Bros. attempt to get him to sing on tape. (The live-action segment in this episode is a repeat of 'Tutti Frutti, Oh Mario.') | ||||
| 61 | 'Raiders of the Lost Mushroom' 'Cyrano de Mario' | Perry Martin | November 27, 1989 | 192049 |
Mario and Co team up with the faceless Indiana Joe to try and recover a statue known as the Lost Mushroom. Episode is based on Raiders of the Lost Ark. A letter from an old friend (Vanna White) convinces Mario that she intends to marry him, but she reveals, later on, she just wanted her bathtub fixed. Luigi, meanwhile, hides and pretends he's sick so that he won't embarrass Mario or the girl. | ||||
| 62 | 'Crocodile Mario' 'Rowdy Roddy's Rotten Pipes' | David Schwartz | November 28, 1989 | 192045 |
When Koopa steals a town's magical statue that repels crocodiles, Mario and Luigi must retrieve it. Episode based on Crocodile Dundee. The brothers prepare for a visit by Rowdy Roddy Piper. | ||||
| 63 | 'Star Koopa' 'Santa Claus Is Coming to Flatbush' | Phil Harnage | November 29, 1989 | 192050 |
Mario's group has to stop Koopa before he destroys the planet of a Mushroom space colony. Episode is based on Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Santa Claus (Kort Falkenberg) appears at the Mario's home after his sled is stolen. | ||||
| 64 | 'Robo Koopa' 'Captain Lou Is Missing' | Kevin O'Donnell and Cassandra Schafhausen | November 30, 1989 | 192013 |
Koopa uses a robo suit to kidnap Princess Toadstool and Toad. The suit's inventor then builds Mario and Luigi a suit of their own so they can fight Koopa. Episode is based on RoboCop. Cyndi Lauper, waiting to go on a picnic with Captain Lou Albano, gets a note from him with an important part of the note accidentally torn out. This leads her to think he left for good. | ||||
| 65 | 'The Moblins Are Revolting' 'The Ghoul of My Dreams' | Eve Forward | December 1, 1989 | 192064 |
After Ganon blames his monsters for repeated failed attempts, the Moblins convince every monster to rebel against Ganon, imprison him with his own magic and take over Hyrule on their own. Mario must help Elvira deal with a mummy. | ||||
