The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!.

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! was the first Mario television cartoon to be produced by DiC Entertainment, and the only one to be produced directly for syndication.

Each episode began with a live-action segment starring Mario (portrayed by WWF star Captain Lou Albano) and Luigi (Danny Wells) living in Brooklyn, where they would often be visited by a celebrity guest star.

The live-action segment would be followed by a cartoon based on the Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 2 video games, where Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad would battle against King Bowser, often in a movie parody. Getting into the spirit of these parodies, Bowser usually had a different outfit for each one. (Interestingly, Wart, the main antagonist of the second game, was never in any of the episodes, yet most of his minions managed to appear.) Like most 1980s cartoons, Bowser would prolong the series' run by escaping from his adversaries (which he did through the use of sub-space potions), despite the fact that they could easily catch him.

Following the cartoon was the third portion of the episode, which continued the story that the live-action segment set up in the beginning. The second live-action segment was often interrupted with scenes from the upcoming Legend of Zelda cartoon.

The Super Mario Bros. cartoon was shown on Mondays through Thursdays only. On Fridays, the show would air the Legend of Zelda cartoons based on the game of the same name, in which Link and Princess Zelda fight against the forces of Ganon.

The show later changed its name to Club Mario, replacing the live-action Mario segment with two completely different characters known as Tommy Treehuger and Coemcee, with occasional appearances by Tammy Treehuger (Tommy's twin sister) and Evil Eric (Coemcee's evil twin brother).

This show lasted from 1989 to 1990, and was available to watch from Yahooligans! TV in 2004, but was taken down along with all DiC Entertainment cartoons sometime in 2006.

Cast

• Lou Albano — Mario
• Danny Wells — Luigi
• Jeannie Elias — Princess Peach, Birdo, and Shy Guy
• John Stocker — Toad, Mouser, and Koopa Troopa
• Harvey Atkin — King Bowser and Tryclyde

Guest Stars

• Cyndi Lauper
• Magic Johnson
• Sgt. Slaughter
• Nichole Eggert
• Danica McKellar
• Adolfo Quinones
• Don Adams (as Inspector Gadget)

Theme Song

Hey paisanos! It's the Super Mario Brothers Super Show! We're the Mario Brothers, And plumbing's our game. We're not like the others Who get all the fame. If your sink is in trouble You can call us on the double. We're faster than the others. You'll be hooked on the Brothers! Unh! H-hooked on the Brothers. Gimme gimme, Gimme gimme. Yo, you're in for a treat, So hang on to your seat. Get ready for adventure and remarkable feats. You'll meet Koopas, the Troopas, the Princess, and the others, Hangin' with the plumbers, You'll be hooked on the brothers to the brink! Ungh! Ungh! I say-uh h-h-h-h-hooked on the brothers! (Echo and Fade Out)

Episodes

Note: The first titles are the cartoon segments. The second titles are the live-action segments.

1. The Bird! The Bird! / Neatness Counts
2. King Mario of Cramalot / Day of the Orphan
3. Butch Mario & the Luigi Kid / All Steamed Up
4. Mario's Magic Carpet / Marianne and Luigeena
5. Rolling Down the River / The Mario Monster Mash
6. The Great Gladiator Gig / Bonkers from Yonkers
7. Mario and the Beanstalk / Bats in the Basement
8. Love 'Em and Leave 'Em / Will the Real Elvis Please Shut Up!
9. The Great BMX Race / Mama Mia Mario
10. Stars in Their Eyes / Alligator Dundee
11. Jungle Fever / Dance
12. Brooklyn Bound / Cher's Poochie
13. Toad Warriors / E.C. The Extra Creepy
14. The Fire of Hercufleas / The Marios Fight Back
15. Count Koopula / Magician
16. Pirates of Koopa / Do You Believe in Magic?
17. Two Plumbers and a Baby / Lost Dog
18. The Adventures of Sherlock Mario / Plumbers of the Year
19. Do You Princess Toadstool Take This Koopa...? / Mario Hillbillies
20. The Pied Koopa / Super Plant
21. Koopenstein / Baby Mario Love
22. On Her Majesty's Sewer Service / 9001: A Mario Odyssey
23. Mario and Joliet / Fake Bro.
24. Too Hot to Handle / Time Out Luigi
25. Hooded Robin and His Mario Men / Flower Power
26. 20,000 Koopas Under the Sea / Vampire Until Ready
27. Mighty McMario and the Pot of Gold / Heart Throb
28. Mario Meets Koop-zilla / Fortune Teller
29. Koopa Klaus / Little Marios
30. Mario and the Red Baron Koopa / Gorilla My Dreams
31. The Unzappables / George Washington Slept Here
32. Bad Rap / Caught in a Draft
33. The Mark of Zero / Toupee
34. The Ten Koopmandments / The Artist
35. The Koopas Are Coming! The Koopas Are Coming! / Zenned Out Mario
36. The Trojan Koopa / Texas Tea
37. [[Quest For Pizza] / The Painting]]
38. The Great Gold Coin Rush / Game Show Host
39. Elvin Lives / Home Radio
40. Plumber´s Academy / Glasnuts
41. Karate Koopa / Adee Don't
42. Mario of the Apes / Chippie Chipmunks
43. Princess, I Shrunk the Mario Brothers / A Basement Divided
44. Little Red Riding Princess / No Way to Treat a Queenie
45. The Provolone Ranger / Goodbye Mr. Fish
46. Escape From Koopatraz / French
47. Mario of the Deep / Two Bums From Brooklyn
48. Flatbush Koopa / Opera
49. Raiders of the Lost Mushroom / Cyrano de Mario
50. Crocodile Mario / Rowdy Roddy's Rotten Pipes
51. Star Koopa / Santa Claus is Coming to Flatbush
52. Robo Koopa / Captain Lou is Missing

Trivia

• When shown in reruns after cancellation, DiC took out all the song covers played during the chase scenes, and replaced them with instrumentals of songs featured in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3.
• The show was sponsored by Domino's Pizza and Reebok.
• From 1989 to 1991, Kid Klassics released NTSC VHS videos of the show. These videos contained two, one, or no live-action segments, and featured the cartoon segments as they originally aired (meaning they included the chase songs that were edited out in later airings). On these videos, the "Super Mario Bros." theme wasn't included before the cartoon segment.
• The episode "Two Plumbers and a Baby" was aired without an intro on television.
• There was a View-master three-reel set based on the show (but labeled as "Super Mario Bros. 2"). The A reel showed various scenes from the live-action segments, while the B and C reels were an adaptation of the episode "The Bird! The Bird!" Oddly, although the picture descriptions say "King Koopa", the villain featured in reels B and C is clearly Wart.
• On March 28, 2006, 24 episodes of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show were released on a four-disc DVD set.