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Everyone knows about the Super Mario Bros. Super Show. Watched it. Loved it. Did the Mario dance with Captain Lou during the ending credits. Even if you didn't see it after school, two DVD collections are available that contain all the cartoons and live-action Mario Bros. scenes. | Everyone knows about the Super Mario Bros. Super Show. Watched it. Loved it. Did the Mario dance with Captain Lou during the ending credits. Even if you didn't see it after school, two DVD collections are available that contain all the cartoons and live-action Mario Bros. scenes. | ||
But did you know that there were alternate opening segments that did not feature Mario and Luigi? For some of the cartoons, Captain Lou Albano and Danny Wells (the live-action Mario brothers) were not part of the Super Show. They were replaced by something terrible, cliched, and purely 90s...[[Image:Smbss9ul2-1-.JPG|thumb|220px|Tommy Treehugger and Co-M.C.]] | But did you know that there were alternate opening segments that did not feature Mario and Luigi? For some of the cartoons, Captain Lou Albano and Danny Wells (the live-action Mario brothers) were not part of the Super Show. They were replaced by something terrible, cliched, and purely 90s...[[Image:Smbss9ul2-1-.JPG|thumb|220px|Tommy Treehugger and Co-M.C.]] | ||
Club Mario! | Club Mario! | ||
=== Cast === | === Cast === | ||
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* Co-M.C. / Evil Eric - Michael Anthony Rawlins | * Co-M.C. / Evil Eric - Michael Anthony Rawlins | ||
* Tammi Treehugger - Victoria Delany | * Tammi Treehugger - Victoria Delany | ||
Tommy Treehugger and Co-M.C. were the hosts – two twenty-somethings pretending to be teenagers who "satellite surfed" between extreme sports clips and wacky interviews in their radical apartment. | Tommy Treehugger and Co-M.C. were the hosts – two twenty-somethings pretending to be teenagers who "satellite surfed" between extreme sports clips and wacky interviews in their radical apartment. | ||
Their "satellite" looked like an upside-down Chinese parasol, whenever they wanted to "satellite surf", they would make a big deal of adjusting the thing and there was a weird lady with big hair who occasionally appeared on their TV between clips. | Their "satellite" looked like an upside-down Chinese parasol, whenever they wanted to "satellite surf", they would make a big deal of adjusting the thing and there was a weird lady with big hair who occasionally appeared on their TV between clips. | ||
On Fridays, (Legend of Zelda cartoon day!),Co-M.C. was replaced by his "brother", "Evil Eric", who loved to cause mayhem and hijinx which involved ganging up on Tommy. | On Fridays, (Legend of Zelda cartoon day!),Co-M.C. was replaced by his "brother", "Evil Eric", who loved to cause mayhem and hijinx which involved ganging up on Tommy. | ||
The segments were shot to replace the live-action Mario and Luigi (Albano and Wells) when the show ran into further syndication. | The segments were shot to replace the live-action Mario and Luigi (Albano and Wells) when the show ran into further syndication. | ||
It’s likely that they were trying to win over the Saturday morning audience that was, at the time, consumed with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the like with all-new “hip” hosts. By adding wrap-arounds only, DiC could save money by creating a new “series” while using existing cartoons. | It’s likely that they were trying to win over the Saturday morning audience that was, at the time, consumed with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the like with all-new “hip” hosts. By adding wrap-arounds only, DiC could save money by creating a new “series” while using existing cartoons. | ||
The show opened the same way we expected with a purple holographic screen and Mario's smiling head exclaimed, "Hey, Paisanos! It's the Super Mario Bros. Super Show!" But electric guitars came in with a heavy drum beat then the camera angles went screwy. What the heck was this? | The show opened the same way we expected with a purple holographic screen and Mario's smiling head exclaimed, "Hey, Paisanos! It's the Super Mario Bros. Super Show!" But electric guitars came in with a heavy drum beat then the camera angles went screwy. What the heck was this? | ||
The visuals combined the Mario cartoon opening, scenes from the Mario episode "The Bird! The Bird!", and random shots of the Club Mario cast and set. | The visuals combined the Mario cartoon opening, scenes from the Mario episode "The Bird! The Bird!", and random shots of the Club Mario cast and set. | ||
At one point, the digitized voice says "M-M-M-M-Mario", but it sounds like he's saying "[[Wario]]" (funny, because this was years before there even was a Wario). No Captain Lou dance at all. No sign of the famous plumbing shop and basement apartment. | At one point, the digitized voice says "M-M-M-M-Mario", but it sounds like he's saying "[[Wario]]" (funny, because this was years before there even was a Wario). No Captain Lou dance at all. No sign of the famous plumbing shop and basement apartment. | ||