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[[File:Clubmariologo.jpg|thumb|The ''Club Mario'' logo]]
During the spring and summer of 1990, '''''Club Mario''''' replaced the ''Mario Bros.'' live-action segments of the ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' This series featured "extreme" ''Super Mario''-obsessed teenagers goofing around, and, in at least one episode, running around the [[DIC Entertainment|DiC]] studios and harassing the show's executive producer [[Andy Heyward]]. Chris Coombs and Michael Rawlins played the hosts [[Tommy Treehugger]] and [[Co-MC]] respectively.


==Theme song==
<blockquote>''Grab your board, hold on to your ha-at<br>
''Satellite surfin' is where it's at<br>
''At the Club<br>
''Club Mario<br>
''We're at the Club<br>
''Ma-Ma-Ma-M-M-M-M-M-Mario<br>
<br>
''Name any place that you wanna go-o<br>
''We'll take you there, oh don't you know<br>
''We're at the Club<br>
''Club Mario<br>
''Come join the Club<br>
''Ma-Ma-Ma-M-M-M-M-M<br>
''Club Mario</blockquote>


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.  
==Segments==
On the show, there were a few recurring segments.


Their "satellite" looked like an upside-down Chinese parasol, and whenever they wanted to "satellite surf", I remember they'd make a big deal of adjusting the thing. There was a weird lady with big hair who occasionally appeared on their TV between clips.  [[Image:Smbss9ul2-1-.JPG|thumb|220px|Tommy Treehugger and Co-M.C.]]
===Spaced Out Theater / Space Scout Theater===
"Spaced Out Theater" was a show that Tommy Treehugger and Co-MC would watch while satellite surfing. It was hosted by Princess Centauri, a green alien woman. This segment was an edited version of another show called ''Photon'', with all the copyrighted songs replaced with original music.


On Fridays, (Legend of Zelda cartoon day!),Co-M.C. was replaced by his "brother", "Evil Eric", who loved to cause mayhem.Tammy Treehugger Tommy's "little" sister, who happened to be over six feet tall joined in the hijinx which involved ganging up on poor Tommy.  
===Are You Bogus?===
In "Are You Bogus?", Tommy Treehugger and Co-MC would interview someone and ask that person questions to see if they are who they say they are. If the person is fake, he or she would be considered "bogus" by Tommy and Co-MC. Sometimes the fake person would be a cast member such as "The Big Kid", who claimed to be [[Santa Claus]], or a previous guest, the Prince of Cool, who claimed to be Julius Caesar. Occasionally the "bogus" accusation was unfounded, such as a claimant being Joe Piscopo. When Co-MC and Tommy call "bogus", they realize too late that the real Joe Piscopo did indeed make an appearance.


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.  
===Dr. Know It All===
In "Dr. Know It All", Tommy and Co-MC ask a man named "Dr. Know It All" a question. But when he tries to answer, they decide they don't want to hear his answer anymore, usually because his answers were off by miles. Sometimes Co-MC or Tommy would bet Dr. Know It All would get a question wrong. Occasionally Dr. Know It All would get a question right, causing an argument between Tommy and Co-MC. Dr. Know It All was played by Kurt Weldon, a crew member who wrote several episodes of ''Super Mario'' cartoons, as well as its corresponding show ''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]''.


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.
==Cast==
*[[Chris Coombs]] as [[Tommy Treehugger]]
*[[Michael Anthony Rawlins]] as [[Co-MC]]
*Michael Anthony Rawlins as [[Evil Eric]]
*[[Kurt Weldon]] as [[Dr. Know-It-All]]
*[[Victoria Delaney]] as [[Tammy Treehugger]]
*[[Jeff Rose]] as [[The Big Kid]]
*[[James Abbott]] as [[The Band]]
*[[Shanti Kahn]] as [[Princess Centauri]]


The Mario rap intro song was replaced by a different theme, something loud with cheesy lyrics and extreme guitar riffs.
All ''Club Mario'' music was composed by Eric Allaman.


==Staff==
{{main|List of Club Mario staff}}


Theme Song
==Gallery==
<gallery>
CM1.jpg|Co-MC, (foreground) Tommy Treehugger, (background) and The Band (distance)
CM5.jpg|Tommy Treehugger
CM4.jpg|Co-MC
CM3.jpg|Princess Centauri, hostess of ''Spaced Out Theater''
CM6.jpg|"The Band"
</gallery>


Name any place that you wanna go-o
==Trivia==
We'll take you there, oh don't you know
*On Tubi, the Club Mario segment is included for [[The Unzappables]] instead of its original live-action segment.
We're at the Club
Club Mario
Come join the Club
C-C-C-Club M-M-Mario


Grab your seat, hold on to your ha-at
==External links==
Satellite Surfin' is where it's at
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVmXYXYepVnuHAjpO5QkM74GD5-6PB7Zm Playlist with 11 surviving Club Mario segments]{{dead link}}
Here at the Club
Club Mario
Come join the Club
C-C-C-Club M-M-Mario


why did they decide to change up the classic (albeit weird) Super Show openings for this tripe? Maybe it was an attempt to make Mario & Co. more radical and extreme
{{TV series and films}}
 
[[Category:Television series]]
===Cast===
[[Category:The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!|*]]
 
[[Category:DIC Entertainment]]
* Tommy Treehugger - Chris Coombs
 
* Co M.C. / Evil Eric - Michael Anthony Rawlins
 
* Tammi Treehugger - Victoria Delany
 
[[Category: Real World]]

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Club Mario
The Club Mario logo

During the spring and summer of 1990, Club Mario replaced the Mario Bros. live-action segments of the The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! This series featured "extreme" Super Mario-obsessed teenagers goofing around, and, in at least one episode, running around the DiC studios and harassing the show's executive producer Andy Heyward. Chris Coombs and Michael Rawlins played the hosts Tommy Treehugger and Co-MC respectively.

Theme song[edit]

Grab your board, hold on to your ha-at

Satellite surfin' is where it's at
At the Club
Club Mario
We're at the Club
Ma-Ma-Ma-M-M-M-M-M-Mario

Name any place that you wanna go-o
We'll take you there, oh don't you know
We're at the Club
Club Mario
Come join the Club
Ma-Ma-Ma-M-M-M-M-M

Club Mario

Segments[edit]

On the show, there were a few recurring segments.

Spaced Out Theater / Space Scout Theater[edit]

"Spaced Out Theater" was a show that Tommy Treehugger and Co-MC would watch while satellite surfing. It was hosted by Princess Centauri, a green alien woman. This segment was an edited version of another show called Photon, with all the copyrighted songs replaced with original music.

Are You Bogus?[edit]

In "Are You Bogus?", Tommy Treehugger and Co-MC would interview someone and ask that person questions to see if they are who they say they are. If the person is fake, he or she would be considered "bogus" by Tommy and Co-MC. Sometimes the fake person would be a cast member such as "The Big Kid", who claimed to be Santa Claus, or a previous guest, the Prince of Cool, who claimed to be Julius Caesar. Occasionally the "bogus" accusation was unfounded, such as a claimant being Joe Piscopo. When Co-MC and Tommy call "bogus", they realize too late that the real Joe Piscopo did indeed make an appearance.

Dr. Know It All[edit]

In "Dr. Know It All", Tommy and Co-MC ask a man named "Dr. Know It All" a question. But when he tries to answer, they decide they don't want to hear his answer anymore, usually because his answers were off by miles. Sometimes Co-MC or Tommy would bet Dr. Know It All would get a question wrong. Occasionally Dr. Know It All would get a question right, causing an argument between Tommy and Co-MC. Dr. Know It All was played by Kurt Weldon, a crew member who wrote several episodes of Super Mario cartoons, as well as its corresponding show Captain N: The Game Master.

Cast[edit]

All Club Mario music was composed by Eric Allaman.

Staff[edit]

Main article: List of Club Mario staff

Gallery[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • On Tubi, the Club Mario segment is included for The Unzappables instead of its original live-action segment.

External links[edit]