Club Mario (Koopenstein)
| Club Mario segment | |||||||
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| Segment | 61 | ||||||
| Airdate |  August 6, 1990[?] | ||||||
| Cartoon episode | "Koopenstein" | ||||||
| Original segment | "Baby Mario Love" | ||||||
| Zelda preview | "That Sinking Feeling" | ||||||
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This segment is the Club Mario segment that aired alongside The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "Koopenstein," replacing the original live-action segment "Baby Mario Love." Like its corresponding animated episode, the segment's main plot is a parody of the 19th century novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.
Plot synopsis[edit]
The segment starts with Tommy and Co-MC introducing themselves to the viewer, the latter of which is wearing a lab coat. Co-MC says that today's featured episode is "Koopenstein" before giving a synopsis of the episode. He then tells the cameraman to pan over to his invention, the Brain Irrigation Device. He explains that he has devised the Brain Irrigation Device and that his test subject Tommy will demonstrate. However, Tommy immediately protests, saying that he had to be the robot, fairy, and the parrot, and does not want to be the victim of his experiment. However, Co-MC explains that the Brain Irrigation Device will not only make him smarter; it will make him the ultimate surfer. Convinced, Tommy walks under the device. Tommy then asks the head gaffer to give him light, with the lights in Club Mario beginning to flicker. As Tommy wonders how he managed to make his invention, Co-MC explains that he is feeding all of the computer data into the world through some wires into the Brain Irrigation Device. He then exclaims that it is working before laughing maniacally.
After performing his experiment, Co-MC asks Tommy, whose hair has become fuzzy from the electricity, to speak to him, to which he responds in a robotic voice, "Delta d equals v one delta t plus one-half a delta t squared!" Co-MC is ecstatic about his success, exclaiming that he has created the ultimate monster. He then says that he and Tommy will transition into the cartoon, with him shaking his body as he makes grunting noises as the show fades to the cartoon.
After the cartoon, Co-MC exclaims about how exciting the cartoon was before explaining that he is having problems with his latest experiment. Tommy, still speaking in a robotic voice, says that, judging by the poor quality of his pre-woven threads, he can only surmise that the structural integrity of his brain has been compromised by his actions. As such, he will not longer be needed at Club Mario, asking him to leave forever. Co-MC tries to plead with him by explaining that he was just performing a little experiment, though Tommy explains that an experiment would have been funny, explaining that what he did was not funny. He then continues that, from now on, his intellect far surpasses his or anyone else's in the entire city. He continues by explaining that the only way to maintain his superior intellect is to destroy the Brain Irrigation Device immediately. Co-MC frantically tells the head gaffer to give him light, with the lights at Club Mario flickering again.
After using the Brain Irrigation Device again, Co-MC asks Tommy if he is already, with him beginning to run around while flailing his arms, saying nonsenical phrases. Co-MC manages to grab Tommy, explaining that the Brain Irrigation Device is the problem, explaining that they have to transition into The Legend of Zelda preview for the episode, with Tommy weakly agreeing.
After the preview, Co-MC explains to the viewer that he has returned Tommy back to normal, though is unsure. He then tells Tommy, who appears stunned, to let them know that he is okay, with him saying that he is before laughing mischievously. He then tells Co-MC that he was just joking, though adds that it was briefly "amazing" as he was smart, explaining that he said "Delta d equals v one delta t plus one-half a delta t squared!" As Co-MC worries that Tommy is going into a relapse, he reassures him that he is alright. Co-MC explains that they will go "satellite surfing" telling them to grab their surfboards or, as Tommy adds, their remote. Tommy and Co-MC then "satellite surf" to a show featuring two men living in the International Space Station. One of the men explains that one must be very careful if they have a Slinky traveling in one direction and a yo-yo traveling in another, explaining that, if the yo-yo gets caught in the Slinky, they will get various catastrophic results.
After "satellite surfing," Co-MC welcomes the viewer to another edition of "Are You Bogus?", explaining that it is the interviewer show that attempts "to go where no hosts have gone before." He then asks Tommy who their special guest for today, to which he responds that he looks like a complete fool, explaining that he was trying to seduce the Statue of Liberty. Co-MC is immediately in disbelief of Tommy's claim, saying that she is not the Statue of Liberty, explaining that she is an actual woman. Tommy, still in disbelief, asks their guest for her name, to which she responds that she is the Statue of Liberty. Tommy asks if she is from the New York Bay, to which she responds in the affirmative. Co-MC still in disbelief, explains that the Statue of Liberty is 200 feet tall. Tommy, in an attempt to counter his claim, asks for their guest to stand up. She then stands up, and Tommy, finding her to be very short for the Statue of Liberty, explains that she is wearing flats. Co-MC then says that their guest is an imposter, with Tommy exclaiming that he is very disappointed to have fallen for her ruse, exclaiming that this happens to him every time. He then asks their guest to leave, which after some hesistation, does.
Tommy exclaims that he is fooled by an imposter during "Are You Bogus?", though Co-MC tells him to not worry. He then explains to the viewer that they have ten seconds to leave, explaining that he wishes that parents knew how much they bore their kids. The Statue of Liberty imposter then throws Tommy her paper torch, with him and Co-MC saying that they hope to see the viewer next time, "where the airwaves are [their] waves."
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Notes[edit]
- At the beginning of "Are You Bogus?", Co-MC mentions that it is the interview show that attempts "to go where no hosts have gone before," referencing a similar quote first said by James T. Kirk in the Star Trek television series.
- The paper torch that the Statue of Liberty imposter holds in this segment is reused in the Club Mario segment for The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "Mario and Joliet."
