Club Mario (The Pied Koopa)
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| Club Mario segment | |||||||
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| Segment | 59 | ||||||
| Airdate |  August 2, 1990[?] | ||||||
| Cartoon episode | "The Pied Koopa" | ||||||
| Original segment | "Super Plant" | ||||||
| Zelda preview | "Sing for the Unicorn" | ||||||
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This segment is the Club Mario segment that aired alongside The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "The Pied Koopa," replacing the original live-action segment "Super Plant."
Plot synopsis[edit]
The segment starts with Tommy Treehugger wondering why there is a cassette tape in his Co-MC in their studio and pressing it play button, with a voice on a cassette tape (voiced by Co-MC) instructing him to rescue the children of Pastaland from King Koopa and capture and bring him for interrogation. The tape then says it will self-destruct in five seconds, with Tommy throwing it over the ledge of the studio. Co-MC walks over to him and comments that he was doing great until he destroyed the tape, adding that it was a "deaf" intro. Tommy wonders what he means by "deaf," explaining that he can hear, to which Co-MC explains that it means "great," "cool," or "original." Tommy says that he understands now, but notes that he keeps coming up with such words like "deaf" and he does not even know what they mean. Co-MC says that he acts like that sometimes, before asking him if he understands what "dry barrelin'" means. Tommy explains that it is simple: "dry barrelin'" means to stand up on a wave that it is large enough that, when they are in its curl, their hair does not become wet. After saying that he feels much better, Co-MC tells the viewer that he and Tommy will be watching today's cartoon right now. Tommy asks him if he still wants to talk about words or transition into the cartoon, to which he replies that they should do the latter, as he is sure that they are out of time now. Tommy says that they should take a vote, with both of them raising their hands for watching the cartoon. Tommy then says that, since it is their show, they win as the show fades to the cartoon.
After the cartoon, Tommy and Co-MC comment on how "cool" the cartoon they watched was, with the latter mentioning that Mario and his friends are "dissing" King Koopa. Tommy comments that he keeps saying "dis," asking him what the word means, to which he responds that he will tell him after their "satellite surfing" session. Tommy and Co-MC then "satellite surf" to a show featuring several tropical animals at Marineworld Africa U.S.A. as a man brings a baby alligator into the shot. The man, introducing himself as Tom, explains that he takes care of all of the reptiles at the park, explaining that the production staff forgot to put some reptiles into his shot. Presenting the alligator to the production staff, named Grendel, the production staff says that they do not want any alligators in their scene. Tom then suggests tortoises, iguanas, and himself, but they decline these suggestions as well.
After "satellite surfing," Tommy and Co-MC comment on how "amazing" their "satellite surfing" session was, with the latter commenting that the "satellite surf is definitely up." Tommy asks him what the word "dis" means, to which he explains that it is derived from the Latin word "disrespect," explaining that the two words sound similar. Tommy says that he understands, telling him that he should not be so "aggro" with him. Co-MC asks him what "aggro" means, to which he responds that it means "aggravated," explaining that he should not be so aggravated with him. After Co-MC comments about the "tubular" terms that he and Tommy have been using, the latter asks the former what they should be doing next, to which Co-MC says that they should watch The Legend of Zelda preview for this episode. Tommy is excited for the preview, exclaiming that he is so smart as the show fades to The Legend of Zelda preview.
After the preview, Co-MC begins reading the graffiti on a wall in his and Tommy's studio, which is written like a mathematical formula. He explains that "e equals mc squared plus lightning plus love equals two guys dancin'." He then tells the production staff to give him a beat, with a tune then playing as Co-MC dances, with Tommy soon joining in dancing. After he dances rather poorly, he then tells Co-MC to stop dancing, saying that they should watch some Spaced Out Theater.
After Tommy mentions that Spaced Out Theater is the only that can beat dancing, the two "satellite surf" to the show, where Princess Centauri says that the show is back, with her bringing the viewer the adventures of Bhodi Li. She announces that, in today's episode, Bhodi is chained to major problem, and says she and viewer will see how he maturely handles it. She then shows clips of the Photon episode "Friends and Enemies." After showing the clips, Princess Centauri comments that she is not sure about "that Zoltar guy," wondering if he can be trusted, or, rather, can he swim, as he and Bhodi jumped into the water. She then tells the viewer that they will find out next time, hoping to see the viewer again.
The scene cuts back to Club Mario, where Tommy and Co-MC comment on how "awesome" Princess Centauri was, with Co-MC commenting that she is such a "fly" girl.
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Notes[edit]
- The opening of this segment, featuring Tommy being tasked with rescuing the children of Pastaland from King Koopa and capturing and bringing him for interrogation by a cassette tape that will self-destruct in five seconds, references the film Mission: Impossible. The tape also refers to Tommy as "Tommy Phelps," referencing Jim Phelps, who was introduced in season two of the 1966 Mission: Impossible television series.
- Co-MC explains to Tommy that the word "dis" is derived from the Latin word "disrespect." However, "disrespect" is not an actual Latin word; "dis" is a clipping of the word "disrespect," which is derived from the word "respect" with the prefix "dis-" added. "Dis-" is a Latin prefix, while "respect" is derived from the Latin "respectus." "Respectus" is the perfect passive particle respiciō, which means "to look at" or "to look back on," where "respiciō" is derived from the prefix re- ("back") and speciō ("to see").
