Cowboy Jed
| Cowboy Jed | |
|---|---|
 Cowboy Jed showing off Bowser's "squidded" Flame Flyer | |
| Species | Human |
| Appears in | Mario Kart Wii USA/Quebec commercials (2008) |
| Portrayed by | Gibson Nolte (USA) |
- “Get behind the wheel!”
- —Cowboy Jed, Mario Kart Wii TV Spots
Cowboy Jed is a fictional advertising mascot created for the North American release of Mario Kart Wii. He appears in three American commercials to promote Mario Kart Wii. He is portrayed by Gibson Nolte in the original English commercials[1] and by an unknown actor in the Canadian French commercials.[2]
Jed is constantly found at the "Mario Kart Emporium", a kart rental or sales store that he owns; the commercials themselves are intended as parodies of those for car dealerships.[3] He always introduces himself with, "Yee-haw! Howdy! It's me, Cowboy Jed! Come on down to the Mario Kart Emporium!" before moving on to promoting the game. In one commercial, he describes gameplay, using his son Jed Junior to prove its enjoyability. In another, he talks of the game's multi-player modes, showing various footage. He demonstrates karts in a third (released on the game's website), telling status ailments along the way. Nintendo have released some unused clips for the commercials; in these unreleased commercials, Jed Junior would have made continued appearances, and Cowboy Jed himself would be portrayed as more of a cowboy or farmer.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ @seanyproduction (October 19, 2021). BIG NEWS! We found Cowboy Jed's actor! Gibson Nolte is Cowboy Jed. Twitter. Retrieved October 10, 2023. (Archived October 19, 2021, 17:25:05 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ Foulowe59 (January 25, 2021). Rare Pub TV FR Canadienne/Québécoise de Mario Kart Wii - Nintendo, 2008. YouTube. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ Caoili, E. (April 22, 2008). Engadget. "Mario Kart ditches 'Wii would like to play' for Cowboy Jed". Retrieved May 14, 2008.
| Mario Kart Wii | ||
|---|---|---|
| Drivers | ||
| Small | Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Baby Peach • Baby Daisy • Toad • Toadette • Koopa Troopa • Dry Bones | |
| Medium | Mario • Luigi • Peach • Daisy • Yoshi • Birdo • Diddy Kong • Bowser Jr. | |
| Large | Wario • Waluigi • Donkey Kong • Bowser • King Boo • Rosalina • Funky Kong • Dry Bowser | |
| Any | Mii | |
| Vehicles | ||
| Karts | Small | Standard Kart S • Booster Seat • Mini Beast • Cheep Charger • Tiny Titan • Blue Falcon |
| Medium | Standard Kart M • Classic Dragster • Wild Wing • Super Blooper • Daytripper • Sprinter | |
| Large | Standard Kart L • Offroader • Flame Flyer • Piranha Prowler • Jetsetter • Honeycoupe | |
| Bikes | Small | Standard Bike S • Bullet Bike • Bit Bike • Quacker • Magikruiser • Jet Bubble |
| Medium | Standard Bike M • Mach Bike • Sugarscoot • Zip Zip • Sneakster • Dolphin Dasher | |
| Large | Standard Bike L • Flame Runner • Wario Bike • Shooting Star • Spear • Phantom | |
| Courses | ||
| Wii Grand Prix | Mushroom Cup | Luigi Circuit • Moo Moo Meadows • Mushroom Gorge • Toad's Factory |
| Flower Cup | Mario Circuit • Coconut Mall • DK Summit • Wario's Gold Mine | |
| Star Cup | Daisy Circuit • Koopa Cape • Maple Treeway • Grumble Volcano | |
| Special Cup | Dry Dry Ruins • Moonview Highway • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road | |
| Retro Grand Prix | Shell Cup | GCN Peach Beach • DS Yoshi Falls • SNES Ghost Valley 2 • N64 Mario Raceway |
| Banana Cup | N64 Sherbet Land • GBA Shy Guy Beach • DS Delfino Square • GCN Waluigi Stadium | |
| Leaf Cup | DS Desert Hills • GBA Bowser Castle 3 • N64 DK's Jungle Parkway • GCN Mario Circuit | |
| Lightning Cup | SNES Mario Circuit 3 • DS Peach Gardens • GCN DK Mountain • N64 Bowser's Castle | |
| Battle stages | Wii Stages | Block Plaza • Delfino Pier • Funky Stadium • Chain Chomp Wheel • Thwomp Desert |
| Retro Stages | SNES Battle Course 4 • GBA Battle Course 3 • N64 Skyscraper • GCN Cookie Land • DS Twilight House | |
| Tournament arena | Galaxy Colosseum | |
| Other | ||
| Items and objects | Item Box items | Banana • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bullet Bill • Fake Item Box • Golden Mushroom • Green Shell • Lightning • Mega Mushroom • Mushroom • POW Block • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Super Star • Thunder Cloud • Triple Bananas • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells |
| Other | Barrel Cannon • Cannon • Coin • Dash Panel • Halfpipe-style boost ramp • Hot-air balloon • Launch Star • Leaf pile • Mushroom Trampoline • Ramp • Trophy | |
| Background characters and species | Big Cheep Cheep • Birdo • Boo • Delfino Oak Tree • Goomba • Hammer Bro • Lakitu • Mii • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Noki • Petey Piranha • Penguin • Pianta • Shy Guy • Sledge Bro • Toad • Unagi • Yoshi • Yoshi's Egg | |
| Enemies and obstacles | Angry Sun • Baby Penguin • Big Pokey • Bob-omb Car • Boulder • Bowser Statue • Car • Cargo truck • Cataquack • Chain Chomp • Crusher • Delfino Oak Tree • Falling Pillar • Fire • Fire Bar • Fire Chain • Fire Snake • Ghost • Giant Wiggler • Goomba • Ice • Koopa Zapper • Lava • Lava Geyser • Mecha Bowser • Mecha Piranha Plant • Mine Cart • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Oil slick • Penguin • Piranha Plant • Podoboo • Pokey • Shy Guy Galleon • Shy Guy Snowboarder • Sidestepper • Spiky Topman • Swoop • Thwomp • Warp Pipe • Volcanic debris | |
| Techniques | Drift • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream • Spin Turn • Trick • Wheelie | |
| Battle modes | Balloon Battle • Coin Runners | |
| Music | "Chain Chomp Wheel" • "Coconut Mall" • "Daisy Circuit" • "Delfino Pier" • "DK Summit" • "Luigi Circuit/Mario Circuit" • "Maple Treeway" • "Moo Moo Meadows" • "Mushroom Gorge" • "Thwomp Desert" • "Wario's Gold Mine" | |
| Miscellaneous | Cowboy Jed • Daisy Cruiser • Emblem • Finish line • Gallery • Glitches • Item probability distributions • Jed Junior • Mario Kart Channel tournaments • Mario Kart Wii Grand Prix • Mario Kart Wii item-matching game • Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content • Quick Poll • Sponsors • Staff • Trading cards | |
