Genie (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!)
| Genie | |
|---|---|
 The genie, having been released from Aladdin's Lamp | |
| Species | Genie |
| First appearance | The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! ("Mario's Magic Carpet") (1989) |
| Latest appearance | Zur Fernseh-Serie Super Mario Bros. - Spiele und Geschichten (1991) |
- “Ugh! There's a fungus among us!”
- —Genie, "Mario's Magic Carpet"
The genie is a powerful being who inhabits Aladdin's Lamp in the story Aladdin. Although it has been represented in several forms in animation over the years, its only Super Mario-relevant appearance is in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "Mario's Magic Carpet," where it appears as a lady who is cranky and obnoxious.
In the episode, Mario and Luigi obtain Aladdin's Lamp from the treasures of Sultan Pasbah. They rub it, summoning the genie, who has extreme difficulty escaping Aladdin's Lamp, which remains stuck on her foot.
After her summoning, the genie is asked by Mario to save Princess Toadstool, who is about to be sold by Sultan Pasbah to King Koopa. Attempting to use a magic spell, the genie only succeeds in creating a horrific stench and a black fog (a magic "smell").
This smell and fog ends up allowing King Koopa to successfully kidnap Princess Toadstool and speed her away on his flying carpet. Chasing after King Koopa, the genie is asked by Mario to give him, Luigi and Toad the power of flight, so they can chase King Koopa. At first, the genie refuses to cast the flight spell, saying it will drain her power, eventually though, the genie agrees after Mario offers to pay her a coin. Unfortunately, the spell simply launches Mario, Luigi and Toad directly upward through the air instead of allowing them to fly, much to her confusion.
Later, the genie travels with Mario, Luigi and Toad on their recently purchased flying carpet, complaining the entire time. It is only after Princess Toadstool is rescued from the quicksand King Koopa had dumped her in that the genie decides to abandon Mario. Re-entering Aladdin's Lamp, the genie throws herself off Mario's magic carpet, only to land in the front seat of King Koopa's own flying carpet.
Exiting Aladdin's Lamp, the genie proceeds to pester and annoy King Koopa, much to the amusement of Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Princess Toadstool.
In other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Дух[1] Duh |
Genie | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 妖怪[2] Yāoguài |
Genie | |
| Danish | Lampeånd[3] | Genie | |
| Dutch | Geest[4] | Genie | |
| Finnish | Henki[5] | Genie | |
| French | Génie[6] | Genie | |
| German | Genie[7] | - | |
| Flaschengeist Jeannie[8] | Genie Jeannie | Zur Fernseh-Serie Super Mario Bros. - Spiele und Geschichten | |
| Hebrew | שד[9] Shed |
Genie | |
| Italian | Genio[10] | Genie | |
| Norwegian | Ånd[11] | Genie | |
| Portuguese | Gênio[12] | Genie | |
| Russian | Джинн[13] Dzhinn |
Genie | |
| Spanish | Genio[14] | Genie | |
| Swedish | Ande[15] | Genie |
References[edit]
- ^ Супер Марио - Епизод 04 (Български дублаж)
- ^ 超级马里奥兄弟 - Super Mario Brothers Super Show - 马里奥的魔毯 | Learn Chinese | Cartoons in Mandarin
- ^ The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (EP4 - Dansk - Mario's flyvende tæppe)
- ^ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac2Lpgz4MKY&list=PLTKWo9RTHfuHEFMtVAXALYSkI1p6iKnDH&index=3 The Super Mario Bros. Super Show Dutch Subbed - Koning Mario van Cramalot / Mario's Vliegende Tapijt
- ^ Super Mario Bros 2 VHS (Suomi)
- ^ Super Mario Bros 004 Le Tapis magique
- ^ The Super Mario Bros Super Show! Folge 4 Marianne & Luidiana / Marios fliegender Teppich
- ^ Friedrich Dohrmann (January 1, 1991). Zur Fernseh-Serie Super Mario Bros. - Spiele und Geschichten. Hamburg, Germany: XENOS Verlagsgesellschaft (German). ISBN 978-3821210056. Page 46.
- ^ האחים סופר מריו חלק 4
- ^ Super Mario bros super show ita 1x04 Mario e il tappeto volante
- ^ The Super Mario Bros Super Show S01E04 - Mario's Magic Carpet/Marianne and Luigeena (Norsk Fox-Kids)
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - O Tapete Mágico / As Primas (Dublado)
- ^ Выпуск 1: Эпизод 4
- ^ Super Mario Brothers Super Show in Spanish / En Español - Alfombra Mágica de Mario - Episode 4
- ^ Super Mario Bros Super Show - Episode 4 - Swedish
