Editing Saturday Supercade

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'''''Saturday Supercade''''' is an animated television series based on several arcade games, including ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'', ''{{wp|Frogger}}'', ''{{wp|Q*bert}}'', ''{{wp|Pitfall!}}'', ''{{wp|Kangaroo (video game)|Kangaroo}}'', and ''{{wp|Space Ace}}''. Each episode is approximately one hour long and comprises four shorter, self-contained segments based on one arcade game each. The show originally aired on Saturday mornings on {{wp|CBS|CBS Broadcasting Inc.}} television network beginning on September 17, 1983.  After two seasons, the show's original run ended on December 1, 1984. {{wp|Ruby-Spears Productions}} produced the series. While the ''Donkey Kong'' segments appeared in both seasons, the ''Donkey Kong Junior'' segments ended after the first season. In total there are nineteen ''Donkey Kong'' segments and thirteen ''Donkey Kong Junior'' segments.

Since the show's end, the ''Donkey Kong'' and ''Donkey Kong Junior'' segments have ceased to air on television. Additionally, the series has not been reproduced in any format, and as such only homemade recordings of the segments made during the show's television airing are available to the public. {{wp|MCA Inc.|Music Corporation of America Inc.}}, then-owner of {{wp|Universal Pictures|Universal City Studios}}, was the last known holder of the segments (due to a deal made between MCA/Universal and Ruby-Spears in the leadup to [[Donkey Kong (game)#Universal Studios lawsuit|Universal's lawsuit against Nintendo]]),<ref>[https://casetext.com/case/universal-city-studios-inc-v-nintendo Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo; United States District Court, S.D. New York; Jul 29, 1985; 615 F. Supp. 838 (S.D.N.Y. 1985)]</ref><ref>[https://casetext.com/case/universal-city-studios-v-nintendo-co Universal City Studios v. Nintendo Co.; United States District Court, S.D. New York; Dec 22, 1983; 578 F. Supp. 911 (S.D.N.Y. 1983)]</ref> but it is unclear if Universal or related entities still have any rights to the segments. The copyright to the segments (excluding the ''Space Ace'' segments) was assigned to the owners of the source materials, including the ''Donkey Kong'' and ''Donkey Kong Junior'' segments; it appears that said segments are owned by [[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]].<ref>Copyright listing for Saturday Supercade : no. 1, copyright registration number PA0000222759</ref> When questioned by a fan on Facebook, the Warner Archive Collection team stated that the accessible segments of the show may be released on DVD in 2011, with "cool vintage footage" replacing any unavailable segments,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140103044435/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Saturday-Supercade-DVDs-Planned/14789 ''Saturday Supercade'' - Could the '80s Coin-Op-Based Cartoons be Coming Home? Warner Says...] (Archived)</ref> but this did not come to fruition.

Predating ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]'' by nearly three years, ''Saturday Supercade'' marked the first animated adaption of any ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-related series. A few months before the series aired, however, TV commercials for [[Donkey Kong (cereal)|Donkey Kong cereal]] and the [[Game & Watch]] included animated ''Super Mario'' characters.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7TfycLGAng William Marshall Donkey Kong Commercial (1983)].''YouTube''. Retrieved December 25, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss3gZ6yV79c Nintendo Game And Watch (Commercial, 1983)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 25, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkveNFgB0zo Nintendo - Mario's Cement Factory Video Game Commercial - 1983]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 13, 2022.</ref> It also marked the first appearances of [[Mario]] and [[Donkey Kong]] in a television series, both of whom would later star in their own television series with ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' in 1989 and ''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' in 1996 respectively; as well as the first appearance of Mario's modern color scheme in America (a red hat and shirt, and blue overalls). The show also marked the currently only televised appearances of the characters [[Pauline]], [[Donkey Kong Jr.]], and [[Stanley]], all from the ''[[Donkey Kong (series)|Donkey Kong]]'' series.
==Plot synopsis==
===''Donkey Kong''===
[[File:Supercade.JPG|thumb|[[Mario]] and [[Pauline]], in the ''Donkey Kong'' segment of the show.]]
Similar to the premise of ''[[Donkey Kong Circus]]'', the introduction to the ''Donkey Kong'' segments show that [[Mario]] apparently owned the circus along with his animal trainer [[Pauline]] and the star of the show, [[Donkey Kong]]. However, the [[Kong]] escaped and made his way down a dock on a motorcycle, pursued by Mario and Pauline in their circus van. Exiting the van, the pair gave chase on foot until Mario slipped on a [[banana]] peel laid by Donkey Kong as a trap. The tables turned, the pair fled from the approaching Kong. However, Mario and Pauline quickly resumed pursuit with a net and followed him up the stairway of a building. Their resultant chase is outlined in the ''Donkey Kong'' segments.

Most stories had the trio happening on crime, with criminals usually involved in schemes involving theft, fraud, and deceit. Often, the crooks would realize Donkey Kong's slow-wittedness and try to get him to do their dirty work, but in the end, Donkey Kong would either realize the truth himself or Mario and/or Pauline would reveal the facts to the Kong, and in the end, the bad guys' plot was foiled. The chase then continued.

===''Donkey Kong Junior''===
[[File:BonesDKJr.png|thumb|left|[[Bones (character)|Bones]] and [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] in the ''Donkey Kong Junior'' segment of the show.]]
Outlined in the introduction to the ''Donkey Kong Junior'' segments, Donkey Kong Jr. traveled from the jungle to Mario's circus to see his father, Donkey Kong. Realizing that his dad has escaped and without means of finding him, Donkey Kong Jr. is reduced to tears. [[Bones (character)|Bones]] approached Junior and consoled him. After hearing his story, Bones suggested they follow after Donkey Kong in his motorcycle. Overjoyed, Donkey Kong Jr. joyously yelled his catchphrase, "Monkey muscle!" and took the drivers seat. With Bones in the sidecar covering his eyes, the two sped off on the first of their adventures which are outlined in the ''Donkey Kong Junior'' segments.
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==Episodes==
===''Donkey Kong''===
[[File:DonkeyKongTitleCard.png|thumb|Title card to the show's ''Donkey Kong'' Season 1 segments.]]
====Season 1====
*"[[Mississippi Madness]]"
*"[[Gorilla Gangster]]"
*"[[Banana Bikers]]"
*"[[The Incredible Shrinking Ape]]"
*"[[Movie Mania]]"
*"[[Gorilla My Dreams (Saturday Supercade)|Gorilla My Dreams]]"
*"[[Little Orphan Apey]]"
*"[[Circus Daze]]"
*"[[The Great Ape Escape]]"
*"[[Apey and the Snowbeast]]"
*"[[How Much is That Gorilla in the Window?]]"
*"[[Private Donkey Kong]]"
*"[[Get Along, Little Apey]]"
[[File:DonkeyKongTitleCard2.png|thumb|Title card to the show's ''Donkey Kong'' Season 2 segments.]]

====Season 2====
*"[[Sir Donkey Kong]]"
*"[[The Pale Whale]]"
*"[[El Donkey Kong]]"
*"[[New Wave Ape]]"
*"[[Greenhouse Gorilla]]"
*"[[Hairy Parent]]"

===''Donkey Kong Junior''===
[[File:DKJr Supercade Title Card.png|thumb|Title card to the show's ''Donkey Kong Junior'' segment.]]
*"[[Trucknapper Caper]]"
*"[[Sheep Rustle Hustle]]"
*"[[Rocky Mountain Monkey Business]]"
*"[[Magnificent Seven-Year Olds]]"
*"[[The Ventriloquist Caper]]"
*"[[The Great Seal Steal]]"
*"[[The Jungle Boy Ploy]]"
*"[[Junior Meets Kid Dynamo]]"
*"[[The Amazing Rollerskate Race]]"
*"[[A Christmas Story]]"
*"[[Gorilla Ghost (episode)|Gorilla Ghost]]"
*"[[The Teddy Bear Scare]]"
*"[[Double or Nothing]]"

==Voices==
*[[Bones (character)|Bones]] - {{wp|Bart Braverman}}
*[[Donkey Kong]] - [[Milton Supman]]
*[[Donkey Kong Jr.]] - [[Frank Welker]]
*[[Mario]] - [[Peter Cullen]]
*[[Pauline]] - [[Judy Strangis]]

==Theme song==
;"Supercade"
<blockquote>''Well, Saturday Supercade,<br>
''Gather 'round,<br>
''We'll get your video friends together.<br>
''Yeah, Saturday Supercade,<br>
''It's time for fun,<br>
''And no one else can do it better.<br>
''And it feels so right,<br>
''Because it's Supercade time!<br>
''Let's have some Supercade fun!<br>
''Yes, it's Supercade time,<br>
''Let's have some Supercade fun, fun, fun!<br>
''Come on, to Supercade time,<br>
''Join all the Supercade fun.<br>
''Yes, it's Supercade time,<br>
''Let's have some Supercade fun, fun, fun!<br>
''Come on, to Supercade time,<br>
''Join all the Supercade fun.<br>
''Monkey Muscle!<br>
''(Monkey Noises)<br>
''Let's have some Supercade fun.<br>
''(It's Saturday Supercade!)</blockquote>

==Staff==
{{main|List of Saturday Supercade staff}}

==Gallery==
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MarioSaturdaySupercadeartwork.png|[[Mario]]
Donkey Kong Supercade Art.png|[[Donkey Kong]]
Saturday Supercade Donkey Kong Jr Artwork.png|[[Donkey Kong Jr.]]
PaulineSupercadeArt.png|[[Pauline]]
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==External links==
*[http://imdb.com/title/tt0085008/fullcredits Cast and Crew] - Full cast and crew on IMDB.

==References==
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