Something's Gumming Up the Plumbing

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"Something's Gumming Up the Plumbing"
Luigi in the commercial for the Atari versions of Mario Bros.
Composed by:
John Strauss (for Car 54, Where Are You?)
Parody lyricist unknown
Appears in Mario Bros. Atari 5200 commercial
Ad of the Atari 2600 port of Mario Bros.
A print advertisement using similar lyrics.

"Something's Gumming Up the Plumbing" is a song used for television and print commercials for the Atari 5200 port of Mario Bros.. This song is sung to the tune of the theme song of the 1960s sitcom Car 54, Where Are You?[1] There exists an extended and abridged version, with the abridged version containing a slightly re-arranged version of the song and a long section of children playing the game together.[2]

Lyrics[edit]

Television[edit]

Full[edit]

Something's gumming up the plumbing
Poor Luigi's in a bind
Giant turtles out to get him
Creepy crabs are right behind
Fighter Flies, jeepers, yipes!
They're all coming out the pipes!

LUIGI:
Mario, where are you?!

Abridged[edit]

Something's gumming up the plumbing
Poor Luigi's in a bind
Giant turtles out to get him
Creepy crabs are right behind
Fighter Flies, jeepers, jipes!
They're all coming out the piiiiiipes!

Comic[edit]

Something's gumming up the plumbing
Poor Luigi's in a bind
Killer turtles out to get him
Giant crabs are right behind
Fighter Flies, holy cripes!
They're all coming out the pipes!

LUIGI:
Mario, where are you?!

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