Tutti Frutti, oh Mario

"Tutti Frutti, oh Mario" is the thirtieth live-action segment of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. Its corresponding animated episode is "That Sinking Feeling" from The Legend of Zelda. It also exists under the title "Tutti Frutti Mario", and is the show's sixtieth live-action segment. "Tutti Frutti Mario"'s corresponding animated episode is "The Missing Link" from The Legend of Zelda. Aside from alternate title cards, and a different Mario head transition, "Tutti Frutti, oh Mario" and "Tutti Frutti Mario" are otherwise practically identical. The title of "Tutti Frutti, oh Mario" is derived from the 1955 song "", which prominently features the lyric "Tutti Frutti, aw rooty" in its chorus.

When the company Shout Factory released the complete The Legend of Zelda series on DVD, they only included five of the 13 original live-action segments that corresponded to the Zelda episodes. The episodes "Magic's Magic", "Mommies Curse", "Tutti Frutti, oh Mario", "The Magic Love", "Treasure of the Sierra Brooklyn" and "The Ghoul of my Dreams" were only released as bonus episodes on a PAL DVD set in Germany, where they are presented with only German language dubs. "Magic's Magic" and "The Ghoul of My Dreams" were released in English, but only on Kids Klassics VHS tapes in the US. "Slime Busters"'s only DVD release in the US was on a single disc called Mario Mania. "Tutti Frutti Mario" did not make it onto any DVD or VHS release.

Plot synopsis
In Mario Brothers Plumbing, Mario is putting on some shaving cream while looking at the mirror when is heard. He then opens the mirror to pick up the razor inside, but instead of another internal mirror, there is a person about to shave too. They both start shaving and mimic each other's actions.

Mario then asks Luigi if he changed the mirror, but he responds that he cannot hear him because of a noise coming out of the vent. Once Mario asks what sound Luigi is referring to, more scatting is heard as the Ratagator lip syncs to it. Luigi thinks the Ratagator is the one singing, and he tells the Ratagator to stop. Mario responds that the sound is not coming from the Ratagator, so Luigi closes the Ratagator's vent and covers Clog with a bucket. He tells Clog not to come out until he gets to the chorus. Mario says that it is not Clog either, so Luigi says it may be the scarecrow, but the scarecrow denies it. Mario returns to the mirror and both him and the man in the cabinet are surprised to realize they are not looking at a mirror. The man exclaims that this is the weirdest motel room he has been in and begins to scat. When he finishes, Mario recognizes the man as Little Robert.

Later, the table is set for three people and Luigi tries to hide a tape recorder in a dish of spaghetti, but he changes his mind and hides it under the bread. Mario comes in saying that Little Robert is about to arrive and asks Luigi what is he doing. Sarcastically, Luigi replies that he is weaving a Navajo blanket. He explains that he is hiding the tape recorder so that if they get Little Robert to sing with them and get it on tape, they would have a collector's item. Mario replies that Little Robert is only coming to eat and not to sing, but Luigi insists. As they are still talking, the doorbell rings. Mario tells Little Robert to come in and greets him while imitating his mannerisms. After the greeting, Mario introduces Luigi to Little Robert, who then invites him to the dinner table. Before they start eating, Little Robert begins his song and Mario and Luigi join in, though he is unimpressed by their poor performance.

Because of their poor singing, Little Robert makes the brothers perform. On the 45th take, Little Robert tells them to do it for Mama Mario. However, Little Robert is still unsatisfied by their performance. Mario asks what he thinks, and Robert responds that their "Oh Mario's" were great, but they are a little weak with their scatting. Luigi then asks for tips to help them out and Mario hopes they are not being a burden. Little Robert, starting to get upset, asks if he can just eat, so Mario says he can. As he is about to sit at the table, Mario instead tells him to take a pan with him. In response, Little Robert gets angry, saying that they invited him for dinner, then made him sing his song, and now want him to take his food "to go". After staring at Mario, he takes the pan and leaves as Luigi thanks Little Robert for coming over. Little Robert just replies with "shut up!". After Little Robert is gone, they go check on the tape, only to find the Ratagator scatting while the chewing on the unrolled cassette tape. Upset, Luigi halfheartedly scats as the show fades to black.

Known differences between "Tutti Frutti, oh Mario" and "Tutti Frutti Mario"

 * The Mario head transition is different in both episodes. In "Tutti Frutti, oh Mario", the Mario head flies to the screen, decreases in size, then increases up to the screen. In "Tutti Frutti Mario" it goes in a zig-zag line with a blue shadow following it.
 * The scene after the Mario head where Mario and Luigi sing has added footage in "Tutti Frutti Mario".
 * In "Tutti Frutti, oh Mario", the fade-out at the end appears later than in "Tutti Frutti Mario".
 * In "Tutti Frutti Mario" Willard Pugh has his name spelled correctly.