The Trojan Koopa

"The Trojan Koopa" is the thirty-sixth episode of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. Its corresponding live-action segment is "Texas Tea".

Plot Synopsis
In an island owned by King Koopa, King Koopa has kidnapped Princess Toadstool again and is holding her in his island fortress. The Mario Bros. and Toad arrives to his island with a bathtub, when suddenly, King Koopa order the Hammer Bros. to attack them. After escaping their hammers, Mario figured a plan to go into the wall to save Princess Toadstool. Mario tied a plunger to his feet, but he fell due to the Hammer Bros. breaking a brick he was standing on. Luigi tried to go though the wall by a long stick, but failed. Toad tried a leap, but he fell, went to a trampoline, and he fell down to Mario and Luigi. After they realize that they can't save Princess Toadstool, the Hammer Bros. attack again. However, Mario defeated them by letting the Hammer Bros. hit each other. So after that, Mario change them to Mario and Luigi look like and float it away to make it look like they gave up and moved away. They also made a statue for King Koopa so they can sneak in. When King Koopa sees this statue, he became in love with it. In fact, he didn't notice that Mario, Luigi, and Toad was in it. Later, Toad, Mario, and Luigi came out, only for the Hammer Bros. to escape and come back. Mario and the gang were ambush away by King Koopa, 4 Shy Guys, and the Hammer Bros. and they ran away from them until they were trapped. Princess Toadstool wished that she wish a shooting star. Toadstool's wish came true, and she became Super Princess. She defeat the Hammer Bros. and the 4 Shy Guys. After she saved the Mario Bros. and Toad, King Koopa escaped, however he had a sinking bathtub ship to escape and the Mario Bros. used their statue.

Characters

 * Mario
 * Luigi
 * Princess Toadstool
 * Toad
 * King Koopa
 * Hammer Brothers
 * Shy Guys

Cast

 * Lou Albano &mdash; Mario
 * Danny Wells &mdash; Luigi
 * Jeannie Elias &mdash; Princess Toadstool
 * John Stocker &mdash; Toad, Hammer Bro #1
 * Harvey Atkin &mdash; Bowser, Hammer Bro #2, Shy Guys

Animation and Continuity errors

 * In some shots, the Hammer Bros. have yellow spots on their legs.
 * In the second shot with the Hammer Bros. disguised as the Mario Bros., their mustaches are swapped.
 * When the Hammer Bros. were looking at Princess Toadstool, one of them had no spots on their arm.
 * The awning changes color in two shots of the episode.
 * In the scene with the Trojan Koopa, its eyes change throughout shots.

Trivia

 * This episode makes a few obscure references to the rest of the Mario franchise, including Toad chastising himself for being a bad Mushroom Retainer and later complimenting the Mario brothers on their carpentry of the Trojan Koopa (Mario's experience as a carpenter in his earlier life may have contributed to the construction of the statue).
 * When Toad is about to go into the fortress by being launched into it, he's wearing a Toad Warrior's helmet.
 * When Princess Toadstool used the powers of the Starman, her dress turned red, white and blue, which are the three colors that symbolize the United States of America. It is the only time she uses a power-up in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!.
 * The fact that Mario used a statue of Bowser to get inside his fortress is a reference to the Trojan War.
 * This episode, along with Koopenstein, On Her Majesty's Sewer Service, and The Unzappables is the only episode not to come with a live action segment due to legal issues.
 * The Shy Guys in this episode are voiced by Harvey Atkin as opposed to their usual voice actor, Jeannie Elias.