King Koopa's Kool Kartoons



King Koopa's Kool Kartoons was a live-action show made by DIC like The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! but featured King Koopa instead. It was featured after the Super Show, in only certain parts of the world, including California. King Koopa gave out gift certificates and NES related gear, and often read fan mail. He often had kids on the show as his "King Koopa's Troopas", and sometimes featured quizzes that kids could mail their answers to. The King showed old cartoons from the 1920's 1930's, which (of course) has nothing to do with Mario. The show only aired for the holiday season of 1989/1990. In the same year, it was nominated for a daytime Emmy. Koopa Troopa costumes consisted of Koopa Hats and white shirts that say "Koopa's Kartoons" and have a turtle shell on the back. The King also had a pet, who resembled a dog mixed with a weasel that had the ears of a bat.

Basic Info
Run Time: Approximately 30 Minutes

Channels:


 * KTTV Fox 11 (Los Angeles, California)
 * The Children's Channel (United Kingdom)

Actors:


 * Koopa - Christopher Collins
 * Koopa - Pat Pinney

Theme Song
Yipe-a! Who called you a nincompoopa? (Koopa) I'm the player who plays the game And knocks you for a loopa.

I'm Koopa, Koopa (He's Koopa, Koopa)

Koopa! Koopa! King of the afternoons! (He's Koopa, Koopa)

I'm Koopa, Koopa (It's Koopa, Koopa)

Koopa! Koopa! King of the cartoons!

I got the show, you better watch. Even when you're grounded.

-(Start Chanting "Koopa! Koopa!")-

This is one show I would love -(unintelligible)-

King Koopa, Koopa. (King Koopa, Koopa)

Koopa (spoken): IT'S MY SHOW NOW!

Links
Retro Junk.com - Retro Junk's page about the show. The Show Intro is also here.

Retro Junk Article - Retro Junk's article on the show.

Dic Entertainment - DIC's page with a confirmation that the show was nominated for a daytime Emmy.

Fake Intro - The intro, but with vocals that are edited.

Wikipedia Page - The Wikipedia page for King Koopa's Kool Kartoons.