Uncle Tony

"Mario, seriously! What were you thinkin' with that commercial?"

- Uncle Tony

Uncle Tony is the uncle of Mario and Luigi, appearing in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. He is brothers with Papa Mario and Uncle Arthur.

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
An Uncle Tony was first briefly mentioned by Mario in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "Glasnuts". As Mario and Luigi are discussing how to divide a pizza evenly, Mario brings up the concern that if Uncle Tony showed up he would eat more than his fair share, thus forcing them to order more pizza.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie
In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Uncle Tony is shown living with Papa Mario, Mama Mario, Uncle Arthur, Aunt Marie, Mario, Luigi, their grandfather and niece all in the same household. He is a 57 year old middle aged man that sports large glasses, a curly 70s funk rock hairstyle, and a gap in his teeth and he is seen wearing a blue colored 70s funk rock tracksuit jacket. He appears with the Uncle Arthur during dinner mocking Mario and Luigi concerning their Super Mario Bros. Plumbing commercial. They both say various insults comedianly about their commercial and laugh that they should not leave their "day job". When Mario hurtfully storms off after his father insensitively insults him, Uncle Tony, along with the rest of the family, gives the father disapproving looks.