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|airdate=October 26, 1989

|alter-ego = [[King Koopa's alter egos#Rappin' Koopa|Rappin' Koopa]]

|cover = "{{wp|I Got You (I Feel Good)}}" ({{wp|James Brown}})<br>"{{wp|Make It Funky}}" (James Brown)

|title = None

|live = [[Caught in a Draft]]

"'''Bad Rap'''" is the thirty-second episode of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' Its corresponding live-action segment is "[[Caught in a Draft]]." The title "Bad Rap" is a play on the the term "bad rap," which means an undeserved poor reputation.

[[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] and [[Toad]] have arrived in [[Rap Land]], because [[Bowser|King Koopa]] had kidnapped Rap Land's king, and is attempting to take everyone's money by playing an eerie theme throughout the land. They are surprised to see the rapper-themed citizens of Rap Land monotonously entering the castle, carrying sacks of [[Coin|Gold Coins]]. Princess Toadstool assumes that King Koopa is forcing everyone to bring him their money, but Toad wants to know why.   

[[File:Toadstoolbadrap.jpeg|200px|thumb|right|Princess Toadstool captured by Koopa.]]

Toad, Princess Toadstool and King James manage to meet up with Mario, Luigi and the Flab Boys outside the castle, where King James points out that they need to cut off Rap Land's power supply to stop Rappin' Koopa's takeover; a huge cord plugged into a hydroelectric dam. Luigi is afraid to pull the plug, as he fears that he will get electrocuted. Mario decides to do it, and is given a boost up to the outlet by Luigi and the Flab Boys. As Mario grabs onto the cord, he gets shocked, but the power surge transforms him into [[Fire Mario|Super Mario]], giving him the strength to unplug the cord. Mario give King James a hand shake, electrocutes him, and everyone laughs.

[[File:Rappinkoopa.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Rappin' Koopa.]]

*[[Lou Albano]] &mdash; [[Mario]], flab bro #1

*[[Harvey Atkin]] &mdash; [[Bowser|King Bowser Koopa]], flab bro #2

==Animations and continuity errors==

*When Rappin' Koopa grabs the Koopa Troopa in frustration, the Koopa Troopa's eyes are plain yellow circles with black pupils.

*In the second shot of Rappin' Koopa tying Princess Toadstool and King James onto the giant spinning record, Princess Toadstool's nose is missing until she starts speaking.

*In the shots where Princess Toadstool and King James are trapped on the giant spinning record, the actuator appears to be rising upward than lowering down to slice them.

*When the Flab Boy tosses the record to Toad, it is black, but when Toad puts it on the turntable, it is brown in color.

*When Rappin' Koopa ties Princess Toadstool onto the giant spinning record with King James, it is black, but when Toad comes in to save them, the spinning record is brown.

*When it shows Rappin' Koopa marching up the hill, his portable turntable is blue, but in the next shot it is orange.

*'''Netflix:''' ''With Koopa holding the King of Rapland hostage, Mario and Luigi must speak in rhythmic rhyme to set him free.''<ref>[https://www.netflix.com/title/70212980 ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'']. ''Netflix''. Retrieved June 23, 2020.</ref>

*The song heard in Mario's honor at the end of the episode is [[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show#Plumber Rap Part 2 (animated episodes intro)|Plumbers Rap Part 2]]; however, the song is in a lower pitch.

*Almost every spoken line in "Bad Rap" is done in rhyme.

*As everyone is dancing to the "Mario Rap" in celebration, the song abruptly stops and all on-screen audio is muted until the episode is over. In original and foreign airings, the audio was not muted and a sound bite of James Brown saying "It's got to be funky!" at the beginning of his song "{{wp|Make It Funky}}" could be heard. This sound bite can be heard on the "[[Robo Koopa]]" VHS (both Kids Klassics and Paramount editions).

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