List of references in live-action television: Difference between revisions

==''{{wp|Adam Ruins Everything}}''==

In the episode "Adam Ruins Malls", when host Adam Conover insults the clerk of the supplements store by calling him an ape, the show turns into an 8-Bit parody of ''Donkey Kong''. The clerk begins acting like Donkey Kong and rolls barrels toward Adam, his guest Emily, and another customer.

==''{{wp|After Midnight (TV series)|After Midnight}}''==

In the January 17, 2024 episode, contestants {{wp|Kurt Braunohler}}, {{wp|Aparna Nancherla}}, and {{wp|Whitney Cummings}} participate in a segment called "To Smash or Not to Smash" where the first round features Mario and Luigi. The contestants end up ultimately agreeing they would rather smash Luigi.

In the episode "Ferris Wheels & Funky Breath", a [[Donkey Kong]] plush can be seen at a carnival.

At one point in the July 23, 2011 episode, a young boy is seen playing on a {{wp|PlayStation 2}}. The announcer's voice implies that the kid's favorite game is "Super Mario Over Excitement 5000". The boy then starts screaming in excitement.

In the episode "Playtest", Katie implements Cooper with a small device which she calls it a "mushroom", to which Cooper asks if it is similar to a [[Super Mushroom]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''

In the fifth season episode "Working Mother," Mary Jo tells a story about how her son broke into a neighbor's house in order to play ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.

In the episode "Be a Man", Honey and Louis bring up the show, ''The Sopranos'' saying that it's good, but Jessica comments by saying that she'd rather watch real Italians being cruel to each other by watching her sons play ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''

In "Weekend at Peggy's," Mike is heard playing ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' Despite playing the above-ground theme, he curses [[Lava]] upon losing a life and then is heard clearing a world.

*In Episode 5 of the first season, when Otis says he's getting back to doing normal things, Eric asks if that means he's going to "Get sad and play ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Smash Bros.]]''

*In Episode 8 of the first season, as they leave school, Otis asks Eric if he wants to go back to his and play ''Smash Bros.''

In the fourth episode of the fourth season, "Costume Competition", Amy wears a [[Mario]] costume and mentions Luigi and 1-Ups. ''Super Mario'', ''Mario Party'', and ''Mario Kart'' games are also mentioned.

*In the ninth episode of series 12, when Lord Sugar criticized Sofiane Khelfa's lack of originality, he said "If it was up to you, [[Mario|Super Mario]] would've been called 'fat plumber'."

*In "The Indecision Amalgamation", when Sheldon and Amy are at Best Buy contemplating whether to buy a PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, several advertisements for ''Super Mario'' games can be seen in the background. These are ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'', ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''.

*In series 10 episode 44, the contestant was asked "''The modern slang phrase meaning something is about to happen is "it's on like..." what?''", with the possible answers being [[Donkey Kong]], [[Mario]], and [[wikipedia:Lara Croft|Lara Croft]]. The contestant correctly answered Donkey Kong, along with the Chaser.

**This phrase then became a running joke throughout the episode, with the contestant saying it after the question, then again before the Final Chase.

*In series 11 episode 66, host [[Wikipedia:Bradley Walsh|Bradley Walsh]] asked the contestant a question, ''"In the Nintendo game '[[Luigi's Mansion]]', what kind of machine is the [[Poltergust 3000]], used by Luigi to capture [[Ghost (Luigi's Mansion series)|ghosts]]?"'', with the possible answers Electric Fan, Leaf Blower, and Vacuum Cleaner. The contestant incorrectly answered Leaf Blower, while the Chaser correctly answered Vacuum Cleaner.

*In series 11 episode 151, Bradley asked the question ''"An arrangement of the Russian folk song 'Korobeiniki' became the well-known music for what computer game?"'', with one of the possible answers being ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', alongside ''[[wikipedia:Pac-Man|Pac-Man]]'' and the correct answer ''[[Tetris]]''. The contestant incorrectly guessed ''Super Mario Bros.'', noting it had a distinctive [[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)|theme tune]], while the Chaser correctly answered ''Tetris''.

*In one of the episodes, Bradley asked the question, ''"In the Nintendo games featuring Mario, what creature is [[Yoshi]]?"'', with dinosaur, dog, and dodo as possible answers. The contestant correctly guessed dinosaur.

*In one of the episodes, Bradley asked Mark Labett the question "''Which Japanese company makes the game [[Super Mario Maker]]?''". Mark correctly answered Nintendo, catching the team with 33 seconds remaining, resulting in them losing the game.

In the fourth episode of the first season, "[[Wikipedia: Meadowlands (The Sopranos)|Meadowlands]]", Tony Soprano is seen playing ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' with his son, AJ. Tony plays as Luigi while AJ plays as Mario. Tony plays the game while only using the analog stick, and also covers AJ's eyes near the end, causing him to win 4th place over AJ (6th place).

 

The 46th "episode" of this Japanese late-night broadcast is [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu5i-IqtFNM gameplay footage] of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' The player is shown going through [[World 1-1 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-1]], and later dying to [[Fake Bowser]] in [[World 5-4 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 5-4]]. A split second of the footage can also be seen in the 100th and final "episode".

In an episode of season 1, Liza Miller goes to a bar that holds a trivia game, with one of the questions asking which ''Mario Kart'' game featured [[King Boo]] and [[Petey Piranha]] as partners together. One of the patrons in the bar correctly answers ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''.

In one episode, Mario and Luigi's agent Tracy Murray (played by Cosmo Renfree) says that after thirty years, the Mario Bros. are losing their touch. The "phones aren't ringing anymore" in the plumbing company, and Tracey says that the whole plumbing thing in a complete waste of their talent. He suggests that they need a new look in order to "get with the times" and to "get back into the game". Luigi is in favor of the idea, saying that it could be their big chance, but Mario is unsure, as he thinks their plumbing career is going well enough. Luigi suddenly gets mad at Mario, saying that he "wants to smash his head on to a [[Brick Block|Brick]]", and he is "not even looking for a [[List of Power-Ups|Power-Up]]". Mario finally gives in, and says that it is worth giving a go. Agent Tracey then says that he will get some fashion consultants in and bring in some stylists to do something with their hair, but first and foremost, he wants to get rid of their "ridiculous mustaches". He brings out some razor blades and places them on the desk. Mario, crossing his arms and shaking his head, is strongly against the idea, but Luigi says that they have to if they want to get with the times. Mario still refuses, leading Luigi to pick up the razor blade off the desk and point it towards Mario's face. He says softly but firmly, "You shave your mustache". Mario then replies with "I no shave my mustache!". The dispute between them goes on for another few minutes, and agent Tracy tells them to stop arguing.  

The next scene of the episode interviews the actors of the show and asks for their opinions of the last skit. They discuss whether Mario should shave his mustache or not. Some of the opinions given by the actors are "it's the only thing keeping him going" (Molly Daniels), "what is Mario without the mustache?" (Cosmo Renfree), "it's the reason I like him" (Jake Fehily), and "I think the mustache should shave off Mario" (Cosmo Renfree).