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|writer = Jack Olesker | |writer = Jack Olesker | ||
|plumbers_log = 6 - 0 - 3 (603) | |plumbers_log = 6 - 0 - 3 (603) | ||
| | |alter_ego = [[King Koopa's alter egos#Emperor Augustus Sepetemberus Octoberus Koopa|Emperor Augustus Sepetemberus Octoberus Koopa]] | ||
|cover="[[List of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! songs#Shaddap You Face|Shaddap You Face]]" | |cover="[[List of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! songs#Shaddap You Face|Shaddap You Face]]" | ||
|replacement="[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#My Frog Suit|My Frog Suit]]" | |replacement="[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#My Frog Suit|My Frog Suit]]" | ||
|live = [[Bonkers From Yonkers]] | |live = "[[Bonkers From Yonkers]]" | ||
|before = [[Rolling Down the River|<<]] | |before = [[Rolling Down the River|<<]] | ||
|after = [[Mario and the Beanstalk|>>]] | |after = [[Mario and the Beanstalk|>>]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{about|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' episode named "The Great Gladiator Gig"|the VHS of the same name|[[The Great Gladiator Gig (VHS)]]}} | {{about|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' episode named "The Great Gladiator Gig"|the VHS of the same name|[[The Great Gladiator Gig (VHS)]]}} | ||
"'''The Great Gladiator Gig'''" is the sixth episode of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' | "'''The Great Gladiator Gig'''" is the sixth episode of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''. Its corresponding live-action segment is "[[Bonkers from Yonkers]]." The copyrighted title for the episode in the {{wp|United States Copyright Office}} is "'''The Great gladiator'''." This episode is notable for being the first episode where [[Tryclyde]] appears. | ||
==Plot synopsis== | ==Plot synopsis== | ||
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[[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] and [[Toad]] are all traveling through the [[Linguini Empire]] in a horse-pulled chariot/bathtub; it seems they had all been invited to a benefit spaghetti dinner, the proceeds of which would go to [[Toad (species)|Mushroom]] orphans. | [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] and [[Toad]] are all traveling through the [[Linguini Empire]] in a horse-pulled chariot/bathtub; it seems they had all been invited to a benefit spaghetti dinner, the proceeds of which would go to [[Toad (species)|Mushroom]] orphans. | ||
Using a telescope, Mario sees the nearby [[Linguini Empire Colosseum]] and asks Luigi if they can make the bathtub go any faster. Luigi responds to Mario's question by telling him to relax while Princess Toadstool says that the emperor of the Linguini Empire must be a wonderful person to raise money for orphans and that she | Using a telescope, Mario sees the nearby [[Linguini Empire Colosseum]] and asks Luigi if they can make the bathtub go any faster. Luigi responds to Mario's question by telling him to relax while Princess Toadstool says that the emperor of the Linguini Empire must be a wonderful person to raise money for orphans and that she cannot wait to meet him. | ||
As an excited Mario says that he | As an excited Mario says that he cannot wait to attend that spaghetti dinner, [[Bowser|King Koopa]], up above on a cliff, tells [[Tryclyde|Tryclydius]] of his plans to trap Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool. Eventually becoming annoyed with Tryclydius' idiotic ramblings about destroying Mario and Luigi, King Koopa violently yanks him away from the cliff top. | ||
Arriving at the town surrounding the Linguini Empire Colosseum, Luigi tells Mario, Toad and Princess Toadstool that they have arrived ahead of time and still have a half an hour until the spaghetti dinner. As Mario says he can't wait that long until eating, the ground around the colosseum begins to rumble. Believing an earthquake is occurring, Mario's group take cover, but look up and see a gigantic man standing before them. | Arriving at the town surrounding the Linguini Empire Colosseum, Luigi tells Mario, Toad and Princess Toadstool that they have arrived ahead of time and still have a half an hour until the spaghetti dinner. As Mario says he can't wait that long until eating, the ground around the colosseum begins to rumble. Believing an earthquake is occurring, Mario's group take cover, but look up and see a gigantic man standing before them. | ||
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==Animation and continuity errors== | ==Animation and continuity errors== | ||
*When [[Tryclyde|Tryclidius]] says that he does not why [[Bowser|King Koopa]] has to tell him three times for him to understand, his eyelids are colored white like his eyes instead of red. | *When [[Tryclyde|Tryclidius]] says that he does not know why [[Bowser|King Koopa]] has to tell him three times for him to understand, his eyelids are colored white like his eyes instead of red. | ||
*Throughout the episode, Tryclydius's sword and [[Brutius Maximus Grouchimus|Brutius]]'s skin | *Throughout the episode, Tryclydius's sword and [[Brutius Maximus Grouchimus|Brutius]]'s skin change color several times. | ||
*Throughout the episode, [[Bowser|King Koopa]]'s shell and laurel wreath disappear several times. | *Throughout the episode, [[Bowser|King Koopa]]'s shell and laurel wreath disappear several times. | ||
*When [[Toad]] reconsiders being called a creature, his vest is white like his cap instead of red. | *When [[Toad]] reconsiders being called a creature, his vest is white like his cap instead of red. | ||
*When [[Mario]] and his friends escape the [[Linguini Empire Colosseum|crumbling colosseum]], [[Luigi]] is missing. | *When [[Mario]] and his friends escape the [[Linguini Empire Colosseum|crumbling colosseum]], [[Luigi]] is missing. | ||
*When Mario tells [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] to duck, Princess Toadstool's dress is miscolored. | *When Mario tells [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] to duck, Princess Toadstool's dress is miscolored. | ||
*When King Koopa lands in the arena, the rings around the spikes on his shell are the same color as the shell itself. | *When King Koopa lands in the arena, the rings around the spikes on his shell are the same color as the shell itself. | ||
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TSMBSS The Great Gladiator Gig error.png|Tryclyde's miscolored eyelids | |||
TSMBSS The Great Gladiator Gig error 2.png|Princess Toadstool's miscolored dress | |||
TSMBSS The Great Gladiator Gig error 3.png|King Koopa's miscolored shell | |||
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==Profiles== | ==Profiles== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*[[Bowser| | *While hiding behind a rock, [[Bowser|Emperor Koopa]] says "''Guest who's coming to dinner?''" This is a reference to the 1967 romance comedy-drama of the {{wp|Guess Who's Coming to Dinner|same name}}. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||