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

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.

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 one of the episodes, Lamorne Morris asked which job [[Mario]] had originally. The contestant did not know, with the correct answer being "plumber."

When Go Roader GT is in Wheel Mode in episode 29, the power of the engines from Engine-Oh G9 will go to Go Roader GT in order to charge up and while it does, a countdown sound effect can be heard, just like in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''. When the Go-ongers shout "Go on!", the go sound is heard and the Roader Strike is ready to attack.

In an episode in the first season, {{wp|Mike O'Malley}} asked contestants to name three of the four characters a player could assume while playing ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. The orange team buzzed in and said "Mario," "Luigi," and "Princess Toadstool" as three correct answers.

 

In another episode in the first season, O'Malley asked, "Name the evil king of the Koopa turtles from the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' Nintendo game." The orange team buzzed in and incorrectly guessed "King Koopa." The yellow team did not give an answer, after which O'Malley stated the correct answer: "Bowser." Later in that episode, O'Malley asked, "Nintendo's most famous game system is named after two famous brothers. Name them." The yellow team buzzed in and answered, "Mario Bros.," after which O'Malley asked the team for the brothers' names. The team correctly answered "Luigi" and "Mario."

 

During a Power Surge game, a rebus containing ''Super Mario Bros.'' would show up at random.

In a season 2 episode, O'Malley asked contestants to name four video games starring Mario; afterwards, he said he has never played any ''Super Mario'' games, but he has played ''Donkey Kong''.

*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.

==''[[Wikipedia:World of Dance (TV series)|World of Dance]]''==

In the second season of ''World of Dance'', namely episode 11, "The Duels Part 3", [[Wikipedia:Hip hop|hip hop]] dance crew [[Wikipedia:Funkywunks|Funkywunks]]' dance routine involved one of the members briefly [[Jump|jumping]] up with his fist upwards, referencing Mario's famous jumping animation. When being judged, [[Wikipedia:Derek Hough|Derek Hough]] said that, "he liked the moment where one of the members jumped up [[Super Mario (form)|Super Mario]] style." Hip hop dance group {{wp|Electrobotz|Electrobotz}} performed a routine to the [[List of references in music#Lil Uzi Vert|remix of "Push Me To The Edge"]].

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).