List of references in animated television
This is an alphabetical list of Mario-related sightings and references in animated TV shows and movies.
The Fairly OddParents!
"Fairy Fairy Quite Contrary" (originally aired Sep. 13, 2002)
In this episode, Timmy challenges his newest rival, Remy Buxaplenty, to a fairy duel. In the first portion of the duel, the fairies must save their respective godchildren from a gorilla, who throws barrels down girders at them, ala Donkey Kong.
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
"Bearded Billy"
Mandy says "I'm on like Donkey Kong!".
Futurama
Episode 3ACV18: "Anthology of Interest II" (originally aired Jan. 6, 2002)
This episode centers around the shows various characters using the Professor's "What If?" machine to show them various alternate realities. In the second act of the episode, Fry wants to know what life would be like if it was more like a video game. The machine shows a world where Earth goes to war with the Planet Nintendu 64. At the start of the scenario, President Nixon is signing a peace treaty with Donkey Kong, who is the Nintendu 64ian ambassador to Earth. DK turns on Nixon, however, and Mario, who is part of the Earth U.N. (for Italy), expresses fear: "Mamma mia! The cruel meatball of war has-a rolled onto our laps, and-a ruined our white pants of peace."
Robot Chicken
Gold Dust Gasoline (originally aired Mar. 6, 2005)
This particular episode closes up with a segment titled "Three Fast Three Furious", featuring racing action figures, among them Mario, Luigi, and Wario. Near the end of the race, the following dialogue springs up:
- Luigi: Mario, we're-a losing!
- Mario: It's time to use the blue tortoise shell now, no?
- Luigi: Do it, you magnificent stereotypical b******.
Mario fires a blue shell while Wario describes it ("The blue tortoise shell is Mario Kart race's ultimate weapon. It-a magically finds the lead car in the race, and it takes it out. Mwa ha ha ha."), and it knocks out the orange car in front of them. Although the Mario Bros. don't win the race, they at least manage to survive.
The Simpsons
Episode 3F07: "Marge Be Not Proud" (originally aired Dec. 17, 1995)
In this episode, Bart wants the new extremely violent video game Bonestorm, but is having trouble getting it. After Jimbo and Nelson brag to him about their shoplifting, Bart observes that the display case housing Bonestorm has been left open. As he contemplates stealing the game, some video game characters pop up in his mind, the Mario Bros. and Donkey Kong among them.
- Luigi: Go ahead-a, Bart, take-a the Bonestorm.
- Mario: The store, she's so rich. She'll-a never notice.
- Donkey Kong: Duh, it's the company's fault for making you want it so much.
Interestingly, in this cameo, Mario and Luigi's heights are switched.
Episode 3G01: "The Springfield Files" (originally aired Jan. 12, 1997)
At the Noiseland arcade, Donkey Kong is shown sitting under a banner declaring that on Friday he can be met in person, but no one seems to be coming to see him. The Manager walks by and says, "Sorry Donkey Kong, you're just not a draw anymore." DK responds by throwing a barrel at him, to which he replies, "Hey, he's still got it!"
Episode GABF02: "Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass" (originally aired Feb. 6, 2005)
Shortly after Homer's showboating makes him a laughingstock, a bus full of Italian-Americans shows up in front of the house while he's taking out the trash. Mario comes out of the crowd, stands next to Homer, and says, "Master master, take my picture with-a the Internet marmalok!" Homer then starts throwing trash cans at him in the style of Donkey Kong until he finally knocks him out.
Episode GABF09: "The Father, the Son, and the Holy Guest Star" (originally aired May 15, 2005)
At the beginning of the episode, when Skinner is introducing the school play, he says, "Now kids, since the Middle Ages had no compact discs or Super Mario Men..."
Tiny Toon Adventures
Episode 65: K-ACME TV
Halfway through this episode, a fake commercial plays, advertising "the brand new hit video game, Super Pluckyo Brothers!" The game parody features Pluckyo and his brother Linguini (two Plucky Ducks) being guided through Fungoworld, where they must rescue Princess Loon (Shirley the Loon) from the Toadstool Tower by picking a magic kumquat from a tree. Linguini tries to do so, but is then chased away from said tree by Dizzy Devil, and then Pluckyo eludes various enemies larger than himself, until finally he finds an magic egg that turns him into an invincible giant who defeats the enemies and plucks Loon from the tower. The game then ends, and we find Plucky playing it in an arcade. "It's more than a game, it's an obsession!" he says, right before a set of false teeth come out of the game and begin chasing him around as the segment ends.
Class of 3000
In the episode Funky Monkey a gorilla escapes from the class and takes refuge at the top of a construction site. Li'l D climbs the platforms to reach him, and the gorilla throws barrels at him in the process like in Donkey Kong. Li'l D even uses a large mallet to knock the barrels away.
The Ren & Stimpy Show
Episode 1: Stimpy's Big Day / The Big Shot
This episode starts off with a fake commericial, showcasing a boy who is offered a bicycle, which he rejects. The boy is then offered a video game, which he also rejects. But when "Log" is offered to the boy, he graciously accepts. The video game, although only a still shot of it is shown for a few seconds, clearly resembles Super Mario Bros..
Mario Sound Effects in Other Cartoons
Sound effects from Mario games are also fairly common in modern animated series, particularly those with scenes that involve arcades, video game systems, or computers. Here is a list of animated TV shows where Mario sound effects can be heard (listed in alphabetical order). Strangely, most of the sound effects are heard in Disney shows.
- Kim Possible
- Mucha Lucha!
- Teacher's Pet
- Teamo Supremo
- The Weekenders
- Dave the Barbarian (as well as the "Barrier" sound from Sonic)
- Lloyd in space
- American Dragon: Jake Long
- Batman: the Animated Series (used as sound effects for the "Maze of the Minotaur" game)
- Invader Zim (the coin sound effect is used)
