"The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!" (1989) TV series

Directors:

John Grusd
Dan Riba

Writers:

Jeremiah Bosgang (writer)
Rick Cunningham (writer)

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Genre:

Animation | Family | Fantasy | Action | Adventure

Plot:

From the popular video game, Super Mario Bros. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show features Mario, his brother Luigi...

Plot Keywords:

Mario | Super Mario | Princess | Luigi | Zelda

Cast

Lou Albano	...	Mario "Jumpman" Mario / ... (17 episodes, 1989-1991)
Harvey Atkin	...	King Bowser Koopa / ... (16 episodes, 1989-1991)
Jeannie Elias	...	Princess Peach Toadstool / ... (16 episodes, 1989-1991)
John Stocker	...	Koopa Troopa / ... (16 episodes, 1989-1991)
Danny Wells	...	Luigi Mario / ... (16 episodes, 1989-1991)
Robert Bockstael	...	Mouser #2 (13 episodes, 1989-1991)
Greg Morton		(13 episodes, 1989)
Dorian Joe Clark		(13 episodes, 1989)
Joyce Gordon		(13 episodes, 1989)
Rob Cowan		(13 episodes, 1989)
Greg Swanson	...	Additional Voices (13 episodes, 1989)
Denise Pidgeon	...	Additional Voices (13 episodes, 1989)
Diane Fabian	...	Additional Voices (13 episodes, 1989)
Marilyn Lightstone	...	Additional Voices (13 episodes, 1989)
Paulina Gillis	...	Additional Voices / ... (13 episodes, 1989)
Marla Lukofsky	...	Additional Voices (13 episodes, 1989)

Also Known As:

Club Mario (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

30 min (130 episodes) | USA:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:TV-Y7

Company:

DiC Enterprises

Trivia:

According to the interview on Shout! Factory's first DVD box set, Lou Albano had stated that he was not interested in portraying Mario and voicing him at first, but was talked into it by his wife.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In early episodes, Toad's hat is the wrong color (red with white dots, as opposed to the proper white with red dots.)

Quotes:

Mario/Luigi: Pattycake, pattycake, Pasta Man / Gimme pasta power as fast as you can.

Movie Connections:

Spin off from Super Mario Bros. (1985) (VG)

Childhood is Bliss

There are a few things I remember from my childhood. One of them is this show.

I remember the Christmas morning I received an NES thus thrusting me into the world of Video Games. A few years later this show premiered and I loved it from the start. Maybe the jokes from the live action sequences seem cheesy now, but back then they were entertainment to a 9 year old.

I watched this show religiously and got real disappointed when it wasn't on those few rare times. The cartoon was my favorite part. I would love each episode Monday through Thursday. But wasn't really that big into Zelda having never played it, so at first the Zelda cartoon didn't interest me, but eventually I grew to love it. Of course when I finally played Zelda for the first time and noticed the huge differences between the cartoon and the game, (Think the Triforce of Wisdom and the Triforce of Power. Where were THOSE in the Zelda game?) I was confused.

Back to Mario.. I watched this show religiously, but when it turned into the horrific "Club Mario", I knew the end was coming. That was the worst part. The live action sequences of Mario and Luigi were replaced by two Bill and Ted-esque Teens. (Though, Bill and Ted didn?t suck. These two did. I prefer not to talk about them.) Thank GOD the cartoon was still there.

Fortunately I still had Captain N and the Super Mario Brothers 3 and Super Mario World cartoons to keep me happy for the next couple years... until they all just stopped. Thus the end of the golden age of games.

What I wouldn't give for a box of Nintendo Cereal and a couple tapes of the Super Show.