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

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Directors:

Steve Binder
John Grusd

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:

When shown in reruns after cancellation, DIC took out all the song remixes and replaced them with instrumentals of the songs featured in "Captain N & the Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3" (1990).

Goofs:

Factual errors: On at least one occasion, a Starman was red instead of the proper yellow.

Quotes:

Princess Zelda: [Intro, The title appears and the trianlge symbol turns into the triforce if wisdom, Zelda and Link walk into the room] This is the Triforce of Wisdom, Link. The evil wizard Gannon has the Triforce of Power.
[the scene goes to Gannon summoning his army of creaturs to head towards Zelda's castle]
Princess Zelda: Whoever gets both Triforces will rule this land forever, you must help me Link.
Link: Hey, for you Zelda, anything.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Angry Video Game Nerd: CD-i Part 1 (#3.20)" (2008)

Oldschool Nintendo

You'd have to have been born somewhere between the late seventies and early eighties to have fully appreciated Oldschool Nintendo. Even though the major Nintendo stars such as Mario and Link are still with us today, their innocence doesn't hold up any more in a gaming world full of violence and mature themes. I remember watching this show religiously every day after school, during a time of my life when anything Nintendo was sacred.

I had the opportunity recently to watch some of the episodes, and found it a fun experience to relive that bit of nostalgia. Even though cartoons have vastly improved over the years, I believe that the episodes still hold up pretty well. Memories of the time I had a crush on Princess Toadstool and Zelda, sang along to the Mario song, and pretended I was Link dueling with bad guys in my back yard seem to come back to me as I watched.

The style of the cartoons is outdated in comparison to the superb quality we have today, but if you fit into that age range I mentioned previously, you'll find some great nostalgic value in these cartoons.