"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:

The only voice actor who appeared in all three Mario cartoons, voicing the same character, was Harvey Atkin, who portrayed Bowser/King Koopa. John Stocker also appeared in all three series, but not as the same character.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In some episodes, Mario and Luigi gain the ability to throw fireballs from a Starman. While Starmen make a character invincible, they don't give them the ability to throw fire (Fire Flowers do that).

Quotes:

[Ray Charles' "Hit the Road Jack." can be heard in the background]
King Bowser Koopa: Hey mouse-brain, where's that music coming from?
Mouser #2: Maybe you left your radio on.
King Bowser Koopa: Don't be silly. This is pasta-land, radio hasn't been invented yet.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Super Mario Bros. (1993)

My first ever experience to the plumber.

Believe it or not, before I saw this series, I didn't know who Mario, or Link from the Zelda series, was. I did not own a Nintendo Entertainment System until my fifth birthday, and I first saw this show while I was three years old, which gave me my first real taste on the wonderful world of Nintendo. I loved it, and even now I miss this series. Having animated versions of both Mario and Zelda were fantastic. Mario would usually battle variations of King Koopa(who was a fused version of Mario villain Bowser and Mario 2 baddie Wart), usually in versions of movies like Indiana Jones or Frankenstein. The Zelda ones featured Link and Zelda(who actually fought in the Zelda cartoons), facing Ganon(who else?), as he tried to capture the Triforce. I thought it was really cool how both toons would use the actual sound effects from the games. I also noted how the characteristics of Mario and Luigi in the show are now the ones used for them in the current Mario games. This show reminded me of how KUSI-51 used to be cool, when they had shows like this, Ninja Turtles, Jetsons, and Tiny Toons. What happened to those days? I guess they went the way of the Disney Channel, Disney Adventures, Fox, and USA. Oh well, I was ticked off when they changed the theme song during the 90's, and instead of the host sequences of a live-action Mario and Luigi they now featured..... two guys on the top of an apartment with a big-screen TV!? Luckily, the few videos and taped episodes I have give me the chance to relive my childhood memories.

BOTTOM LINE: I don't care what anyone else says, I love this show!