The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! |
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| Directed by | Dan Riba |
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| Narrated by | Lou Albano (cartoons only) |
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| Opening theme | "The Mario Rap", performed by Lou Albano and Danny Wells |
| Ending theme | "Do the Mario", performed by Lou Albano |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Running time | 20 minutes |
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| Distributor | Viacom Enterprises (United States) Saban International (Internationally) |
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| Original network | First-run syndication |
| Audio format | Dolby Surround 5.1 |
| Original release | September 4 – December 1, 1989 |
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| Followed by | The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990) |
| Related shows | The Legend of Zelda (1989) |
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! is a fun American TV show that first aired in 1989. It was based on Nintendo's popular video games, Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 2. This show was the very first TV series to bring the Mario video game world to life!
Each episode of the show was split into two parts. First, there was a live-action part starring famous wrestler Capt. Lou Albano as Mario and Danny Wells as Luigi. They often had a special guest join them. After that, the show switched to animated stories of Super Mario Bros., with Lou Albano and Danny Wells voicing their cartoon characters. On Fridays, and for the last few episodes, the show also included animated stories from The Legend of Zelda series.
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What the Show Was About
Mario and Luigi's Adventures
The main idea of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! was about Mario and Luigi, two plumbers from Brooklyn, New York. In the cartoon parts, they accidentally ended up in the magical Mushroom Kingdom. This happened when they were working on a bathtub drain!
Once they arrived, each episode started with Mario writing in his "Plumber's Log." This was like a funny diary, similar to the "Captain's Log" from Star Trek. Then, Mario and Luigi would help Princess Toadstool and Toad. Their main goal was to stop the evil King Koopa from taking over the Mushroom Kingdom. King Koopa always had a new, silly plan, often making fun of famous movies or historical events.
The cartoon stories used characters, sounds, and music from the Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 2 video games. Sometimes, the show would even make jokes about popular movies or things happening at the time. The live-action parts of the show, where Mario and Luigi ran their plumbing business, usually happened before the cartoon adventures.
The Legend of Zelda Adventures
The Legend of Zelda cartoon focused on the brave hero Link. He helped Princess Zelda protect the kingdom of Hyrule from the evil wizard Ganon. Link and Zelda worked together to stop Ganon from getting his hands on the powerful Triforce.
Many parts of this cartoon were based on the The Legend of Zelda video game. It was one of the few times Link actually spoke in a show! He often used the funny phrase, "Well, excuse me, Princess!" This line later became a very popular meme. There was also a running joke where Link would try to get a kiss from Zelda for his heroic deeds, but he usually failed.
Who Voiced the Characters
Super Mario Bros. Cast
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Extra Voices
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The Legend of Zelda Voice Cast
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Extra Voices
- Don Francks
- Marvin Goldhar
- Christopher Ward
Guest Stars
Many famous people and actors appeared as guests in the live-action segments!
- Lyle Alzado as himself
- Craig Armstrong as Frankenstein's Monster
- Vicki Bakken as the Queen
- Kay Ballard as herself
- Joe Bellan as himself
- Harry Blackstone, Jr. as the Magician
- Brian Bonsall as himself
- Melanie Chartoff as herself
- Philip L. Clarke as Computer voice
- Patrick Dempsey as the Piranha Plant
- Shabba Doo as himself
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In one episode called "Captain Lou Is Missing," Lou Albano appeared as himself. This was a fun trick because Mario was out of the shop when Captain Lou came in!
How the Show Was Rerun
Club Mario
After the original run, the show was re-aired in 1990 and 1991. The biggest change was that the live-action parts with Lou Albano and Danny Wells were replaced. A new segment called Club Mario took their place.
Club Mario featured two new characters: Tommy Treehugger (played by Chris Coombs) and Co-MC (played by Michael Anthony Rawlins). These were teenagers who loved Mario. They pretended to "take over" the TV signal of the Super Show and just messed around. Tommy's annoying sister Tammy (Victoria Delaney) and a character called Dr. Know-It-All (Kurt Weldon) would often visit them.
Club Mario was not very popular with viewers. So, for later reruns of the show, they brought back the original live-action segments with Lou Albano and Danny Wells.
Club Mario Cast
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Mario All Stars
In 1994, a TV channel called The Family Channel created a new way to show the reruns. They called it Mario All Stars, inspired by the video game Super Mario All-Stars. This version mainly showed the cartoons from The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! and also cartoons from the Super Mario World series.
The live-action parts were removed for this package. Later, the USA Network also used this Mario All Stars package in 1997. Even though promos for the show sometimes used clips from the Super Mario Bros. 3 cartoons, those episodes were not actually part of this rerun package.
See also
In Spanish: The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! para niños
