Super Mario Bros. Super Show Cartoon Episode 14 – The Fire of Hercufleas
In the ancient city of Mythis, Mario, Toad, Princess Toadstool, and Luigi are searching for a legendary hero named Hercufleas, who is an old friend of Toad's. Finding a statue of Hercufleas, Toad begins to rant to Mario, Luigi and Princess Toadstool, saying that Hercufleas is so powerful that he will be able to defeat King Koopa easily. Seemingly becoming somewhat bored by Toad's bragging about how Hercufleas is so great, Luigi yawns and suddenly notices a chariot pulled by Ostros and being ridden by Mouser quickly approaching. Mario, getting an idea, instructs Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool to jump on to some nearby pedestals and pretend to be statues. Striking various poses, Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool try to stand as still as possible as Mouser, getting off his chariot, begins to inspect the area. As Mouser looks around, Luigi, who has dust surrounding his face, begins to try desperately not to sneeze. After finishing his surveying of the area, Mouser hops back on to his chariot and rides away, saying he better file a report with King Koopa. With Mouser gone, Luigi finally sneezes, knocking himself and Mario off the pedestal. Getting off the ground, Luigi, having overheard Mouser talking to himself, says that King Koopa is in the area. Toad, having heard Luigi say this, says that King Koopa is no threat, as Hercufleas will be able to defeat him.
Traveling through Mythis, Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Princess Toadstool arrive at the home of Hercufleas, which is situated at the top of a large amount of stairs. After climbing all the stairs of Hercufleas' home, Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Princess Toadstool find a cheerful Hercufleas who, instead of looking muscular and powerful, looks obese and lazy. Upon seeing Hercufleas slumped in a chair and surrounded by donuts, Princess Toadstool asks Toad if Hercufleas can actually do anything to help them defeat King Koopa after seeing that Hercufleas is not doing anything healthy.
Rebuffing Princess Toadstool's question, Toad, after chuckling nervously, asks Hercufleas how his duty as a hero is going. Hercufleas responds to Toad's question be saying that he does not act as a hero anymore, instead acting as the guardian of the Great Balls of Fire, showing them a nearby urn filled with swirling fireballs. As Hercufleas approaches this urn, a fireball suddenly flies from the urn and after nearly hitting Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool smashes into a nearby wall, exploding violently. After this incident with the fireball, Hercufleas tells Toad that the Great Balls of Fire possess a lot of power and that it is his job to make sure that power is not used for evil.
At the nearby Koopacropolis, King Koopa is telling his Beezo minions that he wants the Great Balls of Fire and they are going to get it for him. After King Koopa tells the Beezos this, one of them tells King Koopa that the Great Balls of Fire are guarded by Hercufleas, who they would not stand a chance against in a fight. Hearing the Beezo's concern, King Koopa tells him that Hercufleas is currently an overweight has-been, who can easily be defeated. Hearing this, the Beezos quickly leave the Koopacropolis and head towards Hercufleas' home, just as Mouser arrives to give his report to King Koopa. Standing in front of King Koopa, Mouser begins to bombard him with pleasantries as he tells him that Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool have been spotted in the area. After Mouser tells him this, King Koopa, not worried at all, simply tells Mouser that he will be able to defeat Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad easily, once he gets the Great Balls of Fire.
Trivia & Bloopers
- In the title card, Mark McCorkle's surname is misspelled as "McCorkie".
- In previous episodes, the trims on Princess Toadstool's dress are light-pink, but from this episode onwards, they are dark-pink. However, in one scene, they are colored light-pink.
- When King Koopa mocks Hercufleas in the Koopacropolis, his left fang disappears several times.
- When King Koopa says "Why am I cursed with such mush-headed minions?", his tail spikes are colored orange instead of white.
- The training montage is a parody of the iconic sequence from the film Rocky, complete with the background music that plays in this sequence being a soundalike of "Gonna Fly Now".
- When the episode was edited to remove the "Great Balls of Fire" cover song, the "World Clear" arrangement that plays when Toad grabs a Fire Flower was also removed.
- In the French dub, Mythis, Hercufleas, and the Koopacropolis are not mentioned by name, leaving their names ambiguous in the dub.
Cast
- Captain Lou AlbanoMario
- Danny WellsLuigi
- Jeannie EliasPrincess Toadstool
- John StockerToad, Mouser, Beezos, Hercufleas
- Harvey AtkinKing Bowser Koopa
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The Mario's Fight Back (Live Action Sketch)
In Mario Brothers Plumbing, Mario and Luigi are standing nearby as a reporter, David Horowitz, announces into his microphone that he, Mario and Luigi are going to fight back against "shlock." After telling his viewers that he, Mario and Luigi are in Mario and Luigi's home, Horowitz goes on to say that Mario and Luigi's new product, Mario Brothers Clog Cleaner, can dissolve any clogs in three minutes or less.
After Luigi tells the reporter that Mario Brothers Clog Cleaner is the best there is, Horowitz proceeds to show Mario and Luigi a nearby clogged sink, which Mario and Luigi proceed to start working on. As Mario begins to work on the clogged sink, Luigi hands him his wrenches, on a red cloth, as Horowitz looks on. Finishing doing any tool related work on the clogged sink, Mario, after throwing his tools away haphazardly, asks Luigi to give him a can of Mario Brothers Clog Cleaner.
After Luigi throws Mario a can of Mario Brothers Clog Cleaner, from behind his back, Mario begins to pour the Mario Brothers Clog Cleaner into the clogged sink; as Mario pours the Mario Brothers Clog Cleaner into the clogged sink, Horowitz asks him if he is pouring in a bit too much. Mario and Luigi respond to this question by telling the reporter not to worry, as they are, after all, professional plumbers.
As Mario continues to pour Mario Brothers Clog Cleaner into the sink, he proceeds to ask Horowitz if he and Luigi are on national television, to which the reporter responds no, they are not on national television, they are on worldwide television. After he tells Mario and Luigi this, Mario stops pouring Mario Brothers Clog Cleaner and asks Luigi to hand him a rag. Granting Mario's request, Luigi gives him his red cloth, which Mario grabs, after throwing his can of Mario Brothers Clog Cleaner away.
As Mario begins to wipe his dirty hands on Luigi's cloth, he notices Horowitz lying on the floor, slumped against the clogged sink. As Mario and Luigi realize that the reporter has been knocked unconscious by the thrown can of Mario Brothers Clog Cleaner, all they can stutter is "uh-oh!".
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