Super Mario Bros. Super Show Cartoon Episode 29 – Koopa Klaus
In an icy castle somewhere in the North Pole, King Koopa, going by the alias of Koopa Klaus, is overseeing the production of toys being loaded onto a conveyor belt, only to be smashed by a machine resembling an evil nutcracker. Koopa Klaus rants about his hatred of the spirit of Christmas, and admires the destruction of the toys. Tryclyde, dressed in a cheap reindeer costume, tells Koopa Klaus that Ice Bombs have been loaded on his sleigh. Glad to hear the news, Koopa Klaus reveals that he plans to use said Ice Bombs to freeze Santa Claus's workshop, which will in turn cause everyone will have an unmerry Christmas. After reprimanding Tryclyde for making a joke, Koopa Klaus takes off in an Albatoss-driven sleigh.
Meanwhile, Mario (dressed in tropical-themed clothing) and friends arrive in a very snowy landscape via digging a tunnel, prompting Luigi to point out that they have not arrived in Hawaii Land as planned, with Toad (who was in charge of navigating) sheepishly admitting they made a wrong turn. Princess Toadstool then reads a nearby sign that tells them they are near the North Pole, so Toad suggests they pay a visit to Santa Claus's workshop. Mario finds this suspicious and asks if Toad deliberately brought them here, but Princess Toadstool agrees to it, since it is Christmas Eve. On the way over, though, it becomes clear that all Toad can think about is receiving presents. Princess Toadstool decides to present Toad with an early gift – a snowboard. Toad eagerly accepts the snowboard and then promptly begins playing with it without bothering to thank the Princess.
Just then, Princess Toadstool and the Mario Bros. spot Koopa Klaus in his flying sleigh up above. Upon seeing Mario's group, Koopa Klaus orders his Albatoss to drop Bob-Ombs down at them before continuing onward. Mario's group manages to avoid being harmed by the Bob-Ombs, but Toad gets knocked off of his snowboard and gets upset that Koopa Klaus may have damaged it. This upsets Princess Toadstool, who scolds Toad for not caring about their safety. Mario, meanwhile, figures out that Koopa Klaus is on his way to Santa's workshop as well, so he, Luigi, and Princess Toadstool take it upon themselves to save Santa, although Toad is more concerned with saving the presents.
Arriving at the workshop, Mario's group learn that they were too late to stop Koopa Klaus from freezing the workshop with his Ice Bombs, but they arrive just in time to see him flying off with a captive Santa in tow. Toad begins to cry, as he worries that he will never receive another Christmas present if Santa is missing.
However, Mario tells Luigi to load a heavy ice block from a nearby igloo onto the see-saw in the elves' playground. After doing that, Mario makes Luigi leap onto the see-saw from his shoulders, catapulting the block at Koopa Klaus' sleigh, hitting it dead on and causing both Koopa Klaus and Santa to fall to the ground. Holding Santa with one hand, Koopa Klaus uses an empty sack to parachute downwards.
Without his sleigh, Koopa Klaus is forced to make off with Santa on foot with Mario's group in hot pursuit. He manages to gain a slight boost by using his empty sack as a wind sail. The Marios start throwing snowballs at him, so Koopa Klaus opts to collect the snowballs in said sack and throws it at the Bros. Following that, Koopa Klaus slides down a snowy hill and onto a frozen ice pond using Santa as a sled. Mario and Co. follow Koopa Klaus onto the ice, where he calls out some Flurries on skates to attack by carving a block of out ice from the pond and knocking it towards them. The Mario Bros. and Toad manage to defeat the Flurries by shoving their ice block back at them.
Trivia & Bloopers
- In one scene of Koopa Klaus flying away with Santa Claus, Santa's clothes are orange instead of red.
- In some scenes after Mario and his friends arrive in the North Pole, Mario and Princess Toadstool's luggage are missing.
- When Koopa Klaus pulls one of Tryclyde's noses, his costume is missing.
- When Mario and Luigi run to the playground, Koopa Klaus quickly flies over, but when Mario and Luigi launch the ice cube, he flies slowly over it.
- With this episode being the series' Christmas episode, there are several references to the holiday: Koopa Klaus calling Christmas "Bah, humkoop!" is a reference to Ebenezer Scrooge's famous catchphrase "Bah, humbug!" from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Tryclyde's alter ego in this episode, "Randolph, the Red-Nosed Tryclyde," is a reference to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. When discussing his plan to ruin Christmas to Tryclyde, Koopa Klaus mentions that "everyone will have a very unmerry C
- Mario and his friends' dialogue when they spot Koopa Klaus is a reference to "It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!", a famous catchphrase from the 1940s Superman animated film series. The dialogue is as follows: Princess Toadstool: Look, up in the sky! Mario: It's a bird! Luigi: It's a plane! Koopa Klaus: It's Koopa Klaus! This catchphrase had been previously referenced in the live-action segment "Tutti Frutti, oh Mario" and would later be referenced in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
- In the original version, as Koopa Klaus flies away in his sleigh with Santa in tow, he says that he should say goodbye to his workshop, his elves, and his toys. In the Italian dub, Santa's elves are replaced by his reindeer.
Cast
- Captain Lou AlbanoMario
- Danny WellsLuigi
- Jeannie EliasPrincess Toadstool
- John StockerToad, Santa Claus
- Harvey AtkinKoopa Klaus, Tryclyde
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Little Mario's (Live Action Sketch)
At home in Mario Brothers Plumbing, Mario and Luigi are watching a wrestling match on television to see who wins, and at first fail to notice a young boy with a suitcase walking down the steps into the basement. Turning his head, Luigi identifies the boy as Brian Bonsall, and questions as to why he is carrying a suitcase. Brian claims that he is selling pots and pans door-to-door, but Mario and Luigi do not buy his story. Brian then tries to convince them that he is instead selling encyclopedias, and then Tupperware; however, the brothers do not fall for his lies, although Mario is tempted by the Tupperware idea. Realizing that he cannot hide the truth, Brian reveals that he is running away from home.
Mario asks Brian why he is running away from home, and he explains that his parents do not love him anymore. Brian figures that he can teach his parents a lesson by making them miss him while he is gone. Luigi suggests that they should talk about this situation a bit, and Mario nods in agreement.
Sitting down at the table to some pizza, Mario tells Brian that he does not want to him run away, but Brian merely thanks him and Luigi for the pizza, stating that he does not want to run away on an empty stomach. Mario explains to Brian that he should not want to run away at all, no matter how bad things may seem at home. However, Brian states that he has made up his mind and wants his parents to learn to appreciate him. Mario then tells Brian that when he and Luigi were kids, he ran away from home, and begins to explain his story through a flashback.
As kids, Mario and Luigi are shown to be living in the same basement where Mario Brothers Plumbing is located in present day. Rushing in through the back door, Mario runs over to some toys, excited that he just beat Luigi in a little race. Luigi then bickers with Mario, until Mama Mario shows up, telling her sons not to fight. Mama then tells Mario that since he is the oldest he should know better, and grounds him, much to Luigi's delight. Mario complains that he has already been grounded five times this week, so Mama instead tells him to peel garlic for the next five days. Mario whines about not wanting to peel any garlic and complains to Luigi that since he is always getting him in trouble, that he will run away. Grabbing a stuffed dog and a baseball mitt, Mario runs off, with Luigi unconcerned about his brother's welfare, and the flashback ends.
Brian then tells Mario that he must have had fun being on his own, and Mario assures him that such a thing was not the case. Mario explains that back at home, his family's hearts were breaking. Luigi then sarcastically tells Mario that they were miserable without him, and another flashback starts up. At home with Mama, Luigi helps himself to some popcorn, and is thrilled to not have to share it or the couch with Mario. Luigi praises Mama, and she explains that without Mario around, there is more of everything for them. Just then, Mario returns home and apologizes for running away. However, Mama does not appear to be very grateful. Mario asks if she missed him, and she replies that she does not miss his yelling, his fighting with Luigi, or his messy room. However, she admits that she did miss Mario, and smacks him with her purse. Mario questions why, and she tells him that it was just in case.
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