Super Mario Bros. Super Show Cartoon Episode 28 – Mario Meets Koopzilla
In the oriental city of Sayonara, Mario, Toad, Princess Toadstool, who are riding in a rickshaw, are searching for a weapon that can help them defeat King Koopa, Super Sushi. Asking Princess Toadstool what is so special about Super Sushi, Toad is informed by her that, once Super Sushi is eaten, it will make its consumer grow two times larger and more powerful; Toad is also told by Mario that Super Sushi makes excellent spaghetti sauce, who proceeds to tell Luigi, the rickshaw driver, to go faster. As Luigi becomes somewhat irritated by Mario's demands, the ground begins to shake sending him, Mario, Toad and Princess Toadstool into the air and then on to the ground. Noticing various people fleeing in panic, Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool begin to wonder what is going on, only to notice an earthquake is actually King Koopa, who has grown gigantic in size, stomping towards them.
Rampaging through Sayonara, King Koopa begins to chase after Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool, destroying their cart as well. As he runs, Luigi begins to wonder how King Koopa got so big, a question which Mario answers by saying that the only person who can tell them is the inventor of Super Sushi. Having reached a building with a satellite on it, Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool meet Dr. T. Garden, the inventor of Super Sushi, in it. After Princess Toadstool states to Dr. T. Garden that it is an honor to meet him, Dr. T. Garden states that it is an honor to meet Mario and Luigi, two of the world's greatest plumbers; after accidentally hitting his head against Mario's when the two bow to one another, Dr. T Garden is asked by Princess Toadstool how he believes King Koopa attained his gigantic size. To answer Princess Toadstool's question, Dr. T Garden decides to show her, Mario, Luigi and Toad footage of how King Koopa became colossal on his laboratory camera.
A nearby television screen lowers from the ceiling and displays a video of Dr. T Garden finishing another batch of Super Sushi, wishing he claims to be his most powerful yet. As Dr. T. Garden admires his work, King Koopa barges into his laboratory and demands Dr. T. Garden give him his Super Sushi, before trying to wrestle the platter of Super Sushi from him. After a brief fight, King Koopa manages to knock Dr. T. Garden to the ground and begins to messily devour the Super Sushi, flinging food everywhere and disgusting the observing Toad, who refers to King Koopa as a pig due to his eating habits. Finishing off what remains of the Super Sushi with a lick to the platter, King Koopa is told by Dr. T. Garden that he ate to much of the Super Sushi and will grow too much. King Koopa tells him that that was his plan all along before suddenly growing through the ceiling. Eventually, King Koopa becomes so huge he bursts through the roof of Dr. T. Garden's laboratory roof. The final scenes of Dr. T. Garden's video displays King Koopa rechristening himself Koop-zilla, then laughing as he steps on a car and pushes a skyscraper to the ground. Turning off his recording of how Koop-zilla came to be, Dr. T. Garden admits to Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool that it was his fault that Koop-zilla is now destroying Sayonara; after Dr. T. Garden sadly states this, Princess Toadstool tells Mario that he cannot allow Koop-zilla to cause anymore damage.
Trivia & Bloopers
- When Mario says that Super Sushi makes for great spaghetti sauce, his cap's visor is layered in front of his head.
- When Toad points out Koop-zilla, he is to the left of Luigi, but in the next shot, he is to the right of him. In the same scene in the original version, he speaks through Koop-zilla's mouth. This error is corrected in the Brazilian Portuguese and Latin American Spanish dubs.
- Initially, Koop-zilla's feet are as large as buildings, but later, he is the size of a building.
- When Mario tells his friends to run for it, his mouth moves before he actually starts speaking, and shortly after, the cart they came in is much larger than normal.
- The events of this episode are followed up in the episode "Karate Koopa".
- Mario grabbing Koop-zilla's tail and swinging him around before throwing him is similar to King Kong performing that act on Godzilla in the 1962 film King Kong vs. Godzilla. The Bowser battles in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS also feature Mario (as well as Luigi and Wario in the latter) performing the same move on Bowser, though predated by approximately seven years and by fifteen years, respectively.
Cast
- Captain Lou AlbanoMario, Guy #1
- Danny WellsLuigi
- Jeannie EliasPrincess Toadstool
- John StockerToad, Guy #2, Dr. T. Garden
- Harvey AtkinKing Bowser Koopa
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Fortune Teller (Live Action Sketch)
Near the refrigerator in the apartment, Mario is searching for the "lucky spot" on the refrigerator; after discerning that one small portion of the fridge is not the lucky spot, due to him and Luigi not winning a church raffle while something was there, Mario places a piece of paper on what he thinks to be the lucky spot on the fridge. As Mario places the paper there, Luigi approaches him and asks what Mario has, which Mario responds to by taking the paper off the bridge and telling Luigi that it is for the Big Time Celebrity Prize Sweepstake Giveaway. After informing Luigi about the Big Time Celebrity Prize Sweepstake Giveaway, Mario goes on to tell him the prizes that they could win; third prize is an all expense paid trip to Italy with Sophia Loren; second prize is a tour of Hollywood with Annette Funicello; first prize is a night on the town with Madonna, and the grand prize is milk and cookies with Scott Baio, a prospect which confuses Mario and Luigi somewhat.
After learning about all these prizes, Luigi goes to sit down, while Mario, after putting the Big Time Celebrity Prize Sweepstake Giveaway paper back on the refrigerator, tells him that there are also several consolation prizes that will be announced next month; as Mario wonders what they could win, an offhanded remark by Luigi gives him the idea of calling someone who can see into the future, which Luigi thinks is a good idea. Sitting at the table, Mario begins to look through the Brooklyn Area Yellow Pages for fortune tellers. After finding listings for fortune cookies, fortune hunters and Wheel of Fortune, Mario and Luigi finally find fortune tellers in the phonebook. Looking over the fortune teller listings, Luigi notices an advertisement for one named Madam AGoGo, which tells Mario and Luigi to call her to discover the prize they will win. Amazed at this extremely specific advertisement, Luigi refers to Madam AGoGo as amazing and terrific, and decides with Mario to call her.
Later, Madam AGoGo, having arrived at Mario Brothers Plumbing, begins shrieking at her crystal ball as Mario and Luigi sit nearby. Finishing shrieking, Madam AGoGo is asked by Luigi if she is conjuring spirits, only to reply to him that she is not and that her yelling is caused by the chili peppers she had for lunch. After telling Mario and Luigi this, Madam AGoGo exclaims that before she can begin a séance, Luigi must ask her what is on her mind. Doing this, Luigi learns from Madam AGoGo she is thinking about her twenty-five dollar fee, which Luigi hastily gives Madam AGoGo. Putting the twenty-five dollars away, Madam AGoGo has Mario and Luigi join hands with her to begin the séance. Beginning the séance, Madam AGoGo begins trying to call forth spirits and has the lights of the apartment dim. After some trying, Madam AGoGo suddenly tells Mario and Luigi that either all their questions will be answered or they will need to play a quick game of Ring Around the Rosie.
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