Super Mario Bros. Super Show Cartoon Episode 17 – Two Plumbers & A Baby
In the Kingdom of Youth, Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Princess Toadstool are all walking down a path wielding magnifying glasses looking at footprints, with Mario stating that King Goo Goo Ga Ga Koopa is somewhere in the kingdom, planning to cause mischief with the Kingdom of Youth's Fountain of Youth. Eventually, Toad finds the end of the trail of footprints, which are revealed to be nothing more than paper-thin pads; as soon as Toad informs Mario, Luigi and Princess Toadstool that they have reached the end of the footprint trail, an old jalopy, driven by three old men, all of whom are wearing clothes commonly associated with teenagers, drives by rather noisily. Stopping their jalopy, the three old men exit it and after proclaiming they are going to the Fountain of Youth, jump down a nearby slide.
Hearing the old men talk about the Fountain of Youth, Mario, Luigi, Toad and the Princess decide to follow them down the slide, with Mario hoping that there will be food at the bottom of the slide. After some sliding, the three old men are, somewhat roughly, deposited near the Fountain of Youth, with one of the old men saying that the fountain will make him and his companions eighteen again. As the three old men approach the fountain, eagerly saying how soon they will be 18 again, King Goo Goo Ga Ga Koopa, snickering and hidden nearby, says to himself that soon they will be 18 inches tall and work for him after he turns the fountain up to full blast. Koopa turns a nearby dial attached to the Fountain of Youth, which causes a large amount of water to flow into it.
Not noticing the excess amount of water pouring into the Fountain of Youth, the three old men jump into the fountain and begin to splash each other; after some splashing, the men are suddenly changed into babies, who crawl out of the fountain and are quickly grabbed by King Goo Goo Ga Ga Koopa. Taunting the babies, Koopa has his nose grabbed by one, causing him to yelp in pain, dropping the babies as he soothes his nose.
Realizing that he has dropped the babies, who are now running away, Koopa calls for his Albatoss minions to appear and capture the fleeing babies. Hearing Koopa's command, several Albatosses, all of whom are brandishing Bomb Nets, appear and begin to drop their nets on the babies. Approaching the fleeing babies, the Albatosses drop their nets on them, which fall on to and trap the babies, allowing Koopa to capture them with little effort.
Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad, having recently been deposited from a slide, notice, from behind some nearby pillars, King Goo Goo Ga Ga Koopa capturing the children, who Mario realizes are the three old men who had been encountered by him and the others earlier. As Koopa enters a nearby fortress, carrying the three babies, Luigi hears a noise emanating from the fortress. As Luigi presses his ear against a wall of the fortress, Luigi is instructed by Mario and Princess Toadstool to look in a window of the fortress with them. Inside the fortress, Mario, Luigi and the Princess see several babies doing a variety of tasks, such as carrying logs and polishing a floor, all under the supervision of Koopa Troopas.
Trivia & Bloopers
- When the old men first park the jalopy, the driver is wearing a bracelet on his left arm. As soon as he begins to climb out, the bracelet instantly swaps over to his right arm. When he reaches the bottom of the slide, he now has a bracelet on both of his arms.
- When Mario and Luigi raise a pipe against King Koopa, Luigi's cap is colored red instead of green. In the same scene in the original version, he speaks through Mario's mouth. This error is corrected in foreign dubs of the episode by having Mario talk to Luigi instead.
- When Mario and Luigi recite their catchphrase, their speech is unsynchronized with their mouth movement, and at the end, they appear to be worried.
- When Mario trips over a net, he speaks but his mouth does not move.
- The title of the episode is a reference to the film Three Men and a Baby.
- One of the elderly men bears a great resemblance to Calamity Clam, who would appear in the episode "The Great Gold Coin Rush," with the only difference being the hat they wear.
- With the Plumber's Log being removed from the French dub, and the Kingdom of Youth not mentioned anywhere else in the episode, this makes the location the episode takes place ambiguous in the French dub. The same is true for the previous episode.
Cast
- Captain Lou AlbanoMario
- Danny WellsLuigi, Old Man #1
- Jeannie EliasPrincess Toadstool
- John StockerToad, Old Man #3
- Harvey AtkinKing Bowser Koopa, Old Man #2, Koopa Troopa, Albatoss
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Two Plumbers & A Baby
Lost Dog (Live Action Sketch)
At the dinner table in Mario Brothers Plumbing, Luigi, while holding a book, is whistling quite loudly, which is apparently annoying Mario. Having had enough of Luigi's whistling, Mario tells him to stop, saying he sounds ridiculous. Luigi, somewhat offended by Mario's remarks, tells him that his Chipmunk Imitations are what is ridiculous and also tells Mario that he is preparing for his Birdy Lovers meeting. After telling Mario all this, Luigi starts to whistle again, as he does so though, the doorbell of the apartment rings.
Hearing the doorbell ring, Mario yells for whoever is there to come in; as soon as Mario says this, Pam Matteson, who is sobbing hysterically, bursts into the apartment, surprising Mario and Luigi, who knocks over his chair getting up. Rushing over to Pam Matteson, Mario and Luigi ask her what is wrong and get the response from Pam Matteson that she has lost her puppy, Ike. After telling Mario and Luigi this, Pam Matteson asks if they have seen Ike, to which Mario and Luigi reply that no, they have not. This response prompts Pam Matteson to panic and cry even more, unnerving Mario and Luigi, the latter of whom tries to calm Pam Matteson and offers her his hankerchief. Using Luigi's hankerchief to dry her eyes and blow her nose, Pam Matteson, after giving the handkerchief back to Luigi, says that she is starting to feel better and muses that she has "always depended on the kindness of strangers" and goes on to say that Mario and Luigi certainly are strange enough.
Later, as Mario searches for Ike using the periscope of Mario Brothers Plumbing, Luigi comforts Pam Matteson, asking her if her pizza is okay. Pam Matteson replies to Luigi's question by saying that her pizza is fine and goes on to say that pizza was one of Ike's favorite foods, saying Ike used to love black olive and Canadian kitten pizza. As Pam Matteson tells Luigi this, Mario says that, though he sees some dogs, none of them are puppies like Ike, which causes Pam Matteson to cry even more. As Pam Matteson cries, the nearby telephone rings, which causes Mario, Luigi and Pam Matteson to rush over to the telephone; answering the ringing telephone, Luigi, after some speaking, motions to Pam Matteson that whoever is on the other end of has not sighted Ike. Continuing his conversation on the telephone, Luigi tells the speaker, Reilly, that he has not forgotten his Birdy Lovers meeting on the weekend. After saying goodbye to Reilly, Luigi hangs up the telephone and hears Mario comment that if Luigi could dog call like he could bird call, it would really help Pam Matteson in her search for Ike. As Luigi mulls over Mario's comment, the nearby Pam Matteson begins crying again, saying Ike used to call dogs all the time.
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