First Aired 12th September 1989 Written by Jack Olesker Guest Stars Larry Gelman (Dr. Sigmund Fruitcake) Super Mario Bros. Super Show Cartoon Episode 06 – The Great Gladiator Gig Begins with a stooge-y moment wherein Mario is hit with a pipe that Luigi is holding. Luigi calls a head doctor as Mario believes himself a … Read more
First Aired 11th September 1989 Written by J. Larry Carroll, David Bennett Carren Guest Stars Craig Armstrong (Monster), Eugene Liebowitz (Dr. Frank N. Stein) Super Mario Bros. Super Show Cartoon Episode 05 – Rolling Down the River Dr. Frank N Stein from Transylvania is a “new neighbor” and we are introduced to this character within … Read more
First Aired 07th September 1989 Written by Rowby Goren Guest Stars Lyle Alzado (himself), Lou Albano (Marianne), Danny Wells (Luigeena) Super Mario Bros. Super Show Cartoon Episode 04 – Mario’s Magic Carpet Well hello there, ::waves:: let me guide you through another routine episode in the land of rather illogical yet endearing at times showness, … Read more
First Aired 06th September 1989 Written by Phil Harnage Guest Stars Sergeant Slaughter (himself), Joseph Griffo (Mini Mario) Super Mario Bros. Super Show Cartoon Episode 03 – Butch Mario & The Luigi Kid A wild west themed cartoon episode finds Toad, Mario, and Luigi trekking within the western frontier with a 10,000 gold piece bounty … Read more
First Aired 05th September 1989 Written by Perry Martin Guest Stars Danica McKellar (Patty the sad-eyed orphan), Karen Hartman (Patty's Mother), Jim Ward (Patty's Father) Super Mario Bros. Super Show Cartoon Episode 02 – King Mario of Cramalot Beezos threaten the group of perpetual travelers (Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess) until Mervin the magician saves … Read more
First Aired 04th September 1989 Written by Reed Shelly, Bruce Shelly Guest Stars Nicole Eggert (herself) Super Mario Bros. Super Show Cartoon Episode 01 – The Bird! The Bird! The first episode of the longest running series of the Mario cartoons Mario begins by aptly calling us peasants. “Hey paisanos, it is the super Mario … Read more
Live-action film1993Hollywood PicturesFirst live-action game film Super Mario Bros. (1993) The first live-action video game film: Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo play the plumbing brothers, dropped into a grimy dinosaur dimension ruled by Dennis Hopper’s President Koopa. Directed by:Rocky Morton · Annabel Jankel Screenplay by:Parker Bennett · Terry Runté · Ed Solomon Based on:Mario by … Read more
TV series1991NBC13 episodes Super Mario World (1991) The last of DiC’s Mario cartoons took Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and new friend Yoshi to Dinosaur Land for 13 NBC episodes in 1991, paired on air with Captain N. Based on:Super Mario World by Nintendo Directed by:John Grusd Production companies:DIC Animation City · Reteitalia · Nintendo of … Read more
TV series1990NBC26 episodes The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990) DIC’s 1990 NBC cartoon brought Super Mario Bros. 3 to Saturday mornings, pitting Mario and Luigi against King Koopa and the seven Koopalings across 26 animated adventures. Based on:Super Mario Bros. 3 by Nintendo Developed by:Bruce Shelly · Reed Shelly Directed by:John Grusd Production … Read more
TV series1989DIC Enterprises52 Mario episodes The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989) DIC’s 1989 syndicated series wrapped 52 animated Mario adventures in live-action plumbing skits starring Captain Lou Albano and Danny Wells, with The Legend of Zelda on Fridays. Created by:Andy Heyward Developed by:Bruce Shelly · Reed Shelly · Bob Forward · Phil Harnage Based … Read more
