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{{about|the episode in [[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]|the alter ego King Koopa | {{about|the episode which appears in [[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]|the alter ego King Koopa employed|[[King Koopa's alter egos#Koopa Klaus|King Koopa's alter egos § Koopa Klaus]]}} | ||
{{SMBSS episode infobox | {{SMBSS episode infobox | ||
|image=[[File:SMBSSEp29.jpg| | |image=[[File:SMBSSEp29.jpg|240px]] | ||
|production=140 | |production=140 | ||
|airdate=October 23, 1989 (English)<br>November 29, 1990 (French) | |airdate=October 23, 1989 (English) <br> November 29, 1990 (French) | ||
|writer=Jack Olesker<br>[[Perry Martin]] | |writer=Jack Olesker<br>[[Perry Martin]] | ||
|plumbers_log=12 - 25 | |plumbers_log=12 - 25 | ||
| | |alter-ego=[[King Koopa's alter egos#Koopa Klaus (alter ego)|Koopa Klaus]] | ||
|cover="[[List of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! songs#Jingle Bell Rock|Jingle Bell Rock]]" | |cover="[[List of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! songs#Jingle Bell Rock|Jingle Bell Rock]]" | ||
|replacement="[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#What Goes Up|What Goes Up]]" | |replacement="[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#What Goes Up|What Goes Up]]" | ||
|reference={{wp|Santa Claus}} | |reference={{wp|Santa Claus}} | ||
|live= | |live=[[Little Marios]] | ||
|before=[[Mario Meets Koop-zilla|<<]] | |before=[[Mario Meets Koop-zilla|<<]] | ||
|after=[[Mario and the Red Baron Koopa|>>]] | |after=[[Mario and the Red Baron Koopa|>>]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
"'''Koopa Klaus'''" is the twenty-ninth episode of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', serving as the animated series' Christmas episode. | "'''Koopa Klaus'''" is the twenty-ninth cartoon episode of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', serving as the animated series' Christmas episode. Its corresponding live-action segment is "[[Little Marios]]". It is the only episode where Mario does not wear his normal plumber outfit and wears a different outfit, and that does not immediately begin with the "Plumber's Log". | ||
This episode came with the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' episode "[[The Night Before Cave Christmas]]" on the ''Super Mario Bros. Super Christmas Adventures'' VHS tape. Additionally, King Koopa's plan in this episode (to kidnap and impersonate Santa Claus) would later be reused in two later DiC-produced Christmas specials, ''{{wp|Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas}}'' and ''[[sonicretro:Sonic Christmas Blast|Sonic Christmas Blast]]''. | |||
==Plot synopsis== | ==Plot synopsis== | ||
[[File: | [[File:Bowser_plans_to_ruin_Christmas.jpg|thumb|left|Koopa boasts about his plan to ruin Christmas.]] | ||
In an icy castle somewhere in the [[North Pole]], [[Bowser|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 | In an icy castle somewhere in the [[North Pole]], [[Bowser|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 Bomb]]s 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 [[Santa's workshop|workshop]], which will in turn cause everyone will have an ''un''merry 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 [[List of Implied Locations#Hawaii Land|Hawaii Land]] as planned, with [[Toad]] (who was in charge of navigating) sheepishly admitting they made a wrong turn. [[Princess Peach|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 | 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 [[List of Implied Locations#Hawaii Land|Hawaii Land]] as planned, with [[Toad]] (who was in charge of navigating) sheepishly admitting they made a wrong turn. [[Princess Peach|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's 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. | ||
[[File: | [[File:Mario_and_friends_angry_at_Toad.jpg|thumb|left|Mario, Luigi, and the Princess are ashamed of Toad's selfish behavior.]] | ||
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-omb|Bob-Omb]]s 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's more concerned with saving the presents. | 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-omb|Bob-Omb]]s 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's 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 | 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'll 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 [[Elf|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. | However, Mario tells Luigi to load a heavy ice block from a nearby igloo onto the see-saw in the [[Elf|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 [[Flurry|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. | 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 [[Flurry|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. | ||
Koopa Klaus then drags Santa into a nearby cave, so Mario's group follows him. Before entering, Luigi remarks that the cave is quite dark, but Princess Toadstool reminds them that the world will look very dark without Christmas. Toad then brings up his desire from presents, as well as rescuing Santa, so the enter the cave. The cave proves to be a bumpy ride for the quartet, and they end up falling off a cliff at the cave's exit and onto a snowbank. Koopa Klaus, who apparently | Koopa Klaus then drags Santa into a nearby cave, so Mario's group follows him. Before entering, Luigi remarks that the cave is quite dark, but Princess Toadstool reminds them that the world will look very dark without Christmas. Toad then brings up his desire from presents, as well as rescuing Santa, so the enter the cave. The cave proves to be a bumpy ride for the quartet, and they end up falling off a cliff at the cave's exit and onto a snowbank. Koopa Klaus, who apparently didn't endure the same ride they did, holds Santa over the edge of the cliff, threatening to drop him into the icy water below. | ||
[[File:Toad&SantaSMSS.jpg|thumb|left|Santa becoming touched with Toad's decision of offering his beloved snowboard as a gift.]] | [[File:Toad&SantaSMSS.jpg|thumb|left|Santa becoming touched with Toad's decision of offering his beloved snowboard as a gift.]] | ||
Princess Toadstool tries to reconcile with Koopa Klaus about wrecking Christmas, but he then makes the mistake of shouting about his holiday hatred, causing an avalanche. Mario tells Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad to take shelter in the cave, and notes that he will try to rescue Santa with his plumber's snake. Mario manages to lasso Santa away from the incoming avalanche with his plumber's snake; Koopa Klaus, on the other hand, is forced to dive into the water, and he ends up climbing onto an iceberg, where he laments about his foiled plans to ruin Christmas. Asking himself about what else could go wrong, he turns his head back in response to a loud roar, and learns that the iceberg is inhabited by an angry [[polar bear]]. | Princess Toadstool tries to reconcile with Koopa Klaus about wrecking Christmas, but he then makes the mistake of shouting about his holiday hatred, causing an avalanche. Mario tells Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad to take shelter in the cave, and notes that he will try to rescue Santa with his plumber's snake. Mario manages to lasso Santa away from the incoming avalanche with his plumber's snake; Koopa Klaus, on the other hand, is forced to dive into the water, and he ends up climbing onto an iceberg, where he laments about his foiled plans to ruin Christmas. Asking himself about what else could go wrong, he turns his head back in response to a loud roar, and learns that the iceberg is inhabited by an angry [[polar bear]]. | ||
Back at his workshop, Santa thanks Mario's group for rescuing him from Koopa Klaus. Unfortunately, Santa's rescue | Back at his workshop, Santa thanks Mario's group for rescuing him from Koopa Klaus. Unfortunately, Santa's rescue doesn't change the fact that his workshop is still frozen, and he fears he won't be able to make his Christmas deliveries this year. Toad at first doesn't care, since he already got his present, but after some prompting from Princess Toadstool, he decides to give his snowboard to Santa, saying that he'll at least have one present to give. The warmth of the Christmas spirit spread by Toad then manages to melt the ice around Santa's workshop, thus saving Christmas. | ||
Afterwards, Santa and his Elves have finished loading presents onto his sleigh, when Mario's group comes running up to them. Santa then announces that he | Afterwards, Santa and his Elves have finished loading presents onto his sleigh, when Mario's group comes running up to them. Santa then announces that he'd like to give them all a special present, and allows them to ride in his sleigh with him as he delivers the presents, even letting Toad sit alongside him in the front seat. As the sleigh takes off into the sky, Santa wishes a "''Super Mario'' Christmas to all, and to all a good night!". | ||
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==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
*[[Mario]] | *[[Mario]] | ||
*[[Luigi]] | *[[Luigi]] | ||
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*[[Flurry|Flurries]] | *[[Flurry|Flurries]] | ||
*[[Santa Claus]] | *[[Santa Claus]] | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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*[[Jeannie Elias]] — [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] | *[[Jeannie Elias]] — [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] | ||
*[[John Stocker]] — [[Toad]], [[Santa Claus]] | *[[John Stocker]] — [[Toad]], [[Santa Claus]] | ||
*[[Harvey Atkin]] — [[Bowser|Koopa | *[[Harvey Atkin]] — [[Bowser|King Bowser Koopa]], [[Tryclyde]] | ||
==Animation and continuity errors== | ==Animation and continuity errors== | ||
*In a shot that showed Koopa Klaus flying away with Santa, Santa's clothes are orange instead of red. | |||
*In | *In the scene where Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad arrive in the North Pole, Mario and Princess Toadstool's luggage are not shown in some shots. | ||
*In | *When Koopa Klaus pulls Tryclyde's nose, he is shown without his costume. | ||
*When Koopa Klaus pulls | *When Mario and Luigi are running to the playground, Koopa Klaus quickly flies over, but when Mario and Luigi launch the ice cube, he is going slowly over it. | ||
*When Mario and Luigi | *When Mario and Luigi get to the playground, there is a piece frozen on the see-saw, but when Luigi sets an ice cube on the see-saw, it immediately defrosts. | ||
*When Mario and | *When Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad are watching Koopa Klaus fly away, Koopa Klaus's sleigh is shaking. | ||
*When Koopa Klaus | *When Koopa Klaus is walking over to his sleigh, the sleigh is light green, but in the next shot, it is dark green. | ||
*When Koopa Klaus | *When Koopa Klaus is laughing at the beginning of the episode, his horn is flashing. | ||
*When Princess Toadstool reads the sign at the beginning of the episode, her dress is white instead of pink. This also happens when she has to tell Luigi to | *When Princess Toadstool reads the sign at the beginning of the episode, her dress is white instead of light pink. | ||
*When Princess Toadstool tells Toad that she has a present for him, her dress | **This also happens when she has to tell Luigi to go into the cave. | ||
*When Toad rips the present open, some pieces fly onto the ground, | *When Princess Toadstool tells Toad that she has a present for him, her dress is flashing. | ||
*When Mario and | *When Toad rips the present open, some pieces fly onto the ground, yet in the next shot no wrapping can be seen. | ||
*When Princess Toadstool | *When Mario, Luigi, and Princess Toadstool see Koopa Klaus flying in the sky, Luigi is behind Mario, but in the next shot, Luigi is by Mario. | ||
*In one | *When Toad says ''"Well! It is Christmas!!"'', a blue floor background is shown, despite being outside Santa's Workshop. | ||
*When Koopa Klaus | *When Princess Toadstool gets mad at Toad, Luigi disappears. | ||
* | *In one shot at the beginning of the episode, Mario's hat flashes. | ||
*When Mario picks up Luigi, Luigi's footprints are | *When Koopa Klaus is talking, his hat is flashing. | ||
*Santa Claus's bandana changes color from time to time in this episode. After Koopa Klaus falls out of his sleigh, Santa's bandana disappears for the rest of the episode. | |||
*When Mario picks up Luigi, Luigi's footprints are not present. | |||
*When Koopa Klaus says ''"Christmas?!"'', his hat flashes yet again. | |||
==Profiles== | ==Profiles== | ||
*'''Netflix:''' ''Christmas is in serious trouble when the scroogey | *'''Netflix:''' ''Christmas is in serious trouble when the scroogey Koopa Claus{{sic}} sets out to stop it. But can Mario and Luigi fight back with holiday cheer?''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190214040837/https://www.netflix.com/title/70212980 ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'']. ''Netflix''. Retrieved June 22, 2020.</ref> | ||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Fre=Le | |Spa=Koopa Klaus | ||
|SpaM=- | |||
|Ger=Koopa Klaus | |||
|GerM=- | |||
|Fre=Le Pere Koopa | |||
|FreM=Father Koopa | |FreM=Father Koopa | ||
|Por=O Natal do Mario | |Por=O Natal do Mario | ||
|PorM=The Mario's Christmas | |PorM=The Mario's Christmas | ||
}} | }} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
