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The following is an alphabetical list of ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-related sightings and references in animated and anime television shows. For a list of references in live-action television, see [[List of references in live-action television]].

Some episodes feature background music that sounds similar to the [[Grass Land]] map theme and [[Hammer Bro]]'s theme from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Examples of such episodes include "The (Almost) Graduate" and "Major Unfaithfulness".

==''{{wp|The 7D}}''==

In "The Jollywood Jam", the dwarves (except for Happy) end up in an 18-bit universe similar to ''Super Mario Bros.''

==''{{wp|Adventure Time}}''==

In "The Pajama War", one of the ingredients Princess Bubblegum uses for her edible fire recipe is a red flower which has a similar appearance to that of a [[Fire Flower]].

In "Jermaine", Jermaine uses a vacuum to suck up one of the demons, similar to ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''.

In "Guardians of Sunshine", the level of the game that Finn and Jake are playing resembles the [[Castle]] stages from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', even containing coins that resemble the ones from said game. the bomb item in the game Finn and Jake play is pronounced "Bom-buh", likely a reference to the way "[[Bob-omb]]" is pronounced, with an additional syllable and extra letters. At one point, Finn sings a tune that sounds similar to the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' "[[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)|Ground Theme]]".

In "But That Makes it Interesting, So Whatever", Okuyama makes an analogy that people do not play video games to save the [[Princess Peach|princess]] at the end, but rather because trampling [[Koopa Troopa|turtles]] is fun.

==''{{wp|Aladdin (animated TV series)|Aladdin}}''==

 

 

 

 

 

*In "The Fury", the anime flashback has Nicole fighting an opponent who resembles [[Bowser]] in his [[Rookie]] mask from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' in a tournament.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

==''{{wp|Amphibia (TV series)|Amphibia}}''==

The characters Anne and Sprig get into a giant cockroach race against a character named "Wrecker". During the race, Wrecker uses a blue-shelled beetle, which automatically hits Anne and Sprig after they take the lead. After they get hit, Sprig says "Wow, that didn't feel balanced", referring to how unbalanced the [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shell]] is considered.

 

 

 

 

 

 

==''{{wp|Arthur (TV series)|Arthur}}''==

In the "A Word from Us Kids" segment for the episode "Arthur's Dummy Disaster", a certain child has a dummy which he calls "Mario". He describes the dummy, which appears as a crudely-drawn Mario, as being very athletic.

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In the TV special "Arthur's Perfect Christmas", one of Muffy's lines in a song describes that presents mean nothing if her friend Francine is not by her side. As she sings this, Francine appears in a Mario outfit at the end of a level, and is hit by a bunch of rolling [[barrel]]s.

 

 

The sound effects for the video game ''BraveLord and Monstrux'' were taken from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''

 

In the episode "Virtual Stupidity", upon hearing about a mall employee selling virtual reality headsets, Beavis states, "I've always wanted to go inside a video game and eat some coins and kick Luigi in the nads." In the same scene, a picture of a [[Bob-omb]]–like character can be seen among other pictures on the sign reading "over 500 games" at the headset booth.<ref>{{cite| author = Comedy Central UK | date = April 27, 2023 | url = youtu.be/h3wbOVXwea8?t=27 | title = Virtual Stupidity <nowiki>|</nowiki> Beavis And Butt-Head | publisher = YouTube | accessdate = February 27, 2024 }}</ref>

 

 

 

In the season 1 episode "Big Hero 7", Warp Pipe sound effects can be heard in the background when the characters visit the "Mole Hole". Additionally, the "Krush Fred" arcade machine uses the ''Donkey Kong'' font.

 

 

In "Markets", a painting in the background of a scene depicts the entrance to the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] from the first cutscene of ''[[Hotel Mario]]''.<ref>{{cite|author=@thetorivic|date=November 20, 2024|url=https://x.com/thetorivic/status/1859288263405764609|title=HOTEL MARIO TOO?!|publisher=X|accessdate=November 21, 2024|archive=http://archive.today/2024.11.21-174353/https://x.com/thetorivic/status/1859288263405764609}}</ref>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the episode "Lame Boy", Mr. Whiskers plays a parody of ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' called Monkey Maniacs 3 on a [[Game Boy]]-like handheld.

 

In "Saved by the Balls", Steve makes up a fake name of "Mario Brothers" and tells his story to a Russian mafia, which is the plot to the original ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' game. He says that Denzel's name is "Ted Tris", a pun on "Tetris".

 

In "Global Warning", Malloy can be seen playing a game called "Slaughter House 5", which features graphics resembling the original ''Super Mario Bros.''

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*In the episode "Sir Nonny The Nice!", the 8-bit video game where the knight has to collect the jewels plays similarly to ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''

*In the episode "Get Ready For School!", while Gil and Molly are trying to choose what to do in the space school, the dress area choice had a dress and crown that looks identical to Princess Peach's dress and crown.

 

 

In the episode "Sakura's Nostalgic Viewing Party", Kero can be seen playing a parody of ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''. He fires a takoyaki bomb item that functions similarly to a [[Red Shell]] except it causes an explosion upon contact. In a later scene, he is shown viewing the customization menu deciding if he should use a V8 (presumably a reference to the [[Mach 8]] [[kart]]) or a straight-eight engine until ultimately deciding on a straight-six to reduce weight.

 

 

*In the episode "Achy Breaky Art", Carl leaps into a cloud prop and uses a fishing rod similar to the [[Fishin' Lakitu]].

 

 

 

 

In the episode "Sniffleball", Chowder must run 14 bases in a game of sniffleball so that he can leave the game. One of the bases features him, Gorgonzola, and Panini in an area that resembles a castle in ''Super Mario Bros.''; in an 8-bit scene, a song similar to the [[Underground Theme]] plays as Chowder jumps off Gorgonzola's head and into a Warp Pipe, and Gazpacho declares him "safe". A sound from the Atari 2600 version of [[Donkey Kong (game)|''Donkey Kong'']] can be heard as soon as Gazpacho comes out of the pipe.

In the episode "Big Ball", Chowder and Mung Daal joined Team Macadamia when Truffles became coach to Team Goulash to win the game. In some scenes of the episode, Chowder's Macadamia cap looks similar to the [[Mario Cap]]. At the end of the episode, it turns out that the Big Ball stadium is on the back of a giant turtle that resembles Bowser, who says "game over" and throws the stadium into a giant trash can.

The Lead Farfel from "Shnitzel and the Lead Farfel" resembles a [[Thwomp]].

In the special pop-up commentary episode of "Stinky Love", the costumer is said to be based off of Mario.

In the episode "The Garden", there is a plant resembling a [[Piranha Plant]] that swallows Chowder.

During the fight scene in the episode "The Moldy Touch", a soundclip of one of Bowser's roars can be heard.

In "Apprentice Appreciation Day", the ugly Chowder lookalike highly resembles Wario.

In the episode ''Area 53'', one of Chuck's possible choices is a sprite of him jumping in a similar pose to Mario.

==''{{wp|Clarence (American TV series)|Clarence}}''==

[[File:Mario reference in Clarence.png|thumb|200px|A [[Mario]] wrestler lookalike fighting his opponent with a [[Waluigi]]-esque hat.]]

 

==''{{wp|Class of 3000}}''==

In the episode ''Funky Monkey'', a gorilla escapes from the class and takes refuge at the top of a construction site. Li'l D climbs the platforms to reach him as the gorilla throws barrels at him, ''Donkey Kong''-style. Li'l D even uses a large mallet to knock the barrels away.

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==''{{wp|The Cleveland Show}}''==

In the episode "Brownsized", Donna gives an inspirational speech about Cleveland's job hunt. At one point, she mentions a gorilla of life throwing barrels at him, being too weak to jump and no sledgehammer in sight, which is an allusion to ''Donkey Kong''.

 

==''{{wp|Clone High}}''==

In the 10th episode of MTV's short-lived animated series, JFK is playing a Game Boy in the back of a car as Abe Lincoln and Cleopatra are making out while trying to mourn the loss of his friend Ponce. As he is playing, JFK loses a life, causing him to say "Now Mario's dead! I'm killing everyone! ... Why couldn't Ponce have three lives like Mario?!"

 

 

 

 

[[File:CodeMonkeysWozStonerVision.png|thumb|left|References from The Woz and Stonervision.]]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Season 2 Episode 3, titled "Psychological Problems", the select episode screen is a parody of the ''Super Mario Bros.'', ''Duck Hunt'', and ''World Class Track Meet'' game select screens. At one point, Benny gains a Super Star from ''Super Mario Bros.'' and becomes Super Benny.

 

 

[[File:CodeMonkeysReference.png|thumb|left|References from Trouble in the Middle East, Benny's Birthday, The Great Recession and Dave's Day Off.]]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

==''{{wp|Darkwing Duck}}''==

During the climax of the episode, Darkwing, Launchpad, Gosalyn and Megavolt build a life-sized level of the video game ''Son of Whiffle World'' to distract the Frequency Fiends, who are energy-being clones of Gosalyn). Although the ''Whiffle Boy'' series is more of a parody of the ''Mega Man'' series, the level shown has a similar design to the first level of ''Donkey Kong''; Darkwing, dressed as Whiffle Boy, had to leap over drums thrown down from the top level by Launchpad in order to rescue Gosalyn, who was dressed like a princess.

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==''{{wp|Dexter's Laboratory}}''==

 

 

During the interval between the 5th and 6th generation of video games, the cartoon showed a section called ''Juego del Mes'' (Spanish for "Game of the Month") for the Latin American version of Cartoon Network, nominating the best video game for [[N64]] and [[GameCube]].<ref>https://youtu.be/uGFsZ7V3TRs?t=1m15s</ref><!--No mention of Mario made specifically, but there's numerous examples involving console references, so I'm not sure how to act on this example.-->

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Further into the same episode, Dearia takes Letty to a haunted house; a few scenes later, Dearia hands Letty a vacuum cleaner similar to the [[Poltergust 3000]] quoting, "Please use this vacuum cleaner if you run into any trouble."

Dragon_Goes_Hose-Hunting_Luigi's_Mansion_Reference-1.png|Dearia handing Letty the vacuum cleaner

Dragon_Goes_Hose-Hunting_Luigi's_Mansion_Reference-2.png|Letty wearing the vacuum cleaner

'''Episode 4: "Requiem for a Reality Show"'''

When the contest begins, an alien in a UFO resembling [[Lakitu]] is holding a fishing pole attached to a traffic light to aid the characters, just like the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'']] series.

'''Episode 17: "A Tale of Two Cows"'''

[[File:DrawnTogetherTootsBollywood.png|thumb|The ''Donkey Kong'' scene in ''Toot Goes Bollywood''.]][[File:DrawnTogetherTwoCows.png|thumb|left|Xandir driving a kart, to Toot's dismay.]]

When the fat women use Xandir's cheat book, they transform him into various different forms, one of which is him wearing a Luigi-esque costume in a ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]''-styled vehicle, resembling the karts from ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''.

'''Episode 35: "Toot Goes Bollywood"'''

After Xandir tells Toot she is not a hideous beast, the scene cuts to them in a ''Donkey Kong''-like game, with Toot as Donkey Kong and Xandir as Mario.

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==''{{wp|DuckTales}}'' (1987)==

'''Episode 61: "Once Upon a Dime"''' (originally aired Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve), 1987)

Near the beginning of the episode, Huey, Dewey and Louie try to convince Scrooge that they have a lucky quarter of their own in contrast to Scrooge's Number One Dime. Huey goes on to tell Scrooge that they won six rounds of a game called ''Ducky Kong'' with it, and that the arcade machine gave them back their quarter every time. ''Ducky Kong'' is a clear reference to ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''.

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In the episode "Sister, Wife", Jack sees a ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' arcade cabinet in an 80s themed bar while celebrating his anniversary with his wife.

In the episode "Sibling Revelry", one of the Monopoly sets Jack suggests to play is [[Super Mario Bros. Monopoly|''Super Mario Bros.'' Monopoly]] when Annie and Jack decided to have a Monopoly marathon with their daughter Jing.

In the episode "Off to the Braces", Kimberly gets her braces off while Jack and Duncan hang out at a "cool" barber shop. While Duncan is playing a pinball machine there, a ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' arcade cabinet is seen in the background.

In the episode "Un Buen Recado" (American title/meaning: "A Good Message"), El Chavo, Quico and Ñoño ("Junior" in the English version) can be seen inside Quico's house playing a ''Super Mario Bros.''-like game. In-game, El Chavo, Quico, and Ñoño are all displayed as themselves with a mustache (each of which resembles those of Mario, Luigi and Wario); Ñoño also has a cap similar to [[Wario Cap|Wario's]]. In addition, the game pads they use are identical to the [[NES]] controllers. Though the gameplay and background of the game are that of ''Super Mario Bros.'', the heads-up display that is seen on the screen, as well as the [[item storage|Stored Item]], more resembles ''Super Mario World''. The [[Goomba]]-like enemies they encounter have the face of Señor Barriga ("Mr. Beliarge" in the English version). When Ñoño reaches the flagpole at the end of the level, he inadvertently topples due to his weight.

[[File:MarioOnElTigre.jpg|thumb|Mario and Luigi lookalikes on ''El Tigre''.]]

Near the end of the episode "Mother of All Tigres", two plumbers appears who look very much like Mario and Luigi, with similarly colored clothes and an "M" on both their caps. Several zombie plumbers appears from a manhole under them, with two of them having an "W" and an upside-down "L" on their caps, similar to [[Wario]] and [[Waluigi]].

'''Season 2 Episode 9A: "Fairy Fairy Quite Contrary"'''

[[File:FOP-DKref.jpg|right|thumb|Juandissimo attempts to rescue Remy from the [[Donkey Kong|DK]]-like gorilla.]]

Timmy is challenged by his rival, Remy Buxaplenty, to a fairy duel. In the first portion of the duel, the fairies must save their respective godchildren from a gorilla, who throws barrels down girders at them à la ''Donkey Kong''.

'''Season 10 Episode 12B: "Dadlantis"'''

In the beginning of the episode, Timmy can be seen playing a toilet plunging video game, featuring a plumber dog character dressed similar to [[Mario]].

In the animatic of "Prick Up Your Ears", an unused cutaway features Chris's great-great-grandfather helping Mozart write his final requiem before his death. The composition is the [[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)|Ground Theme]] from ''Super Mario Bros.''<ref>https://twitter.com/noreferences/status/1780010703317004360</ref>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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==''{{wp|Fish Hooks}}''==

 

 

 

 

In "Pool Party Panic", Milo, Oscar and Bea chase the fish tank through a ''Super Mario Bros.''-like dimension that gives them all overalls, and Bea hits a block that produces a saw. Milo grabs it and uses it to defeat Koopa-like turtles; he and Bea then enter the school similar to Mario entering the fort at the end of a level, and Oscar grabs a pole that hoists a flag.

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the episode, there are two men carrying a large mirror that heavily resemble the Mario Bros.; when attacking a robber, they shout with Italian accents.

'''"{{wp|Destination: Imagination}}"''' (originally aired November 27th, 2008)

[[File:FostersDestinationImagination.png|left|thumb|Super Foster's 2. The American version of Mojo Jojo Panic.]]

 

==''{{wp|The Fruit of Evolution}}''==

In the credits of season 1, many scenes depict Seiichi and Saria going through many adventures, one of which involves Seiichi going through a level heavily based on ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''

 

==''{{wp|Futurama}}''==

At the very beginning of the series' premiere episode, a spaceship is seen flying through space, with Fry providing a voiceover. It is then revealed to the audience that Fry is actually playing an ''Asteroids''-style arcade game, just as he encounters a gorilla similar to Donkey Kong, except with overalls. Although Fry attempts to blast the gorilla with lasers, the gorilla throws barrels at the spaceship, causing Fry to lose. A later shot of arcade cabinet then reveals that the game is entitled ''Monkey Fracas Jr.'', whose name is based on ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]''

A Donkey Kong-esque character appears behind a pile of crates while Fry is playing a virtual reality video game, and is subsequently blasted; additionally, Fry makes the same noise Mario does when he jumps in this episode.

Donkey Kong then stomps atop the United Nations building, slanting the ledges across the side of the building diagonally, similar to the girders in the first level of the original ''Donkey Kong'' game.

Later on in the episode, the characters exit a [[Pac-Man]]-inspired maze through a Warp Pipe.

A kid used a holophoner (an instrument that when played, creates holograms) and plays "a stranger in the night". In the hologram, a man plays a piano, and stairs appear as the man and a woman climb them; a barrel rolls down and the pair jump over it, both earning 100 points as the "jumping over a barrel" sound effect from ''Donkey Kong'' plays.

[[File:Futurama-honkeykong.png|thumb|left|Fry playing an arcade game, with the ''Honkey Kong'' cabinet seen on the far left.]]

When the Planet Express ship is under attack towards the start of the episode, Fry picks up an [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] controller and exclaims, "We've lost power of the forward [[Game Boy]]! Mario not responding!" As Fry fiddles with the controller, sound effects from ''Donkey Kong'' can be heard.

[[File:FuturamaContest.png|thumb|The host dressed as Mario.]]

[[File:LawandOracle.png|thumb|left|The Donkey Kong-inspired gorilla from the ''Paperboy''-inspired video game.]]

At the beginning of the episode, Fry is playing a ''{{wp|Paper Boy}}''-themed video game. One of the obstacles in the game is a barrel-tossing gorilla.

[[File:FuturamaReincarnation.png|thumb|Professor Farnsworth in a ''Super Mario Bros.''-themed setting.]]

The second segment of the episode, "Future Challenge 3000", is portrayed as an 8-bit video game. In a previous version of a scene (As revealed by a DVD featurette), Bender attacked fry with a hammer in the style of Donkey Kong. Professor Farnsworth can also be seen dodging obstacles reminiscent of ''Donkey Kong Jr.''{{'}}s 3rd stage. As well, during one scene a depressed Professor Farnsworth can be seen leaping over barrels in a ''Super Mario Bros.''-inspired setting. Sound effects from ''Donkey Kong'' can also be heard at certain points as well.

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==''{{wp|Future Card Buddyfight}}''==

 

 

 

 

 

In the episode "Keita Amano and Chapters of the Chosen", Karen and Keita talk about the gaming club from their school. At one point, Karen tells Keita that all of the students and teachers admire her, even [[Bowser]] (whom she refers to as "King Koopa" even in the English dub). The scene then cuts to a flashback where Karen is playing a game resembling ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' with a Bowser lookalike giving the [[Mario]]-like character a cup of tea and thanking Karen for visiting him, only for Keita to interrupt her and confirm this to be just a dream that she was having.

 

 

After the Yorozuya and hunter Morinosuke realize that they have been infected with parasitic mushrooms on their heads, Gintoki Sakata suddenly appears in [[Mario]]'s outfit from ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'', complete with his iconic jump pose and sound effect. He remarks that if they do not remove the mushrooms from their heads, they will end up in [[Mushroom Kingdom|Mario's world]]. Kagura then jumps in with the same pose and [[Luigi]]'s mustache, green overalls and cap, and a red shirt. She says that if all goes well, they may all end up in the next ''Mario'' game. Gintoki then exclaims, "Mamma mia!" as Shinpachi Shimura yells the two off, reverting their outfits back to normal in the next shot.

'''Episode 98: "Play Video Games For Only An Hour A Day"'''

Katsura Kotarou comes out of the futon table, cosplays as Mario, eats a mushroom that looks like a [[1-Up Mushroom]], and calls himself "Katsuo". Then, Elizabeth is revealed also cosplaying as Mario but with a green cap like Luigi's, along with a Japanese picket sign that translates, "Give it your best, Katsuo."

==''{{wp|Glitch Techs}}''==

In the episode "Going, Going, Gauntlet!", while in her mother's car, Miko says, "Mama, drop a triple mushroom on this beast!" as a nod to the [[Triple Mushrooms]] power-ups from the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'']] series.

In the episode "Collection Quest", [[Koopa Troopa]]-like turtle enemies attack by spinning and sliding in their shells similar to [[Green Shell|Koopa]] [[Red Shell|Shells]]. One is defeated by a young girl, who makes a jumping pose shouting "Woo-hoo!", similar to [[Mario]].

==''Go Go Moba Boy''==

[[File:MobaBoy.png|thumb|The robotic rabbit about to launch the egg.]]

In Episode 1, Moba Boy is fighting Barf Bunny inside a mech that spits out a [[Yoshi Egg|Yoshi-like egg]].

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==''{{wp|Gravity Falls}}''==

[[File:GravityFallsFightFighters.png|thumb|left|230px|Rumble McSkirmish throws barrels at Robbie on a platform.]]

[[File:Gravity Falls Mario Reference.png|thumb|230px|Character selection screen resembling the ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' character selection screen.]]

In the episode "Fight Fighters", {{wp|List of Gravity Falls characters#Main characters|Dipper}} chases Rumble and Robbie to "Barrel and Crates Inc.", where Rumble throws barrels at Robbie as he attempts to avoid them by traversing several ladders and platforms, referencing the classic ''Donkey Kong'' games.

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==''{{wp|HouseBroken}}''==

In the episode "Who's Nocturnal?", Shel asks Nibbles to "''Mario Kart''" him when trying to chase after another animal.

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==''{{wp|Hyperdimension Neptunia}}''==

 

[[File:Incredible Dummy World.png|thumb|250px|Junkman in front of an arcade displaying the title card to ''Incredible Dummy World'']]

''[[Super Mario World]]'' is referenced briefly in ''The Incredible Crash Dummies'', a 1993 computer-animated TV special featuring characters from the toy line of the same name. When Junkman is finished spying on the dummies, the screen cuts to a game called ''Incredible Dummy World'', with the words "dummy world" being shown in multi-colored bubble letters, like the logo for ''Super Mario World''. The game is displaying its title card, and the border around the scene is black and yellow warning tape instead of planks of wood. The gameplay in the title card shows two dummies running and jumping to avoid an enemy attack in a 2D platformer, who seem to parallel Mario and Luigi.

 

 

In the episode "Reagan & Mychelle's Hive School Reunion", during a video montage of Myc at school, he can be seen wearing a shirt with a 8-bit [[Super Mushroom]] (specifically a ''Super Mario World'' one).

 

In "'''What is the ...MADtrix?'''", purple blocks resembling [[Brick Block]]s in their ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' design appear floating in the air. Additionally, at one point, when Inspector Gadget jumps, he accidentally hits one of them with his head.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In episode 18 of season 6, there is a sketch titled "What if celebrities were featured in video games?"; Portuguese association football player {{wp|Cristiano Ronaldo}} was featured in ''Super Mario Bros.'' Here, he hits [[? Block]] and grabs a bottle of shampoo for men before stumbling over a Koopa Troopa's shell. As a result, the referee penalized the Koopa Troopa with a red card.

 

 

 

 

 

In the episode "More Than a Video Game", two characters resembling [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] can be seen carrying the tournament winner away in a yellow carrying chair.

 

 

 

 

 

In the episode "Game Off", Lana wants to play Lincoln's new video game "Total Trash Takedown", a garbage-themed video game resembling ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.

In the episode "Grub Snub", when Lincoln and Leni are playing ''Dance Battle'', a lower-pitched version of the coin sound effect from ''Super Mario Bros.'' can be heard.

==''{{wp|Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club}}''==

[[File:LoveLiveNijigasaki MarioKartGPDXcameo.png|thumb|Ai and Karin playing ''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX''. An additional set of cabinets displayed from the front is shown in the background.]]

In the episode "Ai Love Triangle", one of the frames during a montage depicts Ai and Karin playing ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'', although the machines' design is slightly altered to remove trademarked imagery, such as removing Mario's "M" from the back of the seats and entirely redrawing the game screen.

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==''{{wp|Love Tyrant}}''==

In the episode "Right, Let's All Die! x I Finally Understand", Seiji and Yuzu save Guri from Hell and travel there by using a passage that strongly resembles a Warp Pipe. Additionally, when Coraly reveals the path to Hell, a sound that loosely resembles the Warp Pipe sound effect can be heard.

==''{{wp|Lucky Star (manga)|Lucky Star}}''==

[[File:World 3-1 reference (Lucky Star).png|thumb|Super Mario Bros.'s World 3-1 reference from Lucky Star.]]

In the episode "That Feeling", during the next episode preview, Konata makes a reference to the infinite lives trick from ''Super Mario Bros.'' She then comments on how the [[List of Super Mario Bros. glitches#Instant Game Over|Instant Game Over]] bug teaches a lesson about moderation.

==''{{wp|Lupin the 3rd Part V: Misadventures in France}}''==

[[File:Lupin III Part 5 Ashley.png|thumb|The background extra that resembles Ashley (center-left)]]

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In the episode '''2012 Dalmatians / Grey's in Anime''', Mario and Luigi's "other brother" Fabrizio is shown, who claims he does not like the sewers and prefers making pizza. A Koopa can also be seen in this scene, crashing down on his head. In addition, during the '''Grey's in Anime''' segment, a man dressed like [[Wario]], appeared along with a [[1-Up Mushroom]] in the Dancing Scene.

In '''Cliffordfield / Big Time Rushmore''', there is a sketch where two [[Goomba]] brothers are walking between two Warp Pipes, attempting to survive Mario jumping on them, until one is stomped by Mario himself. The surviving one's other brother is also stomped in a second attempt to survive Mario's jumping.

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In the episode '''I Love You, Iron Man / Ben 10 Franklin''', during "MAD's Guide to Video Game Cheats", a cheat was shown that could make Mario hail a cab to get to the end of the level in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' (However, the game title is written as "Super Mario Bros. Wii"; the word "new" is removed)

In the episode '''Pokémon Park / WWER''', there was a segment titled "Donkey Strong" where [[Donkey Kong]] advertises a DVD on workouts for muscle gain. In the scene taking place in a school in this segment, the chalkboard reads, "Sorry, Mario. The princess is in another castle." After that, DK throws a barrel at a store called "[[Zelda]]'s" (referencing [[Shigeru Miyamoto]]'s creation of both the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' and ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|Legend of Zelda]]'' series.

In '''Gaming's Next Top Princess''', among the models were [[Princess Peach]], [[Zelda]]/[[Sheik]], [[Samus|Samus Aran]] (who later turns into Zero Suit Samus), [[Amy|Amy Rose]] and [[Birdo]] (the first three were the finalists). Mario was one of the judges, [[Bowser]], [[Ganondorf]] and [[Ridley]] appeared to help the models "get in touch with their bad side" and [[Lakitu]] was the photographer. The ''Super Mario'' characters' designs bear a slight resemblance to the ones from the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' series. The winner of the title of "Gaming's Next Top Princess" is not announced at all in the episode.

In '''ArTHOR''', Mario and Donkey Kong are eating lunch when ArTHOR asks them if he can borrow a [[hammer]]. He then proceeds through an area resembling [[25m]] from [[Donkey Kong (game)|''Donkey Kong'']] to save Jane Foster.

In '''Super 80's''', Donkey Kong with Mario on his back grabs J. J. Abrams and beats him up.

In '''Minute to Flynn It''', Clu's head turns into Mario's and then into [[Link]]'s head.

The "Fabio Brothers" in this episode are likely a parody of the Mario Brothers, but may also be based on [[Wario]] and [[Waluigi]]. In this episode, there are other allusions to other fictional characters as [[Sonic|Sonic the Hedgehog]].

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==''{{wp|Mickey Mouse (TV series)|Mickey Mouse}}'' (2013)==

[[File:Morty_yoshi.png|thumb|Morty Fieldmouse parodying Yoshi's [[swallow]] technique.]]

In "Tokyo Go", when the train that Mickey is riding on top of enters a tunnel, it briefly looks like an 8-bit video game, with Mickey Mouse collecting [[Coin]]s in the same way Mario would in ''Super Mario Bros.'', complete with 8-bit coin and [[Super Mushroom]] sound effects. When it enters back in the normal cartoon, Mickey throws away the coins before jumping on the Blue Train.

In "Down the Hatch", when Mickey and Goofy are being shrunk, they spin around in a manner similar to Mario's death animation from ''Donkey Kong''.

In "The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular", Morty Fieldmouse dresses up as a Godzilla-like kaiju. His costume helps strengthen a reference to [[Yoshi]] when throws his Halloween candy in the air and catches it in his mouth with a lash of his tongue.

In "Grumpy Old Bees", when Penny first appeared in the episode, her face resembles Donkey Kong's face, Penny herself could also be a parody of Donkey Kong as well.

[[File:MML PaceMakesWaste KoopsTurtleHaven.png|thumb|Trucks labeled "Koop's Turtle Haven" are seen in the background as {{wp|Rusty Wallace}} (a guest star in this episode) presents the pace car.]]

In "Pace Makes Waste", in certain shots within the Danville Motor Speedway arena, yellow trucks labeled "Koop's Turtle Haven" and depicted with a green turtle can be seen. They may be a reference to the similarly named Koopa Troopa turtle enemies.

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==''{{wp|Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir}}''==

The game ''Super Penguino'', which is a parody of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', is a recurring game that appears in a couple of episodes. It is a popular game in which many of the students in Miss Bustier's class can be seen playing it, especially by the canon couples of the show such as Alya and Nino as well as Ivan and Mylene.

Throughout the entire episode, the babies play several "Pretendo" video games, and imagine themselves as characters in them. During the first part of the episode, Gonzo pretends to be "Super Bario Weirdo" in a ''Donkey Kong''-style game, which has a dragon named King Copacabana in place of Cranky Kong throwing green balls in place of barrels. He then imagines himself in an area similar to the game's third level, where he hops across moving platforms to reach a cupcake. Gonzo then finds himself back in the first level, where Piggy has taken the place of the King Copacabana, although she has actually just disconnected the system in reality.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the episode "Sticky Situation", where a pig gets stuck to a ceiling of crates with glue, the pig bashes his head against the ceiling which makes cheese appear out of the top of the crate with the [[coin]] sound playing as each one appears. This is a reference to when Mario hits a [[? Block]] containing coins.

==''{{wp|The Pink Panther (TV series)|The Pink Panther}}''==

In the episode "Yeti 'Nother Bigfoot Story", when the Pink Panther plays a video game on a Game Boy-like console, some sound effects from ''Super Mario Bros.'' can be heard.

In "Power of Pink", when the Pink Panther (who is a plumber in the episode) uses a machine to power up into Super Pink, he says "What I'm about to do, I do for plumbers everywhere", possibly indirectly mentioning the Mario Bros. Later on in the episode, the Panther briefly returns to his regular plumber form and powers back up by eating a pickle, parodying the use of the [[Super Mushroom]] and/or other power-ups in the ''Super Mario'' franchise. Additionally, a plumber (the Pink Panther) powering up into a stronger form with "Super" in its name is a reference to the Mario Bros when they power up into Super Mario and Super Luigi respectively.

==''{{wp|Pink Panther and Pals}}''==

[[File:DK PinkPantherPals.jpg|thumb|250px|The Donkey Kong-based arcade game.]]

In the episode "Pinxillated", one of the arcade games involves The Pink Panther and Big Nose (both replacing Mario) jumping over [[barrel]]s thrown by an ape to reach the top, which is a reference to the ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' arcade game.

At the end of ''Outdoors'', JJ uses a trash bin as a Warp Pipe, even playing an extremely similar sound.

==''{{wp|Pirate Express}}''==

In the episode "Blunder Down Under", the pirates disguise as plumbers resembling Mario and Luigi. Several sounds from the ''Super Mario'' franchise can also be heard.

==''{{wp|The Powerpuff Girls}}'' (1998)==

In the special "The Powerpuff Girls Rule!!!", one of the scenes contain the girls and a professor in a [[kart]]-like buggy, and they then fire a [[Green Shell]] at the villains up front in a parody of [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'']].

==''{{wp|The Powerpuff Girls (2016 TV series)|The Powerpuff Girls}}'' (2016)==

In the episode "Bye Bye, Bellum", there is a scene where the Mayor jumps the barrels thrown by the gorilla-like monster Barbarus, and showing the points earned accompanied with an 8-bit music, as a ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' reference.

In the episode named ''Funny Love Eruption'', Garu is traveling to the volcano trying to calm it. At one point, he jumps on several crocodiles, and writings as: 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000 and an [[extra life]] appears.

In the episode ''Gorilla Rabbid'', the titular "Gorilla Rabbid" climbs atop a large structure and tosses down barrels, while the other Rabbids attempt to climb the structure and jump over the barrels, complete with a similar sound effect and poses to Mario in the arcade ''Donkey Kong''. Whether the resemblance to [[Rabbid Kong]] is intentional or coincidental is unknown.

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==''{{wp|Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja}}''==

In "The Tale of the Golden Doctors Note", Randy and Howard must climb a building similar to [[25m]] from the game ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' in order to save Julian, who in this situation parodies [[Pauline]].

==''{{wp|Recess (TV series)|Recess}}''==

In ''Economics of Recess'', T.J. tries to buy Mon-Cards, only to find they are sold out. The shopkeeper tells him that a Japanese kid thinks Alien Stamp-Cards are the next big thing. Spinelli says that the shopkeeper said [[Yoshi]]-Trolls were the next big thing last year.

==''{{wp|The Ren & Stimpy Show}}''==

[[File:Ren and Stimpy (Mario cameo).png|thumb|The boy rejects the video game.]]

This episode begins with a fake commercial, showcasing a boy who is offered a bicycle, which he rejects. The boy is then offered a video game, which he also rejects; when the new hit toy "Log" is offered to the boy, he graciously accepts. Although only a still shot of it is shown for a few seconds, the game clearly resembles ''Super Mario Bros.''

 

[[File:RegularShowFortuneCookie.png|thumb|''Super Donkey Bros.'']]

'''Fortune Cookie'''<br>

[[File:RegularShowFoolMeTwice.png|thumb|left|The Bumper Balls challenge and the ? Block-like prize box.]]

'''Fool Me Twice'''<br>

In this episode, Mordecai and Rigby watch a Japanese game show called ''Fool Me Twice''. On the show, there is a mystery prize in a box that strongly resembles a [[? Block]]. Also, the final challenge in the game show features a [[Bumper Balls]] section.