Editing Mario Ice Capades

[[File:Icecapades.jpg|thumb|A scene from the show, showing the Koopa Army coming on stage]]

'''''Mario Ice Capades''''' is a television special and a show on ice that is loosely based on ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' It was seen on television on Thursday, December 7, 1989, on {{wp|American Broadcasting Company|ABC}}.<ref>surfpark (November 22, 2006). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fuuhn2cfVUE Super Mario Bros at the Ice Capades (1989)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved July 3, 2021. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210416014926if_/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fuuhn2cfVUE Archived] April 16, 2021, 01:49:26 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> A commercial for the show aired on December 28, 1989, and was shown during an airing of an "{{wp|Ice Capades}}" on channel 5 {{wp|KSTP-TV}}, the {{wp|American Broadcasting Company|ABC}} affiliate in the {{wp|Minneapolis–Saint Paul|Twin Cities}}, {{wp|Minnesota}}.<ref>ewjxn (May 22, 2018). [https://youtube.com/watch?v=6zZQYwSxwEk 1989 Ice Capades "50th Anniversary" "Super Mario Brothers" TV Commercial]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 11, 2019.</ref>

The show begins with people playing ''Super Mario Bros.'', while [[Jason Bateman]] tells the plot of the game to [[Alyssa Milano]], who has never played a video game before. Suddenly, the television screen starts to [[glitch]], and [[Bowser]] (as King Koopa, his American cartoon counterpart, played by {{wp|Christopher Hewett}}) appears on the screen. The rest of the show then takes place inside the game (where the background of the stage has props with pixelated clouds, coins, and castles).

 

Bowser, while riding a moving [[fort]], explains that his plan is to use the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] to infect computers with viruses. He proceeds to call out his minions consisting of two green [[Koopa Troopa]]s, two [[Goomba]]s, one [[Hammer Bro]]ther, one red [[Koopa Paratroopa]], and one [[Spiny]]. He then raps about his diabolical nature, riding his moving fort while the [[Bowser's Minions|Koopa Troop]] dances around him.  

[[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] calls [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]], who descend out of the sky, so they can aid her. She helps them by sneaking children from the audience on carts while carrying plumber tools. One of the children assists Luigi by giving him a flamethrower-like device. Bowser sends out all of his troops, only to be defeated by the weapon. Bowser then goes to fight the Mario Bros. and the children while riding on his fort; however, the children surround Bowser and attack him with the plumber tools. Bowser is then defeated, and the children are returned to the audience. Princess Toadstool then congratulates the Mario Bros. and gives them the "Purple Plunger for Bravery." The show returns to the [[Earth|real world]], where Alyssa says that she has beaten the game.

 

 

*Bowser is referred to as Bowser only in the beginning of the show but is called King Koopa from then on.

*The "Purple Plunger" is a reference to the {{wp|Purple Heart}} military medal.

*A flag given out during the Ice Capades event shows enemies from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', who make no appearance in the event itself.

==References==

[[Category:Television episodes]]

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