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'''Mr. President''' (or just '''The President''') is the | '''Mr. President''' (or just '''The President''') is the [[wikipedia:President of the United States|president of the United States]]. He has made non-speaking appearances in a few [[DIC Entertainment|DIC]] ''Super Mario'' cartoon episodes. Another character sharing the title was also featured in a ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' comic. Though never called as such, The President from the cartoon episodes appears to be a caricature of [[wikipedia:George H. W. Bush|George H. W. Bush]], who was the President of the [[United States of America]] at the time the ''Super Mario'' cartoons were made. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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===''Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24''=== | ===''Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24''=== | ||
[[File:PresidentKohlCN.jpg|thumb|left|The President (left) along with Helmut Kohl, as seen in "Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24".]] | [[File:PresidentKohlCN.jpg|thumb|left|The President (left) along with Helmut Kohl, as seen in "Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24".]] | ||
The President also makes an appearance in the Club Nintendo comic "[[Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24]]" | The President also makes an appearance in the Club Nintendo comic "[[Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24]]". It is snowing in the [[Kong]]s' jungle, a phenomenon never seen before, and from the TV news the Kongs learn that the President searches for a solution to the sudden temperature drop affecting the [[Earth|world]]. [[Donkey Kong]], [[Diddy Kong]], [[Dixie Kong]], [[Cranky Kong]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] decide to travel to the United States and talk to the President. | ||
They meet him in the White House along with German chancellor [[Helmut Kohl]], and after some heming and hawing the politicians explain that the cause of the climate change is a giant [[UFO]] pulling the Earth away from the sun. The President agrees to put a space shuttle at the Kongs' disposal so they could fly into space and convince the aliens to release the planet. Their mission succeeds, and so the Kongs return to Earth, being hailed by the people. The President and Kohl use this chance to showcase themselves with the saviors of mankind. | They meet him in the White House along with German chancellor [[Helmut Kohl]], and after some heming and hawing the politicians explain that the cause of the climate change is a giant [[UFO]] pulling the Earth away from the sun. The President agrees to put a space shuttle at the Kongs' disposal so they could fly into space and convince the aliens to release the planet. Their mission succeeds, and so the Kongs return to Earth, being hailed by the people. The President and Kohl use this chance to showcase themselves with the saviors of mankind. | ||
In the comic, the President appears as a likable and helpful person, although not lacking some stereotypical politician traits, such as refusing to come out with the truth and enjoying to be in the limelight | In the comic, the President appears as a likable and helpful person, although not lacking some stereotypical politician traits, such as refusing to come out with the truth and enjoying to be in the limelight. He is blond-haired and wears a brown suit. The real-life President when the comic was published was [[wikipedia:Bill Clinton|Bill Clinton]]. | ||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
