Editing Raiders of the Lost Mushroom

{{SMBSS episode infobox

|image=[[File:SMBSS Episode 49.jpg|200px]]

|airdate=November 27, 1989 (English)<br>December 17, 1990 (French)

|writer=[[Perry Martin]]

|plumbers_log=1938

|alter_ego=[[King Koopa's alter egos#Kolonel von Koop|Kolonel von Koop]]

|reference=''{{wp|Raiders of the Lost Ark}}''

|live="[[Cyrano de Mario]]"

|before=[[Flatbush Koopa|<<]]

|after=[[Crocodile Mario|>>]]

This episode possibly takes place after the events of "[[Mario of the Apes]]," due in part to [[Jungleland]] making a return. [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], and [[Toad]] have traveled to here in a red hot air balloon, complete with Mario's trademark "M" emblem plastered on it. Their reason for traveling to Jungleland is that they hope to find a magical statue known as the [[Lost Mushroom]]. However, according to Mario, [[Bowser|King Koopa]] is looking for it as well.

Having survived the crash, the group feels relieved, until they discover that they have actually crashed into a quicksand pond, which they slowly start sinking into. After making a wry comment, Toad finds himself victim to a mysterious whip that wraps itself around his arm and it mysteriously put him on to dry land. As that happens, Toad sees that the whip belongs to an explorer. The explorer introduces himself as [[Indiana Joe]], the self-proclaimed greatest treasure hunter in Jungleland. After Indiana Joe agrees to find the Lost Mushroom for Princess Toadstool, he uses his whip to rescue her from the quicksand, along with Mario and Luigi.

Meanwhile, King Koopa, who is with [[Mouser]], [[Tryclyde]] and [[Koopa Troopa]], has been spying on the heroes through binoculars from atop a cliff. King Koopa comments that Indiana Joe is going to lead them to the Lost Mushroom, and that he knows the location of every hidden treasure in Jungleland, as well as every shortcut leading to them. When Mouser whines that Mario's group will reach the Lost Mushroom before they do, King Koopa comments that the statue was left to him by his [[List of implied characters#King Koopa's great-great grandkoop|great-great grandkoop]], and is rightfully his. Addressing King Koopa as Kolonel von Koop, Tryclyde asks what they can do about it. Kolonel von Koop responds by saying they will follow the other group and let them find the Lost Mushroom, so that they can simply take it away from them. Mouser, Koopa Troopa and Tryclyde nervously remind Kolonel von Koop that they would be stealing, so Kolonel von Koop has to remind them that they are supposed to steal since they are villains, and smacks them all with his whip.

Eventually, Indiana Joe leads Mario's group to the entrance of the [[Temple of Koopa]], which he explains was built by Kolonel von Koop's great-great grandkoop, and that Lost Mushroom lies inside it. Although Mario is eager to enter, Indiana Joe starts shivering, and comments that the Temple of Koopa is too terrifying for him to enter. Mario mentions that he thought Indiana Joe was not afraid of anything, but Indiana Joe confesses that he has Koopaphobia, and that the very sight of a [[Koopa (species)|Koopa]] sends him into panic. Mario tells Indiana Joe to just wait outside the Temple of Koopa while he and his friends go inside.

Inside the Temple of Koopa, Mario's group proceeds with their search for the Lost Mushroom. When Princess Toadstool asks what Indiana Joe could possibly be afraid of, the ceiling behind them caves in, blocking their way out. Suddenly, a [[fireball]] goes flying over their heads, which they manage to dodge by ducking. Toad then points out the [[Fryguy]] that shot the fireballs, and the group proceeds to run away. While fleeing from the Fryguy, the group runs towards a large [[Cobrat]] in a glass bowl that they barely manage to leap over. Although the Fryguy continues to chase the group, they eventually slip into another chamber and block the entrance with a boulder, stopping the Fryguy's pursuit.

Later, Kolonel von Koop's group has led Mario's group to a caged tree hut, where they are holding them prisoner. Mario demands to be released, but Kolonel von Koop sarcastically responds at his threat and laughs with his henchmen. Kolonel von Koop's group leaves the tree hut, and leaves Mario's group trapped inside. As soon as Princess Toadstool wonders what Kolonel von Koop plans on doing with them, a trap door opens up, and a [[Shyguy Lion]] pops out, which Toad assumes will eat them for lunch. Bracing his fear, Mario asks for Luigi to lend him his plumber's snake, which he uses as a whip to tame the Shyguy Lion. Mario then orders the Shyguy Lion to free them, and it crashes through the door, providing them with a way out. Princess Toadstool remarks that they still need to find a way to defeat Kolonel von Koop. Toad points out that they cannot do it alone, as the Lost Mushroom makes Kolonel von Koop too powerful. Mario suggests that maybe Indiana Joe can help, and that they can help him overcome his Koopaphobia, so the group sets off to find him.

Mario's group arrives at Indiana Joe's hut and discover from a sign hanging next to his front door that he is offering a babysitting service. Entering the hut, they see Indiana Joe trying to look after three whiny [[Toad (species)|Mushroom]] kids. Mario asks Indiana Joe why he became a babysittier, and he responds by saying that he cannot be a treasure hunter due to his Koopaphobia, so he went into babysitting instead. Princess Toadstool asks for his help and tells him that they cannot defeat Kolonel von Koop alone. Unable to stand the kids' behavior, he puts them down, joins up with Mario's group, and comments that while Kolonel von Koop may be scary, he is nothing compared to looking after bratty kids. Indiana Joe then instructs Mario's group to leave as the kids proceed to throw toys around the hut.

Kolonel von Koop, Mouser and Koopa Troopa use their gun-sized Cobrats to try and ward off their opponents, while Tryclyde spits fireballs. Mario and Indiana Joe proceed to fight Kolonel von Koop with their plumber's snake and whip respectively. Tryclyde attempts to shoot Princess Toadstool with fireballs, but she wraps her plumber's snake around his heads and tosses him aside. Luigi dodges the bullets fired from Koopa Troopa's Cobrat, and manages to wrap up and toss him aside with his plumber's snake. Toad then dodges Mouser's shots, and he too uses his plumber's snake to wrap up Mouser and toss him away. Indiana Joe succeeds in grabbing Kolonel von Koop's Cobrat out of his claw with his whip, and soon Kolonel von Koop finds himself surrounded by Mario, Princess Toadstool, Toad, Luigi and Indiana Joe. Kolonel von Koop pulls out a [[Magical Potion]] and uses it to create a [[Warp Zone]] that disappears once he jumps down it.

 

 

*[[Lou Albano]] &mdash; [[Mario]]

*[[Jeannie Elias]] &mdash; [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]

*[[John Stocker]] &mdash; [[Toad]], [[Albatoss]], [[Indiana Joe]], [[Mouser]], [[Koopa Troopa]], baby #1

*[[Harvey Atkin]] &mdash; [[Bowser|King Bowser Koopa]], [[Tryclyde]]

This episode was based heavily on the original ''{{wp|Indiana Jones}}'' movie trilogy. The third movie, ''{{wp|Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade}}'' was released a few months before the airing of the episode, and is most likely the impetus for its production.

*[[Indiana Joe]] is a parody of {{wp|Indiana Jones (character)|Indiana Jones}}, who is also a treasure hunter.

*In place of Indiana Jones's whip is a {{wp|plumber's snake}}.

*Indiana Joe's Koopaphobia (fear of [[Koopa (species)|Koopas]]) is the equivalent of Indiana Jones's {{wp|Ophidiophobia}} (fear of snakes).

*The [[Lost Mushroom]] is the equivalent of the {{wp|Golden Idol|Chachapoyan Idol}}, which Indiana Jones retrieved in ''{{wp|Raiders of the Lost Ark}}''.

*The [[List of implied items#Plumber's Log|Plumber's Log]] number is 1938, the year when ''The Last Crusade'' takes place.

*The [[Temple of Koopa]] is derived from the Temple of Doom, a location in the eponymous movie, ''{{wp|Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom}}''.

*[[Bowser|Kolonel von Koop]] is based upon {{wp|Colonel Dietrich}}, a major antagonist from ''Raiders of the Lost Ark''.

**In keeping with the fact that Dietrich was a member of the Nazi Party in the film, the [[Bowser's Minions|Koopa Pack]] are shown with red WWII-era armbands with black "K" marks in the place of the Nazi swastika.

 

*When [[Indiana Joe]] saves [[Luigi]], he is layered over a mushroom.

*When [[Bowser|Kolonel von Koop]] says that Mario and his friends are finished, the wristbands on [[Mouser]]'s gloves are colored white like his shirt instead of pink.

*When Kolonel von Koop jumps into the [[Warp Zone]], Mario and his friends freeze for a few frames in the transition to the next shot.

*When Kolonel von Koop and [[Bowser's Minions|his minions]] are shocked that Mario and his friends survived, [[Koopa Troopa]]'s face is completely green, while Mouser's tail is the same color as his pants.

*When Kolonel von Koop says that Mario and his friends are not going to have the [[Lost Mushroom]], one of his nails turns the same color as his shirt.

*When Indiana Joe says he will not enter the [[Temple of Koopa]], the bag over his left shoulder is colored yellow instead of brown.

*Throughout its appearance, the [[Cobrat]] in the fishbowl has its eyes and underbelly changing color several times.

*When King Koopa steals the Lost Mushroom from Mario, Mario has four fingers on each hand instead of five.

*When Mouser and Koopa Troopa pull out their Cobrats, Mouser's band is on his right arm instead of his left.

*When the Shyguy Lion breaks a hole in the door, the hole is in the center, but in the next shot, it is closer to the bottom.

*When Mouser wonders if the Lost Mushroom can make a cheese castle, his pants are the same color as his shirt while Koopa Troopa's eyes are white instead of yellow.

*In some scenes, the Lost Mushroom's belly button is missing.

*After Indiana Joe saves Toad, Toad is at the swamp's edge, but in the next shot, he moves slightly inland.

 

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TSMBSS Raiders of the Lost Mushroom error 2.png|Koopa Troopa's miscolored face

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==Profiles==

|ChiTM=Condor Soldiers; possibly a reference to the {{wp|wuxia}} novel ''{{wp|The Return of the Condor Heroes}}''

|SpaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgvMm_i2QyE En busca del hongo perdido | Dibujos Para Niños]</ref>

[[File:SMBSS modelsheets indianajoe.jpg|thumb|The finalized model sheet, featuring Indiana Joe without a face.]]

*Although [[Tryclyde]] refers to [[Bowser|King Koopa]] as Kolonel von Koop, [[Mario]] and his friends refer to him as Kolonel von ''Koopa''.

*[[Perry Martin]], the writer of the episode, has stated that he considered "Raiders of the Lost Mushroom" the worst episode he wrote for the show, even giving an apology to Bruce Shelly when he submitted the script.<ref> Brett Homenick (September 11, 2018). [https://vantagepointinterviews.com/2018/09/11/do-the-mario-perry-martin-on-scripting-the-cartoon-adaptations-of-the-super-mario-bros/ DO THE MARIO! Perry Martin on Scripting the Cartoon Adaptations of the Super Mario Bros.!]. ''Vantage Point Interviews''. Retrieved October 05 2018.</ref>

 

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