Editing Saturday Supercade

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{{TV series infobox
|image=[[File:SS logo.png|300px]]
|format=Children's television series
|creator={{wp|Joe Ruby}}<br>{{wp|Ken Spears}}
|writer=Duane Poole<br>Tom Swale<br>Gary Greenfield<br>Michael Maurer<br>{{wp|Mark Jones (filmmaker)|Mark Jones}}<br>Rick Merwin<br>Cliff Ruby<br>Elana Lesser<br>Gordon Kent<br>Jack Enyart<br>Tom Dagenais<br>Matt Uitz<br>Michael Brown<br>Kayte Kuch<br>Richard Murphy<br>James Diamond<br>Sheryl Scarborough<br>Scott Ben-Yashar
|direct={{wp|Charles August Nichols|Charles A. Nichols}}<br>John Kimball
|star={{wp|Soupy Sales}} as [[Donkey Kong]]
|voice=[[Milton Supman]]<br>[[Peter Cullen]]<br>{{wp|Kenneth Mars}}<br>Billy Bowles<br>Noelle North<br>{{wp|Bart Braverman}}<br>{{wp|Robert Ridgely|Bob Ridgely}}<br>{{wp|Dick Beals}}<br>{{wp|Bob Sarlatte}}<br>{{wp|Julie McWhirter|Julie Dees}}<br>{{wp|B. J. Ward (actress)|B. J. Ward}}<br>Ted Field, Sr.<br>[[Frank Welker]]<br>{{wp|Marvin Kaplan}}<br>[[Judy Strangis]]<br>Robbie Lee
|open="Supercade"
|compose={{wp|Haim Saban}}<br>{{wp|Shuki Levy}}<br>{{wp|Dean Elliott}}
|origin=[[United States of America]]
|language=English
|translation=Catalan<br>Galician<br>Italian<br>Brazilian Portuguese
|rating={{ratings|tvpg=g|tvpgC=<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085008/</ref>}}
|seasons=2
|episodes=97
|execprod=Joe Ruby<br>Ken Spears
|prod=Larry Huber
|editor=P. J. Webb<br>Larry Whelan
|prodcompany={{wp|Ruby-Spears Productions}}
|distributor={{wp|CBS|CBS Broadcasting, Inc.}}
|runtime=50 minutes
|channel={{flag list|USA|{{wp|CBS}}}}
|firstair={{flag list|USA|September 17, 1983<ref>https://thetvdb.com/series/saturday-supercade/episodes/42442</ref>}}
|lastair={{flag list|USA|December 1, 1984<ref>https://thetvdb.com/series/saturday-supercade/episodes/42538</ref>}}
|status=Ended
}}
'''''Saturday Supercade''''' is an animated television series based on several arcade games, including ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Junior]]'', ''{{wp|Frogger}}'', ''{{wp|Q*bert}}'', ''{{wp|Pitfall!}}'', ''{{wp|Kangaroo (video game)|Kangaroo}}'', and ''{{wp|Space Ace}}''. Each episode is approximately one hour long and comprises four shorter, self-contained segments based on one arcade game each. The show originally aired on Saturday mornings on {{wp|CBS|CBS Broadcasting Inc.}} television network beginning on September 17, 1983.  After two seasons, the show's original run ended on December 1, 1984. {{wp|Ruby-Spears|Ruby-Spears Productions}} produced the series. While the ''Donkey Kong'' segments appeared in both seasons, the ''Donkey Kong Junior'' segments ended after the first season. In total there are nineteen ''Donkey Kong'' segments and thirteen ''Donkey Kong Junior'' segments.

Since the show's end, the ''Donkey Kong'' and ''Donkey Kong Junior'' segments have ceased to air on television. Additionally, the series has not been reproduced in any format, and as such only homemade recordings of the segments made during the show's television airing are available to the public. {{wp|MCA Inc.|Music Corporation of America Inc.}}, then-owner of [[Universal Pictures|Universal City Studios]], was the last known holder of the segments (due to a deal made between MCA/Universal and Ruby-Spears in the leadup to [[Donkey Kong (game)#Universal Studios lawsuit|Universal's lawsuit against Nintendo]]),<ref>[https://casetext.com/case/universal-city-studios-inc-v-nintendo Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo; United States District Court, S.D. New York; Jul 29, 1985; 615 F. Supp. 838 (S.D.N.Y. 1985)]</ref><ref>[https://casetext.com/case/universal-city-studios-v-nintendo-co Universal City Studios v. Nintendo Co.; United States District Court, S.D. New York; Dec 22, 1983; 578 F. Supp. 911 (S.D.N.Y. 1983)]</ref> but it is unclear if Universal or related entities still have any rights to the segments. The copyright to the segments (excluding the ''Space Ace'' segments) was assigned to the owners of the source materials, including the ''Donkey Kong'' and ''Donkey Kong Junior'' segments; it appears that said segments are owned by [[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]].<ref>Copyright listing for Saturday Supercade : no. 1, copyright registration number PA0000222759</ref> When questioned by a fan on Facebook, the Warner Archive Collection team stated that the accessible segments of the show may be released on DVD in 2011, with "cool vintage footage" replacing any unavailable segments,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140103044435/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Saturday-Supercade-DVDs-Planned/14789 ''Saturday Supercade'' - Could the '80s Coin-Op-Based Cartoons be Coming Home? Warner Says...] (Archived)</ref> but this did not come to fruition.

Predating ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]'' by nearly three years, ''Saturday Supercade'' marked the first animated adaption of any ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-related series. A few months before the series aired, however, TV commercials for [[Donkey Kong (cereal)|Donkey Kong cereal]] and the [[Game & Watch]] included animated ''Super Mario'' characters.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7TfycLGAng William Marshall Donkey Kong Commercial (1983)].''YouTube''. Retrieved December 25, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss3gZ6yV79c Nintendo Game And Watch (Commercial, 1983)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 25, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkveNFgB0zo Nintendo - Mario's Cement Factory Video Game Commercial - 1983]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 13, 2022.</ref> It also marked the first appearances of [[Mario]] and [[Donkey Kong]] in a television series, both of whom would later star in their own television series with ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' in 1989 and ''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' in 1996 respectively, as well as the first appearance of Mario's modern color scheme in America (a red hat and shirt with blue overalls). The show also marked the currently only televised appearances of the characters [[Pauline]], [[Donkey Kong Jr.]], and [[Stanley]], all from the ''[[Donkey Kong (series)|Donkey Kong]]'' series.

==Plot synopses==
===''Donkey Kong''===
[[File:SS Mario and Pauline.png|thumb|left|[[Mario]] and [[Pauline]] in the ''Donkey Kong'' segment of the show.]]
Similar to the premise of ''[[Donkey Kong Circus]]'', the introduction to the ''Donkey Kong'' segments show that [[Mario]] apparently owns the circus along with his animal trainer [[Pauline]] and the star of the show, [[Donkey Kong]]. However, the [[Kong]] escapes and makes his way down a dock on a motorcycle, pursued by Mario and Pauline in their circus van. Exiting the van, the pair gives chase on foot until Mario slipped on a [[banana]] peel laid by Donkey Kong as a trap. The tables turn, and the pair flee from the approaching Kong. However, Mario and Pauline quickly resume pursuit with a net and follow him up the stairway of a building in reference to [[25m]]. Their resultant chase is outlined in the ''Donkey Kong'' segments.

Most stories have the trio happening on crime, with criminals usually involved in schemes involving theft, fraud, and deceit, usually for monetary gain. Sometimes, the crooks realize Donkey Kong's slow-wittedness and try to get him to do their dirty work, but in the end, Donkey Kong either realizes the truth himself or Mario and/or Pauline reveal the facts to the Kong, and in the end, the villains' plot is foiled. The chase then continues.

The season two intro starts with Mario chasing Donkey Kong across a row of floating barrels holding a net, with the Kong holding Pauline. Donkey Kong then taunts Mario, frustrating Mario. The scene changes to Donkey Kong dressed as a matador in a bullring, who waves a {{wp|muleta}} to make a bull charge towards him, who is actually Mario in disguise, referencing "[[El Donkey Kong]]". Mario hits a brick wall, dazing him, and the scene transitions to Donkey Kong on a unicycle, who throws a banana peel while holding a bunch of bananas, causing Mario, who is chasing him while holding a net, to slip on it. The scene transitions to [[Pauline]], who is dressed as a princess, waving her handkerchief from a tower in a castle, prompting Donkey Kong, who is dressed as a knight, to rush to her rescue on his horse, referencing "[[Sir Donkey Kong]]." However, Mario blocks the entrance to castle, and his horse stops at the drawbridge, launching Donkey Kong into the castle. He hits a wall, resulting in his armor falling off, but Pauline also falls in his lap, now in her normal attire, making Donkey Kong smile. He turns his head towards the camera, and the scene transitions to running off with Pauline on a zigzag path in reference to 25m towards the sunset, with Mario in pursuit.
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===''Donkey Kong Junior''===
[[File:BonesDKJr.png|thumb|left|[[Bones Bailey]] and [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] in the ''Donkey Kong Junior'' segment of the show.]]
Outlined in the introduction to the ''Donkey Kong Junior'' segments, Donkey Kong Jr. travels from the jungle to Mario's circus to see his father, Donkey Kong. Realizing that his dad has escaped and without means of finding him, Donkey Kong Jr. is reduced to tears. [[Bones Bailey]] approaches Junior and consoles him. After hearing his story, Bones suggests that they follow after Donkey Kong in his motorcycle. Overjoyed, Donkey Kong Jr. joyously yells his catchphrase, "Monkey muscle!" and takes the driver's seat. With Bones in the sidecar covering his eyes, the two speed off on their adventures which are outlined in the ''Donkey Kong Junior'' segments.
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==Episodes==
===''Donkey Kong''===
[[File:DonkeyKongTitleCard.png|thumb|Title card to the show's ''Donkey Kong'' Season 1 segments.]]
====Season 1====
*"[[Mississippi Madness]]"
*"[[Gorilla Gangster]]"
*"[[Banana Bikers]]"
*"[[The Incredible Shrinking Ape]]"
*"[[Movie Mania]]"
*"[[Gorilla My Dreams (Saturday Supercade)|Gorilla My Dreams]]"
*"[[Little Orphan Apey]]"
*"[[Circus Daze]]"
*"[[The Great Ape Escape]]"
*"[[Apey and the Snowbeast]]"
*"[[How Much is That Gorilla in the Window]]"
*"[[Private Donkey Kong]]"
*"[[Get Along, Little Apey]]"
[[File:DonkeyKongTitleCard2.png|thumb|Title card to the show's ''Donkey Kong'' Season 2 segments.]]

====Season 2====
*"[[Sir Donkey Kong]]"
*"[[The Pale Whale]]"
*"[[El Donkey Kong]]"
*"[[New Wave Ape]]"
*"[[Greenhouse Gorilla]]"
*"[[Hairy Parent]]"

===''Donkey Kong Junior''===
[[File:DKJr Supercade Title Card.png|thumb|Title card to the show's ''Donkey Kong Junior'' segment.]]
*"[[Trucknapper Caper]]"
*"[[Sheep Rustle Hustle]]"
*"[[Rocky Mountain Monkey Business]]"
*"[[Magnificent Seven-Year Olds]]"
*"[[The Ventriloquist Caper]]"
*"[[The Great Seal Steal]]"
*"[[The Jungle Boy Ploy]]"
*"[[Junior Meets Kid Dynamo]]"
*"[[The Amazing Rollerskate Race]]"
*"[[A Christmas Story]]"
*"[[Gorilla Ghost (episode)|Gorilla Ghost]]"
*"[[The Teddy Bear Scare]]"
*"[[Double or Nothing]]"

==Voices==
*[[Bones Bailey]] - {{wp|Bart Braverman}}
*[[Donkey Kong]] - [[Milton Supman]]
*[[Donkey Kong Jr.]] - [[Frank Welker]]
*[[Mario]] - [[Peter Cullen]]
*[[Pauline]] - [[Judy Strangis]]

==Theme song==
;"Supercade"
<blockquote>
''Well, Saturday Supercade, gather 'round,<br>
''We'll get your video friends together.<br>
''Yeah, Saturday Supercade, it's time for fun,<br>
''And no one else can do it better.<br>
''And it feels so right,<br>
''Because it's Supercade time!<br>
''Let's have some Supercade fun!<br>
''Yes, it's Supercade time,<br>
''Let's have some Supercade fun, fun, fun!<br>
''Come on, to Supercade time,<br>
''Join all the Supercade fun.<br>
''Yes, it's Supercade time,<br>
''Let's have some Supercade fun, fun, fun!<br>
''Come on, to Supercade time,<br>
''Join all the Supercade fun.<br>
''Monkey Muscle!<br>
''(Monkey Noises)<br>
''Let's have some Supercade fun.<br>
''(It's Saturday Supercade!)
</blockquote>

==Staff==
{{main|List of Saturday Supercade staff}}

==Pre-release and unused content==
*A storyboard for "[[The Incredible Shrinking Ape]]" features several differences from the final episode:
**The storyboard features a zoom-in shot of a city, before cutting to [[Mario]] and [[Pauline]] chasing after [[Donkey Kong]] on a sidewalk. The establishing shot is omitted in the final episode, with the episode directly fading in to Mario and Pauline chasing after Donkey Kong.
***On a related note, the storyboard directly states that the episode takes place in [[New York City]], where the location is left ambiguous in the final episode.
**In the following panel, Donkey Kong taunts Mario while saying, "''No chance!''" In the final episode, he instead says, "''Uh, uh! Uh, uh!''"
*Similarly, a storyboard for "[[Junior Meets Kid Dynamo]]" features several differences from the final episode:
**The storyboard starts with [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] and [[Bones Bailey]] driving into [[Sweetville]] along the {{wp|Indiana State Road 25|Hoosier Heartland Highway}}, implying that Sweetville would have been located in {{wp|Indiana}}. The final episode leaves the road Junior and Bones are driving on ambiguous, with them already being in Sweetville.
***A sign in the following panel also implies that Sweetville would have been a small town, as opposed to the metropolis seen in the final episode.
**Bones is seen reading a newspaper detailing [[Kid Dynamo]] stopping a bank robbery in Sweetville, possibly the same one featured in the episode. In the final episode, Bones never shown reading a newspaper, with him instead pointing out a robbery to Jr.
*A reference sheet for "[[El Donkey Kong]]" features a green-clothed matador named Señor Alfredo, though he does not make an appearance in the final episode.
*[[Cabeza and José|José]] is never referred to by name in "El Donkey Kong," with it only being seen on a reference sheet of him.
*A reference sheet for [[King (Saturday Supercade)|King]] refers to "[[Sheep Rustle Hustle]]" under the preliminary title "Sheep Rustler Story."
*A reference sheet for [[Mr. Barkley]] refers to him under the preliminary name "Scout Master."
*The burro that Donkey Kong Jr. and Bones use in "[[The Amazing Rollerskate Race]]" was originally more brownish in color, as opposed to the more black design used in the final episode.
<gallery>
SS The Incredible Shrinking Ape storyboard.png|Storyboard for "The Incredible Shrinking Ape"
SS Junior Meets Kid Dynamo storyboard.png|Storyboard for "Junior Meets Kid Dynamo"
SS Senor Alfredo.png|Señor Alfredo reference sheet
SS Jose.png|José reference sheet
KingReference.jpg|King reference sheet
ScoutMaster.jpg|Scout Master reference sheet
SS Burro.png|Burro reference sheet
</gallery>

==Gallery==
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<gallery>
MarioSaturdaySupercadeartwork.png|[[Mario]]
Donkey Kong Supercade Art.png|[[Donkey Kong]]
Saturday Supercade Donkey Kong Jr Artwork.png|[[Donkey Kong Jr.]]
PaulineSupercadeArt.png|[[Pauline]]
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://imdb.com/title/tt0085008/fullcredits Cast and Crew - Full cast and crew on IMDB]
*[https://archive.org/details/saturday-supercade Playlist containing all found episodes of ''Saturday Supercade'']

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