Editing Super Mario World (television series)

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{{about|the television series|the game on which it is based|[[Super Mario World]]|further uses|[[Super Mario World (disambiguation)]]}}
{{TV series infobox
|image=[[File:SMW title card.png|250px]]<br>The ''Super Mario World'' intro screen
|direct=John Grusd
|seasons=1
|episodes=13
|prodcompany=[[DIC Entertainment]]
|distributor={{wp|WildBrain}}<ref>{{cite|language=en|publisher=Issuu|url=issuu.com/wildbrain_official/docs/wildbrain_catalogue_2021|title=WildBrain - Library Catalogue 2021|accessdate=June 29, 2024}}</ref>
|runtime=20–23 minutes
|firstair=September 14, 1991
|lastair=December 7, 1991
|predecessor=''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
}}

'''''Super Mario World''''' is the third and final of [[DIC Entertainment]]'s animated ''Super Mario'' trilogy, loosely based on [[Super Mario World|the game of the same name]], premiering a month after its North American release. The cartoon chronicles the adventures of [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] in [[Dinosaur Land]]. [[Yoshi]] and several new characters, such as [[Oogtar]] (a blond-haired caveboy), make an appearance as well. ''Super Mario World'' originally aired from September 14, 1991, to December 7, 1991. The series lasted for only 13 episodes.

==Overview==
Sometime after the events of ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', having banished [[Bowser|King Bowser Koopa]], the [[Koopalings#DIC cartoons|Koopalings]], and their minions from the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] for good, [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], Mario, and Luigi decide to take a vacation to the [[Dinosaur Land|Dinosaur World]]. However, King Koopa and his minions manage to follow them there and kidnap the princess yet again. After adventuring and befriending [[Yoshi]], Mario and Luigi managed to rescue Princess Toadstool from King Koopa's [[Bowser's Castle|Neon Castle]] and subsequently decided to stay in Dinosaur Land's [[Dome City]] with the cave-people.

Several episodes of ''Super Mario World'' often had Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Princess Toadstool, and occasionally [[Oogtar]], a show-exclusive character, trying to stop the schemes of King Koopa and the Koopalings, as well as other villains such as [[Wizenheimer]] or the [[Dino Riders]]. [[Toad]], who appeared in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' and ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', does not appear in the series (nor did he appear in the game it was based on), making it the only ''Super Mario'' cartoon where he does not appear. Because of his absence in the show, he is replaced by both Yoshi and Oogtar, the latter of whom having the same voice actor. Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, King Koopa, and the Koopalings retain their designs from ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'', although the "L" on Luigi's cap is black instead of green in early episodes, Princess Toadstool has lighter skin and blue eyes instead of black eyes, and Cheatsy's hair is yellow/white instead of dark blue. Also, Mario and Luigi's [[Fire Mario|Fire forms]] in the show are based on their Fire form sprites from the game. Walker Boone, Tony Rosato, Tracey Moore, and Harvey Atkin reprised their roles as Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and King Koopa respectively in the show.

==Social issues==
[[File:SMWCaptainN.jpg|thumb|''Super Mario World''{{'}}s title screen, when it aired alongside ''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]''.]]
Due to the introduction of the {{wp|Regulations on children's television programming in the United States#Children's Television Act|Children's Television Act}} in 1990, some social commentary and edutainment was added into the series. Some episodes of ''Super Mario World'' can be seen as social commentary for controversial issues, such as street gangs ("[[Born to Ride]]"), addiction ("[[Rock TV]]"), bullying in school ("[[A Little Learning]]"), obesity and capitalism ("[[King Scoopa Koopa]]").  Several episodes such as "[[The Wheel Thing]]" and "[[Party Line]]" deal with the introduction and consequences of introducing new concepts and technologies to others without thinking ahead, in this case, the cave-people of Dome City. One of the more noticable changes made to the series in light of the CTA is the change made to Princess Toadstool's personality, where she is now more of a role model and parental figure for Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi.
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==Differences from the game==
''Super Mario World'', though based on the video game of the same name, included several creative licenses. The cave people and Dome City are both introduced in the television series. Characters retained their color differences from ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'', King Koopa was only once referred to as "Bowser", and the Koopalings retained their alternate names from ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''. The circumstances under which [[Yoshi]] emerged from an egg are different. Instead of being trapped there by Bowser in attempts to rescue his friends, he was a newborn infant. Many locations and enemies were referred to by different names, some of which are reminiscent of their Japanese names, likely due to the fact the production studio relied on the Japanese version of ''Super Mario World'' as reference material{{ref needed}}:

*[[Boo]]s were referred to as "Ghosts".
*[[Bomber Bill|Banzai Bill]]s were referred to as "Magnum Bills".
*[[Bowser's Castle]] was referred to as "Coney Island Disco Palace" or "Neon Castle".
*[[Chargin' Chuck]]s were referred to as "Koopa Football Players".
*What appears to be the [[Forest of Illusion]] was referred to as "the Enchanted Forest".
*[[Mechakoopa]]s were referred to as "Mechkoopas" or "Robots".
*[[Magikoopa]]s were referred to as "Koopa Wizards".
*[[Sumo Bro]]ther was referred to as "Fire Sumo".
*[[Wiggler]]s were referred to as "Caterpillars".
*[[Monty Mole]]s were referred to as "Gophers".
*[[Power Balloon]]s were referred to as "Magic Balloons".
*What appears to be either [[Spiny Cheep Cheep|Spiny Cheep-Cheep]]s or [[Porcupuffer|Porcu-Puffer]]s were referred to as "[[porcupinefish]]".
*[[Rex]]es and [[Dino Rhino|Dino-Rhino]]s were referred to as "dinosaurs".
*The [[Koopa Clown Car]] was referred to as the "Flying Clown Head".
*[[Star World]] was referred to as the "Star Path", and the red course marks were replaced with warp pipes.

==Airing history==
[[File:SuperMarioWorldEndingIntroSequenceTitle.jpg|thumb|left|''Super Mario World'''s title screen, as seen at the end of the intro sequence]]
''Super Mario World'' originally aired alongside ''Captain N: The Game Master'' on {{wp|NBC}}, where it was referred to as '''''Super Mario Bros. 4''''' in commercial bumpers. ''Super Mario World'' was also the only Mario cartoon to air in [[Australia]] on {{wp|Network Ten}} and {{wp|Cheez TV}}, though only on Mondays to Wednesdays on the latter. Oddly, in both the United Kingdom and Australia, the episode "[[King Scoopa Koopa]]" aired before "[[The Night Before Cave Christmas]]", due to a mishap involving the show's production order and the production order of ''Captain N: The Game Master''.

Along with ''Captain N'', ''Super Mario World'' was one of the last cartoons to air on NBC as that network began to gradually phase out cartoons on Saturdays. Both were canceled by the fall of 1992 and replaced with a Saturday version of {{wp|Today (U.S. TV program)|''Today''}}, along with their {{wp|TNBC}} block, which included such shows as ''Saved by the Bell'' and ''California Dreams''. In the mid-nineties, the ''Super Mario World'' episodes aired on USA Network, without the ''Captain N'' episodes. ''{{wp|Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog}}'', another cartoon based on a video game franchise by DIC, and ''{{wp|Street Fighter (TV series)|Street Fighter}}'', based on the popular fighting game, were also aired on USA Network around the same time.

Due to the nature of its production, ''Super Mario World'' is actually one half of a series entitled '''''Captain N and the New Super Mario World''''', which also consists of the third season of ''Captain N: The Game Master''. Although the "New" suffix was used to promote the ''Super Mario World'' game when the show first aired, it is part of the series' proper title, and was never dropped. An episode of this half hour series consists of a ''Super Mario World'' cartoon and either a ''Captain N'' cartoon, or a second ''Super Mario World'' cartoon. Due to legal issues, the third season episodes of ''Captain N'' and the ''Super Mario World'' episodes are inseparable, and have to be released on DVD in the same set. This also explains why the first two seasons of ''Captain N: The Game Master'' were released in a "complete series" set; the third season is part of a separate show. The show can also be seen on {{wp|Starz Encore}}'s Kids and Family channel on weekday afternoons since 2019 as well as on Paramount+, The Roku Channel and NCircle TV in the US. All episodes are currently available on WildBrain's YouTube channels.

From 1998 to 1999, the show along with ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' would air reruns on the PAX KIDS block of the {{wp|Ion Television|PAX TV}} channel.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19990823231253/http://www.paxtv.com/lineup/1_e90620.htm Pax TV Sun 20 Jun 1999]</ref> These airings had a lower audio pitch than the original episodes, and would end with a safety tip scene from DIC's ''{{wp|Inspector Gadget (1983 TV series)|Inspector Gadget}}'' series.<ref>[https://youtu.be/SEpdaPfSr_Y?si=1JNfpWLWuYXD_BAD PAX Kids, June 27, 1999 - Super Mario World, The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]</ref>

From 2009 to 2013, ''Super Mario World'' was a part of {{wp|KidsCo}}'s programming in Australia, Spain, and Portugal, and Central and Eastern Europe. In the Middle East, the show was dubbed in Arabic on {{wp|Spacetoon}}. It has also aired on {{wp|Boomerang (TV channel)|Boomerang}} in South Korea.{{ref needed}}

==Distribution==
{{main|List of Super Mario World (television series) home media releases}}
[[File:CaptainNSMWDVD.jpg|thumb|Captain N and the New Super Mario World DVD set, released November 13, 2007.]] 
The ''Super Mario World'' episode "[[The Night Before Cave Christmas]]" was released sometime in 1993 for a VHS tape entitled "Super Mario Bros. Super Christmas Adventures"; along with "[[Koopa Klaus]]".

Currently, DVDs of every single ''Super Mario World'' episode are available in Australia; the episode "[[A Little Learning]]" was also available on a VHS tape for a time in the UK.

Due to complications involving the use of Yoshi, it was originally thought that DVD box sets of ''Super Mario World'' were not going to be made. However, those issues were resolved, and Shout! Factory released [[Captain N and the New Super Mario World|a box set]] containing the complete series, along with the third season of ''Captain N: The Game Master''. The DVD was discontinued in 2012, along with ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'': The Complete Series and ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show'' Volume 1 and 2, when Cookie Jar Entertainment merged with WildBrain (formerly DHX Media).

As of 2014, the episodes along with the ''Captain N'' segments have been streamed on {{wp|WildBrain}}'s {{wp|YouTube}} Channel "WildBrain - Cartoon Super Heroes". As of 2023, it is available to stream on {{wp|Paramount+}} (US only), {{wp|The Roku Channel}} and NCircle TV (US only).

==Voice cast==
The voice acting was done in Canada.
*[[Walker Boone]] &mdash; [[Mario]] 
*[[Tony Rosato]] &mdash; [[Luigi]]
*[[Tracey Moore]] &mdash; [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] 
*[[Andrew Sabiston]] &mdash; [[Yoshi]] 
*[[Harvey Atkin]] &mdash; [[Bowser|King Bowser Koopa]] 
*[[Tara Strong]] &mdash; [[Iggy|Hop]]
*[[John Stocker]] &mdash; [[Monty Mole|Gophers]], [[Magikoopa|Koopa wizard]], [[Oogtar]], [[Wizenheimer]]
*[[Tabitha St. Germain]] &mdash; [[Wendy|Kootie Pie Koopa]]
*[[James Rankin]] &mdash; [[Larry|Cheatsy Koopa]]
*[[Dan Hennessey]] &mdash; [[Roy|Bully Koopa]], [[evil dinosaur]], Rockman 
*[[Michael Stark]] &mdash; [[Ludwig|Kooky von Koopa]]
*[[Gordon Masten]] &mdash; [[Morton|Big Mouth Koopa]]
*[[Judy Marshak]] &mdash; Additional voices
*[[Catherine Gallant]] &mdash; [[Mama Fireplant]]
*[[Stuart Stone]] &mdash; [[Lemmy|Hip]]

==Staff==
{{main|List of Super Mario World (television series) staff}}

As with the previous show, ''Super Mario World'' was produced and directed by [[John Grusd]], with DiC president [[Andy Heyward]] acting as the executive producer and creative supervisor. Animation was done by the Chinese studio [[Pacific Rim Productions, Inc.]] rather than [[Sei Young Animation Co., Ltd.]], except for the opening which was done by Canvas. Inc. The series is coproduced by Reteitalia S.P.A. and Telecinco.

==Production==
Unlike previous ''Super Mario'' cartoons where scripts were produced in a three-steps fashion (starting with the writer submitting an episode premise to the show's story editors, then a multi-page outline, then the full script), all of the episode premises for ''Super Mario World'' were written by the show's story editor [[Phil Harnage]] and then assigned to various writers of the previous series for the full script, skipping the outline stage - something that writer [[Perry Martin]] noted was "''never a good idea''."<ref name="Perry">{{cite|author=Homenick, Brett|date=September 11, 2018|url=vantagepointinterviews.com/2018/09/11/do-the-mario-perry-martin-on-scripting-the-cartoon-adaptations-of-the-super-mario-bros|title=DO THE MARIO! Perry Martin on Scripting the Cartoon Adaptations of the Super Mario Bros.!|publisher=Vantage Point Interviews|accessdate=October 5, 2018}}</ref>

==Episodes==
{|class=wikitable width=100% style="text-align:center"
!Premiere date !! Episode
|-
|September 14, 1991
|"[[Fire Sale]]"
|-
|September 21, 1991
|"[[The Wheel Thing]]"
|-
|September 28, 1991
|"[[Send in the Clown]]"
|-
|October 5, 1991
|"[[Ghosts 'R' Us]]"
|-
|October 12, 1991
|"[[The Night Before Cave Christmas]]"
|-
|October 19, 1991
|"[[King Scoopa Koopa]]"
|-
|October 26, 1991
|"[[Born to Ride]]"
|-
|November 2, 1991
|"[[Party Line]]"
|-
|November 9, 1991
|"[[Gopher Bash]]"
|-
|November 16, 1991
|"[[Rock TV]]"
|-
|November 23, 1991
|"[[The Yoshi Shuffle]]"
|-
|November 30, 1991
|"[[A Little Learning]]"
|-
|December 7, 1991
|"[[Mama Luigi]]"
|}

==Songs==
{{main|List of Super Mario World (television series) songs}}

{|style="text-align: center; width: 100%; margin: 0 auto" class=wikitable
!width="47%"|Episode
!width="50%"|Song
|-
|"[[Fire Sale]]"
|"[[List of Super Mario World (television series) songs#Kootie Pie Rap|Kootie Pie Rap]]"
|-
|"[[The Wheel Thing]]"
|"[[List of Super Mario World (television series) songs#Motor City|Motor City]]"
|-
|"[[Send in the Clown]]"
|"[[List of Super Mario World (television series) songs#At the Circus|At the Circus]]"
|-
|"[[Ghosts 'R' Us]]"
|"[[List of Super Mario World (television series) songs#Wizard|Wizard]]"
|-
|"[[The Night Before Cave Christmas]]"
|"[[List of Super Mario World (television series) songs#Rockin' With the Sleigh Bells|Rockin' With the Sleigh Bells]]"
|-
|"[[King Scoopa Koopa]]"
|"[[List of Super Mario World (television series) songs#Time to Run|Time to Run]]"
|-
|"[[Born to Ride]]"
|"[[List of Super Mario World (television series) songs#Time to Get Wild|Time to Get Wild]]"
|-
|"[[Party Line]]"
|"[[List of Super Mario World (television series) songs#Listen to the Grapevine|Listen to the Grapevine]]"
|-
|"[[Gopher Bash]]"
|"[[List of Super Mario World (television series) songs#Cheatsy's Life|Cheatsy's Life]]"
|-
|"[[Rock TV]]"
|"[[List of Super Mario World (television series) songs#Tail of the Dinosaur|Tail of the Dinosaur]]"
|-
|"[[The Yoshi Shuffle]]"
|"[[List of Super Mario World (television series) songs#Rah-Rah|Rah-Rah]]"
|-
|"[[A Little Learning]]"
|"[[List of Super Mario World (television series) songs#Rockin' the High School|Rockin' the High School]]"
|-
|"[[Mama Luigi]]"
|"[[List of Super Mario World (television series) songs#Looking for You|Looking for You]]"
|}

==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
MarioCartoonwithCape.png|[[Cape Mario]]
YoshiSuperMarioWorldTVSeries.png|[[Yoshi]]
SMWLuigi.png|[[Luigi]]
SMWTV Bowser Kidnaps Peach.jpg|[[Bowser|King Koopa]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], and 2 [[Mechakoopa|Mechakoopas]] in the [[Koopa Clown Car]]
WizardheimerBobomb.jpg|[[Wizenheimer]] with a [[Bob-omb]]
BlarggCartoon.jpg|[[Blargg]]
</gallery>

==Quotes==
{{Main|List of Super Mario World (television series) quotes}}

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Alb=Bota e Super Marios
|AlbM=Super Mario World
|AlbC=<ref>[https://www.cda.pl/video/22246389c8 Bota e Super Marios - Episoda 1 | Shitja e zjarrit (Dublimi Shqip, Çufo)]</ref>
|Ger=Super Mario World
|Hun=Super Mario világa
|HunM=Super Mario's world
|Ita=Super Mario
|ItaN=First airings
|Ita2=Le avventure di Super Mario
|Ita2M=The adventures of Super Mario
|Ita2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1erQdR-lVk&list=PLZUe09WWlPLY1AP6s7TIqpxLfkeOxs7xx Le avventure di Super Mario - Episodio 1 - Ghiaccio bollente]</ref>
|Ita2N=Subsequent airings, considered as a continuation of the previous series
|Kor=마리오4부
|KorR=Mario 4-bu
|KorM=Mario Part 4
|KorC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqAlwC4Wfrw Super Mario World Cartoon (Fire Sale) - Korean version]</ref>
|Pol=Nowe przygody braci Mario
|PolM=New Adventures of the Mario Brothers
|PolC=<ref>[https://www.cda.pl/video/15937137fd Kapitan N i nowe przygody braci Mario. Odc. 2 - Płomienna wyprzedaż/Przypadki i wpadki wesołej gromadki]</ref>
|PolN=TV dub, considered as a continuation of the previous series
|Pol2=Fantastyczny świat braci Super Mario
|Pol2M=The Fantastic world of the Super Mario brothers
|Pol2N=VHS dub
|Por=Super Mario Brothers
|PorC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAhI9dHAv-4&list=PLwzf4mOPE8BkFgMlj2blKPqgP8WKos3hy Super Mario World - Venda de Fogo (Dublado)]</ref>
|Rom=Lumea lui Super Mario
|RomM=Super Mario's world
|RomC=<ref>May 20, 2015. [http://ok.ru/videoembed/26859801220 "Fire Sale", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo]. ''Odnoklassniki (OK.ru).'' Retrieved January 4, 2016.</ref>
|Rus=Мир Супер Марио
|RusR=Mir Super Mario
|RusM=Super Mario's World
|RusC=<ref>[https://vk.com/video/playlist/220566848_53830606?z=video220566848_169488941%2Fpl_220566848_53830606 Мир супер Марио. 1 серия.]</ref>
|Spa=El mundo de Super Mario
|SpaM=Super Mario world
|SpaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVvqaR9sxV0&list=PLCKyBkJveLRL-tn0KJhvXgiokHcWrJgZD Súper Mario world (la venta de fuego)]</ref>
|Tur=Süper Mario
|TurM=Super Mario
|Ukr=Супер Маріо
|UkrR=Super Marіo
|UkrC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4jQ9Sk9qUA Анонсы (ТЕТ, март 2005)]</ref>
}}

==Trivia==
*For the German dub, the intro sequence originally used the German Plumber Rap from ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''
*The show's theme song was composed by {{wp|Mark Mothersbaugh}}, frontman of the American post-punk group {{wp|Devo}}. Mothersbaugh would go on to compose theme music for a number of other cartoons throughout the 1990's.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLySo2SlSHPSPsMPvx3vXPmReAe05Vro9H All full episodes of the show] officially uploaded on YouTube, courtesy of {{wp|WildBrain Spark}}.
*[http://youtu.be/CnUlJi3ect4 The theme song]

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