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{{italic title | {{italic title|''Super Mario World'' (television series)}} | ||
{{about|the television series|the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] game|[[Super Mario World]]}} | |||
{{about|the television series|the | {{cartoon | ||
{{ | |title=Super Mario World | ||
|image=[[File:SMW title card.png|250px]]<br>The ''Super Mario World'' intro screen | |image=[[File:SMW title card.png|250px]]<br>The ''Super Mario World'' intro screen | ||
| | |produce=[[DiC Entertainment]] | ||
|from=September 14, 1991 | |||
|end=December 7, 1991 | |||
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|predecessor=''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]]) | |predecessor=''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]]) | ||
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'''''Super Mario World''''' is an animated television series that is loosely based on [[Super Mario World|the game of the same name]]. The cartoon chronicles the adventures of [[Mario]], [[Luigi]] and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] in [[Dinosaur Land]]. [[Yoshi]] and several new characters, such as [[Oogtar|Oogtar the caveboy]], make an appearance as well. ''Super Mario World'' was the last of [[DiC Entertainment|DIC]]'s ''Super Mario'' cartoons and originally aired from September 14th, 1991 to December 7th, 1991. The series lasted for only 13 episodes. | |||
'''''Super Mario World''''' is | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Sometime after the events of ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', having banished [[Bowser|King Bowser Koopa]], the [[Koopalings#DIC | 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 | 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 ''Mario'' cartoon where he does not appear. 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 forms in the show are based on their fire from 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== | ==Social issues== | ||
[[File:SMWCaptainN.jpg|thumb|''Super Mario World'' | [[File:SMWCaptainN.jpg|thumb|right|''Super Mario World'''s title screen, when it aired alongside ''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]''.]] | ||
Some episodes of ''Super Mario World'' can also be seen as social commentary for controversial issues, such as street gangs ("[[Born to Ride]]"), addiction ("[[Rock TV]]"), bullying in school ("[[A Little Learning]]") and obesity ("[[King Scoopa Koopa]]"). | |||
The show also had several episodes, such as "[[The Wheel Thing]]" and "[[Party Line]]", dealing 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. | |||
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==Differences from the game== | ==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!'' | ''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''. Many locations and enemies were referred to by different names: | ||
*[[Boo]]s were referred to as "Ghosts". | *[[Boo]]s were referred to as "Ghosts". | ||
*[[ | *[[Banzai Bill]]s were referred to as "Magnum Bills". | ||
*[[Bowser's Castle]] was referred to as "Coney Island Disco Palace | *[[Bowser's Castle]] was referred to as "Neon Castle" and "Coney Island Disco Palace". | ||
*[[Chargin' Chuck]]s were referred to as "Koopa Football Players". | *[[Chargin' Chuck]]s were referred to as "Koopa Football Players". | ||
* | *The [[Forest of Illusion]] was referred to as "the Enchanted Forest". | ||
*[[Mechakoopa]]s were referred to as "Mechkoopas" or " | *[[Mechakoopa]]s were referred to as "Mechkoopas" or "Robot Koopas". | ||
*[[Magikoopa]]s were referred to as "Koopa Wizards". | *[[Magikoopa]]s were referred to as "Koopa Wizards". | ||
*[[Sumo Bro]]ther was referred to as "Fire Sumo" | *[[Sumo Bro]]ther was referred to as "Fire Sumo." | ||
*[[Wiggler]]s were referred to as "Caterpillars". | *[[Wiggler]]s were referred to as "Caterpillars". | ||
*[[Monty Mole]]s were referred to as "Gophers". | *[[Monty Mole]]s were referred to as "Gophers". | ||
*[[Power Balloon]]s were referred to as "Magic Balloons". | *[[Power Balloon]]s were referred to as "Magic Balloons". | ||
*[[Dry Bones]] were referred to as "Mummies". | |||
*What appears to be either [[Spiny Cheep Cheep|Spiny Cheep-Cheep]]s or [[Porcupuffer|Porcu-Puffer]]s were referred to as "[[porcupinefish]]". | *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". | *[[Rex]]es and [[Dino Rhino|Dino-Rhino]]s were referred to as "dinosaurs". | ||
==Airing history== | ==Airing history== | ||
[[File:SuperMarioWorldEndingIntroSequenceTitle.jpg|thumb|left|''Super Mario World'''s title screen, as seen at the end of the intro sequence]] | [[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 | ''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)|''The Today Show''}}, 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. The adventures of ''Sonic the Hedgehog'', another cartoon based on a video game franchise by DIC, and ''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. | |||
In the Middle East, ''Super Mario World'' aired on {{wp|Spacetoon}} along with ''{{wp|Earthworm Jim (TV series)|Earthworm Jim}}'' starting in 2005, but in 2007, both it and ''Earthworm Jim'' were replaced by ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. ''Super Mario World'' also aired on the Middle East version of {{wp|Nickelodeon (Arab World)|Nickeloedeon}} but is no longer on that channel's schedule. It was also still airing on Spacetoon as of January 1, 2011, along with ''Earthworm Jim'', ''{{wp|The Land Before Time (TV series)|The Land Before Time}}'', ''{{wp|Make Way for Noddy}}'', and ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' after {{wp|Spacetoon English}} shut down. | |||
Since 2009, the show sometimes airs on {{wp|KidsCo}} in Australia and since 2010 it has aired on the same channel in Spain and Portugal. It has also aired on {{wp|Boomerang (TV channel)|Boomerang}} in South Korea.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_World_%28TV_series%29 Wikipedia - Super Mario World (TV series)]</ref> | |||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[File:CaptainNSMWDVD.jpg|thumb|Captain N and the New Super Mario World DVD set, released November 13, 2007.]] | [[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]]". | 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]]". | ||
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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. | 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'' | Due to complications involving the use of Yoshi, it was originally thought that DVD box sets of ''Super Mario World'' weren't going to be made. However, those issues were resolved, and Shout! Factory has released 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 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 2014, the episodes along with the ''Captain N'' segments have been streamed on {{wp|WildBrain}}'s {{wp|YouTube}} Channel "WildBrain - Cartoon Super Heroes". | ||
==Voice cast== | ==Voice cast== | ||
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*[[Andrew Sabiston]] — [[Yoshi]] | *[[Andrew Sabiston]] — [[Yoshi]] | ||
*[[Harvey Atkin]] — [[Bowser|King Bowser Koopa]] | *[[Harvey Atkin]] — [[Bowser|King Bowser Koopa]] | ||
*[[Tara Strong]] — [[Iggy|Hop]] | *[[Tara Strong]] — [[Lemmy Koopa|Hip]], [[Iggy Koopa|Hop]] | ||
*[[John Stocker]] — [[ | *[[John Stocker]] — [[Oogtar]], [[Magikoopa|Koopa Wizard]], [[Monty Mole]]s, [[Chargin' Chuck|Koopa Football Players]], [[Wizenheimer]] | ||
*[[Tabitha St. Germain]] — [[Wendy|Kootie Pie Koopa]] | *[[Tabitha St. Germain]] — [[Wendy O. Koopa|Kootie Pie Koopa]] | ||
*[[James Rankin]] — [[Larry|Cheatsy Koopa]] | *[[James Rankin]] — [[Larry Koopa|Cheatsy Koopa]] | ||
*[[Dan Hennessey]] — [[Roy|Bully Koopa]], | *[[Dan Hennessey]] — [[Roy Koopa|Bully Koopa]], Green Dinosaur, Purple Dinosaur, Rockman | ||
*[[Michael Stark]] — [[Ludwig|Kooky von Koopa]] | *[[Michael Stark]] — [[Ludwig von Koopa|Kooky von Koopa]] | ||
*[[Gordon Masten]] — [[Morton|Big Mouth Koopa]] | *[[Gordon Masten]] — [[Morton Koopa Jr.|Big Mouth Koopa]] | ||
*[[Judy Marshak]] — Additional | *[[Judy Marshak]] — (Additional Voices) | ||
*[[Catherine Gallant]] — | *[[Catherine Gallant]] — (Additional Voices) | ||
*[[Stuart Stone]] — | *[[Stuart Stone]] — (Additional Voices) | ||
==Staff== | ==Staff== | ||
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==Production== | ==Production== | ||
Unlike previous ''Super Mario'' cartoons | Unlike previous ''Super Mario'' cartoons, 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">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>. | ||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
{| | {|align=center width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Arial" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | !style="background:" width="10%"|Air Date | ||
!style="background:" width="10%"|Episodes | |||
|- | |- | ||
|September | |<center>September 14, 1991</center> | ||
|"[[ | |<center>"[[Fire Sale]]"</center> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|September | |<center>September 21, 1991</center> | ||
|"[[ | |<center>"[[The Wheel Thing]]"</center> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |<center>September 28, 1991</center> | ||
|"[[ | |<center>"[[Send in the Clown]]"</center> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|October | |<center>October 5, 1991</center> | ||
|"[[ | |<center>"[[Ghosts 'R' Us]]"</center> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|October | |<center>October 12, 1991</center> | ||
|"[[ | |<center>"[[The Night Before Cave Christmas]]"</center> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|October | |<center>October 19, 1991</center> | ||
|"[[ | |<center>"[[King Scoopa Koopa]]"</center> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |<center>October 26, 1991</center> | ||
|"[[ | |<center>"[[Born to Ride]]"</center> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|November | |<center>November 2, 1991</center> | ||
|"[[ | |<center>"[[Party Line]]"</center> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|November | |<center>November 9, 1991</center> | ||
|"[[ | |<center>"[[Gopher Bash]]"</center> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|November | |<center>November 16, 1991</center> | ||
|"[[ | |<center>"[[Rock TV]]"</center> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|November | |<center>November 23, 1991</center> | ||
|"[[ | |<center>"[[The Yoshi Shuffle]]"</center> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|December 7, 1991 | |<center>November 30, 1991</center> | ||
|"[[Mama Luigi]]" | |<center>"[[A Little Learning]]"</center> | ||
|- | |||
|<center>December 7, 1991</center> | |||
|<center>"[[Mama Luigi]]"</center> | |||
|} | |} | ||
==Songs== | ==Songs== | ||
{{main|List of Super Mario World | {{main|List of Super Mario World songs}} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
MarioCartoonwithCape.png|[[Cape Mario]] | MarioCartoonwithCape.png|[[Cape Mario]] | ||
Oogtar being the scapegoat.jpg| | |||
Smws blargg.jpg| | |||
MagnumBill.jpg| | |||
TheYoshiShuffleKoopaWizard.jpg| | |||
SuperMarioWorldCompleteSeriesNCircleRelease.jpg|''The Complete Series'' NCircle DVD release | |||
SuperMarioWorldClassicCollectionDVDAustralia.jpg|Australian DVD release | |||
Koopastoneagequest.jpg|''[[Koopa's Stone Age Quests]]'' DVD | |||
YoshiTheSuperstar.jpg|''[[Yoshi the Superstar]]'' DVD | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Por=Super Mario Brothers | |||
|PorM=- | |||
|Ger=Super Mario World | |Ger=Super Mario World | ||
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|SpaA=El Mundo de Super Mario | |||
|SpaAM=Super Mario World | |||
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|Rom=Lumea lui Super Mario | |Rom=Lumea lui Super Mario | ||
|RomM=Super Mario's world | |RomM=Super Mario's world | ||
| | |Hun=Super Mario Világa | ||
|HunM=Super Mario's World}} | |||
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}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*For the German dub, the intro sequence originally used the German Plumber Rap from ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' | *For the German dub, the intro sequence originally used the German Plumber Rap from ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' | ||
*There are no episodes where all the Koopalings appear together. | |||
*This is the first depiction of Yoshi with actual hands instead of paws. | |||
*When the {{wp|Federal Communications Commission}} enacted the {{wp|Children's Television Act}} in October 1990, [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]'s personality was changed to reflect that of a responsible adult throughout this show, whereas in the [[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3|predecessor]], she was more of a coming-of-age stereotype, most notably in [[Reign Storm]] and [[Kootie Pie Rocks]]. | |||
*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. | *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. | ||
==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] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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