Suspense Series

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Shitamachi Ninjō Gekijō broadcast
"Suspense Series"
Broadcast(s)	19-31, 33
Airdate	August 28, 1995-September 3, 1995 (first part) September 4-10, 1995 (second part) September 11-17, 1995 (third part) September 18-24, 1995 (fourth part) September 25, 1995-October 1, 1995 (fifth part) October 2-8, 1995 (sixth part) October 9-15, 1995 (seventh part) October 16-22, 1995 (eighth part) October 23-29, 1995 (ninth part) October 30, 1995-November 5, 1995 (tenth part) November 6-12, 1995 (eleventh part) November 13-19, 1995 (twelfth part) December 4-10, 1995 (thirteenth part)
Broadcast chronology ← Previous "Marikō to Pinokō no Bijo Hyōron" Next → "High-Tech Banchō" List of broadcasts

"Suspense Series" is a broadcast spanning thirteen installments that aired as part of Shitamachi Ninjō Gekijō.

Plot synopsis

Part 1

The broadcast starts as Mario orders Toad to kill a person with a butter knife in a dark forest. The person escapes and Mario chastizes Toad. The victim, revealed to be Bowser, meets a police officer to report the crime. The officer finds an item that Toad dropped (the Satellaview's BS-X cartridge) and Bowser speculates that it may indicate the killer is a fashion model, although the policeman is unconvinced. Bowser then finds the butter knife and speculates that the culprit may be a performer, but the police officer is again unsure.

Part 11

In this broadcast, Mario and Toad are in jail for a stay of about 20 years. Toad, who is 15 years old, is nervous about staying for 20 years since this will cause them to be 35 by their 2015 release. Mario decides to break out of prison and pulls a spoon out of his rear end, which smells like feces. However, the floor is made of concrete, so Mario tells Toad to dig with his hands, much to the latter's despair.

Part 12

Mario pulls a drill from his scrotum, and breaks through the concrete with the drill. Toad is initially excited about escaping the jail, but gets worried as they are taking a long time to dig outside of jail. Mario explains that he will keep digging until they reach daylight. As they eventually make it outside of the jail, they find out that they have ended up in Rio de Janeiro during its Carnival. Toad is worried as he does not know anything about Brazil, but Mario is happy to relax there.

Part 13

Toad complains that it is hot, and Mario notes that Toad is sunburned. Toad says that they do not have any money and he is dying of thirst, to which Mario responds by punching him while calling him an idiot and telling him to not be weak. Mario then asks Toad what Mario's job is, and Toad answers with "trendy actor" before being kicked in the head for being wrong. Mario says that he is a plumber, and that they are going to do plumbing work to earn money to go back to Japan, with the next panels showing Mario and Toad building a pipeline. The final panel shows confetti raining down on Mario as the narrator mentions that he and Toad completed a pipeline for Brazil.

Gallery

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  Title card

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  Title card for the first broadcast

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  Mario urges Toad to kill his victim

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  Mario holding the spoon

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  Mario and Toad digging the tunnel

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  Mario and Toad building the pipeline

Characters

• Mario
• Toad
• Bowser
• Police officer

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	サスペンスシリーズ Sasupensu Shirīzu	Suspense Series

Notes

• The police officer that Bowser meets during the first broadcast is portrayed by a plush of Bakabon's Papa from the manga Tensai Bakabon.
• During the final broadcast, when Toad is kicked in the head by Mario when answering incorrectly about the former's profession, he yells, "Acchonburike!!", a reference to Pinoko from the manga Black Jack.