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{{about|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' episode named "The Great BMX Race"|the VHS of the same name|[[The Great BMX Race (VHS)]]}}
{{SMBSS episode infobox
{{SMBSS episode infobox
|image=[[File:SMBSS Episode 9.jpg|200px]]
|image=[[File:SMBSS Episode 9.jpg|200px]]
|production=109
|production=109
|airdate=September 18, 1989 (English)<br>September 17, 1990 (French)
|airdate=September 18, 1989 (English) <br> September 17, 1990 (French)
|writer=Tony Marino
|writer=Tony Marino
|plumbers_log=25
|plumbers_log=25
|cover="[[List of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! songs#Shut Down|Shut Down]]"
|alter-ego=None
|replacement="[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#In My Frog Suit|In My Frog Suit]]"
|cover= "[[List of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! songs#Shut Down|Shut Down]]"
|live="[[Mama Mia Mario]]"
|replacement="[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#My Frog Suit|My Frog Suit]]"
|reference=None
|live=[[Mama Mia Mario]]
|before=[[Love 'Em and Leave 'Em|<<]]
|before=[[Love 'Em and Leave 'Em|<<]]
|after=[[Stars in Their Eyes|>>]]
|after=[[Stars in Their Eyes|>>]]
}}
}}
"'''The Great BMX Race'''" is the ninth episode of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' Its corresponding live-action segment is "[[Mama Mia Mario]]."
"'''The Great BMX Race'''" is the ninth episode of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' Its corresponding live-action segment is "[[Mama Mia Mario]]".


==Plot synopsis==
==Plot synopsis==
[[File:BMXRace.jpg|thumb|left|[[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] meet Team Koopa: [[Tryclyde]], [[Mouser]], and [[Koopa Troopa]].]]
[[File:BMXRace.jpg|thumb|left|[[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] meet Team Koopa: [[Tryclyde]], [[Mouser]] and [[Koopa Troopa]].]]
In the [[Desert Kingdom]], [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] are riding a tandem motorcycle, which is pulling a bathtub carrying [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] and [[Toad]] in it. As Toad begins to perform acrobatics around on the bathtub's showerhead, much to Princess Toadstool and Luigi's amusement, Mario continues to drive through the Desert Kingdom; unbeknownst to them, though, they are being watched by [[Fryguy]], who is hiding behind a cactus.
In the [[Desert Kingdom]], [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] are riding a tandem motorcycle, which is pulling a bathtub carrying [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] and [[Toad]] in it. As Toad begins to perform acrobatics around on the bathtub's shower head, much to Princess Toadstool and Luigi's amusement, Mario continues to drive through the Desert Kingdom; unbeknownst to them, though, they are being watched by [[Fryguy]], who is hiding behind a cactus.


As Mario's group begin to approach him, Fryguy begins to shoot [[fireball]]s at them; with a swarm of fireballs coming at them, Mario and Luigi are forced to stop their motorcycle. This sudden stop of the motorcycle winds up launching Toad through the sky. After traveling through the sky, Toad lands near Fryguy, who begins trying to hit him with fireballs. Managing to evade Fryguy's fireballs, Toad learns from Fryguy that he owes him sixty [[Coin|Gold Coins]], which Toad needs to pay back to Fryguy before sunset, or else.
As Mario's group begin to approach him, Fryguy begins to shoot [[fireball]]s at them; with a swarm of fireballs coming at them, Mario and Luigi are forced to stop their motorcycle. This sudden stop of the motorcycle winds up launching Toad through the sky. After traveling through the sky, Toad lands near Fryguy, who begins trying to hit him with fireballs. Managing to evade Fryguy's fireballs, Toad learns from Fryguy that he owes him sixty [[Coin|Gold Coins]], which Toad needs to pay back to Fryguy before sunset, or else.
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Hearing Fryguy's threat, Princess Toadstool approaches him and says that Toad can't pay him, as all his money was taken by [[Bowser|King Koopa]]. Hearing this, Fryguy says that maybe Toad can get his money another way, such as by winning the Great BMX Race. After saying this, Fryguy leads Toad, Luigi, Mario and Princess Toadstool to a nearby cactus with a poster advertising a bike race on it. After looking at the bike race poster, Mario and Luigi decide to enter it so they can win the prize money to pay off Toad's debt to Fryguy.
Hearing Fryguy's threat, Princess Toadstool approaches him and says that Toad can't pay him, as all his money was taken by [[Bowser|King Koopa]]. Hearing this, Fryguy says that maybe Toad can get his money another way, such as by winning the Great BMX Race. After saying this, Fryguy leads Toad, Luigi, Mario and Princess Toadstool to a nearby cactus with a poster advertising a bike race on it. After looking at the bike race poster, Mario and Luigi decide to enter it so they can win the prize money to pay off Toad's debt to Fryguy.


Later, the Mario Brothers approach the starting line of the Great BMX Race's track and begin to wonder where their racing opponents are. As the brothers look around, the ground suddenly begins to rumble, signifying the approach of their racing opponents: [[Mouser]], [[Tryclyde]], and a [[Koopa Troopa]]. Seeing Mario and Luigi, Mouser begins to taunt the two, much to Tryclyde and the Koopa Troopa's amusement. Unfortunately for Mouser, his jeers at the Mario Brothers make himself, Tryclyde and the Koopa Troopa laugh hard enough to allow the brothers to drive away unnoticed.
Later, the Mario Brothers approach the starting line of the Great BMX Race's track and begin to wonder where their racing opponents are. As the brothers look around, the ground suddenly begins to rumble, signifying the approach of their racing opponents: [[Mouser]], [[Tryclyde]] and a [[Koopa Troopa]]. Seeing Mario and Luigi, Mouser begins to taunt the two, much to Tryclyde and the Koopa Troopa's amusement. Unfortunately for Mouser, his jeers at the Mario Brothers make himself, Tryclyde and the Koopa Troopa laugh hard enough to allow the brothers to drive away unnoticed.


It is only when Mouser falls off his motorcycle from laughing so hard that he notices them driving away. Getting back onto to his motorcycle, Mouser commands Tryclyde and the Koopa Troopa to begin driving, with him riding closely behind. Shortly after Mouser, Tryclyde and the Koopa Troopa begin to race, Toad and Princess Toadstool, who are in a nearby wooden stand, begin to cheer for Mario and Luigi. As Toad continues to cheer, the Princess notices Mouser, Tryclyde and the Koopa Troopa and surmises that the only way Mario and Luigi could lose the race is if King Koopa somehow interfered in things; soon after saying this, the Princess is shocked to see King Koopa and two Koopa Troopas through her binoculars. Seeing King Koopa and his Koopa Troopas causes the Princess to become instantly suspicious, and she and Toad decide to see what King Koopa is doing in the Desert Kingdom.
It is only when Mouser falls off his motorcycle from laughing so hard that he notices them driving away. Getting back onto to his motorcycle, Mouser commands Tryclyde and the Koopa Troopa to begin driving, with him riding closely behind. Shortly after Mouser, Tryclyde and the Koopa Troopa begin to race, Toad and Princess Toadstool, who are in a nearby wooden stand, begin to cheer for Mario and Luigi. As Toad continues to cheer, the Princess notices Mouser, Tryclyde and the Koopa Troopa and surmises that the only way Mario and Luigi could lose the race is if King Koopa somehow interfered in things; soon after saying this, the Princess is shocked to see King Koopa and two Koopa Troopas through her binoculars. Seeing King Koopa and his Koopa Troopas causes the Princess to become instantly suspicious, and she and Toad decide to see what King Koopa is doing in the Desert Kingdom.


At his camp, King Koopa begins to tell Mouser, Tryclyde and the Koopa Troopa, referred to as [[Bowser's Minions|"Team Koopa"]], to attack Mario and Luigi when they reach Dead Man's Curve; after telling them to do this, King Koopa begins to gloat in front of his two Koopa Troopa henchmen as Toad and Princess Toadstool eavesdrop on him.
At his camp, King Koopa begins to tell Mouser, Tryclyde and the Koopa Troopa, referred to as [[Koopa Troop|"Team Koopa"]], to attack Mario and Luigi when they reach Dead Man's Curve; after telling them to do this, King Koopa begins to gloat in front of his two Koopa Troopa henchmen as Toad and Princess Toadstool eavesdrop on him.


On the racetrack, the Mario Brothers continue to travel at the steady speed of sixty miles-per-hour. As Mario begins to increase the speed of the motorcycle, Luigi begins to feel somewhat sick. As Mario asks Luigi if he is okay, Toad and Princess Toadstool run onto the Desert Kingdom track and begin trying to get the brothers' attention. Unfortunately, they fail, and the two simply drive by them.
On the racetrack, the Mario Brothers continue to travel at the steady speed of sixty miles-per-hour. As Mario begins to increase the speed of the motorcycle, Luigi begins to feel somewhat sick. As Mario asks Luigi if he is okay, Toad and Princess Toadstool run onto the Desert Kingdom track and begin trying to get the brothers' attention. Unfortunately, they fail, and the two simply drive by them.


As Mario and Luigi drive onward, believing Princess Toadstool and Toad to have been simply cheering for them, the Princess and Toad find themselves directly in the path of Team Koopa. Mario and Luigi, believing Team Koopa to be far behind them, decide to stop and get some lunch at the nearby [[Pasta Pit]]. Unbeknownst to Mario and Luigi, Toad and the Princess have been captured by King Koopa and Team Koopa and are now being held in King Koopa's basecamp by a large [[Cobrat]].
As Mario and Luigi drive onward, believing Princess Toadstool and Toad to have been simply cheering for them, the Princess and Toad find themselves directly in the path of Team Koopa. Mario and Luigi, believing Team Koopa to be far behind them, decide to stop and get some lunch at the nearby [[Pasta Pit]]. Unbeknownest to Mario and Luigi, Toad and the Princess have been captured by King Koopa and Team Koopa and are now being held in King Koopa's basecamp by a large [[Cobrat]].


On the racetrack, Mario and Luigi have just finished having a large meal at the Pasta Pit and are beginning to race again. As they begin to pick up speed on their motorcycle, though, they hear a taunting Mouser behind them, who quickly drives past them with Tryclyde and the Koopa Troopa. Knocked from their motorcycle by Team Koopa, the Mario Brothers manage to climb back on their motorcycle and start racing again.
On the racetrack, Mario and Luigi have just finished having a large meal at the Pasta Pit and are beginning to race again. As they begin to pick up speed on their motorcycle, though, they hear a taunting Mouser behind them, who quickly drives past them with Tryclyde and the Koopa Troopa. Knocked from their motorcycle by Team Koopa, the Mario Brothers manage to climb back on their motorcycle and start racing again.
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As the Mario Brothers inspect the tires of their motorcycle, they find themselves surrounded by Mouser, Tryclyde and the Koopa Troopa, who prepare to attack them. With Team Koopa closing in on them, the brothers manage to confuse them by playing a game of Patty Cake. With Team Koopa distracted, Mario and Luigi create a cloud of dust and begin to run to a nearby [[Vegetable]] patch, with Team Koopa chasing them.
As the Mario Brothers inspect the tires of their motorcycle, they find themselves surrounded by Mouser, Tryclyde and the Koopa Troopa, who prepare to attack them. With Team Koopa closing in on them, the brothers manage to confuse them by playing a game of Patty Cake. With Team Koopa distracted, Mario and Luigi create a cloud of dust and begin to run to a nearby [[Vegetable]] patch, with Team Koopa chasing them.


Reaching the vegetable patch, Mario and Luigi begin to throw large vegetables at Team Koopa, hitting them hard enough to knock them off their vehicles and injure them to the point they cannot continue racing. The Mario Brothers begin to think they have won the race by default, but are approached by Toad and Princess Toadstool, who inform them that this entire race was a set-up. Fryguy was actually in King Koopa's employ all along.
Reaching the vegetable patch, Mario and Luigi begin to throw large vegetables at Team Koopa, hitting them hard enough to knock them off their vehicles and injure them to the point they cannot continue racing. The Mario Brothers begin to think they've won the race by default, but are approached by Toad and Princess Toadstool, who inform them that this entire race was a set-up. Fryguy was actually in King Koopa's employ all along.


Enraged by this news, Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Princess Toadstool see King Koopa nearby on a rather small bicycle. As King Koopa begins to taunt them, they begin to chase him through the Desert Kingdom, throwing vegetables at him all the way.
Enraged by this news, Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool see King Koopa nearby on a rather small bicycle. As King Koopa begins to taunt them, they begin to chase him through the Desert Kingdom, throwing vegetables at him all the way.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
The Great BMX Race VHS.jpg|VHS front cover
The Great BMX Race VHS back.jpg|VHS back cover
</gallery>


==Characters==
==Characters==
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==Animation and continuity errors==
==Animation and continuity errors==
*Initially, [[Bowser|King Koopa]] has two [[Koopa Troopa]] henchmen inhabiting his camp, but when he tells them to attack [[Toad]] and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], there are three, and shortly after, gloves appear on their hands.
*[[Bowser|King Koopa]] only has two [[Koopa Troopa]] henchmen inhabiting his camp, but when he tells them to attack [[Toad]] and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], there are three. Also, when they are unconscious, they are all wearing blue gloves.
*When King Koopa tells [[8 bits|his minions]] to push [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] off a cliff, [[Tryclyde]]'s head flashes.
*When Toad says, "They're safe," he has Princess Toadstool's voice.
*When [[Fryguy]]'s first appears, his mask moves out of place.
**In the same scene, when King Koopa turns around, his eyes are white instead of yellow.
*When Princess Toadstool spots King Koopa, King Koopa and his minions are layered over a wall.
*When King Koopa tells [[Tryclyde]], [[Mouser]], and Koopa Troopa to Koop [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] when they get to the cliff, Tryclyde's head is flashing.
*When Princess Toadstool says that King Koopa tricked the Mario Bros, one Koopa Troopa's underbelly is colored purple. This also happens when he tells his minions to push the Mario Bros. off a cliff.
*When the episode first shows [[Fryguy]], his mask moves out of place.
**In the same scene, King Koopa's eyes are white instead of yellow. This also happens after Toad says that the Mario Bros. are safe.
*When Fryguy blows fire at them, Luigi's overalls are slightly blue.
*When King Koopa's minions watch Mario and Luigi fall off the cliff, Koopa Troopa's helmet is missing.
*In the shot that shows Princess Toadstool and Toad captive, one Koopa Troopa's belly is colored purple.
*When Princess Toadstool says that they cannot hear her and Toad, Toad's eyebrows are missing.
*When Tryclde, Mouser, and Koopa Troopa are watching Mario and Luigi fall off the cliff, Koopa Troopa's racing helmet is not present.
*At the beginning of the episode, Princess Toadstool's dress is miscolored.
*When Princess Toadstool gets up and says, ''"They must have dust in their ears!"'', Toad's eyebrows are missing.
*When Mario and Luigi are looking at the [[Pasta Pit]], the holes in their helmets are missing.
*When the episode first shows Princess Toadstool, her dress is not colored correctly.
*When Mario and Luigi enter the Pasta Pit, the arrow is on the right of it, but when they drive away, it is on top of it.
*When Mario and Luigi are looking at the [[Pasta Pit]], their racing helmets have no detail.
*When the Mario Bros. pass King Koopa's minions after surviving the first trap, the lenses in [[Mouser]]'s glasses disappear.
*When Mario and Luigi enter the Pasta Pit, the arrow is on the right of it, but when they are driving away, it is on top of it.
 
<gallery>
TSMBSS The Great BMX Race error.png|Princess Toadstool's miscolored dress
TSMBSS The Great BMX Race error 2.png|King Koopa and Koopa Troopa coloring errors
</gallery>


==Profiles==
==Profiles==
*'''Netflix:''' ''With [[Toad]]'s life hanging in the balance, [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] enter a BMX bike race that's got [[Bowser|Koopa]]'s evil fingerprints all over it.''<ref>[https://www.netflix.com/title/70212980 ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'']. ''Netflix''. Retrieved June 22, 2020.</ref>
*'''Netflix:''' ''With Toad's life hanging in the balance, Mario and Luigi enter a BMX bike race that's got Koopa's evil fingerprints all over it.''<ref>[https://www.netflix.com/title/70212980 ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'']. ''Netflix''. Retrieved June 22, 2020.</ref>
*'''[[The Great BMX Race (VHS)|The Great BMX Race]]''' VHS: ''To save Toad's life, Mario and Luigi are tricked into a disaster-strewn Boy's Motor Cross bicycle race with three of King Koopa's sneakiest minions. The wild ride is Koopa's wicked scheme to get the Mario Brothers out of his way once and for all.''
 
==Dub edits==
*With the [[List of implied items#Plumber's Log|Plumber's Log]] being removed from the French dub, and [[Desert Kingdom]] not being mentioned anywhere else in the episode, this makes the location the episode takes place ambiguous in the French dub.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Fre=La course des BMX
|Fra=La course des BMX
|FreM=The BMX race
|FraM=The BMX race
|FreC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjCVrOD9isY&list=PLaFoLvczabwZT9mEcsRppZJRvNoW4czwg&index=9 Super Mario Bros 009 La Course des BMX]</ref>
|Ger=Das große BMX-Rennen
|Ger=Das große BMX-Rennen
|GerM=The Great BMX Race
|GerM=The Great BMX Race
|GerC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBtPZVLNwaU&list=PLn0Cm-QzTZcYMFil7DnnbYQJlk7qccB4H&index=13 The Super Mario Bros Super Show! Folge 11 Mamma Mia Mario / Das große BMX Rennen]</ref>
|Por=A Grande Corrida de Moto
|Heb=המרוץ הגדול
|PorM=The Great Motorcycle Race
|HebR=Hmrvtz Hgdvl
|HebM=The Great Race
|HebC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSId1Y7ONnc&list=PL9O9vXdJDrqlKHsDjvWQQR8yzML7oOP9S&index=6 האחים סופר מריו (1989) - (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Hebrew Dub) - S01E09]</ref>
|Ita=La Grande Corsa
|Ita=La Grande Corsa
|ItaM=The Great Race
|ItaM=The Great Race
|ItaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsikDlQd0Jw&list=PLcGZc7g30V1szpfz3uw4SZIma9VbA33Bo&index=9 Super Mario bros super show ita 1x09 La grande corsa]</ref>
|Nor=Den stor sykkelløpen
|NorM=The great bicycle race
|NorC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N66Q9Tl4R4U&list=PLW8yg18mYSRjYvdGjC1PIyxwl9PDwarRy&index=9 The Super Mario Bros Super Show S01E11 - The Great BMX Race/Mama Mia Mario (Norsk Fox Kids Dub)]</ref>
|Pol=Wielki wyścig BMX
|PolM=The great BMX race
|PolC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWcCv_n7-Cs Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Episode 9 | The Great BMX Race (Polish Voice-Over)]</ref>{{dead link}}
|Por=A Grande Corrida de Moto
|PorM=The Great Motorcycle Race
|PorC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stcKvloT9TM&list=PLwzf4mOPE8BlhZQzQNfBFjrkJrrocv7kU&index=5 Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - A Grande Corrida de Moto / Mama Mia (Dublado)]</ref>
|Rus=Большая BMX Сгонка
|Rus=Большая BMX Сгонка
|RusR=Bolshaya BMX Sgonka
|RusR=Bolshaya BMX Sgonka
|RusM=The Great BMX Race
|RusM=The Great BMX Race
|RusC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i_jmvtXcc8&list=PLsSyf51DZDU1cejc8jqQCEBNTxTQMq5zW&index=9 Супершоу супербратьев Марио - 9 серия]</ref>
|Spa=La gran carrera de bicicletas
|SpaM=The great bicycle race
|SpaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilR8h1Wg3XM La gran carrera de BMX | Dibujos Para Niños]</ref>
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The ''[[Mario's Adventures Out West]]'' DVD's cover is based on this episode, which shows [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] racing against [[Tryclyde]]. The covers to the US VHS release of the same name, the UK and Irish releases ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Volume One (VHS)|The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Volume One]]'' (VHS only) and ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Volume Two]]'', and the German release ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Vol. 03: Episodes 07-09'' use a version of that cover where Mario and Luigi are trying to get away from [[Bowser|King Koopa]].
*The ''[[Mario's Adventures Out West]]'' DVD's cover is based on this episode. It shows Mario and Luigi racing against Tryclyde. The covers to the US VHS release of the same name, the UK and Irish releases ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Volume One (VHS)|The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Volume One]]'' (VHS only) and ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Volume Two]]'', and the German release ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Vol. 03: Episodes 07-09'' use a version of that cover where Mario and Luigi are trying to get away from King Koopa.
*Throughout the majority of the episode, Mario and Luigi wear bike helmets as opposed to their usual caps.
*This is the only episode in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' where Mario and Luigi wear bike helmets as opposed to their usual plumber caps for the majority of the episode.


==References==
==References==

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