Editing The Painting

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|production=135
|airdate=November 6, 1989
|guest={{wp|Andy Heyward}}
|cartoon="[[Quest for Pizza]]"
|zelda="{{iw|zeldawiki|Hitch in the Works}}"
|before=[[The Great Hereafter|<<]]
|after=[[Game Show Host|>>]]
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"'''The Painting'''" is the forty-sixth live-action segment of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' Its corresponding animated episode is "[[Quest for Pizza]]." This episode is notable for being the only episode where Andy Heyward is a special guest in addition to being the show's creative music supervisor and executive producer.

==Plot synopsis==
In the middle of spring cleaning in his and Mario's apartment, [[Luigi]] notices an old painting, which [[Mario]] picks up and blows the dust off. Luigi observes the painting and explains to Mario that it could be worth something, and that they should have it appraised by an expert. Mario agrees, adding that they should then find out how much it is worth.

Later on, Mario and Luigi examine the painting, when Mario questions Luigi about who he hired to look at their painting. Luigi replies that he hired the best art expert around, [[Howard Stevens]], who then shows up at their apartment door. Coming in, he asks the two if they are Mario and Luigi. Luigi says yes, and asks what he thinks about the painting they recently found. Howard appears to be astounded by the picture, and explains to them that their painting, ''[[List of implied items#The Second-to-Last Supper|The Second-to-Last Supper]]'', was painted by [[List of implied characters#Leonardo da Vinci Rooney|Leonardo da Vinci Rooney]], and is pictured as one of the rarest paintings in history. He also informs Mario and Luigi that the painting had disappeared nearly 300 years ago. After Da Vinci Rooney painted it, one of his students, [[Leonardo da Vinci]], plagiarized his work and painted ''{{wp|The Last Supper (Leonardo)|The Last Supper}}''. Howard then ends his speech notifying that one day the painting disappeared without a trace, under the assumption that it was lost forever, and that it is worth over one hundred zillion dollars, thrilling the two brothers. Excitedly, Mario then asks Howard if he knows the value of the frame.

Amazed at their new fortune, Mario and Luigi come up with ideas of what to do with the hundred zillion dollars, including baking the world's largest pizza. Howard reminds them to think big, assuring them that they might even appear on his show one day, ''[[List of implied entertainment#Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown|Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown]]''. Upon further examination, however, Howard states that the painting is not worth 100 zillion dollars. Luigi responds that they will simply settle for one zillion, as Howard explains that the painting is worthless, as it was actually painted by an imposter, [[List of implied characters#Leonardo da Vinci Mahoney|Leonardo da Vinci Mahoney]]. Howard is able to identify it as Mahoney's work, due to one of the people in the painting being Mahoney's uncle, [[List of implied characters#Roy Orbisoni Mahoney|Roy Orbisoni Mahoney]]. In the end, Howard ends up buying the frame for seven dollars, much to Mario and Luigi's satisfaction.

==Characters==
*[[Mario]]
*[[Luigi]]
*[[Howard Stevens]]

==Dub edits==
*In the German dub, [[Howard Stevens|Howard]] does not refer to ''[[List of implied items#The Second-to-Last Supper|The Second-to-Last Supper]]'' by name, instead simply referring to it as "one of the oldest paintings in the world."
*In the Latin American Spanish dub:
**The examples Howard gives after deducing the painting to be a fake are different between the original and the dub:
***In the dub, Howard claims [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] could not trade the painting for a {{wp|Mickey Mouse}} stamp. In the original, he says they could not trade it for a bag of empty aluminum cans.
***In the dub, Howard claims that people would pay nothing for the painting. In the original, he says it would be worth nothing as a bribe to go backstage at a [[List of implied people#B. J. Thomas|B. J. Thomas]] concert.
***In the dub, Howard claims that the painting could not be traded for a terrible painting. In the original, he says it could not be traded for a {{wp|Pong}} arcade machine.
**Howards offers the Mario brothers nine dollars instead of the original seven for the painting.

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Ger=Das Gemälde
|GerM=The Painting
|GerC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA_X2g7JPIA&list=PLn0Cm-QzTZcYMFil7DnnbYQJlk7qccB4H&index=55 The Super Mario Bros Super Show! Folge 46 Das Gemälde / Suche nach Pizza]</ref>
|Ita=Il Quadro
|ItaM=The Painting
|Por=O quadro
|PorM=The painting
|PorC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTjdO59PKeg&list=PLwzf4mOPE8BlhZQzQNfBFjrkJrrocv7kU&index=12 Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Uma Pizza Importante / O Quadro (Dublado)]</ref>
|Spa=La pintura
|SpaM=The painting
|SpaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU3VR8wgXPw búsqueda de pizza | Dibujos Para Niños]</ref>
}}

==Trivia==
*''Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown'' is a parody of the American television series ''{{wp|Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous}}''.

==References==
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