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|voice=Lou Albano<br>Danny Wells<br>[[Harvey Atkin]]<br>[[Jeannie Elias]]<br>[[John Stocker]]
|voice=Lou Albano<br>Danny Wells<br>[[Harvey Atkin]]<br>[[Jeannie Elias]]<br>[[John Stocker]]
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|prod=[[John Grusd]]<br>Troy Miller
|prod=John Grusd<br>Troy Miller
|editor=Karen Rosenbloom<br>Donald P. Zappala
|editor=Karen Rosenbloom<br>Donald P. Zappala
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|firstair=September 4, 1989 (English) <br> September 3, 1990 (French)
|firstair=September 4, [[List of Mario games by date#1989|1989]]
|lastair=December 1, 1989 (English) <br> December 20, 1990 (French)
|lastair=December 1, [[List of Mario games by date#1989|1989]]
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|successor=''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' (1990)
|predecessor=
|related=''[[Club Mario]]''<br>''[[King Koopa's Kool Kartoons]]''
|successor=''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#1990|1990]])
|related=''[[King Koopa's Kool Kartoons]]''
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{{quote|Hey, paisanos! It's The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!|Mario}}
'''''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''''' was the first animated series based on the [[Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]] of videogames to be produced by [[DIC Entertainment]], and the only one to be produced directly for syndication.
'''''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''''', also simply known as '''''Super Mario'''''<ref>[https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB_zcLWHIbyq5UxUAHAEswDaD7f1BEW4D "Super Mario in Spanish" YouTube playlist by Super Mario Spanish - WildBrain]</ref> and '''''Super Mario Brothers''''',<ref>[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XejH0WlLaFA Super Mario Brothers - DO YOU PRINCESS TOADSTOOL TAKE THIS KOOPA | Super Mario Bros | WildBrain]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 1, 2020.</ref> is the first cartoon of [[DIC Entertainment]]'s ''Super Mario'' trilogy, aired between September and December of 1989; it was the only one to be produced directly for syndication. The show featured live-action segments in which [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] (played by [[Lou Albano]] and [[Danny Wells]] respectively), living in [[Mario Brothers Plumbing|their basement workshop]] in [[Brooklyn]], were often visited by various celebrity guest stars. It also featured cartoons based on the [[Super Mario Bros.|first]] and [[Super Mario Bros. 2|second]] ''Super Mario Bros.'' games, where the Mario brothers teamed up with [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] and [[Toad]] against [[Bowser|King Koopa]] and [[Koopa Troop|his forces]] to save the many lands of the world. The ''Super Mario Bros.'' cartoons were shown on Mondays through Thursdays only; on Fridays, the show would air cartoons based on the animated ''[[The Legend of Zelda (television series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' series. In 1990, the show was retooled and aired under the name ''[[Club Mario]]'', combining the animated segments with new live-action segments depicting the antics of two ''Super Mario''-loving slackers named [[Tommy Treehugger]] and [[Co-MC]].


==Overview==
Each episode began with a live-action segment (all of which took place before the brothers discovered the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]) starring [[Mario]] (portrayed by World Wrestling Federation star [[Lou Albano]]) and [[Luigi]] ([[Danny Wells]]) living in [[Brooklyn]], where they would often be visited by a celebrity guest star at [[Mario Brothers Plumbing]], a basement workshop which doubled as their home.
Each episode began with a live-action segment starring [[Mario]] (portrayed by World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment Hall of Famer, the late "Captain" [[Lou Albano]]) and [[Luigi]] (the late [[Danny Wells]]) living in [[Brooklyn]], where they would often be visited by a celebrity guest star either playing themselves or another character at [[Mario Brothers Plumbing]], a basement workshop which doubled as their home.


The live-action segment would be followed by a cartoon-based on the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' video games, where Mario, Luigi, [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] (Peach), and [[Toad]] would battle against [[Bowser|King Koopa]] (Bowser) throughout the many lands of the world, often in a book, movie or historical parody. [[Mouser]], [[Tryclyde]], [[Fryguy]] and a single, unnamed [[Koopa Troopa]] often worked closely with King Koopa, serving as his henchmen. Getting into the spirit of these parodies, King Koopa usually took on a varying [[King Koopa's alter egos|alter ego]]. He had a different outfit for each one, and would take on a different alias to along with it. For example, in a riverboat-themed episode, King Koopa was "Captain Koopa", while in one of the western-themed episodes, he went by "Billy the Koopa". In many episodes, King Koopa's minions would often dress up in outfits as well, to go along with Koopa's themed costumes. In some episodes, King Koopa would go without an alter ego nor wear a costume except for "Jungle Fever" and "Mario of the Apes". The only episode where King Koopa does not appear is "Love 'Em and Leave 'Em".
The live-action segment would be followed by a cartoon based on the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' video games, where Mario, Luigi, [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] (Peach), and [[Toad]] would battle against [[Bowser|King Koopa]] (Bowser) throughout the many lands of [[Mushroom World]], often in a movie or historical parody. [[Mouser (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!)|Mouser]], [[Tryclyde]], [[Fryguy]] and a single, unnamed [[Koopa Troopa]] often worked closely with King Koopa, serving as his henchmen. Getting into the spirit of these parodies, King Koopa usually took on a varying [[King Koopa's alter egos|alter ego]]. He had a different outfit for each one, and would take on a different alias to along with it. For example, in a riverboat-themed episode, King Koopa was "Captain Koopa", while in one of the western-themed episodes, he went by "Billy the Koopa". In many episodes, King Koopa's minions would often dress up in outfits as well, to go along with Koopa's themed costumes.


[[Wart]], the main antagonist of the second game, was never in any of the episodes, yet most of his minions managed to appear as members of the [[Koopa Troop|Koopa Pack]]. Like most 1980s cartoons, King Koopa would prolong the series' run by escaping from his adversaries (which he did through the use of a [[Magical Potion]]), even though they could easily catch him. Also similar to most 80s cartoons, ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' had little continuity from episode to episode and ended with no obvious series finale.  
[[Wart]], the main antagonist of the second game, was never in any of the episodes, yet most of his minions managed to appear as members of the [[Koopa Troop|Koopa Pack]]. Like most 1980s cartoons, King Koopa would prolong the series' run by escaping from his adversaries (which he did through the use of [[Magic Potion]]), even though they could easily catch him.


[[File:Plumber Rap SMBSS.png|thumb|left|The opening sequence of the show, where Mario and Luigi get pulled into a warp pipe that leads to the Mushroom Kingdom.]]
The basis of the storyline (introduced at the beginning of every animated episode) was that Mario and Luigi were working on a bathtub drain which unknowingly was a warp zone to the Mushroom Kingdom, and Mario and Luigi had literally gone down the drain and ended up in the Mushroom Kingdom, by sheer coincidence causing problems for King Koopa and rescuing Toad and Princess Toadstool. Now that they were rescued, the focus for the Mario Brothers was to return to Brooklyn, while stopping King Koopa's tyranny whenever they could. Lou Albano and Danny Wells also voiced Mario and Luigi for the animated segment. It was never revealed whether their live action sequences were a prequel to the animated series or they successfully returned to Brooklyn and resumed their duties in the plumbing business.  
The basis of the storyline (introduced at the beginning of every animated episode) was that Mario and Luigi were working on a bathtub drain which unknowingly was a warp zone to the Mushroom Kingdom, and Mario and Luigi had literally gone down the drain and ended up in the Mushroom Kingdom, by sheer coincidence causing problems for King Koopa and rescuing Toad and Princess Toadstool. Now that they were rescued, the focus for the Mario Brothers was to return to Brooklyn, while stopping King Koopa's tyranny whenever they could. Lou Albano and Danny Wells also voiced Mario and Luigi for the animated segment. It was never revealed whether their live action sequences were a prequel to the animated series or they successfully returned to Brooklyn and resumed their duties in the plumbing business.  


Following the cartoon was the third portion of the episode, which continued the story that the live-action segment set up in the beginning. Towards the end, the second part of the live-action segment was interrupted with scenes from that week's upcoming episode of ''[[The Legend of Zelda (television series)|The Legend of Zelda]]''.
Following the cartoon was the third portion of the episode, which continued the story that the live-action segment set up in the beginning. Towards the end, the second live-action segment was interrupted with scenes from that week's upcoming episode of ''[[The Legend of Zelda (cartoon)|The Legend of Zelda]]''.


The ''Super Mario Bros.'' cartoon was shown on Mondays through Thursdays only. On Fridays, the show would air ''The Legend of Zelda'' cartoons based on the game of the same name. However, a Mario live-action segment would air with the Zelda episodes.  
The ''Super Mario Bros.'' cartoon was shown on Mondays through Thursdays only. On Fridays, the show would air ''The Legend of Zelda'' cartoons based on the game of the same name.


In another ''Super Mario'' related television series, ''[[King Koopa's Kool Kartoons]]'', framed portraits of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' versions of Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool can be seen in various episodes.
On September 3, 1990, the show changed its name to '''Club Mario''', replacing the live-action Mario segment with two completely different characters known as [[Tommy Treehugger]] and Co-M.C., with occasional appearances by [[Tammy Treehugger]] (Tommy's twin sister) and [[Evil Eric]] (Co-M.C.'s evil twin brother).
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==Broadcast history==
In another Mario related television series, ''[[King Koopa's Kool Kartoons]]'', framed portraits of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' versions of Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool can be seen in various episodes.
The show was originally meant to start September 11 and end December 7 instead of September 9 to November 30.<ref>TheUltiMarioFan (July 22, 2020). [https://mobile.twitter.com/TheUltiMarioFan/status/1285972652885147650 ''Twitter''] Retrieved July 23, 2020.</ref>


When the series was distributed and broadcasted internationally outside the United States, all ''The Legend of Zelda'' previews were removed. Some of these prints can be found on DVDs released by Maximum Entertainment from 2004-2008 in the UK. Most of the episodes in these prints (including foreign variations of the series) have the Saban International logo whereas some episodes have both the DIC and Saban logos.<ref>https://www.avid.wiki/DIC_Entertainment#3rd_Logo_(September_12,_1987-2005)</ref>
==Broadcast History==


After DiC's ''Super Mario'' cartoons ended, the show was aired in reruns on the Family Channel (currently known as Freeform). Like the international prints of the series, the Family Channel's reruns of the series removed ''The Legend of Zelda'' previews and the scenes that segued into them from the live-action segments, and unlike the international prints, these reruns slowed down the episodes to bring them back to their original length. They also changed the placement of the commercial breaks, placing them during scene dissolves in the animated segments. (For unknown reasons, the Family Channel version of "[[King Mario of Cramalot]]" and "[[Day of the Orphan]]" is the version used in subsequent DVD and digital releases.) Also, from that point onward, the song covers were removed, similar to season one of [[Captain N: The Game Master]], and were replaced with instrumentals of seven songs from ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and one song from ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]''. This was done for licensing reasons as the lyrics of the song covers are copyrighted. In the DVD and digital releases of the former episode mentioned, the 1987 DIC logo was replaced with the 1990 DIC logo.
The show lasted from 1989 to 1990, and was available to watch from [http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/tv/ Yahooligans! TV] starting in March 2004, with a new episode usually uploaded every week. However, on December 24, 2005 it was taken down along with all DiC Entertainment cartoons.  


In the UK, this series was featured as part of Jungle Fun on {{wp|TV-am}} in 1991.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFt2SAYSC-A</ref> Later, only the cartoon segments aired on {{wp|GMTV}} in 1993.<ref>https://youtu.be/y1egXITX1hI?t=5759</ref> However, the series also aired as part of {{wp|List of GMTV programmes#Parkin's In / Fun In The Sun|Parkin's In}} on the former channel during holidays.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgBbdVMM3C8</ref>.
As of November 3, 2009 it can be watched at [http://jaroo.com Jaroo.com], a video-streaming website owned by [[Wikipedia:Cookie Jar Group|Cookie Jar Group]]. The website routinely cycles through all fifty-two of the show's episodes, hosting five at any given time. Each Tuesday, the next episode in line is added, with the oldest being dropped.


In France, the series is aired via Pluto TV Kids Gaming on {{wp|Pluto TV}} alongside ''{{wp|Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog}}''.
As of 2011, it can be watched via [[wikipedia:Netflix|Netflix]] and [[wikipedia:Hulu|Hulu]].


In the United States and Australia, the series is currently airing via the [[Super Mario Bros. (FAST channel)|Super Mario Bros.]] FAST channel on {{wp|The Roku Channel}} and {{wp|Samsung TV Plus}} alongside ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]''.
When shown in reruns after cancellation, DiC took out all the song covers played during the chase scenes, and replaced them with instrumentals of songs featured in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and ''[[Super Mario World (cartoon)|Super Mario World]]''. This was probably done for licensing reasons as the lyrics of the song covers are copyrighted.


==Characters==
From 1989 to 1991, Kid Klassics released NTSC VHS videos of the show. These videos contained two, one, or no live-action segments, and featured the cartoon segments as they originally aired (meaning they included the cover songs that were edited out in later airings). On these videos, the "Super Mario Bros." theme wasn't included before the cartoon segment.
===Main protagonists===
<gallery>
Mario (SMBSS) Behind The Voice Actors Upscale.png|[[Mario]]
SMBSS Fire Luigi.png|[[Luigi]]
Toadstool content that her people and Toad are back.png|[[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]
ToadholdingStar.png|[[Toad]]
</gallery>
 
===Main antagonists===
<gallery>
King Koopa (SMBSS) Behind The Voice Actors Update.png|[[Bowser|King Koopa]]/[[King Koopa's alter egos|his alter egos]]
SMBSSMouser.jpg|[[Mouser]]
CartoonTryclyde.jpg|[[Tryclyde]]
Flatbush Troopas.png|[[Koopa Troopa|Koopa Troopas]]
</gallery>


==Cast==
==Cast==
===Main cast===
===Regulars===
[[File:SMBSSCartoon.jpg|thumb|Toad, Mario, Luigi and Princess Toadstool.]]
[[File:SMBSSCartoon.jpg|thumb|Toad, Mario, Luigi and Princess Toadstool.]]
[[File:KoopaPackTwo.jpg|thumb|King Koopa and his Koopa Pack (Tryclyde, Koopa Troopa and Mouser).]]
[[File:KoopaPackTwo.jpg|thumb|King Koopa and his Koopa Pack (Tryclyde, Koopa Troopa and Mouser).]]
[[File:DayoftheOrphan.jpg|thumb|A live-action segment.]]
[[File:ShowLiveSegment.PNG|thumb|A live-action segment.]]
*[[Lou Albano]] - [[Mario]], [[Flab Boys|Flab Boy]], [[Toad (species)|Mushroom person]]
*[[Lou Albano]] — [[Mario]]
*[[Danny Wells]] — [[Luigi]], [[Gramps]], [[Goomba]], Mushroom person, [[Pokey]], [[Pronto]], [[Romano's father and Joliet's father|Romano's father]], [[Salvador Drainotto]], [[Secret Agent N]], [[Waldo the Wizard]]
*[[Danny Wells]] — [[Luigi]]
*[[Jeannie Elias]] — [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], [[Birdo]]s, and [[Shy Guy|Shyguys]]
*[[Jeannie Elias]] — [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], [[Birdo]], and [[Shy Guy]]
*[[John Stocker]] — [[Toad]], [[Mouser]], [[Koopa Troopa]] and [[Beezo]]s
*[[John Stocker]] — [[Toad]], [[Mouser (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!)|Mouser]], [[Koopa Troopa]] and [[Beezo]]
*[[Harvey Atkin]] — [[Bowser|King Koopa]], [[Tryclyde]], [[Sergeant Kooperman]], [[Snifit]]s, [[Calamity Clam]], Talking Head, Crocodile 1, Crocodile 2, [[Outback mayor]], [[Goomba]] 3 and [[Hooded Robin]]
*[[Harvey Atkin]] — [[Bowser|King Koopa]], [[Tryclyde]], and [[Sergeant Kooperman]]
*[[Robert Bockstael]] — (Additonal Voices)
*[[Dorian Joe Clark]] — (Additonal Voices)
*[[Rob Cowan]] — (Additonal Voices)
*[[Denise Pidgeon]] — (Additonal Voices)
*[[Paulina Gillis]] — (Additonal Voices)
*[[Greg Morton]] — (Additonal Voices)
*[[Joyce Gordon]] — (Additonal Voices)
*[[Greg Swanson]] — (Additonal Voices)
*[[Diane Fabian]] — (Additonal Voices)
*[[Marilyn Lightstone]] — (Additonal Voices)
*[[Marla Lukofsky]] — (Additonal Voices)


===Additional voices===
===Guest Stars===
*[[Robert Bockstael]] — [[Goomba]], [[Mervin]], [[Toad (species)|Mushroom person]]
*[[Dorian Joe Clark]] — Mushroom people
*[[Rob Cowan]] — [[Elvin Parsley]], Mushroom person, [[Big bad wolf]]
*[[Denise Pidgeon]] — [[Queen Rotunda]], Mushroom Person
*[[Paulina Gillis]] — [[Mermushroom]]
*[[Greg Morton]] — [[June and Ward|Ward]], [[King James]], [[Prince Pompadour]], [[Quirk (species)|Quirk]]s, [[Scooter]], [[Snifit]], [[King Neptune]]
*[[Joyce Gordon]] — [[Joliet]], [[Mouth of the River]], [[Bowser's mother|King Koopa's mother]]
*[[Greg Swanson]] — [[Herlock Solmes]], [[Romano]]
*[[Diane Fabian]] — [[June and Ward|June]], [[Captain Abidab]], [[Genie (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!)|Genie]], [[Mugga]], [[Gramma Toadstool]], [[Bunsen]]
*[[Marilyn Lightstone]] — Additional Voices
*[[Marla Lukofsky]] — Mushroom person
 
===Live-action guest stars===
*[[Nicole Eggert]] (herself)
*[[Nicole Eggert]] (herself)
*{{wp|Danica McKellar}} ([[Patty (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!)|Patty]])
*[[wikipedia:Danica McKellar|Danica McKellar]] ([[Patty (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!)|Patty]])
*Karen Hartman ([[Patty's mother and father|Patty's mother]] and [[Mrs. Gammliss]])
*[[wikipedia:Karen Hartmen|Karen Hartman]] (Patty's mother)
*{{wp|Jim Ward (voice actor)|Jim Ward}} ([[Patty's mother and father|Patty's father]] and [[Count Zoltan Dracula]])  
*[[wikipedia:Jim Ward (voice actor)|Jim Ward]] (Patty's father)
*[[Sgt. Slaughter]] (himself)
*[[Sgt. Slaughter]] (himself)
*Joseph S. Griffo ([[Small Mario|mini Mario]])  
*[[wikipedia:Joseph Griffo|Joseph Griffo]] (small Mario)
*[[Lyle Alzado]] (himself)
*[[Lyle Alzado]] (himself)
*Eugene Lebowitz ([[Dr. Frankenstein]])
*[[wikipedia:Eugene Liebowitz|Eugene Liebowitz]] ([[Dr. Frankenstein]])
*Craig Armstrong ([[Frankenstein's Monster]] and Gorilla)  
*[[wikipedia:Craig Armstrong|Craig Armstrong]] ([[Frankenstein's Monster]])
*{{wp|Larry Gelman}} ([[Dr. Sigmund Fruitcake]] and [[Vincent Van Gook]])  
*[[wikipedia:Larry Gelman|Larry Gelman]] ([[Dr. Sigmund Fruitcake]])
*{{wp|Fred Travalena}} ([[Elvis Presley]] and [[Mr. Gibbel]])  
*Jim Ward ([[Count Zoltan Dracula]])
*Paul Elder ([[Alligator Dundee (character)|Alligator Dundee]])
*[[wikipedia:Fred Travalena|Fred Travalena]] ([[Elvis Presley]])
*[[wikipedia:Paul Elder|Paul Elder]] ([[Alligator Dundee (character)|Alligator Dundee]])
*[[Shabba-Doo]] (himself)
*[[Shabba-Doo]] (himself)
*[[Pam Matteson]] ([[Cher]] and herself)
*[[Pam Matteson]] ([[Cher]])
*{{wp|Clare Carey}} ([[E.C.]])
*[[Wikipedia:Clare Carey|Clare Carey]] ([[E.C.]])
*[[David Horowitz]] (himself)
*[[David Horowitz]] (himself)
*[[Harry Blackstone Jr.]] (himself)
*[[Harry Blackstone Jr.]] (himself)
*[[Magic Johnson]] (himself)
*[[Magic Johnson]] (himself)
*{{wp|Marty Allen}} ([[Imperial Poobah]])
*Pam Matteson (herself)
*{{wp|Donna Douglas}} ([[Ellie Mae]])
*[[wikipedia:Marty Allen|Marty Allen]] ([[Imperial Poobah]])
*Gary Schwartz ([[Dr. Toby]], [[Inspector Klean]] and [[Doc Freud]])  
*[[wikipedia:Donna Douglas|Donna Douglas]] ([[Ellie Mae]])
*{{wp|Patrick Dempsey}} ([[Super Plant (character)|Super Plant]])
*Gary Schwartz ([[Dr. Toby]])
*[[wikipedia:Patrick Dempsey|Patrick Dempsey]] ([[Plant Monster]])
*Regina Williams ([[Susanna Ross]])
*Regina Williams ([[Susanna Ross]])
*{{wp|Philip L. Clarke|Phillip Clark}} ([[HAL 9001]])
*Phillip Clark ([[HAL 9001]])
*{{wp|Ed Metzger}} ([[Einstein]])
*[[wikipedia:Ed Metzger|Ed Metzger]] ([[Einstein]])
*{{wp|Vic Dunlop }}([[Pietro]])
*Vic Dunlop ([[Pietro]])
*[[wikipedia:Nedra Volz|Nedra Volz]] ([[Angelica]])
*[[wikipedia:Nedra Volz|Nedra Volz]] ([[Angelica]])
*Scott Nemes ([[Young McDonald]])
*Scott Nemes ([[Young McDonald]])
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*[[wikipedia:Kaye Ballard|Kay Ballard]] ([[Madam AGoGo]])  
*[[wikipedia:Kaye Ballard|Kay Ballard]] ([[Madam AGoGo]])  
*[[Brian Bonsall]] (himself)
*[[Brian Bonsall]] (himself)
*{{wp|Ed Metzger}} ([[George Washington]], [[Ralph Washington]])
*Craig Armstrong (gorilla)
*Ed Metzger (George Washington, Ralph Washington)
*Gary Schwartz ([[Inspector Klean]])
*Larry Gelman ([[Vincent Van Gook]])
*Sonny Trinidad ([[Obi-Wan Cannoli]])
*Sonny Trinidad ([[Obi-Wan Cannoli]])
*{{wp|Norman Fell}} ([[Ted Bull]])
*[[wikipedia:Norman Fell|Norman Fell]] ([[Ted Bull]])
*[[Andy Heyward]] ([[Howard Stevens]])
*[[Howard Stevens]] (himself)
*[[Jim Lange]] (himself)
*Jim Lange (himself)
*{{wp|Gary Owens}} ([[The Wonderfully Wacky Willy White]])
*[[wikipedia:Gary Owens|Gary Owens]] ([[The Wonderfully Wacky Willy White]])
*{{wp|Martin Garner (actor)|Martin C. Garner}} ([[Mikhail S. Gorbachev]])
*Martin C. Gardner ([[Mikhail S. Gorbachev]])
*{{wp|Melanie Chartoff}} ([[Tawny Tyler]])
*[[wikipedia:Melanie Chartoff|Melanie Chartoff]] ([[Tawny Tyler]])
*Fred Travalena ([[Mr. Gibbel]])
*Gary Schwartz ([[Doc Freud]])
*Vicki Bakken ([[Liz]])
*Vicki Bakken ([[Liz]])
*{{wp|Courtney Gibbs}} ([[Luigi's girlfriend]])
*Nedra Volz ([[Mrs. Periwinkle]])
*[[wikipedia:Courtney Gibbs|Courtney Gibbs]] ([[Luigi's girlfriend]])
*Joe Bellan ([[Tommy Lasagna]])
*Joe Bellan ([[Tommy Lasagna]])
*{{wp|Vanna White}} ([[Roxanne]])
*Karen Hartman ([[Mrs. Gammliss]])
*[[wikipedia:Vanna White|Vanna White]] ([[Roxanne]])
*[[Rowdy Roddy Piper]] (himself)
*[[Rowdy Roddy Piper]] (himself)
*Kort Falkenberg ([[Santa Claus|Nick]])
*Kort Falkenberg ([[Santa Claus|Nick]])
*[[Cyndi Lauper]] (herself)
*[[Cyndi Lauper]] (herself)
*[[Ernie Hudson]] (himself)
*[[Ernie Hudson]] (himself)
*{{wp|Moon Zappa}} ([[Marilyn (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!)|Marilyn]])
*[[wikipedia:Moon Zappa|Moon Zappa]] ([[Marilyn (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!)|Marilyn]])
*[[Elvira]] (herself)
*[[Elvira]] (herself)
*{{wp|Norman Fell}} ([[Fred Van Winkle (character)|Fred Van Winkle]])
*Norman Fell ([[Fred Van Winkle]])
*{{wp|Willard E. Pugh}} ([[Little Robert]])
*[[wikipedia:Willard E. Pugh|Willard E. Pugh]] ([[Little Robert]])
*Paula Irvine ([[Mad Donna]])
*Paula Irvine ([[Mad Donna]])
*{{wp|Maurice LaMarche}} ([[Inspector Gadget]])
*[[wikipedia:Maurice LaMarche|Maurice LaMarche]] ([[Inspector Gadget]])
*Elaine Kagan ([[The Old Psychic Lady with the Evil Eye Who Reads Fortunes and Knows Everything Before It Happens]])
*Elaine Kagan ([[The Old Psychic Lady|The Old Psychic Lady with the Evil Eye Who Reads Fortunes and Knows Everything Before it Happens]])
*{{wp|Eve Plumb}} ([[Jodie]])
*[[wikipedia:Eve Plumb|Eve Plumb]] ([[Jodie]])


==Episodes==
==Episodes==
'''Note''': The episode listings on DVD releases, most digital/streaming services, and WildBrain's YouTube channels are in production order.
 
{|class="wikitable"style="width:100%"
{|align=center width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Arial;"
|-
!style="background:#ff6161"width="20%"|Monday
!style="background:#ff6161"width="20%"|Tuesday
!style="background:#ff6161"width="20%"|Wednesday
!style="background:#ff6161"width="20%"|Thursday
!style="background:#ffd700"width="50%"|Friday (''The Legend of Zelda'')
|-
|<center>September 4, 1989</center><center>Episode #1 - "[[The Bird! The Bird!]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #1 - "[[Neatness Counts]]"</center>
|<center>September 5, 1989</center><center>Episode #2 - "[[King Mario of Cramalot]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #2 - "[[Day of the Orphan]]"</center>
|<center>September 6, 1989</center><center>Episode #3 - "[[Butch Mario & The Luigi Kid]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #3 - "[[All Steamed Up]]"</center>
|<center>September 7, 1989</center><center>Episode #4 - "[[Mario's Magic Carpet]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #4 - "[[Marianne & Luigeena]]"</center>
|<center>September 8, 1989</center><center>''The Legend of Zelda'' episode #1 - "[[zeldawiki:The Ringer|The Ringer]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #5 - "[[Slime Busters]]"</center>
|-
|<center>September 11, 1989</center><center>Episode #5 - "[[Rolling Down the River]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #6 - "[[The Mario Monster Mash]]"</center>
|<center>September 12, 1989</center><center>Episode #6 - "[[The Great Gladiator Gig]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #7 - "[[Bonkers From Yonkers]]"</center>
|<center>September 13, 1989</center><center>Episode #7 - "[[Mario and the Beanstalk]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #8 - "[[Bats in the Basement]]"</center>
|<center>September 14, 1989</center><center>Episode #8 - "[[Love 'Em and Leave 'Em]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #9 - "[[Will the Real Elvis Please Shut Up!]]"</center>
|<center>September 15, 1989</center><center>''The Legend of Zelda'' episode #2 - "[[zeldawiki:Cold Spells|Cold Spells]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #10 - "[[Magic's Magic]]"</center>
|-
|<center>September 18, 1989</center><center>Episode #9 - "[[The Great BMX Race]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #11 - "[[Mama Mia Mario]]"</center>
|<center>September 19, 1989</center><center>Episode #10 - "[[Stars in Their Eyes]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #12 - "[[Alligator Dundee (episode)|Alligator Dundee]]"</center>
|<center>September 20, 1989</center><center>Episode #11 - "[[Jungle Fever]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #13 - "[[Dance]]"</center>
|<center>September 21, 1989</center><center>Episode #12 - "[[Brooklyn Bound]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #14 - "[[Cher's Poochie]]"</center>
|<center>September 22, 1989</center><center>''The Legend of Zelda'' episode #3 - "[[zeldawiki:The White Knight|The White Knight]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #15 - "[[Wild Thing]]"</center>
|-
||<center>September 25, 1989</center><center>Episode #13 - "[[Toad Warriors]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #16 - "[[E.C. The Extra Creepy]]"</center>
|<center>September 26, 1989</center><center>Episode #14 - "[[The Fire of Hercufleas]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #17 - "[[The Marios Fight Back]]"</center>
|<center>September 27, 1989</center><center>Episode #15 - "[[Count Koopula]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #18 - "[[Magician]]"</center>
|<center>September 28, 1989</center><center>Episode #16 - "[[Pirates of Koopa]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #19 - "[[Do You Believe In Magic?]]"</center>
|<center>September 29, 1989</center><center>''The Legend of Zelda'' episode #4 - "[[zeldawiki:Kiss'n Tell|Kiss'N Tell]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #20 - "[[Mommies Curse]]"</center>
|-
|<center>October 2, 1989</center><center>Episode #17 - "[[Two Plumbers and a Baby]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #21 - "[[Lost Dog]]"</center>
|<center>October 3, 1989</center><center>Episode #18 - "[[The Adventures of Sherlock Mario]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #22 - "[[Plumbers of the Year]]"</center>
|<center>October 4, 1989</center><center>Episode #19 - "[[Do You Princess Toadstool Take this Koopa...?]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #23 - "[[Mario Hillbillies]]"</center>
|<center>October 5, 1989</center><center>Episode #20 - "[[The Pied Koopa]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #24 - "[[Super Plant (episode)|Super Plant]]"</center>
|<center>October 6, 1989</center><center>''The Legend of Zelda'' episode #5 - "[[zeldawiki:Sing for the Unicorn|Sing For The Unicorn]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #25 - "[[Fred Van Winkle (episode)|Fred Van Winkle]]"</center>
|-
|<center>October 9, 1989</center><center>Episode #21 - "[[Koopenstein]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #26 - "[[Baby Mario Love]]"</center>
|<center>October 10, 1989</center><center>Episode #22 - "[[On Her Majesty's Sewer Service]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #27 - "[[9001: A Mario Odyssey]]"</center>
|<center>October 11, 1989</center><center>Episode #23 - "[[Mario and Joliet]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #64 - "[[Captain Lou Is Missing]]"*</center></center>
|<center>October 12, 1989</center><center>Episode #24 - "[[Too Hot to Handle]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #29 - "[[Time Out Luigi]]"</center>
|<center>October 13, 1989</center><center>''The Legend of Zelda'' episode #6 - "[[zeldawiki:That Sinking Feeling|That Sinking Feeling]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #30 - "[[Tutti Frutti, oh Mario]]"</center>
|-
|<center>October 16, 1989</center><center>Episode #25 - "[[Hooded Robin and His Mario Men]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #31 - "[[Flower Power]]"</center>
|<center>October 17, 1989</center><center>Episode #26 - "[[20,000 Koopas Under the Sea]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #32 - "[[Vampire Until Ready]]"</center>
|<center>October 18, 1989</center><center>Episode #27 - "[[Mighty McMario and the Pot of Gold]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #33 - "[[Heart Throb]]"</center>
|<center>October 19, 1989</center><center>Episode #28 - "[[Mario Meets Koop-zilla]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #34 - "[[Fortune Teller]]"</center>
|<center>October 20, 1989</center><center>''The Legend of Zelda'' episode #7 - "[[zeldawiki:Doppelganger|Doppelganger]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #35 - "[[The Magic Love]]"</center>
|-
|<center>October 23, 1989</center><center>Episode #29 - "[[Koopa Klaus]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #36 - "[[Little Marios]]"</center>
|<center>October 24, 1989</center><center>Episode #30 - "[[Mario and the Red Baron Koopa]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #37 - "[[Gorilla My Dreams (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!)|Gorilla My Dreams]]"</center>
|<center>October 25, 1989</center><center>Episode #31 - "[[The Unzappables]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #38 - "[[George Washington Slept Here]]"</center>
|<center>October 26, 1989</center><center>Episode #32 - "[[Bad Rap]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #39 - "[[Caught in a Draft]]"</center>
|<center>October 27, 1989</center><center>''The Legend of Zelda'' episode #8 - "[[zeldawiki:Underworld Connections|Underworld Connections]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #40 - "[[Defective Gadgetry]]"</center>
|-
|<center>October 30, 1989</center><center>Episode #33 - "[[The Mark of Zero]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #41 - "[[Toupee]]"</center>
|<center>October 31, 1989</center><center>Episode #34 - "[[The Ten Koopmandments]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #42 - "[[The Artist]]"</center>
|<center>November 1, 1989</center><center>Episode #35 - "[[The Koopas are Coming! The Koopas are Coming!]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #43 - "[[Zenned Out Mario]]"</center>
|<center>November 2, 1989</center><center>Episode #36 - "[[The Trojan Koopa]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #44 - "[[Texas Tea]]"</center>
|<center>November 3, 1989</center><center>''The Legend of Zelda'' episode #9 - "[[zeldawiki:Stinging a Stinger|Stinging A Stinger]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #45 - "[[The Great Hereafter]]"</center>
|-
|<center>November 6, 1989</center><center>Episode #37 - "[[Quest for Pizza]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #46 - "[[The Painting]]"</center>
|<center>November 7, 1989</center><center>Episode #38 - "[[The Great Gold Coin Rush]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #47 - "[[Game Show Host]]"</center>
|<center>November 8, 1989</center><center>Episode #39 - "[[Elvin Lives]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #48 - "[[Home Radio]]"</center>
|<center>November 9, 1989</center><center>Episode #40 - "[[Plummers Academy]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #49 - "[[Glasnuts]]"</center>
|<center>November 10, 1989</center><center>''The Legend of Zelda'' episode #10 - "[[zeldawiki: Hitch in the Works|Hitch In The Works]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #50 - "[[Treasure of the Sierra Brooklyn]]"</center>
|-
|<center>November 13, 1989</center><center>Episode #41 - "[[Karate Koopa]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #51 - "[[Adee Don't]]"</center>
|<center>November 14, 1989</center><center>Episode #42 - "[[Mario of the Apes]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #52 - "[[Chippie Chipmunks]]"</center>
|<center>November 15, 1989</center><center>Episode #43 - "[[Princess, I Shrunk the Mario Brothers]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #53 - "[[A Basement Divided]]"</center>
|<center>November 16, 1989</center><center>Episode #44 - "[[Little Red Riding Princess]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #54 - "[[No Way to Treat a Queenie]]"</center>
|<center>November 17, 1989</center><center>''The Legend of Zelda'' episode #11 - "[[zeldawiki:Fairies in the Spring|Fairies In The Spring]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #55 - "[[Pizza Crush]]"</center>
|-
|<center>November 20, 1989</center><center>Episode #45 - "[[The Provolone Ranger]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #56 - "[[Goodbye Mr. Fish]]"</center>
|<center>November 21, 1989</center><center>Episode #46 - "[[Escape from Koopatraz]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #57 - "[[French]]"</center>
|<center>November 22, 1989</center><center>Episode #47 - "[[Mario of the Deep]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #58 - "[[Two Bums From Brooklyn]]"</center>
|<center>November 23, 1989</center><center>Episode #48 - "[[Flatbush Koopa]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #59 - "[[Opera]]"</center>
|<center>November 24, 1989</center><center>''The Legend of Zelda'' episode #12 - "[[zeldawiki:The Missing Link|The Missing Link]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #60 - "[[Tutti Frutti, Oh Mario|Tutti Frutti Mario]]"</center>
|-
|<center>November 27, 1989</center><center>Episode #49 - "[[Raiders of the Lost Mushroom]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #61 - "[[Cyrano de Mario]]"</center>
|<center>November 28, 1989</center><center>Episode #50 - "[[Crocodile Mario]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #62 - "[[Rowdy Roddy's Rotten Pipes]]"</center>
|<center>November 29, 1989</center><center>Episode #51 - "[[Star Koopa]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #63 - "[[Santa Claus is Coming to Flatbush]]"</center>
|<center>November 30, 1989</center><center>Episode #52 - "[[Robo Koopa (episode)|Robo Koopa]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #64 - "[[Captain Lou Is Missing]]"</center>
|<center>December 1, 1989</center><center>''The Legend of Zelda'' episode #13 - "[[zeldawiki:The Moblins are Revolting|The Moblins Are Revolting]]"</center><center>Live-action segment #65 - "[[The Ghoul of my Dreams]]"</center>
|}
{{footnote|note|*|This live-action segment was replaced with [[Fake Bro]] in later airings.}}
==Songs==
{{main|List of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! songs}}
The first forty-one episodes also included covers of popular songs at the time, though all of the songs were later edited out due to copyright issues (except for the first part of {{wp|Jungle Love (The Time song)|Jungle Love}} from [[Jungle Fever]] most likely because [[DIC Entertainment|DIC]] forgot to edit it out).
{|class="wikitable"style="text-align: center; width: 100%"
|-
!style="background:#FF6161"width="30%"|Episode
!style="background:#FF6161"width="33%"|Song
!style="background:#FF6161"width="33%"|Musician
|-
|"[[The Bird! The Bird!]]"
|"{{wp|Surfin' Bird}}"
|{{wp|The Trashmen}}
|-
|"[[King Mario of Cramalot]]"
|"{{wp|Bad (Michael Jackson song)|Bad}}"
|{{wp|Michael Jackson}}
|-
|"[[Butch Mario & The Luigi Kid]]"
|"{{wp|Rawhide (song)|Rawhide}}"
|{{wp|Frankie Laine}}
|-
|"[[Mario's Magic Carpet]]"
|"{{wp|Magic Carpet Ride (Steppenwolf song)|Magic Carpet Ride}}"
|{{wp|Steppenwolf (band)|Steppenwolf}}
|-
|"[[Rolling Down the River]]"
|"{{wp|Proud Mary}}"
|{{wp|Creedence Clearwater Revival}}
|-
|"[[The Great Gladiator Gig]]"
|"{{wp|Shaddap You Face}}"
|{{wp|Joe Dolce}}
|-
|"[[Mario and the Beanstalk]]"
|"{{wp|I Heard It Through the Grapevine}}"
|{{wp|Marvin Gaye}}
|-
|"[[Love 'Em and Leave 'Em]]"
|"{{wp|The Power of Love (Huey Lewis and the News song)|The Power of Love}}"
|{{wp|Huey Lewis and the News}}
|-
|"[[The Great BMX Race]]"
|"{{wp|Shut Down (Beach Boys song)|Shut Down}}"
|{{wp|The Beach Boys}}
|-
|"[[Stars in Their Eyes]]"
|"{{wp|Chains (Cookies song)|Chains}}"
|{{wp|The Cookies}}
|-
|"[[Jungle Fever]]"
|"{{wp|Jungle Love (The Time song)|Jungle Love}}"
|{{wp|The Time (band)|The Time}}
|-
|"[[Brooklyn Bound]]"
|"{{wp|Danger Zone (song)|Danger Zone}}"
|{{wp|Kenny Loggins}}
|-
|"[[Toad Warriors]]"
|"{{wp|Born to Be Wild}}"
|Steppenwolf
|-
|"[[The Fire of Hercufleas]]"
|"{{wp|Great Balls of Fire}}"
|{{wp|Jerry Lee Lewis}}
|-
|"[[Count Koopula]]"
|"{{wp|Thriller (song)|Thriller}}"
|Michael Jackson
|-
|"[[Pirates of Koopa]]"
|"{{wp|Limbo Rock}}"
|{{wp|Chubby Checker}}
|-
|"[[Two Plumbers and a Baby]]"
|"{{wp|Baby Sittin' Boogie}}"
|{{wp|Buzz Clifford}}
|-
|"[[The Adventures of Sherlock Mario]]"
|"{{wp|Peter Gunn (song)|Peter Gunn}}"
|{{wp|Henry Mancini}}
|-
|"[[Do You Princess Toadstool Take this Koopa...?]]"
|"{{wp|White Wedding (song)|White Wedding}}"
|{{wp|Billy Idol}}
|-
|"[[The Pied Koopa]]"
|"{{wp|Hit the Road Jack}}"
|{{wp|Ray Charles}}
|-
|"[[Koopenstein]]"
|"{{wp|Weird Science (song)|Weird Science}}"
|{{wp|Oingo Boingo}}
|-
|"[[On Her Majesty's Sewer Service]]"
|"{{wp|Secret Agent Man (Johnny Rivers song)|Secret Agent Man}}"
|{{wp|Johnny Rivers}}
|-
|-
|"[[Mario and Joliet]]"
!style="background:#ff0000" width="20%"|Monday
|"{{wp|That's Amore}}"
!style="background:#ff0000" width="20%"|Tuesday
|{{wp|Dean Martin}}
!style="background:#ff0000" width="20%"|Wednesday
!style="background:#ff0000" width="20%"|Thursday
!style="background:#ffd700" width="50%"|Friday (''The Legend of Zelda'')
|-
|-
|"[[Too Hot to Handle]]"
|<center>September 4, 1989</center><center>Episode #1 - [[The Bird! The Bird!]]</center><center>Live-action segment #1 - [[Neatness Counts]]</center>
|"{{wp|Hot Hot Hot (Arrow song)|Hot Hot Hot}}"
|<center>September 5, 1989</center><center>Episode #2 - [[King Mario of Cramalot]]</center><center>Live-action segment #2 - [[Day of the Orphan]]</center>
|{{wp|Arrow (musician)|Arrow}}
|<center>September 6, 1989</center><center>Episode #3 - [[Butch Mario & the Luigi Kid]]</center><center>Live-action segment #3 - [[All Steamed Up]]</center>
|<center>September 7, 1989</center><center>Episode #4 - [[Mario's Magic Carpet]]</center><center>Live-action segment #4 - [[Marianne and Luigeena]]</center>
|<center>September 8, 1989</center><center>''The Legend of Zelda'' episode #1 - [[zeldawiki:The Ringer|The Ringer]]</center><center>Live-action segment #5 - [[Slime Busters]]</center>
|-
|-
|"[[Hooded Robin and His Mario Men]]"
|<center>September 11, 1989</center><center>Episode #5 - [[Rolling Down the River]]</center><center>Live-action segment #6 - [[The Mario Monster Mash]]</center>
|"{{wp|Rockin' Robin (song)|Rockin' Robin}}"
|<center>September 12, 1989</center><center>Episode #6 - [[The Great Gladiator Gig]]</center><center>Live-action segment #7 - [[Bonkers from Yonkers]]</center>
|{{wp|Bobby Day}}
|<center>September 13, 1989</center><center>Episode #7 - [[Mario and the Beanstalk]]</center><center>Live-action segment #8 - [[Bats in the Basement]]</center>
|<center>September 14, 1989</center><center>Episode #8 - [[Love 'Em and Leave 'Em]]</center><center>Live-action segment #9 - [[Will the Real Elvis Please Shut Up!]]</center>
|<center>September 15, 1989</center><center>''The Legend of Zelda'' episode #2 - [[zeldawiki:Cold Spells|Cold Spells]]</center><center>Live-action segment #10 - [[Magic's Magic]]</center>
|-
|-
|"[[20,000 Koopas Under the Sea]]"
|<center>September 18, 1989</center><center>Episode #9 - [[The Great BMX Race]]</center><center>Live-action segment #11 - [[Mama Mia Mario]]</center>
|"{{wp|Splish Splash (song)|Splish Splash}}"
|<center>September 19, 1989</center><center>Episode #10 - [[Stars in Their Eyes]]</center><center>Live-action segment #12 - [[Alligator Dundee (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! segment)|Alligator Dundee]]</center>
|{{wp|Bobby Darin}}
|<center>September 20, 1989</center><center>Episode #11 - [[Jungle Fever]]</center><center>Live-action segment #13 - [[Dance]]</center>
|<center>September 21, 1989</center><center>Episode #12 - [[Brooklyn Bound]]</center><center>Live-action segment #14 - [[Cher's Poochie]]</center>
|<center>September 22, 1989</center><center>''The Legend of Zelda'' episode #9 - [[zeldawiki:The White Knight|The White Knight]]</center><center>Live-action segment #15 - [[Wild Thing]]</center>
|-
|-
|"[[Mighty McMario and the Pot of Gold]]"
||<center>September 25, 1989</center><center>Episode #13 - [[Toad Warriors]]</center><center>Live-action segment #16 - [[E.C. The Extra Creepy]]</center>
|"{{wp|Do You Believe in Magic (song)|Do You Believe in Magic}}"
|<center>September 26, 1989</center><center>Episode #14 - [[The Fire of Hercufleas]]</center><center>Live-action segment #17 - [[The Marios Fight Back]]</center>
|{{wp|The Lovin' Spoonful}}
|<center>September 27, 1989</center><center>Episode #15 - [[Count Koopula]]</center><center>Live-action segment #18 - [[Magician (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! segment)|Magician]]</center>
|<center>September 28, 1989</center><center>Episode #16 - [[Pirates of Koopa]]</center><center>Live-action segment #19 - [[Do You Believe in Magic?]]</center>
|<center>September 29, 1989</center><center>''The Legend of Zelda'' episode #4 - [[zeldawiki:Kiss'n Tell|Kiss'n Tell]]</center><center>Live-action segment #20 - [[Mommies Curse]]</center>
|-
|-
|"[[Mario Meets Koop-zilla]]"
|<center>October 2, 1989</center><center>Episode #17 - [[Two Plumbers and a Baby]]</center><center>Live-action segment #21 - [[Lost Dog]]</center>
|"{{wp|The Jolly Green Giant}}"
|<center>October 3, 1989</center><center>Episode #18 - [[The Adventures of Sherlock Mario]]</center><center>Live-action segment #22 - [[Plumbers of the Year]]</center>
|{{wp|The Kingsmen}}
|<center>October 4, 1989</center><center>Episode #19 - [[Do You Princess Toadstool Take This Koopa...?]]</center><center>Live-action segment #23 - [[Mario Hillbillies]]</center>
|<center>October 5, 1989</center><center>Episode #20 - [[The Pied Koopa]]</center><center>Live-action segment #24 - [[Super Plant]]</center>
|<center>October 6, 1989</center><center>''The Legend of Zelda'' episode #5 - [[zeldawiki:Sing for the Unicorn|Sing for the Unicorn]]</center><center>Live-action segment #25 - [[Fred Van Winkle]]</center>
|-
|-
|"[[Koopa Klaus]]"
|<center>October 9, 1989</center><center>Episode #21 - [[Koopenstein]]</center><center>Live-action segment #26 - [[Baby Mario Love]]</center>
|"{{wp|Jingle Bell Rock}}"
|<center>October 10, 1989</center><center>Episode #22 - [[On Her Majesty's Sewer Service]]</center><center>Live-action segment #27 - [[9001: A Mario Odyssey]]</center>
|{{wp|Bobby Helms}}
|<center>October 11, 1989</center><center>Episode #23 - [[Mario and Joliet]]</center><center>Live-action segment #28 - [[Fake Bro]]</center>
|<center>October 12, 1989</center><center>Episode #24 - [[Too Hot to Handle]]</center><center>Live-action segment #29 - [[Time Out Luigi]]</center>
|<center>October 13, 1989</center><center>''The Legend of Zelda'' episode #6 - [[zeldawiki:That Sinking Feeling|That Sinking Feeling]]</center><center>Live-action segment #30 - [[Tutti Frutti, Oh Mario]]</center>
|-
|-
|"[[Mario and the Red Baron Koopa]]"
|<center>October 16, 1989</center><center>Episode #25 - [[Hooded Robin and His Mario Men]]</center><center>Live-action segment #31 - [[Flower Power]]</center>
|"Danger Zone"
|<center>October 17, 1989</center><center>Episode #26 - [[20,000 Koopas Under the Sea]]</center><center>Live-action segment #32 - [[Vampire Until Ready]]</center>
|Kenny Loggins
|<center>October 18, 1989</center><center>Episode #27 - [[Mighty McMario and the Pot of Gold]]</center><center>Live-action segment #33 - [[Heart Throb]]</center>
|<center>October 19, 1989</center><center>Episode #28 - [[Mario Meets Koop-zilla]]</center><center>Live-action segment #34 - [[Fortune Teller]]</center>
|<center>October 20, 1989</center><center>''The Legend of Zelda'' episode #7 - [[zeldawiki:Doppelganger|Doppelganger]]</center><center>Live-action segment #35 - [[The Magic Love]]</center>
|-
|-
|"[[The Unzappables]]"
|<center>October 23, 1989</center><center>Episode #29 - [[Koopa Klaus]]</center><center>Live-action segment #36 - [[Little Marios]]</center>
|"{{wp|Beat It}}"
|<center>October 24, 1989</center><center>Episode #30 - [[Mario and the Red Baron Koopa]]</center><center>Live-action segment #37 - [[Gorilla My Dreams (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!)|Gorilla My Dreams]]</center>
|Michael Jackson
|<center>October 25, 1989</center><center>Episode #31 - [[The Unzappables]]</center><center>Live-action segment #38 - [[George Washington Slept Here]]</center>
|<center>October 26, 1989</center><center>Episode #32 - [[Bad Rap]]</center><center>Live-action segment #39 - [[Caught in a Draft]]</center>
|<center>October 27, 1989</center><center>''The Legend of Zelda'' episode #8 - [[zeldawiki:Underworld Connections|Underworld Connections]]</center><center>Live-action segment #40 - [[Defective Gadgetry]]</center>
|-
|-
|"[[Bad Rap]]"
|<center>October 30, 1989</center><center>Episode #33 - [[The Mark of Zero]]</center><center>Live-action segment #41 - [[Toupee]]</center>
|"{{wp|I Got You (I Feel Good)}}"<br>"{{wp|Make It Funky}}"
|<center>October 31, 1989</center><center>Episode #34 - [[The Ten Koopmandments]]</center><center>Live-action segment #42 - [[The Artist]]</center>
|{{wp|James Brown}}
|<center>November 1, 1989</center><center>Episode #35 - [[The Koopas Are Coming! The Koopas Are Coming!]]</center><center>Live-action segment #43 - [[Zenned Out Mario]]</center>
|<center>November 2, 1989</center><center>Episode #36 - [[The Trojan Koopa]]</center><center>Live-action segment #44 - [[Texas Tea]]</center>
|<center>November 3, 1989</center><center>''The Legend of Zelda'' episode #9 - [[zeldawiki:Stinging a Stinger|Stinging a Stinger]]</center><center>Live-action segment #45 - [[The Great Hereafter]]</center>
|-
|-
|"[[The Mark of Zero]]"
|<center>November 6, 1989</center><center>Episode #37 - [[Quest for Pizza]]</center><center>Live-action segment #46 - [[The Painting]]</center>
|"{{wp|La Bamba (song)|La Bamba}}"
|<center>November 7, 1989</center><center>Episode #38 - [[The Great Gold Coin Rush]]</center><center>Live-action segment #47 - [[Game Show Host]]</center>
|{{wp|Ritchie Valens}}
|<center>November 8, 1989</center><center>Episode #39 - [[Elvin Lives]]</center><center>Live-action segment #48 - [[Home Radio]]</center>
|<center>November 9, 1989</center><center>Episode #40 - [[Plumbers Academy]]</center><center>Live-action segment #49 - [[Glasnuts]]</center>
|<center>November 10, 1989</center><center>''The Legend of Zelda'' episode #10 - [[zeldawiki:A Hitch in the Works|A Hitch in the Works]]</center><center>Live-action segment #50 - [[Treasure of the Sierra Brooklyn]]</center>
|-
|-
|"[[The Ten Koopmandments]]"
|<center>November 13, 1989</center><center>Episode #41 - [[Karate Koopa]]</center><center>Live-action segment #51 - [[Adee Don't]]</center>
|"{{wp|Walk Like an Egyptian}}"
|<center>November 14, 1989</center><center>Episode #42 - [[Mario of the Apes]]</center><center>Live-action segment #52 - [[Chippie Chipmunks]]</center>
|{{wp|The Bangles}}
|<center>November 15, 1989</center><center>Episode #43 - [[Princess, I Shrunk the Mario Brothers]]</center><center>Live-action segment #53 - [[A Basement Divided]]</center>
|<center>November 16, 1989</center><center>Episode #44 - [[Little Red Riding Princess]]</center><center>Live-action segment #54 - [[No Way to Treat a Queenie]]</center>
|<center>November 17, 1989</center><center>''The Legend of Zelda'' episode #11 - [[zeldawiki:Fairies in the Spring|Fairies in the Spring]]</center><center>Live-action segment #55 - [[Pizza Crush]]</center>
|-
|-
|"[[The Koopas are Coming! The Koopas are Coming!]]"
|<center>November 20, 1989</center><center>Episode #45 - [[The Provolone Ranger]]</center><center>Live-action segment #56 - [[Goodbye Mr. Fish]]</center>
|"{{wp|He's a Rebel}}"
|<center>November 21, 1989</center><center>Episode #46 - [[Escape from Koopatraz]]</center><center>Live-action segment #57 - [[French]]</center>
|{{wp|The Crystals}}
|<center>November 22, 1989</center><center>Episode #47 - [[Mario of the Deep]]</center><center>Live-action segment #58 - [[Two Bums from Brooklyn]]</center>
|<center>November 23, 1989</center><center>Episode #48 - [[Flatbush Koopa]]</center><center>Live-action segment #59 - [[Opera]]</center>
|<center>November 24, 1989</center><center>''The Legend of Zelda'' episode #12 - [[zeldawiki:The Missing Link|The Missing Link]]</center><center>Live-action segment #60 - [[Tutti Frutti, Oh Mario|Tutti Frutti Mario]]</center>
|-
|-
|"[[The Trojan Koopa]]"
|<center>November 27, 1989</center><center>Episode #49 - [[Raiders of the Lost Mushroom]]</center><center>Live-action segment #61 - [[Cyrano de Mario]]</center>
|"{{wp|I Hear You Knocking}}"
|<center>November 28, 1989</center><center>Episode #50 - [[Crocodile Mario]]</center><center>Live-action segment #62 - [[Rowdy Roddy's Rotten Pipes]]</center>
|{{wp|Smiley Lewis}}
|<center>November 29, 1989</center><center>Episode #51 - [[Star Koopa]]</center><center>Live-action segment #63 - [[Santa Claus Is Coming to Flatbush]]</center>
|-
|<center>November 30, 1989</center><center>Episode #52 - [[Robo Koopa]]</center><center>Live-action segment #64 - [[Captain Lou Is Missing]]</center>
|"[[Quest for Pizza]]"
|<center>December 1, 1989</center><center>''The Legend of Zelda'' episode #13 - [[zeldawiki:The Moblins Are Revolting|The Moblins Are Revolting]]</center><center>Live-action segment #65 - [[The Ghoul of My Dreams]]</center>
|"{{wp|Alley Oop (song)|Alley Oop}}"
|{{wp|The Hollywood Argyles}}
|-
|"[[The Great Gold Coin Rush]]"
|"{{wp|Money (That's What I Want)}}"
|{{wp|Barrett Strong}}
|-
|"[[Elvin Lives]]"
|"{{wp|Rock Around the Clock}}"
|{{wp|Bill Haley & His Comets}}
|-
|"[[Plummers Academy]]"
|"{{wp|Workin' for a Livin'}}"
|Huey Lewis and the News
|-
|"[[Karate Koopa]]"
|"{{wp|Kung Fu Fighting}}"
|{{wp|Carl Douglas}}
|}
|}


==Releases==
==Lyrics==
[[File:TheSuperMarioBros.SuperShow!-iTunesArtwork.jpg|thumb|230px|right|The {{wp|iTunes Store}} artwork for the series.]]
===Plumber Rap Part 1 (Show Intro)===
===Physical home video===
<blockquote>''Hey paisanos! It's the Super Mario Brothers Super Show!<br>
{{main|List of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! home media releases}}
''We're the Mario Brothers, and plumbing's our game<br>
From 1989 to 1991, Kid Klassics released NTSC VHS tapes of the show. These tapes contained two, one, or no live-action segments, and featured the cartoon segments with their original song covers intact. On these tapes, the ''Super Mario Bros.'' theme is not included before the cartoon segment.
''We're not like the others who get all the fame<br>
 
''If your sink is in trouble, you can call us on the double<br>
===Digital retail===
''We're faster than the others, you'll be hooked on the Brothers Unh!<br>
The complete series is available to purchase on {{wp|Google Play}} and the {{wp|iTunes Store}} in the United Kingdom. In the US and Canada, only the first 26 episodes presented in production order are available.
''H-hooked on the Brothers<br>
 
''Gimme gimme, gimme gimme<br>
===Streaming===
''Yo, you're in for a treat, so hang on to your seat<br>
The show was made available to watch from [https://web.archive.org/web/20050206091912/http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/tv/ Yahooligans! TV] starting in March 2004, with a new episode usually uploaded every week. It was taken down along with all DIC Entertainment cartoons on December 24, 2005.
''Get ready for adventure and remarkable feats<br>
''You'll meet Koopas, the Troopas, the Princess, and the others<br>
''Hangin' with the plumbers, you'll be hooked on the brothers, to the brink!<br>
''Unh! Unh!<br>
''I say a h-h-h-h-hooked on the brothers!<br>
''The brothers!<br>
''The brothers!<br></blockquote>


Starting from November 3, 2009, it can be watched at [http://jaroo.com Jaroo.com], a video-streaming website owned by {{wp|Cookie Jar Group}}. The website routinely cycled through all fifty-two of the show's episodes, hosting five at any given time. Each Tuesday, the next episode in line would be added, with the oldest being dropped. In 2012, {{wp|WildBrain}} (formerly DHX Media) purchased Cookie Jar and Jaroo was taken down.
===Plumber Rap Part 2 (Animated Episodes Intro)===
<blockquote>''Gimme<br>
''Yo, yo!<br>
''It's the Mario Brothers and plumbin's their game<br>
''Found the secret warp zone while working on the drain<br>
''Lend the princess a hand in the Mushroom Land.<br>
''Join the action with the plumbers, you'll be hooked on the brothers!<br>


The complete series with the live-action segments can be watched via {{wp|Amazon Prime Video}}, Fawesome (US only), FilmRise (US only), HappyKids (US only), The Roku Channel (US only), {{wp|Tubi}} (US only), {{wp|Vudu}} (US only), and {{wp|WildBrain}}'s [https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCUVnfQaEmCIhFZC5d_JniyQ Superheroes] and [https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCVwza-Klu19M4l76QP5IiXg Retro Cartoons] {{wp|YouTube}} channels. WildBrain also created [https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCe_nAv6UfY5nn53UQHqm6Dg a separate channel] exclusively for all ''Super Mario'' cartoons, which includes this series. However, some regions only have the first 26 episodes presented in production order available on services such as Pluto TV in the UK and other European territories.
''Nooooooooow, evil Koopa and his Troopas are up to misbehavin'<br>
''They kidnapped the princess; Mushroom Land needs savin'<br>
''Abusin' and confusin' everybody he discovers<br>
''They can't help but be hooked on the brothers! Unh!<br></blockquote>


===Do the Mario (Closing Credits)===
{{main|Do the Mario}}
<blockquote>''Do the Mario!
<br>''Swing your arms from side to side,
<br>''Come on, it's time to go!
<br>''Do the Mario!
<br>''Take one step, and then again.
<br>''Let's do the Mario, all together now!
<br>''You've got it!
<br>''It's the Mario!
<br>''Do the Mario!
<br>''Swing your arms from side to side,
<br>''Come on, it's time to go!
<br>''Do the Mario!
<br>''Take one step, and then again.
<br>''Let's do the Mario, all together now!
<br>''Come on now, it's just like that!<br></blockquote>


==Audio releases==
==DVDs==
In Germany, there were six volume audio cassettes released by Karussell that contained the cartoon segments from the series.
*3 one-disc sets by Sterling Productions.
*1. [[The Great Gladiator Gig / Love 'Em and Leave 'Em]]
*3 one-disc sets by Maximum Entertainment (U.K. only).
*2. [[The Great BMX Race / Two Plumbers and a Baby]]
*1 one-disc set by Trimark.
*3. [[Stars in Their Eyes]]
*2 four-disc box-sets by Shout! Factory (released 2006).
*4. [[The Great Gold Coin Rush / The Trojan Koopa]]
*1 two-disc set by Beyond Home Entertainment (Australia only).
*5. [[Quest for Pizza / Elvin Lives]]
*6. [[The Koopas are Coming! The Koopas are Coming!]]


==Production==
==Artistic licenses==
{{quote|The bible was written by Bruce and Reed Shelly. Reading it, you could tell that they were still struggling to get a handle on the show. I mean, the core problem was obvious: There are no real characters or stories in a Nintendo game, so how do you turn one into a TV series? [...] There was little indication about the kinds of adventures our heroes would have, and a lot of unanswered questions about how we would incorporate elements of the game. I had no clue how to solve those problem and didn’t see how that show was going to work at all! But DIC had an order for 52 episodes and deadlines were looming. We had to make some decisions fast or fall behind schedule, which would be a disaster. So at the beginning there was a lot of urgency to solve those problems and get on with it.|Perry Martin<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>}}
*King Koopa's appearance was based on his sprite from ''Super Mario Bros.'' in which he has green skin instead of yellowish-orange skin and wears two spiked-collars on both of his wrists instead of five and wears a crown on his head and has no red hair; Princess Toadstool's was based on her sprite from ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' in which she has red hair instead of blonde and she did not wear her white gloves and wore a plain gold crown without any gems and her brooch, earrings and eye color are green instead of blue.
 
*Mario uses a blue shirt and red overalls and Luigi uses a blue shirt and green overalls, which is based on their appearances from ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' and they both have black hair instead of brown, although the blue shirt and red overalls that Mario wears is similar to what he wore in his first appearance in ''Donkey Kong'' and what he wore in ''Super Mario Bros.''.
Strong from its multiple animated shows based on pre-existing properties, [[DIC Entertainment]] approached [[Nintendo]] with an offer to make a cartoon based on the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise. Nintendo initially declined, but later signed a deal after DIC put together a creative team they liked.<ref name="Canoe">[http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Movies/2013/01/11/20490741.html Canoe: Super Mario Bros. Super Show hit a high score]</ref> Nintendo required DIC to pay extensive royalties, an unusual arrangement for children's programming at the time.
*In several episodes, Birdos were shown to fly, a trait not seen in any Mario game.
 
*Rather than becoming [[Fire Mario]], unlike in the video games, Mario (or Luigi) would become "Super Mario" or "Super Luigi" upon touching either a [[Fire Flower]], [[Star (item)|Starman]], or some other source of excessive power. As Super Mario, Mario could hurl [[fireball]]s, had super-strength, and on a few rare occasions, could even fly. Although Mario could lose his powers by taking a hit, it was also possible for them to wear off after a while.
[[File:EarlySSPoster.jpg|thumb|left|Preview image from [[Nintendo Power issue 7|''Nintendo Power'' issue 7]] featuring King Koopa resembling his ''Super Mario Bros.'' sprite design, while Mushroom Retainers resemble normal mushrooms]]
*Mario's Super Form and Luigi's Super form is based on their fire form sprites from ''Super Mario Bros.'', except Luigi's shirt in his Super form is green instead of red.
[[File:SMBSSHotdogPoster.jpg|thumb|A different early poster of concept artwork featuring a vastly different interpretation than the final product]]
*Mario has the same blue eyes from the game artwork and his future appearances.
A few pieces of conceptual artwork have surfaced from early design phases of the show. Some of them were somewhat more accurate to the games, notably in King Koopa's design, while others were far more loosely based on official designs. One such piece is a poster featuring a much different depiction of Mario and Luigi (the latter of which is using his in-game clothing colors for ''Super Mario Bros.'') who are brandishing a plunger and a monkey wrench as weapons, a yellow-capped Toad, two large, grotesque [[Trouter]]s, a flying green [[Birdo]] being ridden by a [[Snifit]] holding two [[Beezo]] spears, a large purple frog monster with a necklace (possibly [[Wart]]) with a [[Hammer Bro]]ther in tow, a flying yellow [[Pidgit]], two [[Hoopster]]s with distinct heads (one of which has a worried expression), a blue [[Tryclyde]], a pelican-like [[Albatoss]] holding a muscular red [[Bob-omb|Bob-Omb]] by the fuse, a giant red multi-eyed octopus with blue arms (possibly a complete reinterpretation of [[Blooper|Bloober]]), two tube worm-like creatures with sharp teeth and long tongues (possibly [[Piranha Plant]]s), and some goggle-wearing, long-tongued aliens atop spacecrafts with vaguely face-like fronts (possibly intended to be [[Lakitu]]s). King Koopa appears in the background and mostly looks as he does in the finished product but with more exaggerated proportions, while Princess Toadstool, the Shyguy, the Snifit, and the Beezo are fairly accurate to their artwork. The poster also shows a helmet-wearing skull mounted to a "Go Back!" sign, a Sphinx, a sea serpent, and some prehistoric reptiles. This loose, heavily abstracted depiction of game elements closely resembles that of their later show ''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]''.
*Luigi was given green eyes, even though game artwork and future appearances have always shown them to be blue. However, on the cover of the Volume 1 DVD set, Luigi's eyes are blue.
 
*In the first three episodes, Toad's color scheme was inverted. He sported a red cap with white spots, a white vest, red pants and white shoes. This was fixed from the fourth episode onwards with a white cap with red spots, a red vest, white pants and purple shoes, although it was reused for Toad's "[[Super Toad]]" form in a [[The Fire of Hercufleas|later episode]].
According to [[Danny Wells]], he and co-star [[Lou Albano]] recorded the show on a six days schedule, where they would first film the live-action segments and then drive to another studio in order to record voices for the animated segments.
*[[Trouter]]s were portrayed as being far more vicious than they were in ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', and would pursue anybody who came near them as if they were piranhas. their appearance more closely resembles that of [[Cheep-Cheep]]s than the Trouters seen in the game.
 
In a 2018 interview, freelancer writer [[Perry Martin]] explained that the show's focus on parodies came from Andy Heyward, as the production team had struggled to make much material from the thin story present in the games.<ref name="Perry"></ref> Writers would first submit a one-page premise of the story to the show's editors Bruce and Reed Shelly, then spent two days on a four page outline and finally a week to create the final script.
 
There was initially an episode titled "{{wp|Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves|Ali Koopa and His Forty Goombas}}" and a cover song in every episode including "{{wp|Gimme Shelter}}", "{{wp|Love Potion No. 9 (song)|Love Potion Number Nine}}", and "{{wp|Ain't No Mountain High Enough}}".<ref>TheUltiMarioFan (June 12, 2020). [https://mobile.twitter.com/TheUltiMarioFan/status/1271519848603037698 ''Twitter''] Retrieved June 21, 2020.</ref>
Additionally, every episode without a cover song contains a unique piece of music suggesting that DIC replaced the last copyrighted songs with original ones.
 
In an interview about DIC's history in adapting video games to television, DIC executive Robby London stated that video games such as ''Super Mario Bros.'' were DIC's favorite type of media to adapt because "[...] the videogames themselves were colorful, imaginative, hip and more than a little bizarre – in the best sense" and that their sparse lores and simple character allowed more creativity than when adapting material from other media.<ref name="GamesTM">''GamesTM''. "[https://www.gamestm.co.uk/uncategorised/from-pixels-to-primetime-the-making-of-mario-and-sonics-cartoon-careers/ From Captain N to Sonic Underground: Behind videogames' earliest cartoons]. Retrieved September 13, 2016</ref> London also spoke positively of Nintendo's involvement in the show, stating "[...] Nintendo was reasonable, professional and good to deal with. Their America office seemed quite capable of speaking definitively on behalf of their Japanese owners, and I don’t remember any problematic disputes with Nintendo [...]" and contrasting it with DIC's more turbulent partnership with [[Sega]] for its three ''[[Sonic]]'' series.<ref name="GamesTM"></ref>
 
The series was a rating success and was widely syndicated.<ref name="Canoe"></ref> Also, according to Wells, the guest stars actively asked to be part of the live-action segments due to the popularity of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' with their children.<ref name="Canoe"></ref> However, despite its success, Nintendo had little interest in continuing the show beyond the initial package, leading to its cancellation.
 
==Staff==
{{main|List of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! staff}}
The ''Super Show'' was executive produced by [[Andy Heyward]], directed by Dan Riba and produced by [[John Grusd]], who also produced and directed the two subsequent ''Super Mario'' cartoons by DIC. Animation was provided by [[Sei Young Animation Co., Ltd.]] The live-action sequences were co-produced with Saban Productions.
 
==Differences from the games==
*Several characters have very different appearances from what became their standard character models in later years, mostly owing to being based on sprites and/or character artwork from ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''.
**King Koopa's appearance was loosely based on his sprite from ''Super Mario Bros.'' His main skin color is green instead of orange-yellow; his ribbed stomach is deeper yellow than its game color; he has a crocodilian snout that matches the rest of his skin in coloration; he has two spike-bands instead of five (worn on his wrists only), which are dark green with gold spikes, instead of black with white spikes; his shell has a bright green lining and fewer spikes than in the games; his horn- and spike-rings are green like his skin; he has a crown instead of a mane, and no eyebrows; his tongue is reptilian instead of human-like; and his eyes are yellow instead of white and lack their red irises. In various pieces of concept art for the show, King Koopa retains his original color palette.
**Princess Toadstool's model portrays her as a redhead instead of a blonde, resembling her sprites from the first two ''Super Mario Bros.'' games. She also lacks her gloves and crown jewels, and her brooch, earrings, and eye color are green rather than blue (though some episodes do depict her earrings and irises as blue later on within animation).
**Mario and Luigi have overalls matching their cap colors, with blue shirts, and also have black hair instead of brown, along the lines of their early appearances in sprites and artwork. However, in later DIC cartoons, Mario's hair color is changed to brown, as seen in his current design, while Luigi's hair stays black.
**Toad's appearance is based on his sprite from ''Super Mario Bros.'', with the waistcoat being red instead of blue. In the first three episodes, all instances of white and red in his appearance were inverted, but this was fixed from the fourth episode onwards, although his shoes were recolored purple instead of the red from the original sprite, which is always seen in the opening in every episode. However, Toad's original inverted color scheme was reused for his [[Fire Mario|super form]] in the episode "The Fire of Hercufleas" and on VHS and DVD covers.  
*In addition to not having his more fantastical design from the games, King Koopa does not have the ability to [[Fire Breath|shoot fire]]; he instead uses his [[Magic Wand|magic wands]] or [[Bowser's Minions|minions]] for long-range attacks.
*In several episodes, Birdos were shown to be able to fly, a trait not seen in any ''Super Mario'' game.
*Rather than becoming [[Fire Mario]], unlike in the games, Mario (or Luigi) would become "Super Mario" or "Super Luigi" upon touching either a [[Fire Flower]], [[Super Star|Starman]], or some other source of excessive power. As Super Mario, Mario could hurl [[fireball]]s, had super-strength, and on a few rare occasions, could even fly. Although Mario could lose his powers by taking a hit (similar to the 2D ''Super Mario'' side-scrollers), it was also possible for them to wear off after a while.
*Mario's super form is based on his fire form sprites from ''Super Mario Bros.''; Luigi's variant of this form replaces the red with his defining color, green. This resembles what would be their standard fire form color schemes from ''Super Mario World'' onwards, but with their shirt and overall colors swapped.
*During Mario's transformation into a "Super Mario", Mario's color scheme from the Japanese cover of ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' is seen.
*During Luigi's transformation into a "Super Luigi", he is shown in one frame with a green shirt and blue overalls, as it would later become his current color scheme in the franchise, starting with ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.
*Although Mario's eyes are the established blue, Luigi's are green instead. However, their game color is used on the cover of the Volume 1 DVD set.
*[[Trouter]]s were portrayed as being far more vicious than they were in ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', and would pursue anybody who came near them. Their appearance more closely resembles that of [[Cheep Cheep|Cheep-Cheep]]s, and they may be only a merger of the two enemies.
 
==Differences from the other series==
*The voices of Mario and Luigi in this show most resemble their voices heard today, whereas their voices in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''Super Mario World'' shows (voiced by [[Walker Boone]] and [[Tony Rosato]], respectively) were lower and raspier for Mario, and higher and softer for Luigi, instead of Mario having a higher voice and Luigi having a lower voice like [[Charles Martinet]] does for the two's voices, and he made neither of them any raspier than Mario and Luigi's voice actors in this show.
*This is the only English DIC show where there is a live action section.
*There is the Plumber's Log, whose number quote in every episode is a reference to the Captain's Log quote from ''[[wikipedia:Star Trek|Star Trek]]''.


==Quotes==
==Quotes==
{{main|List of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! quotes}}
:''For a full list of quotes, see [[List of quotes in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!|here]].''


==References in later media==
==Trivia==
*''[[Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up]]'': The King Koopa design appears on the "Business Executive" page.
*Luigi's personality of being scared and cautious was first used in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''. Later, this personality appeared in video games most notably in the [[Mario & Luigi (series)|''Mario & Luigi'' series]], ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'', ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' and ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]''.
*''[[Super Mario Bros. Print World]]'': King Koopa's promo art is one of the printable graphic.
*The voice of Mario in this show most resembles the voice of Mario heard today, whereas Mario's voice in the Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World shows (voiced by Walker Boone) was lower and raspier.
*Luigi's personality of being scared and cautious was (arguably) first used in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'', and has been retained in later ''Super Mario'' media, such as the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' series, the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series, the ''[[Luigi's Mansion (series)|Luigi's Mansion]]'' series, the [[Mario & Luigi (series)|''Mario & Luigi'']] series, ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', the ''[[Mario + Rabbids (series)|Mario + Rabbids]]'' series, ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]''.
*King Koopa's color scheme may have inspired his mostly green alternate costume for Bowser in ''[[Mario Golf]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]''.
*''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'': A cover by Ali Dee of The Mario Rap under the name "[[Mario Brothers Rap]]" is used in the [[Super Mario Bros. Plumbing]] commercial, with the full song featured on the [[The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|film's official soundtrack]]. Additionally, two of the film's posters feature lyrics from the first verse of the song.<ref>Javier Corona-Lopez // JavierTheTAWOG&ATFanEst2007 (November 28, 2022). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9jVga56a3s We're the Mario Brothers, and plumbing's our game] ''YouTube''. Retrieved November 30, 2022.</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
<gallery>
MarioDiCArtwork.jpg|[[Mario]]
File:SMBSSVHS.jpg|<center>A trio of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' VHS tapes.
PrincessToadstoolDiCSuperMario.png|[[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]
File:Mario super show.PNG|<center>Volume 1 DVD boxset, released March 28, 2006
ToadDICCartoons.png|[[Toad]]
File:SMBSS!Vol. 2.jpg|<center>Vol. 2 DVD boxset, released October 31, 2006
KoopaDIC.jpg|[[Bowser|King Koopa]]
File:Smbssvolume2menu.png|<center>
The Bird The Bird title card.png|Title screen of "[[The Bird! The Bird!]]"
File:Smbssvolume2episodes.png|<center>
PlumbersYear.jpg|Live-action Mario and Luigi in "[[Plumbers of the Year]]"
File:Smbssvolume2specialfeatures.png|<center>
File:Mario'sGreatestMovieMoments.jpg|<center>Mario's Greatest Movie Moments DVD
File:MarioManiaDVD.jpg|<center>Mario Mania! DVD
File:MariosMovieMadness.jpg|<center>Mario's Movie Madness DVD
File:OnceUponAKoopa.jpg|<center>Once Upon a Koopa DVD
File:AirKoopa.jpg|<center>Air Koopa DVD
File:BoxOfficeMario.jpg|<center>Box Office Mario DVD
File:MarioSpellbound.jpg|<center>Mario Spellbound DVD
File:SMBSSOffTheMap.jpg|<center>Off the Map DVD
File:MariosAdventuresOutWest.jpg|<center>Mario's Adventures Out West DVD
File:ShowdownInBrooklyn.jpg|<center>Showdown in Brooklyn DVD
File:BestOfSMBSS.jpg|<center>The Best of the Super Mario Bros. Super Show! DVD
Image:Allsteamedup.png|<center>All Steamed Up DVD
</gallery>
</gallery>
 
==Language==
==Profiles==
{{Foreignname
*'''''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Tempest Special Edition:'''''
|spaE=Super Mario
**"''The zany Italian plumbers are back with an extra escapade free!''"
|spaEM=Super Mario
**"''Mario and Luigi are two wacky Italian plumbers who get washed through a warp zone into a magical land populated entirely by Mushroom people. Here they join forces with the lovely Princess Toadstool and her assistant to fight the dastardly King Koopa and his Koopa Troopas''"
*'''''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Volume One (DVD)|The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Volume One]]:'''''
**"''You're in for a treat, so hang on to your seat<br>Get ready for adventure and remarkable feats<br>You'll meet Koopas, the Troopas, the Princess and the others<br>Hangin with the plumbers, you'll be hooked on the brothers!''"
*'''''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Volume Two]]/[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Mega Disc]]:'''''
**"''Mario and Luigi are two wacky Italian plumbers who got washed through a warp zone while fixing a clogged drain. They find themselves in the colourful video world of the Mushroom Kingdom where they stumble from one adventure to another helping the perky Princess''"
*'''''[[Robokoopa]]:'''''
**"''Hey paisanos!<br>It's the Super Mario Brothers Super Show!<br>We're the Mario Brothers, and Plumbing's our game<br>We're not like the others who get all the fame<br>If your sink is in trouble, you can call us on the double<br>We're faster than the others, you'll be hooked on the Brothers''"
*'''Netflix:'''
**"''Mixing live action and animation, this classic series brought the beloved Super Mario Bros. video game characters to television screens everywhere.''"
**"''Beloved Brooklyn plumbers Mario and Luigi burst out of the video-game world and onto TV screens in this blend of animation and live-action.''"
*'''Amazon Prime Video, iTunes, Google Play, WildBrain's YouTube channels, and Pluto TV:'''
**"''The Super Mario Brothers Super Show is a zany animated fantasy adventure comedy based on Nintendo's most popular videogame. Staring the world-famous Mario and Luigi, two plumbers from Brooklyn who suddenly find themselves washed through a Warp Zone.''"
*'''The Roku Channel:'''
**"''After being sucked into a drain pipe, Mario and Luigi defend the Mushroom Kingdom from King Koopa.''"
 
==Translations==
The show received 21 translations ({{wp|Cantonese}}, {{wp|Danish language|Danish}}, {{wp|Dutch language|Dutch}}, {{wp|Finnish language|Finnish}}, {{wp|French language|French}}, {{wp|German language|German}}, {{wp|Greek language|Greek}}, {{wp|Hebrew language|Hebrew}}, {{wp|Hindi}}, {{wp|Icelandic language|Icelandic}}, {{wp|Indonesian language|Indonesian}}, {{wp|Italian language|Italian}}, {{wp|Korean language|Korean}}, {{wp|Norwegian language|Norwegian}}, {{wp|Brazilian Portuguese|Portuguese}}, {{wp|Russian language|Russian}}, {{wp|Spanish language|Spanish}}, {{wp|Castilian Spanish}}, {{wp|Swedish language|Swedish}}, {{wp|Taiwanese Mandarin}}, and {{wp|Turkish language|Turkish}}), along with a {{wp|Polish language|Polish}} voiceover, with several differences between them.
*While most translations dub both the live-action and animated segments, the Dutch, Finnish, Hebrew, Icelandic, Korean, and Norwegian dubs do not dub the live-action segments, instead being subtitled. The Turkish dub removes the live-action segments entirely.
*The French, German, Italian, and Russian dubs are the only ones to completely dub the "Mario Rap," whereas the Icelandic, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish dubs use the English version and dub only the animated Mario head introducing the show. The remaining translations leave the "Mario Rap" completely intact.
**On a related note, the German and Italian versions use dubs of "Do the Mario" for the closing credits.
*The original translations in Spain and Italy use an entirely different extended theme song.
*The Korean version uses a slightly modified lyrical version of the original ''Super Mario'' theme music and replaces the live-action skits with different ones starring domestic actors. These skits feature original plots, sets, and costume designs, rather than simply remaking the Albano/Wells skits; among other changes, Mario and Luigi's mustaches are stereotypical handlebar mustaches (as opposed to Albano and Wells' natural facial hair), the set design is significantly more sterile, and the brothers' outfits more closely resemble those of their game counterparts.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YC111rmkGU (reup) Korean Super Mario Bros. Super Show Live-Action Segment (with English subtitles)]</ref>
*The Italian and Brazilian Portuguese dubs cut the Friday live-action skits and the ''Zelda'' episodes. Later, these animated episodes would be broadcasted in their own series: ''Un regno incantato per Zelda'' (''An enchanted kingdom for Zelda'') in Italian and simply ''Zelda'' in Portuguese.{{ref needed}}
*In the Chinese, Danish, Finnish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, and Latin American Spanish dubs, a narrator would read the episode title's translation as it appeared, usually starting with "today we present" followed by the episode name (this was a common practice for cartoon dubs).
**In the Dutch, French, Hebrew, Icelandic, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, and Russian dubs, the title is visually translated instead.
*In the French dub, the Plumber's Log is not used, leaving the intro without any dialogue in some instances.
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|ChiT=超級瑪利歐兄弟超級秀
|ChiTR=Chāojí Mǎlìōu Xiōngdì Chāojí Xiù
|ChiTM=The Super Mario Bros. Super Show
|ChiTC=<ref>[https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1NW411E7NG/?spm_id_from=333.788.recommend_more_video.3 （部分集数画质超渣）超级马里奥兄弟的超级秀 台配国语]</ref>
|Dut=De Mario Bros. Show
|DutM=The Mario Bros. Show
|DutC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CleKRVCqI4U The Super Mario Bros. Super Show Dutch Subbed - De Gevleugelde Kidnapper / Wanted: Mario & Luigi]</ref>
|Ger=Die Super Mario Brothers Super Show
|GerM=The Super Mario Bros. Super Show
|GerC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8GK3-YG-vg&list=PLn0Cm-QzTZcYMFil7DnnbYQJlk7qccB4H&index=1 The Super Mario Bros Super Show! Folge 1 Sauberkeit ist alles / Der Vogel! Der Vogel!]</ref>
|Heb=האחים סופר מריו
|HebR=He'Akhim Super Mario
|HebM=Super Mario Bros.
|HebC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6CwQYLVhXw האחים סופר מריו חלק 1]</ref>
|Ita=Super Mario
|ItaN=First airings
|ItaC=<ref>[https://youtu.be/NOVhN4NkUpc Super Mario - Cartone animato sigla (Intro ITA)]</ref>
|Ita2=The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
|Ita2N=Subsequent airings and home-video releases
|Ita2C=<ref>[https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/gm0AAOSwLpFhem49/s-l1600.webp Back cover of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show - Volume 1'' VHS]</ref>
|Kor=슈퍼 마리오<ref>[https://youtu.be/HroooeyIMo8?si=dJFJVaojbItNiapV&t=537&index Bizarre International DVDs From Around The World - SpongeBob, Mario, Sonic & More!]</ref>
|KorR=Syupeo Mario
|KorM=Super Mario
|Nor=Super Mario Bros. Super Show
|NorC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77ibL5Ia8gU&list=PLW8yg18mYSRjYvdGjC1PIyxwl9PDwarRy&index=1 The Super Mario Bros Super Show S01E01 - The Bird! The Bird!/Neatness Counts (Norsk Fox Kids)]</ref>
|Pol=Przygody Braci Mario
|PolM=Adventures of the Mario Brothers
|PolC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM_BvijP7oQ Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Episode 5 | Rolling Down the River (Polish Voice-Over)]</ref>
|PorA=O Super Espetáculo dos Irmãos Mario
|PorAM=The Super Show of the Mario Brothers
|PorAC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDKAJMytLeE&list=PLwzf4mOPE8BlhZQzQNfBFjrkJrrocv7kU&index=1 Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Apresentação Conta / O Pássaro, O Pássaro! (Alta Qualidade)]</ref>
|Rus=Супер брать Марио
|RusR=Super bratʹ Mario
|RusM=Super Mario brothers
|RusC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jwlWN-ZjdE&list=PLsSyf51DZDU1cejc8jqQCEBNTxTQMq5zW Супершоу супербратьев Марио - 1 серия]</ref>
|SpaA=El súper show de Super Mario Bros.
|SpaAM=The Super Mario Bros. super show
|SpaAC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZaYiN0-Fz4 "La alfombra mágica de Mario"]</ref>
|SpaA2=El súper programa de Super Mario Bros.
|SpaA2N=Prior to "Mario's Magic Carpet"
|SpaA2M=The super program of Super Mario Bros.
|SpaA2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bcmfgJAQrw Super Mario Brothers Super Show in Spanish / En Español- ¡El pájaro! ¡El pájaro! - Episode 1]</ref>
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==External Links==
*Although on Fridays ''The Legend of Zelda'' animated episodes were aired, the live-action episodes were still ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' episodes.
*[http://www.supermarioshow.com/ Watch and read about all the toons at SuperMarioShow.com]
*At least two live-action segments - "[[Dance]]" and "[[Treasure of the Sierra Brooklyn]]" - identify Mario as being Mario and Luigi's surname.
*[http://www.jaroo.com/shows/?show=44&genre= Watch ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' on Jaroo.com]
 
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==References==
{{The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Animated}}
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{{The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Live}}
 
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==External links==
{{Wikipedia}}
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLySo2SlSHPSOBOcRLpSsmr5CqvDRlUa-U All full episodes of the show] officially uploaded on YouTube, courtesy of {{wp|WildBrain Spark}}.
 
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