Editing The Ten Koopmandments

|airdate=October 31, 1989 (English)<br>December 3, 1990 (French)

|alter_ego=[[King Koopa's alter egos#Koop Tut|Koop Tut]]

|reference=''{{wp|The Ten Commandments (1956 film)|The Ten Commandments}}''

|live="[[The Artist]]"

"'''The Ten Koopmandments'''" is the thirty-fourth episode of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' This episode is based on the second half of the Judeo-Christian tale of {{wp|Book of Exodus|Exodus}}, the second book in both the {{wp|Bible}} and the {{wp|Torah}}. Mario's role is based on {{wp|Moses}}, freeing the slaves of a powerful tyrant and parting the Red Sea with his staff. In the Exodus story, Moses receives the Ten Commandments on Mt. Sinai, to praise the God of Israel who brought them out of labor, whereupon he breaks the original tablets after seeing that the Hebrews made an idol out of the gold they took from the Pharaoh and demanded they melt it into a gold chest to carry the Commandments, after writing a second set on the same mountain. Here, [[Bowser|Koopa]] has written his own set of Koopmandments which direct all glory and worship to himself. Its corresponding live-action segment is "[[The Artist]]."

[[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], and [[Toad]] are riding on camels on their way to [[Pyramid Land]], as a pharaoh named [[Bowser|Koop Tut]] is causing trouble for the citizens. As Mario and co. reach a monument known as the Ten Koopmandments, they read the various Koopmandments;

As the group leave in their camels, they find a nearby Mushroom village, only to find out it was deserted. Toad assumes that all the [[Toad (species)|Mushroom People]] living there have vanished, but Princess Toadstool points out that not all of them have, as they find three of them who introduce them as [[The Three Mushrooms]]; Curly, Larry, and Momar. Princess Toadstool asks the Three Mushrooms about the whereabouts of all the other villagers. Curly tells the group that Koop Tut has kidnapped most of them, and Larry continues that they have been turned into bricks. Momar shoves his two siblings saying that he should be the one talking and then hits them by the head, hurting them. Toad asks Mario what Koop Tut could be up to. Mario tells Toad that what Koop Tut is doing could be something diabolical, sinister, and not very nice.

Meanwhile, Koop Tut is admiring the construction of his colossal Koopinx, which is made entirely out of bricks that were once Mushroom People, being nearly complete. [[Mouser]] heads to Koop Tut to tell him some bad news. Angered by this, Koop Tut pulls Mouser with his magic staff, saying that he hates bad news, and even the one who brings it. Mouser tries to change the subject by saying that it was "good news" and that he will be rewarded with a medal for bringing it. As Koop Tut prepares to abuse him, Mouser tells him that they could take the vacation cruise of the Nile. Koop Tut asks Mouser of what will become of his Koopinx. Mouser tells him that the "great part" is that the Koopinx cannot be finished; they were fresh out of bricks. Koop Tut shakes Mouser in frustration, saying that it sounded more like bad news for him and then tosses Mouser into a palm tree, leaving him disappointed that there will not be a cruise nor medal reward for him. Koop Tut commands Mouser to bring in the Koopa Pack to kidnap the remaining Mushroom People. Mouser accepts Koop Tut's command and walks off, mumbling about how there cannot be anything worse other than his boss.

Later, Mario and his friends spot Koop Tut, Mouser, [[Tryclyde]], and a [[Koopa Troopa]] on a chariot ridden by an [[Ostro]]. Mario tells the gang that there is only one thing they can do. Luigi asks if they could run for their lives. Mario tells Luigi that they should stand and fight, leaving Luigi with no other choice.

When Koop Tut and his [[Bowser's Minions|Koopa Pack]] reach the village, he commands them to take over the village until they find The Three Mushrooms, who launches pie at them with a trebuchet. Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad show up holding plungers, ready to take down Koop Tut and his army. Mouser, Koopa Troopa, and Tryclyde charge into their battle positions as Mario and his friends prepare to attack. When Mouser and Koopa Troopa begin to twirl their spear and sword respectively, The Three Mushrooms launch more pie at the Koopas, only for Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad to be hit by the pies on accident. Noticing they have mistargeted, Momar grabs his two brothers by the nose, hurting them again. Koop Tut uses his magic staff to turn The Three Mushrooms into bricks and then trap Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad in a net.

Koop Tut sends Mario and his friends into a dungeon inside of a pyramid. As Princess Toadstool commands Koop Tut to let her Mushrooms go, Koop Tut declines this, proclaiming that good bricks are hard to find. Koop Tut and his pack then leave Mario and co. trapped in the pyramid dungeon. Mario points out that a [[Goomba Mummy]] is after them, in which the gang flee from it in a dark corridor where they find a [[Cobrat]] blocking their path. Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad proceed to leap over the Cobrat, along with the Goomba Mummy that was chasing them. A [[Phanto]] appears out of nowhere coming after Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad, leaving the group surrounded by it and the Goomba Mummy. Mario finds an emergency exit and presses the button, which opens up a trapdoor where Mario and co. fall into it and slide down a really long slide to escape the pyramid.

When Koop Tut finds out that the Koopinx has mysteriously disappeared, Mouser tells him what had happened while he grabs and pounds him into the ground. Furious, Koop Tut commands Mouser to go after Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, Toad, and all the Mushroom People they have freed and jumps at Mouser, throwing him into another tent.

*[[Toad (species)|Mushroom People]]

*When [[Mario]] and his friends look at the Ten Koopmandments, [[Toad]] is larger than normal.

*When [[Mouser]] first approaches [[Bowser|Koop Tut]] on his throne, his necklace is missing.

*When the [[Bowser's Minions|Koopa Pack]] returns to the village, [[Koopa Troopa]]'s face is completely yellow. This also happens when they are washed away by the [[Red Sauce Sea]].

**In the same scene, the [[Ostro]]'s head plume is missing.

*When Koop Tut uses his staff to turn [[The Three Mushrooms]] into bricks, he, [[Tryclyde]], and [[Mouser]] are standing on thin air.

*When the Koopa Pack starts laughing at Mario and his friends, Koopa Troopa and [[Tryclyde]]'s mouths do not move.

*When Mario finds the emergency exit, it reads, "EMERGENCY EXT: PUSH", but in the close-up shot of the exit, it reads, "EMERGENCY EXIT: PUSH!"

*In some scenes of Mario sneaking to steal Koop Tut's staff, the Koopinx is depicted as still undergoing construction despite being completely finished.

*When Mario is about to use Koop Tut's staff, Toad is missing, but in the next shot, he is in front of [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]].

*When Koop Tut manhandles Mouser after learning the Koopinx's disappearance, Mouser's head disappears for a few frames.

*When Koop Tut orders Mouser to command the Koopa Pack to attack, his shell turns the same color as the rest of his body.

 

TSMBSS The Ten Koopmandments error 3.png|Koopa Troopa's miscolored head

{{quote|Magic staff, do your trick! Turn these mushrooms into bricks!|Koop Tut}}

{{quote|I'm warning you, let my [[Toad (species)|mushrooms]] go!|[[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]}}

|Ita=I Dieci Comandamenti di Attila

*According to writer [[Perry Martin]], the original premise for the episode was named "Koop-Tut" where [[Bowser|King Koopa]] "turns everyone into bricks" to build a "Koopinx," but it was rejected by [[DIC Entertainment|DIC]] executives, allegedly due to being "too imaginative." Not wanting to waste the premise, Marin rewrote the script as a more straightforward film parody, having remembered that [[Andy Heyward]] wanted a parody of ''The Ten Commandments'', and got the script approved.<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>