Editing Toad Warriors

{{about|an episode of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''|about the form of Toad's seen in this episode|[[Toad Warrior]]}}

|image=[[File:SMBSS Episode 13.jpg|200px]]

|airdate=September 25, 1989 (English)<br>October 11, 1990 (French)

|writer=[[Phil Harnage]]

|plumbers_log=10 - 24 (1024)

|alter_ego=[[King Koopa's alter egos#King-of-the-Road Koopa|King-of-the-Road Koopa]]

|cover="[[List of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! songs#Born to Be Wild|Born to Be Wild]]"

|replacement="[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#Burn Baby Burn|Burn Baby Burn]]"

|reference=''{{wp|Mad Max 2|The Road Warrior}}''

|live="[[E.C. The Extra Creepy]]"

"'''Toad Warriors'''" is the thirteenth episode of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' Its corresponding live-action segment is "[[E.C. The Extra Creepy]]." The copyrighted title for the episode in the {{wp|United States Copyright Office}} is "'''Toad warrior'''." This episode, along with the live-action segment, is the first episode to have a commercial bumper with a picture of the title card for ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''

Stopping alongside the parked Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool, the State Troopa grabs his car radio and radios to King Koopa that he is about to arrest Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool. Getting the State Troopa's communication, King Koopa, who is on a nearby cliff with [[Mouser]], radios back that the State Troopa should capture Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool and be sure to not let them escape; after communicating this to the State Troopa, King Koopa tells Mouser that soon he will have the rebels' spaghetti sauce and once he does get it, he will sell it to the inhabitants of Car Land for an extremely large amount of money.

Down below, the State Troopa, brandishing his Cobrat, has made Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool stand up against their convertible and is refusing to acknowledge their rights. After the State Troopa says that Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool will not be able to call their lawyers or their mothers, he is suddenly dive-bombed by a helicopter seemingly created from a trash can.

Seeing that the helicopter, which is being piloted by the [[Mushroom Rebel]], is turning around, the State Troopa frantically hides underneath his car. With the State Troopa hiding, the helicopter drops down a rope ladder and tells Princess Toadstool to grab hold of it; Princess Toadstool does grab this rope ladder, though only after being convinced by Mario, Luigi and Toad to, who say they will be alright and will meet her at the rebels' desert base.

As Princess Toadstool rides the helicopter off into the distance, Toad informs Mario and Luigi that now is their chance to escape from the State Troopa; unfortunately, the State Troopa, appearing behind Mario, Luigi and Toad and wielding a [[Bob-omb|Bob-Omb]], says that Mario, Luigi and Toad will not be going anywhere. After the State Troopa says this though, the radio in his car begins to emit King Koopa voice, who is demanding the State Troopa report to him. The State Troopa, not wanting to anger King Koopa, goes to answer his radio, leaving the Bob-Omb to watch Mario, Luigi and Toad.

Looking at the Bob-Omb, Toad gets an idea and begins to taunt the Bob-Omb, causing it to become so angry that it lights its own fuse. Noticing the Bob-Omb's lit fuse, Toad yells for Mario and Luigi to begin to run and hide, which Mario and Luigi do. After talking to King Koopa on his radio, the State Troopa, seeing that Mario, Luigi and Toad are gone, begins to berate the Bob-Omb, only to notice its fuse is lit; panicking, the State Troopa lunges at the Bob-Omb and manages to put out its fuse with his fingers, just before the Bob-Omb explodes.

Elsewhere in Car Land, Princess Toadstool and here Mushroom companion have reached the [[Rebel Fort]] and are in the process of landing their helicopter. Near the fort, King Koopa has just ordered the [[Bowser's Minions|Koopa Pack]], consisting of Mouser and several State Troopas, all riding cars, to siege the fort. Seeing King Koopa and the Koopa Pack approaching, Princess Toadstool tells the Mushroom rebels that they have to keep King Koopa and the Koopa Pack away from the fort, at least, until Mario, Luigi and Toad arrive.

Grabbing several [[Vegetable]]s, the Mushroom rebels and Princess Toadstool begin to throw them at the Koopa Pack and successfully knock several State Troopas, as well as Mouser, from their cars. As King Koopa begins to become enraged, a car, with three [[Birdo]]s on it, passes him; the Birdos riding this car proceed to shoot several [[Birdo's Egg|eggs]] at the Rebel Fort, seriously damaging it and causing a fire.

While above the clouds, Toad, seeing a [[Super Star|Starman]], proceeds to grab it, just before he, Mario and Luigi plummet towards the Rebel Fort. Seeing Mario, Toad and Luigi falling from the sky, Princess Toadstool has several Mushroom rebels gather and stack mattresses nearby, which Mario, Luigi and Toad fall on and safely bounce off of.

Seeing that Mario, Luigi and Toad have survived their fall from the sky, King Koopa orders Mouser to bring forth his ultimate weapon: the [[Thunderbirdo]]. Receiving this order, Mouser drives a large car carrying a Birdo quite monstrous in size up to the Rebel Fort. Once close to the Rebel Fort, the Thunderbirdo proceeds to launch a giant egg at, which violently explodes upon contact with the fort.

Inside the Rebel Fort, Princess Toadstool, Luigi, Toad and Mario, having survived the Thunderbirdo's attack by climbing into some manholes, begin to form a plan on how to defeat King Koopa; Princess Toadstool instructs Mario to take a truck filled with spaghetti sauce away from the Rebel Fort, luring King Koopa and the Koopa Pack away from the place, Princess Toadstool then instructs Luigi to drive a helicopter through the air and keep look-out.

After giving her instructions to Mario and Luigi, Princess Toadstool is shown the Starman Toad collected by Toad; seeing the Starman, Princess Toadstool tells Toad that, with it, he can become a "[[Toad Warrior]]" and gain several superpowers. Hearing Princess Toadstool say this, Toad instantly activates the power of the Starman and inexplicably gains a leather jacket, spiked helmet, driving gloves and a motorcycle. Proclaiming he is the Toad Warrior, Toad asks a nearby Mushroom person to give him five [[Bomb Plant]]s.

After Toad asks the Mushroom for these Bomb Plants, though, the Rebel Fort is struck by another egg shot by the Thunderbirdo; after this egg hits the fort, Princess Toadstool tells Mario, Luigi and Toad to begin her plan.

While driving along, Mario and Princess Toadstool are attacked by a State Troopa, who throws a Bob-Omb into the cab of their truck. Grabbing the Bob-Omb before it explodes, Mario gives it to Princess Toadstool, who proceeds to throw it at a nearby State Troopa. Up above, Luigi dips his helicopter downward to avoid a bird, accidentally dive-bombing a State Troopa in the process, knocking him off his car and blowing it up.

As Luigi regains altitude, a nearby car carrying three Birdos fires eggs at Mario and Princess Toadstool's truck; though the eggs miss the truck, the cause it to swerve, causing Princess Toadstool to almost fall from the truck's cab. As Princess Toadstool manages to re-enter the truck cab, Luigi drops a Bob-Omb on the car carrying the Birdos, causing it to blow-up and send it State Troopa driver and Birdo passengers tumbling on to the road.

As King-of-the-Road Koopa and Toad race, Mario and Princess Toadstool find themselves surrounded by State Troopas and Mouser, who has the Thunderbirdo as his passenger. Seeing the State Troopas, Mouser and Thunderbirdo approaching, Princess Toadstool exits the cab of the truck and climbs on top of it; seeing that a State Troopa has jumped on to their tanker truck, Princess Toadstool throws a Bob-Omb at them, knocking him off.

Seeing Mouser and the Thunderbirdo approaching, Princess Toadstool throws her Bob-Omb bag at the Thunderbirdo, which lands in its mouth. The Thunderbirdo immediately swallows it whole, blowing itself up in the process and flinging Mouser up into the air; seeing Mouser rocket upwards, Luigi, upon seeing Mouser fall back towards the ground, throws a Bob-Omb at him, which explodes in Mouser's face, flinging him over the horizon.

As King-of-the-Road Koopa falls into the Grand Koopa Canyon, falling into a river after deploying a parachute, Toad returns to his normal form, losing his Toad Warrior powers, thus having his motorcycle turned into a yellow tricycle with training wheels. Rushing up to Toad, Princess Toadstool congratulates him and Mario and Luigi in helping reclaim Car Land's spaghetti sauce.

 

After this praise, Mario, hungry after having nothing but dried pasta for weeks, rushes to the tanker truck containing the spaghetti sauce and, despite Princess Toadstool's warnings, turns a faucet on it. Before Mario can react, he is suddenly blasted with spaghetti sauce being shot from the truck's faucet. As Mario is knocked to the ground by the stream of sauce, which he is desperately drinking, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool give an amused laugh at him.

*[[Mario]]

*[[Luigi]]

*[[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]

*[[Bowser|King-of-the-Road Koopa]]

*[[State Troopa]]s

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

==Cast==

*In the ''[[Mario's Greatest Movie Moments]]'' DVD release of this episode, the word loser is misspelled as "looser" in the DVD's captions.

*The [[Cobrat]] the [[State Troopa]] is holding has white eyes instead its usual yellow ones.

*In the [[Thunderbirdo]]'s first appearance, its legs are green instead of purple. In its final shot, the tail is green.

*When the State Troopa pleads for the [[Bob-omb]] to not explode, the rim on his goggles is colored black instead of white.

*The State Troopa driving the jeep with the [[Birdo]]s on top first appears without the Birdos, but in the next shot, they appear.

*When Mario says, "''This is the life! The wind in your face! A driving song on the radio!''", he is shown looking disinterested, while [[Toad]]'s vest is the same color as his skin with his chest the same color as his pants.

*After [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] says, "''Quick! Get some mattresses!''", Toad replaces one of the [[Toad (species)|Mushroom rebels]] holding the mattresses despite still falling with Mario and [[Luigi]].

*As Mario and his friends notice the egg fired from the Thunderbirdo, Princess Toadstool passes through the [[Mushroom Rebel]].

*When [[Mouser]] is blasted off into the distance, his accessories are colored gray instead of black.

*When Princess Toadstool says that she and her friends defeated all of King Koopa's minions, the truck she and Mario are driving changes color to resemble that of the one that the Mario Bros. and Toad crashed into earlier in the episode.

 

 

*'''''[[Action Adventures]]'' VHS and ''[[Mario's Greatest Movie Moments]]'' DVD:''' ''[[Toad]] hits the road to stop [[Bowser|Kar-Krazy Koopa]] from stealing the world's last remaining tomato sauce.''

 

 

*''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' would feature another reference to ''{{wp|Mad Max 2|The Road Warrior}}'' with its briefly mentioned film ''[[List of implied entertainment#The Toad Warrior|The Toad Warrior]]''.

*This is one of the only episodes to not appear in "The Worlds of Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Concept Art Gallery."

*The [[State Troopa]] that arrests [[Mario]] and his friends at the beginning of the episode uses a car designated Car 54 1/2, a reference to the TV series ''{{wp|Car 54, Where Are You?}}''

 

==References==

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[[Category:The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episodes]]