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"'''The Koopas Are Coming! The Koopas Are Coming!'''" is the 35th episode of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''. During the cartoon segment of the episode, the four companions met [[George Washingtoad|General George Washingtoad]] and his army. Also, [[Mario]] and Co. need to stop [[Bowser|King Koopa]] from freezing everyone and taking | "'''The Koopas Are Coming! The Koopas Are Coming!'''" is the 35th episode of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''. During the cartoon segment of the episode, the four companions met [[George Washingtoad|General George Washingtoad]] and his army. Also, [[Mario]] and Co. need to stop [[Bowser|King Koopa]] from freezing everyone and taking over. | ||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
Mario and have been called to help General George Washingtoad battle Redcoat Koopa, who then arrives at the camp and uses the Ice Scepter to freeze the Revolutionary army. After Mario uses a [[Fire Flower]] to defrost them, [[Luigi]] is sent to warn the [[Toad (species)|Toads]] of the Koopa attack. However, he is captured en route and Readcoat Koopa demands that Mario surrenders. In order to rescue Luigi, Mario decides to attack Koopa's camp from behind, but in order to do this, he must cross the Delawide river, a feat never done before in the winter. In the end, Mario crosses the river and attacks, capturing the Ice Scepter and defeating the Koopas. | Mario and have been called to help General George Washingtoad battle Redcoat Koopa, who then arrives at the camp and uses the Ice Scepter to freeze the Revolutionary army. After Mario uses a [[Fire Flower]] to defrost them, [[Luigi]] is sent to warn the [[Toad (species)|Toads]] of the Koopa attack. However, he is captured en route and Readcoat Koopa demands that Mario surrenders. In order to rescue Luigi, Mario decides to attack Koopa's camp from behind, but in order to do this, he must cross the Delawide river, a feat never done before in the winter. In the end, Mario crosses the river and attacks, capturing the Ice Scepter and defeating the Koopas. | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
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*[[John Stocker]] — [[Toad]], [[George Washingtoad|General George Washingtoad]], [[Koopa Troopa]], Koopa Troopa #2, [[Beezos]], [[Flurry]], citizen #1 | *[[John Stocker]] — [[Toad]], [[George Washingtoad|General George Washingtoad]], [[Koopa Troopa]], Koopa Troopa #2, [[Beezos]], [[Flurry]], citizen #1 | ||
*[[Harvey Atkin]] — [[Bowser|King Bowser Koopa]], citizen #2, citizen #3 | *[[Harvey Atkin]] — [[Bowser|King Bowser Koopa]], citizen #2, citizen #3 | ||
==References to the [[Wikipedia:American Revolutionary War|American Revolutionary War]]== | |||
This episode is based on the Revolutionary War fought between the Thirteen Colonies that would later become the [[United States of America]] and England. | |||
*The Plumber's Log is numbered as 1776, the year the Declaration of Independence was signed, recognizing the United States as a country. | |||
*George Washingtoad is stationed in Valley Forge, a forge in Pennsylvania where George Washington and the Continental Army spent the Winter of 1775 before later launching an attack on Hessian forces in Trenton, Delaware, on Christmas Morning. | |||
**This same detail is carried over with the crossing of the Delawide River, itself based on the crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas Eve, 1775. The placement in said scene is based on the painting ''Washington Crossing the Delaware''. | |||
*Luigi's mention of Koopa's dumping tea in the harbor is a reference to the Boston Tea Party, where the Sons of Liberty snuck onto a British trading ship and dumped crates of tea into Boston Harbor. | |||
*The line of "Give us Koopa, or give us Death" is based on Patrick Henry's speech to the Virginia Convention "Give me liberty, or give me death!" | |||
*Mario, Luigi, and Toad's positions and instruments at the end of the episode are based on the painting ''The Spirit of '76'', which was painted to commemorate the centennial celebration of America's independence. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The title of this episode is clearly a spoof of Paul Revere's midnight ride, where he erroneously called, "The British are coming! The British are coming!" | *The title of this episode is clearly a spoof of Paul Revere's midnight ride, where he erroneously called, "The British are coming! The British are coming!" | ||
*This episode is briefly referenced in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' 's episode ''[[Reptiles in the Rose Garden]]''. After [[King Koopa]] tells the [[Chain Chomps]] to take [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Toadstool]], and [[Toad]] to his dungeon, Luigi says, "Now our poor [[United States of America|home country]]. We can't even tell them the Koopas are coming!" | *This episode is briefly referenced in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' 's episode ''[[Reptiles in the Rose Garden]]''. After [[King Koopa]] tells the [[Chain Chomps]] to take [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Toadstool]], and [[Toad]] to his dungeon, Luigi says, "Now our poor [[United States of America|home country]]. We can't even tell them the Koopas are coming!" | ||
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[[Category:The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Episodes]] | [[Category:The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Episodes]] | ||
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Template:SMBSSbox "The Koopas Are Coming! The Koopas Are Coming!" is the 35th episode of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. During the cartoon segment of the episode, the four companions met General George Washingtoad and his army. Also, Mario and Co. need to stop King Koopa from freezing everyone and taking over.
Summary
Mario and have been called to help General George Washingtoad battle Redcoat Koopa, who then arrives at the camp and uses the Ice Scepter to freeze the Revolutionary army. After Mario uses a Fire Flower to defrost them, Luigi is sent to warn the Toads of the Koopa attack. However, he is captured en route and Readcoat Koopa demands that Mario surrenders. In order to rescue Luigi, Mario decides to attack Koopa's camp from behind, but in order to do this, he must cross the Delawide river, a feat never done before in the winter. In the end, Mario crosses the river and attacks, capturing the Ice Scepter and defeating the Koopas.
Characters
Cast
- Lou Albano — Mario
- Danny Wells — Luigi
- Jeannie Elias — Princess Toadstool
- John Stocker — Toad, General George Washingtoad, Koopa Troopa, Koopa Troopa #2, Beezos, Flurry, citizen #1
- Harvey Atkin — King Bowser Koopa, citizen #2, citizen #3
References to the American Revolutionary War
This episode is based on the Revolutionary War fought between the Thirteen Colonies that would later become the United States of America and England.
- The Plumber's Log is numbered as 1776, the year the Declaration of Independence was signed, recognizing the United States as a country.
- George Washingtoad is stationed in Valley Forge, a forge in Pennsylvania where George Washington and the Continental Army spent the Winter of 1775 before later launching an attack on Hessian forces in Trenton, Delaware, on Christmas Morning.
- This same detail is carried over with the crossing of the Delawide River, itself based on the crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas Eve, 1775. The placement in said scene is based on the painting Washington Crossing the Delaware.
- Luigi's mention of Koopa's dumping tea in the harbor is a reference to the Boston Tea Party, where the Sons of Liberty snuck onto a British trading ship and dumped crates of tea into Boston Harbor.
- The line of "Give us Koopa, or give us Death" is based on Patrick Henry's speech to the Virginia Convention "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
- Mario, Luigi, and Toad's positions and instruments at the end of the episode are based on the painting The Spirit of '76, which was painted to commemorate the centennial celebration of America's independence.
Trivia
- The title of this episode is clearly a spoof of Paul Revere's midnight ride, where he erroneously called, "The British are coming! The British are coming!"
- This episode is briefly referenced in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 's episode Reptiles in the Rose Garden. After King Koopa tells the Chain Chomps to take Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad to his dungeon, Luigi says, "Now our poor home country. We can't even tell them the Koopas are coming!"
