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[[Image:DingBell.jpg|thumb|The '''Ding Bell'''.]]  
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The '''Ding Bell''' is a large, steam-powered boat owned and operated by a sailor named [[Mark Twang]].
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|first_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' ("[[Rolling Down the River]]") (1989)
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The '''Ding Bell''' is a large, steam-powered boat owned and operated by a sailor named [[Mark Twang]]. In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' episode "[[Rolling Down the River]]", Mark Twang uses the Ding Bell in his race against [[Bowser|Captain Koopa]] for the honor of becoming King of the River and presumably, the [[River World]]. Captain Koopa cheats in the race and sabotages the Ding Bell's engine, severely limiting the speed it can travel at.


In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' episode "[[Rolling Down the River]]", Mark Twang uses the Ding Bell in his race against [[Bowser|Captain Koopa]] for the honor of becoming King of the River and presumably, the [[River World]]. Unfortunately, Captain Koopa cheated in the race and sabotaged the Ding Bell's engine, severally limiting the speed it can travel at.
It is only when Mark Twang save [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] from a voracious [[Trouter]] and brings them aboard the Ding Bell, that the Ding Bell's engine is able repaired; Mario and Luigi manage to successfully repair the Ding Bell's engine. With the Ding Bell's engine repaired, Mark Twang is able to catch-up to Captain Koopa and his [[Sinister Star]].


It was only when Mark Twang saved Mario and Luigi from a voracious [[Trouter]] and brought them aboard the Ding Bell, that the the Ding Bell's engine had a chance to be repaired; Mario and Luigi managed to successfully repair the Ding Bell's engine. With the Ding Bell's engine repaired, Mark Twang was able to catch-up to Captain Koopa and his [[Sinister Star]].
The Ding Bell's progress in Mark Twang's race to be King of the River is halted once again when Captain Koopa makes an impassable black pit in the river with a [[Black Pit Bob-Omb]]. It is only through the intervention of Mario, Luigi and a "plunger anchor" that the Ding Bell narrowly manages to avoid being sucked into the black pit. The Ding Bell is eventually docked near a portion of land when Mark Twang, Mario and Luigi go to see the [[Mouth of the River]] for advice on how to pass the black pit.


Unfortunately, the Ding Bell's progress in Mark Twang's race to be King of the River was halted once again when Captain Koopa made an impassable black pit in the river with a [[Black Pit Bob-omb]]. It was only through the intervention of Mario, Luigi and a "plunger anchor" that the Ding Bell narrowly managed to avoid being sucked into the black pit. The Ding Bell was eventually docked near a portion of land when Mark Twang, Mario and Luigi went to see the [[Mouth of the River]] for advice on how to pass the black pit.
After gaining advice from the Mouth of the River, Mario and Luigi manage to create an intricate piping system that drains the water from around the black pit and empties it into a nearby path, separated from the black pit by a wall of rocks. With this new path, the Ding Bell can pass the black pit unhindered.


After gaining advice from the Mouth of the River, Mario and Luigi managed to create an intricate piping system that drained the water from around the black pit and empty it into a nearby path, separated from the black pit by a wall of rocks. With this new path, the Ding Bell could pass the black pit unhindered.
Much later, the Ding Bell manages to catch-up to the Sinister Star, with [[Fire Mario|Super Mario]] and Super Luigi powering the device ahead on jump powered pumps. When Mario and Luigi later leap from the Ding Bell to the Sinister Star, the Ding Bell manages to move ahead of the Sinister Star.


Much later, the Ding Bell managed to catch-up to the Sinister Star, with [[Fire Mario|Super Mario]] and Super Luigi powering the device ahead on jump powered pumps. When Mario and Luigi later leaped from the Ding Bell to the Sinister Star, the Ding Bell managed to move ahead of the Sinister Star.
The Ding Bell later appears to attack the Sinister Star with [[Vegetable|Turnip]]s fired from a [[cannon]]. As Mark Twang maneuvers the Ding Bell, the Mouth of the River fires Turnips at the Sinister Star, with one of these Turnips being accurate enough to hit the Sinister Star's driver, [[Clawgrip]], incapacitating him.


The Ding Bell later appeared to attack the Sinister Star with [[Vegetable|Turnip]]s fired from a cannon. As Mark Twang maneuvered the Ding Bell, the Mouth of the River fired Turnips at the Sinister Star, with one of these Turnips being accurate enough to hit the Sinister Star's driver, [[Clawgrip]], incapacitating him.
The Ding Bell is last seen carrying Mario, Luigi, [[Toad]], Mark Twang, the Mouth of the River and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], who had beached the Sinister Star, across the finish line of the river.


The Ding Bell was last seen carrying Mario, Luigi, Toad, Mark Twang, the Mouth of the River and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], who had beached the Sinister Star, across the finish line of the river.
==Names in other languages==
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{{foreign names
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==References==
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Revision as of 19:45, September 7, 2024

Ding Bell
Ding Bell
First appearance The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! ("Rolling Down the River") (1989)

The Ding Bell is a large, steam-powered boat owned and operated by a sailor named Mark Twang. In The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "Rolling Down the River", Mark Twang uses the Ding Bell in his race against Captain Koopa for the honor of becoming King of the River and presumably, the River World. Captain Koopa cheats in the race and sabotages the Ding Bell's engine, severely limiting the speed it can travel at.

It is only when Mark Twang save Mario and Luigi from a voracious Trouter and brings them aboard the Ding Bell, that the Ding Bell's engine is able repaired; Mario and Luigi manage to successfully repair the Ding Bell's engine. With the Ding Bell's engine repaired, Mark Twang is able to catch-up to Captain Koopa and his Sinister Star.

The Ding Bell's progress in Mark Twang's race to be King of the River is halted once again when Captain Koopa makes an impassable black pit in the river with a Black Pit Bob-Omb. It is only through the intervention of Mario, Luigi and a "plunger anchor" that the Ding Bell narrowly manages to avoid being sucked into the black pit. The Ding Bell is eventually docked near a portion of land when Mark Twang, Mario and Luigi go to see the Mouth of the River for advice on how to pass the black pit.

After gaining advice from the Mouth of the River, Mario and Luigi manage to create an intricate piping system that drains the water from around the black pit and empties it into a nearby path, separated from the black pit by a wall of rocks. With this new path, the Ding Bell can pass the black pit unhindered.

Much later, the Ding Bell manages to catch-up to the Sinister Star, with Super Mario and Super Luigi powering the device ahead on jump powered pumps. When Mario and Luigi later leap from the Ding Bell to the Sinister Star, the Ding Bell manages to move ahead of the Sinister Star.

The Ding Bell later appears to attack the Sinister Star with Turnips fired from a cannon. As Mark Twang maneuvers the Ding Bell, the Mouth of the River fires Turnips at the Sinister Star, with one of these Turnips being accurate enough to hit the Sinister Star's driver, Clawgrip, incapacitating him.

The Ding Bell is last seen carrying Mario, Luigi, Toad, Mark Twang, the Mouth of the River and Princess Toadstool, who had beached the Sinister Star, across the finish line of the river.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
German Ding Bell[1] -
Italian Il Campanello d'Oro[2] The Gold Bell
Portuguese Ding Bell[3] -
Spanish Campanita[4] Ding Bell
Swedish Ding Bell[5] -

References