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[[File:Supercade.JPG|thumb|right|[[Mario]] and [[Pauline]]]]
'''''Saturday Supercade''''' is an animated television series based on several arcade games, including ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Junior]]'', ''{{wp|Frogger}}'', ''{{wp|Q*bert}}'', ''{{wp|Pitfall!}}'', ''{{wp|Kangaroo (video game)|Kangaroo}}'', and ''{{wp|Space Ace}}''. Each episode is approximately one hour long and comprises four shorter, self-contained segments based on one arcade game each. The show originally aired on Saturday mornings on {{wp|CBS|CBS Broadcasting Inc.}} television network beginning on September 17, 1983.  After two seasons, the show's original run ended on December 1, 1984. {{wp|Ruby-Spears|Ruby-Spears Productions}} produced the series. While the ''Donkey Kong'' segments appeared in both seasons, the ''Donkey Kong Junior'' segments ended after the first season. In total there are nineteen ''Donkey Kong'' segments and thirteen ''Donkey Kong Junior'' segments.


'''''Saturday Supercade''''' is an animated television series based on several arcade games, including ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' Each episode is approximately one hour long and comprises four shorter, self-contained segments based on one arcade game each. The show originally aired on Saturday mornings on {{wp|CBS|CBS Broadcasting Inc.}} television network beginning on September 17, 1983.  After two seasons, the show's original run ended on December 1, 1984. {{wp|Ruby-Spears Productions}} produced the series. While the ''Donkey Kong'' segments appeared in both seasons, the ''Donkey Kong Junior'' segments ended after the first season. In total there are nineteen ''Donkey Kong'' segments and thirteen ''Donkey Kong Junior'' segments.
Since the show's end, the ''Donkey Kong'' and ''Donkey Kong Junior'' segments have ceased to air on television. Additionally, the series has not been reproduced in any format, and as such only homemade recordings of the segments made during the show's television airing are available to the public. {{wp|MCA Inc.|Music Corporation of America Inc.}}, then-owner of [[Universal Pictures|Universal City Studios]], was the last known holder of the segments (due to a deal made between MCA/Universal and Ruby-Spears in the leadup to [[Donkey Kong (game)#Universal Studios lawsuit|Universal's lawsuit against Nintendo]]),<ref>[https://casetext.com/case/universal-city-studios-inc-v-nintendo Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo; United States District Court, S.D. New York; Jul 29, 1985; 615 F. Supp. 838 (S.D.N.Y. 1985)]</ref><ref>[https://casetext.com/case/universal-city-studios-v-nintendo-co Universal City Studios v. Nintendo Co.; United States District Court, S.D. New York; Dec 22, 1983; 578 F. Supp. 911 (S.D.N.Y. 1983)]</ref> but it is unclear if Universal or related entities still have any rights to the segments. The copyright to the segments (excluding the ''Space Ace'' segments) was assigned to the owners of the source materials, including the ''Donkey Kong'' and ''Donkey Kong Junior'' segments; it appears that said segments are owned by [[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]].<ref>Copyright listing for Saturday Supercade : no. 1, copyright registration number PA0000222759</ref> When questioned by a fan on Facebook, the Warner Archive Collection team stated that the accessible segments of the show may be released on DVD in 2011, with "cool vintage footage" replacing any unavailable segments,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140103044435/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Saturday-Supercade-DVDs-Planned/14789 ''Saturday Supercade'' - Could the '80s Coin-Op-Based Cartoons be Coming Home? Warner Says...] (Archived)</ref> but this did not come to fruition.
 
Since the show's end, the ''Donkey Kong'' and ''Donkey Kong Junior'' segments have ceased to air on television. Additionally, the series has yet to be reproduced in any format, and as such only homemade recordings of the segments made during the show's television airing are currently available to the public. {{wp|MCA Inc.|Music Corporation of America Inc.}} was the last known holder of the segments, but the company is now defunct. The copyright to the segments (minus the Space Ace segments) were assigned to the owner of the source materials, including the ''Donkey Kong'' and ''Donkey Kong Junior'' segments; it appears the segments are owned by Nintendo of America. <ref>Copyright listing for Saturday Supercade : no. 1, copyright registration number PA0000222759</ref> When questioned by a fan on Facebook, the Warner Archive Collection team stated that the accessible segments of the show may be released on DVD in 2011, with "cool vintage footage" replacing any unavailable segments.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140103044435/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Saturday-Supercade-DVDs-Planned/14789 ''Saturday Supercade'' - Could the '80s Coin-Op-Based Cartoons be Coming Home? Warner Says...] (Archived)</ref> As of 2022, no segments from ''Donkey Kong'' or ''Donkey Kong Junior'' have been released on home media.
 
Predating ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen!]]'' by nearly three years, ''Saturday Supercade'' marked the first animated adaption of any ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]''-related series. A few months before the series aired, however, TV commercials for Donkey Kong Cereal and [[Game & Watch]] included animated ''Mario'' characters.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7TfycLGAng William Marshall Donkey Kong Commercial (1983)].''YouTube''. Retrieved December 25, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss3gZ6yV79c Nintendo Game And Watch (Commercial, 1983)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 25, 2021.</ref> It also marked the first television series featuring either [[Mario]] or [[Donkey Kong]], both of whom would later star in their own television series with ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' in 1989 and ''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' in 1996 respectively. The show also marked the currently only televised appearances of ''[[Donkey Kong (series)|Donkey Kong]]'' series characters [[Pauline]], [[Donkey Kong Jr.]], and [[Stanley]].


Predating ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]'' by nearly three years, ''Saturday Supercade'' marked the first animated adaption of any ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-related series. A few months before the series aired, however, TV commercials for [[Donkey Kong (cereal)|Donkey Kong cereal]] and the [[Game & Watch]] included animated ''Super Mario'' characters.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7TfycLGAng William Marshall Donkey Kong Commercial (1983)].''YouTube''. Retrieved December 25, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss3gZ6yV79c Nintendo Game And Watch (Commercial, 1983)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 25, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkveNFgB0zo Nintendo - Mario's Cement Factory Video Game Commercial - 1983]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 13, 2022.</ref> It also marked the first appearances of [[Mario]] and [[Donkey Kong]] in a television series, both of whom would later star in their own television series with ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' in 1989 and ''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' in 1996 respectively; as well as the first appearance of Mario's modern color scheme in America (a red hat and shirt, and blue overalls). The show also marked the currently only televised appearances of the characters [[Pauline]], [[Donkey Kong Jr.]], and [[Stanley]], all from the ''[[Donkey Kong (series)|Donkey Kong]]'' series.
==Plot synopsis==
==Plot synopsis==
===''Donkey Kong''===
===''Donkey Kong''===
Similar to the premise of ''[[Donkey Kong Circus]]'', the introduction to the ''Donkey Kong'' segments show that [[Mario]] apparently owned the circus along with his animal trainer [[Pauline]] and the star of the show, [[Donkey Kong]]. However, the giant monkey escaped and made his way down a dock on a motorcycle, pursued by Mario and Pauline in their circus van. Exiting the van, the pair gave chase on foot until Mario slipped on a [[banana]] peel laid by Donkey Kong as a trap. The tables turned, the pair fled from the approaching ape. However, Mario and Pauline quickly resumed pursuit with a net and followed him up the stairway of a building. Their resultant chase is outlined in the ''Donkey Kong'' segments.
[[File:SS Mario and Pauline.png|thumb|[[Mario]] and [[Pauline]] in the ''Donkey Kong'' segment of the show.]]
Similar to the premise of ''[[Donkey Kong Circus]]'', the introduction to the ''Donkey Kong'' segments show that [[Mario]] apparently owned the circus along with his animal trainer [[Pauline]] and the star of the show, [[Donkey Kong]]. However, the [[Kong]] escaped and made his way down a dock on a motorcycle, pursued by Mario and Pauline in their circus van. Exiting the van, the pair gave chase on foot until Mario slipped on a [[banana]] peel laid by Donkey Kong as a trap. The tables turned, the pair fled from the approaching Kong. However, Mario and Pauline quickly resumed pursuit with a net and followed him up the stairway of a building. Their resultant chase is outlined in the ''Donkey Kong'' segments.


Most stories had the trio happening on crime, with criminals usually involved in schemes involving theft, fraud, and deceit. Often, the crooks would realize Donkey Kong's slow-wittedness and try to get him to do their dirty work, but in the end, Donkey Kong would either realize the truth himself or Mario and/or Pauline would reveal the facts to the ape, and in the end, the bad guys' plot was foiled. The chase then continued.
Most stories had the trio happening on crime, with criminals usually involved in schemes involving theft, fraud, and deceit. Often, the crooks would realize Donkey Kong's slow-wittedness and try to get him to do their dirty work, but in the end, Donkey Kong would either realize the truth himself or Mario and/or Pauline would reveal the facts to the Kong, and in the end, the villains' plot was foiled. The chase then continued.


===''Donkey Kong Junior''===
===''Donkey Kong Junior''===
Outlined in the introduction to the ''Donkey Kong Junior'' segments, Donkey Kong Jr. traveled from the jungle to Mario's circus to see his father, Donkey Kong. Realizing that his dad has escaped and without means of finding him, Donkey Kong Jr. is reduced to tears. [[Bones (character)|Bones]] approached Junior and consoled him. After hearing his story, Bones suggested they follow after Donkey Kong in his motorcycle. Overjoyed, Donkey Kong Jr. joyously yelled his catchphrase, "Monkey muscle!" and took the drivers seat. With Bones in the sidecar covering his eyes, the two sped off on the first of their adventures which are outlined in the ''Donkey Kong Junior'' segments.
[[File:BonesDKJr.png|thumb|left|[[Bones (Saturday Supercade)|Bones]] and [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] in the ''Donkey Kong Junior'' segment of the show.]]
Outlined in the introduction to the ''Donkey Kong Junior'' segments, Donkey Kong Jr. traveled from the jungle to Mario's circus to see his father, Donkey Kong. Realizing that his dad has escaped and without means of finding him, Donkey Kong Jr. is reduced to tears. [[Bones (Saturday Supercade)|Bones]] approached Junior and consoled him. After hearing his story, Bones suggested they follow after Donkey Kong in his motorcycle. Overjoyed, Donkey Kong Jr. joyously yelled his catchphrase, "Monkey muscle!" and took the driver's seat. With Bones in the sidecar covering his eyes, the two sped off on the first of their adventures which are outlined in the ''Donkey Kong Junior'' segments.
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==Episodes==
==Episodes==
===''Donkey Kong''===
===''Donkey Kong''===
[[File:DonkeyKongTitleCard.png|thumb|Title card to the show's ''Donkey Kong'' Season 1 segments.]]
====Season 1====
====Season 1====
*"[[Mississippi Madness]]"
*"[[Mississippi Madness]]"
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*"[[Private Donkey Kong]]"
*"[[Private Donkey Kong]]"
*"[[Get Along, Little Apey]]"
*"[[Get Along, Little Apey]]"
[[File:DonkeyKongTitleCard2.png|thumb|Title card to the show's ''Donkey Kong'' Season 2 segments.]]


====Season 2====
====Season 2====
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===''Donkey Kong Junior''===
===''Donkey Kong Junior''===
[[File:DKJr Supercade Title Card.png|thumb|Title card to the show's ''Donkey Kong Junior'' segment.]]
*"[[Trucknapper Caper]]"
*"[[Trucknapper Caper]]"
*"[[Sheep Rustle Hustle]]"
*"[[Sheep Rustle Hustle]]"
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*"[[The Jungle Boy Ploy]]"
*"[[The Jungle Boy Ploy]]"
*"[[Junior Meets Kid Dynamo]]"
*"[[Junior Meets Kid Dynamo]]"
*"[[Amazing Rollerskate Race]]"
*"[[The Amazing Rollerskate Race]]"
*"[[A Christmas Story]]"
*"[[A Christmas Story]]"
*"[[Gorilla Ghost (episode)|Gorilla Ghost]]"
*"[[Gorilla Ghost (episode)|Gorilla Ghost]]"
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==Voices==
==Voices==
*[[Bones (character)|Bones]] - {{wp|Bart Braverman}}
*[[Bones (Saturday Supercade)|Bones]] - {{wp|Bart Braverman}}
*[[Donkey Kong]] - [[Milton Supman]]
*[[Donkey Kong]] - [[Milton Supman]]
*[[Donkey Kong Jr.]] - [[Frank Welker]]
*[[Donkey Kong Jr.]] - [[Frank Welker]]
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==Theme song==
==Theme song==
;"Supercade"
;"Supercade"
<blockquote>''Well, Saturday Supercade,<br>
<blockquote>
''Gather 'round,<br>
''Well, Saturday Supercade, gather 'round,<br>
''We'll get your video friends together.<br>
''We'll get your video friends together.<br>
''Yeah, Saturday Supercade,<br>
''Yeah, Saturday Supercade, it's time for fun,<br>
''It's time for fun,<br>
''And no one else can do it better.<br>
''And no one else can do it better.<br>
''And it feels so right,<br>
''And it feels so right,<br>
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''(Monkey Noises)<br>
''(Monkey Noises)<br>
''Let's have some Supercade fun.<br>
''Let's have some Supercade fun.<br>
''(It's Saturday Supercade!)</blockquote>
''(It's Saturday Supercade!)
</blockquote>


==Staff==
==Staff==
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
<gallery>
Donkey Kong Supercade Art.png|Donkey Kong
MarioSaturdaySupercadeartwork.png|[[Mario]]
Saturday Supercade Donkey Kong Jr Artwork.png|Donkey Kong Jr.
Donkey Kong Supercade Art.png|[[Donkey Kong]]
PaulineSupercadeArt.png|Pauline
Saturday Supercade Donkey Kong Jr Artwork.png|[[Donkey Kong Jr.]]
Saturday Supercade Donkey Kong concept art.jpg|Reference sheet
PaulineSupercadeArt.png|[[Pauline]]
Saturday Supercade Character Sheet 1.jpg|Pauline expression sheet
Saturday Supercade Donkey Kong Model.jpg|Donkey Kong character model
Mario_character_model_Saturday_Supercade.jpg|Mario character model
TheIncredibleShrinkingApe.jpg|The Incredible Shrinking Ape
GetAlongLittleApey.jpg|Get Along, Little Apey
MagnificentSeven-YearOlds.jpg|Magnificent Seven-Year Olds
TheVentriloquistCaper.jpg|The Ventriloquist Caper
TheGreatSealSteal.jpg|The Great Seal Steal
TheAmazingRollerskateRace.jpg|The Amazing Rollerskate Race
AChristmasStory.jpg|A Christmas Story
TheTeddyBearScare.jpg|The Teddy Bear Scare
SupercadeAd1.jpeg|Ruby Spears trade show advert from 1984, featuring Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong JR Press Photo.png|Concept art for ''Donkey Kong Junior'', used as a promotional photo.
Saturday-supercade-donkey-kong-toystore-scan.png|Promotional photo for ''Donkey Kong''.
Saturday-supercade-donkey-kong-circus.png
SupercadeStoryboard.jpg|Storyboard for the intro to the ''Donkey Kong'' segment.
</gallery>
</gallery>
==References==
<references/>


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://imdb.com/title/tt0085008/fullcredits Cast and Crew] - Full cast and crew on IMDB.
*[http://imdb.com/title/tt0085008/fullcredits Cast and Crew] - Full cast and crew on IMDB.


==References==
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Saturday Supercade
Saturday Supercade title card as seen in the opening.
General information
Format Children's television series
Creator(s) Joe Ruby
Ken Spears
Director(s) Charles A. Nichols
John Kimball
Writer(s) Duane Poole
Tom Swale
Gary Greenfield
Michael Maurer
Mark Jones
Rick Merwin
Cliff Ruby
Elana Lesser
Gordon Kent
Jack Enyart
Tom Dagenais
Matt Uitz
Michael Brown
Kayte Kuch
Richard Murphy
James Diamond
Sheryl Scarborough
Scott Ben-Yashar
Starring Soupy Sales as Donkey Kong
Voice actor(s) Milton Supman
Peter Cullen
Kenneth Mars
Billy Bowles
Noelle North
Bart Braverman
Bob Ridgely
Dick Beals
Bob Sarlatte
Julie Dees
B. J. Ward
Ted Field, Sr.
Frank Welker
Marvin Kaplan
Judy Strangis
Robbie Lee
Opening theme "Supercade"
Composer(s) Haim Saban
Shuki Levy
Dean Elliott
Country of origin United States of America
Original language English
Seasons 2
Episodes 97
Production
Executive producer(s) Joe Ruby
Ken Spears
Producer(s) Larry Huber
Editor(s) P. J. Webb
Larry Whelan
Production company Ruby-Spears Productions
Distributor(s) CBS Broadcasting, Inc.
Runtime 50 minutes
Broadcast
Channel(s) CBS
First aired September 17, 1983[?]
Last aired December 1, 1984[?]
Status Ended

Saturday Supercade is an animated television series based on several arcade games, including Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Junior, Frogger, Q*bert, Pitfall!, Kangaroo, and Space Ace. Each episode is approximately one hour long and comprises four shorter, self-contained segments based on one arcade game each. The show originally aired on Saturday mornings on CBS Broadcasting Inc. television network beginning on September 17, 1983. After two seasons, the show's original run ended on December 1, 1984. Ruby-Spears Productions produced the series. While the Donkey Kong segments appeared in both seasons, the Donkey Kong Junior segments ended after the first season. In total there are nineteen Donkey Kong segments and thirteen Donkey Kong Junior segments.

Since the show's end, the Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Junior segments have ceased to air on television. Additionally, the series has not been reproduced in any format, and as such only homemade recordings of the segments made during the show's television airing are available to the public. Music Corporation of America Inc., then-owner of Universal City Studios, was the last known holder of the segments (due to a deal made between MCA/Universal and Ruby-Spears in the leadup to Universal's lawsuit against Nintendo),[1][2] but it is unclear if Universal or related entities still have any rights to the segments. The copyright to the segments (excluding the Space Ace segments) was assigned to the owners of the source materials, including the Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Junior segments; it appears that said segments are owned by Nintendo of America.[3] When questioned by a fan on Facebook, the Warner Archive Collection team stated that the accessible segments of the show may be released on DVD in 2011, with "cool vintage footage" replacing any unavailable segments,[4] but this did not come to fruition.

Predating Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen! by nearly three years, Saturday Supercade marked the first animated adaption of any Super Mario-related series. A few months before the series aired, however, TV commercials for Donkey Kong cereal and the Game & Watch included animated Super Mario characters.[5][6][7] It also marked the first appearances of Mario and Donkey Kong in a television series, both of whom would later star in their own television series with The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! in 1989 and Donkey Kong Country in 1996 respectively; as well as the first appearance of Mario's modern color scheme in America (a red hat and shirt, and blue overalls). The show also marked the currently only televised appearances of the characters Pauline, Donkey Kong Jr., and Stanley, all from the Donkey Kong series.

Plot synopsis

Donkey Kong

Mario and Pauline in Saturday Supercade
Mario and Pauline in the Donkey Kong segment of the show.

Similar to the premise of Donkey Kong Circus, the introduction to the Donkey Kong segments show that Mario apparently owned the circus along with his animal trainer Pauline and the star of the show, Donkey Kong. However, the Kong escaped and made his way down a dock on a motorcycle, pursued by Mario and Pauline in their circus van. Exiting the van, the pair gave chase on foot until Mario slipped on a banana peel laid by Donkey Kong as a trap. The tables turned, the pair fled from the approaching Kong. However, Mario and Pauline quickly resumed pursuit with a net and followed him up the stairway of a building. Their resultant chase is outlined in the Donkey Kong segments.

Most stories had the trio happening on crime, with criminals usually involved in schemes involving theft, fraud, and deceit. Often, the crooks would realize Donkey Kong's slow-wittedness and try to get him to do their dirty work, but in the end, Donkey Kong would either realize the truth himself or Mario and/or Pauline would reveal the facts to the Kong, and in the end, the villains' plot was foiled. The chase then continued.

Donkey Kong Junior

Bones Bailey in the Donkey Kong Junior segment of the Saturday Supercade
Bones and Donkey Kong Jr. in the Donkey Kong Junior segment of the show.

Outlined in the introduction to the Donkey Kong Junior segments, Donkey Kong Jr. traveled from the jungle to Mario's circus to see his father, Donkey Kong. Realizing that his dad has escaped and without means of finding him, Donkey Kong Jr. is reduced to tears. Bones approached Junior and consoled him. After hearing his story, Bones suggested they follow after Donkey Kong in his motorcycle. Overjoyed, Donkey Kong Jr. joyously yelled his catchphrase, "Monkey muscle!" and took the driver's seat. With Bones in the sidecar covering his eyes, the two sped off on the first of their adventures which are outlined in the Donkey Kong Junior segments.

Episodes

Donkey Kong

Saturday Supercade Donkey Kong
Title card to the show's Donkey Kong Season 1 segments.

Season 1

Saturday Supercade Donkey Kong season 2
Title card to the show's Donkey Kong Season 2 segments.

Season 2

Donkey Kong Junior

The Donkey Kong Junior title card of the Saturday Supercade
Title card to the show's Donkey Kong Junior segment.

Voices

Theme song

"Supercade"

Well, Saturday Supercade, gather 'round,
 We'll get your video friends together.
 Yeah, Saturday Supercade, it's time for fun,
 And no one else can do it better.
 And it feels so right,
 Because it's Supercade time!
 Let's have some Supercade fun!
 Yes, it's Supercade time,
 Let's have some Supercade fun, fun, fun!
 Come on, to Supercade time,
 Join all the Supercade fun.
 Yes, it's Supercade time,
 Let's have some Supercade fun, fun, fun!
 Come on, to Supercade time,
 Join all the Supercade fun.
 Monkey Muscle!
 (Monkey Noises)
 Let's have some Supercade fun.
 (It's Saturday Supercade!)

Staff

Main article: List of Saturday Supercade staff

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Saturday Supercade.

References

  1. ^ Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo; United States District Court, S.D. New York; Jul 29, 1985; 615 F. Supp. 838 (S.D.N.Y. 1985)
  2. ^ Universal City Studios v. Nintendo Co.; United States District Court, S.D. New York; Dec 22, 1983; 578 F. Supp. 911 (S.D.N.Y. 1983)
  3. ^ Copyright listing for Saturday Supercade : no. 1, copyright registration number PA0000222759
  4. ^ Saturday Supercade - Could the '80s Coin-Op-Based Cartoons be Coming Home? Warner Says... (Archived)
  5. ^ William Marshall Donkey Kong Commercial (1983).YouTube. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  6. ^ Nintendo Game And Watch (Commercial, 1983). YouTube. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  7. ^ Nintendo - Mario's Cement Factory Video Game Commercial - 1983. YouTube. Retrieved May 13, 2022.

External links

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Saturday Supercade (Donkey Kong segments)
Episodes Season 1 Episode 1: "Mississippi Madness" • Episode 2: "Gorilla Gangster" • Episode 3: "Banana Bikers" • Episode 4: "The Incredible Shrinking Ape" • Episode 5: "Movie Mania" • Episode 6: "Gorilla My Dreams" • Episode 7: "Little Orphan Apey" • Episode 8: "Circus Daze" • Episode 9: "The Great Ape Escape" • Episode 10: "Apey and the Snowbeast" • Episode 11: "How Much is That Gorilla in the Window?" • Episode 12: "Private Donkey Kong" • Episode 13: "Get Along, Little Apey"
Season 2 Episode 1: "Sir Donkey Kong" • Episode 2: "The Pale Whale" • Episode 3: "El Donkey Kong" • Episode 4: "New Wave Ape" • Episode 5: "Greenhouse Gorilla" • Episode 6: "Hairy Parent"
Characters Recurring Donkey Kong • Mario • Pauline
Other Barnacle • Barney Todd • Belle • Billy Bob • Brian • Boris • Bruto • Cabeza • Clovis • Coach • Colonel Culpepper • Dee-Dee • Don Diego • Doug's Health Club • Flint Westwood • Harry • Herman • Hooligan brothers • Hoss • José • Jumbo • Kenworth • Knuckles • Long John • Maxwell • Miss Persimmon O'Hara • Momma • Mr. X • Mugsy • Panther and the Thunderbolts • Slam • Solmes • Sonny • Stanley • Trapper Jack • Trixie
Locations Acme Video • Barney Todd's Circus • Big Banana Malt Shop • Cutting Edge Salon • Don Diego's Hacienda • Golden Studios • Hornby Manor • One Star Saloon • Pleasant Bluff • S.S. Romance • Safari Land • Stanley's Nursery • State Prison • Sooper Dooper Market
Miscellaneous Banana • Barrel • Emerald of the East • Gallery • Ladder • Mechanical bull • Mississippi Maid
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Saturday Supercade (Donkey Kong Junior segments)
Episodes Episode 1: "Trucknapper Caper" • Episode 2: "Sheep Rustle Hustle" • Episode 3: "Rocky Mountain Monkey Business" • Episode 4: "Magnificent Seven-Year Olds" • Episode 5: "The Ventriloquist Caper" • Episode 6: "The Great Seal Steal" • Episode 7: "The Jungle Boy Ploy" • Episode 8: "Junior Meets Kid Dynamo" • Episode 9: "The Amazing Rollerskate Race" • Episode 10: "A Christmas Story" • Episode 11: "Gorilla Ghost" • Episode 12: "The Teddy Bear Scare" • Episode 13: "Double or Nothing"
Characters Recurring Bones Bailey • Donkey Kong Jr.
Other Al • Alan • Aurora • Belinda • Biff • Bruno • Charlie • Clyde • Dandy Andy • Dr. Demise • Flippie • Gorilla Ghost • Harry • Hobo brothers • Horace • Hugo • Jenny • Jenny's father • Kid Dynamo • King • Lightning • Lucy Belle • Mickey • Mr. Anderson • Mr. Bancroft • Mr. Barkley • Mrs. Johnson • Nature Scouts • Patty • Peter Windson • Roller Stars • Santa Claus • Sheep Rustlers • Shorty • Slick • Stretch • Trucknappers • Uncle Julius • Walt • Wrestling Gorilla
Locations Big Gorilla Burgers • City Zoo • Clearwater Cave • Golden Bridge Theatre • Mexico City • Oceanland • Pet City • San Francisco Hotel • Sweetville Hospital • Sweetville Station • Turnpike Tex • Twin Falls River
Miscellaneous Banana • Gallery • Meteor dust
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Television series, films, and videos
Animated TV series Saturday Supercade (1983) • Les Trésors de Super Mario (1989) • Captain N: The Game Master (1989) • The Legend of Zelda (1989) • The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990) • Super Mario World (1991) • Captain N & The Video Game Masters (1993) • Mario All Stars (1994) • Donkey Kong Country (1996)
Televised live action / mixed format The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989) • Mario Ice Capades (1989) • King Koopa's Kool Kartoons (1989) • Club Mario (1990) • The Super Mario Challenge (1990) • Super Mario Club (1990) • Super Mario Stadium (1993) • 64 Mario Stadium (1996) • Donkey Kong Planet (1996) • Mario School (2000)
Films Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen! (1986) • The Wizard (1989) • Super Mario Bros. (1993) • Pixels (2015) • The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) • Untitled The Super Mario Bros. Movie follow-up (2026)
OVAs / Straight-to-video Mario no Daibōken (1986) • Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros. (1989) (Super Mario Momotarō · Super Mario Issun-bōshi · Super Mario Shirayuki-hime) • Super Mario no Kōtsū Anzen (1989) • Super Mario no Shōbōtai (1989) • Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land (1991) • Super Mario: ABC no Uta Video (1992) • Mario Kirby Meisaku Video (1993)
Web videos "Finding Luigi - Legend of Parkour" (2013) • "Five Games With Spooky Levels to Play in the Dark" (2014) • The Cat Mario Show (2014) • Mario Kart 8 From the Pit (2014) • "Nintendo - Winter Wonderland Levels" (2014) • "DIY With Nintendo: Boo Cookie Pops" • "Nintendo eShop - Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars Level Creation" (2015) • "Mario Myths with Mr Miyamoto" (2015) • Yoshi's Woolly World: Adventure Guide (2015) • "Celebrate Mar. 10 - Mario Day!" (2016) • "Luigi Runs the Nintendo 2DS Factory for a Day" (2016) • Mario Reads Your Letters (2017) • "Nintendo Switch Parental Controls - Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017 Trailer" (2017) • Frizzy's Silly amiibo Theater (2018) • "5 Games With Spooky Levels to Play on Halloween!" (2018) • Guess That Game (2020) (Episode 1 · Episode 2 · Episode 3 · Episode 4 · Episode 6 · Episode 8) • 5-Second Focus (2020) (Ep. 1 · Ep. 2 · Ep. 4 · Ep. 7 · Ep. 8 · Ep. 9 · Ep. 10) • 60-Byō Challenge! Luigi o Sukue!! (2020) • Know Your Nintendo (2020) (Episode 1 · Episode 2 · Episode 3 · Episode 4 · Episode 6 · Episode 9 · Episode 10) • Baddies & Battles (2022) (Ep 1 · Ep 2 · Ep 3 · Ep 4 · Compilation) • Fun Lists! Lists! Lists! (2022) (Top 10 Reasons to Play My Game! · 5 Funny Games! · 5 Characters = 5 Fun Choices · Princess Peach Power · Laugh Till You Pop · 10 Power-Ups! · Get Them Goombas! · Epic Mario Kart Takedowns Compilation · Mario Kart Items to Put Your Bro on Blast · 5 Minigames in Mario Party Superstars That Are Really Cool) • "Mario and Friends" (2022) • Meet the Characters! (2022) (Episode 1 · Episode 3 · Episode 5 · Episode 6 · Episode 7 · Episode 8 · Episode 9 · Episode 10 · Compilation 1 · Compilation 2) • Stuff on Nintendo Switch (2022) • "This Is My Nintendo Jam!" (2023) • Get to Know Mushroom Kingdom Characters (2023) • Super Mario Maker 2 Challenges! (2023) (Ep 1 · Ep 2 · Ep 3) • Which Nintendo character are you (2023)
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