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|image = [[Image:ElvinParsley.png|250px]]
|image=[[File:ElvinParsley.png|250px]]
|full_name = Elvin Parsley
|species=Human
|first_appearance = "[[Elvin Lives]]"
|first_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' ("[[Elvin Lives]]") (1989)
|species = Human}}
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{{quote|Oh yeah! I feel good now. I feel good!|Elvin Parsley|The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!}}


{{quote|I feeel good now!, I feel good.|Elvin Parsley|Super Mario Bros. Super Show}}
'''Elvin Parsley''' is the popular king of [[Sock Hop Land]] and rock and roll who appears in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' episode "[[Elvin Lives]]." Elvin Parsley is based on the late [[Elvis Presley]], who was frequently referred to as the "King of Rock," specifically his younger look from the 1950's.


'''Elvin Parsley''' is the popular King of [[Sockhop Land]], though he is also known as the king of rock and roll. He  appeared in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' episode "[[Elvin Lives]]". [[Bowser|Kool Koopa]] froze him in a freezer and took over, but the king was freed thanks to [[Mario]], his friends and Elvin's magical talking shoes who speak separately by rhyming.
Prior to the events of the episode, [[Bowser|Kool Koopa]] had kidnapped him from his mansion, [[Parsley Land]], and took him to his hideout, the [[Half Life Malt Shop]], where he locks him in a freezer room, becoming frozen. He then took over [[Sock Hop Land]], making himself its new ruler.
==Appearance==
He has a red jacket, a pompadour hair style, and is constantly twitching. He moves his hips around recklessly.


==Trivia==
Elvin also has a pair of magical blue suede shoes that speak separately by rhyming, which first appear when [[Mario]] and his friends decide to check Parsley Land for clues on Elvin's whereabouts. As Mario remarks that, despite there being many pictures and statues of Elvin Parsley, the singer himself is nowhere to be seen, the group hears tapping coming from a closet. [[Toad]] runs over and opens the door, revealing Elvin's shoes trapped inside. The shoes explain that Kool Koopa broke into Elvin's mansion, kidnapped him, and took him to his hideout, and decide to lead Mario and his friends to the hideout.
*Elvin Parsley was based and modeled off of the deceased "King of Rock" [[Elvis Presley]], including his famous pompadour hairstyle.
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When they arrive at Half Life Malt Shop, Kool Koopa's hideout, Mario comes up with a plan that involves him, [[Luigi]], and Toad sneaking onstage as musicians, playing music to entertain the [[Greaser Goombas|greaser Goombas]] inside while [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] and Elvin's shoes look for Elvin. The shoes and the Princess find Elvin in a freezer room frozen solid, to which the shoes explain that he will be brought back to life if Princess Toadstool puts them on Elvin's feet. However, before she can do so, she is apprehended by Kool Koopa. The shoes return to dance with Mario, Luigi, and Toad as they perform.
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At the end of the episode, after Mario and his friends defeat Kool Koopa, Princess Toadstool puts Elvin's shoes on his feet, causing the ice on him to melt and bring him back to life. As he exclaims that he feels refreshed, Mario and Luigi tell the inhabitants of Sock Hop Land that the king has returned, resulting in them running to the Half Life Malt Shop to see Elvin perform.
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|ChiS=艾文帕尔舒李
|ChiSR=Àiwén Pàěrshūlǐ
|ChiSM=Elvin Parsley
|ChiSC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHGcLg6k5ps 埃尔文生活 | 兒童電子遊戲 | 兒童卡通]</ref>
|Fre=Elvin Parsley
|FreC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A9DabMFxt8&list=PLaFoLvczabwZT9mEcsRppZJRvNoW4czwg&index=39 Super Mario Bros 039 Quelle drôle d'histoire]</ref>
|Ger=Elvin Parsley
|GerC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqjZP_IkHk8&list=PLn0Cm-QzTZcYMFil7DnnbYQJlk7qccB4H&index=57 The Super Mario Bros Super Show! Folge 48 Heim Radio / Elvin lebt]</ref>
|Por=Elvin Parsley
|PorC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJz4V4vuVog&list=PLwzf4mOPE8BlhZQzQNfBFjrkJrrocv7kU&index=42 Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - A Volta de Elvin / Rádio Caseiro (Dublado)]</ref>
|Spa=Elvin Parsley
|SpaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfUsGTvJNgs Elvin vive | Dibujos Para Niños]</ref>
|Swe=Elvin Parsley
|SweC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01UfJEB_4UY&list=PLxFcguXyn2Gq_SVmc3CbdYhMEduSfFfox&index=39 Super Mario Bros Super Show - Episode 39 - Swedish]</ref>
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 02:51, November 15, 2024

Elvin Parsley
Elvin Parsley from The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode Elvin Lives.
Species Human
First appearance The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! ("Elvin Lives") (1989)
“Oh yeah! I feel good now. I feel good!”
Elvin Parsley, The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

Elvin Parsley is the popular king of Sock Hop Land and rock and roll who appears in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "Elvin Lives." Elvin Parsley is based on the late Elvis Presley, who was frequently referred to as the "King of Rock," specifically his younger look from the 1950's.

Prior to the events of the episode, Kool Koopa had kidnapped him from his mansion, Parsley Land, and took him to his hideout, the Half Life Malt Shop, where he locks him in a freezer room, becoming frozen. He then took over Sock Hop Land, making himself its new ruler.

Elvin also has a pair of magical blue suede shoes that speak separately by rhyming, which first appear when Mario and his friends decide to check Parsley Land for clues on Elvin's whereabouts. As Mario remarks that, despite there being many pictures and statues of Elvin Parsley, the singer himself is nowhere to be seen, the group hears tapping coming from a closet. Toad runs over and opens the door, revealing Elvin's shoes trapped inside. The shoes explain that Kool Koopa broke into Elvin's mansion, kidnapped him, and took him to his hideout, and decide to lead Mario and his friends to the hideout.

When they arrive at Half Life Malt Shop, Kool Koopa's hideout, Mario comes up with a plan that involves him, Luigi, and Toad sneaking onstage as musicians, playing music to entertain the greaser Goombas inside while Princess Toadstool and Elvin's shoes look for Elvin. The shoes and the Princess find Elvin in a freezer room frozen solid, to which the shoes explain that he will be brought back to life if Princess Toadstool puts them on Elvin's feet. However, before she can do so, she is apprehended by Kool Koopa. The shoes return to dance with Mario, Luigi, and Toad as they perform.

At the end of the episode, after Mario and his friends defeat Kool Koopa, Princess Toadstool puts Elvin's shoes on his feet, causing the ice on him to melt and bring him back to life. As he exclaims that he feels refreshed, Mario and Luigi tell the inhabitants of Sock Hop Land that the king has returned, resulting in them running to the Half Life Malt Shop to see Elvin perform.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Chinese (simplified) 艾文帕尔舒李[1]
Àiwén Pàěrshūlǐ
Elvin Parsley
French Elvin Parsley[2] -
German Elvin Parsley[3] -
Portuguese Elvin Parsley[4] -
Spanish Elvin Parsley[5] -
Swedish Elvin Parsley[6] -

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