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{{SMBSSbox
{{SMBSS episode infobox
|image=[[File:SMBSS Episode 31.jpg|200px]]
|image=[[File:SMBSS Episode 31.jpg|200px]]
|airdate=October 25, 1989
|production=136
|writer=Perry Martin
|airdate=October 25, 1989 (English) <br> November 22, 1990 (French)
|writer=[[Perry Martin]]
|plumbers_log=1929
|plumbers_log=1929
|alter-ego=[[King Koopa's alter egos#Al Koopone|Al Koopone]]
|alter_ego=[[King Koopa's alter egos#Al Koopone|Al Koopone]]
|location=Crime Land
|cover="[[List of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! songs#Beat It|Beat It]]"
|song="[[Wikipedia:Beat It|Beat It]]" ([[Wikipedia:Michael Jackson|Michael Jackson]])
|replacement="[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#Burn Baby Burn|Burn Baby Burn]]"
|title=''[[Wikipedia:Untouchables|The Untouchables]]''
|reference=''{{wp|The Untouchables (film)|The Untouchables}}''
|live=[[George Washington Slept Here]]
|live="[[George Washington Slept Here]]"
|before=[[Mario and the Red Baron Koopa|<<]]
|before=[[Mario and the Red Baron Koopa|<<]]
|after=[[Bad Rap|>>]]
|after=[[Bad Rap|>>]]
}}
}}
"'''The Unzappables'''" is the thirty-first episode of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''. Its corresponding live-action segment is "[[George Washington Slept Here]]".
"'''The Unzappables'''" is the thirty-first episode of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' Its corresponding live-action segment is "[[George Washington Slept Here]]."


==Plot synopsis==
==Plot synopsis==
[[File:Unzappables.jpg|thumb|left|Dressed up as gangsters, [[Mario]] and his friends attempt to enter the [[Koopa Klub]].]]
[[File:Unzappables.jpg|thumb|left|Dressed up as gangsters, [[Mario]] and his friends attempt to enter the [[Koopa Klub]].]]
[[Mario]] and his friends have traveled to [[Crime Land]] during the midst of the city's worst crime wave ever, which has been caused by [[Bowser|King Koopa]], who is now going by the [[King Koopa's alter egos|alter ego]] of [[Al Koopone]]. Stepping out of a taxi, [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] questions as to why the city is called Crime Land, due to the lack of action. At that moment, they notice [[Mouser]], [[Koopa Troopa]] and [[Tryclyde]], now wearing business suits and fedoras, exiting a bank with sacks of money and violin cases.
[[Mario]] and his friends have traveled to [[Crime Land]] during the midst of the city's worst crime wave ever, which has been caused by [[Bowser|King Koopa]], who is now going by the [[King Koopa's alter egos|alter ego]] of [[King Koopa's alter egos#Al Koopone|Al Koopone]]. Stepping out of a taxi, [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] questions as to why the city is called Crime Land, due to the lack of action. At that moment, they notice [[Mouser]], [[Koopa Troopa]], and [[Tryclyde]], now wearing business suits and fedoras, exiting a bank with sacks of money and violin cases.


Mario suggests that they should stop the [[Koopa Troop|Koopa Pack]], and chase the criminals back to their car. Mario threatens the Koopa Pack by announcing a citizen's arrest, but they instead reveal the [[Snifit]]s hiding inside their suitcases, which fire bullets at Mario's group. Mario's group manages to dodge the bullets by ducking, although the Koopa Pack eventually retreats into their car and drive off. Princess Toadstool then comments that she's certain that the crooks are obviously working for Al Koopone. Mario then decides that they need to teach Al Koopone that crime does not pay.
Mario suggests that they should stop the [[Bowser's Minions|Koopa Pack]], and chase the criminals back to their car. Mario threatens the Koopa Pack by announcing a citizen's arrest, but they instead reveal the [[Snifit]]s hiding inside their suitcases, which fire bullets at Mario's group. Mario's group manages to dodge the bullets by ducking, although the Koopa Pack eventually retreats into their car and drive off. Princess Toadstool then comments that she is certain that the crooks are obviously working for Al Koopone. Mario then decides that they need to teach Al Koopone that crime does not pay.


Meanwhile, at a soda bar called the [[Koopa Klub]], Al Koopone comments that the place is perfect for his new headquarters. Sitting at the desk in his office with his feet raised, Al Koopone content that Mario's group won't be able to get inside. The Koopa Pack then enters Al Koopone's office, carrying several stacks of pink boxes. Tryclyde informs Al Koopone that the boxes are his latest order from the [[List of Implied Locations#Gangster Supply Store|Gangster Supply Store]], much to his delight. Al Koopone orders his henchmen to place the boxes down, but they all stumble over and fall, revealing the [[Unzappable Hat|hat]]s that had been inside them. Koopa Troopa isn't very impressed by the hats, but Al Koopone informs him that they're magical, and orders the Koopa Pack to wear them. Al Koopone then pulls a Snifit out of his violin case and fires at the frightened Koopa Pack, only for the bullets to ricochet off of them unscathed. Al Koopone laughs that his new hats work, as they make the wearer invulnerable to any attack. He then tells the Koopa Pack to get ready for an upcoming Koopa caper.
Meanwhile, at a soda bar called the [[Koopa Klub]], Al Koopone comments that the place is perfect for his new headquarters. Sitting at the desk in his office with his feet raised, Al Koopone content that Mario's group will not be able to get inside. The Koopa Pack then enters Al Koopone's office, carrying several stacks of pink boxes. Tryclyde informs Al Koopone that the boxes are his latest order from the [[List of Implied Locations#Gangster Supply Store|Gangster Supply Store]], much to his delight. Al Koopone orders his henchmen to place the boxes down, but they all stumble over and fall, revealing the [[Unzappable Hat|hat]]s that had been inside them. Koopa Troopa is not very impressed by the hats, but Al Koopone informs him that they are magical, and orders the Koopa Pack to wear them. Al Koopone then pulls a Snifit out of his violin case and fires at the frightened Koopa Pack, only for the bullets to ricochet off of them unscathed. Al Koopone laughs that his new hats work, as they make the wearer invulnerable to any attack. He then tells the Koopa Pack to get ready for an upcoming Koopa caper.


Back on the streets of Crime Land, Mario reads on a wanted poster that Al Koopone is public enemy number one. Princess Toadstool mentions that if they ever hope to catch him, they'll need to know what his next caper will be, but [[Toad]] comments that nobody in town will tell them, as they're all to scared to squeal on Al Koopone. Mario claims that they need a stool pigeon, and is called over by a voice from a nearby alley. [[Luigi]] points out that they've been called by a [[Stool Pigeon]], and they all run over to him. The Stool Pigeon agrees to tell the group what the caper will be, provided they pay him. Toad pulls out a bag of chicken feed, prompting the Stool Pigeon to reveal that Al Koopone will be robbing the [[First Mushroom Bank]].
Back on the streets of Crime Land, Mario reads on a wanted poster that Al Koopone is public enemy number one. Princess Toadstool mentions that if they ever hope to catch him, they will need to know what his next caper will be, but [[Toad]] comments that nobody in town will tell them, as they are all too scared to squeal on Al Koopone. Mario claims that they need a stool pigeon, and is called over by a voice from a nearby alley. [[Luigi]] points out that they have been called by a [[Stool Pigeon]], and they all run over to him. The Stool Pigeon agrees to tell the group what the caper will be, provided they pay him. Toad pulls out a bag of chicken feed, prompting the Stool Pigeon to reveal that Al Koopone will be robbing the [[First Mushroom Bank]].
<div style="float:right">[[File:AlKoopone.jpg|thumb|"Al Koopone"]]</div>
At the First Mushroom Bank, Al Koopone and the Koopa Pack barge in through the front door, threatening to shoot all the [[Toad (species)|Mushroon People]] inside with Snifits. After Mouser intimidates the citizens, he notices the bank's vault. Al Koopone pulls out a [[Bob-omb]] and bowls it down towards the vault door, blasting it open, and sending the [[Coin|Gold Coin]]s within flying across the room. Before the Koopas can react, Mario's group exits from the vault, startling them. Al Koopone asks Mario's group to do their worst, prompting them to toss [[Vegetable]]s at the Koopas. When the Vegetables all bounce off the Koopas due to their Unzappable Hats, Mario attempts to attack Al Koopone with his plunger, but instead gets thrown back by the power of the hat. Al Koopone then orders Mario's group to raise their hands in the air, and upon being asked by Mouser as to what they should do with their hostages, tells Mouser to take them for a ride.


Some time later, now atop bridge over a river, Al Koopone and the Koopa Pack stand before Mario's group, who have been fitted in cement shoes and tied up in rope. Princess Toadstool demands to be freed, but Al Koopone mocks her plea. Toad comments that his cement shoes are hard to walk in, and asks for someone to take his off. Koopa Troopa offers to help, but Al Koopone angrily grabs him, stating that Mario's group is supposed to drown in the cement shoes, not walk in them. With that, Al Koopone kicks Koopa Troopa and sends him flying across the city. Al Koopone then pulls a lever, opening a trapdoor in the bridge that Mario's group falls through.
At the First Mushroom Bank, Al Koopone and the Koopa Pack barge in through the front door, threatening to shoot all the [[Toad (species)|Mushroon People]] inside with Snifits. After Mouser intimidates the citizens, he notices the bank's vault. Al Koopone pulls out a limbless [[Bob-omb|Bob-Omb]] and bowls it down towards the vault door, blasting it open, and sending the [[Coin|Gold Coin]]s within flying across the room. Before the Koopas can react, Mario's group exits from the vault, startling them. Al Koopone asks Mario's group to do their worst, prompting them to toss [[Vegetable]]s at the Koopas. When the Vegetables all bounce off the Koopas due to their Unzappable Hats, Mario attempts to attack Al Koopone with his plunger, but instead gets thrown back by the power of the hat. Al Koopone then orders Mario's group to raise their hands in the air, and upon being asked by Mouser as to what they should do with their hostages, tells Mouser to take them for a ride.


Mario's group sinks to the bottom of the river, where Luigi complains to Mario that he's gotten them into yet another fine mess. Mario then notices a glimmer and directs his friends' attention over to a nearby [[Star]]man lying on the floor of the river. Mario forces himself to fall down face first next to the Starman, and manages to grab it with his mouth. Using the Starman's power, Mario powers up into [[Fire Mario|Super Mario]] and manages to burst out of his cement shoes and rope. Taking on the pose of a baseball pitcher, Mario simultaneously tosses three fireballs at the cement shoes of his friends, freeing them. Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad then manage to untangle themselves from their ropes, just as Super Mario's power's wear off. Princess Toadstool then demands to her friends that they get back at Al Koopone and they all swim up to the surface.
Sometime later, now atop bridge over a river, Al Koopone and the Koopa Pack stand before Mario's group, who have been fitted in cement shoes and tied up in rope. Princess Toadstool demands to be freed, but Al Koopone mocks her plea. Toad comments that his cement shoes are hard to walk in, and asks for someone to take his off. Koopa Troopa offers to help, but Al Koopone angrily grabs him, stating that Mario's group is supposed to drown in the cement shoes, not walk in them. With that, Al Koopone kicks Koopa Troopa and sends him flying across the city. Al Koopone then pulls a lever, opening a trapdoor in the bridge that Mario's group falls through.


Mario's group later arrives outside the Koopa Klub, where Mario announces that he'll get them all inside the place. Mario, Luigi and Toad, dressed as gangsters, along Princess Toadstool, dressed like a showgirl, approach the front door of the Koopa Klub and knock. Opening a lookout window, Mouser asks the group for their identity. In a scratchy voice, Mario tells Mouser that they're Aface and his gang. Mouser then asks them for the password, but none of them know what it is. Fed up with their slow response, Mouser shouts that it's "cheese balls". Using this information, Mario tells Mouser the password, and he foolishly allows them to enter the Koopa Klub.
Mario's group sinks to the bottom of the river, where Luigi complains to Mario that he has gotten them into yet another fine mess. Mario then notices a glimmer and directs his friends' attention over to a nearby [[Super Star|Starman]] lying on the floor of the river. Mario forces himself to fall down face first next to the Starman, and manages to grab it with his mouth. Using the Starman's power, Mario powers up into [[Fire Mario|Super Mario]] and manages to burst out of his cement shoes and rope. Taking on the pose of a baseball pitcher, Mario simultaneously tosses three fireballs at the cement shoes of his friends, freeing them. Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad then manage to untangle themselves from their ropes, just as Super Mario's powers wear off. Princess Toadstool then demands to her friends that they get back at Al Koopone and they all swim up to the surface.


[[File:ToadGangster.jpg|thumb|left|Toad realizing that this place is amazing.]]
Mario's group later arrives outside the Koopa Klub, where Mario announces that he will get them all inside the place. Mario, Luigi and Toad, dressed as gangsters, along Princess Toadstool, dressed like a showgirl, approach the front door of the Koopa Klub and knock. Opening a lookout window, Mouser asks the group for their identity. In a scratchy voice, Mario tells Mouser that they are Aface and his gang. Mouser then asks them for the password, but none of them know what it is. Fed up with their slow response, Mouser shouts that it is "cheese balls". Using this information, Mario tells Mouser the password, and he foolishly allows them to enter the Koopa Klub.
Inside the Koopa Klub, Mario and his friends take a look around. A Koopa Troopa is serving three drinks to Tryclyde at the soda bar, while an [[Ostro]] and [[Birdo (species)|Birdo]] couple dance to music played by a [[Shy Guy]] on double bass, [[Goomba]] on piano and [[Pidgit]] on saxophone. After Toad admires the place, Mario comments that they need to find out where the Unzappable Hats are being held. Princess Toadstool then notices the coat check room and suggests that they check it out. Mario's group then sneak into the coat check room and take out the Koopa Troopa that's guarding the place. Removing their disguises, Mario and his friends each don an Unzappable Hat and prepare to face Al Koopone.


Sitting at a table, Al Koopone asks himself the question "Who says Koopa Crime Doesn't Pay?". Mario answers the question by saying that his group does, much to Al Koopone's annoyance. Al Koopone then orders the Koopa Pack to attack them with their Snifits, but the bullets do no damage whatsoever. Mario and his friends then toss several Vegetables against the crossfire of the bullets at the Koopas, causing Al Koopone to hide behind a turned table and cower. The Vegetables eventually hit Mouser, Koopa Troopa and Tryclyde, knocking them all aside. Princess Toadstool then grabs the soda sprayer from the soda bar and uses it to blast away the band. Al Koopone tries to make a break for the exit, but Mario jumps in front of him, telling him to give up. Al Koopone then pulls out a [[Magic Potion]] and tosses it, creating a door which he enters to escape from the Koopa Klub via a [[Warp Zone]]. Luigi is mad that Al Koopone got away, but Mario points out that at least he's finally gone from Crime Land.
[[File:ToadGangster.jpg|thumb|left|Toad realizing that the Koopa Klub is amazing.]]
Inside the Koopa Klub, Mario and his friends take a look around. A Koopa Troopa is serving three drinks to Tryclyde at the soda bar, while an [[Ostro]] and [[Birdo]] couple dance to music played by a [[Shy Guy|Shyguy]] on double bass, [[Goomba]] on piano and [[Pidgit]] on saxophone. After Toad admires the place, Mario comments that they need to find out where the Unzappable Hats are being held. Princess Toadstool then notices the coat check room and suggests that they check it out. Mario's group then sneak into the coat check room and take out the Koopa Troopa that's guarding the place. Removing their disguises, Mario and his friends each don an Unzappable Hat and prepare to face Al Koopone.


Having taken off their Unzappable Hats, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad exit the Koopa Klub, and fret over the fact that they've been unable to find Mario. From atop a ladder, Mario calls down to his friends and announces that he's changing the name of the Koopa Klub since they've chased Al Koopone from Crime Land. Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad ask what the new name is, and climbing down the ladder, Mario turns on the new sign he set up, revealing that the new name is Mario's Pasta Palace. Mario then mentions that up until this point that Crime Land didn't have a single Italian restaurant, which in his belief, really was a crime.
Sitting at a table, Al Koopone asks himself the question "Who says Koopa Crime Doesn't Pay?". Mario answers the question by saying that his group does, much to Al Koopone's annoyance. Al Koopone then orders the Koopa Pack to attack them with their Snifits, but the bullets do no damage whatsoever. Mario and his friends then toss several Vegetables against the crossfire of the bullets at the Koopas, causing Al Koopone to hide behind a turned table and cower. The Vegetables eventually hit Mouser, Koopa Troopa and Tryclyde, knocking them all aside. Princess Toadstool then grabs the soda sprayer from the soda bar and uses it to blast away the band. Al Koopone tries to make a break for the exit, but Mario jumps in front of him, telling him to give up. Al Koopone then pulls out a [[Magical Potion]] and tosses it, creating a door which he enters to escape from the Koopa Klub via a [[Warp Zone]]. Luigi is mad that Al Koopone got away, but Mario points out that at least he is finally gone from Crime Land.
 
Having taken off their Unzappable Hats, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad exit the Koopa Klub, and fret over the fact that they have been unable to find Mario. From atop a ladder, Mario calls down to his friends and announces that he's changing the name of the Koopa Klub since they have chased Al Koopone from Crime Land. Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad ask what the new name is, and climbing down the ladder, Mario turns on the new sign he set up, revealing that the new name is Mario's Pasta Palace. Mario then mentions that up until this point that Crime Land did not have a single Italian restaurant, which in his belief, really was a crime.


==Characters==
==Characters==
[[File:AlKoopone.jpg|thumb|"Al Koopone"]]
*[[Mario]]
*[[Mario]]
*[[Luigi]]
*[[Luigi]]
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*[[Mouser]]
*[[Mouser]]
*[[Tryclyde]]
*[[Tryclyde]]
*[[Koopa Troopa]]
*[[Koopa Troopa]]s
*[[Snifit]]s
*[[Bob-omb|Bob-Omb]] (limbless)
*[[Ostro]]
*[[Birdo]]
*[[Shy Guy|Shyguy]]
*[[Goomba]]
*[[Pidgit]]
*[[Toad (species)|Mushroom people]]
*[[Stool Pigeon]]


==Cast==
==Cast==
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*[[Jeannie Elias]] &mdash; [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]
*[[Jeannie Elias]] &mdash; [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]
*[[John Stocker]] &mdash; [[Toad]], [[Mouser]], [[Koopa Troopa]], man
*[[John Stocker]] &mdash; [[Toad]], [[Mouser]], [[Koopa Troopa]], man
*[[Harvey Atkin]] &mdash; [[Bowser|King Bowser Koopa]], [[Tryclyde]]
*[[Harvey Atkin]] &mdash; [[Bowser|Al Koopone]], [[Tryclyde]]
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMBSS Character Concept Art - The Unzappables.jpg|Concept art
SMBSS Character Concept Art 1 - The Unzappables.jpg|Concept art
SMBSS Environment Concept Art - The Unzappables.jpg|Concept art
</gallery>


==Animation and continuity errors==
==Animation and continuity errors==
*Princess Toadstool erroneously refers to the coat check room as the hat check room.
*When [[Luigi]] says that [[8 bits|Al Koopone's minions]] robbed the bank, he speaks through [[Mouser]]'s mouth.
*When Luigi thought they robbed the bank, Mouser is saying the words from his mouth.
*When Mouser requests the password, the orange gloves of Luigi's disguise are colored white like his usual ones.
*Luigi's gloves first appear to be orange as he, Mario, Toad, and Princess Toadstool go incognito to infiltrate the Koopa Club, but become white when Mouser requests the password, and revert back to orange when a frustrated Mouser tells them the password.
*After the smoke clears, the [[Coin]]s appear from thin air.
*Although all the coins were blasted from the bank vault toward the Koopa Pack, the coins are scattered everywhere when Mario's gang enters the crime scene.
*When Al Koopone's minions get away, the Coin bags in their car are missing.
**After the smoke clears, the coins appear to be coming out of thin air.
*When [[Mario]] suggests they ask a [[Stool Pigeon|stool pigeon]], the [[Bowser|Al Koopone]] flyer is missing.
*As Mouser, Koopa Troopa, and Tryclyde bombard Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad with Snifit bullets, Tryclyde's mouth is unexplainably vibrating.
*In several scenes, [[Koopa Troopa]]'s hands are colored yellow instead of green.
*Albeit stashing bags of coins in the getaway car, none are seen when the vehicle drives up close to the screen.
*When Al Koopone bowls a [[Bob-omb]] towards the vault, [[Tryclyde]]'s eyes are orange instead of white.
*The light on Al Koopone's desk vanishes before he tests the power of the Unzappable Hats on Mouser, Koopa Troopa, and Tryclyde.
**In the same scene, the Bob-omb explodes despite being unlit.
*The flyer that says Al Koopone is public enemy #1 lacks detail after the screen zooms out as the gang wonders of his whereabouts, next it completely vanishes when Mario suggests they ask a stool pigeon for assistance, and finally it reappears without detail once the stool pigeon beckons the gang to come to him.
*Initially, the [[Toad (species)|woman]] in the bank has sclerae, but when the robbery starts, they disappear.
*When the stool pigeon grabs the bag of chicken feed from Toad, the bag is completely empty (the pigeon did not eat any from it when Toad offered it to him), and later appears to be full of feed again
*When the group ponders about the password, Princess Toadstool's eyes glitch.
*When Al Koopone prepares to "bowl" the Bob-omb into the bank vault, all three of Tryclyde's heads have orange eyes
*When Luigi comments about the [[Koopa Klub]], his mouth does not move.
*The woman in the bank has different eyes before the robbery occurs, having almost human-like eyes before gaining Koopa Troopa-like ones.
*When the group examines the Koopa Klub, the piano playing [[Goomba]] disappears for a frame, and shortly after, it is smaller than normal.
*It is not clear how the Bob-omb could explode if it was never lit before Al Koopone bowled it.
**In the same scene, the saxophone playing [[Pidgit]] is light-blue, but in close-up, it is dark-blue.
*When Al Koopone tells the Koopa Pack to take Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad, one of Tryclyde's heads is lacking visible eyes.
*Whenever the bass playing [[Shyguy]] plucks a string, its right leg disappears.
*The bridge is much larger than in context when the screen shows a bird's eye view of Crime Land.
*Throughout its appearance, the Koopa Troopa running the coat check swaps from clothed to naked.
*Before Al Koopone pulls the lever to drop Mario's gang into the river, there is no "space" where the lever can shift up or down.
*In some versions of this episode, the audio becomes muffled after Mario answers Al Koopone's comment before the battle starts.
*When a bewildered Mario is reminded that there's a password for the Koopa Klub, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad are not shown.
*When Al Koopone takes out his [[Magical Potion|Magic Potion]], the rim is the same color as the cork.
*As the gang ponders about the Koopa Club's password, Princess Toadstool is blinking unusually fast until the shot switches to Mouser.
*When Al Koopone flees into the [[Warp Zone]], the pattern on the exit door is missing.
**Also in that same shot, Luigi's neck kerchief is flashing.
*When Luigi says that Al Koopone escaped, the diner is clean despite the battle that took place.
*The Goomba playing the piano vanishes for s frame then reappears as the gang examines the Koopa Klub's interior.
 
**The Goomba is also much larger than normal when the camera is zoomed-out, being about as big as the Pidget, but when the screen zooms in on the Goomba, it is much smaller, only about half the size of the piano's upper panel.
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***The Pidget playing the saxophone is also a much lighter shade of blue when seen from a distance.
TSMBSS The Unzappables error.png|Koopa Troopa's miscolored hands
****The bass playing Shy Guy loses it's right leg whenever it plucks a string.
TSMBSS The Unzappables error 2.png|Luigi's miscolored gloves
*The Koopa Troopa running the coat room dons a maroon suit before it is plundered by Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad and tied up, where it is completely naked until the gang takes their disguises off, where the Koopa Troopa now has a light purple suit for the shot, then becomes naked again when Princess Toadstool remarks ''"Now we're The Unzappables!"''.
TSMBSS The Unzappables error 3.png|The miscolored Magic Potion
*In some versions of the episode, the audio becomes much more muffled after Mario answers Al Koopone's comment right before the battle starts.
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*When the battle begins, Mouser's sunglasses are flashing as he uses the Snifit as a machine gun.
 
*When Al Koopone first pulls out the Magic Potion, the "rim" around the top of the vial is the same color as the cork, but when he lobs it at the wall, it becomes it's original colors.
==Profiles==
*The leaf of the door (the hinged wood) vanishes when Al Koopone flees into the Warp Zone.
*'''Netflix:''' ''Crime reigns on the mean streets of [[Crime Land|Mobsterland]], where the evil gangster Al Koopone lords over the quaking residents of the city.''<ref>[https://www.netflix.com/title/70212980 ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'']. ''Netflix''. Retrieved June 23, 2020.</ref>
*When Luigi laments that Al Koopone has escaped into a Warp Zone, the diner in the background is ironically completely clean, despite the large battle that just took place.
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|ChiT=罪惡城
|ChiTR=Zuìè Chéng
|ChiTM=Crime City
|ChiTC=<ref>[https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1NW411E7NG?p=4 （部分集数画质超渣）超级马里奥兄弟的超级秀 台配国语]</ref>
|Fre=Le Gros Corruptible
|FreM=The Big Corruptible
|FreC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzOg2qmFrPo&list=PLaFoLvczabwZT9mEcsRppZJRvNoW4czwg&index=36 Super Mario Bros 036 Le gros corruptible]</ref>
|Ger=Die Unverwundbaren
|GerM=The Invulnerable
|GerC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xgg_SrkChsE&list=PLn0Cm-QzTZcYMFil7DnnbYQJlk7qccB4H&index=45 The Super Mario Bros Super Show! Folge 38 George Washington schlief hier / Die Unverwundbaren]</ref>
|Ita=Gli invulnerabili
|ItaM=The invulnerables
|ItaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZZOLTV3JNI Super Mario (1ª serie animata ITA) - Gli invulnerabili]</ref>
|PorA=Os Intocáveis
|PorAM=The Untouchables
|PorAC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Knjm7RI7tNY&list=PLwzf4mOPE8BlhZQzQNfBFjrkJrrocv7kU&index=13 Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Os Intocáveis / George Washington Dormiu Aqui (Dublado)]</ref>
|SpaA=Los invencibles
|SpaAM=The Invincibles
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The Birdo/Ostro couple may be a reference to the error involving the naming mix up of these two enemies in the credits of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''.
*In this episode, the [[Unzappable Hat]]s make the wearers immune to attacks. This is similar to the {{wp|Untouchables (law enforcement)|Untouchables}}, whose nickname was derived from their refusal to take bribes from mafiosi like {{wp|Al Capone}}.
*The name "Unzappables" is based on the real-life law enforcement agents "the [[wikipedia:Untouchables (law enforcement)|Untouchables]]", who were famous for bringing down Al Capone, a powerful criminal from the Prohibition Era.
*This episode is one of the two episodes not included in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' Australian box set, the other being "[[Rolling Down the River]]."
*This episode and "[[Rollin' Down the River]]" are, for unknown reasons, not included in the Australian box set.
 
==References==
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The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode
"The Unzappables"
The Unzappables Title Screen
Production number 136
Airdate October 25, 1989 (English)
November 22, 1990 (French)[?]
Writer(s) Perry Martin
Plumber's Log # 1929
King Koopa's alter ego(s) Al Koopone
Cover song(s) "Beat It"
Replacement song(s) "Burn Baby Burn"
Title reference The Untouchables
Live-action segment "George Washington Slept Here"
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"The Unzappables" is the thirty-first episode of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Its corresponding live-action segment is "George Washington Slept Here."

Plot synopsis[edit]

Dressed up as gangsters, Mario and his friends attempt to enter the Koopa Klub.

Mario and his friends have traveled to Crime Land during the midst of the city's worst crime wave ever, which has been caused by King Koopa, who is now going by the alter ego of Al Koopone. Stepping out of a taxi, Princess Toadstool questions as to why the city is called Crime Land, due to the lack of action. At that moment, they notice Mouser, Koopa Troopa, and Tryclyde, now wearing business suits and fedoras, exiting a bank with sacks of money and violin cases.

Mario suggests that they should stop the Koopa Pack, and chase the criminals back to their car. Mario threatens the Koopa Pack by announcing a citizen's arrest, but they instead reveal the Snifits hiding inside their suitcases, which fire bullets at Mario's group. Mario's group manages to dodge the bullets by ducking, although the Koopa Pack eventually retreats into their car and drive off. Princess Toadstool then comments that she is certain that the crooks are obviously working for Al Koopone. Mario then decides that they need to teach Al Koopone that crime does not pay.

Meanwhile, at a soda bar called the Koopa Klub, Al Koopone comments that the place is perfect for his new headquarters. Sitting at the desk in his office with his feet raised, Al Koopone content that Mario's group will not be able to get inside. The Koopa Pack then enters Al Koopone's office, carrying several stacks of pink boxes. Tryclyde informs Al Koopone that the boxes are his latest order from the Gangster Supply Store, much to his delight. Al Koopone orders his henchmen to place the boxes down, but they all stumble over and fall, revealing the hats that had been inside them. Koopa Troopa is not very impressed by the hats, but Al Koopone informs him that they are magical, and orders the Koopa Pack to wear them. Al Koopone then pulls a Snifit out of his violin case and fires at the frightened Koopa Pack, only for the bullets to ricochet off of them unscathed. Al Koopone laughs that his new hats work, as they make the wearer invulnerable to any attack. He then tells the Koopa Pack to get ready for an upcoming Koopa caper.

Back on the streets of Crime Land, Mario reads on a wanted poster that Al Koopone is public enemy number one. Princess Toadstool mentions that if they ever hope to catch him, they will need to know what his next caper will be, but Toad comments that nobody in town will tell them, as they are all too scared to squeal on Al Koopone. Mario claims that they need a stool pigeon, and is called over by a voice from a nearby alley. Luigi points out that they have been called by a Stool Pigeon, and they all run over to him. The Stool Pigeon agrees to tell the group what the caper will be, provided they pay him. Toad pulls out a bag of chicken feed, prompting the Stool Pigeon to reveal that Al Koopone will be robbing the First Mushroom Bank.

At the First Mushroom Bank, Al Koopone and the Koopa Pack barge in through the front door, threatening to shoot all the Mushroon People inside with Snifits. After Mouser intimidates the citizens, he notices the bank's vault. Al Koopone pulls out a limbless Bob-Omb and bowls it down towards the vault door, blasting it open, and sending the Gold Coins within flying across the room. Before the Koopas can react, Mario's group exits from the vault, startling them. Al Koopone asks Mario's group to do their worst, prompting them to toss Vegetables at the Koopas. When the Vegetables all bounce off the Koopas due to their Unzappable Hats, Mario attempts to attack Al Koopone with his plunger, but instead gets thrown back by the power of the hat. Al Koopone then orders Mario's group to raise their hands in the air, and upon being asked by Mouser as to what they should do with their hostages, tells Mouser to take them for a ride.

Sometime later, now atop bridge over a river, Al Koopone and the Koopa Pack stand before Mario's group, who have been fitted in cement shoes and tied up in rope. Princess Toadstool demands to be freed, but Al Koopone mocks her plea. Toad comments that his cement shoes are hard to walk in, and asks for someone to take his off. Koopa Troopa offers to help, but Al Koopone angrily grabs him, stating that Mario's group is supposed to drown in the cement shoes, not walk in them. With that, Al Koopone kicks Koopa Troopa and sends him flying across the city. Al Koopone then pulls a lever, opening a trapdoor in the bridge that Mario's group falls through.

Mario's group sinks to the bottom of the river, where Luigi complains to Mario that he has gotten them into yet another fine mess. Mario then notices a glimmer and directs his friends' attention over to a nearby Starman lying on the floor of the river. Mario forces himself to fall down face first next to the Starman, and manages to grab it with his mouth. Using the Starman's power, Mario powers up into Super Mario and manages to burst out of his cement shoes and rope. Taking on the pose of a baseball pitcher, Mario simultaneously tosses three fireballs at the cement shoes of his friends, freeing them. Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad then manage to untangle themselves from their ropes, just as Super Mario's powers wear off. Princess Toadstool then demands to her friends that they get back at Al Koopone and they all swim up to the surface.

Mario's group later arrives outside the Koopa Klub, where Mario announces that he will get them all inside the place. Mario, Luigi and Toad, dressed as gangsters, along Princess Toadstool, dressed like a showgirl, approach the front door of the Koopa Klub and knock. Opening a lookout window, Mouser asks the group for their identity. In a scratchy voice, Mario tells Mouser that they are Aface and his gang. Mouser then asks them for the password, but none of them know what it is. Fed up with their slow response, Mouser shouts that it is "cheese balls". Using this information, Mario tells Mouser the password, and he foolishly allows them to enter the Koopa Klub.

Toad realizing that the Koopa Klub is amazing.

Inside the Koopa Klub, Mario and his friends take a look around. A Koopa Troopa is serving three drinks to Tryclyde at the soda bar, while an Ostro and Birdo couple dance to music played by a Shyguy on double bass, Goomba on piano and Pidgit on saxophone. After Toad admires the place, Mario comments that they need to find out where the Unzappable Hats are being held. Princess Toadstool then notices the coat check room and suggests that they check it out. Mario's group then sneak into the coat check room and take out the Koopa Troopa that's guarding the place. Removing their disguises, Mario and his friends each don an Unzappable Hat and prepare to face Al Koopone.

Sitting at a table, Al Koopone asks himself the question "Who says Koopa Crime Doesn't Pay?". Mario answers the question by saying that his group does, much to Al Koopone's annoyance. Al Koopone then orders the Koopa Pack to attack them with their Snifits, but the bullets do no damage whatsoever. Mario and his friends then toss several Vegetables against the crossfire of the bullets at the Koopas, causing Al Koopone to hide behind a turned table and cower. The Vegetables eventually hit Mouser, Koopa Troopa and Tryclyde, knocking them all aside. Princess Toadstool then grabs the soda sprayer from the soda bar and uses it to blast away the band. Al Koopone tries to make a break for the exit, but Mario jumps in front of him, telling him to give up. Al Koopone then pulls out a Magical Potion and tosses it, creating a door which he enters to escape from the Koopa Klub via a Warp Zone. Luigi is mad that Al Koopone got away, but Mario points out that at least he is finally gone from Crime Land.

Having taken off their Unzappable Hats, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad exit the Koopa Klub, and fret over the fact that they have been unable to find Mario. From atop a ladder, Mario calls down to his friends and announces that he's changing the name of the Koopa Klub since they have chased Al Koopone from Crime Land. Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad ask what the new name is, and climbing down the ladder, Mario turns on the new sign he set up, revealing that the new name is Mario's Pasta Palace. Mario then mentions that up until this point that Crime Land did not have a single Italian restaurant, which in his belief, really was a crime.

Characters[edit]

Al Koopone
"Al Koopone"

Cast[edit]

Gallery[edit]

  • Concept art

    Concept art

  • Concept art

    Concept art

  • Concept art

    Concept art

Animation and continuity errors[edit]

  • When Luigi says that Al Koopone's minions robbed the bank, he speaks through Mouser's mouth.
  • When Mouser requests the password, the orange gloves of Luigi's disguise are colored white like his usual ones.
  • After the smoke clears, the Coins appear from thin air.
  • When Al Koopone's minions get away, the Coin bags in their car are missing.
  • When Mario suggests they ask a stool pigeon, the Al Koopone flyer is missing.
  • In several scenes, Koopa Troopa's hands are colored yellow instead of green.
  • When Al Koopone bowls a Bob-omb towards the vault, Tryclyde's eyes are orange instead of white.
    • In the same scene, the Bob-omb explodes despite being unlit.
  • Initially, the woman in the bank has sclerae, but when the robbery starts, they disappear.
  • When the group ponders about the password, Princess Toadstool's eyes glitch.
  • When Luigi comments about the Koopa Klub, his mouth does not move.
  • When the group examines the Koopa Klub, the piano playing Goomba disappears for a frame, and shortly after, it is smaller than normal.
    • In the same scene, the saxophone playing Pidgit is light-blue, but in close-up, it is dark-blue.
  • Whenever the bass playing Shyguy plucks a string, its right leg disappears.
  • Throughout its appearance, the Koopa Troopa running the coat check swaps from clothed to naked.
  • In some versions of this episode, the audio becomes muffled after Mario answers Al Koopone's comment before the battle starts.
  • When Al Koopone takes out his Magic Potion, the rim is the same color as the cork.
  • When Al Koopone flees into the Warp Zone, the pattern on the exit door is missing.
  • When Luigi says that Al Koopone escaped, the diner is clean despite the battle that took place.
  • Koopa Troopa's miscolored hands

    Koopa Troopa's miscolored hands

  • Luigi's miscolored gloves

    Luigi's miscolored gloves

  • The miscolored Magic Potion

    The miscolored Magic Potion

Profiles[edit]

  • Netflix: Crime reigns on the mean streets of Mobsterland, where the evil gangster Al Koopone lords over the quaking residents of the city.[1]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Chinese (traditional) 罪惡城[2]
Zuìè Chéng 		Crime City
French Le Gros Corruptible[3] The Big Corruptible
German Die Unverwundbaren[4] The Invulnerable
Italian Gli invulnerabili[5] The invulnerables
Portuguese (NOA) Os Intocáveis[6] The Untouchables
Spanish (NOA) Los invencibles[?] The Invincibles

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. Netflix. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  2. ^ （部分集数画质超渣）超级马里奥兄弟的超级秀 台配国语
  3. ^ Super Mario Bros 036 Le gros corruptible
  4. ^ The Super Mario Bros Super Show! Folge 38 George Washington schlief hier / Die Unverwundbaren
  5. ^ Super Mario (1ª serie animata ITA) - Gli invulnerabili
  6. ^ Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Os Intocáveis / George Washington Dormiu Aqui (Dublado)
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Episode 1: "Neatness Counts" • Episode 2: "Day of the Orphan" • Episode 3: "All Steamed Up" • Episode 4: "Marianne & Luigeena" • Episode 5: "Slime Busters" • Episode 6: "The Mario Monster Mash" • Episode 7: "Bonkers From Yonkers" • Episode 8: "Bats in the Basement" • Episode 9: "Will the Real Elvis Please Shut Up!" • Episode 10: "Magic's Magic" • Episode 11: "Mama Mia Mario" • Episode 12: "Alligator Dundee" • Episode 13: "Dance" • Episode 14: "Cher's Poochie" • Episode 15: "Wild Thing" • Episode 16: "E.C. The Extra Creepy" • Episode 17: "The Marios Fight Back" • Episode 18: "Magician" • Episode 19: "Do You Believe In Magic?" • Episode 20: "Mommies Curse" • Episode 21: "Lost Dog" • Episode 22: "Plumbers of the Year" • Episode 23: "Mario Hillbillies" • Episode 24: "Super Plant" • Episode 25: "Fred Van Winkle" • Episode 26: "Baby Mario Love" • Episode 27: "9001: A Mario Odyssey" • Episode 28: "Fake Bro" • Episode 29: "Time Out Luigi" • Episode 30: "Tutti Frutti, oh Mario" • Episode 31: "Flower Power" • Episode 32: "Vampire Until Ready" • Episode 33: "Heart Throb" • Episode 34: "Fortune Teller" • Episode 35: "The Magic Love" • Episode 36: "Little Marios" • Episode 37: "Gorilla My Dreams" • Episode 38: "George Washington Slept Here" • Episode 39: "Caught in a Draft" • Episode 40: "Defective Gadgetry" • Episode 41: "Toupee" • Episode 42: "The Artist" • Episode 43: "Zenned Out Mario" • Episode 44: "Texas Tea" • Episode 45: "The Great Hereafter" • Episode 46: "The Painting" • Episode 47: "Game Show Host" • Episode 48: "Home Radio" • Episode 49: "Glasnuts" • Episode 50: "Treasure of the Sierra Brooklyn" • Episode 51: "Adee Don't" • Episode 52: "Chippie Chipmunks" • Episode 53: "A Basement Divided" • Episode 54: "No Way to Treat a Queenie" • Episode 55: "Pizza Crush" • Episode 56: "Goodbye Mr. Fish" • Episode 57: "French" • Episode 58: "Two Bums From Brooklyn" • Episode 59 "Opera" • Episode 60: "Tutti Frutti Mario" • Episode 61: "Cyrano de Mario" • Episode 62: "Rowdy Roddy's Rotten Pipes" • Episode 63: "Santa Claus is Coming to Flatbush" • Episode 64: "Captain Lou Is Missing" • Episode 65: "The Ghoul of my Dreams"
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