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{{SMBSS episode infobox
|image = [[File:SMBSS Episode 48.jpg|200px]]
|image = [[File:SMBSS Episode 48.jpg|200px]]
|airdate = November 23, 1989
|production=148
|writer = Martha Moran
|airdate=November 23, 1989 (English)<br>December 13, 1990 (French)
|plumbers_log = 12,247
|writer=Martha Moran
|alter-ego = None
|plumbers_log=12,247
|location = [[Brooklyn]]
|live="[[Opera]]"
|guest_star = Karen Hartman
|before=[[Mario of the Deep|<<]]
|song = None
|after=[[Raiders of the Lost Mushroom|>>]]
|title = None
|live = [[Opera]]
|before = [[Mario of the Deep|<<]]
|after = [[Raiders of the Lost Mushroom|>>]]
}}
}}
"'''Flatbush Koopa'''" is the forty-eighth episode of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''. Its corresponding live-action segment is "[[Opera]]".
"'''Flatbush Koopa'''" is the forty-eighth episode of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''. Its corresponding live-action segment is "[[Opera]]." This episode is notable for being the last episode of the series where [[Bowser|King Koopa]] does not use an [[King Koopa's alter egos|alter ego]].


==Plot synopsis==
==Plot synopsis==
[[File:FlatbushKoopa.jpg|thumb|left|Having arrived in Brooklyn, King Koopa renames Coney Island to Koopa Island.]]
At long last, [[Mario]] and his friends have finally driven [[Bowser|King Koopa]] and his evil [[Bowser's Minions|minion]]s out of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. The [[Toad (species)|citizens]] are now free, and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] can now reign in her [[Peach's Castle|castle]] again. For their deeds, the [[Toad (species)|Mushroomer]]s even throw a parade for Mario's group. Having saved the kingdom, Mario and [[Luigi]] are now ready finally return to [[Brooklyn]].
At long last, [[Mario]] and his friends have finally driven [[Bowser|King Koopa]] and his evil [[Koopa Troop|minion]]s out of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. The [[Toad (species)|citizens]] are now free, and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] can now reign in her [[Peach's Castle|castle]] again. For their deeds, the Mushroomers even throw a parade for Mario's group. Having saved the kingdom, Mario and [[Luigi]] are now ready finally return to [[Brooklyn]].


Arriving at a newly-discovered [[Warp Pipe]], Princess Toadstool gives Mario and Luigi each a kiss, announcing that she's going to miss having them around, and begins to cry. Mario assures her that she needn't worry, as he and Luigi can travel through the pipe to come and visit any time they want. Luigi then tells Mario that not having to deal with King Koopa any more will make their lives perfect as pasta. The thought of pasta reminds Mario of [[Mama Mario|their mother]]'s cooking, which prompts him to leap into the pipe, as Luigi follows and the Mushroom People bid them farewell.
Arriving at a newly-discovered [[Warp Pipe]], Princess Toadstool gives Mario and Luigi each a kiss, announcing that she is going to miss having them around, and begins to cry. Mario assures her that she should not worry, as he and Luigi can travel through the pipe to come and visit any time they want. Luigi then tells Mario that not having to deal with King Koopa any more will make their lives perfect as pasta. The thought of pasta reminds Mario of [[Mama Mario|their mother]]'s cooking, which prompts him to leap into the pipe, as Luigi follows and the Mushroom People bid them farewell.


The pipe warps Mario and Luigi into a Brooklyn sewer, where they emerge from a manhole. Back in Brooklyn, Mario and Luigi begin to admire the many local sights, including the tree that grows in Brooklyn and the [[Brooklyn Bridge]]. Mario then points to the [[Statue of Liberty]], but is baffled to see that it has taken on the appearance of King Koopa, which he dubs the "Statue of Kooperty".
The pipe warps Mario and Luigi into a Brooklyn sewer, where they emerge from a manhole. Back in Brooklyn, Mario and Luigi begin to admire the many local sights, including the tree that grows in Brooklyn and the [[Brooklyn Bridge]]. Mario then points to the [[Statue of Liberty]], but is baffled to see that it has taken on the appearance of King Koopa, which he dubs the "Statue of Kooperty".


Mario and Luigi turn around when they hear someone scolding a crook, and see a policeman chasing a [[Koopa Troopa]] who's holding a sack of money. The Koopa Troopa storms past Mario and Luigi, who are surprised to see it in Brooklyn. A second Koopa Troopa then sticks his leg out from behind the garbage can, causing the policeman to trip, and the two Koopa Troopas run off with the sack of money. Mario then concludes that King Koopa and his minions have undoubtedly invaded Brooklyn, and Luigi notes that King Koopa merely left the Mushroom Kingdom so that he could take over their hometown. Mario tells Luigi that they need to find and stop King Koopa, so they hail a taxi and tell the driver to follow the Koopa Troopas.
Mario and Luigi turn around when they hear someone scolding a crook, and see a policeman chasing a [[Koopa Troopa]] who is holding a sack of money. The Koopa Troopa storms past Mario and Luigi, who are surprised to see it in Brooklyn. A second Koopa Troopa then sticks his leg out from behind the garbage can, causing the policeman to trip, and the two Koopa Troopas run off with the sack of money. Mario then concludes that King Koopa and his minions have undoubtedly invaded Brooklyn, and Luigi notes that King Koopa merely left the Mushroom Kingdom so that he could take over their hometown. Mario tells Luigi that they need to find and stop King Koopa, so they hail a taxi and tell the driver to follow the Koopa Troopas.


The taxi brings Mario and Luigi to [[Coney Island (place)|Coney Island]], where numerous Koopa Troopas are hanging out and riding on the rides. The cabbies then questions as to what an ugly, fat, reptile is doing with the Coney Island entrance sign, and Mario points out that it's King Koopa, who's replacing the sign with one that reads "Koopa Island". The cabbie then yells at King Koopa, and tells him to leave, but gets ignored. Mario then worries that King Koopa will change Brooklyn to Kooplyn, but Luigi assures him that not even King Koopa would be that mean. At that moment, they overhear King Koopa telling the Koopa Troopas to replace every sign that reads Brooklyn to Kooplyn. King Koopa then announces that once the signs have been changed, they'll cross the Kooplyn Bridge, capture the rest of [[New York City|New York]] and make it "New Koopa".
[[File:FlatbushKoopa.jpg|thumb|left|Having arrived in Brooklyn, King Koopa renames Coney Island "Koopa Island."]]
The taxi brings Mario and Luigi to [[Coney Island (location)|Coney Island]], where numerous Koopa Troopas are hanging out and riding on the rides. The cabbies then questions as to what an ugly, fat, reptile is doing with the Coney Island entrance sign, and Mario points out that it is King Koopa, who is replacing the sign with one that reads "Koopa Island". The cabbie then yells at King Koopa, and tells him to leave, but gets ignored. Mario then worries that King Koopa will change Brooklyn to Kooplyn, but Luigi assures him that not even King Koopa would be that mean. At that moment, they overhear King Koopa telling the Koopa Troopas to replace every sign that reads Brooklyn to Kooplyn. King Koopa then announces that once the signs have been changed, they will cross the Kooplyn Bridge, capture the rest of [[New York City|New York]] and make it "New Koopa."


Fed up with King Koopa's tyranny, the cabbie announces that he's going to find the police, but attracts the attention of King Koopa, who sees that Mario and Luigi have finally arrived, just as he planned. King Koopa orders his Koopa Troopas to capture the Mario Bros. for him, and they begin to give chase. The cabbie begins to leave, but assures Mario and Luigi that he'll be back with the police in three minutes, and that he expects a triple tip. As he drives off, King Koopa uses his [[Magic Wand|Koopa scepter]] to transform the cabbie, as well his entire taxi, into a pile of bricks. Luigi begins to worry, because he figures that King Koopa has the power to turn everyone in Brooklyn into bricks. King Koopa announces that it's his intention, as he wants vengeance on Mario and Luigi for foiling his evil schemes in the past, and has decided to take it out on their hometown.
Fed up with King Koopa's tyranny, the cabbie announces that he is going to find the police, but attracts the attention of King Koopa, who sees that Mario and Luigi have finally arrived, just as he planned. King Koopa orders his Koopa Troopas to capture the Mario Bros. for him, and they begin to give chase. The cabbie begins to leave, but assures Mario and Luigi that he will be back with the police in three minutes, and that he expects a triple tip. As he drives off, King Koopa uses his [[Magic wand|Koopa scepter]] to transform the cabbie, as well his entire taxi, into a pile of bricks. Luigi begins to worry, because he figures that King Koopa has the power to turn everyone in Brooklyn into bricks. King Koopa announces that it is his intention, as he wants vengeance on Mario and Luigi for foiling his evil schemes in the past, and has decided to take it out on their hometown.


King Koopa orders his Koopa Troopas to attack Mario and Luigi. Mario manages to bounce on several of their heads, and leaps onto the nearby roller coaster track, where he kicks a Koopa Troopa out of a car. Luigi then follows Mario's moves, and boards the car as well. While they ride along track, King Koopa uses a walkie-talkie to alert his minions that Mario and Luigi are riding on the roller coaster, and gives the order to attack. Luigi then questions if they're on a one-way roller coaster, as he points to a car full of spear-wielding Koopa Troopas, equipped with a plow, heading towards them in the opposite direction. Mario tells Luigi to hit the brakes, but he retorts that there aren't any. Mario then suggests switching to reverse gear, but that isn't an option either, so he tells Luigi to bail out. They jump out of the car right before it collides with the other one, and proceed to run down the track in the other direction, now being chased by the Koopa Troopas. Watching from the sidewalk, King Koopa points out that the Mario Bros. have finally made it back to Brooklyn, just in time for their own funerals, and laughs.  
King Koopa orders his Koopa Troopas to attack Mario and Luigi. Mario manages to bounce on several of their heads, and leaps onto the nearby roller coaster track, where he kicks a Koopa Troopa out of a car. Luigi then follows Mario's moves, and boards the car as well. While they ride along track, King Koopa uses a walkie-talkie to alert his minions that Mario and Luigi are riding on the roller coaster, and gives the order to attack. Luigi then questions if they are on a one-way roller coaster, as he points to a car full of spear-wielding Koopa Troopas, equipped with a plow, heading towards them in the opposite direction. Mario tells Luigi to hit the brakes, but he retorts that there are not any. Mario then suggests switching to reverse gear, but that is not an option either, so he tells Luigi to bail out. They jump out of the car right before it collides with the other one, and proceed to run down the track in the other direction, now being chased by the Koopa Troopas. Watching from the sidewalk, King Koopa points out that the Mario Bros. have finally made it back to Brooklyn, just in time for their own funerals, and laughs.  


Luigi then tells Mario that if he'd known how scary Brooklyn would've been, he'd have stayed with Princess Toadstool and [[Toad]]. Mario then reminds Luigi that at least they're safe in Mushroom Land. Back in the Mushroom Kingdom, Princess Toadstool and Toad are sitting down to a nice, relaxing picnic lunch, where they acknowledge the peaceful state that the kingdom is now in without the Koopas around. However, the two of them are currently bored, and note that they do miss Mario and Luigi. Princess Toadstool suggests that they should pay them a visit, as she's always wanted to see the so-called "Brooklyn Kingdom", and they leap into the pipe.
Luigi then tells Mario that if he had known how scary Brooklyn would have been, he would have stayed with Princess Toadstool and [[Toad]]. Mario then reminds Luigi that at least they are safe in Mushroom Land. Back in the Mushroom Kingdom, Princess Toadstool and Toad are sitting down to a nice, relaxing picnic lunch, where they acknowledge the peaceful state that the kingdom is now in without the Koopas around. However, the two of them are currently bored, and note that they do miss Mario and Luigi. Princess Toadstool suggests that they should pay them a visit, as she has always wanted to see the so-called "Brooklyn Kingdom." and they leap into the pipe.


Meanwhile, Mario and Luigi are still being chased down the roller coaster, when they see King Koopa and several more Koopa Troopas standing on the track up ahead, leaving the brothers between a rock and a hard place, with no real options. At that moment a garbage truck, driven by Princess Toadstool, comes speeding into the park and crashes into a support column of the roller coaster, the impact of which causes the track to separate. The Mario Bros fall through the gap and onto the garbage truck, while the Koopa Troopas crash into [[Wikipedia:Lower New York Bay|Lower New York Bay]]. As King Koopa and the other Koopa Troopas look down to see what happened, Toad tells Princess Toadstool to floor it against the column, which knocks King Koopa and the Koopa Troopas onto the horses of a carousel.
Meanwhile, Mario and Luigi are still being chased down the roller coaster, when they see King Koopa and several more Koopa Troopas standing on the track up ahead, leaving the brothers between a rock and a hard place, with no real options. At that moment a garbage truck, driven by Princess Toadstool, comes speeding into the park and crashes into a support column of the roller coaster, the impact of which causes the track to separate. The Mario Bros fall through the gap and onto the garbage truck, while the Koopa Troopas crash into {{wp|Lower New York Bay}}. As King Koopa and the other Koopa Troopas look down to see what happened, Toad tells Princess Toadstool to floor it against the column, which knocks King Koopa and the Koopa Troopas onto the horses of a carousel.


Mario and Luigi emerge from the garbage into the truck, and Toad apologizes, stating that the garbage truck was the only thing they could find to rescue them in time. Mario questions why they're in Brooklyn, and Princess Toadstool tells them that their lives are no longer the same without him and Luigi around. Mario then advises them to return to the Mushroom Kingdom, and things could get really bad with King Koopa around. However, Princess Toadstool refuses to leave, stating that she and Toad owe it to them to save their homeland from King Koopa after they saved the Mushroom Kingdom. King Koopa then mocks her from atop the carousel, stating that both she and Brooklyn have seen their last days, which strikes fear into Luigi.
Mario and Luigi emerge from the garbage into the truck, and Toad apologizes, stating that the garbage truck was the only thing they could find to rescue them in time. Mario questions why they are in Brooklyn, and Princess Toadstool tells them that their lives are no longer the same without him and Luigi around. Mario then advises them to return to the Mushroom Kingdom, and things could get really bad with King Koopa around. However, Princess Toadstool refuses to leave, stating that she and Toad owe it to them to save their homeland from King Koopa after they saved the Mushroom Kingdom. King Koopa then mocks her from atop the carousel, stating that both she and Brooklyn have seen their last days, which strikes fear into Luigi.


Now at the Brooklyn Bridge, King Koopa announces his new plan to his minions. First off, the [[Bob-omb|Bob-Omb]]s are to blow up the Brooklyn Bridge, to which the minions cheer, as he assures them that the Princess and Mario Bros. won't be able to follow them if the bridge is out, and that they can take step two, which a Koopa Troopa notes would be to turn all the people of Brooklyn into bricks. Another Koopa Troopa asks what they'll do next, and King Koopa states that he'll crown himself the King of Kooplyn, and make all the laws, which include: No plumbers. No pasta. No princesses. Brooklyn accents are not allowed. Hearing this, the minions cheer some more.
Now at the Brooklyn Bridge, King Koopa announces his new plan to his minions. First off, the [[Bob-omb]]s are to blow up the Brooklyn Bridge, to which the minions cheer, as he assures them that the Princess and Mario Bros. will not be able to follow them if the bridge is out, and that they can take step two, which a Koopa Troopa notes would be to turn all the people of Brooklyn into bricks. Another Koopa Troopa asks what they will do next, and King Koopa states that he will crown himself the King of Kooplyn, and make all the laws, which include: No plumbers. No pasta. No princesses. Brooklyn accents are not allowed. Hearing this, the minions cheer some more.


Eavesdropping from inside some nearby garbage cans, Princess Toadstool notes that they were fortunate enough to find King Koopa before he could get away with his plan. Mario assures her that King Koopa won't get away with anything, and tells Luigi to follow him as he runs off, while Princess Toadstool and Toad hide. Meanwhile, the Koopas start to toss several Bob-Ombs off of the bridge, and manage to blow up a portion of one of the bridge's bases, which causes two support cables to snap.  
Eavesdropping from inside some nearby garbage cans, Princess Toadstool notes that they were fortunate enough to find King Koopa before he could get away with his plan. Mario assures her that King Koopa will not get away with anything, and tells Luigi to follow him as he runs off, while Princess Toadstool and Toad hide. Meanwhile, the Koopas start to toss several Bob-ombs off of the bridge, and manage to blow up a portion of one of the bridge's bases, which causes two support cables to snap.  


Suddenly, several police officers come running onto the bridge, but King Koopa stops them in their tracks by  
Suddenly, several police officers come running onto the bridge, but King Koopa stops them in their tracks by  
turning them all into bricks. The Koopa Troopas then toss these bricks at Mario and Luigi, who stuggle to catch them all, as they don't want them to break. King Koopa then places his Koopa Scepter down to pick up an antsy Bob-Omb, but Toad uses the opportunity to swoop in and grab the Koopa Scepter, which he runs off with. Toad passes the Koopa Scepter to Princess Toadstool, who uses it to restore all the bricks back into police officers, who chase after the Koopa Troopas. King Koopa then lights the Bob-Omb's fuse, and tosses it at the police, but Mario intercepts by catching it. Mario then tells his friends that the only way they can save Brooklyn is by luring King Koopa back to the Mushroom Kingdom.  
turning them all into bricks. The Koopa Troopas then toss these bricks at Mario and Luigi, who stuggle to catch them all, as they do not want them to break. King Koopa then places his Koopa Scepter down to pick up an antsy Bob-omb, but Toad uses the opportunity to swoop in and grab the Koopa Scepter, which he runs off with. Toad passes the Koopa Scepter to Princess Toadstool, who uses it to restore all the bricks back into police officers, who chase after the Koopa Troopas. King Koopa then lights the Bob-omb's fuse, and tosses it at the police, but Mario intercepts by catching it. Mario then tells his friends that the only way they can save Brooklyn is by luring King Koopa back to the Mushroom Kingdom.  


Toad tells King Koopa that if he wants his scepter back, he'll have to come and get it, and runs off with his friends. Outraged, King Koopa gives chase, and follows Mario's group through the streets of Brooklyn. Meanwhile, Luigi warns Mario to drop the detonated Bob-Omb, but Mario explains that it's not time, just as the group leaps into the manhole back to the Mushroom Kingdom. Emerging from the pipe in the Mushroom Kingdom, Luigi again tell Mario to let go of the Bob-Omb, but he still insists on waiting. Once King Koopa comes through the pipe, Mario tosses the Bob-Omb into it, causing the pipe, along with the only way back to Brooklyn to blow up.
Toad tells King Koopa that if he wants his scepter back, he will have to come and get it, and runs off with his friends. Outraged, King Koopa gives chase, and follows Mario's group through the streets of Brooklyn. Meanwhile, Luigi warns Mario to drop the detonated Bob-omb, but Mario explains that it is not time, just as the group leaps into the manhole back to the Mushroom Kingdom. Emerging from the pipe in the Mushroom Kingdom, Luigi again tell Mario to let go of the Bob-omb, but he still insists on waiting. Once King Koopa comes through the pipe, Mario tosses the Bob-omb into it, causing the pipe, along with the only way back to Brooklyn to blow up.


King Koopa asks why Mario blew up the pipe, and he responds by saying that he's stuck in the Mushroom Kingdom, and that Brooklyn is now safe. Mario's friends applaud him, but King Koopa reminds Mario that he's still stuck with him, and proceeds to swipe his scepter out of Toad's hand. Now frightened, Mario and his friends begin to run off, while King Koopa attempts to zap them with his scepter. While running from King Koopa, Mario mentions that someday, even Super Mario can't think of everything.
King Koopa asks why Mario blew up the pipe, and he responds by saying that he is stuck in the Mushroom Kingdom, and that Brooklyn is now safe. Mario's friends applaud him, but King Koopa reminds Mario that he is still stuck with him, and proceeds to swipe his scepter out of Toad's hand. Now frightened, Mario and his friends begin to run off, while King Koopa attempts to zap them with his scepter. While running from King Koopa, Mario mentions that someday, even Super Mario cannot think of everything.
 
==Characters==
*[[Mario]]
*[[Luigi]]
*[[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]
*[[Toad]]
*[[Bowser|King Koopa]]
*[[Koopa Troopa]]s
*[[Bob-omb|Bob-Omb]]s
*[[Toad (species)|Mushroom People]]
*Police officers
*Taxi driver
*[[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]]s (mentioned only)


==Cast==
==Cast==
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==Animation and continuity errors==
==Animation and continuity errors==
*Right before they enter the taxi and when Mario and Luigi make choices to do if they stop or keep running, Mario's speaks through Luigi's mouth.  
*Before [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] enter the taxi and when they decide whether to keep running, Mario speaks through Luigi's mouth.
*When Koopas start leaving Koopa Island, its sign changes to "Coopa Island".
*Before Mario and Luigi enter the taxi, Luigi's eyes are blue like Mario's instead of green.
*At one point, the "Mike's Burger Shop" sign was misspelled as "Mike's Burcer Shor".
*When a [[Koopa Troopa]] trips a policeman, the policeman's baton disappears when it hits the ground.
*When Mario and Luigi were riding aboard the garbage truck, Luigi had a pipe-like object in front of him that kept disappearing and reappearing.
*When Luigi says that [[Bowser|King Koopa]] is changing the Coney Island sign to "Koopa Island", a Koopa Troopa's snout is the same color as its body.
*When Princess Toadstool rammed the garbage tuck into the girder supporting the roller coaster, it became noticeably cracked, but a few shots later showed it to be intact.
*When Koopa Troopas start leaving Koopa Island, its sign misspells it as "Coopa Island".
*There were never four garbage cans on the Brooklyn Bridge to start out with.
*At one point, the "Mike's Burger Shop" sign is misspelled as "Mike's Burcer Shor".
*During Princess Toadstool and Toad's picnic, there was never a pitcher of water or bread slices in front of the princess to begin with.
*After Luigi tells Mario to wait for him, he does not jump on one of the Koopa Troopas, but it reacts as though he did.
*If one looks closely, they can see that the backgrounds during the chase on the roller coaster are simply repeating.
**Shortly after, the car Mario is in initially to the side of the track instead of on it.
*The pipe that transported the Mario Bros, the Brooklyn is first seen diagonal, but is then upright as shown later, then diagonal again at the episode's end.
*While Mario and Luigi ride the garbage truck, a pipe in front of Luigi disappears and reappears several times.
*When [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] rams the garbage truck into a girder supporting the roller coaster, it becomes cracked, but a few shots later, it is intact.
*During Princess Toadstool and [[Toad]]'s picnic, the tray of bread is layered over Princess Toadstool twice.
*In the third shot of King Koopa chasing the Marios near the end of the episode, the [[Bob-omb]] Mario holds is missing.
**In the same scene, King Koopa's [[Magic wand|wand]] is missing as well. This also happens when Mario uses the Bob-omb to blow up the pipe to [[Brooklyn]].
*After Luigi tells Mario to let go of the Bob-omb in the [[Mushroom Kingdom|Mushroom Land]], his sideburns turn the same color as his skin.
 
<gallery>
TSMBSS Flatbush Koopa error.png|Luigi's miscolored eyes
TSMBSS Flatbush Koopa error 2.png|The misspelled sign
TSMBSS Flatbush Koopa error 3.png|Luigi's miscolored sideburns
</gallery>


==Profiles==
==Profiles==
*'''Two Plumbers and a Baby''' VHS: ''The Marios return to Brooklyn to find find that Koopa has taken over and renamed the city Kooplyn.''
*'''[[Two Plumbers and a Baby]]''' VHS/''[[Showdown in Brooklyn]]'' DVD: ''The Marios return to [[Brooklyn]] to find find that [[Bowser|Koopa]] has taken over and renamed the city Kooplyn.''
*'''WildBrain - Cartoon Super Heroes/Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - WildBrain:''' ''At long last, Mario and his friends have finally driven King Koopa and his evil minions out of the Mushroom Kingdom. The citizens are now free, and Princess Toadstool can now reign in her castle again.''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQXAgbcc6-c ''Super Mario Brothers Super Show 148 - FLATBUSH KOOPA'']. ''YouTube''. Retrieved June 23, 2020.</ref>
*'''Netflix:''' ''When [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] go back to Brooklyn, they learn that Koopa has named the city Kooplyn -- and put himself in charge.''<ref>[https://www.netflix.com/title/70212980 ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'']. ''Netflix''. Retrieved June 23, 2020.</ref>
*'''Netflix:''' ''When Mario and Luigi go back to Brooklyn, they learn that Koopa has named the city Kooplyn -- and put himself in charge.''<ref>[https://www.netflix.com/title/70212980 ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'']. ''Netflix''. Retrieved June 23, 2020.</ref>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Fre=La Dernière Chance
|FreM=The Last Chance
|FreC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtlEoEj2BBw&list=PLaFoLvczabwZT9mEcsRppZJRvNoW4czwg&index=48 Super Mario Bros 048 La dernière chance]</ref>
|Ger=Flatbush Koopa
|GerC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsYr0cMfWoA&list=PLn0Cm-QzTZcYMFil7DnnbYQJlk7qccB4H&index=70 The Super Mario Bros Super Show! Folge 59 Opera / Flatbush Koopa]</ref>
|Ita=Casa, dolce casa
|ItaM=Home, sweet home
|ItaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OTVGXiAlFw&pp=ygUVbWFyaW8gY2FzYSBkb2xjZSBjYXNh Super Mario - Casa, Dolce Casa]</ref>
|Por=Koopa no Brooklyn
|Por=Koopa no Brooklyn
|PorM=Koopa in Brooklyn
|PorM=Koopa in Brooklyn
|Fre=La Derniere Chance
|PorC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4jcH74HsT0&list=PLwzf4mOPE8BlhZQzQNfBFjrkJrrocv7kU&index=38 Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Koopa no Brooklyn / A Ópera (Dublado)]</ref>
|FreM=The Last Chance
|Ger=Flatbush Koopa
|GerM=-
|Spa=Koopa Invade Brooklyn
|SpaM=Koopa Invades Brooklyn
|Rus=Завоеватель Купа
|Rus=Завоеватель Купа
|RusR=Zavoyevatel Kupa
|RusR=Zavoyevatel Kupa
|RusM=Conquerer Koopa
|RusM=Conquerer Koopa
|Ita=Il Ratto di Brooklyn
|Spa=Koopa Invade Brooklyn
|ItaM=Abduction of Brooklyn; parody of "Abduction of the Sabine Women"
|SpaM=Koopa Invades Brooklyn
|SpaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeTiFk0184I Koopa arbusto plano | Dibujos Para Niños]</ref>
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The "tree that grows in Brooklyn" is a reference to the Betty Smith novel ''[[Wikipedia: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (novel)|A Tree Grows in Brooklyn]]''. It may also be a joke about the lack of vegetation in an urbanized place like Brooklyn.
*The background used in several scenes in the [[Mushroom Kingdom|Mushroom Land]] is nearly identical to the one used in the opening shot of "[[Love 'Em and Leave 'Em]]."
*This was the last episode of the show where Koopa did not use an alter ego as the last four episodes that came after this one had Koopa using some sort of alter ego.
*The "tree that grows in Brooklyn" is a reference to the {{wp|Betty Smith}} novel ''{{wp|A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (novel)|A Tree Grows in Brooklyn}}''. It may also be a joke about the lack of vegetation in an urbanized place like [[Brooklyn]].
*It is unknown what happens to the taxi driver at the end due to the episode never showing if he was restored back to his original form.
*It is unknown what happens to the taxi driver at the end due to the episode never showing if he was restored back to his original form.
*The taxi cab driver's appearance bears a very close resemblance to the one from "[[Recycled Koopa]]".
*The taxi driver's appearance bears a very close resemblance to the one from "[[Recycled Koopa]]."
**The "Statue of Kooperty" later appeared in the same episode having been mutated from the [[Statue of Liberty]] as a result of the [[Koopa trash]].


==References==
==References==
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The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode
"Flatbush Koopa"
SMBSS Episode 48.jpg
Production number 148
Airdate November 23, 1989 (English)
December 13, 1990 (French)[?]
Writer(s) Martha Moran
Plumber's Log # 12,247
Live-action segment "Opera"
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"Flatbush Koopa" is the forty-eighth episode of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. Its corresponding live-action segment is "Opera." This episode is notable for being the last episode of the series where King Koopa does not use an alter ego.

Plot synopsis[edit]

At long last, Mario and his friends have finally driven King Koopa and his evil minions out of the Mushroom Kingdom. The citizens are now free, and Princess Toadstool can now reign in her castle again. For their deeds, the Mushroomers even throw a parade for Mario's group. Having saved the kingdom, Mario and Luigi are now ready finally return to Brooklyn.

Arriving at a newly-discovered Warp Pipe, Princess Toadstool gives Mario and Luigi each a kiss, announcing that she is going to miss having them around, and begins to cry. Mario assures her that she should not worry, as he and Luigi can travel through the pipe to come and visit any time they want. Luigi then tells Mario that not having to deal with King Koopa any more will make their lives perfect as pasta. The thought of pasta reminds Mario of their mother's cooking, which prompts him to leap into the pipe, as Luigi follows and the Mushroom People bid them farewell.

The pipe warps Mario and Luigi into a Brooklyn sewer, where they emerge from a manhole. Back in Brooklyn, Mario and Luigi begin to admire the many local sights, including the tree that grows in Brooklyn and the Brooklyn Bridge. Mario then points to the Statue of Liberty, but is baffled to see that it has taken on the appearance of King Koopa, which he dubs the "Statue of Kooperty".

Mario and Luigi turn around when they hear someone scolding a crook, and see a policeman chasing a Koopa Troopa who is holding a sack of money. The Koopa Troopa storms past Mario and Luigi, who are surprised to see it in Brooklyn. A second Koopa Troopa then sticks his leg out from behind the garbage can, causing the policeman to trip, and the two Koopa Troopas run off with the sack of money. Mario then concludes that King Koopa and his minions have undoubtedly invaded Brooklyn, and Luigi notes that King Koopa merely left the Mushroom Kingdom so that he could take over their hometown. Mario tells Luigi that they need to find and stop King Koopa, so they hail a taxi and tell the driver to follow the Koopa Troopas.

Flatbush Koopa
Having arrived in Brooklyn, King Koopa renames Coney Island "Koopa Island."

The taxi brings Mario and Luigi to Coney Island, where numerous Koopa Troopas are hanging out and riding on the rides. The cabbies then questions as to what an ugly, fat, reptile is doing with the Coney Island entrance sign, and Mario points out that it is King Koopa, who is replacing the sign with one that reads "Koopa Island". The cabbie then yells at King Koopa, and tells him to leave, but gets ignored. Mario then worries that King Koopa will change Brooklyn to Kooplyn, but Luigi assures him that not even King Koopa would be that mean. At that moment, they overhear King Koopa telling the Koopa Troopas to replace every sign that reads Brooklyn to Kooplyn. King Koopa then announces that once the signs have been changed, they will cross the Kooplyn Bridge, capture the rest of New York and make it "New Koopa."

Fed up with King Koopa's tyranny, the cabbie announces that he is going to find the police, but attracts the attention of King Koopa, who sees that Mario and Luigi have finally arrived, just as he planned. King Koopa orders his Koopa Troopas to capture the Mario Bros. for him, and they begin to give chase. The cabbie begins to leave, but assures Mario and Luigi that he will be back with the police in three minutes, and that he expects a triple tip. As he drives off, King Koopa uses his Koopa scepter to transform the cabbie, as well his entire taxi, into a pile of bricks. Luigi begins to worry, because he figures that King Koopa has the power to turn everyone in Brooklyn into bricks. King Koopa announces that it is his intention, as he wants vengeance on Mario and Luigi for foiling his evil schemes in the past, and has decided to take it out on their hometown.

King Koopa orders his Koopa Troopas to attack Mario and Luigi. Mario manages to bounce on several of their heads, and leaps onto the nearby roller coaster track, where he kicks a Koopa Troopa out of a car. Luigi then follows Mario's moves, and boards the car as well. While they ride along track, King Koopa uses a walkie-talkie to alert his minions that Mario and Luigi are riding on the roller coaster, and gives the order to attack. Luigi then questions if they are on a one-way roller coaster, as he points to a car full of spear-wielding Koopa Troopas, equipped with a plow, heading towards them in the opposite direction. Mario tells Luigi to hit the brakes, but he retorts that there are not any. Mario then suggests switching to reverse gear, but that is not an option either, so he tells Luigi to bail out. They jump out of the car right before it collides with the other one, and proceed to run down the track in the other direction, now being chased by the Koopa Troopas. Watching from the sidewalk, King Koopa points out that the Mario Bros. have finally made it back to Brooklyn, just in time for their own funerals, and laughs.

Luigi then tells Mario that if he had known how scary Brooklyn would have been, he would have stayed with Princess Toadstool and Toad. Mario then reminds Luigi that at least they are safe in Mushroom Land. Back in the Mushroom Kingdom, Princess Toadstool and Toad are sitting down to a nice, relaxing picnic lunch, where they acknowledge the peaceful state that the kingdom is now in without the Koopas around. However, the two of them are currently bored, and note that they do miss Mario and Luigi. Princess Toadstool suggests that they should pay them a visit, as she has always wanted to see the so-called "Brooklyn Kingdom." and they leap into the pipe.

Meanwhile, Mario and Luigi are still being chased down the roller coaster, when they see King Koopa and several more Koopa Troopas standing on the track up ahead, leaving the brothers between a rock and a hard place, with no real options. At that moment a garbage truck, driven by Princess Toadstool, comes speeding into the park and crashes into a support column of the roller coaster, the impact of which causes the track to separate. The Mario Bros fall through the gap and onto the garbage truck, while the Koopa Troopas crash into Lower New York Bay. As King Koopa and the other Koopa Troopas look down to see what happened, Toad tells Princess Toadstool to floor it against the column, which knocks King Koopa and the Koopa Troopas onto the horses of a carousel.

Mario and Luigi emerge from the garbage into the truck, and Toad apologizes, stating that the garbage truck was the only thing they could find to rescue them in time. Mario questions why they are in Brooklyn, and Princess Toadstool tells them that their lives are no longer the same without him and Luigi around. Mario then advises them to return to the Mushroom Kingdom, and things could get really bad with King Koopa around. However, Princess Toadstool refuses to leave, stating that she and Toad owe it to them to save their homeland from King Koopa after they saved the Mushroom Kingdom. King Koopa then mocks her from atop the carousel, stating that both she and Brooklyn have seen their last days, which strikes fear into Luigi.

Now at the Brooklyn Bridge, King Koopa announces his new plan to his minions. First off, the Bob-ombs are to blow up the Brooklyn Bridge, to which the minions cheer, as he assures them that the Princess and Mario Bros. will not be able to follow them if the bridge is out, and that they can take step two, which a Koopa Troopa notes would be to turn all the people of Brooklyn into bricks. Another Koopa Troopa asks what they will do next, and King Koopa states that he will crown himself the King of Kooplyn, and make all the laws, which include: No plumbers. No pasta. No princesses. Brooklyn accents are not allowed. Hearing this, the minions cheer some more.

Eavesdropping from inside some nearby garbage cans, Princess Toadstool notes that they were fortunate enough to find King Koopa before he could get away with his plan. Mario assures her that King Koopa will not get away with anything, and tells Luigi to follow him as he runs off, while Princess Toadstool and Toad hide. Meanwhile, the Koopas start to toss several Bob-ombs off of the bridge, and manage to blow up a portion of one of the bridge's bases, which causes two support cables to snap.

Suddenly, several police officers come running onto the bridge, but King Koopa stops them in their tracks by turning them all into bricks. The Koopa Troopas then toss these bricks at Mario and Luigi, who stuggle to catch them all, as they do not want them to break. King Koopa then places his Koopa Scepter down to pick up an antsy Bob-omb, but Toad uses the opportunity to swoop in and grab the Koopa Scepter, which he runs off with. Toad passes the Koopa Scepter to Princess Toadstool, who uses it to restore all the bricks back into police officers, who chase after the Koopa Troopas. King Koopa then lights the Bob-omb's fuse, and tosses it at the police, but Mario intercepts by catching it. Mario then tells his friends that the only way they can save Brooklyn is by luring King Koopa back to the Mushroom Kingdom.

Toad tells King Koopa that if he wants his scepter back, he will have to come and get it, and runs off with his friends. Outraged, King Koopa gives chase, and follows Mario's group through the streets of Brooklyn. Meanwhile, Luigi warns Mario to drop the detonated Bob-omb, but Mario explains that it is not time, just as the group leaps into the manhole back to the Mushroom Kingdom. Emerging from the pipe in the Mushroom Kingdom, Luigi again tell Mario to let go of the Bob-omb, but he still insists on waiting. Once King Koopa comes through the pipe, Mario tosses the Bob-omb into it, causing the pipe, along with the only way back to Brooklyn to blow up.

King Koopa asks why Mario blew up the pipe, and he responds by saying that he is stuck in the Mushroom Kingdom, and that Brooklyn is now safe. Mario's friends applaud him, but King Koopa reminds Mario that he is still stuck with him, and proceeds to swipe his scepter out of Toad's hand. Now frightened, Mario and his friends begin to run off, while King Koopa attempts to zap them with his scepter. While running from King Koopa, Mario mentions that someday, even Super Mario cannot think of everything.

Characters[edit]

Cast[edit]

Animation and continuity errors[edit]

  • Before Mario and Luigi enter the taxi and when they decide whether to keep running, Mario speaks through Luigi's mouth.
  • Before Mario and Luigi enter the taxi, Luigi's eyes are blue like Mario's instead of green.
  • When a Koopa Troopa trips a policeman, the policeman's baton disappears when it hits the ground.
  • When Luigi says that King Koopa is changing the Coney Island sign to "Koopa Island", a Koopa Troopa's snout is the same color as its body.
  • When Koopa Troopas start leaving Koopa Island, its sign misspells it as "Coopa Island".
  • At one point, the "Mike's Burger Shop" sign is misspelled as "Mike's Burcer Shor".
  • After Luigi tells Mario to wait for him, he does not jump on one of the Koopa Troopas, but it reacts as though he did.
    • Shortly after, the car Mario is in initially to the side of the track instead of on it.
  • While Mario and Luigi ride the garbage truck, a pipe in front of Luigi disappears and reappears several times.
  • When Princess Toadstool rams the garbage truck into a girder supporting the roller coaster, it becomes cracked, but a few shots later, it is intact.
  • During Princess Toadstool and Toad's picnic, the tray of bread is layered over Princess Toadstool twice.
  • In the third shot of King Koopa chasing the Marios near the end of the episode, the Bob-omb Mario holds is missing.
    • In the same scene, King Koopa's wand is missing as well. This also happens when Mario uses the Bob-omb to blow up the pipe to Brooklyn.
  • After Luigi tells Mario to let go of the Bob-omb in the Mushroom Land, his sideburns turn the same color as his skin.
  • Luigi's miscolored eyes

    Luigi's miscolored eyes

  • The misspelled sign

    The misspelled sign

  • Luigi's miscolored sideburns

    Luigi's miscolored sideburns

Profiles[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
French La Dernière Chance[2] The Last Chance
German Flatbush Koopa[3] -
Italian Casa, dolce casa[4] Home, sweet home
Portuguese Koopa no Brooklyn[5] Koopa in Brooklyn
Russian Завоеватель Купа[?]
Zavoyevatel Kupa 		Conquerer Koopa
Spanish Koopa Invade Brooklyn[6] Koopa Invades Brooklyn

Trivia[edit]

  • The background used in several scenes in the Mushroom Land is nearly identical to the one used in the opening shot of "Love 'Em and Leave 'Em."
  • The "tree that grows in Brooklyn" is a reference to the Betty Smith novel A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. It may also be a joke about the lack of vegetation in an urbanized place like Brooklyn.
  • It is unknown what happens to the taxi driver at the end due to the episode never showing if he was restored back to his original form.
  • The taxi driver's appearance bears a very close resemblance to the one from "Recycled Koopa."

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. Netflix. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  2. ^ Super Mario Bros 048 La dernière chance
  3. ^ The Super Mario Bros Super Show! Folge 59 Opera / Flatbush Koopa
  4. ^ Super Mario - Casa, Dolce Casa
  5. ^ Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Koopa no Brooklyn / A Ópera (Dublado)
  6. ^ Koopa arbusto plano | Dibujos Para Niños
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The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episodes
Animated episodes
Episode 1: "The Bird! The Bird!" • Episode 2: "King Mario of Cramalot" • Episode 3: "Butch Mario & The Luigi Kid" • Episode 4: "Mario's Magic Carpet" • Episode 5: "Rolling Down the River" • Episode 6: "The Great Gladiator Gig" • Episode 7: "Mario and the Beanstalk" • Episode 8: "Love 'Em and Leave 'Em" • Episode 9: "The Great BMX Race" • Episode 10: "Stars in Their Eyes" • Episode 11: "Jungle Fever" • Episode 12: "Brooklyn Bound" • Episode 13: "Toad Warriors" • Episode 14: "The Fire of Hercufleas" • Episode 15: "Count Koopula" • Episode 16: "Pirates of Koopa" • Episode 17: "Two Plumbers and a Baby" • Episode 18: "The Adventures of Sherlock Mario" • Episode 19: "Do You Princess Toadstool Take this Koopa...?" • Episode 20: "The Pied Koopa" • Episode 21: "Koopenstein" • Episode 22: "On Her Majesty's Sewer Service" • Episode 23: "Mario and Joliet" • Episode 24: "Too Hot to Handle" • Episode 25: "Hooded Robin and His Mario Men" • Episode 26: "20,000 Koopas Under the Sea" • Episode 27: "Mighty McMario and the Pot of Gold" • Episode 28: "Mario Meets Koop-zilla" • Episode 29: "Koopa Klaus" • Episode 30: "Mario and the Red Baron Koopa" • Episode 31: "The Unzappables" • Episode 32: "Bad Rap" • Episode 33: "The Mark of Zero" • Episode 34: "The Ten Koopmandments" • Episode 35: "The Koopas are Coming! The Koopas are Coming!" • Episode 36: "The Trojan Koopa" • Episode 37: "Quest for Pizza" • Episode 38: "The Great Gold Coin Rush" • Episode 39: "Elvin Lives" • Episode 40: "Plummers Academy" • Episode 41: "Karate Koopa" • Episode 42: "Mario of the Apes" • Episode 43: "Princess, I Shrunk the Mario Brothers" • Episode 44: "Little Red Riding Princess" • Episode 45: "The Provolone Ranger" • Episode 46: "Escape from Koopatraz" • Episode 47: "Mario of the Deep" • Episode 48: "Flatbush Koopa" • Episode 49: "Raiders of the Lost Mushroom" • Episode 50: "Crocodile Mario" • Episode 51: "Star Koopa" • Episode 52: "Robo Koopa"
Live-action segments
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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