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{{character infobox
|image=[[File:Ratigator.png|200px]]
|species=Alligator-rat hybrid
|first_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' ("[[Alligator Dundee (episode)|Alligator Dundee]]") (1989)
|latest_appearance=''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' ("[[Opera]]") (1989)
}}
The '''Ratagator'''<ref>[https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/doctitles.cgi?V2948P425 George Washington slept here & 13 other titles / By Binder Entertainment.] ''United States Copyright Office''. Retrieved April 13, 2021.</ref> (or '''Rat-A-Gator'''),<ref>[https://twitter.com/TheUltiMarioFan/status/1346865703882813448 @TheUltiMarioFan] - Twitter</ref> also known as the '''Radigator'''<ref>Apple TV closed captions</ref> or '''Irradigator''',<ref>[https://www.amazon.ca/Super-Mario-Bros-View-Master-Reel/dp/B007DNADOA Super Mario Bros. 2 View-Master 3-D] ''Amazon.ca''. Retrieved April 13, 2021.{{dead link}}</ref> is a large, mutated creature, resembling a mixture of both a rat and an alligator, hence its name (though its more pointed snout and protruded nostrils make it more resemble a crocodile). The Ratagator also happens to be a friend of [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', often appearing to visit them in their home in [[Super Mario Bros. Plumbing|Mario Brothers Plumbing]].


[[Image: Ratigator.PNG|thumb|The '''Ratigator''', with it's friend, [[Mario]].]]
==Appearances==
The Ratagator's first appearance in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' is in the live-action segment "[[Alligator Dundee (episode)|Alligator Dundee]]," where the Ratagator, having been frightened by something in its sewer home, rushes into Mario Brothers Plumbing, where it encounters Mario and Luigi. Seeing the Ratagator distressed, Mario and Luigi comfort it and learn that something had frightened it, only to be surprised when the Ratagator quickly speeds away back into the sewer upon the arrival of a man named [[Alligator Dundee (character)|Alligator Dundee]].


The '''Ratigator''' is a large, mutated creature, resembling a mixture of both a rat and an alligator; the Ratigator also happens to be a friend of [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', often appearing to visit them in their home in [[Mario Brothers Plumbing]].
Later, Alligator Dundee, who is revealed to be hunting the Ratagator, enters its sewer home in search of it while Mario and Luigi, having surmised that Alligator Dundee is what frightened the Ratagator earlier, reluctantly help him. Finding the Ratagator, Alligator Dundee, having seemingly failed to lure it out into the open with a tuna sandwich, seemingly gets into a skirmish with, but seemingly succeeds in getting the Ratagator to try and chase him out of the sewer.


== Appearances ==
In the end, it is revealed to Alligator Dundee, after being accidentally captured in a net by Mario and Luigi, that the Ratagator is their pet; learning this, Alligator Dundee decides to stop his hunt for the Ratagator and creates a major motion picture detailing his hunting of it, while also deciding to rename himself "Ratagator Dundee." The Ratagator, having heard Alligator Dundee say its name, rushed forwards out of the sewer and, along with letting Mario and Luigi pet it, it also allows Alligator Dundee to pet it as well.


The Ratigator's first appearance in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' was in the live-action segment "[[Alligator Dundee (SMBSS segment)|Alligator Dundee]]", where the Ratigator, having been frightened by something in it's sewer home, rushed into Mario Brothers Plumbing, where it encountered Mario and Luigi. Seeing the Ratigator distressed, Mario and Luigi comforted it and learned that something had frightened it, only to be surprised when the Ratigator quickly speed away back into the sewer upon the arrival of a man named [[Alligator Dundee (character)|Alligator Dundee]].
The Ratagator next makes a small appearance in "[[Mario Hillbillies]]," where it allows the visiting [[Ellie Mae]] to pet it; when Ellie Mae asks [[Mario Joe and Luigi Bob]], who are posing as their cousins, Mario and Luigi, what the Ratagator's name was, the two respond with the names "Zeke" and "Luke."


Later, Alligator Dundee, who was revealed to be hunting the Ratigator, entered it's sewer home in search of it while Mario and Luigi, having surmized that Alligator Dundee was what frightened the Ratigator earlier, reluctantly helped him. Finding the Ratigator, Alligator Dundee, having seemingly failed to lure it out into the open with a tuna sandwich, seemingly got into a skirmish with, but seemingly succeeded in getting the Ratigator to try and chase him out of the sewer.
Similarly, the Ratagator plays a small role in the following episode, "[[Baby Mario Love]]," where it appears, carrying a leash in its jaws, trying to convince Mario to take it for a crawl, which Mario refuses to do, stating he has already taken the Ratagator for a crawl earlier; later, as Mario attempts to tell Luigi that their lives lack glitz, glamor and a certain "je ne sais pas," Luigi, apparently not comprehending Mario's last statement, tells him to watch his mouth, saying the Ratagator is present.


In the end, it was revealed to Alligator Dundee, after being accidentally captured in a net by Mario and Luigi, that the Ratigator was their pet; learning this, Alligator Dundee decided to stop his hunt for the Ratigator and crewate a major motion picture detailing his hunting of it, while also decided to rename himself "Ratigator Dundee". The Ratigator, having heard Alligator Dundee say it's name, rushed forwards out of the sewer and, along with letting Mario and Luigi pet it, also allowed Alligator Dundee to pet it as well.
It is also featured in "[[Tutti Frutti, oh Mario]]," where it is first seen with Luigi, who thinks it is making some strange noises, while that is actually [[Little Robert]] singing. After Luigi realizes it is not the Ratagator singing, it goes away, but returns at the end of the episode having eaten the tape Luigi used to record Little Robert singing. The Ratagator is then heard imitating Little Robert's song.


The Ratigator next made a small appearance in "[[Mario Hillbillies]]", where it allowed the visiting [[Ellie Mae]] to pet it; when Ellie Mae asked [[Mario Joe and Luigi Bob]], who were posing as their cousins, Mario and Luigi, what the Ratigator's name was, the two responded with the names "Zeke" and "Luke". Similarly, the Ratigator plays a small role in the following episode, "[[Baby Mario Love]]", where it appears, carrying a leash in it's jaws, trying to convince Mario to take it for a crawl, which Mario refuses to do, stating he's already taken the Ratigator for a crawl earlier; later, as Mario attempts to tell Luigi that their lives lack glitz, glammour and a certain "je ne sais pas", Luigi, apparently not comprehending Mario's last statement, tells him to watch his mouth, saying the Ratigator is present.
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Ger=Ratagator
|GerC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKuWS4-F-YY&list=PLn0Cm-QzTZcYMFil7DnnbYQJlk7qccB4H&index=14 The Super Mario Bros Super Show! Folge 12 Alligator Dundee / Sterne in ihren Augen]</ref>
|Nor=Ratagator
|NorC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOkM0IEDn40&list=PLW8yg18mYSRjYvdGjC1PIyxwl9PDwarRy&index=10 The Super Mario Bros Super Show S01E12 - Stars in their Eyes/Alligator Dundee (Norsk Fox Kids Dub)]</ref>
|Spa=Ratadrilo
|SpaM=Ratadile
|SpaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOZAtCWMgfc Estrellas en sus ojos | Dibujos Para Niños]</ref>
|Swe=Ratagator
|SweC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_EFDH5PgSc&list=PLxFcguXyn2Gq_SVmc3CbdYhMEduSfFfox&index=10 Super Mario Bros Super Show - Episode 10 - Swedish]</ref>
}}


== Trivia ==
==References==
<references/>


* The Ratigator's name is presumably a portmanteau of the words rat and alligator, the two animals which it resembles.
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Latest revision as of 11:07, September 13, 2024

Ratagator
Ratagator
Species Alligator-rat hybrid
First appearance The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! ("Alligator Dundee") (1989)
Latest appearance The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! ("Opera") (1989)

The Ratagator[1] (or Rat-A-Gator),[2] also known as the Radigator[3] or Irradigator,[4] is a large, mutated creature, resembling a mixture of both a rat and an alligator, hence its name (though its more pointed snout and protruded nostrils make it more resemble a crocodile). The Ratagator also happens to be a friend of Mario and Luigi in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, often appearing to visit them in their home in Mario Brothers Plumbing.

Appearances[edit]

The Ratagator's first appearance in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! is in the live-action segment "Alligator Dundee," where the Ratagator, having been frightened by something in its sewer home, rushes into Mario Brothers Plumbing, where it encounters Mario and Luigi. Seeing the Ratagator distressed, Mario and Luigi comfort it and learn that something had frightened it, only to be surprised when the Ratagator quickly speeds away back into the sewer upon the arrival of a man named Alligator Dundee.

Later, Alligator Dundee, who is revealed to be hunting the Ratagator, enters its sewer home in search of it while Mario and Luigi, having surmised that Alligator Dundee is what frightened the Ratagator earlier, reluctantly help him. Finding the Ratagator, Alligator Dundee, having seemingly failed to lure it out into the open with a tuna sandwich, seemingly gets into a skirmish with, but seemingly succeeds in getting the Ratagator to try and chase him out of the sewer.

In the end, it is revealed to Alligator Dundee, after being accidentally captured in a net by Mario and Luigi, that the Ratagator is their pet; learning this, Alligator Dundee decides to stop his hunt for the Ratagator and creates a major motion picture detailing his hunting of it, while also deciding to rename himself "Ratagator Dundee." The Ratagator, having heard Alligator Dundee say its name, rushed forwards out of the sewer and, along with letting Mario and Luigi pet it, it also allows Alligator Dundee to pet it as well.

The Ratagator next makes a small appearance in "Mario Hillbillies," where it allows the visiting Ellie Mae to pet it; when Ellie Mae asks Mario Joe and Luigi Bob, who are posing as their cousins, Mario and Luigi, what the Ratagator's name was, the two respond with the names "Zeke" and "Luke."

Similarly, the Ratagator plays a small role in the following episode, "Baby Mario Love," where it appears, carrying a leash in its jaws, trying to convince Mario to take it for a crawl, which Mario refuses to do, stating he has already taken the Ratagator for a crawl earlier; later, as Mario attempts to tell Luigi that their lives lack glitz, glamor and a certain "je ne sais pas," Luigi, apparently not comprehending Mario's last statement, tells him to watch his mouth, saying the Ratagator is present.

It is also featured in "Tutti Frutti, oh Mario," where it is first seen with Luigi, who thinks it is making some strange noises, while that is actually Little Robert singing. After Luigi realizes it is not the Ratagator singing, it goes away, but returns at the end of the episode having eaten the tape Luigi used to record Little Robert singing. The Ratagator is then heard imitating Little Robert's song.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
German Ratagator[5] -
Norwegian Ratagator[6] -
Spanish Ratadrilo[7] Ratadile
Swedish Ratagator[8] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ George Washington slept here & 13 other titles / By Binder Entertainment. United States Copyright Office. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  2. ^ @TheUltiMarioFan - Twitter
  3. ^ Apple TV closed captions
  4. ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 View-Master 3-D Amazon.ca. Retrieved April 13, 2021.[dead link]
  5. ^ The Super Mario Bros Super Show! Folge 12 Alligator Dundee / Sterne in ihren Augen
  6. ^ The Super Mario Bros Super Show S01E12 - Stars in their Eyes/Alligator Dundee (Norsk Fox Kids Dub)
  7. ^ Estrellas en sus ojos | Dibujos Para Niños
  8. ^ Super Mario Bros Super Show - Episode 10 - Swedish
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The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (live-action segments)
Mario Brothers Plumbing Clog • CooKoo Bird • Edison • Luigi • Mario • Ratagator • aBelle
Guests Albert Einstein • Alligator Dundee • Angelica • Aunt Luigeena • Boris • Brian Bonsall • Captain Lou Albano • Cher • Count Zoltan Dracula • Cyndi Lauper • David Horowitz • Doc Freud • Dr. Frankenstein • Dr. Sigmund Fruitcake • Dr. Toby • E.C. • Ellie Mae • Elvira • Elvis Presley • Ernie Hudson • Exterminator • Frankenstein's Monster • Fred Van Winkle • George Washington • Grandma Mario • HAL 9001 • Harry Blackstone Jr. • Howard Stevens • Ike • Imperial Poobah • Inspector Gadget • Inspector Klean • Jim Lange • Jodie • Kenneth • Little Robert • Liz • Luigeena • Luigi's girlfriend • Lyle Alzado • Mad Donna • Madam AGoGo • Magic Johnson • Mama Mario • Marianne • Marilyn • Mario Joe and Luigi Bob • Mikhail S. Gorbachev • Monster • Mr. Gibbel • Mr. President • Mrs. Gammliss • Mrs. Periwinkle • Nick • Nicole Eggert • Obi-Wan Cannoli • Pam Matteson • Patty • Patty's mother and father • Pietro • Poochie • Ralph Washington • Rob Stone • Rowdy Roddy Piper • Roxanne • Sgt. Slaughter • Shabba-Doo • Slime Ghost • Super Plant • Susanna Ross • Tawny Tyler • Ted Bull • The Old Psychic Lady with the Evil Eye Who Reads Fortunes and Knows Everything Before It Happens • Tommy Lasagna • Tulio • Vincent Van Gook • Willy White • Young McDonald
Objects, items, etc. Mario Brothers Clog Cleaner • Mario Brothers Plant Food • Pizza Transformer • Roseitis • Secret Chippie Decoder Ring • Steam-O-Matic • Strange watch • Super Plant Growth Formula • Veggieitis
a Exclusive to the Korean live-action segments
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