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{{about|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' episode named "Robo Koopa"|the VHS of the same name|[[Robo Koopa (VHS)]]|the DVD of the same name|[[Robokoopa]]}}
{{SMBSS episode infobox
{{SMBSS episode infobox
|image=[[File:SMBSS Episode 52.jpg|200px]]
|image=[[File:SMBSS Episode 52.jpg|200px]]
|production=113
|production=113
|airdate=November 30, 1989 (English) <br> September 24, 1990 (French)
|airdate=November 30, 1989 (English)<br>September 24, 1990 (French)
|writer=Cassandra Schafhausen<br>Kevin O'Donnell
|writer=Cassandra Schafhausen<br>Kevin O'Donnell
|plumbers_log=2000-&-1
|plumbers_log=2000-&-1
|alter-ego=[[King Koopa's alter egos#Robo Koopa (alter ego)|Robo Koopa]]
|alter_ego=[[King Koopa's alter egos#Robo Koopa|Robo Koopa]]
|cover=None
|replacement=none
|reference=''{{wp|RoboCop}}''
|reference=''{{wp|RoboCop}}''
|live=[[Captain Lou Is Missing]]
|live=[[Captain Lou Is Missing]]
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|after=&nbsp;
|after=&nbsp;
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"'''Robo Koopa'''" is the fifty-second and final episode of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' Its corresponding live-action segment is "[[Captain Lou Is Missing]]".
"'''Robo Koopa'''" is the fifty-second and final episode of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' Its corresponding live-action segment is "[[Captain Lou Is Missing]]." Despite this episode airing last, it does not serve as the series finale. This is supported by its production code, mentioning it being thirteenth episode to be produced. This is also the final full episode of the series in production order to use {{wp|traditional animation|cel animation}}. Starting with "[[Count Koopula]]", the series would transition to {{wp|traditional animation|digital ink and paint}}. Despite this, all episodes of ''[[The Legend of Zelda (television series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', and ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' continued to use cel animation.
 
This episode has the same [[List of implied items#Plumber's Log|Plumber's Log]] as the previous episode, "[[Star Koopa]]."


==Plot synopsis==
==Plot synopsis==
[[File:RoboKoopaEp.jpg|thumb|left|Robo Koopa, with Toad and Princess Toadstool trapped inside his force fields.]]
[[File:RoboKoopaEp.jpg|thumb|left|Robo Koopa, with Toad and Princess Toadstool trapped inside his force fields.]]
[[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] and [[Toad]] have ventured to [[Robo Land]] in pursuit of [[Bowser|King Koopa]], whom they had intended to stop. However, after finding King Koopa, Mario and his friends soon find themselves running for their lives, as [[Bullet Bill]]s are being fired in their direction continuously. After hiding behind a building, Luigi and Princess Toadstool ponder as to why a metal monster is attacking them in the first place. Looking around the corner, they see that the monster is actually King Koopa wearing a [[robo-suit]]. Now calling himself "[[King Koopa's alter egos# Robo Koopa (alter ego)|Robo Koopa]]", King Koopa demonstrates the power of his suit by shattering a building with a single punch. Robo Koopa threatens to destroy Mario's group, but as he fiddles with the buttons on the chest of his suit, Mario and his friends make a run for it. Robo Koopa continues to chase Mario's group through Robo Land, and fires more Bullet Bulls in their direction, which they dodge by ducking.
[[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], and [[Toad]] have ventured to [[Robo Land]] in pursuit of [[Bowser|King Koopa]], whom they had intended to stop. However, after finding King Koopa, Mario and his friends soon find themselves running for their lives, as [[Bullet Bill]]s are being fired in their direction continuously. After hiding behind a building, Luigi and Princess Toadstool ponder as to why a metal monster is attacking them in the first place. Looking around the corner, they see that the monster is actually King Koopa wearing a [[robo-suit]]. Now calling himself "[[King Koopa's alter egos# Robo Koopa (alter ego)|Robo Koopa]]", King Koopa demonstrates the power of his suit by shattering a building with a single punch. Robo Koopa threatens to destroy Mario's group, but as he fiddles with the buttons on the chest of his suit, Mario and his friends make a run for it. Robo Koopa continues to chase Mario's group through Robo Land, and fires more Bullet Bills in their direction, which they dodge by ducking.


Just as Robo Koopa threatens to blast Mario's group with his "Super Toes" (cannons in his feet), a strange, feminine voice speaks, as a robotic arm extends up through a hole in the ground and pushes several buttons on the robo suit. The voice states that her actions should mess up Robo Koopa's controls for a while. Robo Koopa starts walking backwards uncontrollably, and aimlessly fires a [[Bomb Plant]], which blows up another building. Robo Koopa announces that he'll return, and is helpless as his robo-suit takes him elsewhere.
Just as Robo Koopa threatens to blast Mario's group with his "Super Toes" (cannons in his feet), a strange, feminine voice speaks, as a robotic arm extends up through a hole in the ground and pushes several buttons on the robo suit. The voice states that her actions should mess up Robo Koopa's controls for a while. Robo Koopa starts walking backwards uncontrollably, and aimlessly fires a [[Bomb Plant]], which blows up another building. Robo Koopa announces that he'll return, and is helpless as his robo-suit takes him elsewhere.
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Just then Robo Koopa returns, and he asks himself which button he should be pressing in order to use a certain attack. Dr. Nerdnick gives an answer, which Bunsen interprets for him, and Robo Koopa presses the button he was looking for. This causes him to shoot an energy beam from his finger at Toad, trapping him in a force field. Robo Koopa thanks Dr. Nerdnick for his advice, and traps Princess Toadstool in a force field as well, although the others get away. As Mario, Luigi, Dr. Nerdnick and Bunsen escape down the shaft, Robo Koopa orders two [[Robo Koopa (species)|Robo Koopa]]s to guard Princess Toadstool and Toad. Robo Koopa then chases after the others, crashing through the wall in the process.
Just then Robo Koopa returns, and he asks himself which button he should be pressing in order to use a certain attack. Dr. Nerdnick gives an answer, which Bunsen interprets for him, and Robo Koopa presses the button he was looking for. This causes him to shoot an energy beam from his finger at Toad, trapping him in a force field. Robo Koopa thanks Dr. Nerdnick for his advice, and traps Princess Toadstool in a force field as well, although the others get away. As Mario, Luigi, Dr. Nerdnick and Bunsen escape down the shaft, Robo Koopa orders two [[Robo Koopa (species)|Robo Koopa]]s to guard Princess Toadstool and Toad. Robo Koopa then chases after the others, crashing through the wall in the process.


Mario, Luigi, Dr. Nerdnick and Bunsen run through Robo Land and manage to get away from Robo Koopa. When they stop for a moment, Mario asks Dr. Nerdnick as to how they can stop Robo Koopa. Bunsen interprets Dr. Nerdnick's answer for Mario and Luigi, simply stating that they can't. Robo Koopa then catches up with them, and proceeds to crush them by knocking over a transformer. Luigi figures that they're doomed, but Mario tells him that it's plumbing time, and they proceed attach an L-shaped pipe to a fire hydrant, which Luigi activates. The force of the water keeps the transformer from falling over, but through Bunsen, Dr. Nerdnick explains that they should retreat, because electricity and water will electrocute them. Mario, Luigi, Dr. Nerdnick, and Bunsen escape down another hole, while Robo Koopa stomps his foot, causing the pipe to fall from the fire hydrant, and the transformer to fall on top of him, shocking him greatly.
Mario, Luigi, Dr. Nerdnick and Bunsen run through Robo Land and manage to get away from Robo Koopa. When they stop for a moment, Mario asks Dr. Nerdnick as to how they can stop Robo Koopa. Bunsen interprets Dr. Nerdnick's answer for Mario and Luigi, simply stating that they cannot. Robo Koopa then catches up with them, and proceeds to crush them by knocking over a transformer. Luigi figures that they're doomed, but Mario tells him that it is plumbing time, and they proceed attach an L-shaped pipe to a fire hydrant, which Luigi activates. The force of the water keeps the transformer from falling over, but through Bunsen, Dr. Nerdnick explains that they should retreat, because electricity and water will electrocute them. Mario, Luigi, Dr. Nerdnick, and Bunsen escape down another hole, while Robo Koopa stomps his foot, causing the pipe to fall from the fire hydrant, and the transformer to fall on top of him, shocking him greatly.


Later, Mario, Luigi, Dr. Nerdnick and Bunsen arrive at a junkyard, where Dr. Nernick propses that he will build Mario and Luigi a robot-suit of their own that can defeat Robo Koopa. Dr. Nerdnick dubs his new suit the [[Plumbinator]], and proceeds to build it out of spare parts. The Plumbinator requires both Mario and Luigi to operate, with Mario in control of the upper body, and Luigi the lower body. Before they can leave, the Plumbinator topples over, with Mario concluding that he and Luigi could use more practice before they face Robo Koopa.
Later, Mario, Luigi, Dr. Nerdnick and Bunsen arrive at a junkyard, where Dr. Nernick propses that he will build Mario and Luigi a robot-suit of their own that can defeat Robo Koopa. Dr. Nerdnick dubs his new suit the [[Plumbinator]], and proceeds to build it out of spare parts. The Plumbinator requires both Mario and Luigi to operate, with Mario in control of the upper body, and Luigi the lower body. Before they can leave, the Plumbinator topples over, with Mario concluding that he and Luigi could use more practice before they face Robo Koopa.


Back in the workshop, where Princess Toadstool and Toad have been chained up, Princess Toadstool tells Robo Koopa that Mario and Luigi are going to defeat him. Robo Koopa boasts that Mario and Luigi don't stand a chance against him. A Robo Koopa alerts Robo Koopa that the Mario Bros. are approaching, and leads him to them.
Back in the workshop, where Princess Toadstool and Toad have been chained up, Princess Toadstool tells Robo Koopa that Mario and Luigi are going to defeat him. Robo Koopa boasts that Mario and Luigi do not stand a chance against him. A Robo Koopa alerts Robo Koopa that the Mario Bros. are approaching, and leads him to them.


Outside, Mario and Luigi are waiting for Robo Koopa. Mario looks through a telescope from within the Plumbinator, assuming that Robo Koopa is too scared to face them, just as Robo Koopa makes his entrance. After Robo Koopa taunts Mario, Mario tells him to fight. Robo Koopa fire several Bomb Plants from his Super Toes, which Mario deflects with a fly swatter. Robo Koopa avoids the explosions, and charges at Mario with a giant fist from within his robo-suit. Mario jumps out of the way, and Robo Koopa crashes into a wall.  
Outside, Mario and Luigi are waiting for Robo Koopa. Mario looks through a telescope from within the Plumbinator, assuming that Robo Koopa is too scared to face them, just as Robo Koopa makes his entrance. After Robo Koopa taunts Mario, Mario tells him to fight. Robo Koopa fire several Bomb Plants from his Super Toes, which Mario deflects with a fly swatter. Robo Koopa avoids the explosions, and charges at Mario with a giant fist from within his robo-suit. Mario jumps out of the way, and Robo Koopa crashes into a wall.  
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The Plumbinator fires several [[egg]]s at Robo Koopa, but they prove to be useless. Robo Koopa tosses a lasso at the Plumbinator, and proceeds to pull it towards him. However, Luigi cuts the rope with a pair of scissors. Robo Koopa then tumbles back into the wall, grabs a girder, and tosses it at the Plumbinator, which leaps out of the way and onto a rooftop. Robo Koopa activates a jetpack and chases after the Plumbinator, eventually knocking it off a rooftop and down to a lower level of Robo Land. The impact of the crash destroys the Plumbinator, and soon Mario, Dr. Nerdnick and Bunsen find themselves being chased by Robo Koopa once more.
The Plumbinator fires several [[egg]]s at Robo Koopa, but they prove to be useless. Robo Koopa tosses a lasso at the Plumbinator, and proceeds to pull it towards him. However, Luigi cuts the rope with a pair of scissors. Robo Koopa then tumbles back into the wall, grabs a girder, and tosses it at the Plumbinator, which leaps out of the way and onto a rooftop. Robo Koopa activates a jetpack and chases after the Plumbinator, eventually knocking it off a rooftop and down to a lower level of Robo Land. The impact of the crash destroys the Plumbinator, and soon Mario, Dr. Nerdnick and Bunsen find themselves being chased by Robo Koopa once more.


Robo Koopa activates a net and succeeds in capturing Dr. Nerdnick. Mario asks Robo Koopa to let Dr. Nerdnick go, but he doesn't comply. Bunsen then interprets a message from Dr. Nerdnick, stating that they don't need to worry, since the robo-suit will run out of fuel unless Robo Koopa pushes a particular button. Mario can't believe what he's hearing, as Robo Koopa pushes the button, and is blasted out of the suit into the sky. Mario asks about what had happened, and Bunsen explains that Dr. Nerdnick made up a lie so that Robo Koopa would push the ejector seat button.
Robo Koopa activates a net and succeeds in capturing Dr. Nerdnick. Mario asks Robo Koopa to let Dr. Nerdnick go, but he does not comply. Bunsen then interprets a message from Dr. Nerdnick, stating that they do not need to worry, since the robo-suit will run out of fuel unless Robo Koopa pushes a particular button. Mario cannot believe what he is hearing, as Robo Koopa pushes the button, and is blasted out of the suit into the sky. Mario asks about what had happened, and Bunsen explains that Dr. Nerdnick made up a lie so that Robo Koopa would push the ejector seat button.


Back at the workshop, Mario's group, Dr. Nerdnick and Bunsen have gathered around the Robo Koopa's old suit. Bunsen says that the robo-suit is a present from Dr. Nerdnick for Mario and Luigi, but Mario is hesitant due to the potential danger of the suit. Bunsen says Dr. Nerdnick agrees and states that he instead converted the suit into a robo pizza oven, as she proceeds to open the chest of the suit, revealing several cooked pizzas, which in turn causes Mario's group to laugh and Mario shows a V-sign.
Back at the workshop, Mario's group, Dr. Nerdnick and Bunsen have gathered around the Robo Koopa's old suit. Bunsen says that the robo-suit is a present from Dr. Nerdnick for Mario and Luigi, but Mario is hesitant due to the potential danger of the suit. Bunsen says Dr. Nerdnick agrees and states that he instead converted the suit into a robo pizza oven, as she proceeds to open the chest of the suit, revealing several cooked pizzas, which in turn causes Mario's group to laugh and Mario shows a V-sign.


==Characters==
==Characters==
[[File:Robo-Koopa.jpg|thumb|Robo Koopa]]
*[[Mario]]
*[[Mario]]
*[[Luigi]]
*[[Luigi]]
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*[[Diane Fabian]] &mdash; [[Bunsen]]{{ref needed}}
*[[Diane Fabian]] &mdash; [[Bunsen]]{{ref needed}}


==Continuity and Animation mistakes==
==Animation and continuity errors==
[[File:Crochet-Face Guy.png|thumb|Luigi in two places at once]]
*After [[Bowser|Robo Koopa]] asks how to stop his suit when it malfunctions, he moves without moving his legs.
*When Bunsen tricks Robo Koopa to press the ejector seat button, she says that it is red, but the button he presses is really yellow.
*When [[Mario]] defeats a [[Robo Shyguy|robotic Shyguy]], his sideburns disappear for a few frames in the transition to the next shot.
*When the Plumbinator breaks in half and Mario runs away, Luigi can be seen to sit next to the remains, but his face is still visible in the window in the suit's lower half.
*When Mario's friends run as they fight off [[Bowser's Minions|Koopa's minions]], [[Luigi]] is briefly layered over [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]].
*When Robo Koopa uses his jetpack, the blast appears invisible, it can only be seen by the smoke around it.
*When Robo Koopa bursts out of the workshop, his hair briefly turns white for a frame while Princess Toadstool and [[Toad]]'s force fields are missing, and shortly after, he is briefly layered on a wall.
*Bunsen is animated in front of Dr. Nerdnick when she frees him from his restraints, being placed in between him and the table he's placed on.
*When [[Bunsen]] tricks Robo Koopa into pressing the ejector seat button, she says that it is red, but the button he pushes is actually white.
*When Robo Koopa walks away from the captured Toad and Princess Toadstool, his hair flashes white.
*When the [[Plumbinator]] breaks in half and Mario runs away, Luigi can be seen sitting next to the remains, but his face is still visible in the lower half of the suit.
*The Bomb Plants that Robo Koopa shoots at the Plumbinator switch between orange and black between scenes.
*When Robo Koopa uses his jetpack, the blast appears invisible; it can only be seen by the smoke around it.
*When Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool watched Robo Koopa destroy a structure, Mario didn't wear his gloves.
*When Bunsen frees [[Dr. Nerdnick]], she is layered between him and the table he is on.
*When Robo Koopa was about to knock over the transformer, there were only one yellow button and one red button on his chest.
*When Robo Koopa shoots [[Bomb Plant]]s at the Plumbinator, they switch between black and brown several times.
*In some shots of this episode, Bunsen's hands are white like the rest of her body.
*When Mario and his friends watch Robo Koopa destroy a building, Mario's gloves are missing.
*When it showed Princess Toadstool trapped in a force field, her crown sticks out.
**In the same scene, the border around Robo Koopa's chestplate is colored white instead of black. This also occurs when he says that the Mario Bros. cannot help Princess Toadstool and Toad.
*When Robo Koopa starts to go after Mario, Luigi, Dr. Nerdnick, and Bunsen, Toad and Toadstool's force fields disappear.
*When Bunsen explains that she and her friends cannot defeat Robo Koopa, her left hand overlaps Dr. Nerdnick.
*When Robo Koopa tells that the Mario Bros. do not stand a chance against him, his mouth moves before he even speaks this line.
*When Robo Koopa decides to knock over a transformer, the buttons on the left side of his suit turn completely white.
*In some scenes of this episode, Bunsen's hands are colored white like the rest of her body instead of brown.
*When Toad tells his friends to watch out, Princess Toadstool's crown sticks out of her force field.
*When Robo Koopa says that the Mario Bros. do not stand a chance against him, his mouth moves before he speaks.
 
<gallery>
TSMBSS Robo Koopa error.png|Mario's missing gloves
TSMBSS Robo Koopa error 2.png|The layering error
Crochet-Face Guy.png|The two Luigis error
</gallery>


==Profiles==
==Profiles==
*'''[[Action Adventures]]''' VHS and '''[[Mario's Greatest Movie Moments]]''' DVD - ''King Koopa goes robotic and only Robo-Rooter Mario can stop him!''
*'''''[[Action Adventures]]'' VHS and ''[[Mario's Greatest Movie Moments]]'' DVD:''' ''[[Bowser|King Koopa]] goes robotic and only [[Mario|Robo-Rooter Mario]] can stop him!''
*'''''[[Mario's Movie Madness]]'' DVD:''' ''A little technology and [[Dr. Nerdnick|a captive scientist]] turn Koopa into a mecha-problem!''
*'''Netflix:''' ''There's trouble of epic proportions when Koopa turns himself into a half-robot monster -- with a little help from a reluctant Dr. Nerdnick.''<ref>[https://www.netflix.com/title/70212980 ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'']. ''Netflix''. Retrieved June 23, 2020.</ref>
*'''Netflix:''' ''There's trouble of epic proportions when Koopa turns himself into a half-robot monster -- with a little help from a reluctant Dr. Nerdnick.''<ref>[https://www.netflix.com/title/70212980 ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'']. ''Netflix''. Retrieved June 23, 2020.</ref>
*'''''[[Robokoopa]]'' DVD:''' ''Mario and Co arrive in [[Robo Land]], only to be attacked by Koopa, who's donned a robot suit. They meet up with [[Bunsen]], a robot [[Toad (species)|Mushroom]], who temporarily gets rid of Koopa. Bunsen then takes the group to Dr. Nerdnick, the man who was tricked into building the robo suit, and is being held captive by [[Bowser's Minions|Koopa's guards]]. Everything goes well, until Koopa returns and captures [[Princess Peach|Princess]] and [[Toad]].
==Dub edits==
*With the [[List of implied items#Plumber's Log|Plumber's Log]] removed in the French dub, and [[Robo Land]] not mentioned anywhere else, this makes the location the episode takes place ambiguous in the French dub.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Por=Robô Koopa
|PorM=Koopa Robot
|Fre=Robot Koopa
|Fre=Robot Koopa
|FreM=-
|FreC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_15eb6s12Qo&list=PLaFoLvczabwZT9mEcsRppZJRvNoW4czwg&index=13 Super Mario Bros 013 Robot Koopa]</ref>
|Spa=RoboKoopa
|SpaM=-
|Ger=Robo-Koopa
|Ger=Robo-Koopa
|GerM=-
|GerC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl5lxxBleZc&list=PLn0Cm-QzTZcYMFil7DnnbYQJlk7qccB4H&index=75 The Super Mario Bros Super Show! Folge 64 Käpt’n Lou ist vermisst / Robo Koopa]</ref>
|Heb=רובוקופא
|HebR=RvvvKvf
|HebM=Robo Koopa
|HebC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl5FRfVy7ho&list=PL9O9vXdJDrqlKHsDjvWQQR8yzML7oOP9S&index=8 האחים סופר מריו (1989) - (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Hebrew Dub) - S01E13]</ref>
|Ita=Robo-Attila
|ItaM=Robo-Koopa
|Por=Robô Koopa
|PorM=Robo Koopa
|PorC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbYCcACWrSA&list=PLwzf4mOPE8BlhZQzQNfBFjrkJrrocv7kU&index=23 Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Robô Koopa / O Desaparecimento do Capitão Lou (Dublado)]</ref>
|Rus=Робо Купа
|Rus=Робо Купа
|RusR=Robo Kupa
|RusR=Robo Kupa
|RusM=Robo Koopa
|RusM=Robo Koopa
|RusC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUp5W92zjRI&list=PLsSyf51DZDU1cejc8jqQCEBNTxTQMq5zW&index=12 Супершоу супербратьев Марио - 13 серия]</ref>
|Spa=RoboKoopa
|SpaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFDlrjb7DnY Robo Koopa | Dibujos Para Niños]</ref>
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*This episode has the same Plumber's Log as the previous episode, "[[Star Koopa]]."
*The song played in the episode name segment is similar to the episode name segment song played in "[[Bad Rap]]."
*The song played in the episode name segment is similar to the episode name segment song played in [[Bad Rap]].
*Despite this episode airing last, it does not serve as the series finale.
**The production code for this episode shows that this was the thirteenth episode to be produced, supporting this idea.
* This is also the final episode of the show in production order to use cel animation, which was first used in [[The Bird! The Bird!]]. Beginning with [[Count Koopula]], the show would transition to digital ink and paint. Despite this, all episodes of ''[[The Legend of Zelda (television series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', and ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' continued to use cel animation.


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 19:24, November 14, 2024

This article is about The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode named "Robo Koopa". For the VHS of the same name, see Robo Koopa (VHS). For the DVD of the same name, see Robokoopa.
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode
"Robo Koopa"
SMBSS Episode 52.jpg
Production number 113
Airdate November 30, 1989 (English)
September 24, 1990 (French)[?]
Writer(s) Cassandra Schafhausen
Kevin O'Donnell
Plumber's Log # 2000-&-1
King Koopa's alter ego(s) Robo Koopa
Title reference RoboCop
Live-action segment Captain Lou Is Missing
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"Robo Koopa" is the fifty-second and final episode of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Its corresponding live-action segment is "Captain Lou Is Missing." Despite this episode airing last, it does not serve as the series finale. This is supported by its production code, mentioning it being thirteenth episode to be produced. This is also the final full episode of the series in production order to use cel animation. Starting with "Count Koopula", the series would transition to digital ink and paint. Despite this, all episodes of The Legend of Zelda, The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, and Super Mario World continued to use cel animation.

This episode has the same Plumber's Log as the previous episode, "Star Koopa."

Plot synopsis[edit]

Robo Koopa
Robo Koopa, with Toad and Princess Toadstool trapped inside his force fields.

Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad have ventured to Robo Land in pursuit of King Koopa, whom they had intended to stop. However, after finding King Koopa, Mario and his friends soon find themselves running for their lives, as Bullet Bills are being fired in their direction continuously. After hiding behind a building, Luigi and Princess Toadstool ponder as to why a metal monster is attacking them in the first place. Looking around the corner, they see that the monster is actually King Koopa wearing a robo-suit. Now calling himself "Robo Koopa", King Koopa demonstrates the power of his suit by shattering a building with a single punch. Robo Koopa threatens to destroy Mario's group, but as he fiddles with the buttons on the chest of his suit, Mario and his friends make a run for it. Robo Koopa continues to chase Mario's group through Robo Land, and fires more Bullet Bills in their direction, which they dodge by ducking.

Just as Robo Koopa threatens to blast Mario's group with his "Super Toes" (cannons in his feet), a strange, feminine voice speaks, as a robotic arm extends up through a hole in the ground and pushes several buttons on the robo suit. The voice states that her actions should mess up Robo Koopa's controls for a while. Robo Koopa starts walking backwards uncontrollably, and aimlessly fires a Bomb Plant, which blows up another building. Robo Koopa announces that he'll return, and is helpless as his robo-suit takes him elsewhere.

With Robo Koopa gone, the robot who had stopped him climbs out of the hole, greets Princess Toadstool, and introduces herself as Bunsen to Mario, Luigi and Toad. Bunsen insists that they leave before Robo Koopa fixes his robo-suit, and pulls Luigi down the hole with her, prompting the others to follow suit. While sliding down the hole, Princess Toadstool and Bunsen have a brief discussion about how King Koopa tricked the genius inventor Dr. Nerdnick into building him a robo-suit. At the bottom of the slide, the group proceeds to climb up another shaft, and conclude that Dr. Nerdnick may be the only person who knows how to stop Robo Koopa.

Upon reaching the top of the shaft, the group arrives behind a grating in a robot workshop, where Dr. Nerdnick is being held prisoner, with his body cuffed to an operating table. Mario points out that several robotic Koopa Troopas and robotic Shyguys are guarding Dr. Nerdnick, but before Luigi can flee, Princess Toadstool insists that they stay and fight. Mario breaks open the grating and leads the charge with his friends against the robotic Shyguys, while Bunsen frees Dr. Nerdnick with a screwdriver concealed within her chest. Dr. Nerdnick greets Bunsen in a bizarre language that only she seems to understand, and they make their way back to the grating. Meanwhile, one of the two Robo Koopas spots Mario's group and prepares to attack them, but Mario and Toad knock them out.

Just then Robo Koopa returns, and he asks himself which button he should be pressing in order to use a certain attack. Dr. Nerdnick gives an answer, which Bunsen interprets for him, and Robo Koopa presses the button he was looking for. This causes him to shoot an energy beam from his finger at Toad, trapping him in a force field. Robo Koopa thanks Dr. Nerdnick for his advice, and traps Princess Toadstool in a force field as well, although the others get away. As Mario, Luigi, Dr. Nerdnick and Bunsen escape down the shaft, Robo Koopa orders two Robo Koopas to guard Princess Toadstool and Toad. Robo Koopa then chases after the others, crashing through the wall in the process.

Mario, Luigi, Dr. Nerdnick and Bunsen run through Robo Land and manage to get away from Robo Koopa. When they stop for a moment, Mario asks Dr. Nerdnick as to how they can stop Robo Koopa. Bunsen interprets Dr. Nerdnick's answer for Mario and Luigi, simply stating that they cannot. Robo Koopa then catches up with them, and proceeds to crush them by knocking over a transformer. Luigi figures that they're doomed, but Mario tells him that it is plumbing time, and they proceed attach an L-shaped pipe to a fire hydrant, which Luigi activates. The force of the water keeps the transformer from falling over, but through Bunsen, Dr. Nerdnick explains that they should retreat, because electricity and water will electrocute them. Mario, Luigi, Dr. Nerdnick, and Bunsen escape down another hole, while Robo Koopa stomps his foot, causing the pipe to fall from the fire hydrant, and the transformer to fall on top of him, shocking him greatly.

Later, Mario, Luigi, Dr. Nerdnick and Bunsen arrive at a junkyard, where Dr. Nernick propses that he will build Mario and Luigi a robot-suit of their own that can defeat Robo Koopa. Dr. Nerdnick dubs his new suit the Plumbinator, and proceeds to build it out of spare parts. The Plumbinator requires both Mario and Luigi to operate, with Mario in control of the upper body, and Luigi the lower body. Before they can leave, the Plumbinator topples over, with Mario concluding that he and Luigi could use more practice before they face Robo Koopa.

Back in the workshop, where Princess Toadstool and Toad have been chained up, Princess Toadstool tells Robo Koopa that Mario and Luigi are going to defeat him. Robo Koopa boasts that Mario and Luigi do not stand a chance against him. A Robo Koopa alerts Robo Koopa that the Mario Bros. are approaching, and leads him to them.

Outside, Mario and Luigi are waiting for Robo Koopa. Mario looks through a telescope from within the Plumbinator, assuming that Robo Koopa is too scared to face them, just as Robo Koopa makes his entrance. After Robo Koopa taunts Mario, Mario tells him to fight. Robo Koopa fire several Bomb Plants from his Super Toes, which Mario deflects with a fly swatter. Robo Koopa avoids the explosions, and charges at Mario with a giant fist from within his robo-suit. Mario jumps out of the way, and Robo Koopa crashes into a wall.

The Plumbinator fires several eggs at Robo Koopa, but they prove to be useless. Robo Koopa tosses a lasso at the Plumbinator, and proceeds to pull it towards him. However, Luigi cuts the rope with a pair of scissors. Robo Koopa then tumbles back into the wall, grabs a girder, and tosses it at the Plumbinator, which leaps out of the way and onto a rooftop. Robo Koopa activates a jetpack and chases after the Plumbinator, eventually knocking it off a rooftop and down to a lower level of Robo Land. The impact of the crash destroys the Plumbinator, and soon Mario, Dr. Nerdnick and Bunsen find themselves being chased by Robo Koopa once more.

Robo Koopa activates a net and succeeds in capturing Dr. Nerdnick. Mario asks Robo Koopa to let Dr. Nerdnick go, but he does not comply. Bunsen then interprets a message from Dr. Nerdnick, stating that they do not need to worry, since the robo-suit will run out of fuel unless Robo Koopa pushes a particular button. Mario cannot believe what he is hearing, as Robo Koopa pushes the button, and is blasted out of the suit into the sky. Mario asks about what had happened, and Bunsen explains that Dr. Nerdnick made up a lie so that Robo Koopa would push the ejector seat button.

Back at the workshop, Mario's group, Dr. Nerdnick and Bunsen have gathered around the Robo Koopa's old suit. Bunsen says that the robo-suit is a present from Dr. Nerdnick for Mario and Luigi, but Mario is hesitant due to the potential danger of the suit. Bunsen says Dr. Nerdnick agrees and states that he instead converted the suit into a robo pizza oven, as she proceeds to open the chest of the suit, revealing several cooked pizzas, which in turn causes Mario's group to laugh and Mario shows a V-sign.

Characters[edit]

Bowser / Robo Suit
Robo Koopa

Cast[edit]

Animation and continuity errors[edit]

  • After Robo Koopa asks how to stop his suit when it malfunctions, he moves without moving his legs.
  • When Mario defeats a robotic Shyguy, his sideburns disappear for a few frames in the transition to the next shot.
  • When Mario's friends run as they fight off Koopa's minions, Luigi is briefly layered over Princess Toadstool.
  • When Robo Koopa bursts out of the workshop, his hair briefly turns white for a frame while Princess Toadstool and Toad's force fields are missing, and shortly after, he is briefly layered on a wall.
  • When Bunsen tricks Robo Koopa into pressing the ejector seat button, she says that it is red, but the button he pushes is actually white.
  • When the Plumbinator breaks in half and Mario runs away, Luigi can be seen sitting next to the remains, but his face is still visible in the lower half of the suit.
  • When Robo Koopa uses his jetpack, the blast appears invisible; it can only be seen by the smoke around it.
  • When Bunsen frees Dr. Nerdnick, she is layered between him and the table he is on.
  • When Robo Koopa shoots Bomb Plants at the Plumbinator, they switch between black and brown several times.
  • When Mario and his friends watch Robo Koopa destroy a building, Mario's gloves are missing.
    • In the same scene, the border around Robo Koopa's chestplate is colored white instead of black. This also occurs when he says that the Mario Bros. cannot help Princess Toadstool and Toad.
  • When Bunsen explains that she and her friends cannot defeat Robo Koopa, her left hand overlaps Dr. Nerdnick.
  • When Robo Koopa decides to knock over a transformer, the buttons on the left side of his suit turn completely white.
  • In some scenes of this episode, Bunsen's hands are colored white like the rest of her body instead of brown.
  • When Toad tells his friends to watch out, Princess Toadstool's crown sticks out of her force field.
  • When Robo Koopa says that the Mario Bros. do not stand a chance against him, his mouth moves before he speaks.
  • Mario's missing gloves

    Mario's missing gloves

  • The layering error

    The layering error

  • The two Luigis error

    The two Luigis error

Profiles[edit]

Dub edits[edit]

  • With the Plumber's Log removed in the French dub, and Robo Land not mentioned anywhere else, this makes the location the episode takes place ambiguous in the French dub.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
French Robot Koopa[2] -
German Robo-Koopa[3] -
Hebrew רובוקופא[4]
RvvvKvf 		Robo Koopa
Italian Robo-Attila[?] Robo-Koopa
Portuguese Robô Koopa[5] Robo Koopa
Russian Робо Купа[6]
Robo Kupa 		Robo Koopa
Spanish RoboKoopa[7] -

Trivia[edit]

  • The song played in the episode name segment is similar to the episode name segment song played in "Bad Rap."

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. Netflix. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  2. ^ Super Mario Bros 013 Robot Koopa
  3. ^ The Super Mario Bros Super Show! Folge 64 Käpt’n Lou ist vermisst / Robo Koopa
  4. ^ האחים סופר מריו (1989) - (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Hebrew Dub) - S01E13
  5. ^ Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Robô Koopa / O Desaparecimento do Capitão Lou (Dublado)
  6. ^ Супершоу супербратьев Марио - 13 серия
  7. ^ Robo Koopa | Dibujos Para Niños
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