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|image=[[File: SMBSS Episode 2.jpg|200px]]
|image=[[File:SMBSS Episode 2.jpg|200px]]
|production=103
|production=103
|airdate=September 5, 1989 (English) <br> September 5, 1990 (French)
|airdate=September 5, 1989 (English)<br>September 5, 1990 (French)
|writer=Perry Martin
|writer=[[Perry Martin]]
|plumbers_log=22 - 37
|plumbers_log=22 - 37
|alter-ego=None
|cover="[[List of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! songs#Bad|Bad]]"
|cover="[[List of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! songs#Bad|Bad]]"
|replacement="[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#Burn Baby Burn|Burn Baby Burn]]"<br>"[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#What Goes Up|What Goes Up]]"
|replacement="[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#Burn Baby Burn|Burn Baby Burn]]"<br>"[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#What Goes Up|What Goes Up]]"
|reference={{wp|King Arthur}} of {{wp|Camelot}}
|reference={{wp|King Arthur}} of {{wp|Camelot}}
|live=[[Day of the Orphan]]
|live="[[Day of the Orphan]]"
|before=[[The Bird! The Bird!|<<]]
|before=[[The Bird! The Bird!|<<]]
|after=[[Butch Mario & The Luigi Kid|>>]]
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"'''King Mario of Cramalot'''" is the second episode of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''. Its corresponding live-action segment is "[[Day of the Orphan]]".
{{about|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' episode named "King Mario of Cramalot"|the VHS of the same name|[[King Mario of Cramalot (VHS)]]}}
"'''King Mario of Cramalot'''" is the second episode of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' Its corresponding live-action segment is "[[Day of the Orphan]]." The copyrighted title for the episode in the {{wp|United States Copyright Office}} is "'''King Mario of Camelot'''."
 
This episode is a parody of the {{wp|King Arthur|Legend of King Arthur}}, with [[Cramalot]] being a pun on the fictional castle {{wp|Camelot}}.


==Plot synopsis==
==Plot synopsis==
[[File:Cramalot_1.jpg|thumb|left|[[Fire Mario|Super Mario]], battling [[Bowser|King Koopa]] over the fate of [[Cramalot]].]]
[[File:Cramalot 1.jpg|thumb|left|[[Fire Mario|Super Mario]], battling [[Bowser|King Koopa]] over the fate of [[Cramalot]].]]
[[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Toad]], and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] are traveling through [[Cramalot]] while searching for [[Mervin]] the magician, whom the Princess believes can free her kingdom from [[Bowser|King Koopa]]'s tyranny. While traveling, Mario suddenly hears some bee-like buzzing, which leads him to believe a beehive and thus, bees, are nearby. Mario and Toad start thinking about food until the latter notices that unfortunately, it turns out that the buzzing is not being caused by bees; instead, it is being caused by a nearby swarm of [[Beezo]]s, who are preparing to attack.
[[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Toad]], and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] are traveling through [[Cramalot]] while searching for [[Mervin]] the magician, whom the Princess believes can free her kingdom from [[Bowser|King Koopa]]'s tyranny. While traveling, Mario suddenly hears some bee-like buzzing, which leads him to believe a beehive and thus, bees, are nearby. Mario and Toad start thinking about food until the latter notices that unfortunately, it turns out that the buzzing is not being caused by bees; instead, it is being caused by a nearby swarm of [[Beezo]]s, who are preparing to attack.


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Princess Toadstool suddenly realizes that the man who saved them must be Mervin; the man says he is indeed Mervin and invites Mario, Luigi, Toad, and the Princess to his cave home. In his cave, Mervin proceeds to tell the group that the Beezos that attacked them were sent by King Koopa.
Princess Toadstool suddenly realizes that the man who saved them must be Mervin; the man says he is indeed Mervin and invites Mario, Luigi, Toad, and the Princess to his cave home. In his cave, Mervin proceeds to tell the group that the Beezos that attacked them were sent by King Koopa.


Mervin then tells a surprised Luigi that King Koopa became the new king of Cramalot when, after the old king died, he simply marched into the castle and took over. Princess Toadstool, after hearing Mervin's story, asks if there is anything they can do to help him free Cramalot. Mervin says there is an old legend that says that the one who can pull the [[golden plunger]] from the [[sacred sink of Cramalot]] will be able to defeat King Koopa and save Cramalot.
Mervin then tells a surprised Luigi that King Koopa became the new king of Cramalot when, after the old king died, he simply marched into the castle and took over. Princess Toadstool, after hearing Mervin's story, asks if there is anything they can do to help him free Cramalot. Mervin says there is an old legend that says that the one who can pull the [[Golden Plumber's Helper (King Mario of Cramalot)|golden plunger]] from the [[Sacred Sink of Cramalot|sacred sink of Cramalot]] will be able to defeat King Koopa and save Cramalot.


Taking Mario's group to the sacred sink, Mervin says that if one of them can remove the golden plunger, they will gain enough power to defeat King Koopa. Mario, jumping on top of the sacred sink, manages, after some effort, to pull out the golden plunger.
Taking Mario's group to the sacred sink, Mervin says that if one of them can remove the golden plunger, they will gain enough power to defeat King Koopa. Mario, jumping on top of the sacred sink, manages, after some effort, to pull out the golden plunger.
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In the town square of Cramalot, Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, Toad, Mervin, and several villagers are in the middle of celebrating Mario as the new king of Cramalot. Suddenly, King Koopa and a brigade of Koopa Troopas appear; before anyone can react, King Koopa orders several [[Koopa Paratroopa]]s to dump a net on them, trapping them.
In the town square of Cramalot, Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, Toad, Mervin, and several villagers are in the middle of celebrating Mario as the new king of Cramalot. Suddenly, King Koopa and a brigade of Koopa Troopas appear; before anyone can react, King Koopa orders several [[Koopa Paratroopa]]s to dump a net on them, trapping them.


Using his golden plunger, though, Mario is able to cut a hole in the net, freeing himself and everyone else; unfortunately, Mario is unable to fight King Koopa, as the Koopa king has taken Princess Toadstool hostage, threatening to let his Beezo minions attack her if Mario does not cooperate. Taking the golden plunger, King Koopa has Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, Toad, and Mervin to the dungeon of [[Cramalot Castle]].
Using his golden plunger, though, Mario is able to cut a hole in the net, freeing himself and everyone else; unfortunately, Mario is unable to fight King Koopa, as the Koopa king has taken Princess Toadstool hostage, threatening to let his Beezo minions attack her if Mario does not cooperate. Taking the golden plunger, King Koopa locks Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, Toad, and Mervin in the dungeon of [[Cramalot Castle]].


In the dungeons, Mario begins trying to calm down a panicking Luigi, saying things could be worse-the ceiling could lower. Just as Mario says this, the spike-covered ceiling indeed begins to lower, and then Mario says that the dungeon could fill with water, which does happen. Mario says, "Hey, I can think of another way things could be worse!" but Luigi stops him.
In the dungeon, Mario begins trying to calm down a panicking Luigi, saying things could be worse—the ceiling could lower. Just as Mario says this, the spike-covered ceiling indeed begins to lower, and then Mario says that the dungeon could fill with water, which does happen. Mario says, "Hey, I can think of another way things could be worse!" but Luigi stops him.


Before Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad are crushed or drowned, Mervin suddenly appears and, using his magic, transports everyone out of the cell and into the "[[forest of perpetual night and terrible dangers]]".
Before Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad are crushed or drowned, Mervin suddenly appears and, using his magic, transports everyone out of the cell and into the "[[Forest of Perpetual Night and Terrible Dangers|forest of perpetual night and terrible dangers]]".


Suddenly, lightning strikes a nearby lake, causing a hand holding a plumbing snake to rise from the water. Mervin says that the plumbing snake is [[Excalibur]]; suddenly, the hand tosses it to Mario. Grabbing Excalibur, Mario is suddenly turned into [[Fire Mario|Super Mario]]. With his new powers and confidence, Mario has Mervin lead him and Luigi, Toad, and Princess Toadstool to Cramalot Castle.
Suddenly, lightning strikes a nearby lake, causing a hand holding a plumbing snake to rise from the water. Mervin says that the plumbing snake is [[Excalibur]]; suddenly, the hand tosses it to Mario. Grabbing Excalibur, Mario is suddenly turned into [[Fire Mario|Super Mario]]. With his new powers and confidence, Mario has Mervin lead him and Luigi, Toad, and Princess Toadstool to Cramalot Castle.
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==Animation and continuity errors==
==Animation and continuity errors==
*During the scene in which [[Mario]] talks about honey, [[Toad]] is seen gasping, despite the voice heard being [[Luigi]]'s.
*Throughout the episode, characters' mouths move without any dialogue present.
*When [[Mervin]] saves Mario, Luigi, [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], and Toad, Mario's sideburns are missing.
*In several scenes, [[Mario]]'s sideburns are missing.
*When Mario first challenges [[Bowser|King Koopa]] in [[Cramalot Castle]], King Koopa is holding a regular scepter, but when he battles him, he uses the [[Golden Plumber's Helper (King Mario of Cramalot)|Golden Plunger]].
*In several scenes, [[Bowser|King Koopa]]'s snout flashes.
*While the dungeon room fills with water, the spots on Toad's mushroom cap flash red.
*After Mario says he wants a mozzarella milkshake, [[Luigi]] is layered over a villager.
*The shade of red of Toad's mushroom cap is inconsistent between scenes.
*When the [[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]]s drop the net on Mario and his friends, they are given a reddish tint, and shortly after, Mario's sideburns are the same color as [[Mario Cap|his cap]] and the [[Golden Plumber's Helper (King Mario of Cramalot)|golden plunger]] he is holding disappears.
*When Mario says that he will save him and his friends, he briefly appears sad.
**In the same scene, Luigi's overalls are colored red like Mario's instead of green.
***Shortly after, when Mario cuts the net, the back of the net is missing, and when he jumps out of it, it overlaps on him. The net disappears shortly after.
*In several scenes in the dungeon, one of the characters' shackles disappear.
*When Mario and his friends are in the dungeon as the ceiling is lowering, the ceiling changes location relative to their heads several times.
*When [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] says that she and her friends need to get out of the dungeon, [[Toad]]'s vest is the same color as his pants.
**In the same scene, Mario shifts right for a frame.
***Similarly, when the scene fades in from black, when Toad turns his face, he is layered behind Toadstool for a frame.
*When Toad says, "''Whew! That was close!''", his mouth is not moving.
*When Mario is about to catch [[Excalibur]], he briefly has four fingers on his right hand instead of five.
*When Luigi is about to jump in the moat, another Luigi can be seen behind the rock in the distance.
*When Luigi is about to jump in the moat, another Luigi can be seen behind the rock in the distance.
*As Mario yells out to Luigi while he jumps into the moat, his design changes from [[Fire Mario|Super Mario]] to his usual outfit for a frame.
*As Mario yells out to Luigi while he jumps into the moat, his design changes from [[Fire Mario|Super Mario]] to his [[Super Mario (form)|normal form]] for a frame.
*Koopa's maw and neck turn varying shades of green throughout the episode.
*When Mario first challenges King Koopa in [[Cramalot Castle]], King Koopa holds a regular scepter, but when he battles him, he uses the golden plunger.
*Luigi is colored like Mario (blue shirt and red overalls) before Mario cuts the group out of the net using the Golden Plunger.
**In the same scene, his tail is the same color as his shell's rim.
*When Mario, Luigi, Toadstool, and Toad are in the dungeon, the ceiling changes location relative to their heads. However, this could be due to perspective.
*When Mario climbs the stairs in Cramalot Castle, he has buttons on the back of his overalls.
*In the cell scene, Mario shifts right for a frame.
*In a couple of scenes, Mario's shirt is the same color as his overalls.
**Similarly, when the scene fades in from black, when Toad turns his face, he is layered behind Toadstool for a frame.  
*After Mario asks King Koopa the riddle, King Koopa's shell disappears.
*When Toad says, "''Whew! That was close!''", his mouth is not moving.
*After Princess Toadstool says, "There, that's the last of those grimy green good for nothings!", the emblem on Mario's cap briefly disappears. This also happens when he is about to receive the crown.
*After Mario says, "''I could really go for a mozzarella milkshake,''" and the camera pans, Luigi is layered on top of another villager.
*When King Koopa is escaping into the [[Warp Zone]], the background in the portal is the same as Cramalot Castle.
*After Princess Toadstool says, "There, that's the last of those grimy green good for nothings!", the emblem on [[Mario Cap|Mario's hat]] briefly disappears.
**This also happens when he is about to receive the crown.
*At the end, Princess Toadstool's laugh is much longer than the others.
*At the end, Princess Toadstool's laugh is much longer than the others.
*When Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad are in the dungeon, they have handcuffs on, but when Mervin appears, Luigi's disappears.
 
*Mervin's clothes change from blue to purple throughout the episode, often within the same scene.
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*Throughout the episode, characters' mouths move without any dialogue present.
TSMBSS King Mario of Cramalot error.png|Luigi's miscolored overalls
*When Mervin says, "Royal Mario," Mario lip-syncs his name.
TSMBSS King Mario of Cramalot error 2.png|Super Mario's miscolored cap
TSMBSS King Mario of Cramalot error 3.png|The incorrect background
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==Characters==
==Characters==
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==Profiles==
==Profiles==
*'''Netflix:''' ''In a twist on the Camelot legend, Mario frees a golden toilet plunger from an enchanted sink with help from a wizard named Mervin.''<ref>[https://www.netflix.com/title/70212980 ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'']. ''Netflix''. Retrieved June 22, 2020.</ref>
*'''Netflix:''' ''In a twist on the Camelot legend, [[Mario]] frees a [[Golden Plumber's Helper (King Mario of Cramalot)|golden toilet plunger]] from an [[Sacred Sink of Cramalot|enchanted sink]] with help from a wizard named [[Mervin]].''<ref>[https://www.netflix.com/title/70212980 ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'']. ''Netflix''. Retrieved June 22, 2020.</ref>
*'''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Volume One (DVD)|The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Volume One]]''' DVD: ''With the help of the Wizard Mervin, Mario pulls the Golden Plumber's Helper from the magic sink and saves the [[Cramalot|Land of Cramalot]] from evil [[Bowser|King Koopa]].
*'''[[King Mario of Cramalot (VHS)|'''King Mario of Cramalot]]''' VHS: ''King Koopa has taken over the Land of Cramalot, and the Wizard Mervin says only one man can save it—Mario. Our brave plumber pulls the Golden Plumber's Helper from the magic sink and faces Koopa in a swashbuckling duel.''
* '''[[Super Mario Bros.: Mario Mania!|Mario Mania!]]''' DVD: ''Koopa takes over Cramalot and the Mario Brothers have to work with a clumsy magicican{{sic}} named Marvin to save the city.''


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Fra=Mario de Cramalot
|Dan=Kong Mario af Cramalot
|FraM=Mario of Cramalot
|DanM=King Mario of Cramalot
|DanC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogBgnBeVi40&list=PLetSLIBqn1AtK4qFZow2YK-uTtyNV5n2s&index=2 The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (EP2 - Dansk - Kong Mario af Cramalot)]</ref>
|Dut=Koning Mario van Cramalot
|DutM=King Mario of Cramalot
|DutC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac2Lpgz4MKY&list=PLTKWo9RTHfuHEFMtVAXALYSkI1p6iKnDH&index=2 The Super Mario Bros. Super Show Dutch Subbed - Koning Mario van Cramalot / Mario's Vliegende Tapijt]</ref>
|Fin=Cramalotin Kuningas Mario
|FinM=King Mario of Cramalot
|FinC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K84WB46fOZc Super Mario Bros 2 VHS (Suomi)]</ref>
|Fre=Mario de Cramalot
|FreM=Mario of Cramalot
|FreC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBTFKMeFE7k&list=PLaFoLvczabwZT9mEcsRppZJRvNoW4czwg&index=3 Super Mario Bros 003 Mario de Cramalot]</ref>
|Ger=König Mario von Cramalot
|Ger=König Mario von Cramalot
|GerM=King Mario of Cramalot
|GerM=King Mario of Cramalot
|Ita=Re Mario di Cramalot
|GerC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYvnc-FXGUQ&list=PLn0Cm-QzTZcYMFil7DnnbYQJlk7qccB4H&index=2 The Super Mario Bros Super Show! Folge 2 Der Tag des Waisen / König Mario von Cramalot]</ref>
|ItaM=King Mario of Cramalot
|Heb=מריו מלך קרמלוט
|Heb=מריו מלך קרמלוט
|HebR=Mario Melekh Cramalot
|HebR=Mario Melekh Cramalot
|HebM=Mario King of Cramalot
|HebM=Mario King of Cramalot
|HebC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2II8rJzdVU האחים סופר מריו חלק 3]</ref>
|Ice=Maríó Kóngur Troðríkis
|IceM=King Mario of Cramalot
|IceC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2yTse80Gic Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Episode 3 | King Mario of Cramalot (Icelandic Dub)]</ref>{{dead link}}
|Ita=Re Mario di Cramalot
|ItaM=King Mario of Cramalot
|ItaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b44Ct3A_wVg&list=PLcGZc7g30V1szpfz3uw4SZIma9VbA33Bo&index=2 Super Mario bros super show ita 1x02 Re Mario di Cramalot]</ref>
|Nor=Konge Mario av Cramalot
|NorM=King Mario of Cramalot
|NorC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwYSnEKhvuE&list=PLW8yg18mYSRjYvdGjC1PIyxwl9PDwarRy&index=2 The Super Mario Bros Super Show! S01E02 - King Mario of Cramalot/Day of the Orphan(Norsk FoxKidsDub)]</ref>
|Por=O Cavaleiro da Távola Quadrada
|Por=O Cavaleiro da Távola Quadrada
|PorM=The Knight of the Square Table
|PorM=The Knight of the Square Table
|PorC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ-g1q963E4&list=PLwzf4mOPE8BlhZQzQNfBFjrkJrrocv7kU&index=2 Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - A Festa de Aniversário / O Cavaleiro da Távola Quadrada (Dublado HD)]</ref>
|Rus=Марио Король Крaмелота
|RusR=Mario Korolʹ Kramelota
|RusM=King Mario of Cramalot
|RusC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7upzR5tqJCE&list=PLsSyf51DZDU1cejc8jqQCEBNTxTQMq5zW&index=3 Супершоу супербратьев Марио - 3 серия]</ref>
|Spa=El Rey Mario of Cramalot
|SpaM=King Mario of Cramalot
|SpaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UouxluEJElk el show de super mario bros - El Rey Mario De Cramelot Día Del Huérfano]</ref>
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The copyrighted title for the episode in the {{wp|United States Copyright Office}} is "'''King Mario of Camelot'''".
*All digital and streaming releases of this episode and "[[Day of the Orphan]]" use the slowed-down Family Channel version of the episode. However, the original version of both this episode and its accompanying live-action segment, minus the preview for ''[[The Legend of Zelda (television series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' episode "[[zeldawiki:The Ringer|The Ringer]]" were made available on VHS, as well as on the PAL DVDs.
*This episode is a parody of the [[Wikipedia:King Arthur|Legend of King Arthur]], with Cramalot being a pun on the fictional castle [[Wikipedia:Camelot|Camelot]].
**Additionally, in the Family Channel version of this episode, the background music drops out when [[Mario]] says "That's right, Koopa; I'm gonna clean your pipes!"
*All DVD/digital and streaming releases of this episode and "[[Day of the Orphan]]" use the slowed-down Family Channel version of the episode. However, the original version of both this episode and its accompanying live-action segment (minus the preview for ''[[The Legend of Zelda (cartoon)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' episode "The Ringer") were made available on VHS, as well as on the PAL DVDs.
*The [[Koopa Troopa]]s' outfits would later appear in "[[Hooded Robin and His Mario Men]]."
**Additionally, in the Family Channel version of this episode, the background music mysteriously drops out when Mario says "That's right, Koopa; I'm gonna clean your pipes!"
*This is the first episode where Mario is able to turn into [[Fire Mario|Super Mario]] without the use of a [[Fire Flower]] or a [[Super Star|Starman]]; the second is "[[Rolling Down the River]]," where Mario and [[Luigi]] are given [[magic doodad]]s and turned into Super Mario and Luigi, and the third is "[[Bad Rap]]," where Mario is able to transform after absorbing high amounts of electricity.
*The Koopa Troopas' outfits would later appear in "[[Hooded Robin and His Mario Men]]."
*This is the first time [[Bowser|King Koopa]] says his catchphrase, "He who Koops and runs away lives to Koop another day!"
*This is the first episode where Mario is able to turn into Super Mario without the use of a [[Fire Flower]] or a [[Super Star|Starman]]; the second is [[Rolling Down the River]], where Mario and Luigi are given [[magic doodad]]s and turned into Super Mario and Luigi, and the third is [[Bad Rap]], where Mario is able to turn after absorbing high amounts of electricity.
*This is the first time King Koopa says his catchphrase, "He who Koops and runs away lives to Koop another day!"
*An arrangement of the "[[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros. 2)|Ground Theme]]" from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' can be heard in this episode.


==References==
==References==

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The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode
"King Mario of Cramalot"
SMBSS Episode 2.jpg
Production number 103
Airdate September 5, 1989 (English)
September 5, 1990 (French)[?]
Writer(s) Perry Martin
Plumber's Log # 22 - 37
Cover song(s) "Bad"
Replacement song(s) "Burn Baby Burn"
"What Goes Up"
Title reference King Arthur of Camelot
Live-action segment "Day of the Orphan"
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This article is about The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode named "King Mario of Cramalot". For the VHS of the same name, see King Mario of Cramalot (VHS).

"King Mario of Cramalot" is the second episode of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Its corresponding live-action segment is "Day of the Orphan." The copyrighted title for the episode in the United States Copyright Office is "King Mario of Camelot."

This episode is a parody of the Legend of King Arthur, with Cramalot being a pun on the fictional castle Camelot.

Plot synopsis[edit]

Super Mario, battling King Koopa over the fate of Cramalot.

Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Princess Toadstool are traveling through Cramalot while searching for Mervin the magician, whom the Princess believes can free her kingdom from King Koopa's tyranny. While traveling, Mario suddenly hears some bee-like buzzing, which leads him to believe a beehive and thus, bees, are nearby. Mario and Toad start thinking about food until the latter notices that unfortunately, it turns out that the buzzing is not being caused by bees; instead, it is being caused by a nearby swarm of Beezos, who are preparing to attack.

Narrowly dodging the Beezos, Mario grabs a nearby Tomato and hurls it at their leader; after being hit, the Beezo, angry, orders another attack. Before the Beezos hit Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Princess Toadstool, though, a man dressed as a wizard suddenly appears and, with a blast from his wand, disintegrates the Beezos.

Princess Toadstool suddenly realizes that the man who saved them must be Mervin; the man says he is indeed Mervin and invites Mario, Luigi, Toad, and the Princess to his cave home. In his cave, Mervin proceeds to tell the group that the Beezos that attacked them were sent by King Koopa.

Mervin then tells a surprised Luigi that King Koopa became the new king of Cramalot when, after the old king died, he simply marched into the castle and took over. Princess Toadstool, after hearing Mervin's story, asks if there is anything they can do to help him free Cramalot. Mervin says there is an old legend that says that the one who can pull the golden plunger from the sacred sink of Cramalot will be able to defeat King Koopa and save Cramalot.

Taking Mario's group to the sacred sink, Mervin says that if one of them can remove the golden plunger, they will gain enough power to defeat King Koopa. Mario, jumping on top of the sacred sink, manages, after some effort, to pull out the golden plunger.

At his recently claimed castle, King Koopa, after hearing from one of his somewhat dimwitted Koopa Troopa soldiers that Mario pulled the golden plunger out of the sacred sink of Cramalot, sends several of his minions out to get rid of Mario.

In the town square of Cramalot, Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, Toad, Mervin, and several villagers are in the middle of celebrating Mario as the new king of Cramalot. Suddenly, King Koopa and a brigade of Koopa Troopas appear; before anyone can react, King Koopa orders several Koopa Paratroopas to dump a net on them, trapping them.

Using his golden plunger, though, Mario is able to cut a hole in the net, freeing himself and everyone else; unfortunately, Mario is unable to fight King Koopa, as the Koopa king has taken Princess Toadstool hostage, threatening to let his Beezo minions attack her if Mario does not cooperate. Taking the golden plunger, King Koopa locks Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, Toad, and Mervin in the dungeon of Cramalot Castle.

In the dungeon, Mario begins trying to calm down a panicking Luigi, saying things could be worse—the ceiling could lower. Just as Mario says this, the spike-covered ceiling indeed begins to lower, and then Mario says that the dungeon could fill with water, which does happen. Mario says, "Hey, I can think of another way things could be worse!" but Luigi stops him.

Before Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad are crushed or drowned, Mervin suddenly appears and, using his magic, transports everyone out of the cell and into the "forest of perpetual night and terrible dangers".

Suddenly, lightning strikes a nearby lake, causing a hand holding a plumbing snake to rise from the water. Mervin says that the plumbing snake is Excalibur; suddenly, the hand tosses it to Mario. Grabbing Excalibur, Mario is suddenly turned into Super Mario. With his new powers and confidence, Mario has Mervin lead him and Luigi, Toad, and Princess Toadstool to Cramalot Castle.

Arriving at the castle, Mario notices that the drawbridge of the castle is up and decides to send a resistant Luigi through the castle moat to lower it. After some trouble with hungry Trouters, Luigi manages to reach the drawbridge.

Inside the throne room of the castle, King Koopa begins to gloat about how he is now officially king of Cramalot, now that he has the golden plunger. Suddenly, Mario, Luigi, Toad, Princess Toadstool, and Mervin appear to challenge King Koopa. As Luigi, Toad, and the Princess defeat King Koopa's Koopa Troopas, Mario begins to duel King Koopa.

Battling King Koopa atop a stairway, Mario chases after him, who has swung to a balcony and begins to get the upper hand against him. As the two battle, King Koopa suddenly drops down onto a dining table with Mario following him. Grabbing a food-covered plate, King Koopa hurls it at Mario, who easily dodges it. Shortly after his minions are defeated, King Koopa himself is; losing the golden plunger, King Koopa manages a desperate escape using a Magical Potion.

With the threat of King Koopa gone, Mervin asks Mario to become the new king of Cramalot and he accepts this offer. Unfortunately, it seems the king of Cramalot has to be trim and slim as a running machine appears underneath Mario, who, not wanting to be forced on a diet, crowns Mervin as king and runs off, while the others laugh about it.

Animation and continuity errors[edit]

  • Throughout the episode, characters' mouths move without any dialogue present.
  • In several scenes, Mario's sideburns are missing.
  • In several scenes, King Koopa's snout flashes.
  • After Mario says he wants a mozzarella milkshake, Luigi is layered over a villager.
  • When the Paratroopas drop the net on Mario and his friends, they are given a reddish tint, and shortly after, Mario's sideburns are the same color as his cap and the golden plunger he is holding disappears.
  • When Mario says that he will save him and his friends, he briefly appears sad.
    • In the same scene, Luigi's overalls are colored red like Mario's instead of green.
      • Shortly after, when Mario cuts the net, the back of the net is missing, and when he jumps out of it, it overlaps on him. The net disappears shortly after.
  • In several scenes in the dungeon, one of the characters' shackles disappear.
  • When Mario and his friends are in the dungeon as the ceiling is lowering, the ceiling changes location relative to their heads several times.
  • When Princess Toadstool says that she and her friends need to get out of the dungeon, Toad's vest is the same color as his pants.
    • In the same scene, Mario shifts right for a frame.
      • Similarly, when the scene fades in from black, when Toad turns his face, he is layered behind Toadstool for a frame.
  • When Toad says, "Whew! That was close!", his mouth is not moving.
  • When Mario is about to catch Excalibur, he briefly has four fingers on his right hand instead of five.
  • When Luigi is about to jump in the moat, another Luigi can be seen behind the rock in the distance.
  • As Mario yells out to Luigi while he jumps into the moat, his design changes from Super Mario to his normal form for a frame.
  • When Mario first challenges King Koopa in Cramalot Castle, King Koopa holds a regular scepter, but when he battles him, he uses the golden plunger.
    • In the same scene, his tail is the same color as his shell's rim.
  • When Mario climbs the stairs in Cramalot Castle, he has buttons on the back of his overalls.
  • In a couple of scenes, Mario's shirt is the same color as his overalls.
  • After Mario asks King Koopa the riddle, King Koopa's shell disappears.
  • After Princess Toadstool says, "There, that's the last of those grimy green good for nothings!", the emblem on Mario's cap briefly disappears. This also happens when he is about to receive the crown.
  • When King Koopa is escaping into the Warp Zone, the background in the portal is the same as Cramalot Castle.
  • At the end, Princess Toadstool's laugh is much longer than the others.
  • Luigi's miscolored overalls

    Luigi's miscolored overalls

  • Super Mario's miscolored cap

    Super Mario's miscolored cap

  • The incorrect background

    The incorrect background

Characters[edit]

Cast[edit]

Profiles[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Danish Kong Mario af Cramalot[2] King Mario of Cramalot
Dutch Koning Mario van Cramalot[3] King Mario of Cramalot
Finnish Cramalotin Kuningas Mario[4] King Mario of Cramalot
French Mario de Cramalot[5] Mario of Cramalot
German König Mario von Cramalot[6] King Mario of Cramalot
Hebrew מריו מלך קרמלוט[7]
Mario Melekh Cramalot 		Mario King of Cramalot
Icelandic Maríó Kóngur Troðríkis[8][dead link] King Mario of Cramalot
Italian Re Mario di Cramalot[9] King Mario of Cramalot
Norwegian Konge Mario av Cramalot[10] King Mario of Cramalot
Portuguese O Cavaleiro da Távola Quadrada[11] The Knight of the Square Table
Russian Марио Король Крaмелота[12]
Mario Korolʹ Kramelota 		King Mario of Cramalot
Spanish El Rey Mario of Cramalot[13] King Mario of Cramalot

Trivia[edit]

  • All digital and streaming releases of this episode and "Day of the Orphan" use the slowed-down Family Channel version of the episode. However, the original version of both this episode and its accompanying live-action segment, minus the preview for The Legend of Zelda episode "The Ringer" were made available on VHS, as well as on the PAL DVDs.
    • Additionally, in the Family Channel version of this episode, the background music drops out when Mario says "That's right, Koopa; I'm gonna clean your pipes!"
  • The Koopa Troopas' outfits would later appear in "Hooded Robin and His Mario Men."
  • This is the first episode where Mario is able to turn into Super Mario without the use of a Fire Flower or a Starman; the second is "Rolling Down the River," where Mario and Luigi are given magic doodads and turned into Super Mario and Luigi, and the third is "Bad Rap," where Mario is able to transform after absorbing high amounts of electricity.
  • This is the first time King Koopa says his catchphrase, "He who Koops and runs away lives to Koop another day!"

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. Netflix. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  2. ^ The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (EP2 - Dansk - Kong Mario af Cramalot)
  3. ^ The Super Mario Bros. Super Show Dutch Subbed - Koning Mario van Cramalot / Mario's Vliegende Tapijt
  4. ^ Super Mario Bros 2 VHS (Suomi)
  5. ^ Super Mario Bros 003 Mario de Cramalot
  6. ^ The Super Mario Bros Super Show! Folge 2 Der Tag des Waisen / König Mario von Cramalot
  7. ^ האחים סופר מריו חלק 3
  8. ^ Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Episode 3 | King Mario of Cramalot (Icelandic Dub)
  9. ^ Super Mario bros super show ita 1x02 Re Mario di Cramalot
  10. ^ The Super Mario Bros Super Show! S01E02 - King Mario of Cramalot/Day of the Orphan(Norsk FoxKidsDub)
  11. ^ Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - A Festa de Aniversário / O Cavaleiro da Távola Quadrada (Dublado HD)
  12. ^ Супершоу супербратьев Марио - 3 серия
  13. ^ el show de super mario bros - El Rey Mario De Cramelot Día Del Huérfano
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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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