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{{about|episode from ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''|the alter ego that [[Bowser|King Koopa]] portrays in this episode|[[King Koopa's alter egos#Karate Koopa|King Koopa's alter egos § Karate Koopa]]}}
|image = [[Image: KarateKoopaEp.jpg{{!}}200px{{!}}Having entered Karate Koopa's pagoda, Luigi, Mario and Misaki find themselves surrounded by Ninjis.]]
{{SMBSS episode infobox
|airdate = 11/13/1989
|image=[[File:KarateKoopaEp.jpg|200px]]
|writer = David Schwartz
|production=138
|plumbers_log = 22-16
|airdate=November 13, 1989 (English)<br>November 27, 1990 (French)
|alter-ego = Karate Koopa  
|writer=David Schwartz
|location = Sayonara
|plumbers_log=22-16
|song = [[Wikipedia: Kung Fu Fighting|Kung Fu Fighting]] ([[Wikipedia: Carl Douglas|Carl Douglas]])
|alter_ego=[[King Koopa's alter egos#Karate Koopa (alter ego)|Karate Koopa]]
|title = [[Wikipedia: The Karate Kid|The Karate Kid]]
|cover="[[List of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! songs#Kung Fu Fighting|Kung Fu Fighting]]"
|live = [[Adee Don't]]
|replacement="[[List of Super Mario World (television series) songs#Motor City|Motor City]]"
|before = [[Plumbers Academy|<<]]
|reference=''{{wp|The Karate Kid (1984 film)|The Karate Kid}}''
|after = [[Mario of the Apes|>>]]
|live="[[Adee Don't]]"
|# = 41
|before=[[Plummers Academy|<<]]
|after=[[Mario of the Apes|>>]]
}}
}}
"'''Karate Koopa'''" is the forty-first episode of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' This episode is the last in the series to have a cover song and its replacement accompany it. Its corresponding live-action segment is "[[Adee Don't]]."


'''Karate Koopa''' is the forty-first episode of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''. Its corresponding live-action segment is "[[Adee Don't]]".
==Plot synopsis==
This episode possibly takes place after the events of "[[Mario Meets Koop-zilla]]," due in part to the Oriental city of [[Sayonara]] having been remodeled in the beginning. [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], and [[Toad]] have traveled to the city and are seeking out a martial arts master by the name of [[Misaki]], whom they believe has the skills needed to save the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. While traveling down a street, a paper lantern falls before the group, who soon find themselves surrounded by several [[Ninji]]s. Before Mario's group can make a break for it, [[Bowser|Karate Koopa]] announces that they cannot escape. Mario attempts to fight against an attacking Ninji, but he misses, and instead gets tossed around by the Ninji. Two Ninjis then corner Luigi, one of which kicks him into a basket full of fish.  


== Plot Synopsis ==
Karate Koopa then orders the Ninjis to tie up Princess Toadstool and Toad, stating that he intends on selling them into slavery. The Ninjis proceed to do so, and Princess Toadstool argues that Karate Koopa will not get away with his plan. Koopa then directs her attention over to Mario who is knocked-out, implying that he cannot be stopped. At that moment, Misaki makes his entrance by leaping out from behind a building, and states that he will stop Karate Koopa. Misaki starts to beat up several Ninjis single handedly, and this prompts Koopa into leaving with Princess Toadstool and Toad on a Ninji-drawn rickshaw.


[[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] and [[Toad]] have traveled to the Oriental city of [[Sayonara]], and are seeking out a martial arts master by the name of [[Misaki]], whom they believe has the skills needed to save the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. While traveling down a street, a paper lantern falls before the group, who soon find themselves surrounded by several [[Ninji]]s. Before Mario's group can make a break for it, [[Bowser|Karate Koopa]] announces that they can't escape. Mario attempts to fight against an attacking Ninji, but he misses, and instead gets tossed around by the Ninji. Two Ninjis then corner Luigi, one of which kicks him into a basket full of fish.  
Misaki goes on to defeat the rest of the Ninjis by himself, which also impresses Mario and Luigi. With the Ninjis all gone, Mario approaches Misaki, asking if he can teach them to fight like him. Misaki comments that no one can fight like him, but agrees to help, as they are all enemies of Karate Koopa's.
 
Misaki brings Mario and Luigi to his dojo, where the two plumbers have donned karate outfits and will be referred to (from this point on) as Mario-san and Luigi-san. Misaki proceeds to karate chop a brick in half with no trouble, the mere sight of which startles Luigi-san. Mario-san questions as to when they will eat lunch, but Misaki resorts to slamming him against the floor, reminding him to stay focused, and not to let his mind stray. Luigi then comments that Mario was thinking about pasta, like he normally does. Misaki then instructs Mario to hit him with a {{wp|bō}}, and succeeds in not only grabbing the bō, but tossing Mario onto the floor again as well. Luigi fears that they will never be able to defeat Karate Koopa with their lack of skill, and Misaki decides to try and teach them a different fighting style that will work better for them.
 
Now outside of his dojo, Misaki agrees to teach Mario-san and Luigi-san [[Plumb-Fu]], the most dangerous form of karate ever invented. Mario asks as to what Plumb-Fu even is, and Misaki explains that it is a fighting style passed down from plumber fathers to their plumber sons in succession. Mario-san and Luigi-san take an immediate liking to Plumb-Fu, as Mario uses a bō resembling a double-sided plunger to knock Misaki to the ground. After quickly getting back on his feet, Misaki orders Luigi to snatch a washer from his hand. While twirling a nunchaku made from two small chained-together pipes, Luigi does so, which prompts Misaki into teaching them the secrets of Plumb-Fu.
 
Meanwhile, at Karate Koopa's pagoda, Koopa has tied Princess Toadstool and Toad to a column. The Princess demands to be released, and warns Koopa that Mario and Luigi will come after him. Toad argues that they will beat up Koopa, but Karate Koopa tells Toad that if Mario and Luigi have any brains, they will stay away from his place. Looking out of a window through binoculars, Karate Koopa concludes that Mario and Luigi don't have any brains, as he spots them approaching his pagoda with Misaki.


Karate Koopa then orders the Ninjis to tie up Princess Toadstool and Toad, stating that he intends on selling them into slavery. The Ninjis proceed to do so, and Princess Toadstool argues that Karate Koopa won't get away with his plan. Karate Koopa then directs her attention over to the knocked out [[plumber]]s, implying that he can't be stopped. At that moment, Misaki makes his entrance by leaping out from behind a building, and states that he will stop Karate Koopa. Misaki starts to beat up several Ninjis singlehandedly, and this prompts Karate Koopa into leaving with Princess Toadstool and Toad on a Ninji-drawn rickshaw.
Walking towards Karate Koopa's pagoda, Misaki commends Mario-san and Luigi-san for passing his Plumb-Fu test, and asks if they are ready to face Karate Koopa. After Luigi asks if he can think about the option for a few years, a net falls onto the three fighters, trapping them. Karate Koopa gloats about his capture, and after some brief arguing with Misaki, he soon has them chained to a boulder, which he is ready to launch into the ocean from a catapult. Koopa then releases the catapult, and sends the boulder flying into the water. Watching from inside the pagoda, Princess Toadstool points out that Mario and Luigi are sunk, as well as themselves.


Misaki goes on to defeat the rest of the Ninjis by himself, which also impresses Mario and Luigi. With the Ninjis all gone, Mario approaches Misaki, asking if he can teach them to fight like him. Misaki comments that no one can fight like him, but agrees to help, as they are all enemies of Karate Koopa's.
Having landed on the ocean floor, Mario, Luigi and Misaki struggle to break free from the boulder. Misaki attempts to karate chop the chain, but discovers that Karate Koopa made it karate-proof. Mario figures that the chain probably is not Plumb-Fu proof, and cuts it with a hacksaw. Misaki congratulates Mario, and the trio proceeds to walk across the ocean floor back to dry land. On their way, a school of [[Trouter]]s surround the group, and they struggle to fight them off using Plumb-Fu punches and kicks. Luigi then points out a drainpipe that they can escape through, and they swim towards it. After nearly being attacked by the Trouters, the fighters enter the drainpipe, which Luigi seals by closing the grating.
 
Mario-san, Luigi-san and Misaki climb out of a manhole near the entrance to Karate Koopa's pagoda, where Misaki discovers Mario's and Luigi's weapons on the ground, which they had lost upon being captured by Karate Koopa previously. The group then enters the pagoda, but they have no idea as to where they should start looking. Ninjis proceed to jump out from behind various walls, and prepare to attack Mario's group. Misaki fights off the Ninjis that attack him without a sweat, while Luigi cowers as two Ninjis surround him. As Misaki attacks more Ninjis, Mario proceeds to attack some of them with his plunger staff. Swallowing his fear, Luigi assists Mario and Misaki into fighting off more Ninjis with his nunchaku.
 
Meanwhile, Karate Koopa is eating at a table in another room, accompanied by [[Mouser]], [[Tryclyde]], and a [[Koopa Troopa]], where he announces that the bidding for Princess Toadstool and Toad will soon begin, and encourages them to drink up their [[Koopa-Kola]]. While Toad whines about Koopa's plot to Princess Toadstool, the princess tells him that she has been working on loosening her rope, and succeeds in untying herself. After untying Toad, the two of them run off, but Karate Koopa gives chase and catches both of them.
 
Princess Toadstool cries for help, and Mario-san manages to hear her while fighting the rest of the Ninjis alongside Luigi-san and Misaki. Mario insists that they all go to save Princess Toadstool, but Misaki tells him to go alone, while he and Luigi take out the Ninjis. Luigi, however, is not too fond of letting Mario leave him. Mario runs over to the room where Karate Koopa is, and demands for him to let his captives go free. Koopa drops Princess Toadstool and Toad, then proceeds into pulling out his nunchaku. Mario blocks Koopa's attacks with his plunger bō, until Koopa succeeds in wrapping up Mario's bō with his nunchaku, and tosses him aside.
 
Mario gets back on his feet, and stops Koopa from performing a kick attack by blocking him with his plunger bō. Taking advantage of the situation, Mario tosses Karate Koopa aside, while Toad cheers him on. Mario then charges at Koopa and knocks him on his back with his plunger bō, before tossing him onto the horn of a decorative sculpture. Koopa's clothes get stuck on the horn, causing him to dangle from it. Mario informs Koopa that he has been defeated, which prompts him into making his getaway by tossing a [[Magical Potion]] and creating a [[Warp Zone]], through which he escapes. Luigi-san and Misaki then arrive, and Misaki announces that they finally defeated all of the Ninjis. Luigi is relieved as Mario already took care of Karate Koopa for him.
 
After returning to Misaki's dojo, Mario's group has sat down to enjoy a Japanese meal, when Misaki announces that he would like to thank Mario-san and Luigi-san for mastering Plumb-Fu, and decides to award them with black belts. Having already put on a few extra pounds, Mario takes another bite of his food, which Luigi takes away from him, his weight gains. Misaki then presents Luigi with his black belt, and he proceeds to put his on. Mario puts on his black belt, but it is not long enough to properly go around his extended waistline, and snaps off. Mario then requests for a second black belt, which Toad points out that he should receive for eating and everybody laughs.


Misaki brings Mario and Luigi to his dojo, where the two plumbers have donned karate outfits and will be referred to (from this point on) as Mario-San and Luigi-San. Misaki proceeds to karate chop a brick in half with no trouble, the mere sight of which startles Luigi-San. Mario-San question as to when they'll eat lunch, but Misaki resorts to slamming him against the floor, reminding him to stay focused, and not to lets his mind stray. Luigi-San then comments that Mario-San was thinking about [[pasta]], like he normally does. Misaki then instructs Mario-San to hit him with a bo staff, and succeeds in not only grabbing the bo, but tossing Mario-San onto the floor again as well. Luigi-San fears that they'll never be able to defeat Karate Koopa with their lack of skill, and Misaki decides to try and teach them a different fighting style that will work better for them.
==Characters==
[[File:KarateKoopa.jpg|thumb|"Karate Koopa"]]
*[[Mario]]
*[[Luigi]]
*[[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]
*[[Toad]]
*[[Bowser|Karate Koopa]]
*[[Misaki]]
*[[Ninji]]s
*[[Mouser]]†
*[[Tryclyde]]†
*[[Koopa Troopa]]†
*[[Trouter]]s†


Now outside of his dojo, Misaki agrees to teach Mario-San and Luigi-San [[Plumb Fu]], the most dangerous form of karate ever invented. Mario-San asks as to what Plumb Fu even is, and Misaki explains that it a fighting style passed down from plumber fathers to their plumber sons in succession. Mario-San and Luigi-San take a immediate liking to Plumb Fu, as Mario uses a bo staff resembling a double-sided plunger to knock Misaki to the ground. After quickly getting back on his feet, Misaki orders Luigi-San to snatch a washer from his hand. While twirling a nunchaku made from two small chained-together pipes, Luigi-San does so, which prompts Misaki into teaching them the secrets of Plumb Fu.
† - no dialogue


Meanwhile, at Karate Koopa's pagoda, Karate Koopa has tied Princess Toadstool and Toad to a column. Princess Toadstool demands to be released, and warns Karate Koopa that Mario and Luigi will come after him. Toad argues that they'll beat up Karate Koopa, but Karate Koopa tells Toad that if Mario and Luigi have any brains, they'll stay away from his place. Looking out of a window through binoculars, Karate Koopa concludes that Mario and Luigi ''don't'' have any brains, as he spots them approaching his pagoda with Misaki.
==Cast==
*[[Lou Albano]] &mdash; [[Mario]]
*[[Danny Wells]] &mdash; [[Luigi]]
*[[Jeannie Elias]] &mdash; [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]
*[[John Stocker]] &mdash; [[Toad]], [[Misaki]], [[Ninji]]
*[[Harvey Atkin]] &mdash; [[Bowser|Karate Koopa]]


Walking towards Karate Koopa's pagoda, Misaki commends Mario-San and Luigi-San for passing his Plumb Fu test, and asks if they're ready to face Karate Koopa. After Luigi-San asks if he can think about the option for a few years, a net falls onto the three fighters, trapping them. Karate Koopa gloats about his capture, and after some brief arguing with Misaki, he soon has them chained to a boulder, which he is ready to launch into the ocean from a catapult. Karate Koopa then releases the catapult, and sends the boulder flying into the water. Watching from inside the pagoda, Princess Toadstool points out that Mario and Luigi are sunk, as well as themselves.
==Animation and continuity errors==
*When [[Misaki]] says that fear never enters the vocabulary of someone training to be a martial arts expert, [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]]'s gloves are missing. This also happens when he says he will award them black belts.
*When Luigi takes the washer from Misaki, his hand is layered behind Misaki's.
*When Misaki says he cannot break the chains, his air bubbles occasionally freeze.
*As Mario and his friends walk over to [[Bowser's Castle|Karate Koopa's castle]], their weapons can be seen on the ground even through they have already picked them up.
*In a shot where Mario, Luigi, and Misaki are surrounded by the [[Ninji]]s in Karate Koopa's castle, Mario has his normal outfit instead of his [[Plumb-Fu]] suit.
*In one scene, Luigi's sideburns are missing.
*In one scene, when Mario and his friends are fighting off the Ninjis, one of them freezes in midair while another one duplicates itself.
*When [[Bowser|Karate Koopa]] is about to sell [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] and [[Toad]], [[Bowser's Minions|his minions]] can be seen drinking their [[Koopa-Kola]], but when he stops Princess Toadstool and Toad from escaping, they disappear.
*When Karate Koopa catches Princess Toadstool and Toad, his legs and part of Princess Toadstool's dress are cut off for a few frames.
*When Mario says that Karate Koopa is finished, he is not holding anything, but in the next shot, he has his staff.
*When Mario and his friends laugh at the end of the episode, Mario appears to be standing in midair.


Having landed on the ocean floor, Mario-San, Luigi-San and Misaki struggle to break free from the boulder. Misaki attempts to karate chop the chain, but discovers that Karate Koopa made it karate-proof. Mario-San figures that the chain probably isn't Plumb Fu proof, and cuts it with a hacksaw. Misaki congratulates Mario-San, and the trio proceeds to walk across the ocean floor back to dry land. On their way, a school of [[Trouter]]s surround the group, and they struggle to fight them off using Plumb Fu punches and kicks. Luigi-San then points out a drainpipe that they can escape through, and they swim towards it. After nearly being attacked by the Trouters, the fighters enter the drainpipe, which Luigi-San seals by closing the grating.
<gallery>
TSMBSS Karate Koopa error.png|Mario and Luigi's missing gloves
TSMBSS Karate Koopa error 2.png|Mario in his normal outfit
TSMBSS Karate Koopa error 3.png|The animation error
</gallery>


Mario-San, Luigi-San and Misaki climb out of a manhole near the entrance to Karate Koopa's pagoda, where Misaki discovers Mario-San and Luigi-San's weapons on the ground, which they had lost upon being captured by Karate Koopa previously. The group then enters the pagoda, but they have no idea as to where they should start looking. Ninjis proceed to jump out from behind various walls, and prepare to attack Mario-San's group. Misaki fights off the Ninjis that attack him without a sweat, while Luigi-San cowers as two Ninjis surround him. As Misaki attacks more Ninjis, Mario-San proceeds to attack some of them with his plunger staff. Swallowing his fear, Luigi-San assists Mario-San and Misaki into fighting off more Ninjis with his nunchaku.
==Profiles==
*'''Netflix:''' ''Armed with the ancient art of [[Plumb-Fu]], [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] go up against [[Bowser|Karate Koopa]] and his evil squad of [[Ninji|Ninja Ninjiis]].''<ref>[https://www.netflix.com/title/70212980 ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'']. ''Netflix''. Retrieved June 23, 2020.</ref>


Meanwhile, Karate Koopa is eating at a table in another room, accompanied by [[Mouser (character)|Mouser]], [[Tryclyde]] and a [[Koopa Troopa]], where he announces that the bidding for Princess Toadstool and Toad will soon begin, and encourages them to drink up their [[Koopa-Kola]]. While Toad whines about Karate Koopa's plot to Princess Toadstool, the princess tells him that she's been working on loosening her rope, and succeeds in untying herself. After untying Toad, the two of them run off, but Karate Koopa gives chase and catches both of them.
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|ChiS=空手道酷霸
|ChiSR=Kōngshǒudào Kùbà
|ChiSM=Karate Koopa
|ChiSC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJcSVz7bQhg 空手道库帕 | 兒童電子遊戲 | 兒童卡通]</ref>
|ChiT=功夫瑪利歐
|ChiTR=Gōngfu Mǎlìōu
|ChiTM=Kung-Fu Mario
|ChiTC=<ref>[https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1NW411E7NG?p=6 （部分集数画质超渣）超级马里奥兄弟的超级秀 台配国语]</ref>
|Fre=Vive Le Karate
|FreM=Long Live Karate
|FreC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx2Qpz_AxKU&list=PLaFoLvczabwZT9mEcsRppZJRvNoW4czwg&index=38 Super Mario Bros 038 Vive le karaté]</ref>
|Ger=Karate-Koopa
|GerM=Karate Koopa
|GerC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNjsvcCaxvg&list=PLn0Cm-QzTZcYMFil7DnnbYQJlk7qccB4H&index=61 The Super Mario Bros Super Show! Folge 51 Adee nicht / Karate Koopa]</ref>
|Ita=L'arte del karate
|ItaM=The art of karate
|ItaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMgQjZBRIAY Super Mario (1ª serie animata ITA) - L'arte del karate]</ref>
|PorA=Karatê Koopa
|PorAM=Karate Koopa
|PorAC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qslGnCGiYuw&list=PLwzf4mOPE8BlhZQzQNfBFjrkJrrocv7kU&index=41 Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Karatê Koopa / Comercial dos Marios (Dublado)]</ref>
|Spa=Kárate Koopa
|SpaM=Karate Koopa
|SpaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86Y88EIDlA8 Kárate Koopa | Dibujos Para Niños]</ref>
}}


Princess Toadstool cries for help, and Mario-San manages to hear her while fighting the rest of the Ninjis alongside Luigi-San and Misaki. Mario-San insists that they all go to save Princess Toadstool, but Misaki tells him to go alone, while he and Luigi-San take out the Ninjis. Luigi-San, however, isn't too fond of letting Mario-San leave him. Mario-San runs over to the room where Karate Koopa is, and demands for him to let his captives go free. Karate Koopa drops Princess Toadstool and Toad, then proceeds into pulling out his nunchaku. Mario-San blocks Karate Koopa's attacks with his plunger bo, until Karate Koopa succeeds in wrapping up Mario-San's bo with his nunchaku, and tosses him aside.
==Trivia==
*When [[Mario]] and his friends fall into the sea, a wave resembling the wave from {{wp|The Great Wave off Kanagawa}} can be seen.
*The [[Koopa-Kola]] bottle reads「クーパ」(''Kūpa''), which is "Koopa" in Japanese. While the correct spelling is「クッパ」(''Kuppa''),「クーパ」is closer to the English pronunciation of the word.


Mario-San gets back on his feet, and stops Karate Koopa from performing a kick attack by blocking him with his plunger bo. Taking advantage of the situation, Mario-San tosses Karate Koopa aside, while Toad cheers him on. Mario-San then charges at Karate Koopa and knocks him on his back with his plunger bo, before tossing him onto the horn of a decorative sculpture. Karate Koopa's clothes get stuck on the horn, causing him to dangle from it. Mario-San informs Karate Koopa that he's been defeated, which prompts Karate Koopa into making his getaway by tossing a [[Magic Potion]] and creating a [[Warp Zone]], through which he escapes. Luigi-San and Misaki then arrive, and Misaki announces that they finally defeated all of the Ninjis. Luigi-San is relieved as Mario-San already took care of Karate Koopa for him.
==References==
<references/>


After returning to Misaki's dojo, Mario-San's group has sat down to enjoy a Japanese meal, when Misaki announces that he would like to thank Mario-San and Luigi-San for mastering Plumb Fu, and decides to award them with black belts. Having already put on a few extra pounds, Mario-San takes another bite of his food, which Luigi takes away from him. Misaki then presents Luigi-San with his black belt, and he proceeds to put his on. Mario-San puts on his black belt, but it isn't long enough to properly go around his extended waistline, and snaps off. Mario-San then requests for a second black belt, which Toad points out that he should receive for eating.
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Trivia
*King Koopa's fortress pagoda has the image of a smiling face on it.
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This article is about episode from The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! For the alter ego that King Koopa portrays in this episode, see King Koopa's alter egos § Karate Koopa.
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode
"Karate Koopa"
Karate Koopa
Production number 138
Airdate November 13, 1989 (English)
November 27, 1990 (French)[?]
Writer(s) David Schwartz
Plumber's Log # 22-16
King Koopa's alter ego(s) Karate Koopa
Cover song(s) "Kung Fu Fighting"
Replacement song(s) "Motor City"
Title reference The Karate Kid
Live-action segment "Adee Don't"
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"Karate Koopa" is the forty-first episode of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! This episode is the last in the series to have a cover song and its replacement accompany it. Its corresponding live-action segment is "Adee Don't."

Plot synopsis[edit]

This episode possibly takes place after the events of "Mario Meets Koop-zilla," due in part to the Oriental city of Sayonara having been remodeled in the beginning. Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad have traveled to the city and are seeking out a martial arts master by the name of Misaki, whom they believe has the skills needed to save the Mushroom Kingdom. While traveling down a street, a paper lantern falls before the group, who soon find themselves surrounded by several Ninjis. Before Mario's group can make a break for it, Karate Koopa announces that they cannot escape. Mario attempts to fight against an attacking Ninji, but he misses, and instead gets tossed around by the Ninji. Two Ninjis then corner Luigi, one of which kicks him into a basket full of fish.

Karate Koopa then orders the Ninjis to tie up Princess Toadstool and Toad, stating that he intends on selling them into slavery. The Ninjis proceed to do so, and Princess Toadstool argues that Karate Koopa will not get away with his plan. Koopa then directs her attention over to Mario who is knocked-out, implying that he cannot be stopped. At that moment, Misaki makes his entrance by leaping out from behind a building, and states that he will stop Karate Koopa. Misaki starts to beat up several Ninjis single handedly, and this prompts Koopa into leaving with Princess Toadstool and Toad on a Ninji-drawn rickshaw.

Misaki goes on to defeat the rest of the Ninjis by himself, which also impresses Mario and Luigi. With the Ninjis all gone, Mario approaches Misaki, asking if he can teach them to fight like him. Misaki comments that no one can fight like him, but agrees to help, as they are all enemies of Karate Koopa's.

Misaki brings Mario and Luigi to his dojo, where the two plumbers have donned karate outfits and will be referred to (from this point on) as Mario-san and Luigi-san. Misaki proceeds to karate chop a brick in half with no trouble, the mere sight of which startles Luigi-san. Mario-san questions as to when they will eat lunch, but Misaki resorts to slamming him against the floor, reminding him to stay focused, and not to let his mind stray. Luigi then comments that Mario was thinking about pasta, like he normally does. Misaki then instructs Mario to hit him with a bō, and succeeds in not only grabbing the bō, but tossing Mario onto the floor again as well. Luigi fears that they will never be able to defeat Karate Koopa with their lack of skill, and Misaki decides to try and teach them a different fighting style that will work better for them.

Now outside of his dojo, Misaki agrees to teach Mario-san and Luigi-san Plumb-Fu, the most dangerous form of karate ever invented. Mario asks as to what Plumb-Fu even is, and Misaki explains that it is a fighting style passed down from plumber fathers to their plumber sons in succession. Mario-san and Luigi-san take an immediate liking to Plumb-Fu, as Mario uses a bō resembling a double-sided plunger to knock Misaki to the ground. After quickly getting back on his feet, Misaki orders Luigi to snatch a washer from his hand. While twirling a nunchaku made from two small chained-together pipes, Luigi does so, which prompts Misaki into teaching them the secrets of Plumb-Fu.

Meanwhile, at Karate Koopa's pagoda, Koopa has tied Princess Toadstool and Toad to a column. The Princess demands to be released, and warns Koopa that Mario and Luigi will come after him. Toad argues that they will beat up Koopa, but Karate Koopa tells Toad that if Mario and Luigi have any brains, they will stay away from his place. Looking out of a window through binoculars, Karate Koopa concludes that Mario and Luigi don't have any brains, as he spots them approaching his pagoda with Misaki.

Walking towards Karate Koopa's pagoda, Misaki commends Mario-san and Luigi-san for passing his Plumb-Fu test, and asks if they are ready to face Karate Koopa. After Luigi asks if he can think about the option for a few years, a net falls onto the three fighters, trapping them. Karate Koopa gloats about his capture, and after some brief arguing with Misaki, he soon has them chained to a boulder, which he is ready to launch into the ocean from a catapult. Koopa then releases the catapult, and sends the boulder flying into the water. Watching from inside the pagoda, Princess Toadstool points out that Mario and Luigi are sunk, as well as themselves.

Having landed on the ocean floor, Mario, Luigi and Misaki struggle to break free from the boulder. Misaki attempts to karate chop the chain, but discovers that Karate Koopa made it karate-proof. Mario figures that the chain probably is not Plumb-Fu proof, and cuts it with a hacksaw. Misaki congratulates Mario, and the trio proceeds to walk across the ocean floor back to dry land. On their way, a school of Trouters surround the group, and they struggle to fight them off using Plumb-Fu punches and kicks. Luigi then points out a drainpipe that they can escape through, and they swim towards it. After nearly being attacked by the Trouters, the fighters enter the drainpipe, which Luigi seals by closing the grating.

Mario-san, Luigi-san and Misaki climb out of a manhole near the entrance to Karate Koopa's pagoda, where Misaki discovers Mario's and Luigi's weapons on the ground, which they had lost upon being captured by Karate Koopa previously. The group then enters the pagoda, but they have no idea as to where they should start looking. Ninjis proceed to jump out from behind various walls, and prepare to attack Mario's group. Misaki fights off the Ninjis that attack him without a sweat, while Luigi cowers as two Ninjis surround him. As Misaki attacks more Ninjis, Mario proceeds to attack some of them with his plunger staff. Swallowing his fear, Luigi assists Mario and Misaki into fighting off more Ninjis with his nunchaku.

Meanwhile, Karate Koopa is eating at a table in another room, accompanied by Mouser, Tryclyde, and a Koopa Troopa, where he announces that the bidding for Princess Toadstool and Toad will soon begin, and encourages them to drink up their Koopa-Kola. While Toad whines about Koopa's plot to Princess Toadstool, the princess tells him that she has been working on loosening her rope, and succeeds in untying herself. After untying Toad, the two of them run off, but Karate Koopa gives chase and catches both of them.

Princess Toadstool cries for help, and Mario-san manages to hear her while fighting the rest of the Ninjis alongside Luigi-san and Misaki. Mario insists that they all go to save Princess Toadstool, but Misaki tells him to go alone, while he and Luigi take out the Ninjis. Luigi, however, is not too fond of letting Mario leave him. Mario runs over to the room where Karate Koopa is, and demands for him to let his captives go free. Koopa drops Princess Toadstool and Toad, then proceeds into pulling out his nunchaku. Mario blocks Koopa's attacks with his plunger bō, until Koopa succeeds in wrapping up Mario's bō with his nunchaku, and tosses him aside.

Mario gets back on his feet, and stops Koopa from performing a kick attack by blocking him with his plunger bō. Taking advantage of the situation, Mario tosses Karate Koopa aside, while Toad cheers him on. Mario then charges at Koopa and knocks him on his back with his plunger bō, before tossing him onto the horn of a decorative sculpture. Koopa's clothes get stuck on the horn, causing him to dangle from it. Mario informs Koopa that he has been defeated, which prompts him into making his getaway by tossing a Magical Potion and creating a Warp Zone, through which he escapes. Luigi-san and Misaki then arrive, and Misaki announces that they finally defeated all of the Ninjis. Luigi is relieved as Mario already took care of Karate Koopa for him.

After returning to Misaki's dojo, Mario's group has sat down to enjoy a Japanese meal, when Misaki announces that he would like to thank Mario-san and Luigi-san for mastering Plumb-Fu, and decides to award them with black belts. Having already put on a few extra pounds, Mario takes another bite of his food, which Luigi takes away from him, his weight gains. Misaki then presents Luigi with his black belt, and he proceeds to put his on. Mario puts on his black belt, but it is not long enough to properly go around his extended waistline, and snaps off. Mario then requests for a second black belt, which Toad points out that he should receive for eating and everybody laughs.

Characters[edit]

"Karate Koopa"

† - no dialogue

Cast[edit]

Animation and continuity errors[edit]

  • When Misaki says that fear never enters the vocabulary of someone training to be a martial arts expert, Mario and Luigi's gloves are missing. This also happens when he says he will award them black belts.
  • When Luigi takes the washer from Misaki, his hand is layered behind Misaki's.
  • When Misaki says he cannot break the chains, his air bubbles occasionally freeze.
  • As Mario and his friends walk over to Karate Koopa's castle, their weapons can be seen on the ground even through they have already picked them up.
  • In a shot where Mario, Luigi, and Misaki are surrounded by the Ninjis in Karate Koopa's castle, Mario has his normal outfit instead of his Plumb-Fu suit.
  • In one scene, Luigi's sideburns are missing.
  • In one scene, when Mario and his friends are fighting off the Ninjis, one of them freezes in midair while another one duplicates itself.
  • When Karate Koopa is about to sell Princess Toadstool and Toad, his minions can be seen drinking their Koopa-Kola, but when he stops Princess Toadstool and Toad from escaping, they disappear.
  • When Karate Koopa catches Princess Toadstool and Toad, his legs and part of Princess Toadstool's dress are cut off for a few frames.
  • When Mario says that Karate Koopa is finished, he is not holding anything, but in the next shot, he has his staff.
  • When Mario and his friends laugh at the end of the episode, Mario appears to be standing in midair.
  • Mario and Luigi's missing gloves

    Mario and Luigi's missing gloves

  • Mario in his normal outfit

    Mario in his normal outfit

  • The animation error

    The animation error

Profiles[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Chinese (simplified) 空手道酷霸[2]
Kōngshǒudào Kùbà 		Karate Koopa
Chinese (traditional) 功夫瑪利歐[3]
Gōngfu Mǎlìōu 		Kung-Fu Mario
French Vive Le Karate[4] Long Live Karate
German Karate-Koopa[5] Karate Koopa
Italian L'arte del karate[6] The art of karate
Portuguese (NOA) Karatê Koopa[7] Karate Koopa
Spanish Kárate Koopa[8] Karate Koopa

Trivia[edit]

  • When Mario and his friends fall into the sea, a wave resembling the wave from The Great Wave off Kanagawa can be seen.
  • The Koopa-Kola bottle reads「クーパ」(Kūpa), which is "Koopa" in Japanese. While the correct spelling is「クッパ」(Kuppa),「クーパ」is closer to the English pronunciation of the word.

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. Netflix. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  2. ^ 空手道库帕 | 兒童電子遊戲 | 兒童卡通
  3. ^ （部分集数画质超渣）超级马里奥兄弟的超级秀 台配国语
  4. ^ Super Mario Bros 038 Vive le karaté
  5. ^ The Super Mario Bros Super Show! Folge 51 Adee nicht / Karate Koopa
  6. ^ Super Mario (1ª serie animata ITA) - L'arte del karate
  7. ^ Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Karatê Koopa / Comercial dos Marios (Dublado)
  8. ^ Kárate Koopa | Dibujos Para Niños
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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"
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Episode 1: "Neatness Counts" • Episode 2: "Day of the Orphan" • Episode 3: "All Steamed Up" • Episode 4: "Marianne & Luigeena" • Episode 5: "Slime Busters" • Episode 6: "The Mario Monster Mash" • Episode 7: "Bonkers From Yonkers" • Episode 8: "Bats in the Basement" • Episode 9: "Will the Real Elvis Please Shut Up!" • Episode 10: "Magic's Magic" • Episode 11: "Mama Mia Mario" • Episode 12: "Alligator Dundee" • Episode 13: "Dance" • Episode 14: "Cher's Poochie" • Episode 15: "Wild Thing" • Episode 16: "E.C. The Extra Creepy" • Episode 17: "The Marios Fight Back" • Episode 18: "Magician" • Episode 19: "Do You Believe In Magic?" • Episode 20: "Mommies Curse" • Episode 21: "Lost Dog" • Episode 22: "Plumbers of the Year" • Episode 23: "Mario Hillbillies" • Episode 24: "Super Plant" • Episode 25: "Fred Van Winkle" • Episode 26: "Baby Mario Love" • Episode 27: "9001: A Mario Odyssey" • Episode 28: "Fake Bro" • Episode 29: "Time Out Luigi" • Episode 30: "Tutti Frutti, oh Mario" • Episode 31: "Flower Power" • Episode 32: "Vampire Until Ready" • Episode 33: "Heart Throb" • Episode 34: "Fortune Teller" • Episode 35: "The Magic Love" • Episode 36: "Little Marios" • Episode 37: "Gorilla My Dreams" • Episode 38: "George Washington Slept Here" • Episode 39: "Caught in a Draft" • Episode 40: "Defective Gadgetry" • Episode 41: "Toupee" • Episode 42: "The Artist" • Episode 43: "Zenned Out Mario" • Episode 44: "Texas Tea" • Episode 45: "The Great Hereafter" • Episode 46: "The Painting" • Episode 47: "Game Show Host" • Episode 48: "Home Radio" • Episode 49: "Glasnuts" • Episode 50: "Treasure of the Sierra Brooklyn" • Episode 51: "Adee Don't" • Episode 52: "Chippie Chipmunks" • Episode 53: "A Basement Divided" • Episode 54: "No Way to Treat a Queenie" • Episode 55: "Pizza Crush" • Episode 56: "Goodbye Mr. Fish" • Episode 57: "French" • Episode 58: "Two Bums From Brooklyn" • Episode 59 "Opera" • Episode 60: "Tutti Frutti Mario" • Episode 61: "Cyrano de Mario" • Episode 62: "Rowdy Roddy's Rotten Pipes" • Episode 63: "Santa Claus is Coming to Flatbush" • Episode 64: "Captain Lou Is Missing" • Episode 65: "The Ghoul of my Dreams"
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