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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The name of the ''[[Mario Party 4]]'' minigame "[[Blame It on the Crane]]" is a pun on the name of the Milli Vanilli song "{{wp|Blame It on the Rain}}." | *The name of the ''[[Mario Party 4]]'' minigame "[[Blame It on the Crane]]" is a pun on the name of the Milli Vanilli song "{{wp|Blame It on the Rain}}." It was later featured in ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]''. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:47, October 21, 2024
| Milli Vanilli | |
|---|---|
 Milli Vanilli members Rob Pilatus (left) and Fab Morvan (right) | |
| First appearance | The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 ("Kootie Pie Rocks") (1990) |
| Species | Humans |
Milli Vanilli was a German-French R&B duo consisting of Rob Pilatus (June 8, 1965 – April 2, 1998) and Fab Morvan (born May 14, 1966). The band appears as a guest star in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode "Kootie Pie Rocks", voiced by their real selves. They are Princess Toadstool's favorite music group. Milli Vanilli are the only guest stars to appear in the show.
History[edit]
In the episode "Kootie Pie Rocks," Mario and Luigi go to Brooklyn with Princess Toadstool for a Milli Vanilli concert. Cheatsy Koopa overhears them talking about this and tells Kootie Pie Koopa back at Castle Koopa, making her enraged that she cannot also go to the concert. In the middle of the band's concert, however, the Doom Ship arrives and King Koopa kidnaps them. They are taken back to Castle Koopa, where Kootie Pie wants them to sing for her. The two refuse, which leads to Kootie Pie using her Magic Wand to turn them into accountants, and she tells them that they will be trapped in Dark Land forever unless they perform for her. When they try to escape, two Sledge Brothers block the exit. Kootie Pie then threatens to transform them again, but Milli Vanilli tell her that they cannot perform without a backup band.
Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad take advantage of this by disguising themselves as a band to sneak into Castle Koopa (with Milli Vanilli recognizing Toadstool from the audience at the concert), and they trick Kootie Pie into turning the band back to normal. When Milli Vanilli tries to perform with them, however, Mario and friends play cannot play their instruments, and everyone in the castle flees from the terrible music, allowing them to escape. Back at their proper concert in Brooklyn, Milli Vanilli dedicate their next song to Princess Toadstool.
Controversy and episode edits[edit]
Despite their popularity, Milli Vanilli attracted suspicions of lip syncing during their shows, rumors that were exacerbated by Morvan and Pilatus' thick German speaking accents (compared to their American-sounding singing voices) and a notorious live performance where a guide vocal locked up mid-song, only two weeks after the initial airing of "Kootie Pie Rocks", and one week after the group won the 1990 Grammy Award for Best New Artist. In November 1990, producer Frank Farian revealed that not only was this true, but the pair also never recorded a single note on their studio recordings. In actuality, the vocals were performed by three different singers – John Davis, Brad Howell, and Charles Shaw – who Farian saw as unmarketable.[1][2] Morvan and Pilatus relinquished their Grammy in light of the confession, with conflicting accounts stating that they either returned it voluntarily or had it revoked. The band's US label, Arista Records, additionally pulled their catalog from print and erased the master tapes that they possessed.
In the wake of the scandal, subsequent airings of "Kootie Pie Rocks" cut their songs and replaced them with different instrumental music (the pair still move their lips while performing these songs in the re-releases, however, as the episodes were not reanimated to reflect the change), as well as cutting any references to Milli Vanilli throughout the episode. Milli Vanilli's song at the end of the episode was completely cut, without even an instrumental replacement.
Trivia[edit]
- The name of the Mario Party 4 minigame "Blame It on the Crane" is a pun on the name of the Milli Vanilli song "Blame It on the Rain." It was later featured in Mario Party: The Top 100 and Super Mario Party Jamboree.
References[edit]
- ^ Richard Harrington (November 16, 1990). Pop Duo Milli Vanilli Didn't Sing Hit Album. The Washington Post (English). Retrieved July 14, 2024. (Archived July 6, 2019 via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ Chuck Philips (November 21, 1990). 'We Sold Our Souls to the Devil' : In a Wide-Ranging Interview, the Duo Tell the Whole Story About What It Was Like to Live a Lie. Los Angeles Times (English). Retrieved July 14, 2024. (Archived July 5, 2019, 20:32:37 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
| The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Episodes | Episode 1: "Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas" • Episode 2: "Reptiles in the Rose Garden" • Episode 3: "Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario" • Episode 4: "The Beauty of Kootie" • Episode 5: "Princess Toadstool for President" • Episode 6: "Never Koop a Koopa" • Episode 7: "Reign Storm" • Episode 8: "Toddler Terrors of Time Travel" • Episode 9: "Dadzilla" • Episode 10: "Tag Team Trouble" • Episode 11: "Oh, Brother!" • Episode 12: "Misadventure of Mighty Plumber" • Episode 13: "A Toadally Magical Adventure" • Episode 14: "Misadventures in Babysitting" • Episode 15: "Do the Koopa" • Episode 16: "Kootie Pie Rocks" • Episode 17: "Mush-Rumors" • Episode 18: "The Ugly Mermaid" • Episode 19: "Crimes R Us" • Episode 20: "Life's Ruff" • Episode 21: "Up, Up, and a Koopa" • Episode 22: "7 Continents for 7 Koopas" • Episode 23: "True Colors" • Episode 24: "Recycled Koopa" • Episode 25: "The Venice Menace" • Episode 26: "Super Koopa" | |
| Characters | Protagonists | Luigi • Mario • Princess Toadstool • Toad |
| Koopa Family and Koopalings | Big Mouth Koopa • Bully Koopa • Cheatsy Koopa • Hip Koopa • Hop Koopa • King Bowser Koopa • Kooky von Koopa • Kootie Pie Koopa | |
| Bowser's Minions | Abominable Snowkoopa • Angry Sun • Baby Cheep • Block • Bloober • Bloober baby • Bloober with kids • Bob-omb • Boo Diddly • Boom Boom • Boomerang Brother • Boss Bass • Bullet Bill • Cannonball • Chain Chomp • Cheep-Cheep • Dry Bones • Fire Brother • Fire Chomp • Firesnake • Giant Land Para-Goomba • Goomba • Hammer Brother • Hot Foot • Jelectro • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Zombie • Kuribo's Goomba • Lakitu • Lava Lotus • Magic Piranha Plant • Nipper Plant • Para-Beetle • Para-Goomba • Piranha Plant • Ptooie • Robot Princess • Rocky Wrench • Sledge Brother • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Thwomp | |
| Other | Baker • Bud • Bud and Missy's mother • Captain • Crime Wave Clyde • Cutter • Doctor • Emperor Ed • Herman • Holly Mackerel • Junior • Junior's mom and dad • King Mackerel • King Windbag • Kitty • Madzilla • Madzilla's Mom • Marco Polo's Plumbers • Mayor of New York City • Mighty Plumber • Milli Vanilli • Missy • Mr. President • Mrs. President • Mushroom Kingdom Fire Department • Mushroom Marauder and Jake the Crusher Fungus • Mushroom Nanny • Mushroom People • Mushroom Referee • Norman • Painter • Pipe creatures • Prince Hugo • Prince Mushroomkhamen • Queen Mushroomkhamen • Royal Parrot • Servant • Sultan • Toad's cousin • Venice pizza man • Wizard King of the West | |
| Locations | Regions of the Mushroom World | Dark Land • Desert Land • Giant Land • Ice Land • Mertropolis • Mushroom Kingdom • Mushroom Sea • Pipe Land • Sky Land • Underground Maze of Pipes • Water Land |
| Landmarks of the Mushroom World | Ace Magic Wand Factory • First Mushroom Bank • Kastle Koopa • Mushroom Castle • Mushroom Kingdom Orphanage • Mushroom Kingdom Treasury • Mushroom Land Central Library • Pipe Land Treasury • Temple of Gloom | |
| Regions of the Real World |
Africa • Antarctica • Australia • Brooklyn • Hawaii • Hollywood • Miami • New York City • North America • Paris • South America • United States of America • Venice • Washington, D.C. | |
| Landmarks of the Real World | Bastille • Eiffel Tower • Florida State Poochitentiary • Great Wall of China • Hollywood Bowl • Kennedy Space Center • Louvre • Washington Monument • White House • Wild Waldo's One-of-a-Kind Amusement Park | |
| Items, objects, vehicles, and misc. |
? Block • Block • Crud Cannon • Doom Dancer Music Box • Doom Ship • Doom Sub • Fire Flower • Fireball • Frog Suit • Fudjie • Gold Coin • Jump Block • Karoobi • Koopa Color Goopa • Koopa Clogger • Kooper-Dooper Raiser-Upper • Koopa trash • Koopascope • Lame Brainer • Levitation Beam • Magic Wand • Magic Wings • Nasty Net • Nice Guy Potion • Plumber Pole • Plumber's Periscope • Plumber's Putty • Power Pendant • Power Shower • Starman • Steam Cloud Balloon • Steam powered mummy sled • Super Leaf • Super Slurp Pipe • Tag Team Wrestling Tournament • Tank • Time Travel Tube • Transmutational Brainwave Analyzer • Trash Smasher • Warp Pipe | |
| Miscellaneous | Quotes • Songs • Staff | |
