List of references in live-action television
For television shows staring Mario, please visit the TV & Movies page.
Note: This list is for live-action sightings only. For Mario sightings in cartoons, see Animation Sightings.
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America's Funniest home videos
In one episode a kid is seen playing Super Mario Bros. in a underground level.
Boy Meets World
In one episode, Mr. Feenie talks about how technology is wasted and mentions how it's used to play Super Mario Bros., namely to beat King Koopa and rescue the Princess.
Drake & Josh
In the episode "The Bet", several implications are made that the game that Josh is playing is a Super Mario Bros.-like level, most notably Drake's telling Josh to "jump the mushroom." Josh was probably playing Super Mario World, because if you have an item in your holder and a mushroom is grabbed, it will replace the item.
E3
An interview conducted for E3 (Youtube)
GoTV
GoTV, a service that lets people watch shows on their cell phones, had a series of shows about the New Super Mario Bros. They showed one weekly for four weeks.
- May 15, 2006 - Interview with Shigeru Miyamoto
- May 22, 2006 - Review of the New Super Mario Bros.
- May 29, 2006 - Interview with Mario
- June 5, 2006 - Nintendo DS Lite preview
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
In one episode, Wayne can be seen playing as Princess Peach on Luigi Raceway in Mario Kart 64.
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
In a 1983 episode, a boy teaches Mr. Rogers how to play Donkey Kong. After watching the boy play, Mr. Rogers plays for a little while. After that, a man comes by and shows Mr. Rogers and the boy the inside of the cabinet, and how the controls work.
The Red Green Show
The "Adventures with Bill" segment from the episode where the lodge members attempt at converting their excess grapes into wine features Bill and his comrades trying to fix a roof. During their capers, Bill begins to climb up a ladderway not unlike the girders of Donkey Kong and Dalton ends up knocking several metal canisters down the staircase, resulting in a Donkey Kong parody as Bill climbs to the roof. As he sees this, Red exclaims, "Hey! Super Mario Brothers!", using the common Canadian pronunciation of "Mario".
The Sopranos
In one episode, AJ is seen playing Mario Kart 64.
Two Pints of Lager And a Packet of Crisps
In one episode, Gaz is seen trying to help his brother Munch know what is real and what is not real, at one point, Munch says "Not even the Super Mario Brothers?" and Gaz replies "Well okay, that's real!"
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
In one of the games, Wayne Brady had to make up a song based on a random person's profession. During one episode, a videogame reviewer from The Daily Radar was chosen. Both Mario and Donkey Kong were mentioned.
The Simpsons
In one episode, a bus of "Italians Touring America" drives by Homer's house. The tour guide tells the passengers to "Look at the American computer monkey! Dance-a monkey, dance!" Homer makes some threatening monkey gestures at them. Mario, who is a passenger on the bus, runs out and says, "Busta, busta, take-a my picture with the internet marmalok." Homer starts throwing his conveniently-placed trash cans at Mario and a full-scale Donkey Kong battle takes place, complete with sound effects, the hammer, and Mario's classic death animation.
