Talk:List of Mario television series

Coming to CN in 2007?
It says in the article that the show will be airing on Cartoon Network in 2007. Is this true; and does anyone have any proof?

Non-Animated Nintendo Old Tv Show
Does any one remember the kid who had the duck gun and would jump in/get pulled into his tv and have adventures? I'd love to know the name of the show. If any one could I'd appreciate it.
 * You're thinking of Captain N: The Game Master. yep, thanks

Bowser/Wart appearance

 * ''For example, eveen though Bowser's appearance has changed over the years, the character model used for King Koopa looks much different than any incarnation of Bowser, despite the fact that they're supposed to be the same character. Some fans have speculated that the character model used for King Koopa is an amalgamation of Bowser and Wart, as he has

green skin like Wart, as well as a similar looking crown.'' I removed this. King Koopa in the TV series does resemble his first appearance in Super Mario Bros; he's just green and missing his hair. I don't think the claim that he's a combination of Bowser and Wart has any basis to it; being green is not enough. - furrykef (Talk at me) 18:58, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I personally am not surprised if thw DiC crew mistook Bowser and Wart to be the one and the same, after all the first cartoon used elements from the first two games and it's not last time that DiC messed up. There should be some distinction to the nature of the animation errors. I've only seen the first two series and when comapred the first didn't suffer nearly as much from animation errors as the second one, only the plots were a little crazy. The SMB3 toon had several animation errors per episode, alot more than the "one serious error per episode" of the first. I've not seen the third one so I can't confirm if the animations had improved or gotten worse. Surprisngly, the SMB3 toon had improved storywriting. (The first show's episodes mainly consisted of parodies of anything that could be parodied and, if you ask me, were greatly out of place in the Mario universe.) -Unknown

Bowser is green just not green all over.

Imported Copy Statements

 * as DiC most likely had an imported copy of the Japanese version of the game, which had not given the Koopa Kids actual names.
 * As with the previous cartoon, DiC had most likely only gotten an imported copy, as evidenced by the fact that the new enemies featured in the game were never called by their real names on the show, but rather by what real-life things they resembled (for example, Rexes were called dinosaurs, and Wigglers were called caterpillars).

Is there any actual evidence that this is the case, rather than chosing different names for another reason (i.e. not being obsessive fanboys, or feeling that using the in-game names were unnecessary and descriptive names worked better)? The fact that they kept the "Von" part of Ludwig's name makes me suspect that this is the case. So, unless someone has some evidence they'd like to share and wants to revert it, I'm going to remove those parts - Matthew0028 11:45, 12 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Well, if it isn't the truth, then I guess maybe it's just DiC's obvious stupidity. - Nintendo Maximus
 * I don't see making a conscious decision to keep things 100% true to the video games as being necessarily stupid. Their target market isn't the people who know the game inside and out and who can recite all the enemies by name.  Rather, it's more for kids who have played the game and who enjoy a simple cartoon about it.  Thus, calling them "caterpillars" rather than "Wigglers" would make it more instantly understandable what they're talking about to someone with no knowledge of the game.  If you want an in-character excuse, what makes you think that Mario knows the official names of the creatures?  If I was confronted by what appeared to be a giant caterpillar, I'd think "caterpiller", not some arcane name that I'd need a strategy guide to know.
 * As for the Koopaling name changes, the names they chose are more descriptive than the in-game ones; I'd probably remeber who "Bully" was after seeing one episode than "Morton". One is descriptive of the character ("hey, that's the big bullyish guy") where the other is a plain English name ("which one's Larry and which one's Lemmy?").  Plus if they were working off an imported copy which they couldn't read, they almost certainly wouldn't have had the "Von" part in "Kooky Von Koopa".  It would be far too coincidental to be likely.
 * And for a less idealistic and more pragmatic answer, names are changed all the time when going between mediums like this. The creative people choose what they feel will work the best for their medium, even if it's not 100% consistent with the prior one.  They generally don't need to worry about being consistent with the prior game, just with being internally consistent.  For that matter, there's enough instances where shows or whatnot aren't even internally consistent.
 * So in short, I think that the import hypothesis is almost certainly phony. - Matthew0028 14:32, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I still think it's just DiC's stupidity. Remember, they also thought that Heathcliff could talk. - Nintendo Maximus
 * Okay, fine, let's say for a moment that it's just DiC's stupidity. This still doesn't imply that the error not an imported copy. So either way, the statement doesn't belong. - Matthew0028 21:20, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
 * And on another note, I find it unlikely that they thought Heathcliff could talk. Rather, it seems far more likely that they made a conscious decision to make Heathcliff talk in the cartoon.  A possible reason for this is they felt that a main character who doesn't talk would make it harder to make a good cartoon about.  In general, details are often changed when something moves from one medium to another, as seen in the SMB koopaling name change for the tv show, and shown by Heathcliff talking, and as shown by the crappy plots for many video games that get translated to the big screen. - Matthew0028 03:14, 16 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Also, if the "Von" in Kooky's name suggests that they did know the correct names, why doesn't Kootie Pie have the O middle initial, and why doesn't Big Mouth have Jr. in his name? - Nintendo Maximus
 * Because they felt the names sounded better the way they had them? Seriously, are you actually implying that, in a totally random renaming of characters without reference to the original names, it is even remotely likely that both characters would have "Von" as the middle part of the name?  Because the likelyhood of that event is near enough to zero that we cannot reasonably attribute it coincidence. - Matthew0028 07:25, 27 August 2005 (UTC)

Super Show Popularity

 * "The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! was the only one of the three Mario cartoons to air in syndication, and was by far the most popular"

Do you have any evidence to back up this statement (the "most popular" part)? - Matthew0028 12:56, 14 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I think maybe it's because it's the more easily remembered one. Personally, I don't see why, because the other two series had better writers (no out-of-place-in-Mario's-world movie parodies in Adventures of SMB3!). - Nintendo Maximus
 * So, in other words, no, you don't have any solid evidence? - Matthew0028 14:34, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I remember seeing in the commentary for the Super Mario Bros Super Show DVD set that the Super Show drew in the most ratings. I don't know what the ratings were for the other shows though.--Ultimo Camdawg 08:10, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

One Whole Show, or Three Separate Ones?
Personally, I don't believe that the shows were really separate series. In spite of all the changes that were made with each new series, it was still based off of the same franchise. Saying that Adventures of SMB3 has nothing to do with Super Show sounds totally ridiculous to me. - Nintendo Maximus
 * I wholeheartedly disagree. That's like saying Transformers and Beast Wars were the same series.  Sure, they were based off the same franchise.  Sure, they were in the same continuity.  Sure, one referred to events in the other.  However, the shows were marketed as different series, appeared in different decades, used different animation styles, and had different characters and settings.
 * It's true that the different DiC Super Mario series, while all using the same characters, and different versions of the same universe. However, that's where the similarities end.  Reasons why I feel they are different are that they:


 * Had different titles
 * Were marketed and produced as different series
 * Had different storytelling styles
 * Had different characters (to some extent -- Ogtar, Yoshi, koopalings, SMB2 influence, etc.)
 * So, while using the same cast, in similar universes, I think that they are obviously not the same series. Especially not Super Show vs. the other two, as the SMB Super Show was very different than the other two.
 * Also, saying that the two are seperate series is  not  the same as saying that "Adventures of SMB3 has nothing to do with Super Show". They were obviously related, as they dealt with the same characters and franchise.  But as I stated, that's about as far as the similarity goes.
 * - Matthew0028 03:33, 16 August 2005 (UTC)
 * What about Pokémon? That show kept changing its title every season, and it's still considered the same show! Plus, DiC seems to be marketing the three series as one show more recently. (Note that the SMB3 DVD and the SMBSS Mario Mania DVD refer to both of their respective series as "Super Mario Bros.") Besides, the company did the same thing with The Real Ghostbusters and Sabrina, the Animated Series! Never mind the fact that Sabrina's Secret Life didn't come out until a few years after its predecessor. Also, the SMB3 intro clearly states that "everyone thought King Koopa had left the Mushroom Kingdom", apparently referring to something that happened between the Super Show and SMB3. And Luigi was clearly referring to SMB3 at the beginning of the flashback in "Mama Luigi". If SMBSS isn't in the same continuity as the other two series, I don't know what is. - Nintendo Maximus
 * Once again, you totally missed my points. Let me spell it out for you.  Just because two shows are in the same continuity, doesn't make them the same series (and viewable as seperate seasons).  TV shows Babylon 5 and Crusade are in the same continuity, but are totally different series.  The cast is different.  The focus is different.  The plot is different.  The writing style is different.  They were aired and produced as two completely different series.
 * Likewise, Super Show, SMB3, and Super Mario World are different television series. Yes, they are all in a similar continuity.  Heck, they even have the same characters.  However, they were different series for the list of reasons I posted above.  And most importantly, they were aired, marketed and produced as different series.
 * As for the SMB3 thing, that's more-or-less the plot to the SMB3 game. Bowser returns after being beaten in Super Mario Bros., and attempts to take over the Mushroom Kingdom.  So the plot of the cartoon was unsurprisingly based on the plot from the game.  And it almost certainly would have still been if Super Show had never aired.  Likewise, in the video game continuity, SMB3 happens before SMW, and the plot of SMW is that Mario, Luigi, and the Princess went to Dinosaur Land to go on vacation.  And surprise, surprise!  The plot from the cartoon was based on the plot from the video game.  So it's only natural that SMB3/The Mushroom Kingdom be referred to in a flashback, as that was the games plot.  It is totally irrelevant that there was a seperate show that was based around SMB3.  The plot of the SMW cartoon is clearly based on that of the game.
 * As far as Pokémon, the show was still called Pokémon, and the name change is merely a subtitle. It was just the season's story arc that changed; the plot continued from the previous seasons.  The characters were the same.  It was aired and marketed as another season, not another series.  They had the same style of storytelling. etc.
 * As for the fact that DiC is now marketing the three series as one show now doesn't prove anything. All it says is that they had similar series that they're marketing together, in order to sell them better for today's market.  What's important is how the series were viewed when they were created and aired, not 10 years later.  It's like the American version of Robotech.  In Japan it was three unrelated series that were combined and redubbed as one in the U.S.  That doesn't mean that the original three were "different seasons of the same series".  Rather, it means that the people who marketed that stuff in America decided to combine different series for purposes of the U.S.A release.
 * --Matthew0028 21:18, 16 August 2005 (UTC)
 * You're sounding ridiculous. Babylon 5 and Crusade are different shows because they focus on different characters and storylines, as you said. Mario's cartoons, on the other hand, focus on the same characters (with minor changes from series to series) with similar storylines. And I wouldn't say that SMW was based entirely on the game, because it included a bunch of cavemen who didn't exist in the game. (Sounds to me like sheer proof that DiC never played the game.) - Nintendo Maximus
 * Whether or not DiC are idiots, or ever played the game is irrelevant to this discussion. And things often get knowinly added or changed in these situations when things move between one medium and another.  So they changed the scope of the island so they could have inhabitants for the gang to interact with -- big deal.  It seems just as plausible to me that they did this intentionally, and knew full well that there was no mention of cave men in SMW.  Besides, cave men on a dinosaur island? -- sounds logical enough for a kids show.
 * As for the series thing, we might just be using the thing to mean two different things. The definition that's implied ("one whole series with three individual seasons.") is that it's one television series (i.e. one television program, one television show).  For the myriad reasons I mentioned, I don't believe this to be the case.  On the other hand, I won't deny that the shows can be viewed as a series as per the standard English definition  ("A number of objects or events arranged or coming one after the other in succession." - |dictionary.com) of shows in the sense that they have similar themes, same characters, are based off the same franchise, and were produced one-after-another.  However, I do deny that they are the same television series (using the standard American English definition of such).  Thus, the statement as written is misleading and wrong.
 * And on a random note, I'd like to propose that the subject of this argument is incredibly minor. Matthew0028 03:58, 17 August 2005 (UTC)

Coincidence?
As to whether Mario's liking of pasta is coincidence, the evidence for that is not overwhelming. Sure, it could be coincidence. Or, also probable is that elements of Mario in the newer games are based on the different elements that defined Mario in previous works (games, cartoons, movies, etc.). And I don't think you have any strong evidence that it's coincidence other than "well, it seems like it" (your exact quote: "Actually, they do seem like coincidences. Nintendo most likely had nothing to do with the cartoons"). But, as stated, you make it out to be fact in the article, which unless you have any verifiable evidence, isn't a claim that should be made. - Matthew0028 21:23, 16 August 2005 (UTC)

Koopalings in SMB3/SMW cast page
I have removed references to the SMB3 (game) names of the different koopalings in the cast listing. The reason they should not be in cast list is that they are lists of the voice actors of the characters in the show -- and the characters in the show had different names from those of the video games. The cast list should pair up each voice actor with the part they played - and the parts were of characters with the names as shown on the show; the addition of the names of the characters in the video game is just extraneous information. Note that the information on what the characters' names were in the video games are still listed in the SMB3 discussion, which is fine, and where it belongs. - Matthew0028 07:34, 27 August 2005 (UTC)

I made a Synopsis for Super Mario World Episode 13: Mama Luigi
Who is the wise guy who's deleting the Link I established three times already? --Arima 18:49, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

It was Nintendo Maximus. I saw it on his talk page. (Plainnym 19:59, 9 June 2006 (UTC))

The Introduction Lyrics
How can you NOT include them?
 * 'Super Mario Bros. Super Show'


 * "Plumber's Rap"
 * Hey paisanos! It's the Super Mario Brothers Super Show!
 * We're the Mario Brothers, and plumbing's our game
 * We're not like the others who get all the fame
 * If your sink is in trouble, you can call us on the double
 * We're faster than the others, you'll be hooked on the Brothers Unh!
 * H-hooked on the Brothers.
 * Gimme gimme! Gimme gimme!
 * Yo, you're in for a treat, so hang on to your seat
 * Get ready for adventure and remarkable feats
 * You'll meet Koopas, the Troopas, the Princess, and the others
 * Hangin' with the plumbers, you'll be hooked on the brothers to the brink!
 * (Music)
 * Unh! Unh!
 * (Music)
 * I say a h-h-h-h-hooked on the brothers! [echo and fade out]


 * "Plumber's Rap Part 2"
 * Yo, yo!
 * It's the Mario Brothers and plumbin's their game
 * Found the secret warp zone while working on the drain
 * Lend the princess a hand in the Mushroom Land.
 * Comin' atcha with the plumbers, you'll be hooked on the brothers! Now.
 * (Music)
 * Evil Koopa and his Troopas are up to misbehavin'
 * They kidnapped the princess; Mushroom Land needs savin'
 * Abusin' and confusin' everybody he discovers
 * They can't help but be hooked on the brothers! Unh!


 * "Do the Mario! (End theme)"
 * Do the Mario! Swing your arms from side to side.
 * Come on it's time to go! Do the Mario!
 * Take one step and then again.
 * Let's do the Mario! All together now!
 * (Music)
 * You got it!
 * (Music)
 * It's the Mario!
 * (Music)
 * Do the Mario! Swing your arms from side to side.
 * Come on it's time to go! Do the Mario!
 * Take one step and then again.
 * Let's do the Mario! All together now!
 * (Music)
 * Come on now! Just like that!


 * 'Super Mario World'
 * Super Mario, Super Mario, Super Mario! World!
 * In Super Mario World, it's a blast from the past
 * In Super Mario World, you've got to move fast!
 * Mario and Luigi, are doing what they can
 * Yoshi and the Princess, are giving them a hand!
 * Super Mario! World!
 * In Super Mario World, it's a blast from the past
 * In Super Mario World, it's a blast!
 * --Arima 05:06, 9 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Because they're copyrighted. - Nintendo Maximus

Removed from Yahooligans! TV
This show was removed from Yahooligans along with the other cartoons that used to be featured. Any information on that? --Antoshi 05:43, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

Yes, see article. Also, to get the episodes back... I'll quote a TV.com user... First, copy and paste this URL into your address bar (but don't press enter just yet):

http://media2.yahoo.com/player/ligans/?key=

Now, at the end of the URL, put in the following code for the episode you want to watch. Since each episode has three parts, that makes three codes. I can't promise that this will work on everybody's computer.

The Great Gladiator Gig: 49192, 49193, 49194 Mario and the Beanstalk: 47614. 47615, 47616 Love ‘Em and Leave ‘Em: 47641, 47642, 47643 The Great BMX Race: 47576, 47577, 47578 Two Plumbers and a Baby: 47724, 47725, 47726 Pirates of Koopa: 47738, 47739, 47740 Robo Koopa: 47741, 47675, 47742 Count Koopula: 47727, 47728, 47729 Jungle Fever: 47735, 47736, 47737 Mario of the Deep: 47730, 47731, 47732 Mario Meets Koop-zilla: 47746, 47747, 47748 Mario and Joliet: 47733, 47734, 47633 Too Hot to Handle: 47627, 47628, 47629 Brooklyn Bound: 47617, 47618, 47619 The Adventures of Sherlock Mario: 47679, 47680, 47681 Hooded Robin and His Mario Men: 47630, 47631, 47632 Toad Warriors: 47686, 47688, 47690 The Pied Koopa: 47656, 47657, 47658 Bad Rap: 47608, 47609, 47610 On Her Majesty’s Sewer Service: 47645, 47647, 47648 Mario and the Red Baron Koopa: 47611, 47612, 47613 Mighty McMario and the Pot of Gold: 47669, 47670, 47671 Do You Princess Toadstool Take This Koopa…?: 47692, 47693, 47694 The Mark of Zero: 47704, 47705, 47706 20,000 Koopas Under the Sea: 47676, 47677, 47678 The Koopas Are Coming! The Koopas Are Coming!: 47620, 47621, 47622 Koopenstein: 47682, 47683, 47684 Quest for Pizza: 47663, 47665, 47667 The Unzappables: 47700, 47701, 47702 The Trojan Koopa: 47697, 47698, 47699 Karate Koopa: 47637, 47638, 47639 Elvin Lives: 47624, 47625, 47626 The Ten Koopmandments: 47652, 47653, 47654 The Provolone Ranger: 44709, 44710, 44711 The Great Gold Coin Rush: 44701, 44702, 44703 Mario of the Apes: 44685, 44686, 44687 Koopa Klaus: 44689, 44690, 44691 Crocodile Mario: 44693, 44694, 44695 Plumbers Academy: 44681, 44682, 44683 Princess, I Shrunk the Mario Brothers: 44713, 44714, 44715 Flatbush Koopa: 44697, 44698, 44699 Raiders of the Lost Mushroom: 44705, 44706, 44707 Star Koopa: 45428, 45429, 45430 Escape From Koopatraz: 45630, 45631, 45632 Little Red Riding Princess: 46520, 46521, 46522

As you can see, I'm missing the first five episodes, as Yahooligans never aired them in the new format (in 2004, the player worked differently.) Same goes for Stars in Their Eyes and The Fire of Hercufleas, they just skipped those for some reason. But 45 episodes out of 52 isn't bad! Feel free to ask any questions.

See? --The Track Master 21:57, 30 June 2006 (GMT)

The Bushes!
Thanks for finding the episode, my memory of that was years old and very bad, I couldn't even remember the details, too focused on the house being underwater and 'Do the Frog!' Tyciol 02:22, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

Semi-protection
I have semi-protected this article because of vandalism from three different IP addresses: 208.11.162.10, 208.11.162.54 and 208.11.162.197. These IPs are from the same range, so it's almost certainly the same person. I will lift the protection in a day or two, it's just a temporary solution. Mushroom (Talk) 01:03, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

"Mario" is NOT Their Last Name
Yes, they are callled the "Mario Bros." but Mario is not their last name. With all due respect to all Wikipedians (and others), calling them "Mario Mario" and "Luigi Mario" is completely moronic, and ridiculous (it was done in the movie). Nintendo has not given them last names, and it will likely stay that way. I have edited the cast lists to reflect this. I ask you in the name of Gunpei Yokoi, not to change it. The characters simply do not have last names. 4.245.233.113
 * Dude, they really are referred to with "Mario" as their last names in the live-action segments of the Super Show. Therefore, it's not a mistake. - Nintendo Maximus
 * I remember the last names being used (and being completely bewildered that someone might actually be named "Mario Mario." Nintendo Maximus is correct, this is not a mistake. Bcarlson33 12:59, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
 * The last name Mario is also used in the movie. It does seem to be the only logical explanation Luigi could be considered a Mario brother. Sure, he's Mario's brother, but then why would Mario be called a Mario brother? Makes no sense unless it is the surname. Tyciol 19:50, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Very true. But even if it doesn't make sense, if one character on a TV show calls another character "Luigi Mario," it's a pretty good bet that character on that show is, in fact, Luigi Mario, even if he's not referred to as Luigi Mario in any other format. Bcarlson33 22:57, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Can we come to some consensus on this issue, there are people switching back and forth between "Mario" and "Mario Mario" in the article. I say if they were given the last name "Mario" in the cartoon, then this article should reflect that as this article is about the cartoons, not the video games. -- VederJuda 23:38, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Works for me. I'm with VederJuda on this one. Bcarlson33 00:25, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Does anybody have access to an episode to where they were referred to as "Mario" as their last names? If so, and if you can provide us with the episode title so it can be verified by anybody with access, giving us definitive proof and put this whole thing behind us.  And the next time someone changes it back, there will be concrete evidence to show them. -- Matthew0028 02:09, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
 * I have one such episode. To be more exact, the "Dance" episode featuring Shaba-Doo. When Luigi reads the certificate at the beginning, it says, "This certificate hereby entitles Luigi Mario to..." I'm pretty sure there's another example in the live-action segments as well, but I cn't quite remember at the moment. - Nintendo Maximus

First of all, Nintendo was not involved with the any of the TV projects or movie. Second, "Mario Bros." was originally the title of the 1983 arcade game. Luigi, the player 2 character, was actually "Mario" with a palette (sp?) swap (this was before the Super Mario Bros. 2 U.S. design which is still used today), and they are brothers; "Mario", "Brothers". Come on people, it's that simple.

Later Characters on the Show
Some prankster out there seems to be getting a kick out of putting up voice casting for Mario characters who were never actually featured on the shows. It is quite ridiculous to believe that Wario, Waluigi, Toadette, and Kamek could appear on a show made before they were (it's not so hard to believe with Daisy, but the writers never thought to have her on the show). Will whoever's doing that please stop it? - Nintendo Maximus

One of three shows on ABC?
In the trivia section of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show, it reads: "This was the only one of the three shows to air on ABC in Australia." What exactly does this mean? The sentence sounds like ABC only aired three shows before it went bankrupt or some nonsense. Does it mean: that at one point in time, this show was one of three that ABC aired? Sarm 21:14, 2 April 2006 (UTC) Sarm


 * It seems pretty clear to me. "This was the only one of the three shows to air on ABC in Australia" is equvalent to "Of the three shows, this was the only one to air on ABC in Australia".  Thus, of the three shows (the three Mario shows discussed in the article), this was the only one to air on ABC in Australia.  Contrast that with "This was one of the three shows to air on ABC in Australia", which states that there were three shows in Australia, of which this was one.  Big difference.


 * If you think the sentence should be improved to clarify the meaning (I don't, so I won't), feel free to fix it up. -- Matthew0028 02:06, 9 April 2006 (UTC).

AoSMB3 episodes
I added episodes of AoSMB3 to this article. If anyone knows any others please add them. (Plainnym 14:49, 31 May 2006 (UTC))

WHO VANDALIZED THE SEPARATE EPISODE PAGES????!!!!! (Plainnym 19:43, 31 May 2006 (UTC))

It was Nintendo Maximus. Check the history page. Don't know why he felt compelled to remove them. EDIT: I brought back the episodes. No rule saying they can't have their own pages.


 * The reason I removed the articles is because, quite frankly, unlike DuckTales and Family Guy, neither of the Mario cartoons are a big enough show to justify making separate articles for the episodes. And just because one person thinks they are fitting for separate episode articles doesn't mean everybody else agrees. I mean, what next, separate articles for every Scooby-Doo episode? Couldn't we just have episode guides shown in tables, or maybe even at most a separate article listing the episodes? Besides, these episode articles would be a lot more fitting for the Super Mario Wiki. - Nintendo Maximus

Well N.M., I tried to put what things I found in those episodes, but you deleted them. (Plainnym 00:10, 5 June 2006 (UTC))

There's no rule against creating seperate pages for each episode. We have just as much every right to do it as Simpsons fans or whomever. It has nothing to do with a show's popularity or anything. As long as someone's willing to create articles based on individual episodes, what's the harm in that? This doesn't just apply to the Mario cartoons, but ANY TV show. As long as the articles provide accurate information, they're not violating anything. Even though there's only two episodes with pages, people have still devoted their time to creating them, and there's no need to just come in and delete everything they've worked on.

YEAH! In fact, my first ever articles were over Rugrats episodes! (Plainnym 15:05, 5 June 2006 (UTC))


 * Well, I still say that just because Mario is popular doesn't mean his TV show episodes deserve separate articles. A separate article for an episode list, maybe, but not separate articles detailing the episodes.


 * That may be your opinion, but that doesn't give you the right to go around policing others and destroying their work.

I agree. Plus, the Super Mario Wiki is too ridiculously small for them. (Plainnym 15:22, 7 June 2006 (UTC))


 * No way! I say they go the Super Mario Wiki or they don't go at all. Also, you kept getting the Koopas' names wrong. - Nintendo Maximus

N.M., I wish I could go to Mario Wiki, but I keep getting redirected to "porplemontage.blogspot.com". Why is that? Plainnym 16:11, 8 June 2006 (UTC)


 * I don't know. And by the way, the reason I kept deleting the notes you were mentioning was because they were not encyclopediac. Is that so hard to realize?! - Nintendo Maximus

I know, I know......and your opinions on where the episodes should go never gave you the right to destroy other people's work!!! (Plainnym 19:04, 9 June 2006 (UTC))

And you redirected them AGAIN even after I tagged them!!! What's with that?!?! (Plainnym 21:30, 9 June 2006 (UTC))

Seperate Episode Pages: Yay or nay?
Let's just settle this once and for all by voting. Should we or shouldn't we have seperate pages for individual episodes? I say yes Narlee 02:51, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Me? I say yes, DEFINITELY! (Plainnym 15:05, 7 June 2006 (UTC))

Even though I like Mario, I vote NO. The shows aren't THAT good. (I mean, c'mon, SMBSS was just a bunch of Bugs Bunny-esque movie parodies for no reason!) Plus, have you people forgotten the shows were done by DiC Entertainment, a.k.a. the worst animation company in America? I'd prefer we have a separate page for an episode list, but not separate episode articles. That'd be too much. Separate episode aritcles would be more appropriate at the Mario Wiki, though. - Nintendo Maximus

The movie parodies were to make the show funny, thus it was a short-lived success. And it was the reason that the other series after it kinda sucked. (Plainnym 19:15, 7 June 2006 (UTC))


 * What?! Those movie parodies are completely out-of-place in Mario's world! The real Mario would never go through stuff like that. If you ask me, not doing movie parodies was an improvement for the later shows. - Nintendo Maximus

Even though I like Mario games too, since the movie parodies, mushroom citizens, and cavemen are not canon at all, then they all suck. (Plainnym 15:14, 8 June 2006 (UTC))

Well, even though I agree with N.M. about DIC being the worst animation company in the U.S. (or the entire world), I still vote yes. (Plainnym 19:12, 7 June 2006 (UTC))

N.M., like they're saying, your opinions of where they should go never gave you the right to destroy my work. And not just my work. Anyone else's work. Now I gotta start all over again!!!! (Plainnym 15:04, 9 June 2006 (UTC))

And I'm protecting them now. (Plainnym 15:25, 9 June 2006 (UTC))

Thank you whoever did that!!!!!! Two new separate episodes. (Plainnym 13:30, 12 June 2006 (UTC))


 * Okay, DiC are not nearly as good as Tom And Jerry, but they are still classic animation, look! Inspector Gadget, Heathcliff (or whatever), The Real Ghostbusters (and SMBSS, how dare you dismiss it)! --The Track Master 15:01, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Super Koopa
According to, Bowser apparently said the F-word in this episode. Anyone remember?

When did he say it? --Plainnym 18:03, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Super Koopa

King Koopa actually said; No way, fungus face! The YTMNSFW was a slower pitched version to what the episode says and the recording was from an early PAX video rip so the words were not clear. Koopa was refering to Toad, not the F word. --Yawachary 18:53, 16 September 2006

Oh no
Nearly all of the Super Mario cartoon episodes have been removed from YouTube. I get either:

"This video has been removed by the user."

"This video has been removed due to copyright infringement."

or:

"This video has been removed due to terms of use violation."

If the Mario cartoon series is now "defunct", then I believe that they should still be on YouTube. --Plainnym 14:10, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

I know, but DiC still own rights to the show, so no can do. --The Track Master 15:50, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

Saban as Viacom?
Is it true that after 1990 Saban began distributing SMBSS? I added "DVDs produced in the UK have the Saban logo.". --The Track Master, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

I actually thought it was the other way round (the UK versions are the almost original as aired except the Zelda preview) since on Yahooligans (when it was on, the replaced music ones) it showed DiC, then Viacom while on the UK version it is Saban and only once then DiC (can't remember if it was Count Koopula or Jungle Fever). Plus the credits credit Saban Productions during Do the Mario. --Yawachary 18:23, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

So you mean the DVDs had Saban and the videos (made after 1991) had Viacom due to what I would call 1989 = Saban, 1990+ = Viacom? But there is more! Viacom changed their logo early 1990, so...? Confusing? --The Track Master 15:07, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

paisanos
What does paisanos mean?


 * I think it's Italians for "friends". Nintendo Maximus 05:52, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Incorrect Info?
"Super Koopa" marks the only time Bowser has ever used Power-Ups in the entire run of the franchise." That (I think) is incorrect as he used meat in Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door. But by franchise, does it mean the shows or the Mario series?

Trivia
"This was the only one of the three shows to air on ABC in Australia."'

That sentance needs to be re-worded. I have a hard time believing that only three TV shows ever aired on that netork.Peter Tangney 01:57, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Cartoon Network
Someone is posting claims that Cartoon Network will be airing the shows next year. I highly doubt this is true, because DiC's website does not say anything about their shows being aired on Cartoon Network next year! (Besides, CN seems to prefer overshowing their new programs and therefore wouldn't have time for DiC's stuff.) Nintendo Maximus 05:51, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Boomerang In UK
I'm not sure if these shows are going to be aired on Boomerang in UK.

Koopa-Welt (Up, Up and a Koopa prototype DVD) episode list?
Does anyone have an episode list of the last unreleased everywhere but Germany DVD of Super Mario Bros. 3? The DVD is called Koopa-Welt (prototypely known as Up, Up and a Koopa in the UK before Disky pulled the plug) as the DVDs follow production order while I have one already of the unreleased on DVD (Life's Ruff, 125), I do not know the rest since all I got was Reptiles of the Rose Garden (101) to Crimes R Us (118). Thanks to anyone from the German Mario community.

Note: Please give the list in order of the DVD. Yawachary 19:09, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

Never mind I have found it, now all the episodes have a production code. Yawachary 13:50, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Merge
I am proposing to merge all episodes into a list of episodes. Comments? - A Link to the Past (talk) 00:27, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Sounds good. But make a seperate table for each series instead of just one big one.--Narlee 15:00, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Agreed, I have done the same thing with Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog by migrating from the article into a list. This makes the main page load less. Yawachary 17:07, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

Look, as long as you do not screw with the episode articles themselves, I'll let you merge. I had a long battle with Nintendo Maximus about them. --Plainnym 21:50, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Okay, I have done this but the best thing is that the episode articles are unaltered and not screwed up. Made it fancy too, here's a look. Yawachary

Neat work, Yawachary! I'll get to work right away. --Plainnym 14:38, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Mario Cursing
''In the episode "Neatness Counts", Luigi says to Mario "...you have a piece of spaghetti...on your shirt!" Mario responds while the audience is laughing by what sounds faintly like "Oh f*** you Luigi!" The actual quotation is "Oh thank you, Luigi." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldd3iHBC-Sw''

Do we really need this statement in the trivia section? If this turned into some big TV scandel where the papers reported that Mario said "fuck" on TV, then I might see where it would be noteworthy. In reality, it seems to be a huge stretch of the imagination, and after several viewings I don't how what Mario said could be confused as him swearing. -HumanZoom 20:14, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

British
An IP prone to vandalism added "British" in the first paragraph. Could someone knowledgeable confirm, or remove. -- Beardo 16:36, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Split into separate pages for each show
I propose that each show should be split out into it's own article. This article could be kept, but with trimmed down info for each show, making it more an overview. It just seems there's too much info for each show on one long page. -Joltman 11:53, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

I think the Japanese-exclusive movies could be removed from this page to shorten it, since they are movies and this page is entitled Super Mario Bros. (TV series). -- Lord Crayak It should be done but this site Should be kept as over view page.The Tramp 14:00, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

Uh... no. I think the article is fine the way it is... for now anyway. There's no need to split it and waste more space IMHO. ZeroGiga 11:54, 20 July 2007 (UTC)


 * They are all very different productions, with different casts, plots, etc. I don't think it's wasting "space" to split them up, it is treating the material properly.  With so little information available, the Japanese productions can be added to the appropriate games (SMB, SMB3), while others should probably be split. There's no real need for an "overview".  This page could be replaced with a "list of Mario television series".  Just a thought. 24.235.73.86 05:31, 14 August 2007 (UTC)


 * It looks like just a slight "nay" for not splitting it, and overwhelming support for a split. I'm going to go ahead and do it. --In Defense of the Artist 04:07, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

club mario after captain Lou
not sure who's running this page but you should have club mario here. hopefully this site below will still be up but the time someone sees this. http://www.toonarific.com/show_pics.php?show_id=801 it wasn't on for very long but i do remember watching it because it had the same time slot as captain lou's verion. Animenin 00:56, 24 April 2007 (UTC)animenin

I was surprised to see that Club Mario redirects here and given that the show had almost nothing to do with Mario and that the article makes no mention of it, it either should not redirect, or the article should contain it (despite Club Mario's lack of Mario related content) or Club Mario should redirect to The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. Ideally Club Mario would have its own article. Any members up for starting a stub? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.254.114.70 (talk) 19:26, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:CartoonBowserSMB3.jpg
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Question
This piece of information used to be on the article 1 and a half years ago:

One of the most common gags of this cartoon series is at the near end of an episode, something "humorous" previously mentioned in the beginning of the episode is repeated (for example: in "Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario", Mario is seen taking a nap at the beginning. When the mummy captures him and says that he will feel better after a 10,000 year nap, he says, "I like long naps, but not that long!")

Could you tell me the examples of this in every episode? 124.176.221.26 01:45, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

WTF?!?
The damn links to the two Mario Anime Articles are not here! Why is that? They are the only Mario shows I like. I hate the american cartoons, because they suck so hard. please put the anime articles back here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.45.99.251 (talk) 14:50, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

P.S.

What are the names of the two Mario anime shows. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.45.104.173 (talk) 02:45, 25 May 2008 (UTC)


 * One is actually a Japan-only anime movie, the others were just miniature, fairytale-based movies by Amada. Parrothead1983 (talk) 00:14, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Super Mario Bros Z
For some odd reason, "Super Mario Bros Z" redirects to this page, even though it is a flash animation and not mentioned anywhere. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.218.118.135 (talk) 15:31, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Family Channel Show
I see no mention of the old Robertson-era Family Channel cartoon featuring Mario and the gang. All the shows mentioned here were on other channels, but I know there was also a Family Channel show. There should be an Article on it. The Mysterious El Willstro (talk) 06:20, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

Koopalings
The Koopalings (Larry, Lemmy, Iggy, Ludwig, Roy, Morton, and Wendy) had different names in the Super Mario Bros. 3 and World cartoons, but I'm not sure how to indicate so. I just put their names in the cartoons in parentheses. Matthew11111 (talk) 00:39, 2 August 2015 (UTC)