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The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

65 Episodes 1989 - 1989

Episode 1

Neatness Counts/The Bird! The Bird!

Mon, Sep 4, 198922 mins

While crossing the Land of Ice, Toad gets kidnapped by a Giant Birdo who thinks the Mushroom is her missing baby.

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Episode 2

Day of the Orphan/King Mario of Cramalot

Tue, Sep 5, 198921 mins

A girl called Patty arrives at Mario and Luigi's claiming to be an orphan without a family or a place to go, so the plumbers invite her in for a stay. Mario becomes the King of Cramalot in order to drive out Koopa's forces. Episode is based on The Sword in the Stone. Featured song: Bad (Michael Jackson) The Super Mario brothers are spoiling Patty, when her parents show up, ashamed that she's been taking the plumbers for granted, but they enjoy a family reunion.

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Episode 3

All Steamed Up/Butch Mario & the Luigi Kid

Wed, Sep 6, 198922 mins

With the help of the wizard Mervin, Mario pulls the Golden Plumber's Helper from the magic sink and saves the Land of Cramalot from evil King Koopa.

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Episode 4

Marianne & Luigeena/Mario's Magic Carpet

Thu, Sep 7, 198922 mins

In Marianne & Luigeena, Lyle is invited to a lunch with the Mario Bros, but their sisters are also coming, while in Mario's Magic Carpet, the sultan makes Mario, Luigi and Toad into slaves while he sells the Princess which only a magic lamp can save them.

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Episode 5

Slime Busters/The Legend of Zelda: The Ringer

Fri, Sep 8, 1989

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Episode 6

The Mario Monster Mash/Rolling Down the River

Mon, Sep 11, 198921 mins

Mario and Luigi help a certain Mark Twang win a riverboat race against Koopa. Featured Song: Proud Mary (Creedence Clearwater Revival) Dr. Frankenstein asks Mario and Luigi to help him with his experiment in promising his monster a normal brain. While laying down to take a nap, Mario gets caught up in the experiment and his brain gets switched with the monster's.

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Episode 7

Bonkers from Yonkers/The Great Gladiator Gig

Tue, Sep 12, 198922 mins

Our heroes think they are going to a benefit Spaghetti Dinner at the Linguini Empire Colosseum, but it's all a plot by the evil Emperor Augustus Septemberus Octoberus Koopa to feed the Marios to the lions.

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Episode 8

Bats in the Basement/Mario and the Beanstalk

Wed, Sep 13, 198921 mins

Mario and Luigi trade Princess Toadstool's cow for garbanzo beans. The beans grow into a beanstalk, leading the group to a castle in the sky owned by a giant Koopa. Episode is based on Jack and the Beanstalk. Featured song: I Heard it Through the Beanvine (a slightly altered version of I Heard It Through the Grapevine) (Marvin Gaye) A vampire (Jim Ward) arrives from Transylvania as a foreign exchange student.

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Episode 9

Will the Real Elvis Please Shut Up!/Love 'Em and Leave 'Em

Thu, Sep 14, 198922 mins

The dreaded Queen Rotunda of Rotundaland falls in love with Mario when she mistakenly drinks a love potion and tries to force him into marriage.

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Episode 10

Magic's Magic/The Legend of Zelda: Cold Spells

Fri, Sep 15, 1989

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Episode 11

Mama Mia Mario/The Great BMX Race

Mon, Sep 18, 198921 mins

To save Toad's life, Mario and Luigi are tricked into a disaster-strewn Boy's Motor Cross bicycle race with three of Koopa's sneakiest minions.

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Episode 12

Alligator Dundee/Stars in Their Eyes

Tue, Sep 19, 198922 mins

Mario and friends head to the planet Quirk to save the natives from King Koopa who's captured them all.

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Episode 13

Dance/Jungle Fever

Wed, Sep 20, 198922 mins

Koopa forces the brilliant scientist Dr. Nerdnick to turn him into a half-robot, half-Koopa monster.

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Episode 14

Cher's Poochie/Brooklyn Bound

Thu, Sep 21, 198922 mins

Our heroes are lured into a spooky castle in the Land of Turtlevania where Count Koopula plans to turn the Princess into a spaghetti-sauce-sucking vampire.

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Episode 15

Wild Thing/The Legend of Zelda: The White Knight

Fri, Sep 22, 198922 mins

Mario, Luigi, The Princess, and Toad hack their way through the Ama-Zone Jungle searching for Sheldon the Witch Doctor, but Koopa gets to him first.

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Episode 16

E.C. the Extra Creepy/Toad Warriors

Mon, Sep 25, 198922 mins

Mario and friends must stop King Koopa after he has stolen all the spaghetti sauce in Car Land.

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Episode 17

The Marios Fight Back/The Fire of Hercufleas

Tue, Sep 26, 198922 mins

The Marios seek the help of the legendary hero Hercufleas, but find it's the hero himself who needs help to recover the "Great Balls of Fire" stolen by King Koopa.

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Episode 18

Magician/Count Koopula

Wed, Sep 27, 198921 mins

Mario's group enter a castle in Turtlevania, where Koopa and his minions are all monsters. Episode is based on Count Dracula. Featured song: Thriller (Michael Jackson) Magician Harry Blackstone Jr. visits Luigi.

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Episode 19

Do You Believe in Magic/Pirates of Koopa

Thu, Sep 28, 198922 mins

When Captain James Koopa kidnaps the Princess, it's up to Mario, Luigi, Toad, and their leader Captain Clump to save her by posing as pirates.

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Episode 20

Mommies Curse/The Legend of Zelda: Kiss 'N Tell

Fri, Sep 29, 1989

Mario and Luigi are having a regular day until Luigi cooks pasta sauce and Mario tells him the recipe for a curse so Mario has to call Elvira to help him and working together Mario and Elvira get Luigi back to normal until Mario eats the pasta sauce and in the Legend of Zelda story Zelda comes across a damsel in distress being halted by a three headed dragon and Zelda saves her then Link takes her honor until the girl turns out to be a mummy and Link easily defeats her until Ganon comes and turns Link into a frog so the triforce of wisdom tells him to find a witch who lives within the walls and must get a kiss from a princess but Ganon stops that and his fairy gives him a kiss and Link defeats Ganon.

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Episode 21

Lost Dog/Two Plumbers and a Baby

Mon, Oct 2, 198922 mins

The Marios help a neighbor find her lost dog. The Princess is turned into a baby by Koopa's Fountain of Youth.

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Episode 22

Plumbers of the Year/The Adventures of Sherlock Mario

Tue, Oct 3, 198922 mins

When Professor Koopa-arity kidnaps the brilliant criminologist Herlock Sholmes, the Marios turn detective.

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Episode 23

Mario Hillbillies/Do You Princess Toadstool Take This Koopa...?

Wed, Oct 4, 198921 mins

Koopa threatens to turn the Marios into rocks unless Princess Toadstool agrees to marry him.

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Episode 24

Super Plant/The Pied Koopa

Thu, Oct 5, 198921 mins

King Koopa acquires a magic flute that makes him irresistible to the children of Pastaland and he leads them all to his castle until the Marios come to their rescue.

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Episode 25

Fred Van Winkle/The Legend of Zelda: Sing for the Unicorn

Fri, Oct 6, 1989

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Episode 26

Baby Mario Love/Koopenstein

Mon, Oct 9, 198921 mins

Dr. Koopenstein starts the trouble by trying to steal the Marios' brains for his new invention, and then he really turns into a monster.

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Episode 27

9001: A Mario Odyssey/On Her Majesty's Sewer Service

Tue, Oct 10, 198921 mins

When Princess Toadstool's chief spy (James Blond) is zapped by Koopa, Mario and Luigi turn secret agent.

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Episode 28

Fake Bro/Mario and Joliet

Wed, Oct 11, 198921 mins

Romano and Joliet are unable to get married due to the feud going on between their fathers, which Koopa secretly started. Episode is based on Romeo and Juliet. Featured song: That's Amore (Dean Martin) While the Mario Brothers are enjoying their pizza, Cyndi Lauper comes inside and is looking for Lou Albano since he is missing, she and the Mario Bros form a search party to look for him.

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Episode 29

Time Out Luigi/Too Hot to Handle

Thu, Oct 12, 198921 mins

Koopa and Fryguy use a fake volcano god to trick a tribe of islanders into sacrificing Princess. Featured song: Hot Hot Hot (Buster Poindexter) Luigi buys a watch that runs backwards from a mysterious salesperson. Soon, he does everything backwards, even eating.

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Episode 30

Tutti Frutti, Oh Mario/The Legend of Zelda: That Sinking Feeling

Fri, Oct 13, 198920 mins

Our heroes return to the oriental city of Sayonara where they combat Karate Koopa and his Ninja Ninjiis with the martial art of Plumb-Fu.

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Episode 31

Flower Power/Hooded Robin and His Mario Men

Mon, Oct 16, 198922 mins

The Marios arrive in Sharewood Forest and help the Hooded Robin recover the gold coins that the rich Sheriff of Koopingham has stolen from the poor.

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Episode 32

Vampire Until Ready/20,000 Koopas Under the Sea

Tue, Oct 17, 198920 mins

Our heroes travel to Oceanworld where they discover Captain Koopa-Nemo is using a super submarine to terrorize the Mushroom People.

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Episode 33

Heart Throb/Mighty McMario and the Pot of Gold

Wed, Oct 18, 198920 mins

When a Leprechaun our heroes meet in Shamrock Land asks them to help recover his Pot O'Gold Coins stolen by Koopa, the Marios can only say "yes".

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Episode 34

Fortune Teller/Mario Meets Koop-zilla

Thu, Oct 19, 198921 mins

After eating Super Sushi, Koopa has grown enormous, and is terrorizing the city of Sayonara. Episode is based on Godzilla. Featured song: The Jolly Green Giant (The Kingsmen) Mario and Luigi, anxious to find out what prize they won in a sweepstakes, consult a fortune teller (Kay Ballard) for help.

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Episode 35

The Magic Love/The Legend of Zelda: Doppelganger

Fri, Oct 20, 1989

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Episode 36

Little Marios/Koopa Klaus

Mon, Oct 23, 198920 mins

When the evil Koopa Claus (Bah Humkoop!) tries to stop Christmas, the Marios come to Santa's rescue and Toad learns the true spirit of giving.

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Episode 37

Gorilla My Dreams/Mario and the Red Baron Koopa

Tue, Oct 24, 198920 mins

When Koopa teams up with the dreaded sky turtle Lakatu, our heroes head for an aerial dogfight in their flying carpet biplane.

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Episode 38

George Washington Slept Here/The Unzappables

Wed, Oct 25, 198921 mins

Mario and his friends travel to Mobsterland where they discover the city is being terrorized by the notorious gangster Al Koopone.

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Episode 39

Caught in a Draft/Bad Rap

Thu, Oct 26, 198919 mins

Koopa kidnaps the King of Rapland where everyone speaks in rap rhyme and it's up to the rapping Marios to save the day.

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Episode 40

Defective Gadgetry/The Legend of Zelda: Underworld Connections

Fri, Oct 27, 1989

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Episode 41

Toupee/The Mark of Zero

Mon, Oct 30, 198920 mins

Mario and Luigi come to El Desertland's rescue against the evil Capitan El Koopa by donning black masks and capes to become the legendary heros "Zero" and "Zero Plus One".

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Episode 42

The Artist/The Ten Koopmandments

Tue, Oct 31, 198920 mins

Our heroes travel to Desertland where they discover Koop-Tut has enslaved the Desertlanders and is enforcing an evil set of rules known as the Ten Koopmandments.

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Episode 43

Zenned Out Mario/The Koopas Are Coming! The Koopas Are Coming!

Wed, Nov 1, 198920 mins

Our heroes come to the rescue of General George Washingtoad by helping him cross the Delawide River to defeat the Redcoat Koopa's army.

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Episode 44

Texas Tea/The Trojan Koopa

Thu, Nov 2, 198920 mins

When King Koopa holds the Princess captive in his impregnable island fortress, the Marios get inside by hiding in a wooden "Trojan Koopa."

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Episode 45

The Great Hereafter/The Legend of Zelda: Stinging a Stinger

Fri, Nov 3, 1989

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Episode 46

The Painting/Quest for Pizza

Mon, Nov 6, 198920 mins

When Caveman Alley Koopa poisons Mario, his three friends have to find a way to make pre-historic pizza to save his life .

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Episode 47

Game Show Host/The Great Gold Coin Rush

Tue, Nov 7, 198920 mins

The Marios discover the Mother Lode of Gold Coins, but -- Klaimjump Koopa rides in and takes over.

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Episode 48

Home Radio/Elvin Lives

Wed, Nov 8, 198919 mins

The Marios, the Princess, and Toad arrive in Sock Hop Land to save the music king Elvin Parsley from Greaser Koopa.

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Episode 49

Glasnuts/Plummers Academy

Thu, Nov 9, 198920 mins

In a flashback to their days of Basic Draining at the Brooklyn Academy of Plumbing, Mario and Luigi tell of their troubles with Drain Sergeant Kooperman and why the President of the United States called them to the White House.

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Episode 50

Treasure of the Sierra Brooklyn/The Legend of Zelda: Hitch in the Works

Fri, Nov 10, 1989

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Episode 51

Adee Don't/Karate Koopa

Mon, Nov 13, 198921 mins

When Koopa kidnaps Princess Toadstool and Toad, Mario and Luigi turn to a karate master for help. Featured song: Kung Fu Fighting (Carl Douglas)

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Episode 52

Chippie Chipmunks/Mario of the Apes

Tue, Nov 14, 198920 mins

Mario loses his memory in the middle of the jungle and is adopted by two apes who rename him Marzan.

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Episode 53

A Basement Divided/Princess, I Shrunk the Mario Brothers

Wed, Nov 15, 198920 mins

When Toad accidentally spills a shrinking potion on the Marios they must overcome the perils of giant Troopas, drain pipes filled with monster-sized bugs, and Koopa's big feet.

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Episode 54

No Way to Treat a Queenie/Little Red Riding Princess

Thu, Nov 16, 198920 mins

Our heroes have come to Winterland so the Princess can visit her grandmother, but Koopa sees her crossing the forest all alone and plays big bad wolf.

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Episode 55

Pizza Crush/The Legend of Zelda: Fairies in the Spring

Fri, Nov 17, 1989

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Episode 56

Goodbye Mr. Fish/The Provolone Ranger

Mon, Nov 20, 198920 mins

Mario teams up with a friendly mushroom Indian named Pronto to rescue his friends from Billy The Koopa in the Wild West.

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Episode 57

French/Escape from Koopatraz

Tue, Nov 21, 198920 mins

The Marios, the Princess, and Toad are captured by Koopa and sent to his island dungeon Koopatraz where they engineer a daring escape.

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Episode 58

Two Bums from Brooklyn/Mario of the Deep

Wed, Nov 22, 198921 mins

Mario's group tries to save Aqualand from Koopa's reign. Baseball manager Tummy Lasagna (a parody of Tommy Lasorda, played by Joe Bellan) arrives to sample Mario's meatballs for his restaurant and hires the Marios to sell peanuts at the ballpark.

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Episode 59

Opera/Flatbush Koopa

Thu, Nov 23, 198920 mins

The Marios return to Brooklyn to find that Koopa has taken over and renamed the City Kooplyn.

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Episode 60

Tutti Frutti Mario/The Legend of Zelda: The Missing Link

Fri, Nov 24, 1989

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Episode 61

Cyrano de Mario/Raiders of the Lost Mushroom

Mon, Nov 27, 198920 mins

Indiana Mario and his friends travel to Jungleland in search of a legendary golden statuette -- "The Lost Mushroom."

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Episode 62

Rowdy Roddy's Rotten Pipes/Crocodile Mario

Tue, Nov 28, 198920 mins

Our heroes arrive in Down Under Land and have to save the Outback Mushroom People from Kangaroo Koopa and an army of crocodiles.

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Episode 63

Santa Claus Is Coming to Flatbush/Star Koopa

Wed, Nov 29, 198920 mins

Our heroes are chased through space by Darth Koopa and thrown into the Intergalactic Insinkerator.

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Episode 64

Captain Lou Is Missing/Robo Koopa

Thu, Nov 30, 198921 mins

While the Mario Brothers are enjoying their pizza, Cyndi Lauper comes inside and is looking for Lou Albano since he is missing, she and the Mario Bros form a search party to look for him.

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Episode 65

The Ghoul of My Dreams/The Legend of Zelda: The Moblins Are Revolting

Fri, Dec 1, 1989

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