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The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

1989Show1 season65 episodesTV-Y7

AnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
67
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.3

A nostalgic, hopeful animated series about games and fantasy.

Good for family movie night · friends night · kids

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Not for tears, big ideas or scares.

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Episodes

1 season · 65 episodes · best: S1E65 "The Ghoul of My Dreams/The Legend of Zelda: The Moblins Are Revolting" 8.4

Episodes

6.8

Story

Hey, Paisanos! It's the Super Mario Brothers' Super Show!

In 1989 the two most famous plumbers from Brooklyn burst out of the Nintendo game world and onto television screens across America. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! aired weekday afternoons and brought Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and King Koopa more thrilling adventures as cartoon characters. And if that weren't enough, each episode also contained live-action segments featuring Mario and Luigi running their Brooklyn plumbing shop - all before they were flushed down a drainpipe into the Mushroom World.

Feels like

  • Retro Gaming Adaptation
  • Live-Action/Animation Hybrid
  • Childhood Nostalgia
  • Family-Friendly Adventure
  • Low-Budget Production
  • Iconic Character Portrayal
  • Saturday Morning Cartoon Vibe
  • Fantasy World Exploration
  • Brooklyn Slice-of-Life
  • Campy Entertainment

Cast

24 of 53 · most episodes first

Crew

Directors
Dan Riba, John Grusd
Written by
Bob Forward, Phil Harnage, J. Larry Carroll
Music by
Shuki Levy, Haim Saban

Everyone

Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).

Facts

September 4, 1989 · December 1, 1989 · Ended

First aired
September 4, 1989
Last aired
December 1, 1989
Status
Ended
Length
1 season · 65 episodes
Age rating
TV-Y7
Genres
Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy, Kids
Original language
English
Made in
United States
Available in
10 countries
Keywords
based on video game

Tropes

Hyperactive Metabolism, Powered Armor, The Bad Guy Wins +9

  • Hyperactive Metabolism
  • Powered Armor
  • The Bad Guy Wins
  • Whole-Plot Reference
  • Recycled In Space
  • Game of Chicken
  • Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
  • Painful Rhyme
  • Cover Version
  • Dodgy Toupee
  • Fountain of Youth
  • No One Could Survive That!

12 of 202 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

6 questions, like "Where can I stream The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!?"

Questions about The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!?

PrimeThe RokuPluto TVAmazon Prime Video Free with AdsFawesomeCineverseToon GogglesMidnight Pulp

In the United States, The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! streams on Prime, Midnight Pulp, Sensical, and RetroCrush, and it is free with ads on The Roku, Pluto TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Fawesome, Cineverse, Toon Goggles, Tubi TV, and Amazon MX Player. You can rent or buy it from Google Play Movies and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 5 other countries.

Is The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! worth watching?

67
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 67 (IMDb 6.3).

Is The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! okay for kids?

TV-Y7

Yes: it's rated TV-Y7 in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.

Will The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! make me laugh?

Light

Now and then: the humor is mostly situational comedy (6 of 10) and slapstick (5 of 10).

Can I half-watch The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!?

Easy watchDemanding

Yes: it's easy to follow, with complexity at only 1 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it good for background watching.

What tropes does The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! use?

Hyperactive MetabolismPowered ArmorThe Bad Guy WinsWhole-Plot ReferenceRecycled In SpaceGame of ChickenEven Bad Men Love Their MamasPainful RhymeCover VersionDodgy ToupeeFountain of YouthNo One Could Survive That!and 190 more

TV Tropes lists 202 tropes for it, including Hyperactive Metabolism, Powered Armor, and The Bad Guy Wins.