Super Mario World (TV series)

For other uses, see Super Mario World (disambiguation).

Super Mario World
Title card
Genre
Based onSuper Mario World
by Nintendo
Directed byJohn Grusd
Voices of
Theme music composerMark Mothersbaugh
Opening theme"Super Mario World"
Ending theme"Super Mario World" (instrumental)
ComposerMichael Tavera
Country of originUnited States
Canada[1]
Italy
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerAndy Heyward
ProducerJohn Grusd
Running time11–12 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseSeptember 14 (1991-09-14) –
December 7, 1991 (1991-12-07)[2]
Related

Super Mario World is an animated television series based on the video game of the same name by Nintendo. It is the third series based on the Mario video game series. Thirteen episodes of the show were aired as part of a block with Captain N: The Game Master, called Captain N and the New Super Mario World, on NBC. The animation was provided by Pacific Rim Productions.

Synopsis

The animated series featured the same voice actors who had performed in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3. Unlike its two predecessors, Toad is completely absent in this series (as he was in the Super Mario World game). An exclusive character not featured in the games called Oogtar, a clumsy caveboy, appears in his place (both characters voiced by John Stocker) and Yoshi appears as one of the main characters in the show. Episodes mainly focused on the Mario Bros. dealing with schemes by King Koopa, and made use of new elements introduced by the video game within the story, though involvement of the "real world" was reduced to mere references for this series. Certain episodes of the series were created to meet the newly implemented guidelines set forth by the Children's Television Act,[3] which failed as NBC ended the practice of Saturday morning cartoons in 1992.[4]

Unlike previous Mario cartoons, the songs featured in Super Mario World were original tracks written exclusively for the series and are kept intact for syndication and home media releases.

Voice cast

Episodes

Main article: List of Super Mario episodes

Syndication

In 1992, after finishing its run on NBC, Super Mario World was included as part of the Captain N and the Video Game Masters syndication package by Rysher Entertainment.[8]

Home media

In 1994, Buena Vista Home Video released a VHS tape under their DIC Toon-Time Video label, titled Super Mario Bros. Super Christmas Adventures!, which contained the episode The Night Before Cave Christmas, which was the only episode released on VHS. No other episodes would be formatted on home media until 2007 due to legal complications with the use of the character Yoshi.[citation needed]

After resolving these issues, Shout! Factory and Vivendi Entertainment released a Complete Series DVD set of Captain N and the New Super Mario World in Region 1, featuring all 13 original, uncut broadcast episodes in November 2007. The series has also been released in Australia (Region 4) by MRA Entertainment.

NCircle Entertainment (under license from WildBrain) has also released the series in two volumes. They later released the complete series in one set (without Captain N episodes).[9]

Pidax released the complete series along Captain N: The Game Master Season 3 in Germany (with English audio included) in one boxset.

Release name Ep # Distributor Release date Additional information
Super Mario Bros. Super Christmas Adventures! 2 Buena Vista Home Video (DIC Toon-Time Video) 1994
Captain N and the New Super Mario World - The Complete Series 13 Shout! Factory 13 November 2007
  • Select Episode Previews
  • Storyboard-to-Screen: Opening Title Sequence
  • Original Concept Art: Yoshi
Super Mario World - Yoshi the Superstar 6 NCircle Entertainment 29 September 2009
Super Mario World - Koopa's Stone Age Quests 6 NCircle Entertainment 29 September 2009
Super Mario World: The Complete Series: Collector's Edition 13 NCircle Entertainment 8 October 2013
  • Storyboard-to-Screen: Opening Title Sequence
  • Original Concept Art: Yoshi

As of November 2023, it is available to stream on Paramount+.[10]

Legacy

In 2006, after British satellite children's channel Pop began airing reruns of the series, the series gained a surge in popularity as being one of the major source materials for YouTube poops alongside the other DIC Mario cartoons, video game Hotel Mario, Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, and multiple games animated by Animation Magic.[11][12] The show produced multiple internet memes, most notably "Mama Luigi", referencing Luigi's quote in the 1991 episode of the same name.[13][14]

In 2017, 227 animators collaborated to reanimate "Mama Luigi" in their own styles. Each of the 255 total scenes featured a unique animation style.[15][16][17] It was dedicated to the memories of Canadian actors Tony Rosato and Harvey Atkin, who voiced Luigi and King Koopa respectively.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Lumiere (Super Mario World; Director(s): John Grusd; Co-producing countries: US, CA; Production year: 1991)".
  2. ^ Los Angeles Times; 14 September 1991 and 7 December 1991 TV listings
  3. ^ Walsh, Mark (7 October 1992). "TV Stations Faulted for Dearth of Educational Fare". Education Week. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  4. ^ Andrews, Edmund L. (4 March 1993). "'Flintstones' and Programs Like It Aren't Educational, F.C.C. Says". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Every Actor Who Played Mario In Movies & TV Shows". ScreenRant. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  6. ^ Says, Mrtaco (13 January 2017). "Tony Rosato, The Cartoon Voice Of Luigi, Dead At 62". Kotaku Australia. Archived from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Harvey Atkin, Voice Of King Koopa In Super Mario Bros. Cartoons, Passes Away". GAMING. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  8. ^ "A sampling of the programming wares at INTV" (PDF). Broadcasting. 13 January 1992. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Super Mario World: The Complete Series: Animated, NCircle Entertainment: Movies & TV". Amazon. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Super Mario World on Paramount+". 14 September 1991. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  11. ^ Pradeep, Malavika (27 February 2022). "Inside YouTube Poop, the nonsensical genre that invented meme culture on the internet". Screenshot. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  12. ^ Feldman, Brian (10 February 2020). "How Pingas Became One of Sonic the Hedgehog's Most Famous Memes". Intelligencer. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  13. ^ Ahmed, Emad (9 May 2018). "When Sonic and Mario dominated children's television". Eurogamer.net. Archived from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  14. ^ "Break Yo' TV: YouTube Poop". 22 July 2009. Archived from the original on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  15. ^ "227 Artists Remade An Episode Of Super Mario World's Cartoon". Kotaku Australia. 4 September 2017. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  16. ^ Elias, Juan. "Super Mario World: Más de 200 artistas redibujan un episodio de la serie". Alfa Beta Juega (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  17. ^ The Mama Luigi Project - Super Mario World Reanimated Collab 2017 (OFFICIAL VIDEO). Electronic Heroes. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2022 – via YouTube.
  18. ^ Fennimore, Jack (30 August 2017). "WATCH: Mama Luigi Reanimated By Over 227 Animators". Heavy.com. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
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