I first watched The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! When I was about seven years old. Even at the time, I don't remember it ever really captivating my interest that much. I'd watch it on occasion, but I don't think I ever cared about it too much as a whole. For that reason, I actually find this show to be the least enthralling of the Mario cartoons, even though it's probably better on a technical level (which really isn't saying much).
The Super Mario Super Show! Feels dull and hackneyed if taken seriously. The animation and writing are unimpressive, and this leaves some of the plots to be forgettable as a result. However, if you are a fan of boundless Italian food references and persistent alliterative insults, then this is incontrovertibly the show for you.
Thus, in order to watch the Super Show!, you need to sustain the expectation of unintentional hilarity. Because there are some absurd episodes. My favorite is probably when Mario loses his memory in the jungle and thinks he is the king of the jungle. He is subsequently raised by apes or whatever (whose names I'm pretty sure were taken from Leave It to Beaver, but that's neither here nor there), and he goes by the uproarious and witty name of... Marzan.
Definitely the Umbrella Academy of its day.
To be fair, the live-action segments are charming (the sound effects are kinda weird but whatever), Captain Lou Albano and Danny Wells were great as Mario and Luigi, respectively. I unironically appreciate the live-action portions of the show. And there's also "Do the Mario," wherein Captain Lou Albano dances while the credits roll (it's amzing though and I love it so much).
Regardless, I will probably never forget about the existence of this show. Despite its evidently brief run, I keep being reminded of it. It's strange; its apparent monotony features an almost subtle addition of inadvertent entertainment. And I'm all for it.
So yeah, three stars, I don't know. The fact that I decided to make this show my first IMDb review is admittedly harrowing.
The Super Mario Super Show! Feels dull and hackneyed if taken seriously. The animation and writing are unimpressive, and this leaves some of the plots to be forgettable as a result. However, if you are a fan of boundless Italian food references and persistent alliterative insults, then this is incontrovertibly the show for you.
Thus, in order to watch the Super Show!, you need to sustain the expectation of unintentional hilarity. Because there are some absurd episodes. My favorite is probably when Mario loses his memory in the jungle and thinks he is the king of the jungle. He is subsequently raised by apes or whatever (whose names I'm pretty sure were taken from Leave It to Beaver, but that's neither here nor there), and he goes by the uproarious and witty name of... Marzan.
Definitely the Umbrella Academy of its day.
To be fair, the live-action segments are charming (the sound effects are kinda weird but whatever), Captain Lou Albano and Danny Wells were great as Mario and Luigi, respectively. I unironically appreciate the live-action portions of the show. And there's also "Do the Mario," wherein Captain Lou Albano dances while the credits roll (it's amzing though and I love it so much).
Regardless, I will probably never forget about the existence of this show. Despite its evidently brief run, I keep being reminded of it. It's strange; its apparent monotony features an almost subtle addition of inadvertent entertainment. And I'm all for it.
So yeah, three stars, I don't know. The fact that I decided to make this show my first IMDb review is admittedly harrowing.