Super Mario World (TV series)
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Super Mario World by Nintendo |
| Directed by | John Grusd |
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| Theme music composer | Mark Mothersbaugh |
| Opening theme | "Super Mario World" |
| Ending theme | "Super Mario World" (instrumental) |
| Composer | Michael Tavera |
| Country of origin | United States Canada Italy |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer | Andy Heyward |
| Producer | John Grusd |
| Running time | 20–23 minutes |
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| Release | September 14 – December 7, 1991 |
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Super Mario World is an animated television series based on the video game of the same name by Nintendo. It is the third animated 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, which failed attention as NBC pulled the plug on Saturday morning cartoons for good in Summer 1992.
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
- Walker Boone as Mario
- Tony Rosato as Luigi
- Andrew Sabiston as Yoshi
- Tracey Moore as Princess Toadstool
- Harvey Atkin as King Koopa
- Dan Hennessey as Bully Koopa
- James Rankin as Cheatsy Koopa
- Michael Stark as Kooky von Koopa
- Gordon Masten as Big Mouth Koopa
- Paulina Gillis as Kootie Pie Koopa
- Tara Charendoff as Hip Koopa and Hop Koopa
- Catherine Gallant as Mama Fireplant
- John Stocker as Gophers, Koopa wizard, Wizardheimer, Oogtar
- Judy Marshak as minor characters
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.
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 have ever been formatted on home media until 2007.
In November 2007, 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. 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).
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 |
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| 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 | November 13, 2007 |
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| Super Mario World - Yoshi the Superstar | 6 | NCircle Entertainment | September 29, 2009 | |
| Super Mario World - Koopa's Stone Age Quests | 6 | NCircle Entertainment | September 29, 2009 | |
| Super Mario World: The Complete Series: Collector's Edition | 13 | NCircle Entertainment | October 8, 2013 |
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As of November 2023, it is available to stream on Paramount+.
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. The show produced multiple internet memes, most notably "Mama Luigi", referencing Luigi's quote in the 1991 episode of the same name.
In 2017, 227 animators collaborated to reanimate "Mama Luigi" in their own styles. Each of the 255 total scenes featured a unique animation style. It was dedicated to the memories of Canadian actors Tony Rosato and Harvey Atkin, who voiced Luigi and King Koopa respectively.