The Great Gladiator Gig
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - S1 - E7
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.
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!: Season 1 - 57 Episode s
1x1 - The Bird! The Bird!
September 4, 1989
While crossing the Land of Ice, Toad gets kidnapped by a Giant Birdo who thinks the Mushroom is her missing baby.
1x2 - King Mario of Cramalot
September 5, 1989
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.
1x3 - Butch Mario & the Luigi Kid
September 6, 1989
Koopa the Kid has kidnapped the Princess and hidden her in the Old West, and when Mario and Luigi ride into town to save her they find Koopa has branded them wanted outlaws with rewards on their heads.
1x4 - Mario's Magic Carpet
September 7, 1989
The Marios wage a wild magic carpet battle to save the Princess from being forced into King Koopa's harem.
1x5 - The Ringer
September 8, 1989
When Ganon learns that there is to be an Amateur Magician's Contest in the Castle of Hyrule, he sees his chance.
1x6 - Rolling Down the River
September 11, 1989
Mario and Luigi disguise themselves as Riverboat Gamblers to rescue the Princess who is held captive on Captain Koopa's sidewheeler, "The Sinister Star".
1x7 - The Great Gladiator Gig
September 12, 1989
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.
1x8 - Mario and the Beanstalk
September 13, 1989
When the Marios buy some magic garbanzo beans they are lead up the beanstalk to face a Giant Koopa.
1x9 - Love 'Em and Leave 'Em
September 14, 1989
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.
1x10 - Cold Spells
September 15, 1989
When it's spring cleaning time in the castle, Link pretends to have a cold in order to get out of doing work.
1x11 - The Great BMX Race
September 18, 1989
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.
1x12 - Stars in Their Eyes
September 19, 1989
Our heroes get chased to the Planet Quirk where Koopa has enslaved the natives and then puts the Marios into slavery, too.
1x13 - Jungle Fever
September 20, 1989
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.
1x14 - Brooklyn Bound
September 21, 1989
The Marios finally find a way back to Brooklyn -- and are faced with a big decision when Koopa captures the Princess just at the moment they can return home.
1x15 - The White Knight
September 22, 1989
When the handsome Prince Facade shows up in Hyrule, Zelda cannot keep her eyes off of him, and Link is green with jealousy.
1x16 - Toad Warriors
September 25, 1989
King Koopa steals every drop of spaghetti sauce in Car Land, but our heroes come to the rescue of the Mushroom Colonists when Toad turns super and saves the day.
1x17 - The Fire of Hercufleas
September 26, 1989
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.
1x18 - Count Koopula
September 27, 1989
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.
1x19 - Pirates of Koopa
September 28, 1989
Long John Koopa kidnaps the Princess and is auctioning her off to his fellow pirates when our heroes arrive in pirate disguises.
1x20 - Kiss'N Tell
September 29, 1989
When Link rescues a fair maiden from a ferocious dragon, he gets a kiss as his reward. But the maiden is one of Ganon's evil creatures in disguise, and Link is turned into a frog!
1x21 - Two Plumbers and a Baby
October 2, 1989
When Koopa misuses the Fountain of Youth to turn the Princess into a baby, the Marios get stuck with a big babysitting problem.
1x22 - The Adventures of Sherlock Mario
October 3, 1989
When Professor Koopa-arity kidnaps the brilliant criminologist Herlock Sholmes, the Marios turn detective.
1x23 - Do You Princess Toadstool Take This Koopa...?
October 4, 1989
Koopa threatens to turn the Marios into rocks unless Princess Toadstool agrees to marry him.
1x24 - The Pied Koopa
October 5, 1989
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.
1x25 - Sing for the Unicorn
October 6, 1989
You'd think a King would be safe standing on top of his own castle. But not when Ganon has managed to capture a flying Unicorn!
1x26 - Koopenstein
October 9, 1989
Dr. Koopenstein starts the trouble by trying to steal the Marios' brains for his new invention, and then he really turns into a monster.
1x27 - On Her Majesty's Sewer Service
October 10, 1989
When Princess Toadstool's chief spy (James Blond) is zapped by Koopa, Mario and Luigi turn secret agent.
1x28 - Mario and Joliet
October 11, 1989
Our heroes arrive for the wedding of Romero and Joliet, only to find Koopa has reignited the feud between the two lovers' families.
1x29 - Too Hot to Handle
October 12, 1989
Koopa has imprisoned the Fire God of Lavalava Land and forces the natives to sacrifice the Princess Toadstool to the local volcano.
1x30 - That Sinking Feeling
October 13, 1989
Ganon has a new toy: an Overworld Magnet, capable of pulling any object in the Overworld down into the Underworld.
1x31 - Hooded Robin and His Mario Men
October 16, 1989
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.
1x32 - 20,000 Koopas Under the Sea
October 17, 1989
Our heroes travel to Oceanworld where they discover Captain Koopa-Nemo is using a super submarine to terrorize the Mushroom People.
1x33 - Mighty McMario and the Pot of Gold
October 18, 1989
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".
1x34 - Mario Meets Koop-zilla
October 19, 1989
Koopa has eaten Dr. T. Garden's secret weapon -- Super Sushi -- and has been transformed into the huge monster "Koopzilla" who is terrorizing the city of Sayonara.
1x35 - Doppelganger
October 20, 1989
When Zelda finds a huge and beautiful mirror in her room, she naturally assumes that it is a present from Link. But in fact it is a present from Ganon -- as Zelda soon discovers!
1x36 - Koopa Klaus
October 23, 1989
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.
1x37 - Mario and the Red Baron Koopa
October 24, 1989
When Koopa teams up with the dreaded sky turtle Lakatu, our heroes head for an aerial dogfight in their flying carpet biplane.
1x38 - The Unzappables
October 25, 1989
Mario and his friends travel to Mobsterland where they discover the city is being terrorized by the notorious gangster Al Koopone.
1x39 - Bad Rap
October 26, 1989
Koopa kidnaps the King of Rapland where everyone speaks in rap rhyme and it's up to the rapping Marios to save the day.
1x40 - Underworld Connections
October 27, 1989
Ganon's evil creatures attack the castle and break the Triforce into three pieces.
1x41 - The Mark of Zero
October 30, 1989
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".
1x42 - The Ten Koopmandments
October 31, 1989
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.
1x43 - The Koopas Are Coming! The Koopas Are Coming!
November 1, 1989
Our heroes come to the rescue of General George Washingtoad by helping him cross the Delawide River to defeat the Redcoat Koopa's army.
1x44 - The Trojan Koopa
November 2, 1989
When King Koopa holds the Princess captive in his impregnable island fortress, the Marios get inside by hiding in a wooden "Trojan Koopa."
1x45 - Stinging a Stinger
November 3, 1989
Link rescues an old man named Sleazenoze from attackers in the woods, and as a reward, the old man gives Link a brand-new fancy sword in exchange for his old one.
1x46 - Quest For Pizza
November 6, 1989
When Caveman Alley Koopa poisons Mario, his three friends have to find a way to make pre-historic pizza to save his life.
1x47 - The Great Gold Coin Rush
November 7, 1989
The Marios discover the Mother Lode of Gold Coins, but -- Klaimjump Koopa rides in and takes over.
1x48 - Elvin Lives
November 8, 1989
The Marios, the Princess, and Toad arrive in Sock Hop Land to save the music king Elvin Parsley from Greaser Koopa.
1x49 - Plumbers Academy
November 9, 1989
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.
1x50 - Hitch in the Works
November 10, 1989
When Ganon captures Zelda, he has a most evil plot in mind: using the Crystal of Control he has just discovered, he will force Zelda to marry him -- and then Hyrule will be under his control!
1x51 - Karate Koopa
November 13, 1989
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.
1x52 - Mario of the Apes
November 14, 1989
Mario loses his memory in the middle of the jungle and is adopted by two apes who rename him Marzan.
1x53 - Princess, I Shrunk the Mario Brothers
November 15, 1989
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.
1x54 - Little Red Riding Princess
November 16, 1989
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.
1x55 - Fairies in the Spring
November 17, 1989
When King Harkinnian decides to build a Royal Water Park for the enjoyment of all his subjects during the hot weather, it seems like a simple enough project. But a hitch rapidly develops when the water park construction suffers a a series of strange attacks by water creatures!
1x56 - The Provolone Ranger
November 20, 1989
Mario teams up with a friendly mushroom Indian named Pronto to rescue his friends from Billy The Koopa in the Wild West.
1x57 - Escape From Koopatraz
November 21, 1989
The Marios, the Princess, and Toad are captured by Koopa and sent to his island dungeon Koopatraz where they engineer a daring escape.