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Mario Bros. Plumbing! You Clog 'em, We Clear 'em!

I've been watching through the Super Mario Bros. Super Show, and I just love this cartoon. It's quirky and fun, and has a lot of things in it that I still consider my personal Mario "canon." Oh, sure, it was a little too out-there sometimes, and the animation/voice mistakes from time to time were distracting, but the show had a lot of heart.

Danny Wells and the late Captain Lou Albano provided what I still believe to be the best voices of Mario and Luigi ever (sorry, Charles Martinet). Both captured the characters' personalities so well, too: Mario being the brave, look-before-he-leaps type, Luigi being cautious to a fault. (It's interesting that the Luigi characterization would go on to be the official Nintendo characterization as well! Coincidence? Maybe, but it's a fun coincidence! )

In this picture, I wanted to do a little tribute to the show. While I didn't necessarily try to capture the likenesses of Wells and Albano, I blended the classic cartoon look with the outfits of the live action silly segments. I also did my best to recreate their (actually really cool) basement apartment in Brooklyn. There's a little cameo from a certain recurring character, too!

I hope you enjoy it, and remember: Hangin' with the plumbers, you'll be hooked on the Brothers! (to the brink!)
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~Uncle-Ben Aug 2, 2012
Heh heh heh. I remember this! My favoritist moment was when Mario met his hero, Captain Lou Albano ... sorta. XD
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~HoshiKan Aug 2, 2012
The certain recurring character wouldn't happen to be the Ratigator now would it?
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~Annie13 Aug 2, 2012
Sure is!
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~Fetch26291 Aug 2, 2012
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~PoKeHybridTrainer Aug 2, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Who knew that a WWF Wrestler and the bartender from The Jeffersons would have become fixtures to the early gaming masses in that show. Same VA for Toad I swear was for Meowth. And if it is, I just blew my own mind.

Man. ...Wereturtles. With a bit of Thriller playing no less as Koopa Troopas become dire.
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~TheRealYuma Aug 2, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
Eh, how can Charles compete with them? He has never really gotten to voice them, give them actual dialogue.
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*coredumperror Aug 2, 2012
This is adorable! I remember watching this show as a kid, but I can't remember any specifics.
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*Da-Fuze Aug 2, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
WE GOTTA STOP THAT MUMMY!

ah Mario, you crazy plummer you
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~EchoWing Aug 2, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
...dear god it's been so long since I saw that show. I remember it, of course, from when I was a kid, but still, it's been so long! Do the DVDs have the live action segments still?
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~Annie13 Aug 2, 2012
Yes, almost all of them! There are apparently some that had some licensing issues (music, mostly, I believe)that prevent them from being on the DVD, so there are some cartoon episodes not framed with the live-action stuff. But a good majority of them are, for better and for worse!
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