The Super Mario Bros. Super Show
| The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! | |
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| Narrated by | Lou Albano |
| Opening theme | "Plumber Rap", performed by Lou Albano and Danny Wells |
| Ending theme | "Do the Mario", performed by Lou Albano |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 65 (52 Mario, 13 Zelda) (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 22 minutes |
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| Original network | First Run Syndication |
| Original release | September 4 – December 1, 1989 |
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| Followed by | The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990) |
| Related shows | The Legend of Zelda (1989) |
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! is an American television series based upon Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 2. It is the first of three TV shows based on the video game series, with the other being The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World. It was originally broadcast via first-run syndication from September 4, 1989 to December 1, 1989, with reruns continuing until September 6, 1991. The Family Channel picked up the series on September 23, 1991, and aired it until August 26, 1994. The show was produced by DiC Animation and was distributed by Viacom Enterprises in association with Nintendo of America. DHX Media, the successor company of Cookie Jar Entertainment and DiC, is the current distributor.
Before the series was conceived, Andy Heyward, the then-CEO of DIC Entertainment, spent about a year trying to convince Nintendo to license the characters. In an interview on USA Today, Heyward said "The Mario Bros. is such a unique property we had to do it in a different way...We wanted to do a cartoon but also do a show that extended beyond the cartoon." On February 1989, it was announced that the show would premiere on September 1989. To promote the series, Captain Lou Albaino appeard on Live with Regis and Kathie Lee on May 1989 with his beard shaven. When the series first aired, it was distributed by Viacom Enterprises and was marketed by MTV. The opening theme song was composed by Shuki Levy.
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