Super Mario Bros. Super Show Cartoon Episode 25 – Hooded Robin & His Mario Men
While searching for a place known as Sharewood Village, Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Princess Toadstool find themselves lost in Sharewood Forest; as Mario, Luigi and Princess Toadstool stand nearby, Toad begins to glance at his map to Sharewood Village, and points to a path on it before pointing in the direction he believes will lead him, Mario, Luigi and Princess Toadstool to Sharewood Village. Taking a step forward, Toad, as well as Mario, Luigi and Princess Toadstool are suddenly caught in a net and pulled upwards, left dangling from a tree. As Mario tells Toad that perhaps he should get a new map, a squad of six Koopa Troopas wearing armor and wielding plunger-loaded crossbows appear, with one of them accusing Mario of being someone named Hooded Robin.
Hearing the Koopa Troopa say this, Princess Toadstool and Luigi realize that they think they are somebody else, which prompts Luigi to try and tell the leader of the Koopa Troopas that he is just a plumber. Not believing Luigi, the Koopa Troopa ridicules him, saying that he is not fooled by his claims of being a plumber. After the Koopa Troopa states this, the voice of the Sheriff of Koopingham is suddenly heard, telling the Koopa Troopas to retreat and to go find and give him every daisy they can find in Sharewood Forest; though somewhat puzzled by the Sheriff of Koopingham's orders, the Koopa Troopas decide to leave anyways and search for all the daisies they can find.
Watching as the Koopa Troopas leave, Mario begins to wonder why the Sheriff of Koopingham would save them from his own minions. As Mario says this, an Albatoss-like bird flies to the scene and, claiming he is Hooded Robin, Sharewood Village's most wanted outlaw, says that he is the one who tricked the Koopa Troopas into leaving, using his skill in voice mimicry. As Hooded Robin explains that he robs the rich Sheriff of Koopingham and gives to the poor Mushrooms and mimics the Sheriff of Koopingham's voice, he uses a bow to fire a plunger at the rope suspending the net Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool are in; as the rope is cut, Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool begin to fall to the ground, only for Princess Toadstool to be grabbed by Hooded Robin and safely deposited on the ground, while Mario, Luigi and Toad are allowed to plummet into a nearby bush.
At Sharewood Village, Hooded Robin introduces Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool to the Mushroom inhabitants of the village, who have nothing to share anymore, as the Sheriff of Koopingham has taken all their Gold Coins. Feeling sorry for the Mushroom People, Mario, Princess Toadstool, Hooded Robin and Toad promise to get all their Gold Coins back; after promising to help the Mushroomers of Sharewood Village, Toad begins to wonder how the Sheriff of Koopingham will be found, only to be informed by Hooded Robin that the Sheriff of Koopingham is on his way to a path leading to Koopingham Castle.
On the aforementioned path, the Sheriff of Koopingham is in the midst of counting all the Gold Coins he stole from Sharewood Village in his horse-drawn covered wagon; as the Sheriff of Koopingham counts his Gold Coins, a Koopa Troopa appears carrying an arm-full of daisies, saying he accomplished what the Sheriff of Koopingham asked. Confused, the Sheriff of Koopingham proceeds to tell the Koopa Troopa he did not ask for daisies, he asked for Hooded Robin to be captured and brought to him. After the Sheriff of Koopingham states this, the Koopa Troopa begins to stutter out that he heard the Sheriff of Koopingham's orders in Sharewood Forest; during his explanation of this, the Koopa Troopa comes to the realization that he was tricked by Hooded Robin, and is severally reprimanded by the Sheriff of Koopingham, who proceeds to beat the Koopa Troopa with his scepter.
Trivia & Bloopers
- When a Koopa Troopa mistakes Mario and his friends for Hooded Robin, the hoods on the Koopa Troopas' outfits are the same color as their bodies. This also happens when they are told to retreat.
- This episode has many audio issues: A large number of sound effects are missing entirely, including most of Fryguy's fire attacks, the magic potion's door appearing, water being sprayed at Fryguy, and weapon-launching sounds. When "Speedy Gondola" plays, it cuts to complete silence for a few seconds in the middle of the song. When Toad says the cost of the toll booth, King Koopa is animated speaking his line. This error is corrected in the Brazilian Portuguese and Latin American Spanish dub, wit
- When the Koopa Troopa reiterates "King Koopa's" order to find daisies, his mouth does not move.
- When Hooded Robin introduces himself, a bush moves with the screen for a few frames.
- This is one of the three episodes where King Koopa uses an alter ego, but not a costume, the other two being "The Pied Koopa" and "20,000 Koopas Under the Sea."
- The Koopa Troopas in this episode reuse their outfits from "King Mario of Cramalot."
Cast
- Captain Lou AlbanoMario
- Danny WellsLuigi
- Jeannie EliasPrincess Toadstool
- John StockerToad, Koopa Troopa, Fryguy
- Harvey AtkinSheriff of Koopingham, Hooded Robin
- Dorian Joe ClarkMushroom boy, citizen
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Flower Power (Live Action Sketch)
In the apartment's kitchenette, Mario is in the middle of cooking some of his prize-winning spaghetti sauce; after pouring some spice into the sauce, Mario proceeds to bring the pot of it over to Luigi, who is working at the dinner table, and eventually convinces him to try some of the sauce. After an amazed Luigi declares it to be the best sauce he has ever tasted, Mario proudly reveals his secret ingredient: seeds. When Luigi is unimpressed by this, Mario specifies that he used dehydrated vegetable seeds. Luigi responds by saying that, regardless of whether the spaghetti sauce has seeds in it or not, it is the best spaghetti sauce he has ever had.
It is only after Luigi's comment that Mario notices that Luigi has suddenly grown a small patch of leaves on his chest and neck. At first, Mario tries to stay calm and convince a still-oblivious Luigi that there is nothing wrong with him. After Mario mentions that nothing is wrong with his neck, Luigi becomes suspicious and runs to a nearby mirror, where he sees the patch of flora that has grown on him. As Luigi panics, Mario tries to reassure him to no avail.
As Luigi stares blankly into a mirror, several vegetables having sprouted from his body, Mario paces back and forth repeatedly. Suddenly, the doorbell rings and Mario rushes over to answer the door. Opening the door, Mario is met by a boy who says he called his farm; Mario confirms this, but cites he called Old McDonald's farm. The boy explains that he is Old McDonald's son, Young McDonald, and that he was sent to Mario Brothers Plumbing in place of his father, who is at a potato convention.
Leading Young McDonald into the apartment and to Luigi, Mario watches as Young McDonald inspects Luigi and the vegetables growing from him. Dumbfounded by Luigi's condition, Young McDonald asks Mario if he has tried picking the vegetables to which Mario says no to, saying the vegetables did not look ripe. Ignoring this response, Young McDonald asks Mario for a pair of clippers; when Mario provides him with a pair, Young McDonald begins to cut and pull the vegetables off Luigi.
With Luigi seemingly cured of his condition, Mario asks Young McDonald to take a look at the sick carrots in the nearby tub garden. As Young McDonald and Mario look at these carrots, which have begun to shriek, Luigi notices that he has sprouted more vegetables and alerts Young McDonald and Mario to this fact. Seeing Luigi, Young McDonald nonchalantly tells him that maybe he will get used to growing vegetables from his body.
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