Super Mario Bros. Super Show Cartoon Episode 18 – The Adventures of Sherlock Mario
In Victoria, Mario and Luigi are riding atop a carriage being pulled by a horse traveling down a street in search of a great detective by the name of Herlock Solmes, with Toad and Princess Toadstool riding in the carriage. As Luigi and Mario steer their horse and carriage around a street, Princess Toadstool says that Herlock Solmes was to meet them on this street at midnight; after saying this, she goes on to say that she hopes Herlock Solmes can help her free her kingdom from King Koopa. Hearing the Princess' comments, Toad says that finding Herlock Solmes may be hard, saying the fog surrounding Victoria is thicker than mushroom soup, a comparison which prompts Mario to stick his head into the carriage and begin to talk about food. As Mario continues to talk about food with Princess Toadstool and Toad, Luigi comments that Mario can eat everything in a pasta factory and still have room for dessert.
After complaining about Mario's large appetite, Luigi, as well as Mario, Toad and the Princess, hear a cry for help from somewhere nearby. As Mario and Luigi hop off the top of their carriage, Toad and Princess Toadstool exit the carriage and begin to run towards the voice yelling for help. Eventually, after some running, Mario, Luigi, Toad and the Princess find a hat and magnifying glass in the middle of the street, which Princess Toadstool says belongs to Herlock Solmes. As Toad stares at Herlock Solmes' hat and magnifying glass, he wonders where Herlock is; as Toad ponders, Mario surmises that Herlock was kidnapped and after being asked by Luigi who would want to kidnap Herlock, Mario says that he will find out and proceeds to switch his own hat with the hat of Herlock and refers to himself as Sherlock Mario.
Later, as the carriage of Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool travels down a street, down below, in a sewer, Professor Koopa-arity, Mouser, Tryclyde and Koopa Troopa are in the midst of taunting Herlock Solmes, who is tied to a chair. As Professor Koopa-arity taunts Herlock Solmes, Koopa Troopa laughs so hard that he bangs his head on a nearby pipe; ignoring Koopa Troopa, Professor Koopa-arity proceeds to ask Herlock what his next crime will be, with Professor Koopa-arity saying that there is no way Herlock can guess what it is. Koopa is left dumbstruck though, when Herlock correctly guesses that Koopa plans on breaking into the Tower of Victoria to steal the Retro Router. After staring blankly at Herlock for a few seconds, Koopa proceeds to turn to Mouser, Tryclyde and Koopa Troopa and demand who revealed his plans to Herlock Solmes; Professor Koopa-arity's accusations cause Mouser, Tryclyde and Koopa Troopa to begin fighting, with each one laying the blame on the other.
As Mouser, Tryclyde and Koopa Troopa fight among themselves, Herlock tells Koopa that his plan to break into the Tower of Victoria is just the sort of thing a Koopa like him would do. Koopa, enraged, proceeds to break up his underlings' fight and grabs them by the neck and tells them that they should go ahead with their plans to steal the Retro Router.
Trivia & Bloopers
- In the original version, after Mario and his friends are tied up, Princess Toadstool refers to Professor Koopa-arity as "Professor Koop-iarty."
- In his first appearance, the order of Tryclyde's hats from left to right is black, brown, and purple, but when he and the rest of the Koopa Pack laugh after Professor Koopa-arity mentions that Herlock Solmes is captive, it reverses. It reverts back to its original order when Professor Koopa-arity kicks them away the first time.
- As the Koopa Pack laughs after Professor Koopa-arity mentions Herlock Solmes being tied up, Tryclyde's underbelly is missing.
- When Professor Kooapa-arity asks which of his minions revealed their plan to Herlock Solmes, the left sleeve on Mouser's jumpsuit is missing, while Koopa Troopa's shell turns completely yellow.
- This episode appears as a bonus feature on the single-disc DVD release The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!: Mario's Greatest Movie Moments as a reward for finishing the trivia game in the DVD. However, due to a glitch, the episode restarts right after the commercial break midway through the second act, with dialogue accidentally shifted to one side. It is then followed by the second half of the live-action segment, with the first half being absent.
- In this episode, Luigi performs a diving headbutt. He would receive a similar attack in the Super Smash Bros. series known as Green Missile, predating his move in Super Smash Bros. Melee by twelve years after this episode was aired.
Cast
- Captain Lou AlbanoMario
- Danny WellsLuigi
- Jeannie EliasPrincess Toadstool
- John StockerToad, Mouser, Koopa Troopa
- Harvey AtkinKing Bowser Koopa, Tryclyde
- Greg SwansonHerlock Solmes
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Plumber's of the Year (Live Action Sketch)
In Mario Brothers Plumbing, Mario and Luigi are in the middle of working on some pipes; as he works, Luigi tells Mario that the pipes should work now and proceeds to wrap a cloth around a pipe as Mario says that this is the worst leak that they have ever worked on. As Luigi agrees with Mario's statement, the doorbell of the apartment rings. Hearing the doorbell, Mario and Luigi call for whoever is there to come in and after a brief pause, Mario and Luigi are shocked to see a man wearing overalls and a fez approaching them.
As he walks closer to Mario and Luigi, the man asks Mario and Luigi if he is in the residence of Mario and Luigi. Answering the man's question, Mario and Luigi identify the man as the Imperial Poobah from the Grand Order of Plumbers, who they proceed to do a routine in front, which consists of Mario and Luigi twirling their plungers, falling to their knees and reciting an oath. After Mario and Luigi finish their oath, the Imperial Poobah, after congratulating them on stating their oath, tells them to rise, which Mario and Luigi do.
After Mario and Luigi get to their feet and drop their plungers, they begin to ask the Imperial Poobah why he is here. After some trouble in passing him the plunger he is holding to Mario, the Imperial Poobah unravels the scroll he is holding and tells Mario and Luigi that the Grand Order of Plumbers has created a proclamation stating that they have been chosen to be the Plumbers of the Year. After the Imperial Poobah takes his plunger back from Mario, he watches as Mario and Luigi, startled, react to being called Plumbers of the Year. Mario and Luigi's self-praise at being called Plumbers of the Year is cut short by the Imperial Poobah though, who says that before Mario and Luigi can gain the Plumbers of the Year trophy, he must conduct the Imperial Investigation. After saying this, the Imperial Poobah goes on to explain that the Imperial Investigation is just a routine inspection to see if Mario and Luigi are up to the honor of being the Plumbers of the Year.
After explaining all this to them, Mario and Luigi ask the Imperial Poobah when his inspection of them will begin and get the response from him that it begins now. Startled by the Imperial Poobah's response, Mario and Luigi are told by the Imperial Poobah that if they are truly worthy of becoming Plumbers of the Year then they have nothing to worry about; after saying this, the Imperial Poobah seems to go into a trance of some sort, repeating "Nothing to worry about!" over and over again as Luigi begins to smack him on the cheek, trying to get the Imperial Poobah to return to normal.
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