The Big Picture: Do the Mario!

[MetroidNut]

Oh GOD I adore that Zelda cartoon. I discovered it a year or two ago, and started watching the episodes for the lulz. They're so wonderfully terrible - made all the better by the fact that it occasionally has potential, then promptly murders that potential by...having Link speak.

Also, Ganon was fucking hilarious. His voice always makes me giggle a little bit, and his plans were absolutely amazing.

1. Find giant magnet
2. Steal Castle
3. ???
4. PROFIT

 

[JUMBO PALACE]

I have no words. Except... awesome.

 

[Tonimata]

Suddenly, my whole infancy watching the spanish version of the Super Show... MAKES SENSE!

 

[DuelLadyS]

OK, now I have to go find and download 'Do The Mario'. I hope you're happy.

It's funny how differently me and my friends remember videogame cartoons growing up. I watched this one, but somehow never once saw the Friday Zelda episodes. My fiance, on the other hand, only watched Zelda and doesn't really remember the Mario parts. On the Sonic cartoon front, I have often told my Sonic-loving friend how odd I find it that an age difference of only a couple years means we grew up watching completely different Sonic cartoons- and to this day hold a preference for only the version we watched as kids. (You'd think I'd have an easier time getting a Sonic junkie to watch SatAM...)

 

[TWEWER]

Nostalgia.

 

[Darmani]

I'd never even heard of this other Mario show. Looking forward to that episode.

I can help here some. Recall there used to be a Donkey Kong cartoon along the same supercade showing that included the rubix cube cartoon.

The listed one is apparently a one shot japanese movie/short.

 

[Knight Templar]

I loved Moonlighting.

 

[busterkeatonrules]

When I was a kid, my local video store had some tapes with this show, with about three episodes per VHS. I found it quite entertaining.

To this day, I'm still impressed that anyone could actually play Mario and Luigi in live-action AND look good doing it! Hats off to Lou Albano and Danny Wells.

 

[Justanothergamer300]

When you started talking about video game cartoons first thing to pop in my head was

No disrespect mario I liked sonic more back then

 

[Android2137]

My TA was showing this to us last week. When he realized that we were too young to remember, he started bemoaning being old. I was actually the only one old enough to remember, and even then I could only remember one episode... And I don't remember the live action bits...

 

[Nurb]

Swing your arms
From side to side
Hey yo-- I HAD THAT BRAINWORM SUPRESSED SINCE THE EARLY 90's, DAMN YOU

 

[uberhippy]

A great segment as always Bob. I have the odd desire to perhaps, swing my arms from side to side,, mabey even take a step forward, and another..

 

[internetzealot1]

A while back I watched an episode of the Zelda cartoon on Youtube. It actually wasn't too bad; I had planned to watch the whole series, but never got around to it. Maybe someday.

 

[Redd the Sock]

Man that makes me feel old.

I watched that as much as I could, but I only got it sparadically, mostly because my mother was trying to get me off the video games at the time and into schoolwork and boooks she'd define as "less wierd". The fact I'm here now should tell you how successful she was.

It's one of those shows I avoid going back to just because so much from the 80s didn't age well into today, but I won't deny, it looks like that MST3K kind of bad you can't help but enjoy despite yourself.

Now, please talk Captian N.

 

[Nostalgia]

I find this relevant.

 

[subtlefuge]

Specifically at 0:40, but if you haven't heard it, watch the whole thing.

OT: An interesting take on the series. I've always had conflicting feelings about it.

 

[Loop Stricken]

Oh god yes, the Super Show was awesome, and I completely forgot about those cameos!

Sergeant Slaughter was awesome.

 

[DoctorPhil]

That was interesting, thanks Bob.
I always hated the cartoon sections of the mario show, but I loved the live action parts.

 

[PunkyMcGee]

I have those DVDs. I have a sad existence.

 

[PunkyMcGee]

Specifically at 0:40, but if you haven't heard it, watch the whole thing.

OT: An interesting take on the series. I've always had conflicting feelings about it.

These guys sound familiar. Did they also do a Mega Man 3 one, or something?

EDIT: nope it was MM2