Club Mario
- This article is about the television series that replaced the live-action segments for The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! For other uses, see Club Mario (disambiguation).
- Not to be confused with Mario Club Co., Ltd. or Super Mario Club (television series).
| Club Mario | |
|---|---|
| The logo for Club Mario | |
| General information | |
| Format | Children's television series |
| Director | Kevin O'Donnell |
| Writers | Kevin O'Donnell Jeff Rose Michael Anthony Rawlins Chris Coombs |
| Composer | Eric Allaman |
| Country of origin | United States of America |
| Original language | English |
| Translation | Mandarin (China) (only "The Unzappables" segment) |
| Number of seasons | 1 |
| Number of episodes | 65 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Kevin O'Donnell Eric Schotz |
| Production companies | Bull Dolphin, Inc DIC Entertainment |
| Distributor | Viacom Enterprises [1] |
| Camera | Christopher Mulligan Mark Edelstein James Hunziker Randy Rogers Blake Hottle |
| Runtime | 20 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Channel | USA First-run syndication |
| First aired | USA May 14, 1990[1] |
| Last aired | USA August 10, 1990[?] |
| Status | Ended |
| Chronology | |
| Related programs | The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! |
Through 1990 to 1991, Club Mario replaced the original live-action segments of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! [1] The series centers around two Super Mario-obsessed teenagers, Tommy Treehugger and Co-MC, who are the co-hosts of their own show at their titular studio. The hosts are played by Chris Coombs and Michael Anthony Rawlins respectively.
Cast[edit ]
- Chris Coombs as Tommy Treehugger
- Michael Anthony Rawlins as Co-MC and Evil Eric
- Kurt Weldon as Dr. Know-It-All
- Victoria Delaney as Tammy Treehugger
- Jeff Rose as Big Kid
- James Abbott as The Band
- Shanti Kahn as Princess Centauri
Episodes[edit ]
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday (The Legend of Zelda) |
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May 14, 1990 Episode #1 - "Hooded Robin and His Mario Men"
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May 15, 1990 Episode #2 - "20,000 Koopas Under the Sea"
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May 16, 1990 Episode #3 - "Mighty McMario and the Pot of Gold"
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May 17, 1990 Episode #4 - "Mario Meets Koop-zilla"
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May 18, 1990 The Legend of Zelda episode #1 - "Doppelganger"
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May 21, 1990 Episode #5 - "Koopa Klaus"
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May 22, 1990 Episode #6 - "Mario and the Red Baron Koopa"
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May 23, 1990 Episode #7 - "The Unzappables"
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May 24, 1990 Episode #8 - "Bad Rap"
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May 25, 1990 The Legend of Zelda episode #2 - "Underworld Connections"
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May 28, 1990 Episode #9 - "The Mark of Zero"
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May 29, 1990 Episode #10 - "The Ten Koopmandments"
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May 30, 1990 Episode #11 - "The Koopas are Coming! The Koopas are Coming!"
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May 31, 1990 Episode #12 - "The Trojan Koopa"
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June 1, 1990 The Legend of Zelda episode #3 - "Stinging a Stinger"
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June 4, 1990 Episode #13 - "Quest for Pizza"
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June 5, 1990 Episode #14 - "The Great Gold Coin Rush"
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June 6, 1990 Episode #15 - "Elvin Lives"
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June 7, 1990 Episode #16 - "Plummers Academy"
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June 8, 1990 The Legend of Zelda episode #4 - "Hitch in the Works"
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June 11, 1990 Episode #17 - "Karate Koopa"
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June 12, 1990 Episode #18 - "Mario of the Apes"
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June 13, 1990 Episode #19 - "Princess, I Shrunk the Mario Brothers"
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June 14, 1990 Episode #20 - "Little Red Riding Princess"
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June 15, 1990 The Legend of Zelda episode #5 - "Fairies in the Spring"
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June 18, 1990 Episode #21 - "The Provolone Ranger"
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June 19, 1990 Episode #22 - "Escape from Koopatraz"
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June 20, 1990 Episode #23 - "Mario of the Deep"
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June 21, 1990 Episode #24 - "Flatbush Koopa"
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June 22, 1990 The Legend of Zelda episode #6 - "The Missing Link"
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June 25, 1990 Episode #25 - "Raiders of the Lost Mushroom"
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June 26, 1990 Episode #26 - "Crocodile Mario"
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June 27, 1990 Episode #27 - "Star Koopa"
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June 28, 1990 Episode #28 - "Robo Koopa"
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June 29, 1990 The Legend of Zelda episode #7 - "The Mobilns are Revolting"
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July 2, 1990 Episode #29 - "The Bird! The Bird!"
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July 3, 1990 Episode #30 - "King Mario of Cramalot"
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July 4, 1990 Episode #31 - "Butch Mario & The Luigi Kid"
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July 5, 1990 Episode #32 - "Mario's Magic Carpet"
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July 6, 1990 The Legend of Zelda episode #8 - "The Ringer"
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July 9, 1990 Episode #33 - "Rolling Down the River"
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July 10, 1990 Episode #34 - "The Great Gladiator Gig"
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July 11, 1990 Episode #35 - "Mario and the Beanstalk"
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July 12, 1990 Episode #36 - "Love 'Em and Leave 'Em"
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July 13, 1990 The Legend of Zelda episode #9 - "Cold Spells"
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July 16, 1990 Episode #37 - "The Great BMX Race"
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July 17, 1990 Episode #38 - "Stars in Their Eyes"
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July 18, 1990 Episode #39 - "Jungle Fever"
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July 19, 1990 Episode #40 - "Brooklyn Bound"
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July 20, 1990 The Legend of Zelda episode #10 - "The White Knight"
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July 23, 1990 Episode #41 - "Toad Warriors"
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July 24, 1990 Episode #42 - "The Fire of Hercufleas"
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July 25, 1990 Episode #43 - "Count Koopula"
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July 26, 1990 Episode #44 - "Pirates of Koopa"
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July 27, 1990 The Legend of Zelda episode #11 - "Kiss'n Tell"
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July 30, 1990 Episode #45 - "Two Plumbers and a Baby"
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July 31, 1990 Episode #46 - "The Adventures of Sherlock Mario"
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August 1, 1990 Episode #47 - "Do You Princess Toadstool Take this Koopa...?"
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August 2, 1990 Episode #48 - "The Pied Koopa"
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August 3, 1990 The Legend of Zelda episode #12 - "Sing for the Unicorn"
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August 6, 1990 Episode #49 - "Koopenstein"
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August 7, 1990 Episode #50 - "On Her Majesty's Sewer Service"
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August 8, 1990 Episode #51 - "Mario and Joliet"
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August 9, 1990 Episode #52 - "Too Hot to Handle"
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August 10, 1990 The Legend of Zelda episode #13 - "That Sinking Feeling"
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Recurring segments[edit ]
On the show, there are several recurring segments.
"Are You Bogus?"[edit ]
- Main article: Are You Bogus?
In "Are You Bogus?", Tommy Treehugger and Co-MC interview a guest at Club Mario, asking them questions to determine if they are who they claim to be.
"Celluloid Rating"[edit ]
In "Celluloid Rating," Tommy and Co-MC watch popular films and then rate them based on how they felt about the film.
Featured films[edit ]
- A Fine Mess ("Mario's Magic Carpet")
- The Invisible Man ("Stars in Their Eyes")
- The Adventures of Baron Munchausen ("The Fire of Hercufleas")
"Dr. Know-It-All"[edit ]
In "Dr. Know-It-All," Tommy and Co-MC ask a man named Dr. Know-It-All a question, but when he attempts to answer, they decide they do not want to hear his answer anymore, usually because his answers are incorrect. Sometimes, Co-MC or Tommy bet Dr. Know-It-All's answers are incorrect. Occasionally, Dr. Know-It-All's answers are correct, causing an argument between Tommy and Co-MC. Dr. Know-It-All was played by Kurt Weldon, a crew member who wrote several episodes of the Super Mario cartoons, as well as its corresponding show Captain N: The Game Master .
Spaced Out Theater[edit ]
Spaced Out Theater is a show that Tommy Treehugger and Co-MC watch while "satellite surfing" on Thursdays and Fridays. It is hosted by Princess Centauri, a green alien woman bookending an edited version of another show called Photon , produced by DIC Entertainment, with all of the copyrighted songs replaced with original music. During the segment, she often makes witty remarks about Bhodi Li and his partners' adventures in attempting to find the titular Photon crystals located on every planet they visit.
Featured clips[edit ]
- "The Recruit" ("Mario Meets Koop-zilla," "Doppelganger")
- "Queen's Pawn" ("The Trojan Koopa," "Stinging a Stinger")
- "Skin Deep" ("Flatbush Koopa," "The Missing Link")
- "Dinosaur" ("Robo Koopa," "The Moblins are Revolting")
- "Deadly Thorns" ("Mario's Magic Carpet," "The Ringer")
- "No Laughing Matter" ("Love 'Em and Leave 'Em," "Cold Spells")
- "Space Terror" ("Brooklyn Bound," "The White Knight")
- "Necessity and Invention" ("Pirates of Koopa," "Kiss'n Tell")
- "Friends and Enemies" ("The Pied Koopa," "Sing for the Unicorn")
- "Maze of Fear" ("Too Hot to Handle," "That Sinking Feeling")
Big Kid Theater[edit ]
Big Kid Theater is a show that Tommy Treehugger and Co-MC watch while "satellite surfing." It is hosted by its titular character Big Kid, "the biggest 10-year old," played by Jeff Rose. During the segments, he shows clips of old black-and-white films, such as Tarzan the Ape Man .
Featured films[edit ]
- Tarzan the Ape Man ("Mario's Magic Carpet")
- Radar Men from the Moon ("Rolling Down the River," "The Great BMX Race")
Staff[edit ]
- Main article: List of Club Mario staff
Gallery[edit ]
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Club Mario.
Co-MC, (foreground) Tommy Treehugger, (background) and James (distance)
Tommy Treehugger
Tommy Treehugger (left) and Co-MC (right)
Princess Centauri, hostess of Spaced Out Theater
James
Names in other languages[edit ]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | 马力欧俱乐部 Mǎlì'ōu Jùlèbù (Mandarin) |
Club Mario | [2] |
Notes[edit ]
- The Mario doll featured in many of the Club Mario segments is the 1989 Mario doll from Applause.
- On streaming releases, the YouTube upload by WildBrain, and reruns on MeTV Toons, the Club Mario segment is included for "The Unzappables" instead of its original live-action segment.[3] It is also the only segment of the show to be dubbed in Mandarin Chinese.
References[edit ]
- ^ a b c "DIC Enterprises has signed Eric Schotz and Kevin O'Donnell to produce "Club Mario," a new live-action five-minute segment intended to "freshen" Super Mario Bros. Super Show for its second season of syndication in 1990-91 (BROADCASTING, May 14), according to a spokeswoman for distributor Viacom Enterprises." – Broadcasting Magazine (May 28, 1990). Join the club (PDF). World Radio History. Page 53. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
- ^ 【古早动画片】玛丽兄弟的超级秀中文配音版(合集21-40)
- ^ Super Mario Brothers Super Show 136 - THE UNZAPPABLES