Super Mario World (TV series)
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Super Mario World | |
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Genre | |
Created by | Shigeru Miyamoto (original characters) |
Directed by | John Grusd |
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Theme music composer | Mark Mothersbaugh |
Opening theme | "Super Mario World" |
Ending theme | "Super Mario World" (Instrumental) |
Composer | Michael Tavera |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producer | Andy Heyward |
Producer | John Grusd |
Editors |
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Running time | 10–11 minutes |
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Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | September 14 December 7, 1991[1] | –
Super Mario World is an American animated comedy television series loosely based on the Super NES video game of the same name. It is the third and most recent animated series based on the Mario video game series, with the other two being The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! and The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3. Thirteen episodes of the show were aired, as part of a block with Captain N: The Game Master called Captain N & The New Super Mario World on NBC. Just like The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, the show is produced by DIC Animation City in association with the Italian studio Reteitalia, S.p.A. and Nintendo of America, Inc. (except it was animated by a Chinese animation studio, Pacific Rim Production, Inc.), who licensed the characters and game to DiC.
The animated series featured the same voice actors who had performed in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3. However, unlike its two predecessors, Toad does not appear in this series. He is replaced by Yoshi, alongside an exclusive character not featured in the games called Oogtar, a clumsy caveboy. The character designs from the last two cartoons are retained, but with minor details. Episodes mainly focused on the Mario Bros. dealing with schemes by King Koopa, and made use of new elements introduced by the video game within the story, though with involvement of the "real world" reduced to mere references for the series. Due to copyright restrictions, no license music were required for this show, leaving the show completely untouched for syndication and home media releases.
Voice cast
- Walker Boone as Mario
- Tony Rosato as Luigi
- Andrew Sabiston as Yoshi
- Tracey Moore as Princess Toadstool (Peach)
- John Stocker as Oogtar, Magikoopa, Monty Mole, and Chargin' Chuck
- Harvey Atkin as King Bowser Koopa
- Tara Charendoff as Iggy "Hip" Koopa and Lemmy "Hop" Koopa
- Paulina Gillis[2] as Wendy "Kootie Pie" Koopa
- James Rankin as Larry "Cheatsy" Koopa
- Dan Hennessey as Roy "Bully" Koopa, Green Dinosaur, and Purple Dinosaur
- Michael Stark as Ludwig "Kooky" Von Koopa
- Gordon Masten as Morton "Big Mouth" Koopa Jr.
- Catherine Gallant as Mama Fireplant
- Stuart Stone as additional voices
Episodes
Broadcast history
USA
- NBC (1991–1992)-Aired with Captain N: The Game Master season 3
- Syndication (1992-1993)-As part of "Captain N and the Video Game Masters" rerun package
- Family Channel (1992–1994)-As part of "Super Mario All-Stars" rerun package
- USA Network (1997-1998)-As part of "Super Mario All-Stars" rerun package
- PAX Network (1999-2000)-As a standalone show
- Starz Encore Family (2018–present)-Re-aired with Captain N: The Game Master season 3 and as a standalone show
China
UK
Australia
Singapore
U.A.E.
Ireland
Poland
Italy
France
Mexico
Sweden
Japan
Hong Kong
Finland
Spain
Venezuela
Paraguay
South Africa
El Salvador
Peru
Chile
Home media
In 1994, Buena Vista Home Video released a VHS tape under their DIC Toon-Time Video label, titled Super Mario Bros. Super Christmas Adventures!, which contained the episode The Night Before Cave Christmas.
On November 13, 2007, Shout! Factory and Vivendi Entertainment released a Complete Series DVD set of Captain N and the New Super Mario World in Region 1, featuring all 13 original, uncut broadcast episodes. The series has also been released in Australia (Region 4) by Roadshow Entertainment.
NCircle Entertainment (under license from Cookie Jar Entertainment) has also released the series in two volumes. They later released the complete series in one set(sans Captain N episodes).[3]
Release name | Ep # | Distributor | Release date | Additional information |
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Super Mario Bros. Super Christmas Adventures! | 2 | Buena Vista Home Video (DIC Toon-Time Video) | 1994 | |
Captain N and the New Super Mario World - The Complete Series | 13 | Shout! Factory | November 13, 2007 |
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Super Mario World - Yoshi the Superstar | 6 | NCircle Entertainment | September 29, 2009 | |
Super Mario World - Koopa's Stone Age Quests | 6 | NCircle Entertainment | September 29, 2009 | |
Super Mario World: The Complete Series: Collector's Edition | 13 | NCircle Entertainment | October 8, 2013 |
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Legacy
A collaborative scene-for-scene recreation of the episode "Mama Luigi", organized and directed by professional animation and storyboard artist Andrew Dickman, was released on YouTube on August 29, 2017.[4] With 227 animators and artists contributing and participating in the project, the goal was to "re-animate" the episode by giving each animator a scene from the episode which was then animated in any direction the animator chose, so long as it followed the basic formula of the original scene. The project was announced on July 10, 2016 and was roughly completed a year later with an annotated version available on Newgrounds.[5] The video was praised for not only recapturing the nostalgic moments of the classic episode but for also having the involvement of several artists who worked on the original series.[6] Phil Harnage, the writer for the original episode, praised the video as well.[7] The project was dedicated to the memories of Tony Rosato and Harvey Atkin, who died during the production of the project.[8]
References
- ^ Los Angeles Times; September 14, 1991 and December 7, 1991 TV listings
- ^ Damian Inwood. "Pi Theatre, Independent Vancouver Theatre >> The Baroness and the Pig". Retrieved October 30, 2011.
That's what Vancouver actresses Diane Brown and Tabitha St. Germain do with the delightful black comedy, The Baroness and the Pig. (...) St. Germain – better known to Vancouver audiences as Paulina Gillis – plays the Baroness as a naïve gentlewoman, full of prissy mannerisms and twittering, bird-like movements.
- ^ https://www.amazon.com/Super-Mario-Bros-World-Complete/dp/B00DOZRSPI/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1381176079&sr=1-1&keywords=super+mario+world
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liqrfUYsOtA
- ^ http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/698654
- ^ https://twitter.com/AWDtwit/status/902962102830120960
- ^ https://twitter.com/ChriSobieniak/status/902974206186590208
- ^ http://heavy.com/games/2017/08/mama-luigi-reanimated-super-mario-world-collab-project-cartoon/
External links
- 1990s American animated television series
- 1991 American television series debuts
- 1991 American television series endings
- American children's animated action television series
- American children's animated adventure television series
- American children's animated comedy television series
- American children's animated fantasy television series
- American children's animated musical television series
- Animated series based on Mario
- Channel 4 television programmes
- English-language television programs
- NBC network shows
- Animated television series about brothers
- Television series by DIC Entertainment
- Television series based on Mario