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The Best Episodes of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Season 1

Every episode of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Season 1 Episode 1 - The Bird! The Bird!
    6.6/10(132 votes)

    #1 - The Bird! The Bird!

    S1:E1

    While crossing the Land of Ice, Toad gets kidnapped by a Giant Birdo who thinks the Mushroom is her missing baby.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writers:Reed Shelly, Bruce Shelly

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  2. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Season 1 Episode 2 - King Mario of Cramalot
    6.7/10(79 votes)

    #2 - King Mario of Cramalot

    S1:E2

    With the help of the wizard Mervin, Mario pulls the Golden Plumber's Helper from the magic sink and saves the Land of Cramalot from evil King Koopa.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:Perry Martin

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  3. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Season 1 Episode 3 - Butch Mario & the Luigi Kid
    6.9/10(74 votes)

    #3 - Butch Mario & the Luigi Kid

    S1:E3

    Koopa the Kid has kidnapped the Princess and hidden her in the Old West, and when Mario and Luigi ride into town to save her they find Koopa has branded them wanted outlaws with rewards on their heads.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:Phil Harnage

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  4. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Season 1 Episode 4 - Mario's Magic Carpet
    6.6/10(69 votes)

    #4 - Mario's Magic Carpet

    S1:E4

    The Marios wage a wild magic carpet battle to save the Princess from being forced into King Koopa's harem.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:Rowby Goren

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  5. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Season 1 Episode 5 - The Ringer
    7.3/10(39 votes)

    #5 - The Ringer

    S1:E5

    When Ganon learns that there is to be an Amateur Magician's Contest in the Castle of Hyrule, he sees his chance.

    Director:John Grusd
    Writer:Bob Forward

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  6. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Season 1 Episode 6 - Rolling Down the River
    6.5/10(54 votes)

    #6 - Rolling Down the River

    S1:E6

    Mario and Luigi disguise themselves as Riverboat Gamblers to rescue the Princess who is held captive on Captain Koopa's sidewheeler, "The Sinister Star".

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writers:David Bennett Carren, J. Larry Carroll

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  7. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Season 1 Episode 7 - The Great Gladiator Gig
    6.6/10(53 votes)

    #7 - The Great Gladiator Gig

    S1:E7

    Our heroes think they are going to a benefit Spaghetti Dinner at the Linguini Empire Colosseum, but it's all a plot by the evil Emperor Augustus Septemberus Octoberus Koopa to feed the Marios to the lions.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:Jack Olesker

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  8. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Season 1 Episode 8 - Mario and the Beanstalk
    6.8/10(58 votes)

    #8 - Mario and the Beanstalk

    S1:E8

    When the Marios buy some magic garbanzo beans they are lead up the beanstalk to face a Giant Koopa.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:George Atkins

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  9. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Season 1 Episode 9 - Love 'Em and Leave 'Em
    6.7/10(53 votes)

    #9 - Love 'Em and Leave 'Em

    S1:E9

    The dreaded Queen Rotunda of Rotundaland falls in love with Mario when she mistakenly drinks a love potion and tries to force him into marriage.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writers:David Ehrman, Sean Roche

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  10. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Season 1 Episode 10 - Cold Spells
    7.0/10(29 votes)

    #10 - Cold Spells

    S1:E10

    When it's spring cleaning time in the castle, Link pretends to have a cold in order to get out of doing work.

    Director:John Grusd
    Writer:Phil Harnage

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  11. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Season 1 Episode 11 - The Great BMX Race
    6.4/10(54 votes)

    #11 - The Great BMX Race

    S1:E11

    To save Toad's life, Mario and Luigi are tricked into a disaster-strewn Boy's Motor Cross bicycle race with three of Koopa's sneakiest minions.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:Tony Marino

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  12. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Season 1 Episode 12 - Stars in Their Eyes
    6.3/10(43 votes)

    #12 - Stars in Their Eyes

    S1:E12

    Our heroes get chased to the Planet Quirk where Koopa has enslaved the natives and then puts the Marios into slavery, too.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writers:Eleanor Burian-Mohr, Jack Hanrahan

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  13. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Season 1 Episode 13 - Jungle Fever
    6.8/10(42 votes)

    #13 - Jungle Fever

    S1:E13

    Mario, Luigi, The Princess, and Toad hack their way through the Ama-Zone Jungle searching for Sheldon the Witch Doctor, but Koopa gets to him first.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:Larry Alexander

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  14. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Season 1 Episode 14 - Brooklyn Bound
    7.0/10(48 votes)

    #14 - Brooklyn Bound

    S1:E14

    The Marios finally find a way back to Brooklyn -- and are faced with a big decision when Koopa captures the Princess just at the moment they can return home.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writers:David Bennett Carren, J. Larry Carroll

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  15. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Season 1 Episode 15 - The White Knight
    6.4/10(33 votes)

    #15 - The White Knight

    S1:E15

    When the handsome Prince Facade shows up in Hyrule, Zelda cannot keep her eyes off of him, and Link is green with jealousy.

    Director:John Grusd
    Writer:Bob Forward

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  16. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Season 1 Episode 16 - Toad Warriors
    6.1/10(45 votes)

    #16 - Toad Warriors

    S1:E16

    King Koopa steals every drop of spaghetti sauce in Car Land, but our heroes come to the rescue of the Mushroom Colonists when Toad turns super and saves the day.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:Phil Harnage

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  17. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Season 1 Episode 17 - The Fire of Hercufleas
    6.1/10(41 votes)

    #17 - The Fire of Hercufleas

    S1:E17

    The Marios seek the help of the legendary hero Hercufleas, but find it's the hero himself who needs help to recover the "Great Balls of Fire" stolen by King Koopa.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writers:Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley

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  18. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Season 1 Episode 18 - Count Koopula
    6.5/10(53 votes)

    #18 - Count Koopula

    S1:E18

    Our heroes are lured into a spooky castle in the Land of Turtlevania where Count Koopula plans to turn the Princess into a spaghetti-sauce-sucking vampire.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:Phil Harnage

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  19. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Season 1 Episode 19 - Pirates of Koopa
    6.6/10(42 votes)

    #19 - Pirates of Koopa

    S1:E19

    Long John Koopa kidnaps the Princess and is auctioning her off to his fellow pirates when our heroes arrive in pirate disguises.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:Ted Pedersen

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  20. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Season 1 Episode 20 - Kiss 'N Tell
    6.4/10(24 votes)

    #20 - Kiss 'N Tell

    S1:E20

    When Link rescues a fair maiden from a ferocious dragon, he gets a kiss as his reward. But the maiden is one of Ganon's evil creatures in disguise, and Link is turned into a frog!

    Director:John Grusd
    Writer:Phil Harnage

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  21. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Season 1 Episode 21 - Two Plumbers and a Baby
    6.3/10(48 votes)

    #21 - Two Plumbers and a Baby

    S1:E21

    When Koopa misuses the Fountain of Youth to turn the Princess into a baby, the Marios get stuck with a big babysitting problem.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writers:David Ehrman, Sean Roche

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  22. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Season 1 Episode 22 - The Adventures of Sherlock Mario
    6.5/10(42 votes)

    #22 - The Adventures of Sherlock Mario

    S1:E22

    When Professor Koopa-arity kidnaps the brilliant criminologist Herlock Sholmes, the Marios turn detective.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:Perry Martin

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  23. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Season 1 Episode 23 - Do You Princess Toadstool Take This Koopa...?
    6.5/10(41 votes)

    #23 - Do You Princess Toadstool Take This Koopa...?

    S1:E23

    Koopa threatens to turn the Marios into rocks unless Princess Toadstool agrees to marry him.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writers:David Bennett Carren, J. Larry Carroll

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  24. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Season 1 Episode 24 - The Pied Koopa
    6.6/10(37 votes)

    #24 - The Pied Koopa

    S1:E24

    King Koopa acquires a magic flute that makes him irresistible to the children of Pastaland and he leads them all to his castle until the Marios come to their rescue.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:Phil Harnage

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  25. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Season 1 Episode 25 - Sing for the Unicorn
    6.2/10(22 votes)

    #25 - Sing for the Unicorn

    S1:E25

    You'd think a King would be safe standing on top of his own castle. But not when Ganon has managed to capture a flying Unicorn!

    Director:John Grusd
    Writer:Bob Forward

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Bird! The Bird!" is the best rated episode of "The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!" season 1. It scored 6.6/10 based on 132 votes. Directed by Dan Riba and written by Reed Shelly, Bruce Shelly, it aired on 9/4/1989. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "King Mario of Cramalot".