7.0/10116 votes#1 - The Bird! The Bird!
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/4/1989
While crossing the Land of Ice, Toad gets kidnapped by a Giant Birdo who thinks the Mushroom is her missing baby.
Director: Dan Riba
Writer: Bruce Shelly, Reed Shelly
6.8/1066 votes#2 - King Mario of Cramalot
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/5/1989
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
7.0/1061 votes#3 - Butch Mario & the Luigi Kid
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/6/1989
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
6.8/1058 votes#4 - Mario's Magic Carpet
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/7/1989
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
7.7/1033 votes#5 - The Ringer
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/8/1989
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
6.6/1043 votes#6 - Rolling Down the River
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/11/1989
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
Writer: J. Larry Carroll, David Bennett Carren
6.7/1043 votes#7 - The Great Gladiator Gig
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/12/1989
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
6.7/1047 votes#8 - Mario and the Beanstalk
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/13/1989
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
6.8/1042 votes#9 - Love 'Em and Leave 'Em
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/14/1989
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
Writer: Sean Roche, David Ehrman
7.5/1023 votes#10 - Cold Spells
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/15/1989
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
6.5/1046 votes#11 - The Great BMX Race
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/18/1989
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
6.5/1035 votes#12 - Stars in Their Eyes
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/19/1989
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
Writer: Jack Hanrahan, Eleanor Burian-Mohr
6.9/1034 votes#13 - Jungle Fever
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 9/20/1989
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
7.2/1040 votes#14 - Brooklyn Bound
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 9/21/1989
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
Writer: J. Larry Carroll, David Bennett Carren
6.9/1028 votes#15 - The White Knight
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 9/22/1989
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
6.5/1037 votes#16 - Toad Warriors
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 9/25/1989
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
6.4/1035 votes#17 - The Fire of Hercufleas
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 9/26/1989
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
Writer: Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley
6.8/1044 votes#18 - Count Koopula
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 9/27/1989
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
7.0/1033 votes#19 - Pirates of Koopa
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 9/28/1989
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
7.1/1020 votes#20 - Kiss'N Tell
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 9/29/1989
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
6.5/1039 votes#21 - Two Plumbers and a Baby
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 10/2/1989
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
Writer: Sean Roche, David Ehrman
6.8/1034 votes#22 - The Adventures of Sherlock Mario
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 10/3/1989
When Professor Koopa-arity kidnaps the brilliant criminologist Herlock Sholmes, the Marios turn detective.
Director: Dan Riba
Writer: Perry Martin
6.7/1033 votes#23 - Do You Princess Toadstool Take This Koopa...?
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 10/4/1989
Koopa threatens to turn the Marios into rocks unless Princess Toadstool agrees to marry him.
Director: Dan Riba
Writer: J. Larry Carroll, David Bennett Carren
7.0/1029 votes#24 - The Pied Koopa
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 10/5/1989
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
7.2/1017 votes#25 - Sing for the Unicorn
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 10/6/1989
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
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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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Bird! The Bird!" is the best rated episode of "The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!" season 1. It scored 7/10 based on 116 votes. Directed by Dan Riba and written by Bruce Shelly, Reed Shelly, it aired on 9/4/1989. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "King Mario of Cramalot".