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The Worst Episodes of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

Every episode of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!!

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In 1989 the two most famous plumbers from Brooklyn burst out of the Nintendo game world and onto television screens across America. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! aired weekday afternoons and brought Mario, Luigi,

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#1 - Mario's Magic Carpet
S1:E49/7/1989
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
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Director:Dan Riba
Writer:Rowby Goren
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#2 - The Ringer
S1:E59/8/1989
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
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Director:John Grusd
Writer:Bob Forward
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#3 - Rolling Down the River
S1:E69/11/1989
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
Writers:David Bennett Carren, J. Larry Carroll
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Director:Dan Riba
Writers:David Bennett Carren, J. Larry Carroll
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#4 - The Great Gladiator Gig
S1:E79/12/1989
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
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Director:Dan Riba
Writer:Jack Olesker
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#5 - Mario and the Beanstalk
S1:E89/13/1989
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
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Director:Dan Riba
Writer:George Atkins
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#6 - Love 'Em and Leave 'Em
S1:E99/14/1989
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
Writers:David Ehrman, Sean Roche
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Director:Dan Riba
Writers:David Ehrman, Sean Roche

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#7 - Cold Spells
S1:E109/15/1989
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
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Director:John Grusd
Writer:Phil Harnage
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#8 - The Great BMX Race
S1:E119/18/1989
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
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Director:Dan Riba
Writer:Tony Marino
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#9 - Stars in Their Eyes
S1:E129/19/1989
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
Writers:Eleanor Burian-Mohr, Jack Hanrahan
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Director:Dan Riba
Writers:Eleanor Burian-Mohr, Jack Hanrahan
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#10 - Jungle Fever
S1:E139/20/1989
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
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Director:Dan Riba
Writer:Larry Alexander
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#11 - Brooklyn Bound
S1:E149/21/1989
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
Writers:David Bennett Carren, J. Larry Carroll
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Writers:David Bennett Carren, J. Larry Carroll
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#12 - The White Knight
S1:E159/22/1989
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
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Director:John Grusd
Writer:Bob Forward
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#13 - Toad Warriors
S1:E169/25/1989
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
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Director:Dan Riba
Writer:Phil Harnage
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#14 - The Fire of Hercufleas
S1:E179/26/1989
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
Writers:Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley
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Director:Dan Riba
Writers:Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley
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#15 - Count Koopula
S1:E189/27/1989
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
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Director:Dan Riba
Writer:Phil Harnage
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#16 - Pirates of Koopa
S1:E199/28/1989
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
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Director:Dan Riba
Writer:Ted Pedersen
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#17 - Kiss 'N Tell
S1:E209/29/1989
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
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Director:John Grusd
Writer:Phil Harnage
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#18 - Two Plumbers and a Baby
S1:E2110/2/1989
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
Writers:David Ehrman, Sean Roche
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Writers:David Ehrman, Sean Roche
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#19 - The Adventures of Sherlock Mario
S1:E2210/3/1989
When Professor Koopa-arity kidnaps the brilliant criminologist Herlock Sholmes, the Marios turn detective.
Director:Dan Riba
Writer:Perry Martin
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Director:Dan Riba
Writer:Perry Martin
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#20 - Do You Princess Toadstool Take This Koopa...?
S1:E2310/4/1989
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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Director:Dan Riba
Writers:David Bennett Carren, J. Larry Carroll
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#21 - The Pied Koopa
S1:E2410/5/1989
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
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Writer:Phil Harnage
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#22 - Sing for the Unicorn
S1:E2510/6/1989
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
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Director:John Grusd
Writer:Bob Forward
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#23 - Koopenstein
S1:E2610/9/1989
Dr. Koopenstein starts the trouble by trying to steal the Marios' brains for his new invention, and then he really turns into a monster.
Director:Dan Riba
Writer:Phil Harnage
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Director:Dan Riba
Writer:Phil Harnage
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#24 - On Her Majesty's Sewer Service
S1:E2710/10/1989
When Princess Toadstool's chief spy (James Blond) is zapped by Koopa, Mario and Luigi turn secret agent.
Director:Dan Riba
Writer:Tony Marino
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Director:Dan Riba
Writer:Tony Marino
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#25 - Mario and Joliet
S1:E2810/11/1989
Our heroes arrive for the wedding of Romero and Joliet, only to find Koopa has reignited the feud between the two lovers' families.
Director:Dan Riba
Writers:Michael A. Medlock, David Tischman
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Director:Dan Riba
Writers:Michael A. Medlock, David Tischman

Worst Episodes Summary

"Mario's Magic Carpet" is the worst rated episode of "The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Dan Riba and written by Rowby Goren, it aired on 9/7/1989. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Ringer".