Super Mario World (TV series)

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Super Mario World
SuperMarioWorldEndingIntroSequenceTitle.jpg
Title card
Genre
Based onSuper Mario World
by Nintendo
Directed byJohn Grusd
Voices of
Theme music composerMark Mothersbaugh
Opening theme"Super Mario World"
Ending theme"Super Mario World" (Instrumental)
ComposerMichael Tavera
Country of originItaly
Canada
United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerAndy Heyward
ProducerJohn Grusd
Running time20–23 minutes
Production companies
  • DIC Animation City
  • Nintendo of America
DistributorRysher Entertainment (1992-1993)
Release
Original network
Picture formatNTSC
Audio formatStereo
Original releaseSeptember 14 (1991-09-14) –
December 7, 1991 (1991-12-07)[1]
Chronology
Preceded byThe Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990)

Super Mario World is an animated television series based on the video game of the same name by Nintendo. It is the third animated series based on the Mario video game series. 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. The animation was provided by Pacific Rim Productions.

The animated series featured the same voice actors who had performed in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3. However, unlike its two predecessors, to align with the game it is based on, Toad is completely absent in this series (he was absent in the Super Mario World game), an exclusive character not featured in the games called Oogtar, a clumsy caveboy, appears in his place (in which both characters were voiced by John Stocker) and Yoshi appears as one of the main characters in the show. 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 licensed music were required for this show, leaving the show completely untouched for syndication and home media releases. Certain episodes of the series were created to meet the newly implemented guidelines set forth by the Children's Television Act.[2]

In 1992, these episodes were included as part of the Captain N and the Video Game Masters syndication package by Rysher Entertainment.[3]

Cast[]

Episodes[]

Main article: List of Super Mario episodes

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 MRA Entertainment.

NCircle Entertainment (under license from WildBrain) has also released the series in two volumes. They later released the complete series in one set (without Captain N episodes).[7]

Release name Ep # Distributor Release date Additional information
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
  • Select Episode Previews
  • Storyboard-to-Screen: Opening Title Sequence
  • Original Concept Art: Yoshi
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
  • Storyboard-to-Screen: Opening Title Sequence
  • Original Concept Art: Yoshi

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 in August 2017. 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 dedicated to Tony Rosato and Harvey Atkin, who died during its production.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Los Angeles Times; September 14, 1991 and December 7, 1991 TV listings
  2. ^ Walsh, Mark (October 7, 1992). "TV Stations Faulted for Dearth of Educational Fare". Education Week. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "A sampling of the programming wares at INTV" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1992-01-13. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  4. ^ "Every Actor Who Played Mario In Movies & TV Shows". ScreenRant. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  5. ^ Says, Mrtaco (13 January 2017). "Tony Rosato, The Cartoon Voice Of Luigi, Dead At 62". Kotaku Australia. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Harvey Atkin, Voice Of King Koopa In Super Mario Bros. Cartoons, Passes Away". GAMING. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Super Mario World: The Complete Series: Animated, NCircle Entertainment: Movies & TV". Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  8. ^ Fennimore, Jack (August 30, 2017). "WATCH: Mama Luigi Reanimated By Over 227 Animators". Heavy. Heavy, Inc. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

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