Club Mario
- This article is about the television series that replaced the live-action segments forThe Super Mario Bros. Super Show! For other uses, seeClub Mario (disambiguation).
- Not to be confused withMario Club Co., Ltd. orSuper Mario Club (television series).
| Club Mario | |||
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| General information | |||
| Format | Children's television series | ||
| Director | Kevin O'Donnell | ||
| Writers | Kevin O'Donnell Jeff Rose Michael Anthony Rawlins Chris Coombs | ||
| Composer | Eric Allaman | ||
| Country of origin | United States of America | ||
| Original language | English | ||
| Translation | Mandarin (China) (onlyThe Unzappables segment) | ||
| Rating |
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| Number of seasons | 1 | ||
| Number of episodes | 65 | ||
| Production | |||
| Executive producers | Kevin O'Donnell Eric Schotz | ||
| Production companies | Bull Dolphin, Inc DIC Entertainment | ||
| Distributor | Viacom Enterprises[1] | ||
| Camera | Christopher Mulligan Mark Edelstein James Hunziker Randy Rogers Blake Hottle | ||
| Runtime | 20 minutes | ||
| Broadcast | |||
| Channel |  First-run syndication | ||
| First aired | May 14, 1990[1] | ||
| Last aired | August 10, 1990[?] | ||
| Status | Ended | ||
| Chronology | |||
| Related programs | The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! | ||
- Youth seven years and olderThrough 1990 to 1991,Club Mario replaced the original live-action segments ofThe Super Mario Bros. Super Show![1] The series centers around twoSuper Mario-obsessed teenagers,Tommy Treehugger andCo-MC, who are the co-hosts of their own show attheir titular studio. The hosts are played byChris Coombs andMichael Anthony Rawlins respectively.
Cast[edit]
- Chris Coombs asTommy Treehugger
- Michael Anthony Rawlins asCo-MC andEvil Eric
- Kurt Weldon asDr. Know-It-All
- Victoria Delaney asTammy Treehugger
- Jeff Rose asBig Kid
- James Abbott asThe Band
- Shanti Kahn asPrincess Centauri
Episodes[edit]
Recurring segments[edit]
On the show, there are several recurring segments.
"Are You Bogus?"[edit]
- Main article:Are You Bogus?
In "Are You Bogus?", Tommy Treehugger and Co-MC interview a guest atClub Mario, asking them questions to determine if they are who they claim to be.
"Celluloid Rating"[edit]
In "Celluloid Rating," Tommy and Co-MC watch popular films and then rate them based on how they felt about the film.
Featured films[edit]
- A Fine Mess ("Mario's Magic Carpet")
- The Invisible Man ("Stars in Their Eyes")
- The Adventures of Baron Munchausen ("The Fire of Hercufleas")
"Dr. Know-It-All"[edit]
In "Dr. Know-It-All," Tommy and Co-MC ask a man namedDr. Know-It-All a question, but when he attempts to answer, they decide they do not want to hear his answer anymore, usually because his answers are incorrect. Sometimes, Co-MC or Tommy bet Dr. Know-It-All's answers are incorrect. Occasionally, Dr. Know-It-All's answers are correct, causing an argument between Tommy and Co-MC. Dr. Know-It-All was played byKurt Weldon, a crew member who wrote several episodes of theSuper Mario cartoons, as well as its corresponding showCaptain N: The Game Master.
Spaced Out Theater[edit]
Spaced Out Theater is a show that Tommy Treehugger and Co-MC watch while "satellite surfing" on Thursdays and Fridays. It is hosted byPrincess Centauri, a green alien woman bookending an edited version of another show calledPhoton, produced byDIC Entertainment, with all of the copyrighted songs replaced with original music. During the segment, she often makes witty remarks about Bhodi Li and his partners' adventures in attempting to find the titular Photon crystals located on every planet they visit.
Featured clips[edit]
- "The Recruit" ("Mario Meets Koop-zilla," "Doppelganger")
- "Queen's Pawn" ("The Trojan Koopa," "Stinging a Stinger")
- "Skin Deep" ("Flatbush Koopa," "The Missing Link")
- "Dinosaur" ("Robo Koopa," "The Moblins are Revolting")
- "Deadly Thorns" ("Mario's Magic Carpet," "The Ringer")
- "No Laughing Matter" ("Love 'Em and Leave 'Em," "Cold Spells")
- "Space Terror" ("Brooklyn Bound," "The White Knight")
- "Necessity and Invention" ("Pirates of Koopa," "Kiss'n Tell")
- "Friends and Enemies" ("The Pied Koopa," "Sing for the Unicorn")
- "Maze of Fear" ("Too Hot to Handle," "That Sinking Feeling")
Big Kid Theater[edit]
Big Kid Theater is a show that Tommy Treehugger and Co-MC watch while "satellite surfing." It is hosted by its titular characterBig Kid, "the biggest 10-year old," played byJeff Rose. During the segments, he shows clips of old black-and-white films, such asTarzan the Ape Man.
Featured films[edit]
- Tarzan the Ape Man ("Mario's Magic Carpet")
- Radar Men from the Moon ("Rolling Down the River," "The Great BMX Race")
Staff[edit]
- Main article:List of Club Mario staff
Gallery[edit]
- For this subject's image gallery, seeGallery:Club Mario.
Co-MC, (foreground) Tommy Treehugger, (background) and James (distance)
Tommy Treehugger
Tommy Treehugger (left) and Co-MC (right)
Princess Centauri, hostess ofSpaced Out Theater
James
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese(Simplified) | 马力欧俱乐部[2] Mǎlì'ōu Jùlèbù(Mandarin) | Club Mario |
Notes[edit]
- TheMario doll featured in many of theClub Mario segments is the 1989 Mario doll fromApplause.
- On streaming releases and the YouTube upload by WildBrain, theClub Mario segment is included for "The Unzappables" instead ofits original live-action segment.[3] It is also the only segment of the show to be dubbed inMandarin Chinese.
References[edit]
- ^abc"DIC Enterprises has signed Eric Schotz and Kevin O'Donnell to produce "Club Mario," a new live-action five-minute segment intended to "freshen" Super Mario Bros. Super Show for its second season of syndication in 1990-91 (BROADCASTING, May 14), according to a spokeswoman for distributor Viacom Enterprises." – Broadcasting Magazine (May 28, 1990).Join the club (PDF).World Radio History. Page 53. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
- ^【古早动画片】玛丽兄弟的超级秀中文配音版(合集21-40)
- ^Super Mario Brothers Super Show 136 - THE UNZAPPABLES
