The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (Season 1)

The Bird! The Bird! (Episode 1) 6.0

Writer: Reed Shelly

Air date: 1989-09-04

Runtime: 21 min

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

King Mario of Cramalot (Episode 2)

Writer: Perry Martin

Air date: 1989-09-05

Runtime: 23 min

Overview: 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.

Butch Mario & the Luigi Kid (Episode 3)

Writer: Phil Harnage

Air date: 1989-09-06

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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.

Mario's Magic Carpet (Episode 4)

Writer: Rowby Goren

Air date: 1989-09-07

Runtime: 22 min

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

The Ringer (Episode 5)

Writer: Bob Forward

Air date: 1989-09-08

Runtime: 22 min

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

Rolling Down the River (Episode 6)

Writer: David Bennett Carren

Air date: 1989-09-11

Runtime: 22 min

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

The Great Gladiator Gig (Episode 7)

Writer: Jack Olesker

Air date: 1989-09-12

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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.

Mario and the Beanstalk (Episode 8)

Writer: George Atkins

Air date: 1989-09-13

Runtime: 22 min

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

Love 'Em and Leave 'Em (Episode 9)

Writer: David Ehrman

Air date: 1989-09-14

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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.

Cold Spells (Episode 10)

Writer: Phil Harnage

Air date: 1989-09-15

Runtime: 22 min

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

The Great BMX Race (Episode 11)

Writer: Tony Marino

Air date: 1989-09-18

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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.

Stars in Their Eyes (Episode 12)

Writer: Eleanor Burian-Mohr

Air date: 1989-09-19

Runtime: 22 min

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

Jungle Fever (Episode 13)

Writer: Larry Alexander

Air date: 1989-09-20

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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.

Brooklyn Bound (Episode 14)

Writer: David Bennett Carren

Air date: 1989-09-21

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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.

The White Knight (Episode 15)

Writer: Bob Forward

Air date: 1989-09-22

Runtime: 22 min

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

Toad Warriors (Episode 16)

Writer: Phil Harnage

Air date: 1989-09-25

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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.

The Fire of Hercufleas (Episode 17)

Writer: Mark McCorkle

Air date: 1989-09-26

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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.

Count Koopula (Episode 18)

Writer: Phil Harnage

Air date: 1989-09-27

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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.

Pirates of Koopa (Episode 19)

Writer: Ted Pedersen

Air date: 1989-09-28

Runtime: 22 min

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

Kiss 'N Tell (Episode 20)

Writer: Phil Harnage

Air date: 1989-09-29

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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!

Two Plumbers and a Baby (Episode 21)

Writer: David Ehrman

Air date: 1989-10-02

Runtime: 22 min

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

The Adventures of Sherlock Mario (Episode 22)

Writer: Perry Martin

Air date: 1989-10-03

Runtime: 22 min

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

Do You Princess Toadstool Take This Koopa...? (Episode 23)

Writer: David Bennett Carren

Air date: 1989-10-04

Runtime: 22 min

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

The Pied Koopa (Episode 24)

Writer: Phil Harnage

Air date: 1989-10-05

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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.

Sing for the Unicorn (Episode 25)

Writer: Bob Forward

Air date: 1989-10-06

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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!

Koopenstein (Episode 26)

Writer: Phil Harnage

Air date: 1989-10-09

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Dr. Koopenstein starts the trouble by trying to steal the Marios' brains for his new invention, and then he really turns into a monster.

On Her Majesty's Sewer Service (Episode 27)

Writer: Tony Marino

Air date: 1989-10-10

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: When Princess Toadstool's chief spy (James Blond) is zapped by Koopa, Mario and Luigi turn secret agent.

Mario and Joliet (Episode 28)

Writer: Michael A. Medlock

Air date: 1989-10-11

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Our heroes arrive for the wedding of Romero and Joliet, only to find Koopa has reignited the feud between the two lovers' families.

Too Hot to Handle (Episode 29)

Writer: Brad Wilson

Air date: 1989-10-12

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Koopa has imprisoned the Fire God of Lavalava Land and forces the natives to sacrifice the Princess Toadstool to the local volcano.

That Sinking Feeling (Episode 30)

Writer: Dennis O'Flaherty

Air date: 1989-10-13

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Ganon has a new toy: an Overworld Magnet, capable of pulling any object in the Overworld down into the Underworld.

Hooded Robin and His Mario Men (Episode 31)

Writer: Mark McCorkle

Air date: 1989-10-16

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: The Marios arrive in Sharewood Forest and help the Hooded Robin recover the gold coins that the rich Sheriff of Koopingham has stolen from the poor.

20,000 Koopas Under the Sea (Episode 32)

Writer: David Bennett Carren

Air date: 1989-10-17

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Our heroes travel to Oceanworld where they discover Captain Koopa-Nemo is using a super submarine to terrorize the Mushroom People.

Mighty McMario and the Pot of Gold (Episode 33)

Writer: Brooks Wachtel

Air date: 1989-10-18

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: When a Leprechaun our heroes meet in Shamrock Land asks them to help recover his Pot O'Gold Coins stolen by Koopa, the Marios can only say "yes".

Mario Meets Koop-zilla (Episode 34)

Writer: Perry Martin

Air date: 1989-10-19

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Koopa has eaten Dr. T. Garden's secret weapon -- Super Sushi -- and has been transformed into the huge monster "Koopzilla" who is terrorizing the city of Sayonara.

Doppelganger (Episode 35)

Writer: Eve Forward

Air date: 1989-10-20

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: When Zelda finds a huge and beautiful mirror in her room, she naturally assumes that it is a present from Link. But in fact it is a present from Ganon -- as Zelda soon discovers!

Koopa Klaus (Episode 36)

Writer: Jack Olesker

Air date: 1989-10-23

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: When the evil Koopa Claus (Bah Humkoop!) tries to stop Christmas, the Marios come to Santa's rescue and Toad learns the true spirit of giving.

Mario and the Red Baron Koopa (Episode 37)

Writer: John Vornholt

Air date: 1989-10-24

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: When Koopa teams up with the dreaded sky turtle Lakatu, our heroes head for an aerial dogfight in their flying carpet biplane.

The Unzappables (Episode 38) 10.0

Writer: Perry Martin

Air date: 1989-10-25

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Mario and his friends travel to Mobsterland where they discover the city is being terrorized by the notorious gangster Al Koopone.

Bad Rap (Episode 39)

Writer: Kevin O'Donnell

Air date: 1989-10-26

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Koopa kidnaps the King of Rapland where everyone speaks in rap rhyme and it's up to the rapping Marios to save the day.

Underworld Connections (Episode 40)

Writer: Bob Forward

Air date: 1989-10-27

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Ganon's evil creatures attack the castle and break the Triforce into three pieces.

The Mark of Zero (Episode 41)

Writer: Jack Olesker

Air date: 1989-10-30

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Mario and Luigi come to El Desertland's rescue against the evil Capitan El Koopa by donning black masks and capes to become the legendary heros "Zero" and "Zero Plus One".

The Ten Koopmandments (Episode 42)

Writer: Perry Martin

Air date: 1989-10-31

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Our heroes travel to Desertland where they discover Koop-Tut has enslaved the Desertlanders and is enforcing an evil set of rules known as the Ten Koopmandments.

The Koopas Are Coming! The Koopas Are Coming! (Episode 43)

Writer: Ted Pedersen

Air date: 1989-11-01

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Our heroes come to the rescue of General George Washingtoad by helping him cross the Delawide River to defeat the Redcoat Koopa's army.

The Trojan Koopa (Episode 44)

Writer: Mark McCorkle

Air date: 1989-11-02

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: When King Koopa holds the Princess captive in his impregnable island fortress, the Marios get inside by hiding in a wooden "Trojan Koopa."

Stinging a Stinger (Episode 45)

Writer: Bob Forward

Air date: 1989-11-03

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Link rescues an old man named Sleazenoze from attackers in the woods, and as a reward, the old man gives Link a brand-new fancy sword in exchange for his old one.

Quest For Pizza (Episode 46)

Writer: Martha Moran

Air date: 1989-11-06

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: When Caveman Alley Koopa poisons Mario, his three friends have to find a way to make pre-historic pizza to save his life.

The Great Gold Coin Rush (Episode 47)

Writer: David Bennett Carren

Air date: 1989-11-07

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: The Marios discover the Mother Lode of Gold Coins, but -- Klaimjump Koopa rides in and takes over.

Elvin Lives (Episode 48)

Writer: David Bennett Carren

Air date: 1989-11-08

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: The Marios, the Princess, and Toad arrive in Sock Hop Land to save the music king Elvin Parsley from Greaser Koopa.

Plumbers Academy (Episode 49)

Writer: Martha Moran

Air date: 1989-11-09

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: In a flashback to their days of Basic Draining at the Brooklyn Academy of Plumbing, Mario and Luigi tell of their troubles with Drain Sergeant Kooperman and why the President of the United States called them to the White House.

Hitch in the Works (Episode 50)

Writer: Bob Forward

Air date: 1989-11-10

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: When Ganon captures Zelda, he has a most evil plot in mind: using the Crystal of Control he has just discovered, he will force Zelda to marry him -- and then Hyrule will be under his control!

Karate Koopa (Episode 51)

Writer: David Schwartz

Air date: 1989-11-13

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Our heroes return to the oriental city of Sayonara where they combat Karate Koopa and his Ninja Ninjiis with the martial art of Plumb-Fu.

Mario of the Apes (Episode 52)

Writer: Mark McCorkle

Air date: 1989-11-14

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Mario loses his memory in the middle of the jungle and is adopted by two apes who rename him Marzan.

Princess, I Shrunk the Mario Brothers (Episode 53)

Writer: David Bennett Carren

Air date: 1989-11-15

Overview: When Toad accidentally spills a shrinking potion on the Marios they must overcome the perils of giant Troopas, drain pipes filled with monster-sized bugs, and Koopa's big feet.

Little Red Riding Princess (Episode 54)

Writer: Jack Olesker

Air date: 1989-11-16

Overview: Our heroes have come to Winterland so the Princess can visit her grandmother, but Koopa sees her crossing the forest all alone and plays big bad wolf.

Fairies in the Spring (Episode 55)

Writer: Marsha Forward

Air date: 1989-11-17

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: When King Harkinnian decides to build a Royal Water Park for the enjoyment of all his subjects during the hot weather, it seems like a simple enough project. But a hitch rapidly develops when the water park construction suffers a a series of strange attacks by water creatures!

The Provolone Ranger (Episode 56) 10.0

Writer: Mark McCorkle

Air date: 1989-11-20

Overview: Mario teams up with a friendly mushroom Indian named Pronto to rescue his friends from Billy The Koopa in the Wild West.

Escape From Koopatraz (Episode 57)

Writer: Phil Harnage

Air date: 1989-11-21

Overview: The Marios, the Princess, and Toad are captured by Koopa and sent to his island dungeon Koopatraz where they engineer a daring escape.

Mario of the Deep (Episode 58)

Writer: Perry Martin

Air date: 1989-11-22

Overview: Koopa has moved his underhandedness under the sea, has captured King Neptune, and is forcing the Mermushrooms to loot the sunken ships of gold coins.

Flatbush Koopa (Episode 59)

Writer: Martha Moran

Air date: 1989-11-23

Overview: The Marios return to Brooklyn to find that Koopa has taken over and renamed the City Kooplyn.

The Missing Link (Episode 60)

Writer: Bob Forward

Air date: 1989-11-24

Runtime: 15 min

Overview: Ganon, attempting to capture Link with a magical zapblast, succeeds in capturing his body, but not his spirit.

Raiders of the Lost Mushroom (Episode 61)

Writer: Perry Martin

Air date: 1989-11-27

Overview: Indiana Mario and his friends travel to Jungleland in search of a legendary golden statuette -- "The Lost Mushroom."

Crocodile Mario (Episode 62)

Writer: David Schwartz

Air date: 1989-11-28

Overview: Our heroes arrive in Down Under Land and have to save the Outback Mushroom People from Kangaroo Koopa and an army of crocodiles.

Star Koopa (Episode 63)

Writer: Phil Harnage

Air date: 1989-11-29

Overview: Our heroes are chased through space by Darth Koopa and thrown into the Intergalactic Insinkerator.

Robo Koopa (Episode 64)

Writer: Kevin O'Donnell

Air date: 1989-11-30

Overview: Koopa forces the brilliant scientist Dr. Nerdnick to turn him into a half-robot, half-Koopa monster.

The Moblins Are Revolting (Episode 65) 8.5

Writer: Eve Forward

Air date: 1989-12-01

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: When Ganon's evil creatures suffer yet another humiliating defeat at the hands of Link, they decide that Ganon's stupid plans are to blame.