The Pasta Power Hour

5: One All You Got, Coming Right Up!

We cover the episode "Rolling Down the River" of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. Our heroes find themselves in the midst of a high-stakes steamboat race across the River World that "Captain" Koopa aims to win by any means necessary. With Princess Toadstool (unfortunately) and Toad (fortunately) relegated to the background by way of imprisonment aboard Koopa's ship, the Mario bros. are instead aided by a certain famous American writer and a character that wouldn't be totally out of place in the worse parts of said writer's books. Meanwhile, Mario Bros. Plumbing sees the pale student of unhallowed arts kneeling beside the thing he had put together.

4: There's a Fungus Among Us!

We cover the episode "Mario's Magic Carpet" of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. This time our heroes are whisked away to a world of questionable depictions of Middle Easterners and possibly just as questionable references to 1960s sitcoms. Meanwhile, Mario Bros. Plumbing predicts Rule 63. "Supermario Brothers" by Ambassadors of Funk, © 1993 Living Beat. The Super Mario Brothers Super Show is © 1989 Nintendo of America. Mario and all other associated characters & trademarks are the property of Nintendo.

3: He Who Koops and Runs Away Lives to Koop Another Day

We cover the episode "King Mario of Cramalot" of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show. Our heroes head to the eponymous land of "damsels in distress and knights in shining armor" and encounter neither of those things, the writer tries to rip off The Princess Bride, and the animators and editors just about give up completely. Meanwhile, Mario Bros. Plumbing is involved in a hostage situation. "Supermario Brothers" by Ambassadors of Funk, © 1993 Living Beat. The Super Mario Brothers Super Show is © 1989 Nintendo of America. Mario and all other associated characters & trademarks are the property of Nintendo.

2: Yo, I Need A Doctor!

This episode covers the episode "Butch Mario and the Luigi Kid" of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. The gang goes down to the OOOOOOOL' WEST, Luigi's somehow even unluckier and more error-prone than you'd expect, and we see one of the most remarkable prison break scenes in television history. Meanwhile, Mario Bros. Plumbing deals with the United States Army. "Casa Bossa Nova" by Kevin MacLeod · Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3481-casa-bossa-nova · License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license "Supermario Brothers" by Ambassadors of Funk, © 1993 Living Beat. The Super Mario Brothers Super Show is © 1989 Nintendo of America. Mario and all other associated characters & trademarks are the property of Nintendo.

1: If I Want My Feet Licked I'll Ask For It

The show starts off stronger than anybody could've expected with an absolutely hilarious and instantly iconic first episode that sets the tone for what's to come. I'm talking about the TV show here, by the way, not this podcast. The Super Mario Brothers Super Show! credits sequence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65uNCLBTje0 Super Mario Wiki on "The Bird! The Bird!": https://www.mariowiki.com/The_Bird!_The_Bird! The Super Mario Brothers Super Show is © 1989 Nintendo of America. Mario and all other associated characters & trademarks are the property of Nintendo. The song used in the opening is "Supermario Brothers" by Ambassadors of Funk, © 1993 Living Beat.