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June 14, 2005
"Do The Mario" On DVD, Zelda Too
UPDATE: There's been a delay.
"Hey paisanos! It's The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!" Animated News has a report stating that the complete series of the 1989-90 cartoon/live action programs The Super Mario Bros. Super Show and Friday special The Legend of Zelda are headed to DVD this coming October in 4-volume and 3-volume sets respectively. A "best of" Super Mario DVD has been available for some time, but die-hard fans out there can now finish off their collections.
Like most young Nintendo fans of the era, I was hooked on these cartoons when they originally aired (despite the corny live action Mario and Luigi segments and off-model animation). My family had a satellite dish at the time and every Sunday afternoon when the show's syndicator would air the week's episodes for the affiliates to record in a three hour block I'd plop myself down in front of the TV and watch. Good times. I can't say that I'll be picking up these DVDs, but it's good to know that the shows will be available for today's young fans.
Posted by MattG on June 14, 2005 at 01:15 PM in Nintendo, Retro/Classic | Permalink
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peace, love, recycle! remember that?
Posted by: drippy | Jun 15, 2005 8:49:05 AM
I watched the Zelda cartoons for the first time earlier this year. They were never aired in Australia, even though Mario Bros. was.
Safe to say, I won't be buying the DVD either.
Posted by: -al | Jun 15, 2005 10:47:22 AM
What about Captain N? I demand Captain N!
Posted by: Kyle | Jun 15, 2005 2:53:37 PM
Captain N is on the DVD. If you remember, it was a short cartoon played during Mario bros. I heard in Japan, Link and Captain N had their own shows.
Posted by: Michael | Jun 15, 2005 4:24:53 PM
In the US, the Super Mario Bros. Super Show each weekday was followed up by Captain N and Super Mario Bros. 3 cartoon series on Saturday mornings. This was followed later by a combination show that featured 15 minutes of each, and then finally both got cancelled but the advent of the SNES led to a Super Mario World cartoon on Saturday mornings. (Bowser: 'Remember.. Oogtar spelled backwards is Ratgoo')
Posted by: Me | Jun 15, 2005 5:28:28 PM
yoshi like snack after all.
any word on the Super Mario World cartoon dvd?
Posted by: Reies | Jun 15, 2005 11:57:56 PM
Yay, my life is now complete!!!
Posted by: Matthew | Jun 16, 2005 12:57:20 PM
Man... this is awesome, I remember the Mario cartoon, but I don't remember the Zelda one. OH well, guess I'll have to get them.
Posted by: Cookie | Jun 16, 2005 9:48:03 PM
Hey! That's just great... This was posted on my birthday too!
The SMBSS segments were pretty much reinactments of old stories (with mario characters), but the Zelda series was just so very awesome.
I, too, wish to know more about the Super Mario World DVD. Oh and anyone remember when the Ghostbusters appeared on the show? LMAO
Posted by: Josh | Jun 19, 2005 4:22:20 AM
It has a bunch of old shows including Super Mario Brothers and Zelda
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/tv/
Posted by: Code | Jun 20, 2005 1:59:32 AM
I wish they just relise (I know I am a lousy speller so don't remind me) that %$%^%%& DVD because with shows like drawn together, south park and inau.... inauyed...
that silver hair guy with the big sword and the MC hammer pants i need real entertanment cause if I don't get it I'm gona go crazy
Posted by: FREAKMARS | Oct 21, 2005 12:20:33 PM
OK now your just p****** me off RELEASE THAT STUPID DVD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
Posted by: freakmars | Nov 9, 2005 11:28:40 PM
Mario and Luigi's eyes look really cute!
Posted by: Stuoid | Apr 20, 2007 9:11:10 PM
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