The voice acting was... okay. the animation was okay. the story was okay. EVERYTHING was just OKAY. and that's the problem. for a show to be good, it needs episodes that can be considered great or awful. the middle area leaves for a forgetful episode. and ALL the episodes were in the middle area. many people remember the series, but none of the episodes. however, younger kids may get a liking to it, as seen when my little brother watched it for 2 hours yesterday. I'd say it's a good show for kids aged 4-9.

This is easily the worst cartoon show on the planet. The animation is weird, the plots are inane, the jokes are dumb, and the acting is downright laughable. It's the perfect blend for cheesy B-movie. The show starts with one of the silliest songs imaginable, and goes right on in to the live action segment, where Mario always seems like he's not all there, Luigi never helps Mario at all, and dozens if characters you don't know and/or don't care about stop by for... Well no reason most of the time. The sound effects, while taken straight from the game, always seem inappropriate for scene. Finally, after the cartoon Mario gang does some pasta related parody, the show ends with live action Mario singing "Do the Mario", possibly the dumbest dance ever. And Lou looks drunk out of his mind the whole time.This show is so ridiculous, it's an absolute riot. If you're looking for pure campy fun, look no further than "The Super Mario Brothers Super Show".

I love the Super Mario video games. Who doesn't? Since 1985, Mario, his young brother Luigi, the beautiful Princess Peach, and other memorable characters adored video game players from generation to generation. However, there is one TV show that should be forgotten for a long time: The Super Mario Bros Super Show. Wow, what a long title!!! I don't hate Lou Albano and Danny Wells because hey, at least they were the only actors who put effort in the life action segments. It's the animated segments I'm having a problem with. Princess Peach, Toad, and Bowser(He is called King Koopa in this TV series) look positively, absolutely, indubitably NOTHING like themselves from the video games! There are these sappy jokes involving spaghetti, pasta, and countless Italian made food products(Not that I don't like Italian made products since I'm 1/4th Italian). Also, the animation is abysmal. Is it me or is the animation done by the same nincompoops who did the poorly animated pre-1980's Hanna-Babara cartoons? And finally, why couldn't you make a face for the guy who's supposed to look like a parody of Indiana Jones? Are you that lazy?!! This is the laziest TV series in the history of TV Land and it should have stick to the live-action sitcom-like segments involving Mario(Lou Albano) and Luigi(Danny Wells). Lazy is as lazy does, that's all I could say.

Contrary to what many claim, Mario's first initial cartoon appearance was NOT the Super Mario Bros. Super Show. Rather, it was in an obscure Donkey Kong cartoon that aired as part of Saturday Supercade during the early-1980s, before Nintendo rose into prominence. You wouldn't have noticed, because in that cartoon, Mario was a generic guy who pursued the big dumb ape. But that's irrelevant, because before 85, Mario wasn't a big deal. After '85, he practically salvaged the video gaming industry and got a cartoon out of it.Every Mario cartoon had the same basic plot; evil King Koopa (Bowser, although he never goes by that name in the cartoon) wrecks havoc in various worlds of the Mushroom Kingdom and it's up to Mario, faithful brother Luigi, loyal Mushroom Retainer Toad, and the Princess (when she isn't kidnapped) to spoil his nefarious plans. Rinse, lather, and repeat.Odd thing was that this had more in common with Super Mario Bros. 2 (Mario USA to Japanese folk - the less said, the better) than it did the original game, but I'm not complaining.The way I see it, the cartoon (and even the Captain Lou Albano live skits) was what truly defined Mario as an Italian plumber from Brooklyn who enjoyed eating pasta rather than this fat plumber who ate mushrooms, something that the games depicted. The cartoon stayed true to the original games, as opposed to the later movie which was a bastardization of what was good and wholesome. The stories are rather cheesy, crude, and cheap parodies of certain series and movies, but who cares? They were fun and back then, that's all you really needed.The animation was decent for its time. You have some minor technical errors here and there (sometimes Mario would be speaking with Luigi's voice, or his hat would be the wrong color), but these things happens in all the old cartoons (see the old Ninja Turtles as a good example - yes, you know who you are!) The voices were pretty good; nothing great, but alright nonetheless. Characterizations were pretty good (even though it's based off a video game and you actually had no frame of reference as far as characterization goes).Of course, the cartoon is only part of the show. Bookending the cartoon are live-action skits featuring Captain Lou as Mario and this other guy as Luigi, in their Brooklyn basement, where they have to deal with these guest stars' problems. I'm not just talking nameless hacks looking for a quick buck, but actual stars whom were popular at the time. Like the cartoons, the skits were cheesy but fun. And it's always a welcome sight to see Captain Lou make an idiot out of himself by doing the Mario. (Now, if the REAL Mario were to have done that in any of the modern Mario games, it would have actually prompted me to buy a modern Nintendo system.)Every Friday, they'd throw in a little Zelda cartoon. Back then, when I first saw them, I never touched the original game, but still enjoyed them nonetheless... although these days, hearing Link whine "Excuse Me, Princess" every fifth minute irritates me to no end.After some time, the Super Mario Bros. Super Show changed its format and became Club Mario. While you had the same IL' good cartoons, instead of live Mario and Luigi, you had two 'hip' guys in a messed-up apartment with lots of stuff that boggles the mind. Every once in a while, they have actual 'storylines' such as one guy's evil twin trying to take over the show. Sometimes, I wish good IL' Koopa showed up during the Mario Bros' off-day and took over the show so he could cancel it, because even back then, it was bad.Even today, it's still a good wholesome cartoon that's good for a few laughs and maybe can be genuinely enjoyed. I think you can find them on Yahoo somewhere, who airs the shows online. Check 'em out if you have the chance.