The Great Gladiator Gig
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| The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode | ||
| "The Great Gladiator Gig" | ||
 Tryclyde makes his animated debut as the gladiator Tryclydius. |
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| Episode no. | 6 | |
| Prod. no. | 106 | |
| Airdate | September 12, 1989 | |
| Writer(s) | Jack Olesker | |
| Plumber's log # | 603 | |
| Bowser's alter-ego | Emperor Augustus Septembres Octobres Koopa | |
| Guest star(s) | Larry Gelman | |
| Featured song | "Shaddap You Face" - Joe Dolce | |
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"The Great Gladiator Gig" is the sixth animated episode of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
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[edit] Synopsis
The Mario Bros. and Princess Peach (and Toad) have been invited to the Linguini Empire to attend a benefit spaghetti dinner to raise money for the Mushroom Kingdom Orphanage project. Unbeknownst to them, however, it is in fact a trap set by Bowser. Upon arriving at the empire's colosseum, the good guys meet the guardian, Brutius Maximus Grouchimus, who informs them that the benefit dinner may be cancelled due to plumbing problems in the catacombs. Mario offers that he and Luigi fix the plumbing ("We can fix anything if there's spaghetti involved!"), and with that in mind, Brutius takes Peach and Toad on a tour of the colosseum, accompanied by some assistant guards (actually Koopa Troopas, but the good guys somehow fail to recognize them).
Eventually, Brutius brings Peach and Toad to meet "the Emperor", whom it turns out is Emperor Augustus Septembres Octobres Koopa. Augustus promptly seizes the Princess and Toad. Meanwhile (or maybe it's supposed to be later), Brutius brings the Mario Bros. to the catacombs and then declares that "this is the place where we capture you", at which point several Koopa Troopas come out to seize the Bros. The Marios, however, manage to escape with some help from a horse who will only work for oats (he comes to a stop when Mario uses the oats against Brutius and the Troopas), but when they go through a door nearby, they end up in the stadium area with Augustus watching them.
Augustus sends out his gladiator, Tryclyde, claiming that he will set the Marios free if they can defeat him in battle. At first, Tryclyde seems to have the upper hand, but the Mario Bros. soon manage to take him down by performing a strange dance that confuses the snake and eventually causes him to collapse. Augustus, however, goes back on his word ("One of the nice things about being evil is, you get to lie a lot!") and sends out a pair of lions to eat the Marios. Mario, however, manages to convince them that Augustus, being an emperor, would be a more fitting meal for the king of the beasts, so the lions take his advice and give chase after Augustus ("Hey Koopa, slow down! We're hungry!"). Afterwards, the colosseum holds its spaghetti dinner as planned, and the good guys make enough money to build the Mushroom Orphanage.
[edit] Trivia/Goofs
- This episode is Tryclyde's animated debut.
- The use of the Roman calendar month names in Bowser's alter-ego name this episode possibly refers to Julius Caesar, whom the month July is named after.
- Mario tells Brutius to "Shaddap You Face!", a reference to the Joe Dolce song, which was a #1 hit in many countries. (Dolce is known for his Italian ancestry.) Not coincidentally, the song can be heard straight after in the original version of the episode.
[edit] Live-Action Segment: "Bonkers from Yonkers"
[edit] Synopsis
While trying to clean out the exhaust pipes, Mario suffers a blow to the head and begins to mimic a calling bird. Luigi calls up Dr. Sigmund Fruitcake and tells him the problem; the doctor theorizes that Mario is merely fantasizing about being a bird, but Mario then starts acting like a chicken. Dr. Fruitcake uses chicken therapy on him, but Luigi soon calls him up again, because now Mario thinks he's a monkey. Upon returning, the doctor manages to fully cure Mario, but now Luigi has started acting like a chicken.
