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A Birdo mistakes Toad for her missing baby and kidnaps him, thus Mario, Luigi and Princess Toadstool must rescue him while avoiding Koopa's attacks.

Mario, Luigi, Toad and Toadstool come to Cramalot and meet Mervin. Koopa has moved into the king's castle after his death and crowned himself King. Mario finds a golden plunger, but it gets taken by Koopa. They are taken to a dungeon, but luckily Mervin saves them, and gives Mario Excalibur. They then fight Koopa who gets defeated. The plot of the episode is based on the legendary British ruler King Arthur.

King Koopa kidnaps Princess Toadstool, and Mario, Luigi, and Toad are made outlaws by Mouser. They end up getting tricked into imprisonment. This episode is based on the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

When Princess Toadstool winds up as the wench of an evil sultan, the Super Mario Bros. and Toad try to rescue her with the help of a bitter genie. This episode's plot is based upon the story of Aladdin.

Link has grown bored with his lifestyle in Hyrule and seeks a true 'hero's' life, finding Zelda the only comfort worth having. Meanwhile, Zelda holds a wizarding competition and Ganon uses it as a plan to sneak into the castle and steal the Triforce. After he is discovered, Link and Zelda set aside their differences in order to stop him from escaping.

Mario and Luigi help a certain Mark Twang (based on Mark Twain) win a riverboat race against Koopa and save Princess Toadstool and Toad who were kidnapped.

Koopa hosts a fake spaghetti dinner to trap Princess Toadstool and Toad, then forces the Super Mario Bros. to fight back Tryclyde.

Mario and Luigi trade Princess Toadstool's cow for garbanzo beans. The beans grow into a beanstalk, leading the group to a castle in the sky owned by a giant Koopa. This episode's plot is based upon the fairytale of Jack and the Beanstalk.

Mario and friends are imprisoned by the obnoxious Queen Rotunda. After eating Mario's spicy ice cream, the queen accidentally drinks a love potion that makes her fall in love with Mario.

It is spring cleaning in Hyrule and Link has to pitch in, but he quickly fakes a cold in order to get sympathy, which works on Spryte. While at the market, Ganon secretly augments her powers to cause chaos at the castle in a very Fantasia-like manner, allowing him to steal the Triforce.

Mario and Luigi enter a BMX race against Mouser, Tryclyde, and a Koopa Troopa so that they can win the prize money.

Mario's group must free the natives of the planet Quirk from being Koopa's slaves.

While venturing through the Amazon Jungle to find a witch doctor, Mario, Luigi, and Toad are hit with itching powder.

Mario and Luigi meet up with another lost plumber from Brooklyn, who offers them the chance to return home.

Link and Zelda face off against an ambush of Tinsuits and an Octorock when Prince Facade, a prince from a neighboring kingdom called Arcadia, arrives and sweeps Zelda off her feet. Dejected by this "Prince Charming", Link quits his duties and prepares to leave, but Ganon knows Facade's one weakness and plans to exploit it in order to kidnap Zelda.

Koopa's road gang has stolen all the spaghetti sauce in Car Land, so Mario's group must work to get it back. This episode's plot is based upon the film Mad Max 2.

Mario and Luigi retrain an out-of-shape hero so that he can reclaim the stolen "Great Balls of Fire" from Koopa. This episode is based on the legendary Greek hero Hercules.

Mario's group enter a castle in Turtlevania, where Koopa and his minions are all monsters. This episode's plot is based on the novel Dracula.

While sailing on Captain Clump's ship, Blackbeard Koopa kidnaps Princess Toadstool in Pirate Waters, so that he can auction her off. After escaping from being eaten alive by Trouters, Mario and Luigi must pose as pirates in order to rescue her. This episode's plot is based on the opera performance of The Pirates of Penzance.

Zelda happens upon a damsel in distress, who insists on a handsome hero to rescue her from a Gleeok. When Link arrives and saves her, she rewards him with a passionate kiss, but she turns out to be a Gibdo in disguise who curses Link into a humanoid frog. Unable to be a hero in this form, Link takes the Triforce of Wisdom's advice and seeks help from the "Witch of Walls" for an answer after Zelda is kidnapped by Ganon.

Princess Toadstool falls into Koopa's Fountain of Youth and gets turned into a baby. Now Mario, Luigi and Toad must babysit her until they can find a way to get her back to her normal state. This episode's plot is based upon the film Three Men and a Baby.

Mario becomes a detective to find the missing Herlock Solmes, and to stop Koopa from flooding the city of Victoria. The episode's plot is based upon the British legendary detective Sherlock Holmes.

In order to free the Super Mario Bros. and the Mushroom People, Princess Toadstool agrees to marry Koopa, which would make him the legal ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom.

Koopa uses a flute to lure all the children of Pastaland into his castle.

Link's plans to romantically deliver flowers to Zelda are dashed when Ganon appears, attacking on the back of a unicorn. He kidnaps the king and they go to rescue him, meeting Sing, a woman from whom the unicorn had been stolen. Together they must face Ganon's traps, and rescue both the unicorn and the king from Ganon's capture.

Koopa tries to terrorize a mountain town with a robot monster, but winds up turning into a monster himself. This episode's plot is based upon the novel Frankenstein.

Mario and Luigi become spies to save Secret Agent James Blonde from Koopfinger. This episode's plot is based upon the film On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

Romano and Joliet are unable to get married due to the feud going on between their fathers, which Koopa secretly started. This episode's plot is based upon the Shakespearean play Romeo and Juliet.

Koopa and Fryguy use a fake volcano god to trick a tribe of islanders into sacrificing Princess.

After a romantic picnic is ruined by Ganon, Zelda resolves to lay an assault on his lair, but as soon as they leave, the castle, along with the king and Spryte are pulled underground by a giant magnet and they need instead to rescue their friends before Ganon finds them.

Mario's group teams up with Hooded Robin to reclaim all the gold coins that the Sheriff of Koopingham (Koopa) stole from a village. This episode's plot is based upon the British legendary outlaw Robin Hood.

Koopa scares a seaside town into making him their ruler by using a mechanical sea monster to scare them. This episode's plot is based on the 1954 film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

Mario and friends must end a leprechaun's curse of bad luck by retrieving his pot of gold coins that was stolen by Koopa.

After eating Super Sushi, Koopa has grown enormous, and is terrorizing the city of Sayonara. This episode's plot is based on the film series Godzilla.

Zelda receives a magic mirror, which suddenly creates an evil double of her. With the real Zelda kidnapped, the fake is tasked to trick Link into taking the Triforce of Wisdom into the underworld, where it will be easy for Ganon to capture.

Koopa kidnaps Santa Claus in order to ruin Christmas, and Princess Toadstool is angry at Toad for seemingly caring about his snowboard more than wanting to save Santa.

Mario and Luigi take to the skies to stop Koopa and Lakitu from taking over Pastaland, with the help of a used magic carpet salesman whom Koopa had recently robbed.

Koopa and his henchmen acquire special hats which render them invulnerable. The plot of this episode is based on the TV series The Untouchables.

Koopa takes over Rap Land and hypnotizes everyone into giving him their money.

Link's sleepwalking is put to a stop before he can sneak into Zelda's bedroom chamber, but with the tower the Triforce is in is unguarded. A trio of Vires use a bomb to shatter the Triforce into three pieces to carry. They obtain one piece, and Zelda uses it in order to seek clues where the other two have been dropped, they venture into the Underworld to reunite the Triforce again.

A Zorro-like hero saves Mario's group from Koopa. Mario and Luigi then have to save the mysterious hero from Koopa themselves.

Koopa has turned almost everyone in Pyramid Land into bricks for his new Koopinx, so Mario's group must find a way to rescue them. This episode is based on the film The Ten Commandments.

Mario and co. help General Washingtoad free his Mushroom People from Koopa's Redcoats. This episode is based on Paul Revere's Midnight Ride.

When Mario, Luigi and Toad are unable to rescue Princess Toadstool from Koopa and the Hammer Brothers, they try to fool him with a Koopa-shaped Trojan Horse.

Sleazenose, a traveling merchant, is rescued by Link who stops bandits from robbing him, and in gratitude, he gives Link a beautiful bejeweled sword in exchange for his current one. Using it in battle, Link realizes the sword is a fake and he and Zelda are kidnapped. They find they need to work together with Sleazenose to outwit Ganon once again.

Mario gets bitten by a venomous snake in Cavemanland. Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad learn that the only way to save him is to feed him a pizza, which they must make from scratch.

When Mario's group accidentally discovers a cavern full of gold coins, Koopa finds out and forces the local villagers and Toad to mine them all for himself.

While trying to find the missing Elvin Parsley, Koopa kidnaps Princess Toadstool and forces her to be his girlfriend.

Mario retells the story of how he and Luigi became plumbers back in Brooklyn. This episode is referring to Police Academy films.
Note: This episode originally featured Huey Lewis and the News' cover "Workin' for a Livin'" during its original time slot, which was deemed too inappropriate for this show due to its use of profanity.

Not believing a story Link told her of Moblins attacking the castle when she found him unconscious and "sleeping" when he is supposed to be doing chores, Link has the house maintenance man make fake Moblins to attack her. She overhears the plan and does not react when the real Moblins come to kidnap her. Ganon puts a collar on her to force her to do his bidding, including marry him.

When Koopa kidnaps Princess Toadstool and Toad, Mario and Luigi turn to a karate master for help.

While trying to catch Koopa in Jungleland, Mario suffers from amnesia, and is convinced by an ape couple that he is their child. This episode's plot is based upon the novel Tarzan of the Apes.

A wizard's potion intended to shrink Koopa is spilled by Toad, and ends up shrinking the Super Mario Bros instead. This episode's plot is based upon the film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.

Princess Toadstool is delivering a basket of cake, soup and apple cider to Grandma Toadstool, but she is pursued by both Koopa and the Big Bad Wolf. This episode's plot is based upon the fairytale of Little Red Riding Hood.

The king is having a water park constructed to help his subjects cool off in the summer heat, when water monsters attack the construction crew. Zelda and Link investigate, but are startled to find the water monster does not belong to Ganon. When the King arrives to check their progress and while inspecting the pools of the water park, another monster pulls him in and vanishes. The pair collect the Triforce of Wisdom and return to the waterpark to find the King and the source of the disturbances.

When Koopa kidnaps Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad in Sudden Death Valley, Mario becomes the Provolone Ranger in order to save them. This episode's plot is based upon the TV series The Lone Ranger.

Posing as a judge, Koopa sentences Mario and Co to the prison of Koopatraz, where he is also the warden. Toad also finds his long lost grandfather. This episode's plot is based upon the film Escape from Alcatraz.

Mario's group tries to save Aqualand from Koopa's reign.

Mario and Luigi finally return to Brooklyn, only to learn that Koopa is taking over the city.

Ganon tries to use a magic wand in order to kidnap Zelda, but she deflects the attack and it hits Link instead, sending his physical body to the Evil Jar. Her guilt is short lived after Link's spirit reveals himself to her, although no one else can see him. They realize that they need to travel into the underworld to reunite Link's spirit with his body trapped in the Evil Jar. Ganon is horrified when he deduces that the reason Zelda can see Link is because she is in love with him.

Mario and Co team up with the faceless Indiana Joe to try and recover a statue known as the Lost Mushroom. This episode's plot is based upon the film Raiders of the Lost Ark.

When Koopa steals a town's magical statue that repels crocodiles, Mario and Luigi must retrieve it. This episode's plot is based upon the film Crocodile Dundee.

Mario's group has to stop Koopa before he destroys the planet of a Mushroom space colony. This episode's plot is based upon the film Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.

Koopa uses a robotic suit to kidnap Princess Toadstool and Toad. The suit's inventor then builds Mario and Luigi a suit of their own so they can fight Koopa. This episode's plot is based upon the film series RoboCop.

Ganon demonstrates a new wand that makes a bubble around its victim that can only be popped by the Triforce of Power. Fed up with Ganon's abuses, a Moblin uses the wand to trap Ganon in a bubble and throws him down a bottomless pit then usurps command. The Moblin opens the Evil Jar and the monsters collectively decide to storm the castle of Hyrule, but are too incompetent to accomplish anything without Ganon's leadership.

King Koopa uses a Magic Wand to turn Cheatsy, Bigmouth, Bully, and Kooky into giant Ninja Koopas so they can capture Prince Hugo the Huge of Giant Land and turn him into a miniature poodle.

Hip and Hop steal the golden mummy case of Prince Mushroom-khamen, a dead ringer for Mario, and awaken the wrath of Mommy Mummy Mushroomkhamen who tears up Desert Land in search of her kidnapped son.

Princess Toadstool is fed up with Koopa's antics and challenges him to try and win the Kingdom from her fair and square in a democratic election. Knowing that Koopa is too mean for anyone to vote for him, Kooky invents a potion to make Koopa nicer, winning over the citizens and threatening Toadstool's chances of winning the election.

The Princess goes on her first vacation to the real world in Hawaii, leaving Mario and Luigi in charge of the Mushroom Kingdom.

Kootie Pie and Big Mouth are convinced they are much too beautiful to be adopted. They set out to find their "real" father - no doubt a movie star - in Hollywood.

When Mario and Luigi get fed up with each other, Luigi soon finds himself having to save his brother from King Koopa and Kooky.

Toad loses a magic wand to the Koopa Troop.

Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Princess Toadstool seek the Doom Dancer Music Box in Koopa's Castle, but when the Koopas find out, they go after it themselves.

Koopa kidnaps Milli Vanilli and forces them to perform exclusively for Kootie Pie.

When a real world family drives into the Mushroom Kingdom, the Mushroom People and the Koopas mistake them for aliens.

Koopa recruits a criminal from the Real World to teach the Koopalings how to commit crimes.

Kooky uses his new "Koopa-Doopa-Raiser Upper" machine to levitate everything in the Mushroom Kingdom to the sky.

Kooky and Cheatsy use a special paint to turn all the Mushroom People either red or blue and trick the two colors into hating each other.

King Koopa and Kootie Pie terrorize Venice with the Doom Sub to warp the city to Koopa Kastle and turn it into a water park for Kootie Pie.

Mario decides to bring Christmas to the Cave People. Luigi and Princess Toadstool make toys and wrap gifts, Mario dresses up as Santa Claus, and Yoshi pulls the "Cave-Sleigh". When King Koopa, Grinch-like, steals the bag with Oogtar inside, Mario must save Cave Christmas.

Mario invents the telephone so the Cave People will have a 911 line for emergencies, but the Cave People spend all their time talking on the phone, and Dome City starts to fall apart from neglect. They're oblivious to everything, even a rampaging evil dinosaur. Mario must put Ma Bell out of order permanently and defeat the dinosaur.

King Koopa invents television, and the Cave People are crazy about it. He sells them TV sets to watch at home, but each TV contains a Koopa Wizard that casts an evil spell over them. With the Cave People under his control, Koopa puts the Marios on TV as the fall guys in Dinosaur Wrestling.

Luigi tells Yoshi, in a flashback, how Luigi rescued Yoshi as an egg in the Dinosaur World, how Baby Yoshi thought Luigi was his mother, and how Baby Yoshi helped Luigi and Mario rescue Princess Toadstool from King Koopa.

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