The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 is an American animated series produced by Bruce and Reed Shelly based on the Super Mario franchise by Nintendo. It is the second animated series to be based on the franchise after The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! and preceding Super Mario World.

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
"I'll get those plumbers!"
Genre: Kids Family Comedy Adventure Running Time: 22 minutes (2 11-minute segments) Country: United States South Korea (ink-and-paint) Release Date: September 8, 1990 Network(s): NBC Created by: DiC Entertainment Distributed by: Nintendo of America Starring: Walker Boone Tony Rosato Tracey Moore John Stocker Harvey Atkin Seasons: 1 Episodes: 13 (26 11-minute segments) Previous show: The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Next show: Super Mario World: The Animated Series

Why The Show's Hot on Our Tail

1. Very faithful to the original video game.
2. The animation, while still filled with errors, is an improvement over The Super Mario Bros. Super Show.
3. Walker Boone and Tony Rosato are good replacements for Captain Lou Albano and Danny Wells.
4. The remixes of the music from Super Mario Bros. 3 are fantastically done.
5. The show spawned the careers of several prolific voice actors and voice actresses.

Bad Qualities

1. The Koopalings' names are completely wrong.
2. While the animation is better, the show still suffers from plenty of animation errors, especially early on.

Reception

The show currently has a 7/10 on IMDb.