The Animated Arcade

The Animated Arcade

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The Animated Arcade episodes

  • 13. Shy Guys In Grass Skirts

    Welcome to The Animated Arcade!

    John and Aaron are reviewing and riffing on 1989's "The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!/The Legend Of Zelda" animated series! They also share trivia about the guest stars, writers, and the cartoon's original, unaltered soundtrack!


    Guest star Shaba-Doo puts in a full days work (in half an episode) teaching the Mario Bros. how to dance in... well, "Dance!"

    Then, with the guys grounded by an itching powder bomb, Princess Toadstool has to save a wacky Witch Doctor from King Koopa in :Jungle Fever"!

    John and Aaron can't decide which season of Power Rangers they'd rather be talking about.


    (00:00) - Intro

    (01:49) - "Dance"

    (13:15) - "Jungle Fever"

    (23:44) - Outro (Ratings, Predictions)


    Cover Song Compilation - ⁠https://youtu.be/3h8Kcwgyi4s?si=BoHRzisvYDOoAwNh⁠ 


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    29 min
  • 12. Plumbing Paraphernalia In Their Pants

    Welcome to The Animated Arcade!

    John and Aaron are reviewing and riffing on 1989's "The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!/The Legend Of Zelda" animated series! They also share trivia about the guest stars, writers, and the cartoon's original, unaltered soundtrack!

    Todays Episode: "Alligator Dundee"/"Stars In Their Eyes":
    "Alligator Dundee" (Live Action) - Australian huntsman "Alligator Dundee" (guest star Paul Elder) is set on capturing the Mario Bros. giant, green, googley-eyed pet, the Ratigator!

    "Stars In Their Eyes" (Cartoon) - It's a space race for freedom as the Mario Crew have to save the downtrodden Quirks from the factories of Moon Man Koopa and his Giant Magnet (TM)!

    (00:00) - Intro
    (02:27) - "Alligator Dundee"
    (16:00) - "Stars In Their Eyes"
    (37:56) - Outro (Ratings, Predictions)
    Cover Song Compilation - ⁠https://youtu.be/3h8Kcwgyi4s?si=BoHRzisvYDOoAwNh⁠ 

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    45 min
  • 11. Mama Mia, Here We Go Again!

    Welcome to The Animated Arcade!

    John and Aaron are reviewing and riffing on 1989's "The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!/The Legend Of Zelda" animated series! They also share trivia about the guest stars, writers, and the cartoon's original, unaltered soundtrack!


    A swell day of slovenly squalor is swept away when Mario and Luigi's maddening mother arrives to remind them that Neatness Counts in "Mama Mia Mario"!

    Then, the Mario Bros. enter a wacky rally to save Toad from his debt collector (!), playing right into King Koopa's conniving claws! Will the need for speed help the Bros. win "The Great BMX Race"?
    (00:00) - Intro
    (02:20) - "Mama Mia Mario"
    (10:50) - "The Great BMX Race"
    (32:28) - Outro (Ratings, Predictions)
    (39:01) - Aaron, The Travel Plan Man

    Cover Song Compilation - ⁠https://youtu.be/3h8Kcwgyi4s?si=BoHRzisvYDOoAwNh⁠ 

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    41 min
  • 10. Who Wrote This?
    Welcome to The Animated Arcade!
    John and Aaron are reviewing and riffing on 1989's "The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!/The Legend Of Zelda" animated series! They also share trivia about the guest stars, writers, and the cartoon's original, unaltered soundtrack!
    The Mario Bros. try to learn magic tricks from Magic Johnson, himself (who's totally on set, we promise) in "Magic's Magic"!
    As Link fakes a cold to avoid Spring Cleaning, Ganon secretly supercharges Spryte's magic, planning a little "cleaning out" of his own in "Cold Spells"!
    (00:00) - Intro
    (02:41) - "Magic's Magic"
    (13:30) - "Cold Spells"
    (30:30) - Outro (Ratings, Predictions)
    (35:47) - Aaron, The Travel Plan Man
    Hero's Theme (Cover) - https://youtu.be/QK1HEuXyay8?si=-DsZ1YIZrHfkipO7 
    Ganon's Theme Cover - https://youtu.be/ZDMtmXibdEc?si=zDLsRib0_w5Dt5M0 
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    39 min
  • 9. Mario's Red Hot Chili Pepper Detector

    Welcome to The Animated Arcade!


    John and Aaron are reviewing and riffing on 1989's "The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!/The Legend Of Zelda" animated series! They also share trivia about the guest stars, writers, and the cartoon's original, unaltered soundtrack!


    It's The Return Of The King when the ghost of Elvis (Fred Travalena) helps Mario and Luigi prepare for an Elvis Look-A-Like contest in "Will The Real Elvis Please Shut Up!"!

    Meanwhile, in "Love 'Em and Leave 'Em," pilfered peppers land the Mario Crew in the dungeon of Queen Rotunda! An accident with a love potion leaves Mario with two choices: join the manic Monarch at the chapel or join his friends on the chopping block!

    (00:00) - Intro

    (02:10) - "Will The Real Elvis Please Shut Up?"
    (16:39) - "Love 'Em and Leave 'Em"
    (35:29) - Outro (Ratings, Predictions)
    (42:37) - Aaron, The Travel Plan Man

    Cover Song Compilation - ⁠https://youtu.be/3h8Kcwgyi4s?si=BoHRzisvYDOoAwNh⁠

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    44 min
  • 8. I've Got A "Bat-Man" In My Basement

    Welcome to The Animated Arcade!


    John and Aaron are reviewing and riffing on 1989's "The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!/The Legend Of Zelda" animated series! They also share trivia about the guest stars, writers, and the cartoon's original, unaltered soundtrack!


    The Mario Bros. learn that having a vampire for an exchange student kinda sucks while housing Count Dracula (Jim Ward) in "Bats In The Basement".

    Meanwhile, after trading the Princess's cow for magic garbanzo beans, the Mario crew wake up to a giant vine leading to a giant King Koopa in "Mario And The Beanstalk"!


    (00:00) - Intro

    (02:02) - "Bats In The Basement"

    (11:58) - "Mario And The Beanstalk"

    (29:25) - Outro (ratings, predictions)

    (33:06) - Aaron, The Travel Plan Man


    Cover Song Compilation - ⁠https://youtu.be/3h8Kcwgyi4s?si=BoHRzisvYDOoAwNh⁠ 


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    35 min
  • 7. The Funny Stuff, Quote-Unquote

    Welcome to The Animated Arcade!


    John and Aaron are reviewing and riffing on 1989's "The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!/The Legend Of Zelda" animated series! They also share trivia about the guest stars, writers, and the cartoon's original, unaltered soundtrack!


    After a plumbing accident leaves Mario convinced that he's a chicken, Luigi enlists the aid of Dr. Sigmund Fruitcake (Larry Gelman) to curb his cracked brothers clucking in "Bonkers From Yonkers".

    Meanwhile, when a charity spaghetti dinner (in a coliseum) turns out to be a trap set by Ceaser Augustus Septermberus Octoberus Koopa, the Mario crew gotta do as the Romans do in "The Great Gladiator Gig"!


    (00:00) - Intro

    (01:41) - "Bonkers From Yonkers"

    (11:52) - "The Great Gladiator Gig"

    (25:34) - Outro (Ratings, Predictions)

    (33:28) - Aaron, The Travel Plan Man


    Cover Song Compilation - ⁠https://youtu.be/3h8Kcwgyi4s?si=BoHRzisvYDOoAwNh⁠ 


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    35 min
  • 6. The Regular Everyday Ordinary Guy Bros.

    Welcome to The Animated Arcade!


    John and Aaron are reviewing and riffing on 1989's "The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!/The Legend Of Zelda" animated series! They also share trivia about the guest stars, writers, and the cartoon's original, unaltered soundtrack!


    Things get frankly frightening when Dr. Frank N. Stein (from Transylvania) brings a monstrous surprise to the Mario Bros. Plumbing shop! Meanwhile, the Mario Bros. have to help Mark Twang win a race with "Captain" Koopa to stop the reptilian Royal from being crowned "King Of The River"! Also, to save the Princess.


    (00:00) - Intro

    (03:20) - "The Mario Monster Mash"

    (13:00) - "Rolling Down The River"

    (33:20) - Outro (Ratings, Predictions)


    Cover Song Compilation - ⁠https://youtu.be/3h8Kcwgyi4s?si=BoHRzisvYDOoAwNh⁠ 


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    38 min
  • 5. A Slightly Magical Timeout
    Welcome to The Animated Arcade!
    John and Aaron are reviewing and riffing on 1989's "The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!/The Legend Of Zelda" animated series! They also share trivia about the guest stars, writers, and the cartoon's original, unaltered soundtrack!
    Zelda Episode 1!
    Who You Gonna Call when Luigi is haunted by ghoulish green bubble wrap? Guest star Ernie Hudson appears to save the possessed plumber in "Slimebusters"!
    Meanwhile, we journey to Hyrule to meet a talkative Hero, a tenacious Princess, and a teleporting, teleporting, teleporting Bad Guy in the long-awaited first episode of The Legend Of Zelda, "The Ringer"!
    (00:00) - Intro
    (02:10) - "Slimebusters"
    (08:00) - History with Zelda
    (13:33) - "The Ringer"
    (38:12) - Outro (Ratings, Predictions)
    (42:46) - Aaron, The Travel Plan Man
    Hero's Theme (Cover) - https://youtu.be/QK1HEuXyay8?si=-DsZ1YIZrHfkipO7 
    Ganon's Theme Cover - https://youtu.be/ZDMtmXibdEc?si=zDLsRib0_w5Dt5M0 
    Zelda Cartoon Censored - https://youtu.be/2HrJpGJJCzM?si=UX3eanRGGbEA1oVP
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    47 min
  • 4. Half-Eaten Carpets

    Welcome to The Animated Arcade!

    John and Aaron are reviewing and riffing on 1989's "The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!/The Legend Of Zelda" animated series! They also share trivia about the guest stars, writers, and the cartoon's original, unaltered soundtrack!


    Guest star Lyle Alzado must contend with the Mario Bros.' man-hungry (and oddly familiar) cousins in "Marianne and Luigeena", while a (fortunately pale) Sultan sells Princess Toadstool to King Koopa as the Mario crew search for Aladdin's magic lamp in "Mario's Magic Carpet"!

    John and Aaron are really looking forward to Zelda next time.


    (00:00) - Intro (Retroactive ratings)

    (05:40) - "Marianne and Luigeena"

    (14:35) - "Mario's Magic Carpet"

    (29:05) - Outro (Ratings, Predictions)

    (33:28) - Not An Ad For "Aaron, The Travel Plan Man"


    Cover Song Compilation > ⁠https://youtu.be/3h8Kcwgyi4s?si=BoHRzisvYDOoAwNh⁠

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    35 min

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Laugh along with John and Aaron as they watch, review, riff on, and share trivia about video game cartoons!