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'''''King Koopa's Kool Kartoons''''' was a local television live-action ''Bozo the Clown''-esque spin-off of DIC Entertainment's ''Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' hosted by King Koopa (portrayed by Christopher Collins in 1989 and later Pat Pinney | '''''King Koopa's Kool Kartoons''''' was a local television live-action ''Bozo the Clown''-esque spin-off of DIC Entertainment's ''Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' hosted by King Koopa (portrayed by Christopher Collins in 1989 and later Pat Pinney, both in a rubber costume and modified appearance-wise to be more believable for a live-action show). Koopa would interact with a live audience of children (called "King Koopa's Troopas"), showcase public-domain cartoons from the 1920s and 1930s that were in no way related to the ''Mario'' franchise, and would have segments that played in between clips, such as a segment of Koopa reading fan-mail, a segment with a character named Mr. Mean Jeans, (played by Jack Hanaran) and a joke segment. The show ended with Koopa telling the audience to be a good koopa or he would “Koopa Youpa”. | ||
It was distributed by Fox Television Stations and was aired in Southern California on Los Angeles Fox owned-and-operated station KTTV 11 in the fall or 1989 on after-school afternoons at 4:30 PM. KTTV Fox 11 was a test market to gauge the show's popularity with children before potentially expanding it, | It was distributed by Fox Television Stations and was aired in Southern California on Los Angeles Fox owned-and-operated station KTTV 11 in the fall or 1989 on after-school afternoons at 4:30 PM. KTTV Fox 11 was a test market to gauge the show's popularity with children before potentially expanding it. However, there are newspapers showing air times for the show in Arizona. According to a commenter on a RetroJunk article about the post, it briefly aired on The Children’s Channel in the UK; however, there is not much evidence to back that claim. | ||
The LinkedIn page of Eleanor Burian-Mohr, a writer for several DiC Entertainment shows such as ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'', lists ''King Koopa'' as a show she wrote for. | The LinkedIn page of Eleanor Burian-Mohr, a writer for several DiC Entertainment shows such as ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'', lists ''King Koopa'' as a show she wrote for. Eleanor Burian-Mohr was contacted and had a large amount of information about the show. She also owned a Koopa Troopa helmet from the show. | ||
==Availability== | ==Availability == | ||
Due to its poor reception and the show's failure to catch on, little footage of the show is available | Due to its poor reception and the show's failure to catch on, little footage of the show is available. <ref>[http://www.retrojunk.com/article/show/140/king-koopas-kool-kartoons RetroJunk article on the show.] Retrieved 06 Oct '13</ref> RetroJunk user MIaconoSP only uploaded the intro, although he claims to have recorded two episodes and saved them onto his computer. As of 2017, he hasn't given any news since 2006 and is very difficult to contact. | ||
On August 4th, 2018, user Neeel uploaded 49 seconds of footage onto his YouTube channel. The footage was apart of a Thanksgiving marathon for Fox Kids in 1989. | On August 4th, 2018, user Neeel uploaded 49 seconds of footage onto his YouTube channel. The footage was apart of a Thanksgiving marathon for Fox Kids in 1989. | ||
In May 2022, user Sfphiynckxs posted clips on r/lostmedia, which were uploaded to Youtube by Starcrytas. | In May 2022, user Sfphiynckxs posted 3 different cutaway clips on r/lostmedia, which were then uploaded to Youtube by Starcrytas. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery == | ||
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==See Also== | == See Also== | ||
*[[After Hours "Why Mario is Secretly a Douchebag" cut content (partially found original version of internet animation; 2012)]] | *[[After Hours "Why Mario is Secretly a Douchebag" cut content (partially found original version of internet animation; 2012)]] | ||
*[[Cinemassacre Extra "Motherfuckin' Mario" (partially found YouTube live stream recording; 2016)]] | *[[Cinemassacre Extra "Motherfuckin' Mario" (partially found YouTube live stream recording; 2016)]] | ||
Revision as of 13:59, 2 June 2022
Screenshot from the intro.
Status: Partially Found
King Koopa's Kool Kartoons was a local television live-action Bozo the Clown-esque spin-off of DIC Entertainment's Super Mario Bros. Super Show! hosted by King Koopa (portrayed by Christopher Collins in 1989 and later Pat Pinney, both in a rubber costume and modified appearance-wise to be more believable for a live-action show). Koopa would interact with a live audience of children (called "King Koopa's Troopas"), showcase public-domain cartoons from the 1920s and 1930s that were in no way related to the Mario franchise, and would have segments that played in between clips, such as a segment of Koopa reading fan-mail, a segment with a character named Mr. Mean Jeans, (played by Jack Hanaran) and a joke segment. The show ended with Koopa telling the audience to be a good koopa or he would “Koopa Youpa”.
It was distributed by Fox Television Stations and was aired in Southern California on Los Angeles Fox owned-and-operated station KTTV 11 in the fall or 1989 on after-school afternoons at 4:30 PM. KTTV Fox 11 was a test market to gauge the show's popularity with children before potentially expanding it. However, there are newspapers showing air times for the show in Arizona. According to a commenter on a RetroJunk article about the post, it briefly aired on The Children’s Channel in the UK; however, there is not much evidence to back that claim.
The LinkedIn page of Eleanor Burian-Mohr, a writer for several DiC Entertainment shows such as The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, lists King Koopa as a show she wrote for. Eleanor Burian-Mohr was contacted and had a large amount of information about the show. She also owned a Koopa Troopa helmet from the show.
Availability
Due to its poor reception and the show's failure to catch on, little footage of the show is available. [1] RetroJunk user MIaconoSP only uploaded the intro, although he claims to have recorded two episodes and saved them onto his computer. As of 2017, he hasn't given any news since 2006 and is very difficult to contact.
On August 4th, 2018, user Neeel uploaded 49 seconds of footage onto his YouTube channel. The footage was apart of a Thanksgiving marathon for Fox Kids in 1989.
In May 2022, user Sfphiynckxs posted 3 different cutaway clips on r/lostmedia, which were then uploaded to Youtube by Starcrytas.
Gallery
See Also
- After Hours "Why Mario is Secretly a Douchebag" cut content (partially found original version of internet animation; 2012)
- Cinemassacre Extra "Motherfuckin' Mario" (partially found YouTube live stream recording; 2016)
- Club Mario (partially found live-action segments of "The Super Mario Bros. Super Show" animated series; 1990)
- Super Mario 64 Big Star Secret (partially found YouTube screamer video; 2007-2012)
- Super Mario Bros. (partially found deleted scenes of Nintendo game-based film; 1993)
- Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen! (found anime/manga adaption of video game series; 1986)
- Super Mario Bros. Super Show (partially lost live-action segments of TV program; 1989)
- Super Mario Land (found Ambassadors of Funk music video; 1992)
- The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 "Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario" (found original "Wipeout" cover audio of animated series episode; 1990)
References
- ↑ RetroJunk article on the show. Retrieved 06 Oct '13