The Super Mario Brothers Super Show:

Series premiere: September 1989 with The Bird! The Bird! (exact date varies due to the show being syndicated).
 

Series finale: December 1989 with The Moblins Are Revolting (exact date varies due to the show being syndicated).
 

Interesting facts:

• 52 episodes of The Super Mario Brothers Super Show were produced and shown Monday through Thursday.

• Every Friday, The Legend of Zelda was shown. 13 episodes were produced.

• Fifteen known videos were released from 1989-1991 in the USA by Kids Klassics; each with an episode or multiple episodes from the show, and some or no live-action, with, in order of their serial numbers/release:

  • Mario's Magic Carpet (Mario's Magic Carpet)

  • Mario Meets Koop-Zilla (Mario Meets Koop-Zilla)

  • King Mario of Cramalot (King Mario of Cramalot)

  • The Great Gladiator Gig (The Great Gladiator Gig)

  • Butch Mario and the Luigi Kid (Butch Mario and the Luigi Kid)

  • The Great BMX Race (The Great BMX Race)

  • The Ringer (The Ringer)

  • Sing For the Unicorn (Sing for the Unicorn)

  • Koopa Klaus (Koopa Klaus and Stars in their Eyes and Too Hot to Handle)

  • Count Koopula (Count Koopula and Koopenstein and Robo Koopa)

  • The Missing Link (The Missing Link and Cold Spells and The Moblins are Revolting)

  • Princess, I Shrunk the Mario Brothers (Princess, I Shrunk the Mario Brothers and Rolling Down the River, Brooklyn Bound)

  • Two Plumbers and a Baby (Two Plumbers and a Baby and On her Majesty's Sewer Service and The Great Gold Coin Rush and Flatbush Koopa)

  • Robo Koopa (Robo Koopa and Bad Rap and Karate Koopa and The Koopas Are Coming! The Koopas Are Coming!)

  • Hooded Robin and his Mario Men (Hooded Robin and his Mario Men and Plummers Academy and Quest for Pizza and Escape from Koopatraz)

Theme lyrics: Hey, paesanos! It's The Super Mario Brothers Super Show! We're the Mario Brothers, and plumbing's our game, we're not like the others who get all the fame. If your sink is in trouble, you can call us on the double, we're faster than the others, you'll be hooked on the Brothers! Uh! You'll be hooked on the Brothers Gimme gimme, gimme gimme! You're in for a treat, so hang on to your seat. Get ready for adventures and remarkable feats. You'll meet Koopas, the Troopas, the Princess, and the others, hangin' with the plumbers, you'll be hooked on the Brothers! To the brink! Uh! Uh! Huh, huh, I said hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hooked on the Brothers!
 

End lyrics: Do the Mario! Swing your arms from side to side. Come on, it's time to go. Do the Mario! Take one step, and then again. Let's do the Mario, all together now! You got it! It's the Mario! Do the Mario! Swing your arms from side to side. Come on, it's time to go. Do the Mario! Take one step, and then again. Let's do the Mario, all together now! Come on now. Just like that!

The Legend of Zelda introduction:
Princess Zelda: This is the Triforce of Wisdom, Link. The evil wizard Ganon has the Triforce of Power.

(Ganon's evil laugh)

Zelda: Whoever gets both Triforces will rule this land forever! You must help me, Link!

Link: Hey, for you, Zelda, anything!

(Link struggling)

(Moblins roaring)

Zelda: Yow!

(Sword zapping noises, water splash)

Zelda: Nice job, hero!

Link: Hey! Excuse me, princess!

The Super Mario Brothers Super Show cast:

Mario: Lou Albano
Luigi: Danny Wells
Princess Toadstool: Jeannie Elias
Toad: John Stocker
King Koopa: Harvey Atkin

The Legend of Zelda cast:

Link: Jonathan Potts
Zelda: Cyndy Preston
Ganon: Len Carlson
King Harkinian: Colin Fox
Triforce of Wisdom: Elizabeth Hanna
Triforce of Power: Allan Stewart

The Super Mario Brothers Super Show

and The Legend of Zelda credits:

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