History YMMV / TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow

-->'''Luigi:''' Pepperoni cheesecake, meatball sandwiches, garlic ravioli and prosciutto spaghetti! Wake up Mario! '''PLEASE, WAKE UP!''' ''(Luigi begins to cry)''

* Tearjerker: As silly and ridiculous as the show could be? It did have a couple sad moments.

-->'''Luigi:''' Pepperoni cheesecake, meatball sandwiches, garlic ravioli and prosciutto spaghetti! Wake up Mario! '''PLEASE, WAKE UP!''' ''(Luigi begins to cry''

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The "showdown" music in "Robo Koopa". Sort of a techno-Mario-SpaghettiWestern thing.
** Also music used only in specific episodes such as "The Mark of Zero" and "The Ten Koopmandments".
** It's divisive, but some likewise didn't mind the Mario Rap either in that NarmCharm kinda way. Hey, lyrics aside, it still ''is'' a rendition of the Mario theme.
** In "King Mario of Cramalot", the cover of Music/MichaelJackson's [[Music/{{Bad}} "Bad"]] that plays when Mario goes toe-to-toe with King Koopa is nothing short of ''amazing''.

* NightmareFuel: Count Koopula turning his Koopa Troopas into were-turtles while Thriller plays in the background is surprisingly creepy.

* CrazyIsCool:
** Wrestling/CaptainLouAlbano as Mario. That is all.
** ''King Mario of Cramalot'' features a medieval duel between Mario -- wielding a mystical plumber's snake -- and Bowser -- wielding a mystical toilet plunger. With Music/MichaelJackson's "Music/{{Bad}}" playing in the background. Yes, really.
* CriticalResearchFailure
** In one episode, Mario and Luigi flee in complete terror from [[TheGoomba a Goomba]], despite the fact that they have it outnumbered, and there's hardly any way it could actually pose a threat to them. A few seconds later in the same episode, they run on top of a field of Piranha Plants.
** Also in the opening, when Mario touches a star and gets [[PlayingWithFire fire powers]]. It's the ''Fire Flower'' that gives you this; the Starman gives you {{invincibility|PowerUp}} (the shorts themselves generally get this right). It would still be off somewhat, since that form is called "Super Mario" in the show.

** Though the cartoons have been prominent fodder for WebAnimation/{{YouTube Poop}}, it's the live-action sequences that are the highlight to more viewers due to having much better comedic writing and cool guest-stars.

* NarmCharm: While many a Nintendo fan born after the 90s will likely see it as a unfaithful adaptation (made in the NES days of the series, with basically only the manual to go off of for story and designs), many have likewise admitted to admiring the goofy nature of the series, especially the opening and the live-action parts.

* WTHCostumingDepartment: While it's meant to be a faithful homage to the original ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' films, the red armband on King Koopa's arm in "Raiders of the Lost Mushroom" resembling that worn by UsefulNotes/NaziGermany is pretty hard to stomach in what's meant to be a family-friendly show.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: It's already obvious that the series was made when both the ''Super Mario'' and ''The Legend of Zelda'' franchises were still practically in their infancies by today's standards, but the drum machine-heavy soundtrack and occasional nods to Soviet communism (right down to a caricatured UsefulNotes/MikhailGorbachev making a guest appearance) will definitely hammer it in.

** The show doesn't have a lot of main villains that have no ties to King Koopa. There was only one episode ("Love 'Em & Leave 'Em") where Koopa was an AbsenteeActor--with Queen Rotunda as the villain in his stead--while Sultan Pashbah was the initial antagonist of "Mario's Magic Carpet", before [[HijackedByGanon Koopa took over]].

** The Quirks from "Stars in Their Eyes" are an adorable race of aliens with kazoo like noses that not only save Mario and the gang from being slaves like they were, they are the ones to defeat King Koopa via shorting out his rocket via playing a rendition of The Legend of Zelda theme.

** In "Brooklyn Bound", after Mario grabs a Fire Flower, he suddenly ''flies out of a pit by flapping his hands''. This is especially ridiculous since no powerup from the games at the time (this was [[HilariousInHindsight before]] ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'') could allow Mario to do this.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3coc-hngvPE ＬＵＩＧＩ＇Ｓ ＲＡＣＩＳＴ ＣＨＩＮＥＳＥ ＣＯＷＢＯＹ ＩＭＰＲＥＳＳＩＯＮ]]

* WhatAnIdiot: See [[WhatAnIdiot/SuperMarioBros this page]].

** Most people would have you believe Luigi being a CowardlyLion was established in ''Super Show''. In reality [[https://youtu.be/AnU-2HRJNO4 a commercial for Mario Brothers on the Atari systems]] established it about 6 years prior.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: It's already obvious that the series was made when both the ''Super Mario'' and ''The Legend of Zelda'' franchises were still practically in their infancies by today's standards, but the drum machine-heavy soundtrack and occasional nods to [[TheGreatPoliticsMessUp Soviet communism]] (right down to a caricatured UsefulNotes/MikhailGorbachev making a guest appearance) will definitely hammer it in.

** Hooded Robin from "Hooded Robin and His Mario Men". A badass [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin robin]] (or perhaps even [[MySpeciesDothComplainTooMuch an Albatoss]]) who's just as much of a charitable LovableRogue as [[Myth/RobinHood his inspiration]], with the added benefit of being a VoiceChangeling.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: [[RobotGirl Bunsen]] in "Robo Koopa." Her [[https://www.mariowiki.com/images/9/92/Bunsen.jpg design]] and voice are downright {{Moe}}, and she's technically the one to defeat Bowser this time around--his final defeat in the series, we might add[[note]]at least until ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfSuperMarioBros3''[[/note]].

** In the first episode, "The Bird! the Bird!", Bowser orders two mouthless ice creatures (Flurries) to lick his feet while he sits on his throne. For no reason other than because he could.