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Mario

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Mario is a video game series.

References to Mario in The Simpsons[edit]

Episodes[edit]

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference
VG Characters Tempt Bart - Marge Be Not Proud.png 7 139 "Marge Be Not Proud" Mario and Luigi try to persuade Bart to steal Bonestorm.
Homer and Mario.pngHomer attacking Mario.png 16 343 "Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass" Mario is on an Italian tour bus when they see Homer. Mario wants his picture taken with Homer who then proceeds to throw bins at him (in a reference to the original Donkey Kong game). Mario then climbs up the treehouse, gets a hammer and begins to destroy the bins before he is finally hit and falls down.
Mario.png 21 449 "Oh Brother, Where Bart Thou?" Mario, along with his brother Luigi, were two of the brothers Bart saw in Bro-Land during Bart's dream.
Fun Schedule.png 23 505 "A Totally Fun Thing Bart Will Never Do Again" "Human Super-Mario Brothers" is seen on the Fun Schedule.
Pay Pal Title Gag.png 25 551 "Pay Pal" The title screen gag for the episode has Mario jumping up and hitting a block, getting a coin from it.
552 "The Yellow Badge of Cowardge" Homer calls Giuseppe Granfinali "Super Mario", in reference to the man being Italian..
32 688 "Treehouse of Horror XXXI" One of the many Mr. Burns dopplegangers seen in "Into the Homerverse" is based on Bowser.
Top Goon costumes.png 34 739 "Top Goon" At Halloween, Barney dresses up as Wario.
Nintendo Power.png 35 754 "Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story" Mr. Burns and Persephone Odair appear on the cover of Nintendo Power, with Burns parodying Mario and Persephone parodying Princess Peach.
Lisa Gets an F1 Rainbow Road.pngLisa Gets an F1 Lisa Sherri Terri Nelson Ralph.pngLisa Gets an F1 Cloud.pngLisa Gets an F1 Items.pngLisa Gets an F1 Milhouse.pngLisa Gets an F1 promo 5.png 762 "Lisa Gets an F1" Homer dreams of racing on Mario Kart's Rainbow Road track. Characters appear as parodies of Mario characters: Homer as Wario. Lisa as Mario (saying his catchphrase, It's me, Lisa Mario). Sherri or Terri as Princess Peach. Nelson as Bowser. Ralph as Toad. Milhouse as Yoshi. A cloud is holding the stoplight, a reference to Lakitu. Lisa collects items from ? pyramids, referencing the Item Boxes from the games. Homer as Wario throws a Blue Shell at Milhouse and a bomb at Lisa while saying "It's-a me, Wario" and "Wah", repeating them in bed. Later in the house, Homer and Lisa reference the dream naming Wario, Rainbow Road and Mario Kart, with Homer asking her what's Mario Kart.

Comics[edit]

Picture Comic issue Story name Reference
Don Kong.png Simpsons Comics #110 Bad News Bearer Mario appears alongside a version of Donkey Kong called "Don Kong" in the game Don Kong.
Marge the Sellout Mario.png Simpsons Comics #130 Marge the Sellout When Luigi wins an auction for old video games, he exclaims "It's-a me!". His brother, Mario Risotto, then asked him to help fix a leak. Luigi told him to "hold your mushrooms".
Mario Risotto.png Simpsons Comics #231 Bart the Rake Luigi Risotto has a brother called Mario Risotto who is a parody of Mario.

Video games[edit]

Picture Game Reference
Mario The Simpsons Game.png The Simpsons Game Poorly drawn versions of Mario are seen in Enter the Cheatrix.
The Simpsons Game Warp Pipe.png Warp Pipes are seen throughout Enter the Cheatrix, including several of different colors. A puzzle must be solved using them to get to Donkey Kong.
Koopa Troopa The Simpsons Game.png At the end of Enter the Cheatrix, a Koopa Troopa is seen and is Professor Frink's bride.
The Simpsons: Tapped Out The quest name "It's A-Me, Luigi!" is a reference to Mario's catchphrase "It's A-Me, Mario!"
Tapped Out Waluigi Icon.png In the Tap Ball and Soccer Cup 2015 update if two Tap Ball teams of identical players face off, there will be a joke about alternate versions of themselves. An alternate version of Luigi appears, called Waluigi, referencing the Mario character.

Common cast and crew[edit]

Picture Name Role in Mario Role on The Simpsons
Dan Castellaneta.jpg Dan Castellaneta Played the narrator in the Super Mario Bros. 1993 film. Voice of Homer Simpson, Abraham Simpson, Krusty the Clown, Barney Gumble, Mayor Quimby, Groundskeeper Willie, and several other characters.
Frank Welker.jpg Frank Welker Voiced Yoshi and Goombas in the Super Mario Bros. 1993 film. Voice of Santa's Little Helper, Snowball II and several other animals.
Fred Armisen.jpg Fred Armisen Voice of Cranky Kong in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Voiced Terrence in "The Day the Earth Stood Cool".
Jack Black.jpg Jack Black Voice of Bowser in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Voiced Milo in "Husbands and Knives".
Keegan-Michael Key.jpg Keegan-Michael Key Voice of Toad in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Voiced Jazzy James in "The Great Phatsby: Part One" and "The Great Phatsby: Part Two".
Kevin Michael Richardson.jpg Kevin Michael Richardson Voice of Kamek in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Voice of Dr. Hibbert (2021 onwards) and several other characters.
Seth Rogen.jpg Seth Rogen Voice of Donkey Kong in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Voiced Lyle McCarthy in "Homer the Whopper" and himself in "Steal This Episode".

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