The Venice Menace

The Venice Menace is the twenty-fifth & penultimate episode of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3.
== Plot ==
Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad are walking in Desert Land when a gondolier from Venice, Italy appears out of a pipe.
The pizza man has run away from Venice due to a sea monster. The Mario Bros. notice that something draws them to Venice, so after defeating some underwater enemies, the Mario Bros. go to Venice and find out that the "sea monster" is the Doom Sub. King Koopa plans to warp the city to his castle for a water park for Kootie Pie. The Mario Bros. sleep in Venice, but their room goes underwater. After defeating two Boom Booms, they go back to sleep, stow away on the Doom Sub, and warp King Koopa, Kootie Pie and the Doom Sub back to the Mushroom Kingdom. The Mario Bros. find the secret that Venice holds for them: a statue of plumbers who look like them.
==Trivia/Goofs==
* The first time we see Mario and Luigi in their gondolas, they stay on screen even when the background scrolls.
* The gondolier says the names of Italian people throughout the episode. He even mentions Lou Albano, Mario's voice actor in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!.
* This is the only time outside of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! when Mario says "paisano."
* The italian in this episode was considered to be extremely offensive because of his very stereotypical manner of speak, dress, and actions.
* The song in this episode, "The Doom Sub's Getting Closer", was also used to replace some of the feature songs in the Super Mario Bros. Super Show.
* Wendy/Kooty Pie uses a miniature version of a Fire Bro at one point of the episode.
* This episode is the second and last appearance of the Doom Sub.
== Availability ==
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File:The Adventures of SMB 3 - What a Wonderful Warp (DVD, 2009).jpg|The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3: What a Wonderful Warp (DVD, 2009)
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Category:Episodes of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3