The World of Nintendo (1996 TV series)/Episodes

This article is a (currently incomplete) episode guide to St. Clair Publications' second incarnation of The World of Nintendo, showing titles, airdates, and any important changes that may have happened in-show and/or to the show.
==Season 1 (1996-1997)==
The Bros. are Back in Town!/A Koopa's Revenge (September 29, 1996)
The show begins its existence, on the exact same day as the Nintendo 64's U.S. release and a little over a full month after St. Clair Publications had begun its 25th season in general. The initial state of the show:
The initial title is "Mario and Luigi's Adventures in the World of Nintendo".
The initial logo consists of those exact words printed in Gill Sans' "extra-bold" variant except for "Nintendo", which is represented by the Nintendo logo.
Despite the show's intent to be a crossover of all Nintendo franchises, early episodes focus specifically on Mario.
Episodes are clearly patterned after the DiC cartoons, even going so far as to use their conventions, such as referring to Bowser as "Koopa" or "King Koopa".
Despite St. Clair Publications having a "universal" graphics set at the time, the show uses its own scene transition graphics, alternating inconsistently between the "iris" effect from Super Mario Bros. 3, the "star iris" and "fade to white" from Super Mario 64, and the "mosaic" from Super Mario World 1.
The original opening theme is similar to what would become the "create a character" theme from the Game Boy Color version of Mario Golf, and is a riff on the "Mario Theme".
There are no episode title screens at this point; again, just like the DiC cartoons, the episode titles are laid over the beginning of the episode. They even use the same fonts as the Super Mario World 1 cartoon, against St. Clair Publications tradition at the time (which was to use Futura as the main graphic font).
The closing theme is a random theme taken from a Nintendo game. Per St. Clair Publications (and arguably all of TV) tradition at the time (although the "Big Three" had transitioned to their "crunched credits" format a year prior), the closing credits sequence is simply a series of freeze frame shots taken from the episode.
The production company is originally known as "Groovy Publications". The company is on the third revision (in place since 1994) of its third logo (in place since 1982), which consists of "Groovy Publications" written in blue Gill Sans text curved around an orange atom in the classic "stick and ball" model. The show's closing logo is the second revision (also in place since 1994) of The Pubs' second-generation logo (in place since 1985), in which a five-note sounder plays as the electrons in the atom spin, the atom flashes, and the text appears.
Furthermore, since St. Clair Publications was celebrating its 25th anniversary at the time, a special version of the logo is used in the closing which features "25 Years" tacked onto the atom, and "1972-1997" written below.
Barrel of Laughs/Kremling Kake (November 10, 1996)
First appearance of the DK franchise.
Thwomp's Romp/Koopa Kid Klamor (December 8, 1996)
The "25th Anniversary" text is removed from the closing logo; this was in conjunction with an ad campaign St. Clair Publications had commenced at the time in which they promised a huge overhaul to the company, proclaiming that "Groovy Publications will go off the air forever".
The Mushroom Kingdom's Kremling Krisis/Gone Bananas! (January 26, 1997)
The show changes its name to "Mario and Donkey Kong's Adventures in the World of Nintendo".
The National Maul/Special Report (February 2, 1997)
Kooper debuts in the former episode, while Nintendo News and its characters (claimed by Alex as the first OC's he ever created, although there's no proof of this...), Mike Magikoopa the weather guy, Larry Lakitu the news anchor, and Charlie the Charging Chuck the sportscaster. The former episode also re-imagines Candy's Save Point as a restaurant and retcons some of the "sponsors" seen in Mario Kart 64 into actual companies (such as turning "Mario Star" and "Luigi's" into restaurants).
Popstar Panic (March 9, 1997)
First episode (and only one for a while) to not use the "shorts" format.
Debut of Kirby.
Copy Protection/Super Airhead Bros. (April 20, 1997)
Continuing from the "going off the air forever" ad campaign mentioned earlier, the production company changes its name to "TNT Prevue" and stops using a closing logo.
Mario Karted/Yellow Shell Blues (June 8, 1997)
==Season 2 (1997-1998)==
King Koopa and K. Rool's Kool Kartoon/Waddle Deed (August 27, 1997)
The show's title is simplified to "The World of Nintendo". "The World of" is now rendered in a mixed-case, thin variant of Futura.
In the former episode, Bowser actually introduces himself as "King Bowser Koopa", a then-unusual acknowledgement of King Koopa's real name. It gradually becomes the norm over the next five seasons.
Yoshi's Other Island/Metaknight's Plight (June 8, 1998)
==Season 3 (1998-1999)==
Bear and Bird Boogaloo/Diddy Kong Bracing (August 24, 1998)
Debut of Banjo and Kazooie.
The second show logo debuts, which is patterned after the Nintendo 64's logo and features the famous "N Cube".
Bear and Bird 2: Electric Boogaloo/Bulba-Sore (September 28, 1998)
Debut of Pokémon.
The production company changes its name back to "Groovy Publications" and TNT Prevue splits into two channels, with St. Clair Publications primarily broadcasting its content on the Disney Channel. The St. Clair Channel is relaunched as a "sub-channel" for content that "doesn't meet Disney's standards" (which in reality was all of it, as "The Pubs" was originally part of Hanna-Barbera, which had been bought out by Time Warner by this point).
While the original airings of episodes at this point were still not using a closing logo, the 2008 Complete Third Season DVD release, 20th Anniversary Complete Series Blu-Ray release, and YouTube videos edit in the closing logo "The Pubs" was using at this point, a new "spin" on the old "atom" logo that said "The St. Clair Channel".
Game and Blotch (October 12, 1998)
Legend of the Lost Mushroom (December 14, 1998)
King Koopa's Khristmas Karol (December 21, 1998)
Prima Celadonna (January 25, 1999)
The infamous episode where Erika is kicked out of the Pokémon League after Ash Ketchum lodges misconduct and discrimination complaints against her for the events of Pokémon Scentsation. Erika will not be seen again in St. Clair Publications canon after this until Season 9.
You Ain't Skit! (February 15, 1999)
Every Kiss Begins with DK/Mr. Ketchum Goes to the Mushroom Kingdom (June 14, 1999)
The latter episode references St. Clair for President, a series that was in development at about the same time as TWoN and was planned to debut during this season, but stalled in Development Hell™ and ultimately didn't debut until 2006.
==Season 4 (1999-2000)==
Who Wants to Be Koopa's Heir?/Y2K-zooie (August 25, 1999)
The show moves to Cartoon Network on this episode. The show is still not using closing logos in first-run at this point, and complete season/series releases don't edit in a logo like they did for Season 3.
The production company is now known as "Scooby-Doo Publications"; exactly why is unclear, as while the St. Clair Publications Coolsville Universe is known to have debuted by this point, it was in a bit of flux here aside from Scooby Superheroes, not really solidifying until sometime in between the debut of The Hex Girls 1 and Scooby-Doo: The Afterlife.
Per St. Clair Publications' new traditions that it adopted this season, the show's closing begins using a purple graphic similar to what Dexter's Laboratory had been using for its second and third seasons, as well as new transition graphics based on its "yellow D on a spiral" deal. The closing credits graphic features Mario, DK, Banjo, Pikachu, and Kirby all leaping out, with Kazooie "leaping out" of Banjo's backpack as much as she can without actually leaping out (this was before Banjo-Tooie and the Split Up ability...).
Also per the new traditions, a third set of credits appears on episode titles.
Killer B./Trooper Mario Bros. (October 27, 1999)
St. Clair Publications is still not using a closing logo of its own at this point, but this is the debut of the Cartoon Network "Millennium" closing logo, which (per their traditions at the time) is customized to each show. Starting with a view of Earth from outer space (one of the logo's constants), Mario jumps out of a pipe and punches Bowser in the neck with an uppercut. The remaining constants in each logo variant play: a lens flare effect followed by the logos for Hanna-Barbera (the company's final, 1990's "blue script" logo) and Cartoon Network (the original checkerboard logo), with "A Time Warner Company" written underneath, all against the same "Blue Marble" background.
Super Mario Bros. 100/Back to the Construction Site (November 17, 1999)
All obvious references to this being the 100th TWoN episode.
How the Koopa Stole Christmas! (December 22, 1999)
Y2DK/Hunky Chunky (January 5, 2000)
The closing logo now only mentions Cartoon Network.
Funky's Fights/Dedede's One-Stop Slop Shop (January 26, 2000)
The production company is now "Hex Girl Publications". This still isn't being reflected on-air in any way at this point.
Los Dos Nintendos/Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round Oak's Old Tree (February 16, 2000)
The latter episode is the extremely infamous "Professor Oak dies of cancer" special; the fact that this was a regular "two shorts" episode yet was apparently prompted by the death of Charles Schulz and the ending of Peanuts only serves to illustrate just how cringey this episode is, almost on par with the infamous "loss" edition of Ctrl+Alt+Delete and the deaths seen in Sonichu.
Koopas for the Ethical Treatment of Piranha Plants (April 12, 2000)
The Whirled of Nintendo/Waddle Dood It (April 26, 2000)
The "Millennium" logo is retired; in its place is a new Cartoon Network logo based on the Hanna-Barbera logos that came before it. For this one, Mario says "Produced and distributed by Cartoon Network, a Time Warner company"; he then moves off-screen and a series of sound effects plays similar to the ones heard in the 1994 "comedy" logo.
Meet the Beat-Alls (May 17, 2000)
Not to be confused with the Powerpuff Girls episode of the same name (which aired half a year later), this episode was made to promote the then-pending TWoN video game. This name is not used in the actual game for the alliance that Bowser, K. Rool, Dedede, Gruntilda, and Giovanni/Team Rocket form, hinting that the PPG episode was in development by that point or that Alex was somehow otherwise aware of its existence.
Genesis Does What Nintendon't/Mario Kart: Mega Drive (June 7, 2000)
Apparently intended for the 10th anniversary of Sonic, which wasn't until next year.
==Season 5 (2000-2001)==
==Season 6 (2001-2002)==
==Season 7 (2002-2003)==
Solar Eclipse (June 6, 2003)
==Season 8 (2003-2004)==
==Season 9 (2004-2005)==
==Season 10 (2005-2006)==
==Season 11 (2006-2007)==
==Season 12 (2007-2008)==
==Season 13 (2008-2009)==
==Season 14 (2009-2010)==
==Season 15 (2010-2011)==
The World of Lostendo (January 19, 2011)
==Season 16 (2011-2012)==
==Season 17 (2012-2013)==
425. Farewell (January 11, 2013)
==Specials==
*SP Bowl XXXIV (January 30, 2000): Super Bowl parody in which Ash's Pikachu took on the talking Meowth from Team Rocket.
*SP Bowl XXXV (January 28, 2001): Similar to the above, the "Nintendo Good Guys" took on the "Nintendo Bad Guys".
*Doomship Down (May 30, 2002): Part of the "Cartoon Network Salutes" series, this episode was on the second such special and paid tribute to the U.S. Air Force in the wake of the 9-11 attacks and subsequent invasion of Afghanistan. This was the second show to air in the 1-hour special, with a Cartoon Network News special preceding it. This episode's production quality was noticeably higher compared to the other CN Salutes specials, which Alex attributed to his dad having served in the Air Force.
*The Fastest Thing Alive?/Tornado Warning/Nintendon't Strikes Back (May 3, 2003): Part of the "Cartoon Network Super Spectacular!" series. This episode aired on the fourth such edition, and came first, with Full of Clues episode "Bad-Ass Boys Drive Very Bad Toys", essentially that show's penultimate episode (it would end a few days later in a poorly-done "crossover" with Life in FCHS), following it. This episode was unusual at the time for the fact that third-party characters were not only used, but they were at the forefront, which would gradually become a norm by 2006.
*Agatha's 80th Birthday Bash! (December 13, 2003): First half of the seventh CNSS, and also a continuation of the previous regular episode. The Hex Girls 2 episode "The Super Psychic Sequel", in which Thorn's psychic powers (which Alex had dropped some two years earlier after fan criticism that she was OP with them) briefly return, follows it. Professor Oak is apparently still dead as of this episode, as Agatha acknowledges him in ways that wouldn't make sense otherwise.
*Alex's Price is Right, Episode 221 (October 29, 2004): A Halloween special themed around TWoN.
*The Legend of Zelda (April 9, 2005): This was the second half of the 13th CNSS, with then-new show The Dinkleys episode "What a Night for Some Jinkies!" preceding it. First appearance of a Nintendo franchise other than the five that had been featured up to this point. At this point, the regular episodes focused on only Mario, DK, and Pokémon, but starting next season, the show would be expanded to include nearly all Nintendo franchises, bringing Kirby back in the process.
*Alex's TPIR, Season 5 (Episodes 313-413), plus Alex's Game Shows in roughly the same timeframe (August 11, 2006-July 4, 2008): Lorelei and Flannery hosted these shows at this point, and were also guests on Super Smash Stadium at the time.
*A Celebration of Agatha's 50 Years in Pokémon and Peach's 35 Years as Princess (May 17, 2007): A one-hour episode with precisely that.
*I Choose You All Over Again (March 14, 2008): First half of the 20th edition of what was now the "St. Clair Publications Super Spectacular!" (SPSS) series. Celebrating Pokémon's 10th anniversary in the U.S., this was a re-telling of the Pokémon animé's earliest episodes, some eight years before the real thing.
*No Country for Old Plumbers/Black Koopa Down/The Sum of All of a Boo's Fears (also March 14, 2008): The second half of the same special, done because by this point, St. Clair Publications had severely trimmed down its lineup to only a handful of shows.
*The Super Mario Bros. Super Showdown! (April 11, 2008): First half of SPSS 22, this episode is a crossover with Paper Mario, Mario and Luigi Mario, Mario from the SMBSS (in one of Captain Lou Albano's final roles), and an ultra-rare acknowledgement of the Super Mario Bros. movie. The Marios all team up to fight their universe's respective Bowsers. While Paper Mario characters such as Goombario and Goombella have appeared in TWoN, this is the only actual appearance of Paper Mario (the characters appear in a "normal" form otherwise). This episode is also the only appearance of the Mario and Luigi series in TWoN.
*Well, Excuse Me, Princess!/Pokémon Special/Right Back at Ya! (also April 11, 2008): Similar to the above, but with Zelda, Pokémon, and Kirby. The second episode's case is a rare acknowledgement of any Pokémon manga, which both Alex and Nintendo usually ignore.
*SP Bowl XLVI (February 5, 2012): Super Bowl parody in which the Goombas played against the Koopas. Guess who won!
*Alex's TPIR, Episode 605 (March 9, 2012): A special celebrating the Zelda franchise's 25th anniversary. Most notably, the first game was renamed "Triforce Play".
*Alex's TPIR, Episode 688 (October 11, 2013): A special celebrating Pokémon's 15th anniversary in the U.S. and the release of X and Y.
*Alex's TPIR, Episode 690 (October 25, 2013): A fashion-themed Halloween special. While not explicitly themed around any one Nintendo franchise, numerous references to Elesa (including her Gym theme in B2/W2) and Nimbasa City abound.
*SP Bowl 50 (February 7, 2016): Similar to the above, with Mario and Luigi taking on Sonic and Tails. Probably a build-up for...
*Alex's TPIR, Episode 847 (October 28, 2016): Halloween special with a Mario vs. Sonic flair.
*Law and Order: Nintendo (May 11, 2016): Produced by Dick Wolf as part of a "Mash-Up Week" gimmick that Alex was doing. In exchange, Alex did an episode of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit.
*Alex's TPIR, Episode 1,003 (October 25, 2019): Halloween special themed around Splatoon.
*Unova Shore (TV episode) (March 25, 2020): From another "Mash-Up Week", Rebecca Sugar produced this episode in exchange for Alex doing one of Steven Universe.
==See also==
*The World of Nintendo (1986 TV series)/Episodes: The episode guide to the original World of Nintendo.
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