Overview

Super Mario is a 2013 animated television show that aired on Nickelodeon on June 24th, 2013. The first season aired its 2 part finale on September 6th, 2013. A second season was greenlit about 3 months later due to popular demand and the amount of high viewership the show was gaining throughout the time it aired. The second season aired on April 11th, 2015 and finished on November 14th, 2015. Viewership only skyrocketed this season and fans began to want even more out of the show as time went on. On March 4th, 2016, creator Michael Hall revealed on twitter that a third season was in the works at Nickelodeon but it would also be the final season of the series. This was met with outrage and anger from the internet due to the fanbase wanting more seasons and was suddenly met with the creator saying that the series was ending after another season. While Michael was aware of the outrage, he also tweeted out another message saying "You guys, I am aware you want more, but let me make it clear that my show was never intended to be a long one, I figured 3 seasons is perfectly suitable for a good going show that has plenty of time showcasing amazing characters and plotlines." Thus, the final season aired on October 7th, 2017. All episodes aired a weekend after each other and the series went into a final hiatus until the "July Fury" Event where Nickelodeon advertised a special 4 part finale of Super Mario that aired a single episode after instead of the traditional two-episode airings, with a special episode airing on August 4th, 2018.

### **Expansion of the series**

While Michael Hall ended the series proper with a 3 act structure, beginning, middle, and end, Michael revealed in late 2019 that he along with executives at Nickelodeon were planning on expanding the series' impact through spin-offs. Much like how Nickelodeon is making spin-offs from Spongebob despite Hillenburg being against the idea. The first series based on the Super Mario show is called "The Ventures of Squirt", which currently concluded its first season on June 4th, 2021, and has been renewed for a second season. The series stars Squirt and picks up right where the main series left off as he has moved away from the Mushroom Kingdom and is prepared to live the rest of his teenage years in Fungiville. However, an accident involving his new home requires him and his family to move into a fancy new hotel to stay where he meets a slew of new characters. There are rumors that there are currently plans to develop a spin-off show revolving around Princess Peach and her origins but this has not been officially confirmed. What has been confirmed is a spin-off show involving Rosalina and her origin story where it is revealed she left out one big event that may be the key to solving a new threat that arrives on Earth 300 years in the future. The show's working title was called, "Project Celestial" but was officially revealed on May 28th, 2021 to be called, "Rosalina: The Celestial Lady". The series is set to air on November 12th, 2022. There was one last show that was confirmed at San Diego Comic-Con 2022, one that would revolve around a boy who lived in New York City named Jason who would end up finding luma who tells him the story of what happened with the Mario bros. However, a new threat emerges once it is revealed that Jason might be a distant descendant to the bros and he may hold the power to stopping a worldwide danger. The series is set to take place 100 years in the future and is officially called, "Jason Stardust: A Super Mario Story". It is also said that it will tie-in with the two other spin offs, creating a Super Mario Universe. It is currently in production and is set to air in 2024.

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## **Setting**

The setting of this series takes place at the Mushroom Kingdom which is located on Mushroom Island. It is inhabitated by humanoids called "Toads", but rather being the animal of the same name, they are shorter than average sized humanoid creatures that have everything a human being does with the exception of having rather large heads. Other locations on the island include, Fungiville, Little Fungitown, Beanbean Kingdom, Chucklehuck Woods, among many other locations.

## **Background**

The series follows brothers Mario and Luigi as they venture out of their home island to the Mushroom Kingdom and find out that their world is a whole lot bigger that they could ever imagine. Full of kooky creatures, new friends, and many foes, both of the bros realize that in order for them to get through what is thrown at them, they're gonna need to have a bigger brother bond than they've ever had before.

## Super Mario

### Producer

James BernardBrianna LoradaGrayson Holland

### Production company

Nickelodeon Animation StudioSwirl Studios

## **Trivia**

* The bully character Mark was originally going to have a band of goonies that follow him called the Gross Brothers, named Tim, Jim, and Pim
* The Shadow Queen was going to have a significant other named the Shadow King
* The series takes place in 2006
* The episode, "Cause and Infect" originally had an entirely different storyline, it was completely scrapped in order to fit the storyline events at the time