Season One

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The first season of the American comedy adventure television series *The Yoshi Show* premiered on YouTube on June 3, 2021. The season focuses on the adventures of Yoshi and Lindsey Walker, while also focusing on introducing them as characters. The show’s main cast will consist of Gabriel Combs and Kadence Lovett. It consisted of 6 episodes.

## Premise

In his very first television series, Yoshi is a green Yoshi who was adopted by Mario a long time ago. He eventually makes a friend, Lindsey Walker. When a mysterious figure comes after him and plots to kill him, Yoshi and Lindsey must uncover who the figure is and stop him before he succeeds.

## Characters

* Yoshi (debut)
* Lindsey Walker (debut)
* Mario (debut)
* Dry Bones (debut)
* Princess Peach (debut)
* Toad (debut)
* Koopa Troopa (debut)
* Piranha Plant (debut)

Additionally, the character Iggy appears in an uncredited cameo appearance, respectively.

## Episodes

 Mario goes outside to check the mail. He finds an egg outside, presuming that somebody abandoned it, and takes it inside. He realizes that he is not ready to be a parent, but the egg suddenly hatches. The newborn, Yoshi, believes Mario to be his father. Years later, Yoshi is introduced to Lindsey Walker, a yellow duck who befriends him. The two of them go to the park and soon return home after a fun day.

 Yoshi and Lindsey, shortly after the previous episode, ask Mario to take them out for food. After an argument, Mario takes them to a restaurant and orders them food. A few hours later, Yoshi and Lindsey ask Mario if they can go to the park again, but Mario says no. Angry, Yoshi and Lindsey plot to sneak out of the house. While Mario is distracted with his food, Yoshi and Lindsey successfully sneak out of the house and hang out at the park. After a fun time, Mario catches them after they return home, revealing that he saw them leave on a camera he placed near the front door. Furious, Mario grounds Yoshi and sends him to his room.

 A furious Mario sends Yoshi and Lindsey to their room and grounds them. However, Yoshi asks Mario, after coming out of his room, if he and Lindsey can go to a movie and Mario says no. Later, Yoshi and Lindsey sneak to a movie anyways. Mario realizes that they sneaked out and searches for them. They return home and Mario grounds them even further. The Uber Driver attacks them for not giving him a tip, but disappears suddenly. Yoshi finds himself in a black-and-white version of Earth. Meanwhile, The Antagonist prepares to capture Yoshi.

 Shortly after the events of the previous episode, Yoshi discovers that a gang has captured Lindsey. Mario has been captured by The Antagonist. The gang reveals to Yoshi that color has been removed from the world and that he needs to acquire a crystal ball to restore the color. However, after leaving, Yoshi and Lindsey get into a fight, causing Yoshi to abandon Lindsey. Shortly after, The Antagonist captures Yoshi.

 After capturing Yoshi and Mario, The Antagonist is revealed to be Dry Bones, a deceased Koopa who vows to destroy the Mushroom Kingdom. Dry Bones decides to tell them about his past.
10 Years Ago (when Yoshi was born), Dry Bones worked as a security guard for Princess Peach and Toad. At the same time, he is bullied by Koopa Troopa and Piranha Plant. A prank lead by Toad causes Dry Bones to plot against them. After Mario comes over, Peach hears a broken window and recruits Toad to investigate. There, Dry Bones knocks Peach and Toad out and kidnaps them for torture. Shortly before Dry Bones can hurt them, Mario causes an explosion that knocks out Dry Bones, saving Peach and Toad. After they left, Dry Bones vowed revenge on the entire Mushroom Kingdom.
After the flashback ends, Dry Bones plots against Yoshi and Mario, promising that something "very bad" is in store for them. Meanwhile, Koopa Troopa and Piranha Plant seek redemption and join forces with Lindsey to save the Mushroom Kingdom.

 Shortly after the events of the previous episode, Dry Bones tortures Yoshi and Mario. A resistance consisting of Koopa Troopa, Piranha Plant, Princess Peach, and Toad goes after Dry Bones, but are almost immediately defeated. Shortly before, Mario and Yoshi reconciled for their mistakes in the past and make up. Dry Bones takes them outside to remove their oxygen, but Lindsey, now in the form of a Unicorn, arrives and saves them. Shortly after a battle between Yoshi and Dry Bones, Mario pushes Dry Bones (and himself) off a cliff, sacrificing himself to save Yoshi. In the End, everyone attends Mario's funeral in respect of his heroic act. However, Yoshi worries that he'll never be the same after Mario's death.
In a mid-credit scene, a son of Bowser named Iggy plots against Yoshi and his friends.

## Production

#### Development

The series was being planned after Gabriel Combs and Kadence Lovett got a Yoshi plush and a Duck hand puppet from Walmart, with them planning to expand the series if the first season is successful enough. The series was officially announced on May 2, 2021, with the show’s title and theme song being announced on the same day.

#### Filming

Filming for Season One also began on May 2, 2021, with Combs and Lovett immediately attached to voice Yoshi and Lindsey, along with Combs voicing Mario and The Antagonist (later revealed to be Dry Bones). The season’s filming ended on May 25, 2021.

## Reception

The season received a mixed response, with praise for the humor, visual effects, and praise for the video games, but with criticism for the dark tone, performances, and convoluted story. On a Like vs. Dislike Scale, the season received an 63% score, based on 172 total views. The analytics read, "*The Yoshi Show* suffers from a convoluted story, but its likeable characters and faithfulness to the games should win over most -- if not all -- fans of the video games."

## Release

The season began on June 3, 2021, and ended on June 9, 2021, and was released on YouTube.

#### Marketing

The series was officially announced via Combs’ Instagram account on May 2, 2021, with the reveal of the title and intro of the series. The theme song of the series was released on May 7, while the poster and episode list were released on May 19 and May 20. A trailer was released for the series on May 25, 2021, receiving a generally positive response.