The Bird! The Bird!

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**The Bird! The Bird!** is the first episode of *The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!* In this episode, while venturing out in a snowy world, Toad is kidnapped by a near-sighted Birdo who is convinced that he is her missing baby.

## Characters

* Mario
* Luigi
* Princess Toadstool  (debut)
* Toad  (debut)
* King Koopa  (debut)
* Birdo (single appearance)
* Cheepy (single appearance)
* Flurry  (debut)
	+ Flakey (single appearance)
* Albatoss  (debut)
* Bob-ombs  (debut)

## Cast

* **Lou Albano** - Mario
* **Danny Wells** - Luigi
* **Jeannie Elias** - Princess Toadstool, Birdo, Cheepy
* **John Stocker** - Toad, Flurries, Albatoss
* **Harvey Atkin** - King Koopa

## Music

*Main article:* List of background music

* SMB2 Overworld (Variation 1) - Opening.
* SMB2 Boss (Variation 1) - Birdo grabs Toad.
* SMB2 Boss (Variation 2) - "Oh no, poor Toad!"
* SMB1 Overworld (Variation 4) - "Please, Mario..."
* Surfin' Bird - Birdo brings Toad up to her nest.
* SMB1 Overworld (Variation 3) - "Cheepy, my darling little Cheepy!"
* Unknown Track 2 (Variation 1) - Birdo chases Toad.
* SMB1 Underground (Variation 1) - Mario, Luigi and Princess Toadstool walk uphill.
* SMB2 Boss (Variation 1) - The mountain splits apart.
* SMB1 Ending - "Luigi, we can't quit now!"
* SMB1 Castle Clear - "Pasta power!"
* SMB2 Overworld (Variation 2) - Mario, Luigi and Princess Toadstool leap across the crevice.
* SMB1 Underground (Variation 2) - Flurries spy on Mario and Co. from afar.
* SMB1 Underground (Variation 3) - At King Koopa's ice castle.
* SMB2 Overworld (Variation 3) - Flurries licking King Koopa's feet.
* SMB1 Underground (Variation 4) - Koopa calls an air raid.
* Unknown Track 3 - Birdo sings a lullaby.
* SMB1 Overworld (Variation 3) - "I can't be your little Cheepy, lady!"
* SMB2 Overworld (Variation 1) - Mario, Luigi and the Princess continue to scale the mountain.
* Unknown Track 4 - Albatoss drops a Bob-omb.
* SMB1 Castle (Variation 1) - "Mario, it's a Bob-omb!"
* SMB1 Underground (Variation 1) - "Good going, guys!"
* Unknown Track 5 - Albatoss' cause an avalanche.
* SMB2 Boss (Variation 1) - Mario and Co. escape through a door.
* SMB1 Underwater (Variation 1) - "You're not listening, lady!"
* SMB1 Underground (Variation 1) - "Look, a Fire Flower!"
* SMB1 Overworld (Variation 1) - Mario and Luigi play patty-cake.
* SMB1 Castle Clear - Mario flips onto the ledge.
* Starman - Mario becomes Super Mario.
* SMB1 Underground (Variation 5 - "Follow me!"
* SMB1 Underground (Variation 3) - Back at Koopa's ice castle.
* SMB1 Overworld (Variation 5) - Baby Birdo revealed.
* SMB2 Cave (Variation 1) - "Do you think his mommy is the one who took Toad?"
* SMB1 Underwater (Variation 1) - "Here we are, Little Cheepy, 30,000 feet!"
* SMB2 Overworld (Variation 4) - Toad falling.
* SMB1 Underwater (Variation 1) - Toad uses his hat as a parachute.
* SMB1 Ending - "Toad! Are you alright?"
* Unknown Track 2 - "Oh no, I'm not going back up there. Never!"
* SMB1 Overworld (Variation 4) - "Okay, okay. Maybe if I take you back she'll leave me alone."
* SMB2 Boss (Variation 1) - Koopa launches his attack on Mario & Co.
* SMB1 Castle (Variation 1) - Mario loses his power-up.
* Surfin' Bird - Mario and Toad throw vegetables on Koopa's minions.
* SMB1 Overworld (Variation 1) - Ending.

## Gallery

*Main article:* **The Bird! The Bird!/gallery**

## Trivia

* Although it's commonly known that this episode premiered on September 4, 1989, press material from earlier in the year states the show was to premiere on September 11, 1989.
* There was a View-Master three-reel set that show scenes from this episode but the artstyle is massively different from the final episode, looking more closely to several pieces of concept art for the show. King Koopa is also not present and instead Wart (who is the main antagonist of *Super Mario Bros 2/Doki Doki Panic*) is used, despite the pictures captions still referring to him as King Koopa. It is possible that the images used were pieces of concept art for the episode.

## Release

This episode is available on streaming services such as YouTube and iTunes. It is also available on the following North American home releases:

* The Bird! The Bird!
* Mario Mania!
* The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Volume 1
* Air Koopa

## References

1. ↑  https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/neatness-counts-the-bird-the-bird/id898979898?i=923510767. Retrieved October 20, 2020
2. ↑  https://twitter.com/TheUltiMarioFan/status/1313079235704127489?s=20. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
3. ↑ https://twitter.com/vgartandtidbits/status/870270010631049216
4. ↑ https://twitter.com/vgartandtidbits/status/1309860092129533955