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The following is a list of advertisements that involve or invoke the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], but are not for ''Super Mario'' products. For a list of advertisements for the ''Super Mario'' franchise, see [[List of advertisements|List of advertisements]] instead. These advertisements may be on television, other forms of public broadcast, or in print media such as posters and magazines.

In the "Driving's No Game" advertisement for Budget Direct, as the video game character's car repairs itself after T-boning the human's car, [[coin]]s designed after those from the ''Super Mario'' franchise are taken from him.<ref>Budget Direct. (April 29, 2021). [https://youtu.be/Km8S_upUDO4 Budget Direct - Driving's No Game]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 4, 2021.</ref>

[[File:Canguro Scarpe Product.jpg|thumb|left|The advertisement showing two children using the shoes to jump and reach a coin]]

Throughout 2016, [http://www.canguro.it/effegi/ Canguro scarpe] (meaning "Kangaroo shoes") broadcasted an Italian advertisement for children's shoes, showing two children playing with a game console on a television set in their family home. The television's screen shows animated children within a [[level]] resembling [[Acorn Plains]] from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', with colored platforms and a background resembling the one seen in [[Yoshi Hill]]. The children's ability to jump high and reach a coin within the level is exaggerated by the brightly colored Canguro-branded shoes that they are wearing.<ref>"Cangurokids - Arnetta srl - Via Pompei, 8". (September 15, 2016). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qh3L21cwUg Cangurokids - Spot TV]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 11, 2016.</ref>

''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' is referenced in the Cheerios Game On advertisement released in 2015, with [[World 1-1 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-1]] being recreated.<ref>https://youtu.be/VqJU2Pj-p5I</ref>

A TV advertisement for the original ''Crash Bandicoot'' game features a man in a [[wikipedia:Crash Bandicoot (character)|Crash Bandicoot]] mascot costume yelling taunts through a megaphone at [[Nintendo]] of America's headquarters, while he showcases and promotes the {{wp|PlayStation (console)|PlayStation}}. Among the lines he says is, "Hey, [[Mario|plumber boy, mustache man]], your worst nightmare has arrived". He is ultimately told to leave by a nearby security guard.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTi5EaocGaY</ref>

Mario appears in a [https://youtu.be/xuuhCdk68i4 ''Growth Spurt'' commercial], promoting the iPhone XS and its larger variant. Mario grows bigger and runs through Brick Blocks and Goombas, similar to [[Mega Mario]].

An anti-drug commercial featuring [[Lou Albano]], which aired on Philadelphia's [[wikipedia:WPSG|WPSG]], showed him wearing [[Mario]]'s cap, although the rest of his outfit was different and he introduced himself as "Captain Lou Albano". The commercial has since become infamous for a particular line where Albano tells the viewers that they will "go to {{wp|hell}} before they die", potentially as a form of a scare tactic at the time it aired.<ref>"HKD2". (December 3, 2008). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8M8I2SYEiA Captain Lou Albano - WGBS Philly 57 "Just Say No" Drugs PSA]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved February 28, 2016.</ref>

Several commercials have been released for ''Super Mario''-related [[Happy Meal]] promotions. For example, a 1989 ad showcasing ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''-themed toys features Mario alongside Ronald McDonald and Grimace in the Mushroom Kingdom.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAdzSIQhTyQ</ref>

A TV advertisement for the original ''[[wikipedia:Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' and the [[wikipedia:Sega Genesis|Sega Genesis.]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAyxBm_NWhA]</ref> compares them to ''[[Super Mario World]]'' on the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]], boasting that the package deal was "faster" and $50 less expensive than Nintendo's product. Despite the salesman's best efforts to flog ''Super Mario World'', the kid from whose POV the commercial is shown is drawn to the TV showing the ''Sonic'' footage over the ''Super Mario'' screen and insists on buying it and the Genesis.

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