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|image = [[Image: CeasarKoopa.jpg{{!}}200px{{!}}King Koopa, as Emperor Augustus Septembres Octoberus Koopa.]]
|image=[[File:SMBSS Episode 6.jpg|200px]]
|airdate = 9/12/1989
|production=106
|writer = Jack Olesker
|airdate=September 12, 1989 (English)<br>September 11, 1990 (French)
|plumbers_log = 6 - 0 - 3
|writer=Jack Olesker
|alter-ego = Emperor Augustus Sepetembres Octoberus Koopa
|plumbers_log=6 - 0 - 3 (603)
|location = Linguine Empire
|alter_ego=[[King Koopa's alter egos#Emperor Augustus Sepetemberus Octoberus Koopa|Emperor Augustus Sepetemberus Octoberus Koopa]]
|song = [[Wikipedia: Shaddap You Face{{!}}Shaddap You Face]] ([[Wikipedia: Joe Dolce{{!}}Joe Dolce]])
|cover="[[List of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! songs#Shaddap You Face|Shaddap You Face]]"
|title = None
|replacement="[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#In My Frog Suit|In My Frog Suit]]"
|live = [[Bonkers from Yonkers]]
|live="[[Bonkers From Yonkers]]"
|before = [[The Mario Monster Mash|<<]]
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{{about|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' episode named "The Great Gladiator Gig"|the VHS of the same name|[[The Great Gladiator Gig (VHS)]]}}
"'''The Great Gladiator Gig'''" is the sixth episode of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''. Its corresponding live-action segment is "[[Bonkers from Yonkers]]." The copyrighted title for the episode in the {{wp|United States Copyright Office}} is "'''The Great gladiator'''." This episode is notable for being the first episode where [[Tryclyde]] appears.


'''The Great Gladiator Gig''' is the sixth episode of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''. Its corresponding live-action segment is "[[Bonkers from Yonkers]]".
==Plot synopsis==
[[File:GreatGladiatorGig.jpg|thumb|left|Mario and Luigi run circles around [[Tryclyde|Tryclydius]]'s three heads in an attempt to confuse him.]]
[[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], and [[Toad]] are all traveling through the [[Linguini Empire]] in a horse-pulled chariot/bathtub; it seems they had all been invited to a benefit spaghetti dinner, the proceeds of which would go to [[Toad (species)|Mushroom]] orphans.


== Plot Synopsis ==
Using a telescope, Mario sees the nearby [[Linguini Empire Colosseum]] and asks Luigi if they can make the bathtub go any faster. Luigi responds to Mario's question by telling him to relax while Princess Toadstool says that the emperor of the Linguini Empire must be a wonderful person to raise money for orphans and that she cannot wait to meet him.


[[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] and [[Toad]] are all traveling through the [[Linguine Empire]] in a horse-pulled chariot/bathtub; it seems they had all been invited to a benefit spaghetti dinner, the proceeds of which would go to [[Toad (species)|Mushroom]] orphans.
As an excited Mario says that he cannot wait to attend that spaghetti dinner, [[Bowser|King Koopa]], up above on a cliff, tells [[Tryclyde|Tryclydius]] of his plans to trap Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool. Eventually becoming annoyed with Tryclydius's idiotic ramblings about destroying Mario and Luigi, King Koopa violently yanks him away from the cliff top.


Using a telescope, Mario sees a nearby [[Linguine Colosseum|colosseum]] and asks Luigi if they can make the bathtub go any faster. Luigi responds to Mario's question by telling him to relax while Princess Toadstool laments that the emperor of the Linguine Empire must be a wonderful to raise money for orphans and that she can't wait to meet him.
Arriving at the town surrounding the Linguini Empire Colosseum, Luigi tells Mario, Toad and Princess Toadstool that they have arrived ahead of time and still have a half an hour until the spaghetti dinner. As Mario says he cannot wait that long before eating, the ground around the colosseum begins to rumble. Believing an earthquake is occurring, Mario's group take cover, but look up and see a gigantic man standing before them.


As an excited Mario says that he can't wait to attend that spaghetti dinner, [[Bowser|King Koopa]], up above on a cliff, tells [[Tryclyde|Tryclydius]] of his plans to trap Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool. Eventually becoming annoyed with Tryclydius' idiotic ramblings about destroying Mario and Luigi, King Koopa violently yanks him away from the cliff top.
The man, seeing Mario's group, asks if they are the emperor's guests of honor. Replying that they are, Toad asks if the man is the emperor; the man tells them he is not the emperor, he is [[Brutius Maximus Grouchimus]], the guardian of the Linguini Empire Colosseum and tells Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool to follow him into the colosseum.


Arriving at the town surrounding the Linguine Empire's coliseum, Luigi tells Mario, Toad and Princess Toadstool that they have arrived ahead of time and still have a half-an-hour until the spaghetti dinner. As Mario says he can't wait that long until eating, the ground around the coliseum begins to rumble. Believing an earthquake is occurring, Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool take cover, but look up and see a gigantic man standing before them.
While following Brutius into the colosseum, Mario overhears Brutius mention that the benefit dinner may be canceled. Mario, shocked, asks why, and Brutius responds that this is because of a plumbing problem in the catacombs beneath the colosseum. Mario, desperately wanting to attend the spaghetti dinner, says that he and Luigi can repair the plumbing problem. Hearing this, Brutius suddenly calls forth several [[Koopa Troopa]]s and tells them to take Princess Toadstool and Toad on a tour of the colosseum; after he says this, he and the Koopa Troopas lead Toad and the Princess through the colosseum, leaving a somewhat suspicious Mario and Luigi behind with several Koopa Troopas.
[[File:Caesar Koopa.png|thumb| "Emperor Augustus Septemberus Octoberus Koopa"]]
Taking the Princess and Toad to the center of the colosseum, Brutius introduces them to the emperor, who they are horrified to discover is King Koopa, or "Emperor Augustus Septemberus Octoberus Koopa". Toad, after seeing Emperor Koopa, begins trying to run away to get Mario and Luigi, only to be surrounded by several Koopa Troopas. As Toad is forced next to her, the Princess tells Emperor Koopa that Mario and Luigi will save them and defeat him. Mockingly, Koopa tells the Princess that Mario and Luigi will not be able to save her and tells his Koopa Troopas to put her and Toad into confinement while Brutius leaves.


The man, seeing Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool, asks if they are the emperor's guests of honor. Replieing that they are, Mario asks if the man is the emperor; the man tells them he isn't the emperor, he is [[Brutius Maximus Grouchimus]], the guardian of the colosseum and tells Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool to follow him into the colosseum.
In the catacombs beneath the colosseum, Brutius is in the process of leading Mario and Luigi down a corridor. Stopping, Brutius tells a curious Mario and Luigi that now is the time that they will be captured. The Mario Brothers, shocked, are surrounded by several Koopa Troopas and a mocking Brutius. Trying to run from the Koopa Troopas and Brutius, Mario grabs a nearby torch from the walls and throws it at them. With the Koopa Troopas and Brutius distracted, the brothers enter a nearby chariot with a horse attached to it.


While following Brutius into the colosseum, Mario overhears Brutius mention that the benefit dinner may be cancelled. Mario, shocked, asks why with Brutius responds that the dinner may be cancelled because of a plumbing problem in the catacombs beneath the colosseum. Mario, desperately wanting to attend the spaghetti dinner, says that he and Luigi can repair the plumbing problem. Hearing this, Brutius suddenly calls forth several [[Koopa Troopa]]s and tells them to take Princess Toadstool and Toad on a tour of the colosseum; after Brutius says this, he and the Koopa Troopas lead Toad and Princess Toadstool through the colosseum, leaving a somewhat suspicious Mariop and Luigi behind with several Koopa Troopas.
Trying to get the horse to pull the chariot they are in, Mario and Luigi see that the horse is too busy eating to acknowledge them. Getting an idea, Mario, using a piece of pipe, dangles a bag of oats in front of the horse. The horse, seeing the oats, frantically begins chasing trying to eat, pulling the chariot the Mario Brothers are in and knocking any Koopa Troopas it encounters out of the way.


Taking Princess Toadstool and Toad to the center of the colosseum, Brutius introduces them to the emperor, who Princess Toadstool and Toad are horrified to discover is King Koopa, or "Emperor Augustus Septembres Octoberus Koopa". Toad, after seeing Emperor Koopa, begins trying to run-away to get Mario and Luigi, only to be surrounded by several Koopa Troopas. As Toad is forced next to her, Princess Toadstool tells Emperor Koopa that Mario and Luigi will save them and defeat him. Mockingly, Emperor Koopa tells Princess Toadstool that Mario and Luigi won't be able to save her and tells his Koopa Troopas to put her and Toad into confinement while Brutius leaves.
Trying to tackle Mario and Luigi's chariot, Brutius and several Koopa Troopas miss it and bump into one another instead. Getting up, Brutius, grabbing two nearby Koopa Troopas, throws them, who are inside their shells, at Mario and Luigi. Mario, seeing the oncoming shells, throws the horse's bag of oats at them. Hitting the bag of oats, the shells ricochet off it and begin to bounce chaotically off of the surrounding walls.
 
The horse, seeing that Mario and Luigi have no more grains, dumps them from his chariot, telling them that, unless they give him more grains, they are not getting another ride. Seeing Brutius and several Koopa Troopas coming up behind the horse, the Mario Brothers begin to run to a nearby door. Reaching the door, they burst through and find themselves in the center of the colosseum, being glared down upon by Emperor Augustus Septemberus Octoberus Koopa and hundreds of yelling spectators.


In the catacombs beneath the colosseum, Brutius is in the process of leading Mario and Luigi down a corridor. Stopping, Brutius tells a curious Mario and Luigi that now is the time that they'll be captured. Mario and Luigi, shocked, are surrounded by several Koopa Troopas and a mocking Brutius. Trying to run from the Koopa Troopas and Brutius, Mario grabs a nearby torch from the walls and throws it at them. With the Koopa Troopas and Brutius distracted, Mario and Luigi enter a nearby chariot with a horse attached to it.
Emperor Koopa proceeds to tell Mario and Luigi that, if they defeat his gladiator, they will be able to leave the colosseum unhindered. After saying this, Koopa tells a Koopa Troopa to allow his gladiator, a net- and trident-wielding Tryclydius, into the arena. Seeing Tryclydius, Mario and Luigi run from him in two opposite directions. Tryclydius, after some hesitation, begins to slither after Luigi, who he throws his trident at. Tryclydius's trident successfully pins Luigi's overalls to a wall, leaving him defenseless against the approaching Tryclydius.


Trying to get the horse to pull the chariot they're in, Mario and Luigi see that the horse is too busy eating to acknowledge them. Getting an idea, Mario, using a piece of pipe, dangles a bag of oats in front of the horse. the horse, seeing the oats, frantically begins chasing trying to eat, pulling the chariot Mario and Luigi are in and knocking any Koopa Troopas it encounters out of the way.
Mario, seeing his brother in danger, tries to distract Tryclydius by jumping on the neck of one of his heads. Mario, frantically trying to hold on to Tryclydius's neck, tells Luigi to attack Tryclydius, unfortunately, Luigi is unable to do anything, being incapable of getting loose from Tryclydius's trident.


Trying to tackle Mario and Luigi's chariot, Brutius and several Koopa Troopas miss it and bump into one another instead. Getting up, Brutius, grabbing two nearby Koopa Troopas, throws them, who are inside their shells, at Mario and Luigi. Mario, seeing the oncoming shells, throws the horse's bag of oats at them. Hitting the bag of oats, the shells ricochet off it and begin to bounce chaotically off of the surrounding walls.
Tryclydius eventually manages to grab hold of Mario by biting down on his overalls. Lifting Mario into the air, Tryclydius, after swinging him around a bit, tosses him into a nearby wall. Luigi, after managing to get his overalls loose from Tryclydius's trident, begins to threaten Tyrclydius, only to have a net thrown over him. With Luigi captured, Tryclydius, staring menacingly at Mario, unsheathes a sword and begins to slither towards him.


The horse, seeing that Mario and Luigi have no more grains, dumps them from it's chariot, telling them that, unless they give it more grains, they aren't getting another ride. Seeing Brutius and several Koopa Troopas coming-up behind the horse, Mario and Luigi begin to run to a nearby door. Reaching the door, Mario and Luigi burst through and find themselves in the center of the colosseum, being glared down upon by Emperor Augustus Septembres Octoberus Koopa and hundreds of yelling spectators.
Up in the stands, Emperor Augustus Septemberus Octoberus Koopa begins to taunt Princess Toadstool, saying Mario and Luigi will soon be hacked apart by Tryclydius and no longer be a problem to him.


Emperor Koopa proceeds to tell Mario and Luigi that, if they defeat his gladiator, they'll be able to leave the colosseum unhindered. After saying this, Emperor Koopa tells a Koopa Troopa to allow his gladiator, a net and trident wielding Tryclydius, into the arena. Seeing Tryclydius, Mario and Luigi run from him in two opposite directions. Tryclydius, after some hesitation, begins to slither after Luigi, who he throws his trident at. Tryclydius' trident successfully pins Luigi's overalls to a wall, leaving him defenseless against the approaching Tryclydius.
Down below, Tryclydius prepares to swing his sword at Mario, who jumps out of the way, causing Tryclydius to miss. Jumping on one of Tryclydius's heads, Mario knocks Tryclydius's sword from his mouth and, grabbing it, manages to cut the net holding Luigi open. Seeing Tryclydius quickly approaching, Luigi begins to panic, only to be inexplicably told by Mario to dance. Dancing around Tryclydius, the Mario Brothers eventually cause a confused Tryclydius to tie his neck into a knot, effectively immobilizing him.


Mario, seeing his brother in danger, tries to distract Tryclydius by jumping on the neck of one of his heads. Mario, frantically trying to hold on to Tryclydius' neck, tells Luigi to attack Tryclydius, unfortunately, Luigi is unable to do anything, being incapable of getting loose from Tryclydius' trident.
Seeing Tryclydius defeated, Emperor Koopa, betraying his promise of letting Mario and Luigi free, commands Brutius to free several lions into the arena. Nearby Mario and Luigi, a pen opens up, allowing two vicious and hungry lions out. As the lions approach him and Luigi, Mario manages to convince them that they do not want to eat two measly plumbers for lunch; they should be having royal meat, namely, Emperor Augustus Septemberus Octoberus Koopa.


Tryclydius eventually manages to grab hold of Mario by biting down on his overalls. Lifting Mario into the air, Tryclydius, after swinging him around a bit, tosses Mario into a nearby wall. Luigi, after managing to get his overalls loose from Tryclydius' trident, begins to threaten Tyrclydius, only to have a net thrown over him by Tryclydius. With Luigi captured, Tryclydius, staring menacingly at Mario, unsheathes a sword and begins to slither towards Mario.
In the stands, Emperor Koopa is beginning to try and grab Princess Toadstool, who is nervously backing away. Suddenly, Mario, using Tryclydius's trident as a pole vault, springs upward to and manages to bash into Koopa. Knocked backwards, Koopa crashes into a nearby pillar, damaging it and causing the roof it supports to start collapsing.


Up in the stands, Emperor Augustus Septembres Octoberus Koopa begins to taunt Princess Toadstool, saying Mario and Luigi will soon be hacked apart by Tryclydius and no longer be a problem to him.
As Mario, Princess Toadstool and Toad take cover from falling debris, Emperor Augustus Septemberus Octoberus Koopa and his Koopa Troopas leap into the Linguini Empire Colosseum arena. Landing in the arena, Koopa is suddenly chased by the two lions out of the colosseum and into the horizon, vowing revenge on Mario and Luigi.


Down below, Tryclydius prepares to swing his sword at Mario, Mario jumps out of the way, causing Tryclydius to miss hitting Mario with his sword. Jumping on one of Tryclydius' heads, Mario knocks Tryclydius' sword from his mouth and, grabbing it, Mario manages to cut the net holding Luigi open. Seeing Tryclydius quickly approaching, Luigi begins to panic, only to be inexplicably told by Mario to dance. Dancing around Tryclydius, Mario and Luigi eventually cause a confused Tryclydius into tyeing his neck into a knot, effectively immobilizing him.
Afterwards, several people begin to enter the colosseum for the beneficial spaghetti dinner, with Toad collecting their admission [[coin]]s. Inside the colosseum, Brutius, having seemingly reformed, is cooking spaghetti in a cauldron while Princess Toadstool and Toad show Mario all the coins they have collected. As Luigi appears and begins to tell Mario about how successful the spaghetti dinner is, he is suddenly approached by one of the lions from earlier, who says that he is so starved that he could eat a horse, or plumber. Luigi, thinking this to be some sort of threat, quickly runs away to get the lion some spaghetti, not wanting to wind up being eaten by the hungry lion as Mario, Toad, Princess Toadstool, and the lion laugh.


Seeing Tryclydius defeated, Emperor Koopa, betraying his promise of letting Mario and Luigi free, commands Brutius to free several lions into the arena. Nearby Mario and Luigi, a pen containing to lions opens up, allowing to vicious and hungry lions out. As the lions approach him and Luigi, Mario manages to convince the lions that they don't want to eat two measly plumbers for lunch, they should be having royal meat, namely, Emperor Augustus Septembres Octoberus Koopa.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Great Gladiator Gig VHS.jpg|The VHS cover for the episode.
</gallery>


In the stands, Emperor Koopa is beginning to try and grab Princess Toadstool, who is nervously backing away. Suddenly, Mario, using Tryclydius' trident as a pole vault, springs upward to and manages to bash into Emperor Koopa. Knocked backwards, Emperor Koopa crashes into a nearby pillar, damaging it and causing the roof it supports to start collapsing.
==Characters==
*[[Mario]]
*[[Luigi]]
*[[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]
*[[Toad]]
*[[Bowser|Emperor Augustus Septemberus Octoberus Koopa]]
*[[Tryclyde|Tryclydius]]
*[[Brutius Maximus Grouchimus]]
*[[Koopa Troopa]]s
*Horse
*Lions
*[[Harry (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!)|Harry]]


As Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad take cover from falling debris, Emperor Augustus Septembres Octoberus Koopa and his Koopa Troopas leap into the colosseum arena. Landing in the arena, Emperor Koopa is suddenly chased by the two lions out of the colosseum and into the horizon, vowing revenge on Mario and Luigi.
==Cast==
*[[Lou Albano]] &mdash; [[Mario]]
*[[Danny Wells]] &mdash; [[Luigi]]
*[[Jeannie Elias]] &mdash; [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]
*[[John Stocker]] &mdash; [[Toad]], [[Koopa Troopa]], Brutius, Lion
*[[Harvey Atkin]] &mdash; [[Bowser|King Bowser Koopa]], Horse, [[Tryclyde]]


Afterwards, several people begin to enter the colosseum for the beneficial spaghetti dinner, with Toad collecting their admission [[coin]]s. Inside the colosseum, Brutius, having seemingly reformed, is cooking spaghetti in a cauldron while Princess Toadstool and Toad show Mario all the coins they have collected. As Luigi appears and begins to tell Mario about how successful the spaghetti dinner, he is suddenly approached by one of the lions from earlier who says that he is so starved that he could eat a horse, or plumber. Luigi, thinking this to be some sort of threat, quickly runs away to get Harry some spaghetti, not wanting to wind-up being eaten by the hungry lion.
==Animation and continuity errors==
*When [[Tryclyde|Tryclidius]] says that he does not know why [[Bowser|King Koopa]] has to tell him three times for him to understand, his eyelids are colored white like his eyes instead of red.
*Throughout the episode, Tryclydius's sword and [[Brutius Maximus Grouchimus|Brutius]]'s skin change color several times.
*When [[Toad]] reconsiders being called a creature, his vest is white like his cap instead of red.
*When [[Mario]] throws the bag of oats to stop the bouncing [[Koopa Troopa]] balls, [[Luigi]]'s shirt is colored green like his overalls instead of blue.
*While in the arena, [[Bowser|King Koopa]]'s shell and laurel wreath disappear several times.
*When Mario tells [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] to duck, Princess Toadstool's dress is miscolored.
*When King Koopa lands in the arena, the rings around the spikes on his shell are the same color as the shell itself.
*When Mario and his friends escape the [[Linguini Empire Colosseum|crumbling colosseum]], Luigi is missing.


== Trivia ==
<gallery>
TSMBSS The Great Gladiator Gig error.png|Tryclyde's miscolored eyelids
TSMBSS The Great Gladiator Gig error 2.png|Princess Toadstool's miscolored dress
TSMBSS The Great Gladiator Gig error 3.png|King Koopa's miscolored shell
</gallery>


* King Koopa's alias of Emperor Augustus Septembres Octoberus Koopa is a parody on the name Augustus, which was a name of all Roman Emperors, and also named the month August. King Koopa's name also has the next two months, September and October, listed.
==Profiles==
*'''Netflix:''' ''The evil [[Bowser|Emperor Augustus Septemberus Octoberus Koopa]] lures [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] into a trap with the promise of a spaghetti dinner benefit.''<ref>[https://www.netflix.com/title/70212980 ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'']. ''Netflix''. Retrieved June 22, 2020.</ref>
*'''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Volume One (DVD)|The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Volume One]]''' DVD: ''Our heroes think they are going to a buffet Spaghetti Dinner in the [[Linguini Empire Colosseum]], but it's all a plot by the evil Emperor Augustus Septemberus Octoberus Koopa to feed the Marios to the lions.''
*'''[[The Great Gladiator Gig (VHS)|The Great Gladiator Gig]]''' VHS: ''The Marios, the [[Princess Peach|Princess]], and [[Toad]] think they are going to a benefit Spaghetti Dinner at the Linguini Empire Colosseum to raise money for orphan [[Toad (species)|mushrooms]], but it's all a plot by the evil Emperor Augustus Septemberus Octoberus Koopa to feed the Marios to the lions.''


* The color of Tryclydius' sword continually switches from being gray to blue. Additionally, in several scenes, Emperor Augustus Septembres Octoberus Koopa shell disappears and reappears several times.
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Dan=Gladiator kampen
|DanM=Gladiator fights
|DanC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_mKr89Ern8 SMBSS: Gladiator Kampen/The Great Gladiator Gig (Dansk/Danish)]</ref>
|Fre=Le Grand gladiateur
|FreM=The Great gladiator
|FreC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2auogpc1V7Q&list=PLaFoLvczabwZT9mEcsRppZJRvNoW4czwg&index=6 Super Mario Bros 006 Le Grand gladiateur]</ref>
|Ger=Das große Gladiatorenfest
|GerM=The Big Gladiator Festival
|GerC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e-eOAF0qQc&list=PLn0Cm-QzTZcYMFil7DnnbYQJlk7qccB4H&index=8 The Super Mario Bros Super Show! Folge 7 Bonkers zum Junkers / Das große Gladiatorenfest]</ref>
|Heb=הגלדיאטור הגדול
|HebR=Hgldtvr Hgdvl
|HebM=The Great Gladiator
|HebC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbG4YNAwnAk&list=PL9O9vXdJDrqlKHsDjvWQQR8yzML7oOP9S&index=13 האחים סופר מריו (1989) - (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Hebrew Dub) - S01E06]</ref>
|Ita=A Cena con i Gladiatori
|ItaM=Dinner with the Gladiators
|ItaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8R_vVoD3mE&list=PLcGZc7g30V1szpfz3uw4SZIma9VbA33Bo&index=6 Super Mario bros super show ita 1x06 A cena con i gladiatori]</ref>
|Por=O Monstro Gladiador
|PorM=The Gladiator Monster
|PorC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr7ZEedjK38&list=PLwzf4mOPE8BlhZQzQNfBFjrkJrrocv7kU&index=25 Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - O Monstro Gladiador / O Psiquiatra (Dublado)]</ref>
|Spa=Los hermanos gladiadores
|SpaM=The gladiator brothers
|SpaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn-vyRiGnBU Super Mario Brothers Super Show in Spanish / En Español - Bonkers From Yonkers - Episode 6]</ref>
}}


{{SMBSS}}
==Trivia==
*While hiding behind a rock, [[Bowser|Emperor Koopa]] says "''Guest who's coming to dinner?''" This is a reference to the 1967 romance comedy-drama of the {{wp|Guess Who's Coming to Dinner|same name}}.


[[Category: TV Episodes]]
==References==
[[Category: The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Episodes]]
<references/>


*And this is a pun on "The Great Gladiator Big"
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[[it:A cena coi Gladiatori]]

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The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode
"The Great Gladiator Gig"
SMBSS Episode 6.jpg
Production number 106
Airdate September 12, 1989 (English)
September 11, 1990 (French)
Writer(s) Jack Olesker
Plumber's Log # 6 - 0 - 3 (603)
King Koopa's alter ego(s) Emperor Augustus Sepetemberus Octoberus Koopa
Cover song(s) "Shaddap You Face"
Replacement song(s) "In My Frog Suit"
Live-action segment "Bonkers From Yonkers"
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This article is about The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode named "The Great Gladiator Gig". For the VHS of the same name, see The Great Gladiator Gig (VHS).

"The Great Gladiator Gig" is the sixth episode of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. Its corresponding live-action segment is "Bonkers from Yonkers." The copyrighted title for the episode in the United States Copyright Office is "The Great gladiator." This episode is notable for being the first episode where Tryclyde appears.

Plot synopsis[edit]

The Great Gladiator Gig
Mario and Luigi run circles around Tryclydius's three heads in an attempt to confuse him.

Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad are all traveling through the Linguini Empire in a horse-pulled chariot/bathtub; it seems they had all been invited to a benefit spaghetti dinner, the proceeds of which would go to Mushroom orphans.

Using a telescope, Mario sees the nearby Linguini Empire Colosseum and asks Luigi if they can make the bathtub go any faster. Luigi responds to Mario's question by telling him to relax while Princess Toadstool says that the emperor of the Linguini Empire must be a wonderful person to raise money for orphans and that she cannot wait to meet him.

As an excited Mario says that he cannot wait to attend that spaghetti dinner, King Koopa, up above on a cliff, tells Tryclydius of his plans to trap Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool. Eventually becoming annoyed with Tryclydius's idiotic ramblings about destroying Mario and Luigi, King Koopa violently yanks him away from the cliff top.

Arriving at the town surrounding the Linguini Empire Colosseum, Luigi tells Mario, Toad and Princess Toadstool that they have arrived ahead of time and still have a half an hour until the spaghetti dinner. As Mario says he cannot wait that long before eating, the ground around the colosseum begins to rumble. Believing an earthquake is occurring, Mario's group take cover, but look up and see a gigantic man standing before them.

The man, seeing Mario's group, asks if they are the emperor's guests of honor. Replying that they are, Toad asks if the man is the emperor; the man tells them he is not the emperor, he is Brutius Maximus Grouchimus, the guardian of the Linguini Empire Colosseum and tells Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool to follow him into the colosseum.

While following Brutius into the colosseum, Mario overhears Brutius mention that the benefit dinner may be canceled. Mario, shocked, asks why, and Brutius responds that this is because of a plumbing problem in the catacombs beneath the colosseum. Mario, desperately wanting to attend the spaghetti dinner, says that he and Luigi can repair the plumbing problem. Hearing this, Brutius suddenly calls forth several Koopa Troopas and tells them to take Princess Toadstool and Toad on a tour of the colosseum; after he says this, he and the Koopa Troopas lead Toad and the Princess through the colosseum, leaving a somewhat suspicious Mario and Luigi behind with several Koopa Troopas.

King Koopa as Emperor Augustus Septemberus Octoberus Koopa
"Emperor Augustus Septemberus Octoberus Koopa"

Taking the Princess and Toad to the center of the colosseum, Brutius introduces them to the emperor, who they are horrified to discover is King Koopa, or "Emperor Augustus Septemberus Octoberus Koopa". Toad, after seeing Emperor Koopa, begins trying to run away to get Mario and Luigi, only to be surrounded by several Koopa Troopas. As Toad is forced next to her, the Princess tells Emperor Koopa that Mario and Luigi will save them and defeat him. Mockingly, Koopa tells the Princess that Mario and Luigi will not be able to save her and tells his Koopa Troopas to put her and Toad into confinement while Brutius leaves.

In the catacombs beneath the colosseum, Brutius is in the process of leading Mario and Luigi down a corridor. Stopping, Brutius tells a curious Mario and Luigi that now is the time that they will be captured. The Mario Brothers, shocked, are surrounded by several Koopa Troopas and a mocking Brutius. Trying to run from the Koopa Troopas and Brutius, Mario grabs a nearby torch from the walls and throws it at them. With the Koopa Troopas and Brutius distracted, the brothers enter a nearby chariot with a horse attached to it.

Trying to get the horse to pull the chariot they are in, Mario and Luigi see that the horse is too busy eating to acknowledge them. Getting an idea, Mario, using a piece of pipe, dangles a bag of oats in front of the horse. The horse, seeing the oats, frantically begins chasing trying to eat, pulling the chariot the Mario Brothers are in and knocking any Koopa Troopas it encounters out of the way.

Trying to tackle Mario and Luigi's chariot, Brutius and several Koopa Troopas miss it and bump into one another instead. Getting up, Brutius, grabbing two nearby Koopa Troopas, throws them, who are inside their shells, at Mario and Luigi. Mario, seeing the oncoming shells, throws the horse's bag of oats at them. Hitting the bag of oats, the shells ricochet off it and begin to bounce chaotically off of the surrounding walls.

The horse, seeing that Mario and Luigi have no more grains, dumps them from his chariot, telling them that, unless they give him more grains, they are not getting another ride. Seeing Brutius and several Koopa Troopas coming up behind the horse, the Mario Brothers begin to run to a nearby door. Reaching the door, they burst through and find themselves in the center of the colosseum, being glared down upon by Emperor Augustus Septemberus Octoberus Koopa and hundreds of yelling spectators.

Emperor Koopa proceeds to tell Mario and Luigi that, if they defeat his gladiator, they will be able to leave the colosseum unhindered. After saying this, Koopa tells a Koopa Troopa to allow his gladiator, a net- and trident-wielding Tryclydius, into the arena. Seeing Tryclydius, Mario and Luigi run from him in two opposite directions. Tryclydius, after some hesitation, begins to slither after Luigi, who he throws his trident at. Tryclydius's trident successfully pins Luigi's overalls to a wall, leaving him defenseless against the approaching Tryclydius.

Mario, seeing his brother in danger, tries to distract Tryclydius by jumping on the neck of one of his heads. Mario, frantically trying to hold on to Tryclydius's neck, tells Luigi to attack Tryclydius, unfortunately, Luigi is unable to do anything, being incapable of getting loose from Tryclydius's trident.

Tryclydius eventually manages to grab hold of Mario by biting down on his overalls. Lifting Mario into the air, Tryclydius, after swinging him around a bit, tosses him into a nearby wall. Luigi, after managing to get his overalls loose from Tryclydius's trident, begins to threaten Tyrclydius, only to have a net thrown over him. With Luigi captured, Tryclydius, staring menacingly at Mario, unsheathes a sword and begins to slither towards him.

Up in the stands, Emperor Augustus Septemberus Octoberus Koopa begins to taunt Princess Toadstool, saying Mario and Luigi will soon be hacked apart by Tryclydius and no longer be a problem to him.

Down below, Tryclydius prepares to swing his sword at Mario, who jumps out of the way, causing Tryclydius to miss. Jumping on one of Tryclydius's heads, Mario knocks Tryclydius's sword from his mouth and, grabbing it, manages to cut the net holding Luigi open. Seeing Tryclydius quickly approaching, Luigi begins to panic, only to be inexplicably told by Mario to dance. Dancing around Tryclydius, the Mario Brothers eventually cause a confused Tryclydius to tie his neck into a knot, effectively immobilizing him.

Seeing Tryclydius defeated, Emperor Koopa, betraying his promise of letting Mario and Luigi free, commands Brutius to free several lions into the arena. Nearby Mario and Luigi, a pen opens up, allowing two vicious and hungry lions out. As the lions approach him and Luigi, Mario manages to convince them that they do not want to eat two measly plumbers for lunch; they should be having royal meat, namely, Emperor Augustus Septemberus Octoberus Koopa.

In the stands, Emperor Koopa is beginning to try and grab Princess Toadstool, who is nervously backing away. Suddenly, Mario, using Tryclydius's trident as a pole vault, springs upward to and manages to bash into Koopa. Knocked backwards, Koopa crashes into a nearby pillar, damaging it and causing the roof it supports to start collapsing.

As Mario, Princess Toadstool and Toad take cover from falling debris, Emperor Augustus Septemberus Octoberus Koopa and his Koopa Troopas leap into the Linguini Empire Colosseum arena. Landing in the arena, Koopa is suddenly chased by the two lions out of the colosseum and into the horizon, vowing revenge on Mario and Luigi.

Afterwards, several people begin to enter the colosseum for the beneficial spaghetti dinner, with Toad collecting their admission coins. Inside the colosseum, Brutius, having seemingly reformed, is cooking spaghetti in a cauldron while Princess Toadstool and Toad show Mario all the coins they have collected. As Luigi appears and begins to tell Mario about how successful the spaghetti dinner is, he is suddenly approached by one of the lions from earlier, who says that he is so starved that he could eat a horse, or plumber. Luigi, thinking this to be some sort of threat, quickly runs away to get the lion some spaghetti, not wanting to wind up being eaten by the hungry lion as Mario, Toad, Princess Toadstool, and the lion laugh.

Gallery[edit]

  • The VHS cover for the episode.

    The VHS cover for the episode.

Characters[edit]

Cast[edit]

Animation and continuity errors[edit]

  • When Tryclidius says that he does not know why King Koopa has to tell him three times for him to understand, his eyelids are colored white like his eyes instead of red.
  • Throughout the episode, Tryclydius's sword and Brutius's skin change color several times.
  • When Toad reconsiders being called a creature, his vest is white like his cap instead of red.
  • When Mario throws the bag of oats to stop the bouncing Koopa Troopa balls, Luigi's shirt is colored green like his overalls instead of blue.
  • While in the arena, King Koopa's shell and laurel wreath disappear several times.
  • When Mario tells Princess Toadstool to duck, Princess Toadstool's dress is miscolored.
  • When King Koopa lands in the arena, the rings around the spikes on his shell are the same color as the shell itself.
  • When Mario and his friends escape the crumbling colosseum, Luigi is missing.
  • Tryclyde's miscolored eyelids

    Tryclyde's miscolored eyelids

  • Princess Toadstool's miscolored dress

    Princess Toadstool's miscolored dress

  • King Koopa's miscolored shell

    King Koopa's miscolored shell

Profiles[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Danish Gladiator kampen[2] Gladiator fights
French Le Grand gladiateur[3] The Great gladiator
German Das große Gladiatorenfest[4] The Big Gladiator Festival
Hebrew הגלדיאטור הגדול[5]
Hgldtvr Hgdvl 		The Great Gladiator
Italian A Cena con i Gladiatori[6] Dinner with the Gladiators
Portuguese O Monstro Gladiador[7] The Gladiator Monster
Spanish Los hermanos gladiadores[8] The gladiator brothers

Trivia[edit]

  • While hiding behind a rock, Emperor Koopa says "Guest who's coming to dinner?" This is a reference to the 1967 romance comedy-drama of the same name.

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. Netflix. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  2. ^ SMBSS: Gladiator Kampen/The Great Gladiator Gig (Dansk/Danish)
  3. ^ Super Mario Bros 006 Le Grand gladiateur
  4. ^ The Super Mario Bros Super Show! Folge 7 Bonkers zum Junkers / Das große Gladiatorenfest
  5. ^ האחים סופר מריו (1989) - (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Hebrew Dub) - S01E06
  6. ^ Super Mario bros super show ita 1x06 A cena con i gladiatori
  7. ^ Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - O Monstro Gladiador / O Psiquiatra (Dublado)
  8. ^ Super Mario Brothers Super Show in Spanish / En Español - Bonkers From Yonkers - Episode 6
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