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This is a list of the '''television series''' and '''films''' that are part of the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise and other related series.
This is a list of the '''television series''' and '''films''' that are part of the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise and other related series.
==Television series==
==Television series==
 
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!Name
!class="unsortable"|Image
!Year(s)
!Episodes
!Produced by
!class="unsortable"|Description
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!width=""|Name
|data-label="Name"|''[[Saturday Supercade]]''
!width=""|Year(s)
|data-label="Image"|[[File:Saturdaysupercade.jpg|150px]]
!width=""|Episodes
|data-label="Years"|1983-1984
!width=""|Image
|data-label="Episodes"|97
!width=""|Produced by
|data-label="Produced by"|{{wp|Ruby-Spears Productions}}
!Description
|data-label="Description"style="text-align:left"|An animated television series based on the many different arcade games popular at the time. There were different segments for different games, like ''Frogger''. The series included ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' segments which featured Mario, [[Pauline]], Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr.
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|''[[Saturday Supercade]]''
|data-label="Name"|''[[Les Trésors de Super Mario]]''
|1983-1984
|data-label="Image"|[[File:LTDSM Close-up.png|150px]]
|97
|data-label="Years"|1989
|[[File:Saturdaysupercade.jpg|150px]]
|data-label="Episodes"|N/A
|{{wp|Ruby-Spears Productions}}
|data-label="Produced by"|{{wp|Bandai}} France and {{wp|l=fr|IDDH}}
|An animated television series based on the many different arcade games popular at the time. There were different segments for different games, like ''Frogger''. The series included ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' segments which featured Mario, [[Pauline]], Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr.
|data-label="Description" style="text-align:left"|A short-form television series that promoted the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] in France. The show featured footage of various NES games interrupted with animated segments with Mario.
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|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''
|data-label="Name"|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''
|1989
|data-label="Image"|[[File:SMBSS title card.png|150px]]
|[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!#Episodes|65]]
|data-label="Year"|1989
|[[File:SMBSS title card.png|150px]]
|data-label="Episodes"|[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!#Episodes|65]]
|rowspan="5" |[[DIC Entertainment]]
|data-label="Produced by"|[[DIC Entertainment]]
|The first ''Super Mario'' cartoon produced by DIC Entertainment, the show featured both a live segment and an animated segment. The show was mainly based around ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. On Fridays, the show would play an animated ''[[The Legend of Zelda (cartoon)|Legend of Zelda]]'' segment featuring characters from the games like [[Link]] and [[Princess Zelda]], but would still have live action ''Super Mario'' segments.
|data-label="Description"style="text-align:left"|The first ''Super Mario'' cartoon produced by DIC Entertainment, the show featured both a live segment and an animated segment. The show was mainly based around ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. On Fridays, the show would play an animated ''[[The Legend of Zelda (television series)|Legend of Zelda]]'' segment featuring characters from the games like [[Link]] and [[Zelda|Princess Zelda]], but would still have live action ''Super Mario'' segments.
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|''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]''
|data-label="Name"|''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]''
|1989-1991
|data-label="Image"|[[File:SMWCaptainN.jpg|150px]]
|[[Captain N: The Game Master#Episodes|34]]
|data-label="Years"|1989-1991
|[[File:SMWCaptainN.jpg|150px]]
|data-label="Episodes"|[[Captain N: The Game Master#Episodes|34]]
|align=left|This cartoon featured the character of Kevin Keene being sucked into [[Videoland]], where many different Nintendo characters and elements from several series made an appearance. Characters from the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] such as [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] were featured.
|data-label="Produced by"|[[DIC Entertainment]]
|data-label="Description"style="text-align:left"|This cartoon featured the character of Kevin Keene being sucked into [[Videoland]], where many different Nintendo characters and elements from several series made an appearance. Characters from the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] such as [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] were featured.
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|''[[King Koopa's Kool Kartoons]]''
|data-label="Name"|''[[King Koopa's Kool Kartoons]]''
|1989-1990
|data-label="Image"|[[File:KoopaKartoon.JPG|150px]]
|N/A
|data-label="Years"|1989-1990
|[[File:KoopaKartoon.JPG|150px]]
|data-label="Episodes"|N/A
|align=left|A live action show featuring a man dressed up and playing the role of King Koopa, the show featured a live audience which consisted of children. At the end of the episode, the man in the suit would give away prizes to winners, such as a {{wp|Power Glove}}.
|data-label="Produced by"|[[DIC Entertainment]]
|data-label="Description"style="text-align:left"|A live action show featuring a man dressed up and playing the role of King Koopa, the show featured a live audience which consisted of children. At the end of the episode, the man in the suit would give away prizes to winners, such as a {{wp|Power Glove}}.
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|''[[Club Mario]]''
|data-label="Name"|''[[Club Mario]]''
|1990
|data-label="Image"|[[File:Clubmariologo.jpg|150px]]
|65<ref>[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1990/BC-1990-05-28.pdf ''The Fifth Estate''] May 28, 1990 page 53. Retrieved October 21, 2020</ref>
|data-label="Year"|1990
|[[File:Clubmariologo.jpg|150px]]
|data-label="Episodes"|65<ref>[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1990/BC-1990-05-28.pdf ''The Fifth Estate''] May 28, 1990 page 53. Retrieved October 21, 2020</ref>
|align=left|During the summer of 1990, during broadcasts of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'', the live action segments were replaced by Club Mario, which featured a group of teenage Mario fans.
|data-label="Produced by"|[[DIC Entertainment]]
|data-label="Description"style="text-align:left"|During the summer of 1990, during broadcasts of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'', the live action segments were replaced by Club Mario, which featured a group of teenage Mario fans.
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|''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|data-label="Name"|''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|1990
|data-label="Image"|[[File:TAoSMB3 Title Card.png|150px]]
|[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3#Episodes|26]]
|data-label="Year"|1990
|[[File:TAoSMB3 Title Card.png|150px]]
|data-label="Episodes"|[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3#Episodes|26]]
|align=left|A continuation of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'', the series was based off the [[Family Computer|Famicom]] and [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] title of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. It introduced the [[Koopalings]] to the DIC Entertainment line of ''Super Mario'' cartoons, and included countless new elements from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', which had been released in North America that same year.
|data-label="Produced by"|[[DIC Entertainment]]
|data-label="Description"style="text-align:left"|A continuation of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'', the series was based off the [[Family Computer|Famicom]] and NES title of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. It introduced the [[Koopalings]] to the DIC Entertainment line of ''Super Mario'' cartoons, and included countless new elements from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', which had been released in North America that same year.
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|''[[The Super Mario Challenge]]''
|data-label="Name"|''[[The Super Mario Challenge]]''
|1990-1991
|data-label="Image"|[[File:Super mario challenge.jpg|150px]]
|N/A
|data-label="Years"|1990-1991
|[[File:Super mario challenge.jpg|150px]]
|data-label="Episodes"|N/A
|N/A
|data-label="Produced by"|N/A
|align=left|This game show of sorts featured {{wp|John Lenahan}} dressed as Mario, and having children complete against one another in the first three ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' games.
|data-label="Description" style="text-align:left"|This game show of sorts featured {{wp|John Lenahan}} dressed as Mario, and having children complete against one another in the first three ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' games.
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|''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]''
|data-label="Name"|''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]''
|1991
|data-label="Image"|[[File:SMW title card.png|150px]]
|[[Super Mario World (television series)#Episodes|13]]
|data-label="Year"|1991
|[[File:SMW title card.png|150px]]
|data-label="Episodes"|[[Super Mario World (television series)#Episodes|13]]
|rowspan="3" |[[DiC Entertainment]]
|data-label="Produced by"|[[DIC Entertainment]]
|align=left|A continuation of ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'', this show was the last actual animated series produced by DIC. It featured characters and elements from ''[[Super Mario World]]'', which had been released in North America just a month before the show started broadcasting. It introduced the character of [[Yoshi]] to the cast.
|data-label="Description"style="text-align:left"|A continuation of ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'', this show was the last actual animated series produced by DIC. It featured characters and elements from ''[[Super Mario World]]'', which had been released in North America just a month before the show started broadcasting. It introduced the character of [[Yoshi]] to the cast.
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|''[[Captain N & The Video Game Masters]]''
|data-label="Name"|''[[Captain N & The Video Game Masters]]''
|1992-1993
|data-label="Image"|[[File:CaptainNVGM.jpg|150px]]
|86
|data-label="Years"|1992-1993
|[[File:CaptainNVGM.jpg|150px]]
|data-label="Episodes"|86
|align=left|A compilation TV show produced for syndication, which consisted of some of the [[Nintendo]] based cartoons DIC had produced: ''Captain N'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda (cartoon)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''Super Mario World''.
|data-label="Produced by"|[[DIC Entertainment]]
|data-label="Description"style="text-align:left"|A compilation TV show produced for syndication, which consisted of some of the [[Nintendo]] based cartoons DIC had produced: ''Captain N'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda (television series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''Super Mario World''.
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|''[[Mario All Stars]]''
|data-label="Name"|''[[Mario All Stars]]''
|1994
|data-label="Image"|[[File:AllStarsCartoon.png|150px]]
|40{{ref needed}}
|data-label="Year"|1994
|[[File:AllStarsCartoon.jpg|150px]]
|data-label="Episodes"|40{{ref needed}}
|align=left|To coincide with the recent release of ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' on the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]], DIC released another compilation TV show, which mashed up the ''Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' and ''Super Mario World''.
|data-label="Produced by"|[[DIC Entertainment]]
|data-label="Description"style="text-align:left"|To coincide with the recent release of ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' on the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]], DIC released another compilation TV show, which mashed up the ''Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' and ''Super Mario World''.
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|''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]''
|data-label="Name"|''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]''
|1996-2000
|data-label="Image"|[[File:Donkey Kong Country Title Screen (TV Show).PNG|150px]]
|[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)#Episodes|40]]
|data-label="Years"|1996-2000
|[[File:Donkey Kong Country Title Screen (TV Show).PNG|150px]]
|data-label="Episodes"|[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)#Episodes|40]]
|[[Nelvana]]
|data-label="Produced by"|[[Nelvana]]
|align=left|Based off the first three [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'']] games, this Canadian-French-Chinese CG-animated series ran for two seasons and forty episodes. The plot revolved around [[Donkey Kong]] and the [[Kong]]s protecting the [[Crystal Coconut]] from [[King K. Rool]] and his minions.
|data-label="Description"style="text-align:left"|Based off the first three [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'']] games, this Canadian-French-Chinese CG-animated series ran for two seasons and forty episodes. The plot revolved around [[Donkey Kong]] and the [[Kong]]s protecting the [[Crystal Coconut]] from [[King K. Rool]] and his minions.
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|''[[Donkey Kong Planet]]''
|data-label="Name"|''[[Donkey Kong Planet]]''
|1996-2000
|data-label="Image"|[[File:Planete DK - Logo.png|150px]]
|N/A
|data-label="Years"|1996-2000
|[[File:Planete DK - Logo.png|150px]]
|data-label="Episodes"|N/A
|[[Medialab]]
|data-label="Produced by"|[[Medialab]]
|align=left|A children show featuring part of the ''Donkey Kong Country'' cast, ''Donkey Kong Planet'' consisted of airing of children's series interspersed with comedic skits. It was aired exclusively in France.
|data-label="Description"style="text-align:left"|A children show featuring part of the ''Donkey Kong Country'' cast, ''Donkey Kong Planet'' consisted of airing of children's series interspersed with comedic skits. It was aired exclusively in France.
|}
|}


==Films==
==Films==
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!Name
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!class="unsortable"|Description
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!width=""|Name
|data-label="Name"|''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]''
!width=""|Release date
|data-label="Image"|[[File:MarioAnimeCover.png|150px]]
!width=""|Image
|data-label="Release date" data-sort-value="1986-07-20"|July 20, 1986 (Japan)
!Description
|data-label="Description" style="text-align:left"|A Japanese-only animated movie, based off ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' Running for approximately one hour, it was directed by Masami Hata, written by Hideo Takayashiki, and produced by Masakatsu Suzuki and Tsunemasa Hatano. Additionally, it was produced by Grouper Studios (in co-operation with Nintendo) and distributed by Toei Company/VAP Video. It was one of the first film adaptations of a video game.
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|align=center|''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]''
|data-label="Name"|''[[Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros.]]''
|align=center|July 20, 1986 (Japan)
|data-label="Image"|[[File:Amadaseries.jpg|100px]]
|align=center|[[File:MarioAnimeCover.png|150px]]
|data-label="Release date" data-sort-value="1989-08-03"|August 3, 1989 (Japan)
|A Japanese-only animated movie, based off ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''. Running for approximately one hour, it was directed by Masami Hata, written by Hideo Takayashiki, and produced by Masakatsu Suzuki and Tsunemasa Hatano. Additionally, it was produced by Grouper Studios (in co-operation with Nintendo) and distributed by Toei Company/VAP Video. It was one of the first film adaptations of a video game.
|data-label="Description" style="text-align:left"|A series of three Japanese-only Mario animated films based on fairy tales. It includes the following three films: ''[[Super Mario Momotarō]]'', ''[[Super Mario Issun-bōshi]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Shirayuki-hime]]'', which are based off {{wp|Momotarō}}, {{wp|Issun-bōshi}}, and {{wp|Snow White}}, respectively.
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|align=center|''[[Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros.]]''
|data-label="Name"|''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros.]]''
|align=center|August 3, 1989 (Japan)
|data-label="Image"|[[File:MoviePoster.jpg|100px]]
|align=center|[[File:Amadaseries.jpg|100px]]
|data-label="Release date"data-sort-value="1993-05-28"|May 28, 1993 (US)
|A series of three Japanese-only Mario animated films based on fairy tales. It includes the following three films: ''[[Super Mario Momotarō]]'', ''[[Super Mario Issun-bōshi]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Shirayuki-hime]]'', which are based off {{wp|Momotarō}}, {{wp|Issun-bōshi}}, and {{wp|Snow White}}, respectively.
|data-label="Description"style="text-align:left"|A live-action film adaptation of the ''Super Mario'' franchise, it was made on a budget of $42 million. It is the first live-action film adaptation of a video game, as well as the first film adapted from the ''Super Mario'' franchise to be released outside of Japan. The film follows plumber brothers Mario and Luigi as they enter [[Dinohattan]], located in a parallel dimension to [[Earth]], to save [[Princess Daisy (film character)|Princess Daisy]] from the evil Koopa, who has taken over Dinohattan and plots to take over Earth as well by merging it with his home world.
 
The film released to negative critical reception and grossed $38.9 million at the box office against a budget of at least $42 million, resulting in it being considered a commercial failure.
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|align=center|''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros.]]''
|data-label="Name"|''[[Mario Kirby Meisaku Video]]''
|align=center|May 28, 1993 (US)
|data-label="Image"|[[File:MKMV Box Art.jpg|100px]]
|align=center|[[File:MoviePoster.jpg|100px]]
|data-label="Release date"|1993 (Japan)
|A live-action film adaptation of the ''Super Mario'' franchise, it features [[Bob Hoskins]] as [[Mario (film character)|Mario]] and [[John Leguizamo]] as [[Luigi (film character)|Luigi]], and was made on a budget of $42 million. It is the first live-action film adaptation of a video game, as well as the first film adapted from the ''Super Mario'' franchise to be released outside of Japan.
|data-label="Description"style="text-align:left"|An educational Japanese-only video, split into two segments: a ''Super Mario'' segment, and a ''[[wikirby:Kirby (series)|Kirby]]'' segment. The ''Super Mario'' segment is based off of ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'', and it is educational in the sense that it attempts to teach Japanese children {{wp|Kanji}}. This extremely rare tape was released on VHS, only in Japan, by [[Shogakukan]] in 1993.
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|align=center|''[[Mario Kirby Meisaku Video]]''
|data-label="Name"|''[[Pixels]]''
|align=center|1993 (Japan)
|data-label="Image"|[[File:Pixels donkey kong poster.jpg|100px]]
|align=center|[[File:MKMV Box Art.jpg|100px]]
|data-label="Release date"|July 24, 2015 (US)
|An educational Japanese-only video, split into two segments: a ''Super Mario'' segment, and a ''[[wikirby:Kirby (series)|Kirby]]'' segment. The ''Super Mario'' segment is based off of ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'', and it is educational in the sense that it attempts to teach Japanese children {{wp|Kanji}}. This extremely rare tape was released on VHS, only in Japan, by [[Shogakukan]] in 1993.
|data-label="Description"style="text-align:left"|A live-action film starring [[wikipedia:Adam Sandler|Adam Sandler]] as Sam Brenner, a former arcade game champion who defends against aliens who attack Earth in the form of arcade games. [[Donkey Kong]] appears, with the aliens attacking in the form of ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' in the climax.
 
The film released to negative critical reception and was considered unsuccessful at the box office, grossing $244 million against a production budget of at least $88 million.
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|align=center|''[[Pixels]]''
|data-label="Name"|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
|align=center|2015 (US)
|data-label="Image"|[[File:SMB Movie Poster.jpg|100px]]
|align=center|[[File:Pixels xlg.jpg|100px]]
|data-label="Release date"data-sort-value="2023-04-05"|April 5, 2023 (US)<br>April 27, 2023 (Japan)<br>Q1/Q2 2023 (worldwide)
|A live-action film starring [[wikipedia:Adam Sandler|Adam Sandler]] as Sam Brenner, a former arcade game champion who defends against aliens who attack Earth in the form of arcade games. [[Donkey Kong]] appears, with the aliens attacking in the form of ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' in the climax.
|data-label="Description"style="text-align:left"|An animated film in partnership with [[Illumination]], co-produced by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] and [[Chris Meledandri]] (founder and CEO of Illumination). It was initially theatrically released on April 5, 2023. The film follows Mario, a plumber from Brooklyn, as he ends up in the Mushroom Kingdom and teams up with Princess Peach and Toad to save Luigi and defeat Bowser, who is intent on forcefully marrying Peach and destroying the kingdom if she refuses.
 
The film released to mixed critical reception, but was a box office success, grossing over $1.36 billion against a $100 million budget and breaking several box office records.
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|align=center|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
|data-label="Name"|''[[Untitled The Super Mario Bros. Movie follow-up]]''
|align=center|April 5, 2023 (US)<br>April 27, 2023 (Japan)<br>Q1/Q2 2023 (Worldwide)
|data-label="Image"|[[File:No image.png|100px]]
|align=center|[[File:SMB Movie Poster.jpg|100px]]
|data-label="Release date"data-sort-value="2026-04-03"|April 3, 2026 (US)<br>April 2026 (select regions)
|An animated film in partnership with [[Illumination]], co-produced by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] and {{wp|Chris Meledandri}} (founder and CEO of Illumination), featuring [[Chris Pratt]] as [[Mario]] and [[Charlie Day]] as [[Luigi]]. It was initially theatrically released on April 5, 2023.
|data-label="Description"style="text-align:left"|An animated follow-up film to ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' in collaboration once again with [[Illumination]], co-produced by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] and [[Chris Meledandri]]. It is set to be released on April 3, 2026 in various regions, including the United States, and will be released in select territories throughout April 2026.
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==Other videos==
==Other videos==
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File:Super Mario no Shobotai Art.png|''[[Super Mario no Shōbōtai]]''
Super Mario no Shobotai Art.png|''[[Super Mario no Shōbōtai]]''
Super Mario Traffic Safety Box.jpg|''[[Super Mario no Kōtsū Anzen]]''
Super Mario Traffic Safety Box.jpg|''[[Super Mario no Kōtsū Anzen]]''
Nocoverart.png|''[[Super Mario ABC no Utau Video]]''<ref>[https://youtube.com/watch?v=xMTZ5kkEZbE] [VHSRIP] • ABC|Super Mario: ABC no Utau Video (YouTube channel Cabbusses's Retro Obscurities)</ref>
No image.png|''[[Super Mario ABC no Utau Video]]''<ref>[https://youtube.com/watch?v=xMTZ5kkEZbE <nowiki>[VHSRIP] スーパーマリオ・ABCのうたビデオ | Super Mario: ABC no Utau Video</nowiki>] (YouTube channel Cabbusses's Retro Obscurities)</ref>
Mario and Yoshi Adventure VHS.png|''[[Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land]]''
Mario and Yoshi Adventure VHS.png|''[[Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land]]''
Icecapades.jpg|''[[Mario Ice Capades]]''
Icecapades.jpg|''[[Mario Ice Capades]]''
File:Super Mario Club TV logo.jpg|''[[Super Mario Club (television series)|Super Mario Club]]''
Super Mario Club TV logo.jpg|''[[Super Mario Club (television series)|Super Mario Club]]''
Nocoverart.png|''{{wp|ja:スーパーマリオスタジアム (テレビ番組)|Super Mario Stadium}}''
No image.png|''{{wp|ja:スーパーマリオスタジアム (テレビ番組)|Super Mario Stadium}}''
Nocoverart.png|''{{wp|ja:64マリオスタジアム|64 Mario Stadium}}''
No image.png|''{{wp|ja:64マリオスタジアム|64 Mario Stadium}}''
Nocoverart.png|''{{wp|ja:マリオスクール|Mario School}}''
No image.png|''{{wp|ja:マリオスクール|Mario School}}''
File:Making_of_super_mario_bros.png|''[[The Making of... Super Mario Bros.]]''
Making_of_super_mario_bros.png|''[[The Making of... Super Mario Bros.]]''
File:A Magical Tour of Yoshi's Island VHS.jpg|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island#Promotion|A Magical Tour of Yoshi's Island]]''
A Magical Tour of Yoshi's Island VHS.jpg|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island#Promotion|A Magical Tour of Yoshi's Island]]''
File:Finding Luigi thumbnail.jpg|''[[Finding Luigi - Legend of Parkour]]'' (YouTube)
Finding Luigi thumbnail.jpg|''[[Finding Luigi - Legend of Parkour]]'' (YouTube)
Nocoverart.png|''[[Mario Kart 8 From the Pit]]'' (YouTube)
MK8 From the Pit Episode 1 thumbnail.jpg|''[[Mario Kart 8 From the Pit]]'' (YouTube)
File:Mario Myths thumbnail.jpg|''[[Mario Myths with Mr Miyamoto]]'' (YouTube)
Mario Myths thumbnail.jpg|''[[Mario Myths with Mr Miyamoto]]'' (YouTube)
Cat Mario Show logo.jpg|''[[The Cat Mario Show]]'' ([[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] / [[Wii U]] eShop)
Cat Mario Show logo.jpg|''[[The Cat Mario Show]]'' ([[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] / [[Wii U]] eShop)
Play Nintendo Show Logo.png|''[[Play Nintendo#The Play Nintendo Show|The Play Nintendo Show]]'' (YouTube)
Play Nintendo Show Logo.png|''[[Play Nintendo#The Play Nintendo Show|The Play Nintendo Show]]'' (YouTube)
SMMSU-America.png|''[[Super Mario Maker Software Update!]]''
SMMSU-America.png|''[[Super Mario Maker Software Update!]]''
RVFCD Logo.png|''[[Rescue V: Fearless Color Defenders]]'' ([[Wii U]] eShop / YouTube)
RVFCD Logo.png|''[[Rescue V: Fearless Color Defenders]]'' ([[Wii U]] eShop / YouTube)
FSaT Hilarious Nintendo amiibo Stories in a Silly Sock Puppet Theater thumbnail.jpg|''[[Frizzy's Silly amiibo Theater]]'' (YouTube)
Virus Vid June 18-1 thumb.jpg|''[[Virus Vid]]'' (YouTube)
Virus Vid June 18-1 thumb.jpg|''[[Virus Vid]]'' (YouTube)
60BCLOS Logo.png|''[[60-Byō Challenge! Luigi o Sukue!!]]'' (Instagram / [[LINE]])
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This is a list of the television series and films that are part of the Super Mario franchise and other related series.

Television series

Name Image Year(s) Episodes Produced by Description
Saturday Supercade File:Saturdaysupercade.jpg 1983-1984 97 Ruby-Spears Productions An animated television series based on the many different arcade games popular at the time. There were different segments for different games, like Frogger. The series included Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. segments which featured Mario, Pauline, Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr.
Les Trésors de Super Mario Les Trésors de Super Mario 1989 N/A Bandai France and IDDH A short-form television series that promoted the NES in France. The show featured footage of various NES games interrupted with animated segments with Mario.
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Title card for The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! 1989 65 DIC Entertainment The first Super Mario cartoon produced by DIC Entertainment, the show featured both a live segment and an animated segment. The show was mainly based around Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 2. On Fridays, the show would play an animated Legend of Zelda segment featuring characters from the games like Link and Princess Zelda, but would still have live action Super Mario segments.
Captain N: The Game Master Super Mario World's title screen, when it aired alongside Captain N: The Game Master. 1989-1991 34 DIC Entertainment This cartoon featured the character of Kevin Keene being sucked into Videoland, where many different Nintendo characters and elements from several series made an appearance. Characters from the Super Mario franchise such as Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. were featured.
King Koopa's Kool Kartoons King Koopa's Kool Kartoons 1989-1990 N/A DIC Entertainment A live action show featuring a man dressed up and playing the role of King Koopa, the show featured a live audience which consisted of children. At the end of the episode, the man in the suit would give away prizes to winners, such as a Power Glove.
Club Mario File:Clubmariologo.jpg 1990 65[1] DIC Entertainment During the summer of 1990, during broadcasts of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, the live action segments were replaced by Club Mario, which featured a group of teenage Mario fans.
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 The title card for The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 1990 26 DIC Entertainment A continuation of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, the series was based off the Famicom and NES title of Super Mario Bros. 3. It introduced the Koopalings to the DIC Entertainment line of Super Mario cartoons, and included countless new elements from Super Mario Bros. 3, which had been released in North America that same year.
The Super Mario Challenge The Super Mario Challenge 1990-1991 N/A N/A This game show of sorts featured John Lenahan dressed as Mario, and having children complete against one another in the first three Super Mario games.
Super Mario World The title intro for the Super Mario World television series 1991 13 DIC Entertainment A continuation of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, this show was the last actual animated series produced by DIC. It featured characters and elements from Super Mario World, which had been released in North America just a month before the show started broadcasting. It introduced the character of Yoshi to the cast.
Captain N & The Video Game Masters Captain N & The Video Game Masters 1992-1993 86 DIC Entertainment A compilation TV show produced for syndication, which consisted of some of the Nintendo based cartoons DIC had produced: Captain N, The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World.
Mario All Stars Title card for Mario All Stars 1994 40[citation needed] DIC Entertainment To coincide with the recent release of Super Mario All-Stars on the SNES, DIC released another compilation TV show, which mashed up the Super Mario Bros. Super Show! and Super Mario World.
Donkey Kong Country Donkey Kong Country Title Screen (TV Show).PNG 1996-2000 40 Nelvana Based off the first three Donkey Kong Country games, this Canadian-French-Chinese CG-animated series ran for two seasons and forty episodes. The plot revolved around Donkey Kong and the Kongs protecting the Crystal Coconut from King K. Rool and his minions.
Donkey Kong Planet Title logo of La planète de Donkey Kong. 1996-2000 N/A Medialab A children show featuring part of the Donkey Kong Country cast, Donkey Kong Planet consisted of airing of children's series interspersed with comedic skits. It was aired exclusively in France.

Films

Name Image Release date Description
Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen! VHS cover of Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen! July 20, 1986 (Japan) A Japanese-only animated movie, based off Super Mario Bros. Running for approximately one hour, it was directed by Masami Hata, written by Hideo Takayashiki, and produced by Masakatsu Suzuki and Tsunemasa Hatano. Additionally, it was produced by Grouper Studios (in co-operation with Nintendo) and distributed by Toei Company/VAP Video. It was one of the first film adaptations of a video game.
Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros. The cover of the Super Mario Momotarō OVA (original video animation). August 3, 1989 (Japan) A series of three Japanese-only Mario animated films based on fairy tales. It includes the following three films: Super Mario Momotarō, Super Mario Issun-bōshi, and Super Mario Shirayuki-hime, which are based off Momotarō, Issun-bōshi, and Snow White, respectively.
Super Mario Bros. MoviePoster.jpg May 28, 1993 (US) A live-action film adaptation of the Super Mario franchise, it was made on a budget of $42 million. It is the first live-action film adaptation of a video game, as well as the first film adapted from the Super Mario franchise to be released outside of Japan. The film follows plumber brothers Mario and Luigi as they enter Dinohattan, located in a parallel dimension to Earth, to save Princess Daisy from the evil Koopa, who has taken over Dinohattan and plots to take over Earth as well by merging it with his home world.

The film released to negative critical reception and grossed $38.9 million at the box office against a budget of at least $42 million, resulting in it being considered a commercial failure.

Mario Kirby Meisaku Video Box art of Mario Kirby Meisaku Video 1993 (Japan) An educational Japanese-only video, split into two segments: a Super Mario segment, and a Kirby segment. The Super Mario segment is based off of Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, and it is educational in the sense that it attempts to teach Japanese children Kanji. This extremely rare tape was released on VHS, only in Japan, by Shogakukan in 1993.
Pixels A poster for the Pixels film featuring Donkey Kong July 24, 2015 (US) A live-action film starring Adam Sandler as Sam Brenner, a former arcade game champion who defends against aliens who attack Earth in the form of arcade games. Donkey Kong appears, with the aliens attacking in the form of Donkey Kong in the climax.

The film released to negative critical reception and was considered unsuccessful at the box office, grossing $244 million against a production budget of at least $88 million.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie New poster for The Super Mario Bros. Movie April 5, 2023 (US)
April 27, 2023 (Japan)
Q1/Q2 2023 (worldwide) 		An animated film in partnership with Illumination, co-produced by Shigeru Miyamoto and Chris Meledandri (founder and CEO of Illumination). It was initially theatrically released on April 5, 2023. The film follows Mario, a plumber from Brooklyn, as he ends up in the Mushroom Kingdom and teams up with Princess Peach and Toad to save Luigi and defeat Bowser, who is intent on forcefully marrying Peach and destroying the kingdom if she refuses.

The film released to mixed critical reception, but was a box office success, grossing over $1.36 billion against a $100 million budget and breaking several box office records.

Untitled The Super Mario Bros. Movie follow-up Used in case of images missing from a section gallery, table, bestiary box, or certain infoboxes. April 3, 2026 (US)
April 2026 (select regions) 		An animated follow-up film to The Super Mario Bros. Movie in collaboration once again with Illumination, co-produced by Shigeru Miyamoto and Chris Meledandri. It is set to be released on April 3, 2026 in various regions, including the United States, and will be released in select territories throughout April 2026.

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References

  1. ^ The Fifth Estate May 28, 1990 page 53. Retrieved October 21, 2020
  2. ^ [VHSRIP] スーパーマリオ・ABCのうたビデオ | Super Mario: ABC no Utau Video (YouTube channel Cabbusses's Retro Obscurities)
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