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{{character infobox
|title=Alligator Dundee
|image=[[File:Alligator Dundee.png|250px]]
|image=[[File:AlligatorDundee2.jpg|250px|Alligator Dundee]]
|species=Human
|full_name=
|first_appearance='[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' ("[[Alligator Dundee (episode)|Alligator Dundee]]") (1989)
|species=[[Human]]
|portrayed_by=Paul Elder}}
|first_appearance="[[Alligator Dundee (episode)|Alligator Dundee]]"
'''Alligator Dundee''' is a human of Australian origin and a character from ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' He is a parody of {{wp|Michael "Crocodile" Dundee|Michael J. "Crocodile" Dundee}}, a character from the 1986 action comedy film ''{{wp|Crocodile Dundee}}''.
|portrayed_by=[[imdb:nm0253082|Paul Elder]]
}}
'''Alligator Dundee''' is a [[human]] of Australian origin and a character from ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''


In ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' episode [[Alligator Dundee (episode)|of the same name]], Alligator Dundee finds himself in [[Mario Brothers Plumbing]] after chasing what he perceives to be a horrific monster through the [[New York City|New York]] sewer system. Meeting [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] in their apartment, Alligator Dundee, after telling the two about the creature he is chasing, enlists their aid in helping him capture it.
In ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' episode [[Alligator Dundee (episode)|of the same name]], Alligator Dundee finds himself in [[Mario Brothers Plumbing]] after chasing what he perceives to be a horrific monster through the [[New York City|New York]] sewer system. Meeting [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] in their apartment, Alligator Dundee, after telling the two about the creature he is chasing, enlists their aid in helping him capture it.
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As Luigi searches for the monster through a periscope, Alligator Dundee and Mario prepare a net. Having finished preparations, he tells the Mario Bros. the plan to capture the monster, which involves luring it out of the sewers, then Mario throwing his net over it and Luigi tying it up with a rope.
As Luigi searches for the monster through a periscope, Alligator Dundee and Mario prepare a net. Having finished preparations, he tells the Mario Bros. the plan to capture the monster, which involves luring it out of the sewers, then Mario throwing his net over it and Luigi tying it up with a rope.


After being called crazy by Luigi for having created such a dangerous plan, Alligator Dundee is asked what the creature they're hunting for looks like; taking out a picture of the monster, Alligator Dundee shows the Mario Bros. a picture of their friend the [[Ratigator]].
After being called crazy by Luigi for having created such a dangerous plan, Alligator Dundee is asked what the creature they are hunting for looks like; taking out a picture of the monster, Alligator Dundee shows the Mario Bros. a picture of their friend the [[Ratagator]].
 
After showing Mario and Luigi this picture, Alligator Dundee, having not been told by Mario and Luigi that the Ratagator is harmless, begins to enact his plan to capture the creature after sharpening a large knife he plans to use against the creature if it attacks him, Mario, or Luigi.


After showing Mario and Luigi this picture, Alligator Dundee, having not been told by Mario and Luigi that the Ratigator is harmless, begins to enact his plan to capture the creature after sharpening a large knife he plans to use against the creature if it attacks him, Mario, or Luigi.
Alligator Dundee, then climbs into the Ratagator's sewer home and tries to lure it out into the open with a tuna sandwich, as Mario and Luigi wait nearby, having surmised that he is the being that has frightened the creature earlier. Alligator Dundee soon finds the Ratagator and, after fighting with it, yells to Mario and Luigi to prepare to capture it.


Alligator Dundee, then climbs into the Ratigator's sewer home and tries to lure it out into the open with a tuna sandwich, as Mario and Luigi wait nearby, having surmised that he is the being that has frightened the creature earlier. Alligator Dundee soon finds the Ratigator and, after fighting with it, yells to Mario and Luigi to prepare to capture it.
However, instead of the Ratagator, Mario and Luigi capture Alligator Dundee in their net as he flees from the sewers. They only realize that they have captured him after he has already been knocked to the ground. As Alligator Dundee struggles in the net, Mario and Luigi tell him that the Ratagator is their pet and that he should not have been trying to harm it. Hearing this, he apologizes to the Mario Bros. for trying to capture the Ratagator and explains that if Mario and Luigi had only told him the Ratagator was their pet, he would not have continued his hunt for it.


However, instead of the Ratigator, Mario and Luigi capture Alligator Dundee in their net as he flees from the sewers. They only realize that they have captured him after he has already been knocked to the ground. As Alligator Dundee struggles in the net, Mario and Luigi tell him that the Ratigator is their pet and that he shouldn't have been trying to harm it. Hearing this, he apologizes to the Mario Bros. for trying to capture the Ratigator and explains that if Mario and Luigi had only told him the Ratigator was their pet, he wouldn't have continued his hunt for it.
After being freed from the net, Alligator Dundee begins to bemoan his fate, saying that he has moved all the way to America from Australia to capture a creature like the Ratagator, become famous, and marry a "beautiful American woman". Hearing Alligator Dundee's story, Mario and Luigi say that it could make a great movie.


After being freed from the net, Alligator Dundee begins to bemoan his fate, saying that he has moved all the way to America from Australia to capture a creature like the Ratigator, become famous, and marry a "beautiful American woman". Hearing Alligator Dundee's story, Mario and Luigi say that it could make a great movie.
After getting this praise, Alligator Dundee decides to create a movie from his story and also decides to change his name to '''Ratagator Dundee''' after befriending the Ratagator.


After getting this praise, Alligator Dundee decides to create a movie from his story and also decides to change his name, to '''Ratigator Dundee''' after befriending the Ratigator.
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|ChiS=阿利盖塔邓迪
|ChiSR=Ālìgàitǎ Dèngdí
|ChiSM=Alligator Dundee
|ChiSC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcmMK3yW1y8 Super Mario Brothers Super Show - 他们眼中的星星 | Learn Chinese | Cartoons in Mandarin]</ref>
|Ger=Alligator Dundee
|GerC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKuWS4-F-YY&list=PLn0Cm-QzTZcYMFil7DnnbYQJlk7qccB4H&index=14 The Super Mario Bros Super Show! Folge 12 Alligator Dundee / Sterne in ihren Augen]</ref>
|Heb=אליגטור ͏דנדי
|HebR=Lgtvr ͏Dnd
|HebM=Alligator Dundee
|HebC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdRGwahi18Y&list=PL9O9vXdJDrqlKHsDjvWQQR8yzML7oOP9S&index=5 האחים סופר מריו (1989) - (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Hebrew Dub) - S01E11]</ref>
|Ita=Alligator Dundee
|ItaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIboEOb5bZk&list=PLcGZc7g30V1szpfz3uw4SZIma9VbA33Bo&index=11 Super Mario bros super show ita 1x11 Mario dello spazio]</ref>
|Nor=Alligator Dundee
|NorC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOkM0IEDn40&list=PLW8yg18mYSRjYvdGjC1PIyxwl9PDwarRy&index=10 The Super Mario Bros Super Show S01E12 - Stars in their Eyes/Alligator Dundee (Norsk Fox Kids Dub)]</ref>
|Por=Jacaré Dundee
|PorM=Alligator Dundee
|PorC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLB74M-HI_k&list=PLwzf4mOPE8BlhZQzQNfBFjrkJrrocv7kU&index=22 Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Problemas nas Estrelas / Jacaré Dundee (Dublado)]</ref>
|Spa=Caimán Dundee
|SpaM=Crocodile Dundee
|SpaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOZAtCWMgfc Estrellas en sus ojos | Dibujos Para Niños]</ref>
|Swe=Alligator Dundee
|SweC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_EFDH5PgSc&list=PLxFcguXyn2Gq_SVmc3CbdYhMEduSfFfox&index=10 Super Mario Bros Super Show - Episode 10 - Swedish]</ref>
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Alligator Dundee is a parody of Michael J. "Crocodile" Dundee, a character from the famous film ''{{wp|Crocodile Dundee}}''.
*Another parody of Crocodile Dundee later appeared in "[[7 Continents for 7 Koopas]]," an episode of ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3]]''.
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 12:00, September 13, 2024

Alligator Dundee
Alligator Dundee as he appears in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Species Human
First appearance 'The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! ("Alligator Dundee") (1989)
Portrayed by Paul Elder

Alligator Dundee is a human of Australian origin and a character from The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! He is a parody of Michael J. "Crocodile" Dundee, a character from the 1986 action comedy film Crocodile Dundee.

In The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode of the same name, Alligator Dundee finds himself in Mario Brothers Plumbing after chasing what he perceives to be a horrific monster through the New York sewer system. Meeting Mario and Luigi in their apartment, Alligator Dundee, after telling the two about the creature he is chasing, enlists their aid in helping him capture it.

As Luigi searches for the monster through a periscope, Alligator Dundee and Mario prepare a net. Having finished preparations, he tells the Mario Bros. the plan to capture the monster, which involves luring it out of the sewers, then Mario throwing his net over it and Luigi tying it up with a rope.

After being called crazy by Luigi for having created such a dangerous plan, Alligator Dundee is asked what the creature they are hunting for looks like; taking out a picture of the monster, Alligator Dundee shows the Mario Bros. a picture of their friend the Ratagator.

After showing Mario and Luigi this picture, Alligator Dundee, having not been told by Mario and Luigi that the Ratagator is harmless, begins to enact his plan to capture the creature after sharpening a large knife he plans to use against the creature if it attacks him, Mario, or Luigi.

Alligator Dundee, then climbs into the Ratagator's sewer home and tries to lure it out into the open with a tuna sandwich, as Mario and Luigi wait nearby, having surmised that he is the being that has frightened the creature earlier. Alligator Dundee soon finds the Ratagator and, after fighting with it, yells to Mario and Luigi to prepare to capture it.

However, instead of the Ratagator, Mario and Luigi capture Alligator Dundee in their net as he flees from the sewers. They only realize that they have captured him after he has already been knocked to the ground. As Alligator Dundee struggles in the net, Mario and Luigi tell him that the Ratagator is their pet and that he should not have been trying to harm it. Hearing this, he apologizes to the Mario Bros. for trying to capture the Ratagator and explains that if Mario and Luigi had only told him the Ratagator was their pet, he would not have continued his hunt for it.

After being freed from the net, Alligator Dundee begins to bemoan his fate, saying that he has moved all the way to America from Australia to capture a creature like the Ratagator, become famous, and marry a "beautiful American woman". Hearing Alligator Dundee's story, Mario and Luigi say that it could make a great movie.

After getting this praise, Alligator Dundee decides to create a movie from his story and also decides to change his name to Ratagator Dundee after befriending the Ratagator.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Chinese (simplified) 阿利盖塔邓迪[1]
Ālìgàitǎ Dèngdí
Alligator Dundee
German Alligator Dundee[2] -
Hebrew אליגטור ͏דנדי[3]
Lgtvr ͏Dnd
Alligator Dundee
Italian Alligator Dundee[4] -
Norwegian Alligator Dundee[5] -
Portuguese Jacaré Dundee[6] Alligator Dundee
Spanish Caimán Dundee[7] Crocodile Dundee
Swedish Alligator Dundee[8] -

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]