Pixels in the Animation

Pixels in the Animation

di GeekCast Radio Network, LLC

Animazioni e manga TV e Film

Super Mario World Episodes 10-13 Review

TFG1Mike and TV's Mr. Neil finish their journey through the Super Mario World animated series with the final four episodes: Rock TV, The Yoshi Shuffle, A Little Learning, and Mama Luigi. They debate Koopa's television scheme, Luigi's bizarre egg transformation, Princess Toadstool teaching kindergarten, and what they consider the series' best episode—Yoshi's origin story told as a bedtime tale.

Super Mario World Episodes 4-9 Review

TFG1Mike and TV's Mr. Neil continue their review of the Super Mario World animated series, covering six episodes: Ghosts R Us, King Scoopa Koopa, The Night Before Cave Christmas, Born to Ride, Party Line, and Gopher Bash. The hosts critique heavy-handed messaging, continuity issues with game elements, and character consistency across these installments.

Super Mario World Episodes 1-3 Review

The hosts dive into the first three episodes of the 1991 Super Mario World cartoon: "Fire Sale," "The Wheel Thing," and "Send in the Clown." They discuss how the show deviates wildly from the game with its caveman/dinosaur village setting, inconsistent character logic, and bizarre plot devices that make sense only as lazy adaptations of game mechanics. The hosts find little to praise beyond occasional dialogue exchanges and accurate boss fight choreography, ultimately questioning whether this cartoon serves any purpose beyond its role as a game advertisement.

Super Mario Bros. 3 Recap

Mike and TV's Mr. Neil wrap up their coverage of the Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 animated series. They discuss their favorite and least favorite episodes, pick out standout and annoying characters, and share their overall thoughts on how well the cartoon adapted the game—including its strengths in music and animation versus its failures to capture the stage-play aesthetic of the original NES title.

Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Final Episodes Roundup

Tf and TV's Mr. Neil conclude their coverage of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 by discussing the final five episodes: "Seven Continents for Seven Koopas," "True Colors," "Recycled Koopa," "The Venice Menace," and "Super Koopa." The hosts analyze the writing, the recurring usage of frog suits, and the social messages present in the later episodes, while sharing their final ratings for the series.

Adventures of SMB3 Episodes 19-21 Review

Mike “TFG1” Blanchard and TV’s Mr. Neil review "Crimes R Us," "Life's Ruff," and "Up, Up and a Koopa" from the Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 cartoon series. The hosts discuss King Koopa’s criminal recruitment tactics, the series' heavy-handed approach to bullying, and the visual disappointment of Skyland.

Super Mario Bros. 3 Episodes 16–18 Review

The hosts cover three episodes from The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3: "Kootie Pie Rocks," "Mushroomers," and "The Ugly Mermaid." They discuss the original and edited versions of "Kootie Pie Rocks" (featuring Milli Vanilli), a National Lampoon's Vacation parody with inconsistent character logic, and an underwater episode centered on a mermaid love interest—all featuring the recurring frog suit power-up that dominates the animation.

Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Episodes 13-15 Review

Mike and Neil analyze "A Totally Magical Adventure," "Misadventures in Babysitting," and "Do the Koopa" from The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3. They discuss animation quality, character development—or lack thereof—for Toad, and the show's attempts to incorporate mechanics and music from the original NES game. The hosts also share updates on future coverage plans for various video game-based cartoons.

Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Episodes 10-12 Review

TFG1Mike and TV's Mr. Neil break down episodes 10 through 12 of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3: "Tag Team Trouble," "Oh, Brother," and "Misadventure of Mighty Plumber." The hosts discuss the show's wrestling tropes, the logic of the frog suit, and plot holes regarding television sets in the Mushroom Kingdom. They also announce a schedule change for the podcast and request listener suggestions to fill potential gaps in their upcoming episode coverage. The episode concludes with a segment rating the three cartoons on a scale of zero to five hammers.

Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Episodes 7-9 Review

Mike and TV's Mr. Neil break down episodes seven through nine of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3: "Rainstorm," "Toddler Terrors of Time Travel," and "Dadzilla." The hosts discuss the erratic animation quality, confusing plot choices, character portrayals like Kooky von Koopa, and the inconsistencies of these Mario adventures.

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