"Stars in Their Eyes" is the tenth animated episode of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. It is paired with the live-action segment
Synopsis[]
Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad are flying through space in a ship trying to escape from King Koopa's Space Troopas but are shot down. They crash land on the Planet Quirk and loose their fuel and supplies.
On Planet Quirk, the inhabitants, who are known as Quirks, are forced to work for King Koopa and are being threatened by Mouser (called "Astromouser" here) to keep them working. In a reference to The Wizard of Oz, Mouser is crushed under the ship. Quirk's gravity is far too low for the earthlings and they have to use tools to hold themselves down. Without fuel or supplies the group cannot leave but the Quirks offer to help. Mouser crawls out from under the ship and chases the Marios away. The groups leap into a ship and leave but Mouser hits it with a Bob-omb. Mario is able to fix the leak and the Quirks claim that all supplies can be found at their factory. The group seems to be doing well but the alarm is sounded.
In order to sneak into the factory the members of the group disguise themselves as Quirks. They get into the factory but are dumped onto a conveyor belt with moon rocks. While on the belt they see the supplies they need. They evade the Koopa Troopas but run into King Koopa (known by his alias Moon Man Koopa for this episode), who catches them with a magnet. The groups is chained up and put into slavery making chains. Mario apologizes but finds out that the Quirks had always been his slaves. Mario attempts to incite the Quirks into revolution but it fails. Moon Man Koopa reveals the chains are electronically controlled and leaves.
Mario desperately tries to break his chains with his hammer but finds it doesn't work. But the strange rock he's on starts to make music and the chains open. The group attempts to escape and get their supplies. The Quirks insist their friends make their escape saying that there is no time to remove their own chains. Moon Man Koopa tries to stop the Marios with the magnet but the Quirks intervene.
Finally, the group returns to its ship and takes off. Moon Man Koopa follows after them with his own ship. After a short battle, Moon Man Koopa gets the upper hand and it seems that he'll win, but Princess Peach drops Mario's emergency stash of pasta into King Koopa's ship. The ship malfunctions and falls towards Quirk. The Princess fears that Moon Man Koopa will re-enslave the Quirks, but they short out his ship by tooting the theme music from The Legend of Zelda, forcing him away and finally freeing themselves of his tyranny.
Trivia/Goofs[]
- Toad doesn't need to wear a space helmet while every other major character does.
- When Moon Man Koopa's ship's windshield is breaking a crack goes through a microphone that isn't part of the windshield.
- Mario line to the Quirks, "Honk noses of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose, but your chains" spoofs what Karl Marx said at the end of his Communist Manifesto essay: "Workers of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains." Furthermore, Mario raises his hammer in this scene mirroring a communist symbol.
- The surface of the Planet Quirk with its canals and the slave-like treatment of its inhabitants reflects the late Victorian view of the planet Mars and its hypotheoretical inhabitants.
- This is one of the few episodes in which King Koopa does not use a Warp Pipe to escape.
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| Animated characters | Protagonists | Luigi • Mario • Princess Toadstool • Toad |
| Antagonists | King Koopa • Mouser • Tryclyde | |
| Other characters | Albatoss • Angry Sun • Autobomb • Beezo • Bingo • Birdo • Birdoroo • Black Pit Bob-Omb • Bloober • Bob-Omb • Bomb Net • Brutius Maximus Grouchimus • Bullet Bill • Bunsen • Butterfingers • Calamity Clam • Captain Abidab • Captain Clump • Cave People • Cheepy • Clawgrip • Cowazaurus • Cobrat • Dealin' Delbert • Dr. Nerdnick • Dr. Sheldon • Dr. T. Garden • Elves • Elvin Parsley • Fire God • Flab Boys • Flaky • Flurry • Fryguy • Genie • George Washingtoad • Giant Birdo • Goomba • Goomba (zombie) • Goomba Biker Gang • Goomba Mummy • Goosey • Gramma Toadstool • Gramps • Grunt • Hammer Brother • Harry • Hercufleas • Herlock Solmes • Hooded Robin • Hoopster • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Mousersaurus Rex • Ninji • Ostro • Phanto • Pidgit • Indiana Joe • James Blond • Joliet • Joliet's father • June and Ward • Killer Kitty of the Kaskervilles • King James • King Neptune • Mark Twang • Mayor Fettuccine • Mermushrooms • Mervin the Magician • Misaki • Mouth of the River • Mr. President • Mr. Mayor • Mugga • Murphy • Mushroom People • Mushroom Rebel • Obi-Wan Toadi • Outback mayor • Patches • Pine • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Porcupo • Prince Pompadour • Pronto • Quirks • Robo Shyguy • Robo Koopa • Romano • Romano's father • Royal Cow • Salvador Drainado • Sam Shalam • Santa Claus • Scooter • Secret Agent N • Shyguy • Shyguy Lion • Slammer • Snifit • Space Troopa • Spark • Spider • Spiny • Spiny Egg • State Troopa • Stool Pigeon • Stormtroopa • Super Troopa • The Three Mushrooms • Thunder Birdo • Trouter • Tweeter • Tweeter Bat • Waldo the Wizard • Wereturtle • Whale • Zero | |
| Live-action characters | Characters | Clog • CooKoo Bird • Edison • Luigi • Mario • Ratagator |
| Guests | Alligator Dundee • Angelica • Aunt Luigeena • Brian Bonsall • Captain Lou Albano • Cher • Count Zoltan Dracula • Cyndi Lauper • David Horowitz • Doc Freud • Dr. Frankenstein • Dr. Sigmund Fruitcake • Dr. Toby • E.C. • Einstein • Ellie Mae • Elvira • Elvis Presley • Ernie Hudson • Exterminator • Frankenstein's Monster • Fred Van Winkle • George Washington • Grandma Mario • HAL 9001 • Harry Blackstone Jr. • Howard Stevens • Ike • Imperial Poobah • Inspector Gadget • Inspector Klean • Jim Lange • Jodie • Kenneth • Little Robert • Liz • Luigeena • Luigi's girlfriend • Lyle Alzado • Mad Donna • Madam AGoGo • Magic Johnson • Mama Mario • Marianne • Marilyn • Mario Joe and Luigi Bob • Mikhail S. Gorbachev • Monster • Mr. Gibbel • Mr. President • Mrs. Gammliss • Mrs. Periwinkle • Nick • Nicole Eggert • Obi-Wan Cannoli • Pam Matteson • Patty • Patty's mother and father • Pietro • Poochie • Ralph Washington • Rob Stone • Rowdy Roddy Piper • Roxanne • Sgt. Slaughter • Shabba-Doo • Slime Ghost • Super Plant • Susanna Ross • Tawny Tyler • Ted Bull • The Old Psychic Lady with the Evil Eye Who Reads Fortunes and Knows Everything Before it Happens • Tommy Lasagna • Vincent Van Gook • Willy White • Young McDonald | |
| Episodes | Animated | The Bird! The Bird! • King Mario of Cramalot • Butch Mario & The Luigi Kid • Mario's Magic Carpet • Rolling Down the River • The Great Gladiator Gig • Mario and the Beanstalk • Love 'Em and Leave 'Em • The Great BMX Race • Stars in Their Eyes • Jungle Fever • Brooklyn Bound • Toad Warriors • The Fire of Hercufleas • Count Koopula • Pirates of Koopa • Two Plumbers and a Baby • The Adventures of Sherlock Mario • Do You Princess Toadstool Take this Koopa...? • The Pied Koopa • Koopenstein • On Her Majesty's Sewer Service • Mario and Joliet • Too Hot to Handle • Hooded Robin and His Mario Men • 20,000 Koopas Under the Sea • Mighty McMario and the Pot of Gold • Mario Meets Koop-zilla • Koopa Klaus • Mario and the Red Baron Koopa • The Unzappables • Bad Rap • The Mark of Zero • The Ten Koopmandments • The Koopas are Coming! The Koopas are Coming! • The Trojan Koopa • Quest for Pizza • The Great Gold Coin Rush • Elvin Lives • Plummers Academy • Karate Koopa • Mario of the Apes • Princess, I Shrunk the Mario Brothers • Little Red Riding Princess • The Provolone Ranger • Escape from Koopatraz • Mario of the Deep • Flatbush Koopa • Raiders of the Lost Mushroom • Crocodile Mario • Star Koopa • Robo Koopa |
| Live | Neatness Counts • Day of the Orphan • All Steamed Up • Marianne and Luigeena • Slime Busters • The Mario Monster Mash • Bonkers From Yonkers • Bats in the Basement • Will the Real Elvis Please Shut Up! • Magic's Magic • Mama Mia Mario • Alligator Dundee • Dance • Cher's Poochie • Wild Thing • E.C. The Extra Creepy • The Marios Fight Back • Magician • Do You Believe In Magic? • Mommies Curse • Lost Dog • Plumbers of the Year • Mario Hillbillies • Super Plant • Fred Van Winkle • Baby Mario Love • 9001: A Mario Odyssey • Fake Bro • Time Out Luigi • Tutti Frutti, oh Mario • Flower Power • Vampire Until Ready • Heart Throb • Fortune Teller • The Magic Love • Little Marios • Gorilla My Dreams • George Washington Slept Here • Caught in a Draft • Defective Gadgetry • Toupee • The Artist • Zenned Out Mario • Texas Tea • The Great Hereafter • The Painting • Game Show Host • Home Radio • Glasnuts • Treasure of the Sierra Brooklyn • Adee Don't • Chippie Chipmunks • A Basement Divided • No Way to Treat a Queenie • Pizza Crush • Goodbye Mr. Fish • French • Two Bums From Brooklyn • Opera • Tutti Frutti Mario • Cyrano de Mario • Rowdy Roddy's Rotten Pipes • Santa Claus is Coming to Flatbush • Captain Lou Is Missing • The Ghoul of my Dreams | |
| Live-action locations | Live-action locations | Mario Bros. Plumbing |
| Animated locations | Regions | Amazon Jungle • Aqua Land • Brooklyn • Brooklyn Bridge • Car Land • Caveman Land • Cloud Land • Coney Island • Cramalot • Crime Land • Desert Kingdom • Down Under Land • El Desertland • Flatbush • Grand Koopa Canyon • Happy Harbor • Jungleland • Kingdom of Youth • Koopos • Land of Ice • Land of Romance • Lava Land • Linguini Empire • Lonesome Mushroom • Mushridge • Mushroom Kingdom • Mushroom Planet • Mythis • North Pole • Oceanworld • Parsley Land • Pastaland • Pirate's Port • Pirate Waters • Pirate World • Pyramid Land • Quirk • Rap Land • River World • Robo Land • Rotundaland • Sayonara • Shamrock Kingdom • Sharewood Forest • Sharewood Village • Snow World • Sock Hop Land • Spy Land • Sudden Death Valley • Swiss Cheese Alps • Trouter Bay • Turtlevania • Victoria • Winterland • Waki-Waki • Warp Zone • Wild West |
| Landmarks | Bonkers Street • Brooklyn Plumbers Academy • Chateau Koopula • Cramalot Castle • Double Cross Ranch • First Mushroom Bank • Forest of Perpetual Night and Terrible Dangers • Fort Hard Knox • Fountain of Youth • George's Gorge • King Koopa's Castle • Koopacropolis • Koopa Klub • Koopatraz State Prison • Linguini Empire Colosseum • Mushroom Colony • Outback • Pasta Pit • Quirk Factory • Rebel Fort • Rotunda Castle • Santa's workshop • Shamrock Inn • Super Spy Headquarters • Temple of Koopa • Tower of Victoria • Tunnel of Doom | |
| Items and objects | Animated | All Purpose Portable Plumber's Helper • Aladdin's Lamp • Beanstalk • Birdo Ray • Blackbeard Koopa's Ship • Bomb Plant • Ding Bell • Excalibur • Fireball • Fire Flower • Fireproof Lava Boat • Flagpole • Flying carpet biplane • Flying Pizza • Freeze Gun • Garbage Pod • Gold Coin • Golden Plumber's Helper (King Mario of Cramalot) • Golden Plumber's Helper (Plummers Academy) • Great Balls of Fire • Heat Gun • Industrial Strength Itching Potion • Intergalactic InSinkErator • Koopa-Kola • Koop Star • Koopa Scepter • Koopa Strength Itching Powder • Koopa Surprise • Koopa's rocket • Koopilus • Lava Machine • Lightplunger • Lost Mushroom • Magic carpet • Magic doodad • Magic flute • Magic Growing Potion • Magic Shrink Potion • Magic Statue • Magical Potion • Mushroom Starfighter • Passion Potion • Peapod • Plumb-Fu • Plumber's Log • Plumbinator • Pot of Gold Coins • Power block • Red-Hot Pepper Detector • Retro Router • Robot Monster Troopa • Robo-suit • Royal Plug • Sacred Sink of Cramalot • Shrinking Sukiyaki • Sinister Star • Space Raft • Spaghetti • Spymobile • Starman • Stereo Gun • Stormtroopa Starfighter • Super Sushi • Super Sushi Shrinker • Unzappable Hat • Vegetable • Yellow spaceship |
| Live-action | Mario Brothers Clog Cleaner • Mario Brothers Plant Food • Pizza Transformer • Roseitis • Secret Chippie Decoder Ring • Steam-O-Matic • Strange watch • Super Plant Growth Formula • Veggieitis | |