

While Mario is gone, Albano enters Mario Brothers Plumbing, wondering about what had happened while he was "missing". Mario tells Cyndi that the volunteers had eaten the last of it, and he goes out to buy some more. Cyndi says she is hungry and asks if there is anymore pizza. Upon reading it aloud, Cyndi discovers that the President has called off Operation Lou Search, and decrees Albano missing forever.Īfter the search team disbands, Mario and Luigi try to cheer Cyndi up, but she is still beside herself. One of the volunteers then presents Cyndi with a message from the President. Cyndi insists that they cannot give up hope, regardless of how serious the situation has gotten. After Cyndi reads a report from the search team members in Moscow, Luigi tells her that Moscow is the last possible place that Albano can be. Cyndi tells them that she is supposed to meet Albano for lunch, but all that she found in his place were rubber bands for his beard and a note that read "Dear Cyndi: I'm sorry that I'm not here, but I've gone for good."Ĭyndi then forms a worldwide search team with Mario, Luigi, along with several other volunteers in addition to correspondents stationed around the world. Mario and Luigi, who are just so happening to be listening to Cyndi's very own song Girls Just Want to Have Fun on the radio at Mario Brothers Plumbing, receive a report that according to Lauper, Albano had gone missing.Ĭyndi, who had been passing out fliers around Brooklyn about Albano's disappearance, soon arrives at Mario Brothers Plumbing to tell Mario and Luigi the bad news directly. Super Show! live-action segment " Captain Lou Is Missing". Lauper's only appearance in the Super Mario franchise is in The Super Mario Bros. Even if you thought you knew everything about Mario, you might not know as much about the live-action skits and cartoons born from the original series.Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper Thornton (born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and activist who was also a friend of Lou Albano.

Our list compiles some of the lesser-known details you may not have realized were going on behind-the-scenes. Many believed they were watching Mario and Luigi have fun with their friends, but didn't realize the show had more in common with the video games they originated from. They didn't understand the subtle references at the time. Kids may have enjoyed the Super Show, but weren't aware of everything that happened off-screen. The show helped kids learn more about their favorite worlds without holding a controller. When caretakers demanded that kids stop playing video games, fans could watch their favorite characters on tv.

While most gamers are used to video games making other appearances in advertisements, cartoons, comics, and novels, it was considered a new phenomenon in the late 80s and early 90s. The brothers worked together to solve plumbing problems in real-life, then transported to the Mushroom Kingdom to solve the problem of the week. The show starred wrestler Captain Lou Albano as Mario and Danny Wells as Luigi.

On September 4, 1989, The Super Mario Bros. They decided to work with DiC Entertainment to bring life to the Mario brothers. Nintendo didn't want the fun to end there.
