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== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
[[File:Bowser_plans_to_ruin_Christmas.jpg|thumb|250px|Bowser boasts about his plan to ruin Christmas.]]
[[File:Bowser_plans_to_ruin_Christmas.jpg|thumb|250px|Bowser boasts about his plan to ruin Christmas.]]
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In an icy castle somewhere near the North Pole of the Mushroom World, [[Bowser Koopa|Bowser]], going by the alias of Koopa Klaus, is overseeing the production of toys being loaded onto a conveyor belt, only to be smashed by a machine resembling an evil nutcracker. Bowser rants about his hatred of the spirit of Christmas, and admires the destruction of the toys. [[w:c:mario:Tryclyde|Tryclyde]], dressed in a cheap reindeer costume and going by the alias of Randolph the Red-Nosed Tryclyde, approaches, telling his boss that his Ice Bombs have been loaded onto his sleigh. Glad to hear the news, Bowser reveals that he plans to use said Ice Bombs to freeze [[Santa Claus#mario|Santa Claus]]'s workshop, which will in turn cause everyone will have an unmerry Christmas. After reprimanding Tryclyde for making a joke, Bowser takes off in an Albatoss-driven sleigh.
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In an icy castle somewhere near the North Pole of the Mushroom World, [[Bowser Koopa|Bowser]], going by the alias of Koopa Klaus, is overseeing the production of toys being loaded onto a conveyor belt, only to be smashed by a machine resembling an evil nutcracker. Bowser rants about his hatred of the spirit of Christmas, and admires the destruction of the toys. [[w:c:mario:Tryclyde|Tryclyde]], dressed in a cheap reindeer costume and going by the alias of Randolph the Red-Nosed Tryclyde, approaches, telling his boss that his Ice Bombs have been loaded onto his sleigh. Glad to hear the news, Bowser reveals that he plans to use said Ice Bombs to freeze [[Santa Claus#mario|Santa Claus]]'s workshop, which will in turn cause everyone will have an unmerry Christmas. After reprimanding Tryclyde for making a joke, Bowser takes off in an Albatoss-driven sleigh. The Bowser opening was cut on some prints, like those from [[Paramount Home Video]].
[[File:Mario_and_friends_angry_at_Toad.jpg|thumb|250px|Mario, Luigi, and Peach are ashamed of Toad's selfish behavior.]]
[[File:Mario_and_friends_angry_at_Toad.jpg|thumb|250px|Mario, Luigi, and Peach are ashamed of Toad's selfish behavior.]]
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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* In the original broadcasts of the episode, as well as the original 1990 Kid Klassics VHS release, two scenes were accompanied by a cover version of "[[Jingle Bell Rock (song)|Jingle Bell Rock]]". Due to music rights problems, reruns and subsequent video releases replaced it with an instrumental of a song from the later series ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''.
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* In the original broadcasts of the episode, as well as the original 1989 Kids Klassics VHS release, two scenes were accompanied by a cover version of "[[Jingle Bell Rock (song)|Jingle Bell Rock]]". Due to music rights problems, reruns and subsequent video releases replaced it with an instrumental of a song from the later series ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''.
* Bowser's plot in this episode (to kidnap and impersonate Santa Claus) would be reused in two later DiC-produced Christmas specials, ''[[Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas]]'' and ''[[Sonic Christmas Blast]]''.
* Bowser's plot in this episode (to kidnap and impersonate Santa Claus) would be reused in two later DiC-produced Christmas specials, ''[[Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas]]'' and ''[[Sonic Christmas Blast]]''.
* When the good guys approach Santa's frozen workshop, Mario is mistakenly drawn wearing his regular outfit instead of the Hawaiian outfit he wears throughout the episode.
* When the good guys approach Santa's frozen workshop, Mario is mistakenly drawn wearing his regular outfit instead of the Hawaiian outfit he wears throughout the episode.
== Availability ==
== Availability ==
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The episode was made available on one of Kids Klassics' VHS releases of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' in 1990; the VHS also included the series' live-action Christmas episode "[[Santa Claus Is Coming to Flatbush]]", as well as two other episodes, "Stars in Their Eyes" and "Too Hot to Handle". It was released on VHS by [[wikipedia:Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Buena Vista Home Entertainment]] in 1996, this time on the ''Super Mario Bros. Super Christmas Adventures!'' video, which also featured the ''Super Mario World'' Christmas episode "[[The Night Before Cave Christmas]]". The episode later made its DVD debut as part of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!: Volume 2'', released by [[wikipedia:Shout! Factory|Shout! Factory]] in 2006. [[wikipedia:NCircle Entertainment|NCircle Entertainment]] later included it on the single-disc DVD ''Showdown in Brooklyn'' in 2009, and again on their own ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!: Volume 2'' DVD set in 2012.
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The episode was made available on one of Kids Klassics' VHS releases of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' in 1989; the VHS also included the series' live-action Christmas episode "[[Santa Claus Is Coming to Flatbush]]", as well as two other episodes, "Stars in Their Eyes" and "Too Hot to Handle". It was released on VHS by [[wikipedia:Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Buena Vista Home Entertainment]] in 1996, this time on the ''Super Mario Bros. Super Christmas Adventures!'' video, which also featured the ''Super Mario World'' Christmas episode "[[The Night Before Cave Christmas]]". The episode later made its DVD debut on the DVD "Koopa Klaus", released in 1997 by DiC Entertainment thru Paramount Home Video, then as part of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!: Volume 2'', released by [[wikipedia:Shout! Factory|Shout! Factory]] in 2006. [[wikipedia:NCircle Entertainment|NCircle Entertainment]] later included it on the single-disc DVD ''Showdown in Brooklyn'' in 2009, and again on their own ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!: Volume 2'' DVD set in 2012.
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KoopaKlausVHS.jpg|{{Gallery note|VHS|Kids Klassics<br>1990}}
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KoopaKlausVHS.jpg|{{Gallery note|VHS|Kids Klassics, later Paramount Home Video<br>1989, later made reissues by KK and Paramount}}
MarioXmasAdventures_VHS.jpg|{{Gallery note|''Super Mario Bros. Super Christmas Adventures'' VHS|Buena Vista Home Video<br>October 1, 1996}}
MarioXmasAdventures_VHS.jpg|{{Gallery note|''Super Mario Bros. Super Christmas Adventures'' VHS|Buena Vista Home Video<br>October 1, 1996}}
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KoopaKlausVHS.jpg|{{Gallery note|DVD|Paramount Home Video<br>1997}}
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[[Category:Released in the 1980s]]
[[Category:Released in the 1980s]]
[[Category:Based on video games]]
[[Category:Based on video games]]
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[[Category:1989]]
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[[Category:1997]]
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[[Category:1989 VHS]]
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[[Category:1997 DVD]]
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[[Category:Paramount Pictures]]