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'''''King Koopa's Kool Kartoons '''''was a local live-action Bozo the Clown-esque spin-off of DIC Entertainment's ''Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' hosted by King Koopa (portrayed by Christopher Collins in 1989 and later Pat Pinney in 1990, both in a rubber costume and modified appearance-wise to be more belivable for a live-action show; the latter would go on to play Painty the Pirate, as seen in SpongeBob SquarePants' opening sequence.) who would interact with a live-action child audience, showcase cartoons from the 1920s and 1930s that were in no way related to the Mario franchise and give away prizes such as certificates, power gloves and such other NES accessories at the end of the show.


It was distributed by Fox Television Stations and was aired in Southern California on KTTV Fox 11 in the holiday season of 1989/1990 in the timeslot of after-school afternoons and in the running time of 30 minutes, before being later reaired on The Children's Channel in the United Kingdom. It was done so to possibly gauge the show's popularity before expanding but it unfortunately stopped production after only one season.The format was similar to ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! ''in that after the introduction the show would transition to the live-action set with King Koopa and a child audience called King Koopa's Troopas, and the shows tech crew was dressed similarly to them when they would appear. The credits of the show would play over another pre-recorded segment.
'''''King Koopa's Kool Kartoons''''' was a local television live-action Bozo the Clown-esque spin-off of DIC Entertainment's ''Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' hosted by King Koopa (portrayed by Christopher Collins in 1989 and later Pat Pinney in 1990, both in a rubber costume and modified appearance-wise to be more believable for a live-action show). Koopa would interact with a live audience of children (called "King Koopa's Troopas), showcase cartoons from the 1920s and 1930s that were in no way related to the Mario franchise, and would even give away prizes such as certificates and NES accessories such as the Power Glove at the end of the show, which played out in a pre-recorded segment.


Despite its animated counterparts receiving much success, this show in particular hasn't been seen since its initial debut, let alone outside of Southern California and very little of it has resurfaced to the internet or rereleased to DVD, with the very few who did know about it, (what with its limited run and appearance), not thinking it was any good. In a 2005 RetroJunk article by MIaconoSP, he called its cartoons and King Koopa segments not very good and unfunny and cheesy respectively (similar complaints to DIC's other Super Mario productions), and cited that the live-action even seemed unrehearsed.<ref>[http://www.retrojunk.com/article/show/140/king-koopas-kool-kartoons MIaconoSP's 2005 RetroJunk article on the series.] Retrieved 06 Oct '13.</ref> In the same article, he also claims to have recorded two episodes of the show, but has evidently never uploaded them (and it's unknown if he ever will, especially since he seems to have vanished off the internet since ''late 2006''). Like [[The Moxy Show aka 'The Moxy Pirate Show' and 'The Moxy & Flea Show' (lost episodes; 1993-2000)|''The Moxy Show'']], not a single full episode of ''King Koopa's Kool Kartoons'' has ever shown up online.
It was distributed by Fox Television Stations and was aired in Southern California on KTTV Fox 11 in the holiday season of 1989/1990 on after-school afternoons and ran for 30 minutes before being later re-aired on The Children's Channel in the United Kingdom. This was possibly done to gauge the show's popularity with children before potentially expanding it, but it was cancelled after only one season.


==Availability==
Due to its poor reception and failure to catch on, little footage of the show is available. Additionally, it likely hasn't aired in many places outside of South Carolina.<ref>[http://www.retrojunk.com/article/show/140/king-koopas-kool-kartoons RetroJunk article on the show.] Retrieved 6 Oct '13.</ref> Currently, only the intro and the credits of an episode can be viewed, although RetroJunk user MlaconoSP claims to have recorded two episodes.
==Gallery==
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuqH1d1IZLY|320x240|center|The intro and credits for an episode.|frame}}
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File:2.png|Another screenshot from the show of the titular character.
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File:3.png|A screenshot of King Koopa making a phone call.
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File:4.png|Another screenshot of King Koopa at centre stage.
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File:5.png|A screenshot of King Koopa in the audience with an address to presumably send to.
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{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuqH1d1IZLY|320x240|right|The opening of and a promotional bumper for the show.|frame}}


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Revision as of 03:27, 25 December 2016

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Screenshot from the intro.

Status: Partially Found


King Koopa's Kool Kartoons was a local television live-action Bozo the Clown-esque spin-off of DIC Entertainment's Super Mario Bros. Super Show! hosted by King Koopa (portrayed by Christopher Collins in 1989 and later Pat Pinney in 1990, both in a rubber costume and modified appearance-wise to be more believable for a live-action show). Koopa would interact with a live audience of children (called "King Koopa's Troopas), showcase cartoons from the 1920s and 1930s that were in no way related to the Mario franchise, and would even give away prizes such as certificates and NES accessories such as the Power Glove at the end of the show, which played out in a pre-recorded segment.

It was distributed by Fox Television Stations and was aired in Southern California on KTTV Fox 11 in the holiday season of 1989/1990 on after-school afternoons and ran for 30 minutes before being later re-aired on The Children's Channel in the United Kingdom. This was possibly done to gauge the show's popularity with children before potentially expanding it, but it was cancelled after only one season.

Availability

Due to its poor reception and failure to catch on, little footage of the show is available. Additionally, it likely hasn't aired in many places outside of South Carolina.[1] Currently, only the intro and the credits of an episode can be viewed, although RetroJunk user MlaconoSP claims to have recorded two episodes.

Gallery

The intro and credits for an episode.

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References

  1. ↑ RetroJunk article on the show. Retrieved 6 Oct '13.
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