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[[Image:Supercade.JPG|thumb|right|[[Mario]] and [[Pauline]]]]  
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'''''Saturday Supercade''''' was a Saturday morning cartoon show, which is notable for marking [[Mario]]'s first appearance in an animated series. Produced by Ruby-Spears, it aired on CBS from 1983 to 1985 for two seasons. It featured animated segments based off of popular arcade games, [[Donkey Kong (arcade game)|Donkey Kong]], [[Donkey Kong Jr.]], Q*Bert, Pitfall, Space Ace, Kangaroo, and Frogger. In the [[Donkey Kong]] segment, Mario and his niece, [[Pauline]], were on a constant quest to capture Donkey Kong, who had escaped from Mario's circus. In the [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] segment, Donkey Kong Jr. traveled around the country with a biker named [[Bones]] looking for his father, likely tying into the chase around the world that made up Donkey Kong's own segment.  
'''''The Saturday Supercade''''' was a Saturday morning cartoon show, which is notable for marking [[Mario]]'s first appearance in an animated series. Produced by Ruby-Spears, it aired on CBS from 1983 to 1985 for two seasons. It featured animated segments based off of popular arcade games, [[Donkey Kong (arcade game)|Donkey Kong]], [[Donkey Kong Jr.]], Q*Bert, Pitfall, Space Ace, Kangaroo, and Frogger. In the [[Donkey Kong]] segment, Mario and his niece, [[Pauline]], were on a constant quest to capture Donkey Kong, who had escaped from Mario's circus. In the [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] segment, Donkey Kong Jr. traveled around the country with a biker named [[Bones]] looking for his father, likely tying into the chase around the world that made up Donkey Kong's own segment.  


As only four different segments would be shown in one episode, the addition of the Kangaroo and Space Ace segments for the show's second season called for several first season segments to be dropped, those being Donkey Kong Jr., Pitfall and Frogger.  
As only four different segments would be shown in one episode, the addition of the Kangaroo and Space Ace segments for the show's second season called for several first season segments to be dropped, those being Donkey Kong Jr., Pitfall and Frogger.  

Revision as of 22:26, November 18, 2008

The Saturday Supercade was a Saturday morning cartoon show, which is notable for marking Mario's first appearance in an animated series. Produced by Ruby-Spears, it aired on CBS from 1983 to 1985 for two seasons. It featured animated segments based off of popular arcade games, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Q*Bert, Pitfall, Space Ace, Kangaroo, and Frogger. In the Donkey Kong segment, Mario and his niece, Pauline, were on a constant quest to capture Donkey Kong, who had escaped from Mario's circus. In the Donkey Kong Jr. segment, Donkey Kong Jr. traveled around the country with a biker named Bones looking for his father, likely tying into the chase around the world that made up Donkey Kong's own segment.

As only four different segments would be shown in one episode, the addition of the Kangaroo and Space Ace segments for the show's second season called for several first season segments to be dropped, those being Donkey Kong Jr., Pitfall and Frogger.

Episode List

This article is under construction. Therefore, please excuse its informal appearance while it is being worked on. We hope to have it completed as soon as possible.

Donkey Kong

Donkey Kong Jr.

Voices

Theme Song

Well, Saturday Supercade,
Gather 'round,
We'll get your video friends together.
Yeah, Saturday Supercade,
It's time for fun,
And no one else can do it better.
And it feels so right,
Because it's Supercade time!
Let's have some Supercade fun!
Yes, it's Supercade time,
Let's have some Supercade fun, fun, fun!
Come on, to Supercade time,
Join all the Supercade fun.
Yes, it's Supercade time,
Let's have some Supercade fun, fun, fun!
Come on, to Supercade time,
Join all the Supercade fun.
Monkey Muscle!
(Monkey Noises)
Let's have some Supercade fun.
(It's Saturday Supercade!)

Links

Cast and Crew - Full cast and crew on IMDB.

Saturday Supercade opening