Super Mario Bros: The Next Adventure (Animated Series Idea)

[1upmushroom]

For a while I've been thinking about doing a fan screenplay thing for a possible animated series based on SMB. Basically it's like The Real Ghosbusters however instead of guys fighting ghosts, it's about the Mario Brothers fighting Koopa and his army. Here's my entire concept in it's glory:

Name: Super Mario Bros: The Animated Series

Genre: Action/adventure/comedy.

Rating: Y7.


Plot: After the defeat of Koopa, Mario and Luigi have gone back to brooklyn to live normal lives once again...for about a week. Apparently during that time, most if not all of the slime (Koopa's remains) was collected and brought to the very threatnening and mysterious Bowser, an evil being who was mostly never seen (only his shadow, eyes, and hands are shown). After re-evolving Koopa, Bowser made it distinctly clear that Koopa was under his control now and that he were follow orders and do nothing else.

However, as soon as Koopa's return was notified, Daisy returned to New York, to get Mario and Luigi and, after a couple of events later, the Super Mario Brothers were back in action. However this time, they weren't alone. Along to help, were Toad, Yoshi, Iggy, Sike, and (occoasionally) Big Bertha. And that was basically the plot of the series. The Mario Bros and friends fight off the forces of Koopa and Bowser to try and keep the freedom Dinohatten had only required for a week.


Locations:

Dinohatten: The main location of the show, this was where most of the action and shennagins took place. Dinohatten is basically a spiked up version of New York.

The Desert: A big chunk of the Dino world, the desert is a wide vast land that manages to make a couple of appaerances in some episodes. A few chase scenes were featured in the Desert.

Koopa's lair: An abandoned police station turned evil base, Koopa's lair is the main hiding spot of Koopa and his disposable minions. The lair is usually shown when of the heroes are kidnapped, otherwise it's mostly just mentioned.

Bowser's lair: The most mysterious and creepiest location of them all, Bowser's Lair has questioned many people including Koopa, no one really knows where it's located, Bowser has made sure to keep his location a secret and he did a damn good job of doing so. What's even creepier is that no one except Bowser and his own line of minions know what the lair looks like.

Sometimes a wall will sneak it's way into frame but either you wouldn't think it's a wall or you'd probably be focusing on the scene instead of the backgrounds.

The Mario Brother's Lair: The second main area of the show, The Mario Brother's Lair is an average sized cave that's just outside of the desert. The Mario's Lair is also known to be extremely dangrously as it has several hazards like pointy, rocks, bats, and lava.


Weapons:

The Devo Gun: A black, super scope like gun that could de-devolve almost anything living until it's nothing but smoke, fog or slime. The most commonly used weapon.

The Fire Flower: A green, flower like flamethrower that can shoot an unlimited source of fire balls. Iggy, Spike, and Toad only use this gun.

The Bob-omb: A small black toy-like bomb that after being wound up would cause epic explosions that rival nuclear explosions.

Mushrooms: Small little objects that could shield devo gun exposure and fireballs.

Red Mushrooms: Small little objects that could deflect devo gun exposure and fireballs.


Characters:

Mario: One of the main characters in the series. Mario is often sarcastic and is very cynical. He appears heroic but only when convinced to be. Mario is only interested in common sense and his girlfriend Daniella. Mario is the best driver of the bunch and is good at cracking jokes.

Luigi: Mario's brother and another main character in the series. Unlike Mario, Luigi is more open minded and could believe in anything. He's a bit kinder than Mario and would always try to do the heroic thing instead of the smart thing. He's more optimistic and always focuses on the bright side of things.

(more to come.)

[ultimateemail5000]

I like this idea, I always liked the idea of a cartooon series based on the movie. Sounds good, I just dunno about the Mario Bros lair near lava and what not. It sounds they would just have a lair in a cave with some traps.

[Guest]

Koopa should have his face partially deformed since he's been re-evolved. Being De-Evolved and Re-Evolved should leave some type of scar or deformity on him. Maybe half of his face could have a reptilian texture to it and one of his eyes is a reptile type.

[Movieguy]

Like you said on my thread. I love the idea and I would glady work with you on the concept and story.

[1upmushroom]

Great, all I need are the stories for some episodes.

[Movieguy]

Well the over arching story would be a continuation of the movie right. Well I think we could take some ques from new shows that are revisions of old ones. Like G.I.joe renagades, or Thundercats. The pilot should set up why mario and luigi are doing what they are doing and maybe provide some background on their life.

I need some ideas too man. Any ideas for some episodes that you want to do that wouldn't fall in to any direct storyline.

[Redstar]

I've thought before about how an animated series would have been a great continuation of the film's themes and concept. Even just introducing certain sci-fi/dinosaur elements into the Super Show cartoons would have been cool.

However, considering the state of cartoons at the time I don't think we'd really be looking at an overarching plot with developing characters. There'd be a designed villain, sure, but each episode would likely be stand-alone with Koopa shaking his fist at the end as he's getting away.

[Movieguy]

Red star have you watched cartoons like motor city, thundercats, young justice and more.
Personally if I were to add someone to this my dream would be to work on this project with Gendi Tartrovosky. He's with Disney at the moment and Motor city has a style of animation I could see the Mario Bros series Drawn in.

[Redstar]

I was under the impression that 1upmushroom was conceiving this project as if it was produced back in 1993, which was a time when cartoons weren't renowned for the seasonal plots and developments of cartoons today. The show likely would have been episodic.

[Movieguy]

Ok sorry I wasn't for sure what he was going for. I can see it in a more inspector gadget sort of thing or a Batman sort of style. I think we could take allot of stories or ideas from the comic books. Though I still would like to have some sort of plot about the mystery behind who Bowser is.

[1upmushroom]

To be precise I was going for a Real Ghostbusters like show. Redstar would be correct, I had the idea of an early nintees slash late eighties cartoon that was episodic.

As a matter of fact, I have a lot of episode ideas.

Like:

The Doppleganger: During a fight between Koopa and the Mario brothers, Toad gets captured by Koopa, after analyzing the situation Bowser has a doppleganger invade the Mario Brother's lair.
Meanwhile, the gang themselves have captured a high ranking officer and have a doppleganger of their own invade Koopa's lair.

Double Cross: A new king by the name of Wart has arrived from Subcon to provide some supplies for the war. However, not only does he give the supplies to both the gang AND Koopa/Bowser's army but he plans on having them both destroy each other so that in the end he'll br the only king left to rule Dinohatten.

Enter Birdo: Yoshi has a crush on this other pet dinosaur named Birdo, the gang not minding let's Birdo into the group. However, it turns out that Birdo is a spy enlisted by Koopa to sneak out some information from the gang.

Wario: Mario is shocked and also mad that his old rival Wario has come to Dinohatten for revenge. Little does he know that Wario is actually a distraction laid out by Koopa (but the idea was made by Bowser) as a distraction so that Koopa could plan a surprise attack.

Who am I? : After a long battle, Mario not only ends up losing his memory but also is told by Bowser that he is part of the bad guys side. As Luigi and Iggy try to convince Mario other wise, Toad, Daisy, and Spike are left defensless.

A possible crossover episode:

Super Mario Brothers VS. The Real Ghostbusters: The gang is visiting new york briefly because of a rumor floating around that Koopa has a secret base implanted there. However it was all. Ruse for Koopa had invaded the Ghostbusters' headquaters and had destroyed the ecto containment unit, after that he celeverly made it seem that the gang had done it.

Before the gang could explain, the Ghostbusters have attacked and thus began the epic battle.


Those are some of my ideas. As for the mystery of Bowser, well he was supposed to be revealed at the series finale. I find it more proper like that.

[Prime Evil]

Ok sorry I wasn't for sure what he was going for. I can see it in a more inspector gadget sort of thing or a Batman sort of style.

When he mentioned the Mario Bros. cave, I had a picture in my head of the SMB Van going over a sign reading "DINOHATTAN--20 MILES."

[Movieguy]

sorry I haven't been active I have been with my siblings over the summer. I am keeping up with the site news though.

[Redstar]

sorry I haven't been active I have been with my siblings over the summer. I am keeping up with the site news though.

No problem, man. Glad to hear that you're keeping up. Feel free to jump into any discussions you may have missed, no matter how old.

[1upmushroom]

Ok guys so Ive been working on a revision of this concept and I'd like to show you what I've come up with.

Instead of it being an episodic series i decided to make it overarching. However the gimmick is there'd be a big bad every season with each season being about 10-20 episodes.

Bowser has transformed into the big bad of the final season. Koopa is now doing the bidding of Wart and will be killed off in the 1st season finale.

Here is the list of new characters:

Wart: Season 1 big bad. He is an underground crime lord responsible for the infamous " Red Drink" narcotic. Gave life back to Koopa.

William Loft AKA: Bullet Bill: Season 2 big bad. Master mechanic. Let's just Say he's bad news.

Montgomery Manson AKA: Monty Mole: A blind mechanic, Bullet Bill's lifelong friend. Is able to move around using robotic enhancements to give him DareDevil like senses.

Dr. Peter: A human plant hybrid. The big bad of season 3.

Bowser: The big bad of the final season. The scum of the underworld. Has connections everywhere. Almost everyone works for him, wether thete know it or not.

Those are all the new main characters I have so far. Ill also give you guys a couple of facts of whatll happenes in this series before i go right out and receso them.

1. The first season Will be the lightest.
2. Luigi and Daisy Will get together.
3. Daniella will be a main character.
4. Iggy will have a much darker role.
5. The series itself will be darker then the movie.

Well what do you guys think?

[Redstar]

So, is Bowser still Daisy's father or a new character entirely?

Also, stand-alone seasons traditionally don't work very well. People can't become emotionally invested when they know everything will be resolved within a handful of episodes, making way for a new threat. You're better off scripting a single arc series that maintains the same core cast of villains. If you'd like to do any major shifting of power you could always write a three-season arc followed by a two-season arc. That would work pretty well if done right.

[1upmushroom]

So, is Bowser still Daisy's father or a new character entirely?

Bowser is a new character, I never really considered bowser as the name of the king.

Also, stand-alone seasons traditionally don't work very well. People can't become emotionally invested when they know everything will be resolved within a handful of episodes, making way for a new threat. You're better off scripting a single arc series that maintains the same core cast of villains. If you'd like to do any major shifting of power you could always write a three-season arc followed by a two-season arc. That would work pretty well if done right.

Well the thing is, not everything will be resolved. When I said there will be a big bad every season I meant in the sense that there will be a huge threat every season. I never said they would be resolved. Defeating the villain and resolving everything aren't the same thing.

Sorry for not explaining this better. I see how one could ask that, reading what I posted but I didnt want to spoil any of the surprises I had in store.

[Redstar]

Well the thing is, not everything will be resolved. When I said there will be a big bad every season I meant in the sense that there will be a huge threat every season. I never said they would be resolved. Defeating the villain and resolving everything aren't the same thing.

That's even worse writing, to be honest.