The Bird! The Bird!

''The Bird! The Bird!'' is the first episode of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. In this episode, while venturing out in a snowy world, Toad is kidnapped by a near-sighted Birdo who is convinced that he is her missing baby.

Characters

 * Mario (debut)
 * Luigi (debut)
 * Princess Toadstool (debut)
 * Toad (debut)
 * King Koopa (debut)
 * Birdo (debut)
 * Cheepy (debut)
 * Flurry (debut)
 * Albatoss (debut)
 * Bob-omb (debut)

Cast

 * Lou Albano - Mario
 * Danny Wells - Luigi
 * Jeannie Elias - Princess Toadstool, Birdo, Cheepy
 * John Stocker - Toad, Flurry
 * Harvey Atkin - King Koopa

Music
List of background music


 * Overworld | Opening.
 * Boss | Birdo grabs Toad.
 * Boss | "Oh no, poor Toad!"
 * Overworld | "Please, Mario..."
 * Surfin' Bird | Birdo brings Toad to her house.
 * Overworld | "Cheepy, my darling little Cheepy!"
 * Unknown Track 1 | Birdo chases Toad.
 * Underground | Mario, Luigi, and Toadstool walking.
 * Boss | The mountain splits apart.
 * Ending | "Luigi, we can't quit now."
 * Castle Clear | "Pasta power!"
 * Overworld | Mario leaps across the crevice.
 * Underground | Flurries spy on Mario and Co.
 * Underground | At King Koopa's ice castle.
 * Overworld | Koopa gets his feet licked.
 * Underground | Koopa calls an air raid.
 * Unknown Track 2 | Birdo singing a lullaby.
 * Overworld | "I can't be your little Cheepy, lady!"
 * Overworld | Mario & Co. climbing up the mountain.
 * Unknown Track 3 | Albatoss drops a Bob-omb.
 * Castle | "Mario, it's a Bob-omb!"
 * Underground | "Good going, guys!"
 * Unknown Track 4 | Albatoss' cause an avalanche.
 * Boss | Mario and Co. escape through a door.
 * Underwater | "You're not listening, lady!"
 * Underground | "Look, a Fire Flower!"
 * Overworld | Mario and Luigi play patty-cake.
 * Castle Clear | Mario flips onto the ledge.
 * Starman | Mario becomes Super Mario.
 * Underground | Back at Koopa's ice castle.
 * Overworld | Baby Birdo frozen in ice.
 * Cave | "Do you think his mommy is the one who took Toad?"
 * Underwater | "Here we are Cheepy, 30,000 feet."
 * Overworld | Toad falling.
 * Underwater | Toad uses his hat as a parachute.
 * Ending | "Toad! Are you alright?"
 * Unknown Track 5 | "Oh no, I'm not going back up there."
 * Overworld | "Okay, okay. Maybe if I take you back she'll leave me alone."
 * Boss | Koopa and his minions ride through the mountain.
 * Castle | Mario loses his power-up.
 * Surfin' Bird | Birdo, Mario, and Toad throw vegetables on Koopa's minions.
 * Overworld | Ending.

Trivia

 * Although it's commonly known that this episode premiered on September 4, 1989, press material from earlier in the year states the show was to premiere on September 11, 1989.
 * There was a View master three-reel set that show scenes from this episode but the difference is that it was redrawn with more accurate designs, and has Wart (who is the main antagonist of Super Mario Bros 2/Doki Doki Panic) being used in place of King Koopa (despite the pictures captions still referring to him as King Koopa), this suggests that scenes in the View Master reels are actually concept art, and Wart was originally going to appear in the show, and the main antagonist of the episode instead of King Koopa.

Release
This episode is available on streaming services such as Netflix, iTunes, and YouTube, and is available on the following home releases.


 * The Bird! The Bird!
 * Mario Mania
 * The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Volume 1
 * Air Koopa