“If I Met Mario, What Would He Be Like?” – Super Mario Bros. Writer On Giving Nintendo’s Most Famous Characters A Voice

Phil Harnage shares some memories of the Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

While the Super Mario Brothers had certainly appeared in animated projects prior to the launch of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, for many people growing up in the West, the latter proved to be the first time they ever saw the game’s cast of characters represented outside of the games.

Debuting to audiences in 1989, the show (which was a mix of live-action skits and animation) was the brainchild of the (then) chairman and CEO of DIC, Andy Heyward, with the animated segments being developed for the screen by the father and son writing partnership of Bruce Shelly and Reed Shelly, alongside Bob Forward and Phil Harnage.

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Phil Harnage shares some memories of the Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

While the Super Mario Brothers had certainly appeared in animated projects prior to the launch of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, for many people growing up in the West, the latter proved to be the first time they ever saw the game’s cast of characters represented outside of the games.

Debuting to audiences in 1989, the show (which was a mix of live-action skits and animation) was the brainchild of the (then) chairman and CEO of DIC, Andy Heyward, with the animated segments being developed for the screen by the father and son writing partnership of Bruce Shelly and Reed Shelly, alongside Bob Forward and Phil Harnage.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

 

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