Retro "Just Say No" Commercial Features Wrestler as Mario
Retro "Just Say No" Commercial Features Wrestler as Mario
March 21, 2009
By way of What They Play comes this bit of gaming/TV/war on drugs nostalgia:
Depending on how old you are, you might recall the Super Mario Bros. Super Show. It was a television show that aired on the cusp of the '90s, featuring wrestler Captain Lou Albano as Mario...
America's airwaves in the '80s and '90s were also thick with anti-drug Public Service Announcements. These were usually doled out by celebrities or cartoon characters. It so happens "Mario" warned kids away from drugs, too--in a manner that was a little harsher than the norm...
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Posted 03/13/10 at 05:49pm
JDKJ: Justin Beaver.
JDKJ: Justin Beaver.
Posted 03/12/10 at 07:31pm
Rodrigo Ybáñez García: Here is a trailer of Dead or Alive Paradise. It´s basically a summary of the game...
Rodrigo Ybáñez García: Here is a trailer of Dead or Alive Paradise. It´s basically a summary of the game...
Posted 03/12/10 at 01:54pm
Valdearg: *sigh* I'm friends with some sad, sad people.. If they weren't such good drinking buddies.. Lmao.
Valdearg: *sigh* I'm friends with some sad, sad people.. If they weren't such good drinking buddies.. Lmao.
Posted 03/12/10 at 01:54pm
DarkSaber: Pssssh, the answer is Populous.
DarkSaber: Pssssh, the answer is Populous.
Posted 03/12/10 at 01:54pm
JDKJ: I'm still in the beavers. Any chance I get, I'm in the beavers. Nut-deep.
JDKJ: I'm still in the beavers. Any chance I get, I'm in the beavers. Nut-deep.
Posted 03/12/10 at 01:54pm
Valdearg: Seriously? I mean.. Couldn't they have picked a different topic to argue about?
Valdearg: Seriously? I mean.. Couldn't they have picked a different topic to argue about?
Posted 03/12/10 at 01:53pm
Valdearg: Wow. Two of my friends are arguing on my facebook about whether Age of Mythology or Black and White was the better God Game...
Valdearg: Wow. Two of my friends are arguing on my facebook about whether Age of Mythology or Black and White was the better God Game...
Posted 03/12/10 at 01:52pm
DarkSaber: I was having a shower. That time of the week again. Boys Brigade? Never heard of them, but I was in the Beavers.
DarkSaber: I was having a shower. That time of the week again. Boys Brigade? Never heard of them, but I was in the Beavers.
Posted 03/12/10 at 01:44pm
JDKJ: Your deafening silence says it all, Saber.
JDKJ: Your deafening silence says it all, Saber.
Posted 03/12/10 at 01:39pm
JDKJ: Be honest, Saber. You were in the Boys Brigade when you were a lad, weren't you?
JDKJ: Be honest, Saber. You were in the Boys Brigade when you were a lad, weren't you?
Posted 03/12/10 at 01:39pm
DarkSaber: Also, had Schrodinger been hanging about?
DarkSaber: Also, had Schrodinger been hanging about?
Posted 03/12/10 at 01:37pm
JDKJ: And did the mice then get to playing?
JDKJ: And did the mice then get to playing?
Posted 03/12/10 at 01:35pm
DarkSaber: ah, but was it also out of the bag?
DarkSaber: ah, but was it also out of the bag?
Posted 03/12/10 at 01:33pm
JDKJ: And didn't the cat have to be curious nine times before its curiosity got the better of it?
JDKJ: And didn't the cat have to be curious nine times before its curiosity got the better of it?
Posted 03/12/10 at 01:30pm
JDKJ: Keep it real, Saber. You know your Christmas Day wouldn't be complete if you didn't have a listen to the Queen's Speech.
JDKJ: Keep it real, Saber. You know your Christmas Day wouldn't be complete if you didn't have a listen to the Queen's Speech.
Posted 03/12/10 at 01:29pm
Andrew Eisen: "Curiosity killed the cat." Makes you wonder just what that cat was doing when that phrase was coined.
Andrew Eisen: "Curiosity killed the cat." Makes you wonder just what that cat was doing when that phrase was coined.
Posted 03/12/10 at 01:28pm
chadachada321: And to really bring this full circle...tradition would have "Under God" omitted from the pledge, because it was only added in 54
chadachada321: And to really bring this full circle...tradition would have "Under God" omitted from the pledge, because it was only added in 54
Posted 03/12/10 at 01:27pm
Valdearg: I never understood humanity's insistence on adhering to tradition. But hey, as long as there's no harm done, I don't really care, Lol.. Like you guys are saying, sometimes it's downright entertaining.
Valdearg: I never understood humanity's insistence on adhering to tradition. But hey, as long as there's no harm done, I don't really care, Lol.. Like you guys are saying, sometimes it's downright entertaining.
Posted 03/12/10 at 01:23pm
DarkSaber: I know, makes you wonder how a practical joke becomes a centuries old tradition. I doubt when it first happened people looked at each other said "We should do this EVERY year!"
DarkSaber: I know, makes you wonder how a practical joke becomes a centuries old tradition. I doubt when it first happened people looked at each other said "We should do this EVERY year!"
Posted 03/12/10 at 01:21pm
JDKJ: That thing where the Commons slam the door in Black Rob's face and make him bang on it before they'll open up always makes me laugh. Who comes up with this shit?
JDKJ: That thing where the Commons slam the door in Black Rob's face and make him bang on it before they'll open up always makes me laugh. Who comes up with this shit?
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just making sure i heard that correctly, but he did state that we go to hell "Before" we die?
I think he says "if you use drugs, you go to hell before you die," as in "using drugs is a form of living hell." At least I hope that's what he meant, otherwise it makes no sense.
Does this make anyone else nostalgic for the old Nintendo shows like Captain N?
Definitely. I wish they'd put that stuff back o nthe air, or make newer stuff.
Definitely NEWER! Those old cartoons SERIOUSLY needed to be redone.
Agreed, with all the new and updated foes.
Not ot mention Captain N made SImon Belmont look like a goddamn pretty boy.
I like that verson of Simon Belmont. I know it isn't true to the games but still,
Or maybe I'm just used to it.
- Warren Lewis
I'm used to it...
and I'm...well not exactly proud, but own the whole series on DVD.
I have to admit though, if they kept all the characters in their hardcore attitude mixed with some of the quirkyness of the rest of the cast...it wouldn't feel right. "I'm gonna destroy you with my mega buster while the burger chef makes his burgers fending the evil hotdogs" (I couldn't think of anything better...)
does that sound right at all?
YOU DO?!
Boy, do I envy you. :)
- Warren Lewis
Yeah. That show butchered every videogame character it used. Mega Man was one of the worst.
It was mega sad...
...sorry, had to do it.
I'd make the suggestion of using the animation format and plots from the old Super Mario World comics from the mid-90's... (has anybody read them besides me?)
Just the panels that were in Nintendo Power. I'm pretty sure they were by the same artist.
I think 3D CGI is the best way to do a tv show or movie based on a videogame franchise.
Yes, I actually I was referring to the Nintendo power issues. But its popularity prompted a whole release of the series in a single comic (along w/ the Legend of Zelda: A link to the past series, which were also pretty good)
The series served as a precursor to the style and humor of later Mario games (notably, its RPG incarnations). I just hoped for a similar anime-style on television.
On that note, enough with Mega Man anime!!! (Its not even faithful to the series anymore)
"Definitely NEWER! Those old cartoons SERIOUSLY needed to be redone. "
Whoa whoa, How many times has a good thing been redone and it ends up being shitty?
You DID mean remake, right?
- Warren Lewis
Well Mario would know what it's like to do drugs, after all those magic mushrooms and eating fire flowers he would of seen some freaky shit.
_ _ Pops... If you dance with the devil, the devil don't change. The devil changes you.
Yeah, nothing says "Don't do drugs, kids" like having a mushroom addicted plumber.
---You are likely to be eaten by a Grue.
He's not addicted. It's not like Mario loses health or experiences withdrawl symptoms when he doesnt get one.
But if he doesn't have enough, it's game over.
---You are likely to be eaten by a Grue.
thats awesome :) i actually have the show on DVD.
the good ol' days :) i used to hate the toons but i loved the parts with him and the other guy...
I thought it was stupid before I sat there and thought about it, it's true you'll go to hell before you die.
If you been in the black community and seen a crack head struggle and sell herself for ten dollars, thats hell
You go to hell, you go to hell and you die.
Lou Albano is much, much more well known for being a manager (he wasn't "Captain" until then either) as he was in the 70s and 80s.
Yep, he is right kids. Don't do drgus!
but don't forget to take your ritalin...