"Star Koopa" is the fifty-first animated episode of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. It is paired with the live-action segment "Santa Claus is Coming to Flatbush."

Plot[]

Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad are traveling to help a group of Mushroom space colonists, who inhabit Mushroom Planet, which Darth Koopa (King Koopa's alias during the episode) threaten to blow up. Suddenly, the group's ship, the Flying Pizza, is pursued by the Koop Star. Darth Koopa, pulls the Marios' ship onboard the Koop Star with a tractor beam, and sends his Stormtroopas to fight them. Although the heroes manage to fight off the Stormtroopas, Darth Koopa shows up and challenges Mario to a duel with lightplungers. Although Mario wins, Darth Koopa retaliates by freezing the heroes in blocks of ice.

With the heroes wrapped around his finger, Darth Koopa orders Mouser to thaw them out, but only to blackmail Peach into telling the Mushroom Colonists to surrender their planet, or have it destroyed by his Birdo Ray. Peach refuses to surrender, so Mouser warms up the Birdo Ray, which will fire in thirty minutes, and drops the heroes down the garbage disposal.

Mario uses his plunger to save everyone from being mulched in the disposal, while Luigi clogs it with silverware, allowing the heroes to pass trough it safely. Soon they are ejected out of the Koop Star via a garbage rocket, where they land on the surface of the Mushroom Colonists' planet. After evading a Cobrat and a Pokey, they manage to reach the Colony, where Obi-Wan Toadi arranges to have the four heroes attack the Koop Star in Mushroom Starfighters. Mario has second thoughts, as he hasn't eaten lunch, but Obi-Wan gives him the strength he needs with a personal pizza.

With only a few minutes remaining on the Birdo Ray's timer, the four heroes fly their Starfighters towards the Koop Star, where they are pursued by Koopa Starfighters (resembling cooked chickens). Luigi and Peach fight off several Starfighters, while Toad covers Mario as he scrambles to find an entry point into the Koop Star. Mario flies into the Koop Star, blows up the foundation with a Bob-omb, and flies away, blowing up the Koop Star right before the Birdo Ray would've gone off.

Afterwards, the heroes return to the Mushroom Colony, where everyone congratulates them. Mario is honored after what he'd been through, but he's actually more concerned about having lunch instead.

Trivia/Goofs[]

• The entire episode is a blatant parody of Star Wars.
• This episode's plumber's log (#2001) was also used in "Robo Koopa, and the number is a reference to 2001: A Space Odyssey.
• This is Mouser's last appearance on the show.
• When Bowser asks how much time is left on the Birdo-ray, Mouser says it is 16 minutes, but the timer says it's under 5 minutes, and then it changes back to the correct time.
• Princess Toadstool was not voiced by Jeannie Elias in this episode.

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Animated characters	Protagonists	Luigi • Mario • Princess Toadstool • Toad
	Antagonists	King Koopa • Mouser • Tryclyde
	Other characters	Albatoss • Angry Sun • Autobomb • Beezo • Bingo • Birdo • Birdoroo • Black Pit Bob-Omb • Bloober • Bob-Omb • Bomb Net • Brutius Maximus Grouchimus • Bullet Bill • Bunsen • Butterfingers • Calamity Clam • Captain Abidab • Captain Clump • Cave People • Cheepy • Clawgrip • Cowazaurus • Cobrat • Dealin' Delbert • Dr. Nerdnick • Dr. Sheldon • Dr. T. Garden • Elves • Elvin Parsley • Fire God • Flab Boys • Flaky • Flurry • Fryguy • Genie • George Washingtoad • Giant Birdo • Goomba • Goomba (zombie) • Goomba Biker Gang • Goomba Mummy • Goosey • Gramma Toadstool • Gramps • Grunt • Hammer Brother • Harry • Hercufleas • Herlock Solmes • Hooded Robin • Hoopster • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Mousersaurus Rex • Ninji • Ostro • Phanto • Pidgit • Indiana Joe • James Blond • Joliet • Joliet's father • June and Ward • Killer Kitty of the Kaskervilles • King James • King Neptune • Mark Twang • Mayor Fettuccine • Mermushrooms • Mervin the Magician • Misaki • Mouth of the River • Mr. President • Mr. Mayor • Mugga • Murphy • Mushroom People • Mushroom Rebel • Obi-Wan Toadi • Outback mayor • Patches • Pine • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Porcupo • Prince Pompadour • Pronto • Quirks • Robo Shyguy • Robo Koopa • Romano • Romano's father • Royal Cow • Salvador Drainado • Sam Shalam • Santa Claus • Scooter • Secret Agent N • Shyguy • Shyguy Lion • Slammer • Snifit • Space Troopa • Spark • Spider • Spiny • Spiny Egg • State Troopa • Stool Pigeon • Stormtroopa • Super Troopa • The Three Mushrooms • Thunder Birdo • Trouter • Tweeter • Tweeter Bat • Waldo the Wizard • Wereturtle • Whale • Zero
Live-action characters	Characters	Clog • CooKoo Bird • Edison • Luigi • Mario • Ratagator
	Guests	Alligator Dundee • Angelica • Aunt Luigeena • Brian Bonsall • Captain Lou Albano • Cher • Count Zoltan Dracula • Cyndi Lauper • David Horowitz • Doc Freud • Dr. Frankenstein • Dr. Sigmund Fruitcake • Dr. Toby • E.C. • Einstein • Ellie Mae • Elvira • Elvis Presley • Ernie Hudson • Exterminator • Frankenstein's Monster • Fred Van Winkle • George Washington • Grandma Mario • HAL 9001 • Harry Blackstone Jr. • Howard Stevens • Ike • Imperial Poobah • Inspector Gadget • Inspector Klean • Jim Lange • Jodie • Kenneth • Little Robert • Liz • Luigeena • Luigi's girlfriend • Lyle Alzado • Mad Donna • Madam AGoGo • Magic Johnson • Mama Mario • Marianne • Marilyn • Mario Joe and Luigi Bob • Mikhail S. Gorbachev • Monster • Mr. Gibbel • Mr. President • Mrs. Gammliss • Mrs. Periwinkle • Nick • Nicole Eggert • Obi-Wan Cannoli • Pam Matteson • Patty • Patty's mother and father • Pietro • Poochie • Ralph Washington • Rob Stone • Rowdy Roddy Piper • Roxanne • Sgt. Slaughter • Shabba-Doo • Slime Ghost • Super Plant • Susanna Ross • Tawny Tyler • Ted Bull • The Old Psychic Lady with the Evil Eye Who Reads Fortunes and Knows Everything Before it Happens • Tommy Lasagna • Vincent Van Gook • Willy White • Young McDonald
Episodes	Animated	The Bird! The Bird! • King Mario of Cramalot • Butch Mario & The Luigi Kid • Mario's Magic Carpet • Rolling Down the River • The Great Gladiator Gig • Mario and the Beanstalk • Love 'Em and Leave 'Em • The Great BMX Race • Stars in Their Eyes • Jungle Fever • Brooklyn Bound • Toad Warriors • The Fire of Hercufleas • Count Koopula • Pirates of Koopa • Two Plumbers and a Baby • The Adventures of Sherlock Mario • Do You Princess Toadstool Take this Koopa...? • The Pied Koopa • Koopenstein • On Her Majesty's Sewer Service • Mario and Joliet • Too Hot to Handle • Hooded Robin and His Mario Men • 20,000 Koopas Under the Sea • Mighty McMario and the Pot of Gold • Mario Meets Koop-zilla • Koopa Klaus • Mario and the Red Baron Koopa • The Unzappables • Bad Rap • The Mark of Zero • The Ten Koopmandments • The Koopas are Coming! The Koopas are Coming! • The Trojan Koopa • Quest for Pizza • The Great Gold Coin Rush • Elvin Lives • Plummers Academy • Karate Koopa • Mario of the Apes • Princess, I Shrunk the Mario Brothers • Little Red Riding Princess • The Provolone Ranger • Escape from Koopatraz • Mario of the Deep • Flatbush Koopa • Raiders of the Lost Mushroom • Crocodile Mario • Star Koopa • Robo Koopa
	Live	Neatness Counts • Day of the Orphan • All Steamed Up • Marianne and Luigeena • Slime Busters • The Mario Monster Mash • Bonkers From Yonkers • Bats in the Basement • Will the Real Elvis Please Shut Up! • Magic's Magic • Mama Mia Mario • Alligator Dundee • Dance • Cher's Poochie • Wild Thing • E.C. The Extra Creepy • The Marios Fight Back • Magician • Do You Believe In Magic? • Mommies Curse • Lost Dog • Plumbers of the Year • Mario Hillbillies • Super Plant • Fred Van Winkle • Baby Mario Love • 9001: A Mario Odyssey • Fake Bro • Time Out Luigi • Tutti Frutti, oh Mario • Flower Power • Vampire Until Ready • Heart Throb • Fortune Teller • The Magic Love • Little Marios • Gorilla My Dreams • George Washington Slept Here • Caught in a Draft • Defective Gadgetry • Toupee • The Artist • Zenned Out Mario • Texas Tea • The Great Hereafter • The Painting • Game Show Host • Home Radio • Glasnuts • Treasure of the Sierra Brooklyn • Adee Don't • Chippie Chipmunks • A Basement Divided • No Way to Treat a Queenie • Pizza Crush • Goodbye Mr. Fish • French • Two Bums From Brooklyn • Opera • Tutti Frutti Mario • Cyrano de Mario • Rowdy Roddy's Rotten Pipes • Santa Claus is Coming to Flatbush • Captain Lou Is Missing • The Ghoul of my Dreams
Live-action locations	Live-action locations	Mario Bros. Plumbing
Animated locations	Regions	Amazon Jungle • Aqua Land • Brooklyn • Brooklyn Bridge • Car Land • Caveman Land • Cloud Land • Coney Island • Cramalot • Crime Land • Desert Kingdom • Down Under Land • El Desertland • Flatbush • Grand Koopa Canyon • Happy Harbor • Jungleland • Kingdom of Youth • Koopos • Land of Ice • Land of Romance • Lava Land • Linguini Empire • Lonesome Mushroom • Mushridge • Mushroom Kingdom • Mushroom Planet • Mythis • North Pole • Oceanworld • Parsley Land • Pastaland • Pirate's Port • Pirate Waters • Pirate World • Pyramid Land • Quirk • Rap Land • River World • Robo Land • Rotundaland • Sayonara • Shamrock Kingdom • Sharewood Forest • Sharewood Village • Snow World • Sock Hop Land • Spy Land • Sudden Death Valley • Swiss Cheese Alps • Trouter Bay • Turtlevania • Victoria • Winterland • Waki-Waki • Warp Zone • Wild West
	Landmarks	Bonkers Street • Brooklyn Plumbers Academy • Chateau Koopula • Cramalot Castle • Double Cross Ranch • First Mushroom Bank • Forest of Perpetual Night and Terrible Dangers • Fort Hard Knox • Fountain of Youth • George's Gorge • King Koopa's Castle • Koopacropolis • Koopa Klub • Koopatraz State Prison • Linguini Empire Colosseum • Mushroom Colony • Outback • Pasta Pit • Quirk Factory • Rebel Fort • Rotunda Castle • Santa's workshop • Shamrock Inn • Super Spy Headquarters • Temple of Koopa • Tower of Victoria • Tunnel of Doom
Items and objects	Animated	All Purpose Portable Plumber's Helper • Aladdin's Lamp • Beanstalk • Birdo Ray • Blackbeard Koopa's Ship • Bomb Plant • Ding Bell • Excalibur • Fireball • Fire Flower • Fireproof Lava Boat • Flagpole • Flying carpet biplane • Flying Pizza • Freeze Gun • Garbage Pod • Gold Coin • Golden Plumber's Helper (King Mario of Cramalot) • Golden Plumber's Helper (Plummers Academy) • Great Balls of Fire • Heat Gun • Industrial Strength Itching Potion • Intergalactic InSinkErator • Koopa-Kola • Koop Star • Koopa Scepter • Koopa Strength Itching Powder • Koopa Surprise • Koopa's rocket • Koopilus • Lava Machine • Lightplunger • Lost Mushroom • Magic carpet • Magic doodad • Magic flute • Magic Growing Potion • Magic Shrink Potion • Magic Statue • Magical Potion • Mushroom Starfighter • Passion Potion • Peapod • Plumb-Fu • Plumber's Log • Plumbinator • Pot of Gold Coins • Power block • Red-Hot Pepper Detector • Retro Router • Robot Monster Troopa • Robo-suit • Royal Plug • Sacred Sink of Cramalot • Shrinking Sukiyaki • Sinister Star • Space Raft • Spaghetti • Spymobile • Starman • Stereo Gun • Stormtroopa Starfighter • Super Sushi • Super Sushi Shrinker • Unzappable Hat • Vegetable • Yellow spaceship
	Live-action	Mario Brothers Clog Cleaner • Mario Brothers Plant Food • Pizza Transformer • Roseitis • Secret Chippie Decoder Ring • Steam-O-Matic • Strange watch • Super Plant Growth Formula • Veggieitis