Continuity mistake: When the Mario Bros. speed up their car to get to the rebel fort, in one shot both of Mario's hands are on the steering wheel, and in the next shot his right hand is on some sort of lever that makes the car go faster. Luigi's hands also change position in these shots. (00:17:45)
Yoshi
9th Feb 2004
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989)
9th Feb 2004
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989)

Continuity mistake: When Koopa sends Mouser to hunt down the Marios after finding out they've escaped, the binoculars that he was holding have disappeared. (00:17:55)
4th Feb 2004
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989)

Continuity mistake: When Mario, Toad and Luigi are driving to the rebel fort, the seatbelts they are wearing disappear for most of the scene. (00:17:30 - 00:18:40)
4th Feb 2004
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989)
Continuity mistake: As Mario, Luigi and Toad speed to the rebel fort, the side-view mirrors keep disappearing. (00:17:25 - 00:18:40)
28th Jan 2004
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989)
Continuity mistake: At the beginning of the episode, when Koopa's state Troopa makes the Mario gang pull over, both vehicles stop in the middle of the road. From there on, the cars are at the side of the road. (00:13:55 - 00:16:25)
25th Jan 2004
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989)
Continuity mistake: When Toad screams and runs away after the Bob-omb lights, Mario, Luigi and their car disappear. (00:16:00)
25th Jan 2004
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989)

Continuity mistake: After the Marios say goodbye to the Princess, Mario is at the front of their car, then Toad, and Luigi at the back. Mario and Luigi swap places for the rest of the scene. (00:15:15 - 00:16:10)
25th Jan 2004
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989)

Continuity mistake: When Mario, Luigi and Toad say goodbye to the Princess, Toad is standing at the front of their car, Luigi in the middle, and Mario at the back. Two shots later, the order changes to Mario at the front, then Toad, and Luigi at the back of the car. (00:15:10)
22nd Jan 2004
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989)
Robo Koopa - S1-E52
Continuity mistake: Near the end of the episode, when Koopa is tricked into pushing the ejector seat button, Bunsun has disappeared beside Dr. Nerdnik. (00:12:30)
22nd Jan 2004
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989)

Robo Koopa - S1-E52
Continuity mistake: During the fight sequence, Koopa ties a rope around the Plumbinator's metal body and pulls the Plumbinator over to him. Luigi cuts the rope with a pair of scissors, causing Koopa to fall back. The part of the rope tied on the Plumbinator disappears for the rest of the scene. (00:10:50)
22nd Jan 2004
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989)

Robo Koopa - S1-E52
Continuity mistake: During the fight, the egg stains on Koopa either disappear or move around him. The stains eventually disappear entirely. (00:10:40)
22nd Jan 2004
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989)
Robo Koopa - S1-E52
Continuity mistake: During the fight, when the Plumbinator starts firing eggs at Koopa, for a brief time the buttons on the left side of Koopa have vanished. (00:10:40)
22nd Jan 2004
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989)
Robo Koopa - S1-E52
Continuity mistake: At the start of the fight between Robo Koopa and the Plumbinator, Koopa fires a black bomb. The number of bombs in this sequence keeps changing, from 1 when he fires it, then 3, then 2 when the Plumbinator sends the bombs back to Koopa, then 3 again, and finally 2 when Koopa dodges the returned bombs. Also, the color of the bombs keep changing from black to red. (00:10:20)
21st Jan 2004
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989)

Robo Koopa - S1-E52
Continuity mistake: As the fight between Koopa and the Plumbinator begins, in one shot the camera zooms in to Koopa while under the Plumbinator's legs. Robo Koopa's color is light blue in this shot, when it is dark blue in the rest of the episode. (00:10:15)
21st Jan 2004
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989)

Robo Koopa - S1-E52
Continuity mistake: The Plumbinator is light blue. It changes to a darker blue when Mario says "May the best machine win" to Koopa. (00:10:05)
21st Jan 2004
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989)

Robo Koopa - S1-E52
Continuity mistake: At the beginning of the shot, where Dr. Nerdnik builds the Plumbinator, the Mario Bros. change positions, even though they were standing the whole time. (00:08:00)
21st Jan 2004
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989)
Robo Koopa - S1-E52
Continuity mistake: At one point, Mario asks Dr. Nerdnik how to stop Robo Koopa. The doctor walks in circles, and in the next shot, he is in a different position. (00:06:40)
20th Jan 2004
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989)

Robo Koopa - S1-E52
Continuity mistake: When Mario, Luigi, Bunsun and Dr. Nerdnik are about to be crushed by the electric pole, when Luigi moans "we're doomed," he is in front of Mario. In the next shot, Mario is looking ahead while saying "doomed, schmoomed." In this same shot, Mario pulls Luigi over to a nearby fire hydrant, and Luigi moves onscreen from Mario's right. Therefore, Luigi has changed position. (00:07:10)
12th Jan 2004
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989)

Robo Koopa - S1-E52
Continuity mistake: Koopa manages to take Toad and the Princess hostage by surrounding them in electric force fields so they can't move. These force fields disappear when Koopa starts chasing Mario, Luigi, Bunsun and Dr. Nerdnik. (00:05:50)
12th Jan 2004
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989)

Robo Koopa - S1-E52
Continuity mistake: When the Marios are hurting enemies and freeing Dr. Nerdnik, Mario kicks through a gate at the start of the scene in order to get inside. This gate disappears, once when Bunsun pushes the doctor through the hole, and twice at the end of the scene. (00:04:45 - 00:06:30)
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