Revealing mistake: When Mario shoots fireballs at Koopa Khan and his army, a fire is layered over a Snifit. (00:12:48)
Revealing mistake: When Mario and his friends start running to the drainpipe, Drainotto runs in place for a few frames. In the same shot, Toad briefly runs in midair, and shortly after, he is layered underneath a rock. (00:13:18)
Answer: "Club Mario" was reruns of the original show repackaged with new live action segments. It was a cheap way to present the old animated episodes as a new show. Club Mario was incredibly unpopular and eventually reruns of the original show with the Captain Lou Albano segments were aired in its place.
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