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The Animated Arcade

Laugh along with John and Aaron as they watch, review, riff, and share trivia about video game cartoons! (Formerly "The Excuse Me, Princess! Super Show!")

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02:03:21

62. Roundy Rodney Piper - Ft. Myk from @ReclaimTheSun

The Animated Arcade ·

2026/04/20

Welcome to The Animated Arcade Podcast!John and Aaron watch, review, riff on, and share trivia about video game cartoons! This week, they continue through “The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!"/”The Legend Of Zelda”!First, wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper has come to reclaim his “repaired” bagpipes from the Mario Bros.! Can Mario stall long enough for Luigi to recover “Rowdy Roddy’s Rotten Pipes”?Then, it’s not a “G'day Mate” as Koopa sics a pack of gators on Down Under Land! Will “Crocodile Mario”

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02:06:25

61. Aaron Keeps It Weird - Ft. Myk from @ReclaimTheSun

The Animated Arcade ·

2026/04/06

Welcome to The Animated Arcade Podcast!John and Aaron watch, review, riff on, and share trivia about video game cartoons! This week, they continue through “The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!"/”The Legend Of Zelda”!First, Luigi covertly coaches Mario in the language of love to impress his fiancee(!) Roxanne (Vanna White) in Cyrano De Mario!Then, the crew help a faceless treasure hunter conqueror his Koopa-phobia in “Raiders Of The Lost Mushroom!(00:00) - Intro(09:00) - Cyrano Dr Mario(55:20) - Raiders

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01:14:26

60. Throwback To The Future

The Animated Arcade ·

2026/03/16

Welcome to The Animated Arcade Podcast! John and Aaron watch, review, riff on, and share trivia about video game cartoons! This week, they continue through “The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!"/”The Legend Of Zelda”!First, it’s a radical rerun as the Super Show serves up a second helping of “Tutti Fruitti Mario”! (We would’ve skipped it, but we had a guest)Next, the Series Finale Energy continues in what definitely should’ve been the last Zelda episode (but wasn’t) as Link goes ghost to help

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00:49:25

59. Final Episode Energy

The Animated Arcade ·

2026/03/02

Welcome to The Animated Arcade Podcast!John and Aaron watch, review, riff on, and share trivia about video game cartoons! This week, they continue through “The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!"/"The Legend Of Zelda"!First, the Mario Bros. contend with an extremely noisy neighbor in "Opera"!Then, King Koopa invades Brooklyn in what REALLY feels like a series finale (but isn't) in "Flatbush Koopa"!(00:00) - Intro(03:38) - Opera(23:58) - Flatbush Koopa(46:05) - Predictions, OutroOur Theme Song:

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01:41:34

58. A Good Vertical Slice

The Animated Arcade ·

2026/02/17

Welcome to The Animated Arcade Podcast!John and Aaron watch, review, riff on, and share trivia about video game cartoons! This week, they continue through “The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!"/”The Legend Of Zelda”!First, the Mario Bros. try to impress a baseball scout (Joe Ballen)! Will he see potential in these “Two Bums From Brooklyn”?Then, the Mario crew have to save Aqua Land from Barra-Koopa! Can the crooked King contend with “Mario Of The Deep”?(00:00) - Intro(01:50) - Two Bums From

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02:13:04

57. That Clock Is Way Too Horny

The Animated Arcade ·

2026/02/03

Welcome to The Animated Arcade Podcast!John and Aaron watch, review, riff on, and share trivia about video game cartoons! This week, they continue through “The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!"/”The Legend Of Zelda”!First, Luigi is learning French to impress women! Can Luigi put his skills to use in spite of Mario’s jabs?Then, the Mario Crew are sentenced to life in prison by the corrupt Judge Koopa! Mario wastes no time in planning their “Escape From Koopatraz”!(00:00) - Intro(02:42) -

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00:23:11

All Filler, No Killer (Clip Show 1)

The Animated Arcade ·

2026/01/19

(Updated with better audio)We ran out of recorded episodes! Here's a Clip Show made of our favourite shorts from YouTube/TikTok!We probably should've taken a Christmas hiatus...Our Theme Song: “After-School Keyboard Club” by Xennial - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/xennial/single/after-school-keyboard-club/ Cover Song Compilation - ⁠https://youtu.be/3h8Kcwgyi4s?si=BoHRzisvYDOoAwNh⁠ Art Assets by Chel - http://www.instagram.com/yourmidnightcrafter Follow The Show:Linktree -

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00:59:44

56. Now For A Peppa Pig Ad

The Animated Arcade ·

2026/01/05

Welcome to The Animated Arcade Podcast!John and Aaron watch, review, riff on, and share trivia about video game cartoons! This week, they continue through “The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!"/”The Legend Of Zelda”!First, Mario accidentally kills Mrs. Periwinkle’s (Nedra Volz) goldfish, Kenneth! Can the Bros. find a replacement, or is it “Goodbye, Mr. Fish”?Then, to save his friends from Billy The Koopa, Mario cowboys up and gains a racially insensitive sidekick as “The Provolone Ranger”! (00:00)

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00:57:42

55. Try This At Home, Kids (It's Safe)

The Animated Arcade ·

2025/12/22

Welcome to The Animated Arcade Podcast!John and Aaron watch, review, riff on, and share trivia about video game cartoons! This week, they continue through “The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!"/”The Legend Of Zelda”!First, an infatuated pizza delivery girl (Eve Plumb) has the hots for Mario! Luigi is skepical, until he sees all the free deliveries from Mario’s “Pizza Crush”!Then, the King of Hyrule goes missing while inspecting his new water park! Link and Zelda rush to save him from water monsters in

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01:38:09

54. Looked Better, Moved Worse

The Animated Arcade ·

2025/12/02

Welcome to The Animated Arcade Podcast!John and Aaron watch, review, riff on, and share trivia about video game cartoons! This week, they continue through “The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!"/”The Legend Of Zelda”!First, the Mario Bros. have a Royal Pain as The Queen (Vikki Bakken) hides from the public with the Plumbers in “No Way To Treat A Queenie”!Then, who’s afraid of the Big Bad Koopa? A fairy tale gets fractured as “Little Red Riding Princess” has to save her Grandmother from Koopa while the

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01:34:25

53. Meaner, Cleaner, and Greener

The Animated Arcade ·

2025/11/17

Welcome to The Animated Arcade Podcast!John and Aaron watch, review, riff on, and share trivia about video game cartoons! This week, they continue through “The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!"/”The Legend Of Zelda”!First, the Mario Bros. are trapped in a cliche when Luigi tapes a line between Mario’s messy side and his clean side of the shop! Can Doc Freud (Gary Shwartz) bring together “A Basement Divided”?Then, Mario and Luigi are trapped in a cliche when they’re accidentally reduced to the size

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01:07:16

52. More Unfortunate Foot Stuff

The Animated Arcade ·

2025/11/03

Welcome to The Animated Arcade Podcast!John and Aaron watch, review, riff on, and share trivia about video game cartoons! This week, they continue through “The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!"/”The Legend Of Zelda”!First, Mario has to be nice to Luigi for a whole day to be “Chippie Chipmunk” Of The Month! Can he put up with Luigi until Mr. Gibbel (Fred Travelina) arrives with his prize?Then, a bonk on the head drives Mario bananas! Can the gang bring Mar-zan back to his senses, or is he stuck as

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01:44:47

51. We Come Back Offended

The Animated Arcade ·

2025/10/20

Welcome to The Animated Arcade Podcast!John and Aaron watch, review, riff on, and share trivia about video game cartoons! This week, they continue through “The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!"/”The Legend Of Zelda”!First, Mario is struck with stage fright while shooting a commercial in "Adee Don't"! Can TV star Tawney Tyler (Melanie Chartoff) salvage the sinking situation?Then, things get a little problematic as the Mario Bros. train in the art of "Plumb Fu" to save the city of Sayonara from "Karate

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01:14:29

50. Segue Off A Cliff

The Animated Arcade ·

2025/10/06

Welcome to The Animated Arcade Podcast!John and Aaron watch, review, riff on, and share trivia about video game cartoons! This week, they continue through “The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!"/”The Legend Of Zelda”!Inspector Gadget (Maurice Lamarche) returns to help the Mario Bros. follow a treasure map! Can the goofy gumshoe find “The Treasure Of Sierra Brooklyn”? Then, Ganon plans to use a magic necklace to brainwash Princess Zelda into marriage! Can Link stop this “Hitch In The Works”?(00:00)

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00:49:56

We've Got Mail (Feat. Cole)

The Animated Arcade ·

2025/09/22

Welcome to The Animated Arcade Podcast!John and Aaron watch, review, riff on, and share trivia about video game cartoons! This week, it’s a Mailbag Catch Up Special!(00:00) - Intro(01:43) - Stealing powers from other podcasts(07:36) - Super Mario World cartoon(12:10) - Food Fight (starring Charlie Sheen)(14:55) - Elvin Lives, Superman 2025 vs Fantastic Four: First Steps(32:39) - Other video game cartoons(38:18) - Plumbers Academy, School memoriesOur Theme Song: “After-School Keyboard Club” by

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01:00:24

49. Give Pizza A Chance!

The Animated Arcade ·

2025/09/08

Welcome to The Animated Arcade Podcast!John and Aaron watch, review, riff on, and share trivia about video game cartoons! This week, they continue through “The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!"/”The Legend Of Zelda”!First, in “Glasnuts” the Mario Bros. see red when Mikhail Gorbachev (Martin Garner) drops by to learn how to make pizza! Will the kooky Commie like his culinary creation?Then, we flashback to the Mario Bros. early days! Can the Bros. save Brooklyn and graduate from the “Plumbers

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00:55:38

48. Food Fight

The Animated Arcade ·

2025/08/18

Welcome to The Animated Arcade Podcast! John and Aaron watch, review, riff on, and share trivia about video game cartoons! This week, they continue through “The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!"/”The Legend Of Zelda”!First, the Mario Bros. win a contest to have radio host The Wonderfully Wacky Willy White (Gary Owens) broadcast with them from the Plumbing shop! Can the Bros. keep their energy up for this “Home Radio”?Then, it’s The Return Of The King! Again! When Koopa The Kool conquers Sock Hop

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01:33:50

47. Oddly, Creepily Familiar

The Animated Arcade ·

2025/08/06

Welcome to The Animated Arcade!John and Aaron watch, review, riff on, and share trivia about video game cartoons! This week, they continue through “The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!"/”The Legend Of Zelda”!First, after a head injury leaves Luigi convinced that he’s a tv presenter, Mario enlists Jim Lange to help him realize that he’s not, in fact, a “Game Show Host”!Then, there’s gold in them thar Mushrooms! When Klaimjump Koopa takes over a new boom town, it’s up to the gang to make sure the

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01:08:40

46. Unstoned Mushroom People

The Animated Arcade ·

2025/07/21

Welcome to The Animated Arcade!John and Aaron watch, review, riff on, and share trivia about video game cartoons! This week, they continue through “The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!"/”The Legend Of Zelda”!First, the Bros. hope to cash in after finding a mysterious painting! Can an art expert (DiC president Andy Heyward) determine the worth of “The Painting”?Then, Mario’s got a fever, and pizza is the only cure! Can they out maneuver King Koopa on their “Quest For Pizza”?(00:00) - Intro(02:47) -

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01:17:17

45. The Triforce Is his Best Friend

The Animated Arcade ·

2025/07/11

Welcome to The Animated Arcade!John and Aaron watch, review, riff on, and share trivia about video game cartoons! This week, they continue through “The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!"/"The Legend Of Zelda"!First, the Bros. hire a psychic (Elaine Kagan) to talk with their late Grandma! Can she help the connect to "The Great Hereafter"?Then, Link gets swindled out of his sword by a con artist! Can Zelda help teach the crook a lesson on "Stinging A Stinger"?(00:00) -

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