Episode 112: Italian Mickey Mouse

Hey Listener, grab a mushroom and slide down a green pipe with us because Alex Stewart and stand comedian Alex Schubert aka Big Schubes from F*** YOU! We Like the Bengals! Are in the basement to talk about Super Mario. We chat about his origin as the protagonist in Donkey Kong to his first movie which just dropped this week. Topics include: Big Schubes on the road. Stand up and Tennis talk. Alex, where is the other Alex? Popeye’s out, Mario’s in. The Nintendo Trojan Horse. A Blockbuster Bar is a movie theater and your host’s irrational hatred for watching films in public with strangers. SMB 2, it’s weird but fun. The breakthrough game that was Super Mario Bros 3. Video game system mascots of yore. Super Mario World. Without Mario Kart there is no kart racing. The first SMB movie, how Hollywood would get licenses wrong, and stumping the Champ. Schubes’ eternal love for Super Mario 64. We’re all thankful for the conveniences of modern games. Can you play a game wrong? Don’t disrespect Pokemon. The video game system/DVD player that dominated the sales chart. The acid fever dream that is Luigi's Mansion. A game about Mario buffing graffiti. Bowling with grandma. The return of a 2D world. Mario’s Odyssey. Mario sports. Wario/Waluigi Predator handshake. Judging other people’s fandom. SMASH. Mario guest appearances in other games. A basement full of video games and TVs. Having a thing to talk about with people. Never do a Reddit AMA. Mario Kart Drinking and Driving game. Playing Mario Party by yourself. Disappearing from the face of the Earth for a month. Teaching America’s youth about your podcast. If you liked this episode check out What Ya Into? Episode 81: The Little Gray Box That Changed Our Lives with Ben Frietsch about the original Nintendo Entertainment System.