Title- King Mario of Cramalot.
So, onto the episode which started the trend of having a parody of some pop culture story. This one is based on the Legend of King Arthur. Basically, Mario and friends come to the land of Cramalot (I see what you did there). Mario is guided by Melvin the Magician to pull the golden plunger and become king of Cramalot, then Koopa steals the plunger. Koopa had marched in and taken over when the previous king died, so he stole the plunger to stop Mario’s claim to the throne.
There are some pretty funny moments, mainly to do with Luigi. One part I remember that was funny was how after Luigi’s been cowering during the battle, when everything’s over he appears with the rest of the group trying to look heroic. Also cool was that we got to see a few new enemies, the first being Beezos (shy guys with wings) and the second being Koopa Troopers and Koopa Paratroopers.
One thing I find humorous is that there was a takeoff of Merlin in Paper Mario called Merlon, and you know if you’ve read any of my other articles on here I love trying to draw parallels between the games and cartoons.
Overall, a pretty fun episode, typical of the series.
