The late Capt. Lou Albano wore many hats in his career (some wrestlers wear hats). But in my nostalgia filled mind, none of those hats were greater than the red service cap with the giant "M" on it.
The famed wrestler played both the live action and animated version of video game hero Mario on the top rated syndicated kids' show The Super Mario Bros. Super Show, along with actor Danny Wells as Luigi who Jeffersons fans will recognize as Charlie the bartender. Mario Bros. is a show I vividly remember from my childhood because my parents never bought me a Nintendo and that just drove me to want and watch anything and everything with the Mario Bros. on it.
Here's my all-time favorite episode because it combined the two things I worshiped as an organized religion: Nintendo and Ghostbusters.
Eat a mushroom for the fallen Mario
Posted Oct 15th 2009 11:29AM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: Video, Celebrities, Obituaries, Children, Reality-Free
Tags: capt. lou albano, Capt.LouAlbano, captain lou albano, captain lou albano dead, CaptainLouAlbano, CaptainLouAlbanoDead, danny wells, DannyWells, ernie hudson, ErnieHudson, ghostbusters, the super mario bros. super show, the super mario brothers super show, TheSuperMarioBros.SuperShow, TheSuperMarioBrothersSuperShow
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10-15-2009 @ 3:46PM
mdk said...
Geez I must have somehow totally missed seeing this show. The only live action Mario Brothers I knew of (and unfortunately at that) were an embarrassed-looking Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo.
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