It's-a Mario World: Mario's Many Professions, Part 1 of 2
by Kenneth Caldwell 
{ Jul 3rd 2008 at 2:00PM }
Welcome to another edition of It's-a Mario World, where we seemingly spend more time blathering about Mario games than we do playing them. In last week's feature debut, we presented a gallery detailing some of the elusive pickups of Mushroom Kingdom history. This week, we begin a two-part catalogue of our hero's job experience, analyzing the many professions Mario has belonged to in his 27-year career, and in what capacity. Attempting chronology and comprehensiveness, this is indeed Mario's Super Résumé.
Not content with the popular belief that Mario is simply a plumber by trade, we've scoured the known Nintendo universe to find out exactly what else he has been. Considered altogether, the results are pretty impressive. More than a mere adventurer, Mario has championed everything from the assembly line to the tennis courts. Refer yourself to our gallery where you'll be shocked and amazed at the varying talents of our red-capped protagonist.
Not content with the popular belief that Mario is simply a plumber by trade, we've scoured the known Nintendo universe to find out exactly what else he has been. Considered altogether, the results are pretty impressive. More than a mere adventurer, Mario has championed everything from the assembly line to the tennis courts. Refer yourself to our gallery where you'll be shocked and amazed at the varying talents of our red-capped protagonist.
It's-a Mario World is a weekly feature in which the ubiquity of Nintendo's flagship character is celebrated: We'll incessantly ruminate about mustache wax, debate the curious whereabouts of the princess and covet the luminous power stars strewn about the galaxy. Check back here every Thursday to find out what strange and wonderful thing has got us tipping our caps.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mickey @ Jul 3rd 2008 2:25PM
I've seen Mario doing real plumbing before. In a childrens book based on the video game. They were in the sewers working on leaking pipes.
And isn't Mario technically an actor? Even though it was a terrible movie. Wait, he did plumbing in that too didn't he?
Kenneth Caldwell @ Jul 3rd 2008 6:04PM
You'll note that this gallery focuses only on Mario appearances in video games.
And Mario children's books? You actually read that stuff? ;-)
fco. @ Jul 3rd 2008 3:21PM
and what about the Mario Bros. arcade game? You know, the first one on which they used that name, the one on which they cleaned sewers, just as if they were PLUMBERS?
jhb @ Jul 3rd 2008 4:10PM
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Enjoy !
Ghen @ Jul 3rd 2008 4:33PM
I had a nice day today, how about you?
bhengh @ Jul 3rd 2008 4:38PM
Your link back to this page from the last page of the article is broken. The wrong date is in the URL.
Kenneth Caldwell @ Jul 3rd 2008 6:01PM
Fixed. Thanks for the heads up, loyal reader.
Adrian @ Jul 3rd 2008 5:48PM
I had a great day!
Also I want to hurt you guys for leaving stuff out.
Specially....HINKLE!!!! AGH!!!
Hey, tonight is game night...sweet.
Kinali @ Jul 3rd 2008 10:27PM
Mario did some actual plumbing in Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga where he had to fix BeanBean Castle's pipes, remember?
feroz @ Jul 4th 2008 2:43AM
I wonder if they'll include TV host?
I wonder if anyone else here even remembers the show...
http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0839/1.jpg
"Do the Mario! Swing your arms from side to side..."
Kenneth Caldwell @ Jul 4th 2008 10:16AM
I could never forget that awful song and the show's many Italian stereotypes. The cartoons were semi-decent, but I was never sure why it was necessary to depict the Mario Bros. as real men.
bigd @ Jul 18th 2008 9:52AM
as soon as i read about the obscenely large superscope accessory, i thought to myself, 'that didn't last very long.' haha I didn't even get a chance to play Super Scope 6.