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This is my personal idea for what would be the first-ever 21st-century animated TV series based on Nintendo's beloved "Super Mario" video game franchise. The games revolving around the adventures of the world's most famous video game icon were apparently my favorites when I was a young child, and this "TV show concept" - whose name comes from the "Mario Extravaganza" title that was given to "Super Mario All-Stars" when it was being developed - is the closest thing on Deviant Art to a rendition of how the "Mario" franchise could be brought to American television in the present day and age. If brought to light, the program would give the world's most famous video game protagonist, his best buds and fiercest foes their first opportunity of appearing on an animated series after two decades of TV dormancy. Produced by Amblin Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation with some collaboration from Nelvana and Universal, the show would employ the good old traditional animation that we've all known and loved, rather than that much-dreaded CGI that has become the standard of the 21st-century animation industry. The episodes would focus on more than just the adventures of our favorite gaming hero; in fact, the plots would focus on the daily lives of many inhabitants of the Mushroom Kingdom and its neighbors. The plotlines of "TANSMSE"'s episodes are intended to be, for the most part, more engaging than even the typical "stories" that Nintendo has created for Mario's games. There would be a far greater amount of music and comedy on "TANSMSE" than in any of the games in the "Mario" series, even the RPGs. In fact, there would be so much comedy here, that the show's humor would be reminiscent of the "Looney Tunes" series, Disney shorts, and other animated cartoons of the 1940s and 1950s. NOTE: Many of the illustrations in this gallery are old and do not represent the finalized version of the "TANSMSE" art style. They also contain designs that have since been altered, and at least one character that has been written out of the series.
