Making Elephant Mario out of Clay | Show of the Weekend

Super Mario Bros. Wonder: We try our best to recreate the new Elephant Mario power-up from the upcoming Switch platformer.
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[@cheddarssalad1230]

Sometimes Show of the Weekend just feels like my mom hired Luke and Ellen to babysit me for the night.

[@awmperry]

Or you to babysit them.

[@consolescrub4031]

Sometimes Show of the Weekend feels like we were hired to babysit Luke and Ellen for the Night but we can't intervene.

[@najibzulkafli5820]

We all know cameramen john and james are babysitters here 😂

[@Brasc]

There's that unbreakable video game glass between us and Ellen and Luke - you can watch but can't intervene. Show of the Weekend is a prolonged cutscene.

[@Erjann]

​@@najibzulkafli5820☝️

[@katfromthekong414]

"a butterfly is just two elephant ears" made me laugh out loud, but not as loud as "Nintendo, you might own the majority of this character, but not the arse" 🤣🤣🤣

[@ferd617]

That was my "...Holy shit." moment. Well, the first. The second was realizing the final model genuinely resembled an Elephant Mario to a degree I assumed was impossible, *_never mind_* well beyond Luke and Ellen's abilities to achieve.

[@josephfrye7342]

Elephant Bumbum

[@zacharysmith4856]

Okay, we all love elephant bum, but Ellen humming the Mario theme and then staring at the camera like she’s about to take that plastic knife to our souls is an excellent unofficial Hallowstream moment. 😱

[@micahnewby7964]

12:07

[@typacsk]

We can file it with the "building a Wicker Man for this Korok, NBD" footage

[@zacharysmith4856]

@@micahnewby7964 Thank you! I should have put the time stamp. 🙂

[@kryw10]

“Can we speed things along…?”😂😂😂

[@ApesWithEgos]

When scuplting an elephant, it's all in the trunk...

[@Star-fr4jz]

Wait a minute...

[@Jasmine-wn9ek]

That mario certainly has a lot of junk in that trunk

[@RepKyle95]

​@@Jasmine-wn9ekThis is absolute gold

[@NinetailsNineLives]

Not the butt.

[@armelior4610]

To be fair to Ellen's... focus, it IS Mario's main weapon, historically speaking.

[@MarkEmerAndersonII]

Maybe after his head? Although that's for blocks. I withdraw my comment.

[@Mini_Squatch]

@@MarkEmerAndersonII um akshually i think you'll find that mario actually punches the blocks, not headbutts them

[@MarkEmerAndersonII]

@@Mini_Squatch That’s right! Ever since SMB1. That’s why his jump animation always has the fist on his NES sprite.

[@matwilliams8012]

Great episode, the only thing missing was a visit from disgruntled Andy.

[@shinjinaraku4251]

I would love to see Andy's and everyone else's reaction to the Mario sculpture!

[@frodobaggins7710]

This is perhaps the first clay model Oxtra's made which doesn't look like complete nightmare fuel

[@anne-mariejean3638]

they'll put it next to the others on the windowsill and it will become nightmare fuel in 2024.

[@rohanalmond]

Well that’s a classic episode right there. Odds on elephant bum being in the top 5 favourite moments of 2023 end of year vid are high!

[@amory765]

All the intense close ups make this feel like a strange intimate and threatening cinematic experience. I feel DARED to question clay Mario and his fabulous bum

[@chairmanofthebored7391]

David by Michelangelo ... Venus di Milo by Alexandros of Antioch... The Kiss by Rodin... ...all upstaged by Elephant Bum by Ellen 😂😂😂

[@nathanking2098]

Recently got a kitten, seems half the time she thinks Ellen's laugh is chirping so you gained an adorable fan

[@tj84]

Now I need to find a way to explain to people that I just spent my Saturday evening watching two grown adults giggle uncontrollably while making an incredibly cheeked up Mario elephant and not have it sound weird 😂

[@Joe90h]

Own it. You're a normal adult doing adult things.

[@RepKyle95]

​@Joe90h have they made this into a shirt yet? Because that one phrase is the one I quote constantly and it could be a best-seller in the merch department lol

[@EJAndrews13]

Don't explain, just share the video with them : P

[@ThankYouCityOfficial]

Luke is just trying to live the Plant Nutrition Boy origin story! Go Luke go!

[@kunimitsune177]

Truly, this is outside xtra at their best. This is the content I want.

[@BrotherAlpha]

This show should win ALL of the awards. All. Of. Them.

[@Amaritudine]

This episode's a strong contender for Rear of the Year, certainly.

[@gruggerduggerhoose]

Ass-car nomination of the year

[@gwishart]

That would be a hell of a BAFTA ceremony: "And the award for best use of prosthetic special effects to simulate industrial injuries in a Victorian period drama goes to..." [Host opens envelope, looks baffled. Glances off to the side of stage with a questioning look. Receives confirmatory nod and thumbs up from production assistant. Faces back to camera with a look of resigned bewilderment. Takes deep breath and reads the card in a single run on sentence] "Outside Xtra Show of the Weekend: Making elephant Mario out of clay open brackets we spent too long on the butt close brackets." [Audience smile awkwardly, smattering of applause. Luke and Ellen run up the aisle, bound excitedly onto the stage. Luke removes a sheaf of papers from his pocket, clears his throat and begins his acceptance speech] "When Charles Darwin first boarded the Beagle..."

[@bilbo_t_baggins2762]

Luke should release a new album. A collection of his early demos, alternative lyrics, first takes etc and the cover art could be a picture of the elephants butt. The title of this album would be "bum notes".

[@ginger_cryptid]

This was 19 minutes of uninterrupted classic moments, but it's Ellen's Kubrick stare that sent me over the edge

[@NoizeViolation]

Clearly, making figures out of plasticine should now be the sole focus of this channel.

[@sheridanwilde]

But where would we be without Pokemon quizzes and Lego?

[@cmdrvimes72]

11:56 Ellen's out there reminding everyone that it's spooktober

[@hunterpowers2568]

12:14

[@carlthejedi]

Luke is a grown up doing grown up things still 😂

[@gamehunter88]

I'm slightly less certain about Ellen now though.

[@MrFutago87]

Well he is a father so he has an excuse at least.

[@carlthejedi]

@@MrFutago87 that's true!

[@carlthejedi]

@@gamehunter88 Ellen has a very unhealthy obsession with the Gluteus Maximus

[@RepKyle95]

​@@carlthejediIt's a very important muscle! She's just making sure Mario hasn't been skipping leg day!

[@Michael_Lindell]

This is simply put... Elephantastic! There's even an Ellenphant.

[@consolescrub4031]

I was expecting the first pun but I'll admit the second one came out of eleph-ield. (it works if you ignore the fact left field has a t in it ok.) I'll Pach(yderm) up and go now. Let me just get my trunk.

[@mr.jglokta191]

Elephantarsetic

[@johannord4778]

That was punny

[@gruggerduggerhoose]

Can’t say ANYONE was ready for waking up on a saturday morning and watching Ellen spend an innordinate amount of time sculpting Elephant Marios absolute DUMPTRUCK of an ass 🤣🤣

[@green_dragon_knight]

The look Ellen gives at 12:12 with the hair over one eye is pure emo kid “don’t you dare disturb me while I’m crafting”

[@consolescrub4031]

"You wouldn't understand my art. I'm not like other kids." We don't need to consider where Ellen got such fine scalpel control though. Presumably Jane prefers having an assistant sometimes in the cloning/vivisection lab.

[@green_dragon_knight]

@@consolescrub4031 presumably all of Jane’s Xenomorph/ human hybrids have beautifully sculpted butts then 😊

[@consolescrub4031]

@@green_dragon_knight well of course although I might pass on verifying that if it's alright with those present. They also have very active love lives because we've all seen internet mum play Two Point games. (also a xenomorph is traditionally a human hybrid as they come out differently from other host species implying their development is potentially a genetic amalgamation)

[@robertoazuaje9279]

No joke, this is the best clay figure they've ever done. It actually looks like the thing it's supposed to represent, for once

[@Hellinbrand]

(Ellen kicks down the door to Shigeru Miyamoto's office) "You may have created Mario but his ass is mine!"

[@Fenrisaconite]

The last half of that was like watching surgery! Well done, that is truly an excellent clay model!

[@LordRefa]

This is one of the best play dough sculptures you have done. Looks impressive, watch out for Nintendo lawyers coming after you 😂

[@Jogproof]

Excellent video and Mario as per usual but they missed a trick not editing the end card into saying "Butt Wait"

[@max_2da_max336]

Given the size, I could also see "Butt weight"

[@apocrypha5363]

I love the Plant Nutrition Boy reference. My favourite superhero. Actually, second-favourite, Squirrel Girl cannot be beaten.

[@digitalanalogue5155]

I didn't know how much I missed this kind of content until just now

[@stone5against1]

Hearing Jon laugh as Luke or Ellen (mostly Luke) does/says something ridiculous.. haha

[@lady_draguliana784]

nailing the scale on the hat was SUPER impressive! 😮

[@spencergwin9454]

Whatever this material is should be used for a Pikachu build during X-mas if the shows return to doing separate challenges for 2023

[@green_dragon_knight]

Completely agree. This could lead to the best Pikachu arts of any Xmas challenge!

[@Hisha1303]

The thumbnail is a great example of how censor bars can make something look MORE obscene

[@HinekoAkahi]

Elephant Mario looks a whole lot like a German children's entertainment character, actually - Benjamin Blümchen, a talking elephant living in a zoo in Neustadt and having all sorts of adventures. Like. Aside from the mustache the resemblance is _uncanny._

[@notoriousbmc1]

I don't think we were ready for this jelly. Mario is indeed bootylicious.

[@atelalafford4794]

the episodes where they create a little guy are genuinely some of my favorite

[@atomic3691]

Luke and Ellen did great! I recently saw North of the Border's clay rendition of Elephant Mario, and I think they sculpted the bum better than he did.

[@Brasc]

Let's be fair. The bum was all Ellen.

[@MrGenovation]

Ellen going full Kubrick is definitely the way to kick off Spooktober

[@loser-nobody]

Ellen! When we said we should focus on the trunk, the most iconic part of any elephant, _that's __-not what we meant!-_ exactly what we needed! 😲

[@lukas8670]

Something about Ellen's eye makeup makes the look-up-through-the-lashes-under-the-fringe-while-slowly-humming-the-Mario-theme-under-her-breath-and-wielding-a-scalpel from 11:57 to 12:17 super duper creepy.

[@nightmarethrenody8232]

A Clockwork Ellen

[@flyingwithbirbs1202]

Ok not gonna lie I wasn't expecting it to look as good as it does, well done guys

[@sillypookmonster]

Things I Learned From Mario's Butt (a coffee table book of video game butt reviews) by Laura Kate Dale might need a second edition just for this glorious creation

[@logansrevenge1214]

So Mario's vioce is high because Ellen gave hime a vasectomy with a plastic knife😢. I want this to be canon now.

[@pmonday]

I'm really impressed, especially after the "Isabelle incident".

[@SylFoss]

Can't wait to watch this in the morning! And it's gonna be so much cooler than making regular Mario out of elephant clay.

[@christinewebb8893]

As soon as I saw the thumbnail for this episode, I thought: "Right, I'm going to watch it now!" And thankfully, it did not disappoint. There were so many moments that made me laugh, but in particular.....Ellen, you sculpted Mario's butt to perfection!

[@Jasmine-wn9ek]

That ending screen with ‘But wait, there’s more’ has never been funnier 🤣

[@ivykiz]

Big 'well-adjusted siblings' vibes. This is the happy chaos I come to Oxboxtra for 😁

[@Zenlore6499]

Probably the most thought and effort that anyone has put into Mario’s bum. Well done Ellen; I can’t imagine this going anywhere that isn’t family friendly!

[@tomgymer7719]

Luke is tall and eats plants. Luke is a giraffe theory boosted.

[@maniacalmike5786]

As someone whose hobby is sculpting animals and creatures, I really enjoyed the work that was put into that magnificent creation.

[@whiskeykitty]

You guys are amazing! Thanks for always brightening my day with your antics. :)

[@medichampion328]

You should use a random number generator from 1-1010, and whatever dex number it lands on is the Pokémon you have to sculpt using this play dough.

[@Ich3Oh]

my god. never have these two put so much effort into designing/crafting something and it actually come out how they wanted...

[@jmgriffee]

Possibly the best subtitle I've yet seen on this channel: "Bum's getting closer. I can no longer see..."

[@DoomedMammal]

"A butterfly is just two elephant ears!" Having just finished a masters degree in biology, I can confirm that's how butterflies evolved.

[@markross6817]

It's good they took a crack at sculpting elephant Mario. The result was quite cheeky!

[@jasonmorkin8941]

There is I've point when you see the backside of all mario characters in various forms, when they enter a door. I think the elephant characters even have a special animation

[@AngelBeatYunara]

That really is Mushroom Kingdom's ass. Great work, you two!

[@DougHolmes]

Koopa (to Mario in his fugue state): MARIO! That's not your trunk you're hitting me with

[@coyoteartist]

As someone who spent years specializing in miniature sculptures in clay, I find myself impressed, agogged and aghast, and homesick for ceramics by these videos where they build things out of clay.

[@TigerofRobare]

Well done, Luke and Ellen. You should see if you can get it fired or something so it's more permanent and won't dry up and crack or sort of melt on a hot day.

[@jurriendevries]

That zoom at the end, just buttiful!

[@AdrianColley]

13:10 is where Ellen has to break off from improving the buttocks because she's laughing at how shocked Luke is by her dedication to the callipygian art.

[@Killzone-cr2od]

This was an absolute joy to watch

[@countcain]

You really outdid yourselves this time! Hilarious as always and Mariophant looks actually amazing?! 🤩

[@FalseHero004]

wow guys, that looked phenomenal!!

[@micahnewby7964]

You know, a lot of times quality of life upgrades like this can honestly make a given show you've been watching lose some of its charm, but the move from Play-Doh to plasticine has done nothing but improve both the quality of the projects and the quality of the content, so I'm here for it

[@max_2da_max336]

Phenomenal design, original has been One-Upped by this Absolute Unit 😎

[@RemusHolt]

A channel called north of the border does a lot of creations like this and he also made an elephant Mario, which is absolutely amazing. I highly recommend that video.

[@OmniLightning]

I don't think I've ever enjoyed so many zoom ins before what a great episode 🤣🤣

[@crankycat3026]

Genuinely such a lovely creation. This is further proof that we need an Oxboxtra/Drawfee collab!

[@Kurlija]

"That trunk is so good" Indeed, both of 'em.

[@kittyatemysundae]

What a fun video!! Hilarious and I’m even more excited about the release of Wonder and inspired to do some of my own crafting in anticipation. You guys are great and the bum you guys put on Mario will continue to stay on my mind.😂

[@ellythedreamerHQ]

This is the best model you've ever done! You've outdone yourselves, really! ❤

[@skilletborne]

I'd love to see a few more plants back there It looks nice, and might make my eyes hurt less when I open one of your videos in the middle of the night

[@randomchick1234]

I concur. The white looks good but far out it's bright

[@shasshybear9222]

Mario's elephant but isnt in the reference picture, but Ellen is a true tallented artist and it shows

[@jasonmorkin8941]

Not in the reference however you do see it when elephant mario enters a door

[@Zoso14892]

I can think of a certain sculptor of clay that would appreciate the effort put into Mario's bum. 10/10 content yet again!

[@zacharyunger2004]

"I don't see what the big deal is. You spend all the gameplay in Mario games looking at the back of the character." *an assistant whispers in my ear that in this game and most Mario games that isn't the case* "...and anyways, you need to believe that Mario could jump super high! He'd have to be caked up!

[@princereynart]

Looks fantastic. Sure, the intensity of the focus on what this derm is pachying around the back is ... disquieting - but you can't argue with results!

[@AdrianColley]

10/10 wordplay

[@MrMBinder]

"We spent too long on the butt" Too long? Nah. Elephants are all about the junk in the trunk.

[@micahnewby7964]

A butterfly is two elephant ears --Luke Westaway, 2023 David Attenborough would be so proud

[@WildBellsprout]

That is so good, I'm not sure if it honours or insults the legacy of yarn Yoshi.

[@lady_draguliana784]

PLOT TWIST: you beat SMB:W and the final cinematic suddenly cuts to Bob Hoskins starting awake in a panic, John Leguizamo brings him a drink in a glass resembling a Piranha Plant and tells him the intern is there, it's Chris Pratt, ofc...

[@Dollightful]

Have you ever clicked and liked a video so fast?

[@Icam_here]

that was such an amazing craft, nice work by both Ellen and Luke, why isn't more Normal Adult Life making things out of clay

[@stephengasaway3624]

No joke guys... that figure is excellent!

[@kansei84]

@9:27 We were not ready for that jelly...

[@kerrinoir]

Loving the dramatic camera work!

[@RepKyle95]

My favorite thing is that around the bum/lower torso there are little brown marks. Elephant Mario gambled on a fart and lost 😂

[@tino9718]

Can't stop thinking of Benjamin Blümchen with this elephant design (German children's cartoon character).

[@SarimDeLaurec]

Don't forget the audio dramas.

[@danielmccarrick2429]

That whole video and elephant was glorious 😂

[@brandonferreira854]

Nintendo has had the Mario character for 42 years. In just a 19 min video Ellen has placed more attention to Mario's butt than Nintendo has in 42 years and countless amount of games. Michelangelo has his David, DaVinci has his Mona Lisa, and Ellen has her Mario butt.

[@lukeallton]

I always feel like im being told off too when anyone says "Luke!" .... the cult of Lukes is strong, i concur with all his ideas

[@AllenVoorEef]

I already can't wait for this one to be in the presh mems compilation for this year 😂

[@cloogle]

This made me ridiculously happy.

[@Jambobist]

All that jumping really works the glutes.

[@lady_draguliana784]

the whole time I was expecting SOMEONE to use a "wormy dealy"

[@pinkmouse4863]

I can see North of the Border has some competition arriving in the Mario sculpture genre. :-D