mario learned a valuable lesson that day: once you start slinging artisanal gripper pics on the side, you can't put the dogs back in the bun
@Vulnresati2 ай бұрын
I was wondering if this was Vinny reacting to your vid or smthn lol
@mellowmelly92582 ай бұрын
WHAT are you TALKING about
@cheep56452 ай бұрын
You were my first thought lol
@cbcgame27442 ай бұрын
The Balugio episode got lost to time
@OtakuUnitedStudio2 ай бұрын
I What What are you Lumpy, NONE of that made sense
@ThelronFjord2 ай бұрын
Vinny's really hooked on the brothers.
@connordarvall84822 ай бұрын
This is Joel. The real Vinny succumbed to his brother addiction 3 years ago.
@Z-Man72 ай бұрын
Mm. As he should.
@Subpar1O12 ай бұрын
huh
@CamDaGR8X2 ай бұрын
@@connordarvall8482 Whi REALLY got addicted that day?… and who came BACK?
@gaetanodepaola2ndchannel179Ай бұрын
@@connordarvall8482His addiction to brothers
@BIacklce2 ай бұрын
Pietro fell into a vat of chemicals and became wario
@JamesTheCelestial2 ай бұрын
Just like the jonkle man
@BIacklce2 ай бұрын
@JamesTheCelestial both fear the irs
@Gamer46722 ай бұрын
*dietro
@Reac22 ай бұрын
*vat of garlic
@youngsplitterr2 ай бұрын
Who Framed Mario Rabbit?
@naranara16902 ай бұрын
I can't believe they split Pietro 70/30 down the middle. He never stood a chance
@analyticCioccolata2 ай бұрын
They were told to do so by the fourth brother, Solomon Mario
@barrothontherocks33252 ай бұрын
i sawed this man in half! but with the power of flex tape we can put him back together!
@skep29232 ай бұрын
a real King Solomon on that guy. shame really.
@thebiolibrary5572Ай бұрын
@@barrothontherocks3325 Sawed him right in two, 70/30, 70 for Luigi 30 for Mario.
@janpaulus39772 ай бұрын
I know this is meant to be a parody of ''serious'' and ''scary'' video essays, but some of them really are like this and that bothers me
@NIMPAK12 ай бұрын
How Pietro BROKE Me.
@MrWolfSnack2 ай бұрын
Only SOME of them?
@thisissleepy2 ай бұрын
"The FBI doesn't want you to see this!" Shows clips that authorities have put out to the public
@Sky_nord2 ай бұрын
The DARK LORE of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show...
@herette2 ай бұрын
and this brothers me like the mario brothers
@ryanlutes98332 ай бұрын
Vinny's obsession with fake brothers has been going on for literal years.
@joshshrum27642 ай бұрын
I’m obsessed because of sponge.
@BierBart12Ай бұрын
The fake brother in his old mario cartoon parodies never leaves my mind
@Pimploaf_YTPАй бұрын
If you were on the internet in the mid 2000's The endless mario recolors in sprite comics
@marcusmining5505Ай бұрын
Maybe _he_ has a fake brother
@myuphrid2 ай бұрын
"Dear Mario, what do your feet look like?" "Dear little Pietro, there will soon be ghosts in your living room."
@TallTapperАй бұрын
feet so true tbh
@MrWolfSnack2 ай бұрын
I love how accurately Vinny can replicate true crime youtuber channels.
@joshshrum27642 ай бұрын
He’s too powerful.
@donowa5637Ай бұрын
nah true crime ytubers are more casual, i'd suppose it's more like lost media youtuberw
@BananaPhoPhillyАй бұрын
I think he’s parodying blameitonjorge
@keebendo692 ай бұрын
The delivery of “suspicious” at 2:08 was chef’s kiss
@PälliEräreikäАй бұрын
Suspiisius
@bibblyboingАй бұрын
vinny manifests joel
@sodaraptor2 ай бұрын
Please let this be a sign we are soon entering an era of Vinny-produced video essays. He is so good at these
@AyyyGabagool2 ай бұрын
hoping this too. But probably not lmao
@comerosas2 ай бұрын
A fake video essay on grey leno pretending its a real show
@AyyyGabagool2 ай бұрын
@auggy69 genius
@Glitch_Man422 ай бұрын
Then he drops one genuine one then goes right back to shitposting
@AtlasTheGarbage2 ай бұрын
English major moment
@tastethepainbow2 ай бұрын
"Who really died that day... and who came back?"
@NIX-FLIX2 ай бұрын
Darn beat me too it
@JohnnyCasey2 ай бұрын
"I dunno. You tell me!"
@ScrungoJones2 ай бұрын
I don't remember MY Pietro bein' that stretchy!
@DariusRoman-p6x2 ай бұрын
"You know I'm getting real tired of this Luigi I know you're hiding something you're like one of those doppelgangers"
@P-P-Panda2 ай бұрын
That shit made me laugh so hard
@robmeehan72082 ай бұрын
Marilyn, Mario and Luigi's niece in the Super Show, was played by Moon Zappa, daughter of Frank Zappa. Logically, this makes Frank Zappa the third Mario Brother. Just like Mario, he was Italian AND had a mustache.
@DoshDoshington2 ай бұрын
Σario is properly pronounced Sigmario
@solonelycapybara8542 ай бұрын
oh shit, whats up Dosh
@alexsartandmusic2 ай бұрын
Or Sário, with the sibilant Greek S sound. Μάμα μία μα κε μπούωνα πίτσα
@diz53132 ай бұрын
Sigmario Heldenhammerio
@CebolaBros2 ай бұрын
There's Sigmario, and then there's Eario the Mushroom Kingdom Janitor. Vinny might have confused the two
@jbomb062 ай бұрын
Dosh is a vinesauce fan? I should have known....
@XxjeffersonDkidxX2 ай бұрын
1:13 fun fact: He did not made a mistake, he just addressed them by they last name,the full name of the two brothers being Mario Mario,Luigi Mario.
@benchjuiceАй бұрын
I thought they were Super Mario and Luigi Mario
@aquabat77772 ай бұрын
I appreciate the use of Elvira’s Elviras as clickbait, very informative
@joshshrum27642 ай бұрын
Shut up.
@SKOT_32 ай бұрын
Nice of Captain Lou to invite us over to the fiery pits of hell, eh Luigi?
@occultpyromancer2 ай бұрын
i hope elvira made lotsa spaghetti
@areaxisthegurkhaАй бұрын
@@occultpyromancerLuigi Look! Its Lou's toes.
@nekomancer472 ай бұрын
This feels like a Vinesauce shitpost video from 10+ years ago. I love it.
@TrueLadyEvilChan2 ай бұрын
I hope this genre never dies.
@cubecat94932 ай бұрын
im so glad all these years later he's still making shit fun mario videos
@LarxieArveri2 ай бұрын
i hope his crazy brain brings us some more good shit like this again soon lmao
@incognitenigma2 ай бұрын
Holy shit you're right. I thought I was watching an old ass video
@Calvin_Coolage2 ай бұрын
Reminds me of that old Did You Know? Sponge video from like ten years ago.
@LabMatt2 ай бұрын
"Why does Pietro know what Mario's toes look like?" That question filled me with so much dread, I can't even find the words to express it.
@RudeJackArtАй бұрын
It's been one of those days...
@lacryingbaby3005Ай бұрын
Lyle Woney Plays
@diegomedina96372 ай бұрын
"Ey Mario! Vinny is talkin' about us again!" "For the last time Luigi, we're not real. We're just an amalgamation of multiple sets of Mario Bros through the decades floating aimlessly inside of Vinny's aging brain until Chat sets him up with a good bit oportinity" "But Mario! We're right there on the KZbins"
@arjoyv19952 ай бұрын
The delayed “BWWAA” sound effect at 1:35 had me comically expelling air out my esophagus, and also had me slapping my kneecap with humorous intent😂
@joshshrum27642 ай бұрын
Hylics dialogue ass comment.
@VelSparkoАй бұрын
Do not supress your guffaw, comrade! Such is the humorous delight of all of Vincent Sauce's short films!
@victubea.k.amr.v57972 ай бұрын
This is like watching your old 2010's videos, we really needed this
@ExaltedUriel2 ай бұрын
My thoughts exactly, the return of VinesauceVidya lol
@itzpeanut99042 ай бұрын
the sudden jump from the laughtrack to the serious music and vinny saying "pietro mario was found dead in a gutter 2 weeks later" is exactly why i watch these videos
@The_Dev_1752 ай бұрын
Vinny has a genuinely lovely narrator voice. Also this entire episode was great.
@joshshrum27642 ай бұрын
It doesn’t even sound like vinny.
@barrothontherocks33252 ай бұрын
the way he said "soospiciouus" was so good
@DEMNPOF2 ай бұрын
Vsauce Joey ass soospiciouus
@MrWolfSnack2 ай бұрын
Is this the soospiciouus houz? Letsgocheckidout
@morgboat7442 ай бұрын
a reference to Pietro in any future Mario game would make me so fucking happy
@TalTheOxymoron2 ай бұрын
i love whenever vinny uploads an original non-stream video, his editing style is always fun and it brings me back to the days of Classic Vinesauce™
@MrWolfSnack2 ай бұрын
When people go corporate and only care about views and money, their mental state vaporizes all creativity.
@TuskDeluxe2 ай бұрын
Too short, needs a 30 minute recap of the whole show before starting
@thekiss20832 ай бұрын
If we don't get an agonizing breakdown of everything else the executive producer ever made for the first 14 minutes of the video, is it even worth watching?
@joshshrum27642 ай бұрын
True.
@Timic83tcАй бұрын
Need the history of modern press for 5 hours
@ugubu53592 ай бұрын
Pietro went to hell before he died.
@afisherman71082 ай бұрын
please
@todayntsnews2 ай бұрын
what binge reading the mario wiki does to an mf
@NotCOPPAFTCA2 ай бұрын
This is still more informative than 95% of video essays on this platform
@alois92062 ай бұрын
Love when a review is just the guy telling you what happens
@Glitch_Man422 ай бұрын
@alois9206 background noise content, and it can make some decent cash if you're a little lucky. But it is so disappointing to click on a video hoping for analysis or some kinda perspective, only for it to be describing what happens.
@SammiChimi2 ай бұрын
Here is why SpongeBob is a critique of postmodern capitalism: but first we must begin with a history of early Cinema.
@brysonharrison56982 ай бұрын
@@Peryn_x lmao terrible example
@joshshrum27642 ай бұрын
Not true.
@SwissArmyTin2 ай бұрын
Excuse me, Sponge is NOT a "fake" Mario Bro. We do not tolerate that level of slander in this house.
@loaf_bloke_will_eat_ur_soul9982 ай бұрын
You mess with sponge,you mess with all of us.
@Zom_bike2 ай бұрын
Sponge is a cousin!
@Sheerspeechcraft2 ай бұрын
For that matter, Iolui, Uigiy, and Ariol are all real too.
@blackcat2333Ай бұрын
Sponge Is BETTER than the Bros.
@pajamapantsjack58742 ай бұрын
The P in Pietro stands for Punished. As he was chosen to carry on the Mario brothers legend on the battlefield
@Jasmine__1352 ай бұрын
the serious tone Vinny has in his voice throughout makes this way more funny than it should be for me this is the man who makes duck sounds when threatened, and now he's trying to act serious (and doing a decent job at keeping serious) and it just gets me way too good
@pajamapantsjack58742 ай бұрын
“Well said Mario” Vinny said, with hate in his heart
@ClassySaia2 ай бұрын
I miss when Luigi was considered smart.
@sahilhossain8204Ай бұрын
Well in Mario & Luigi: Brothership there's Luigi Logic
@03Sys2 ай бұрын
Vincent Sauce (Video essay era)
@03Sys2 ай бұрын
6:05 youtube poop good (Vinny version)
@StereoTyp02 ай бұрын
Vincenzo Videos
@Rick5862 ай бұрын
So many brothers out there, we may never know them all...
@naranara16902 ай бұрын
Maybe we're all Mario brothers
@joshshrum27642 ай бұрын
Nintendo doesn’t want you to know, and that’s why they are down on their luck like patrio.
@leekwelsh2 ай бұрын
The 3rd Mario brother? Of course it's you, vinny. You sound exactly like him when you're doing your impression. There's no way it isn't you.
@Rick5862 ай бұрын
Vincent Mario
@REM_sheep2 ай бұрын
Mario and Luigi both have 5 letter names. Even the so called "invalid brothers" at 0:10 have 5 letter names, implying that this is some kind of genetic thing. Pietro was found to be a fake Mario brother, as you can tell he isn't a real brother by the fact that his name has 6 letters rather than 5. You know what other common Italian-American name has 5 letters? VINNY. I rest my case.
@nogidoki3325Ай бұрын
EWWWW ANIMA
@Echolox2 ай бұрын
Elvira doing double duty on the thumbnail
@AbsoluteTravisT2 ай бұрын
I love that she doesn't even tie into the investigation, literally in the video just to be in the thumbnail.
@crazyluigi66642 ай бұрын
@@AbsoluteTravisT To be fair, she does appear in the Super Show. Likely as someone that's there for his foot pictures.
@joshshrum27642 ай бұрын
@@crazyluigi6664Ahahahah.
@_HelloHelen2 ай бұрын
Until today, I had no idea how I was living life without knowing this incredible information. Thank you Melpert, truly.
@crazyluigi66642 ай бұрын
Seconded.
@c-puffАй бұрын
Vinny just casually dropping the best parody of those "creepy youtube videos" out of nowhere, explains nothing, then leaves. Iconic.
@gmunny462 ай бұрын
I didn't expect tax fraud to be canon in the Mario universe
@khzarioeul27762 ай бұрын
It’s a common knowledge that Yoshi is a wanted felon that committed the tax evasion
@theuncannydag2 ай бұрын
I dodgea da taxes
@loaf_bloke_will_eat_ur_soul9982 ай бұрын
Someone hasn't played "Yoshi's tax evasion".
@generallyunimportant2 ай бұрын
because taxes are canon to mario, so is turnip boy, so it is only natural tax evasion is cannon
@joshshrum27642 ай бұрын
I can’t believe it’s in a kids show.
@daneelaart2 ай бұрын
vinny returning to classic style videos always makes my day
@tahunuva42542 ай бұрын
I used my dollar slop club coupon and they leaked my Mario feet pic collection. This is the last time I trust a vtuber sponsorship.
@TheMrCtoer2 ай бұрын
0:25 That's Mark, not Mario.
@TheSkinGuy1012 ай бұрын
"Hello! My name's Mark!"
@WiiFan-13002 ай бұрын
Ikr lol
@landfillbabyАй бұрын
and the subtitles call the vreenak-luigi hybrid spockluigi too !
@AlliWithEАй бұрын
@@TheSkinGuy101oh hi mark!
@marcusmining5505Ай бұрын
@@AlliWithE how's your sex life?
@doctortwilight2 ай бұрын
I love how I got a fucking Domino's ad at the end
@GoldenSon182 ай бұрын
Nobody delivers better
@elegant_lilligant2 ай бұрын
Mr. Sauce, I must inform you that the shaved brother's name is Mark and I am mildly upset that you have gotten his name wrong. I hope to see you improve upon your mistake in the future. - Lovingly, a chatyot.
@Rick5862 ай бұрын
Melpert has failed us all once again...
@Zack542 ай бұрын
ℳ𝓎 𝒟ℯ𝒶𝓇ℯ𝓈𝓉 ℳℯ𝓁𝓅ℯ𝓇𝓉
@TallTapperАй бұрын
lilligant feet
@landfillbabyАй бұрын
while we're talking about getting names wrong, the subtitles mislabel the vreenak-luigi hybrid as spockluigi! unforgivable !
@PatRick-mq6ss2 ай бұрын
We don't talk about Jack anymore
@BIacklce2 ай бұрын
Not after he said all those things
@crackstuntman222 ай бұрын
-Always Sunny title card gag -Curb your Enthusiasm theme Melpert...
@joshshrum27642 ай бұрын
Yeah it’s showing his media.
@TeamBlueToad2 ай бұрын
Fun fact: This live-action segment from the Super Show never aired internationally. Instead it was replaced with a double of the "Captain Lou is Missing" segment.
@teksu00822 ай бұрын
real?
@TeamBlueToad2 ай бұрын
@@teksu0082 Yes. As a result, some foreign dubs had to dub "Captain Lou is Missing" twice. The brazilian dub is an example.
@animeking13572 ай бұрын
I've got a dvd that has a few episodes of this show. All the live action segments are removed. I was so disappointed. Even the credits were changed so you don't see Lou dancing.
@dysr2 ай бұрын
So you could call that segment “Mario is Missing”…
@joshshrum27642 ай бұрын
It’s because they mentioned taxes.
@ExnemАй бұрын
Zoomers who didn't grow up with re-runs of this show learning about the insanity of it has been a joy lately.
@sethbryant7894Ай бұрын
Thank you for covering my favorite episode from The Super Melpert Brothers Super Show!
@Plumbers_Helper2 ай бұрын
"How did he get down there?" I got a good chuckle from that one. There is literally a giant hole in the Mario Brothers' wall that leads to the subway. But my favorite was calling the Chris Prat Mario "Mary-O".
@reduceparticles876Ай бұрын
It's a me. A Mary-o.
@supremesonicbrazil2 ай бұрын
That last part is as close to a self-made 2006-ish KZbin Poop we'll ever get out of Vinny
@novameowww2 ай бұрын
this is deadly cutsman erasure
@dld493v2Ай бұрын
@@novameowww and gongaga erasure
@Pimploaf_YTPАй бұрын
I hope he makes more
@holdingpattern245Ай бұрын
I wonder if Lou Albano had any part in writing the live action Super Show segments. The idea that you can show up to a small business and start selling off its assets just by putting on a fake mustache and claiming to be the owner's brother, that would be right at home in 1980s pro wrestling.
@nicholasegg0284Ай бұрын
5:42 "Others say he was a professional wrestler, looking for a couple extra bucks to support his addiction to Smack... down."
@lithium4442 ай бұрын
5:29 Wait a minute that sound effect is from Mick Jagger in the Dancing in the Street // Silent music video at one minute 5 seconds, does this imply that Mick Jagger was in fact Pietro Mario the whole time?
@Onyxs2 ай бұрын
Note: Pieter died on his way back to his home planet
@ImmaLittlePip2 ай бұрын
Sure when Peitro says he's a brother Luigi is suspicious but when Wario tells him about Aunt Bertrude from the family gathering he buys it hook line and sinker
@sahilhossain8204Ай бұрын
Bruh I can't believe Nintendo dumbed Luigi down
@MisterN1Ай бұрын
I can't believe this crossover with Nick Crowley that Vinny is doing. This is one incredible lore dump on the Mario universe that Miyamoto doesn't want you to know.
@lemonjellyfishh2 ай бұрын
we got a special buzzfeed unsolved by the pizza pasta himself
@gnbmanАй бұрын
I asked Pietro who the hell gave him 50 cents. He said, "Every one of 'em."
@canucklehead92502 ай бұрын
I subjected my 60 year old father to this, Vinny. I hope youre happy. I am.
@cmb91732 ай бұрын
i love how the replicant theme from the mario dubs is making a comeback here
@MetalMamemon762 ай бұрын
Vsauce Vincent forgot one important piece in this brotherly puzzle. In the Italian dub of the hit show Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog was voiced by *Pietro* Ubaldi. Coincidence? I think NOT!
@JoLiKMCАй бұрын
This might be the best video I've seen this year. It has that perfect over-the-top satire vibe, like _Completely Accurate Gaming History (CAGH)_ did, great cuts and camera work, an intricate story that's almost believable, and it's just a lot of fun to watch. Very well done! Also, that fake sponsorship at the end taps into the most _primal_ part of my brain. I need to do that if I ever do another essay-style video…
@Sigh952 ай бұрын
Only a REAL Mario brother would trip over himself while doing “The Mario”
@Angel_Flash2 ай бұрын
glad vin's humor hasn't evolved since 2012
@joshshrum27642 ай бұрын
It’s evolved to gray leno high art comedy.
@ryevalki90432 ай бұрын
Finally a video essay by a youtuber I actually like
@joshshrum27642 ай бұрын
Vinny luguine isn’t a youtuber.
@ryevalki90432 ай бұрын
@joshshrum2764 Sorry I meant melpert
@aturchomicz821Ай бұрын
So im guessing you dont read a lot of books?
@ryevalki9043Ай бұрын
@@aturchomicz821 Hey boathouse here is an english major
@RiposteBK2 ай бұрын
Nexpo and Maverick Files, eat your hearts out...
@smellthelАй бұрын
I really hope he keeps making these. He’s the only one brave enough to tell the truth.
@GooBomber12 ай бұрын
Can't wait until we find the true Final Lost Brother, Finalio, whose reappearance will coincide with the final breath of man on this doomed rock. Or the release of the Vinesauce JoJo Dub, whichever comes first.
@frogski2 ай бұрын
wake up babe, new eschatology just dropped 👀
@TheMadLiteralistАй бұрын
Up ahead, without any fuss, the super stars were going out. - The Six Billion Names of Mario
@ZetaNeubournАй бұрын
Weird, that's the same guy that said he was my long lost sister, Gertrude. It was so convincing, too... then a week later, some guy wanted my signature, but wanted me to sign the paper with my foot.
@HealingVoice392 ай бұрын
1:18 I think he was saying their last names (which coincidentally is both Mario)
@ColdFuse96Ай бұрын
I freaking love it when Vinny dives deep into the hidden Mario lore 😂😂😂
@deadbeatprince2 ай бұрын
this is perfect, the deep lore of Pietro Mario is quite the rabbit hole, the really weird details like how we don't know how he entered the building and knowing about Mario Mario's birthmark are quite shocking. quite interesting but I do hope Mario Mario is doing better these days also whomever did captions/subtitles, thank you
@BirdieSenpaiАй бұрын
You son of a gun, you actually got me with that "a word from our sponsor" straight into a KZbin ad. I thought it was part of the video until I saw the skip button.
@TemplarLuxАй бұрын
I got a Domino’s ad at the end of this. They’re listening.
@rabidguineapig2 ай бұрын
It's really funny when I see a video like this and it's super dramatic with the moody music and it's super serious but it's some theory about a spongebob episode. This video directly takes the piss out of those kinds of videos and I'm all for it! I mean I love creepy pastas and urben legends as much as the next guy but let's be real, they're silly as hell
@DreilDreamАй бұрын
Hearing Vinny do a video essay voice throughout the whole video felt surreal as hell
@PälliEräreikäАй бұрын
6:30 no he did not say please after that 💀
@nicholasegg0284Ай бұрын
*Please.*
@Jusbale2 ай бұрын
6:35 "But first..." At the end of the video.
@picky96872 ай бұрын
It actually jumpscared me how much he sounds like another person when he says “but first”
@PälliEräreikäАй бұрын
It's official: The Mario Brothers situation is CRAZY
@PeiceofNick2 ай бұрын
This whole thing feels like a lost episode creepypasta for some reason, except its an actually episode
@joshshrum27642 ай бұрын
And it’s not scary just insane.
@SRMkayАй бұрын
The long-awaited answer to "Who REALLY died that day?"
@SmokeTheHorsehogАй бұрын
Vinny just casually dropped a video essay.
@radioactiveriver67182 ай бұрын
This is a deep rabbit hole and somehow is related to Mario's feet
@FYCY2 ай бұрын
It's nice to see you post videos like this every now and then Vinny. Thanks for the upload I've always enjoyed the videos you make.
@CheapCreepАй бұрын
This is the best episode of CSI I've ever seen. Excellent work, detective doctor SGT.Long Schlong.
@eckitronixАй бұрын
Melpert sounds like he's just drank a whole lasagna and is having a hard time not just...melting into comfort. I aspire to be along those vibes
@Charlie-hv3dhАй бұрын
love this video, vinny reall took those "let me describe someone elses viral video," models to heart. Really funny video man, good video lol
@offtherails77Ай бұрын
It’s a me a Pietro. I really like this dramatic video essay type format lmao I would love to see more
@thewiddler17462 ай бұрын
Vinny video essays need to be a thing
@RealBillyFanword2 ай бұрын
All I know is Pietro never had the makings of a Super Mario Brother
@joshshrum27642 ай бұрын
Yeah, and then he runs out on dinner.
@freak0429Ай бұрын
Didn't know this was the type of content I needed from Vinny
@LordMoldomaАй бұрын
This reads like an early 2010’s creepypasta, and I fucking love it.
@Magnum__Dong2 ай бұрын
Good to see Vinny branching out. This episode of "Making a Murderer" does a good job of exposing Mario for the monster he is.
@joshshrum27642 ай бұрын
Holy shit.
@Xshunin2 ай бұрын
That jumpscare at the end really got me :(
@sirlasagna502 ай бұрын
I remember all the wild theories from the time, where Pietro was brought back from the dead. In an interview Luigi would say something like "Sometimes dead is better, Mario".