Episode 263: Super Mario Bros. 2 & 3, Saturday Night Live, Famous Backup Singers On Famous Songs(10-7-2026)

Send us Fan Mail A pair of beloved Super Mario Bros. sequels. The premiere of Saturday Night Live. Some famous people singing backup on other famous songs.  Episode 263 kicks off the month of October with a lot of fun GenX nostalgia and pop culture. We begin with a double dose of video game classics. Super Mario Bros. 2 and 3 are so connected that it felt wrong to not talk about both. One was experimental while the other became one of the best-selling games ever for the NES. Both of them were highly influential on games that came after. Get ready for a speedrun through the world of Mario. Saturday Night Live should not have succeeded the way it did. Unknown comedians, unknown writers, creating a show seen as filler for what were reruns of Johnny Carson's Tonight Show. Yet, more than five decades later, the show is looked at as the launch pad of dozens of famous stars and is one of the most important television shows ever. We will look at how it all began. In an oddly specific Top 5, we will look at famous singers who also sang backup on other famous songs. Some of these are common knowledge, but others you might not have heard about. Get ready to create a new Spotify playlist. There is also a brand-new This Week in History and Time Capsule looking back at the Broadway debut of the musical Cats. To support me and the show, become a member on Patreon.  Or you can support my work and Buy Me A Coffee! Helpful Links from this Episode Buy My New Book, In Their Footsteps! Searching For the Lady of the Dunes True Crime Book Hooked By Kiwi - Etsy.com Emma's Musings - Substack DJ Williams Music KeeKee's Cape Cod Kitchen MSFTS Community Kingfisher Hotels Cape Cod Christopher Setterlund.com Cape Cod Living - Zazzle Store Subscribe on YouTube! Initial Impressions 2.0 Blog CJSetterlundPhotos on Etsy Listen to Episode 262 here Support the show