20 Things You Somehow Missed In Super Mario Bros: The Movie

8. Wiggler Malt Liquor

Super Mario Bros
Buena Vista Pictures & Nintendo

In the very same scene, keep your eyes locked on the left-hand side of the screen whenever people are shown dancing inside the Boom Boom Bar.

Up above them on the wall is a neon sign advertising "Wiggler Malt Liquor," and of course, Wigglers are the yellow, slow-moving caterpillars that will turn red and run around if you jump on them. They first appeared in Super Mario World.

This is an especially interesting Easter egg given the association between a cute character from a video game aimed at children and... alcohol.

It's tough to picture Nintendo letting a similar gag slip through the cracks in the upcoming Chris Pratt-starring animated film.

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