So, back in 2012, GMA had partnered with Nintendo and an obscure Filipino production company Popular Productions to produce a Filipino game show for kids known as Paper Mario Party Theatre.
The game show was known to last 22 minutes for each episode. The game show was hosted by someone called Allan Alakazam K., an obscure person that has no Internet evidence (his LinkedIn page mentions that he is a stand up comedian and a magician).
The game show had 20 boy contestants split into 2 teams: Mario's Mushrooms and Bowser's Koopas. All of the contestants would wear masks based on Mario, Luigi, and Bowser, that would obscure their faces.
There were 4 minigames. One of them involved whacking paper targets with a cardboard hammer, and one of them involved a trivia game based on the Mario franchise.
During the 1st season, the winners would receive a toy prize from the show's sponsor, Toy Kingdom (a Filipino version of Toys R Us), and during the other seasons, the winners would receive a Wii U.
Of all the 100 episodes that aired on GMA in Tagalog, none of them have been resurfaced. Someone from Filipino claims to have a single full episode of it recorded on a DVD, but it has been a while and it has no updates.
Dude, Paper Mario Party Theatre sounds wild! Never thought I'd hear about a Mario-themed game show. With no episodes online though, makes you wonder how much of this is blown out of proportion, or if it's legit lost media. 🤔 Anyone tried contacting GMA or Popular Productions directly?