Co-MC

Co M.C. is the co-host of the Club Mario segments that aired during the Super Mario Brothers Super Show. He was played by Michael Rawlins. He and his friend Tommy Treehugger usually tell of the Mario or Zelda cartoon to air and often dress akin to the theme of the episode. While Tommy had the persona of a California surfer dude and enjoyed rock music, Co M.C. seemed to have a hip-hop or house music persona. Other things he and Tommy would do are watch Spaced-Out Theatre or do a review of a recent film (on rare occasions an older movie). He also had an evil twin brother known as "Evil Eric" (also played by Rawlins), who would bother Tommy when Co M.C. was not around. Co M.C.'s absence would be explained that he is on vacation, or skipped work entirely to surf or play tennis, leaving Tommy to be tormented. Another sketch Co M.C. and Tommy would perform was called "Are You Bogus?" in which the pair would try to figure out who someone really was, where he and Tommy would be fooled at first but then recall a fact that did not add up, such as a woman who claimed to be the Statue of Liberty only to realize if that was so she would be colossal. Often the "Bogus" guest was a recurring cast member or someone who had been a guest on a previous show, such as when Co M.C. tells Tommy that Julius Ceasar did not invent the Ceasar salad, he is revealed as the "Prince of Cool". At least one appearance on "Are you Bogus?" was true, when Joe Piscopo made an appearance, but neither Co M.C. nor Tommy believed it until the end.