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The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

1989

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The Boys

2019

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! vs The Boys: Which Is More Woke?

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The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! appears more woke than The Boys based on AI analysis, with a difference of about 61 points. Community votes lean toward The Boys instead; worth checking both breakdowns.

TV ShowThe Super Mario Bros. Super Show!1989
91Score
Certified Woke Trash

Community (votes): ~10/100

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TV ShowThe Boys2019
30Score
Very Little Woke

Community (votes): ~76/100

See full breakdown for The Boys

AI vs community

AI verdict

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! is more woke than The Boys (AI).

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! leads by 61 points on the AI scale.

Community verdict

The Boys reads more woke in community votes than The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!.

Vote-weighted spread: about 66 points (10 vs 76).

Why the scores diverge

  • The 61-point gap reflects how much ideology steers each story on our six-dimension pass, not just vibes.
  • The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! highlight: The dialogue is lighthearted and primarily serves the comedic and adventurous tone of the show.
  • The Boys highlight: Dialogue occasionally leans into moralizing, but mostly serves the story.
  • The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!: Characters are well-established from the games and feel authentic rather than tokenized.
  • The Boys: Characters are generally well-developed and not merely symbolic.

The Boys reads higher on anti-traditional framing than The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, which nudges the overall profile message-forward. The Boys reads higher on message-first dialogue than The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, which nudges the overall profile message-forward. The Boys reads higher on ideology over story than The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, which nudges the overall profile message-forward.

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Frequently asked questions

Which is more woke, The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! or The Boys?
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! scores higher on the AI pass (91/100 vs 30/100).
What do community votes say?
Votes lean more woke on The Boys (76 vs 10 on our vote-weighted scale).
Why might AI and votes disagree?
AI scores come from a structured model pass; votes capture how people read the politics or messaging. Trailers, culture-war framing, and release timing can push votes away from the model.