A closer look
Protecting a family-friendly brand sometimes requires dipping your toes into the darkest corners of copyright law. In 1993, the adult entertainment industry released two extremely unauthorized, highly questionable parodies titled 'Super Hornio Brothers,' starring none other than Ron Jeremy as Mario. Horrified at the brand damage, Nintendo quietly bought the exclusive distribution rights to the films, locking the smut deep in a corporate vault where it legally can never see the light of day again.
