Captain N and the Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 was a compilation of the second season of Captain N, and a new animated series based on the mega-hit NES game Super Mario Bros. 3. The show ran in ABA format, with a 22-minute Captain N episode sandwiched between two Super Mario 3 cartoons. This resulted in Captain N being spread across two half hour blocks, probably to keep viewers from changing the channel and watching another network.