Episodes of the Week – Mario Should Have Been A Judge

Shigeru Miyamoto never made an appearance on Iron Chef, but his most famous creation would have been right at home as a judge on the episodes featured in this week’s Episodes of the Week. (For those of you who do not know, Shigeru Miyamoto is the designer who created Mario for Nintendo.) This week’s episodes of the week theme is Mushrooms. I don’t remember any of the judges suddenly growing larger or gaining an extra life after eating any of these mushrooms, but I’ll probably watch the episodes again just to make sure. 🙂

• Mushroom (234) – Iron Chef Chen vs. Hideki Osako
• Matsutake Mushroom (239) – Iron Chef Sakai vs. Masamitsu Takahashi
• Matsutake Mushroom (336) – Iron Chef Michiba vs. Minoru Noda – This battle featured one of the few American born challengers to visit Kitchen Stadium.
• Shiitake Mushroom (409) – Iron Chef Chen vs. Takaya Nakazawa
• Mushroom (444) – Iron Chef Chen vs. Daniella Ozik (This episode did not air on Food Network)
• Matsutake Mushroom (537) – Iron Chef Kobe vs. Fujio Imai (This episode did not air on Food Network)
• Maitake Mushroom (642) – Iron Chef Kobe vs. Takatsugu Sasaoka
• Porcini (643) – Iron Chef Morimoto vs. Marco Molinari – This episode is best remembered for the way the challenger makes his pasta.
• Jumbo Mushroom (727) – Iron Chef Kobe vs. Shoji Yamaoka

You can find the following episodes by searching our video database: 234, 239, 336, 409, 642, 643, 727

New in the database this week: 234, 336, 642, 643