Help has arrived in the form of Mario and Luigi, with plungers and snakes serving as their weapons of choice when combatting backed-up showers and sinks. A new and ingenious spot, pegged to the April 7 release of “” doubles as an ad for Super Mario Bros. Plumbing, which services Brooklyn and Queens .
“Thank you Super Mario Bros., it seems like the only thing you haven’t drained is my bank account,” one satisfied customer says in the ad., assuring customers that the business is “Family Owned and Operated” and “Fixing Pipes Is Our Game!” No mention of saving princesses or battling Bowser is made. “My little brother, Luigi, and I were tired of dealing with spiky bosses, so we jumped at the opportunity to take on Brooklyn’s plumbing problems all by ourselves,” the site reads. There’s also a number listed , which, when dialed, does offer a voice mail message containing an ebullient and Italian-accented Mario., as well as Universal Pictures and Illumination, the makers of “Despicable Me” and “Sing.