Chris Martinet Gay Bowser

Charles Martinet is an incredible voice actor. He voiced Mario, Luigi, baby Mario, baby Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, and even Toadsworth. His voice acting spans generations, and he likely touched the hearts of children world wide. The most memorable part of growing up was hearing “so long, Gay Bowser!” for the first time. I hear it everywhere I go. I cannot get this important phrase from my childhood out of my head. Now we have a chance to discover the origins of this legendary phrase. The phrase was unfortunately removed from Super Mario 3D All-Stars, but it will remain in our hearts forever. This is our exclusive interview with Charles Martinet on Gay Bowser, getting into character, and more.

Exclusive Interview With Charles Martinet On Gay Bowser And More

Dr. Williams: Hello Chris. Thank you so much for taking the time to speak with us today. How are you doing?

Charles Martinet: You’re welcome Dr. Richards. Woo-hoo! I’ma doin’ fine! Let’s jump right in! Lets’a go!

How Does He Get Into Character?

Dr. Williams: Wow I love your enthusiasm. I am sure it will become exhausting shortly though. Okay, so my first question is this. How do you get into character every day?

Charles Martinet: That is a great question. I love doing Italian voices. When I was younger I would make fun of the Italian kids in class. I would imitate their voices and make it hype nauseating. Exaggerating their nasally voice was the funniest part to me. The whole class would laugh. One Italian kid even moved shortly after. It was worth it for the laughs though. I wouldn’t change a thing.

Dr. Williams: Wow that sounds hilarious! It seems like it may have harmed those kids though, but I believe comedy opportunities should come before comfort.

Charles Martinet: I agree completely. I wouldn’t be where I am at today if I didn’t use these silly voices.

How Did “So Long Gay Bowser” Happen?

Dr. Williams: My next question is the one I have been waiting my whole life to hear. Where did that so long Gay Bowser line come from? It is hilarious. It made my whole childhood wonderful. In fact, it is my favorite line of all time. Was that in the script? Was it improv? Did you sneak it in?

Charles Martinet: Oh yeah. That was all me. I couldn’t stop laughing after recording that line. No one understood why it was so funny. I think they didn’t know what I was saying. They left it in and I have been laughing ever since. I got the idea from when I used to tease kids in school. I would call my teacher “Gay Teacher” and I would call kids that were bad at sports “Gay Loser”. It was all in good fun. I thought Mario would be playful and tease Bowser as well.

His Thoughts On The Removal Of “So Long Gay Bowser”

Dr. Williams: Wow that was incredibly interesting Chris. How do you feel about the removal of the line in Super Mario 3D All-Stars? It broke my heart when Mario said “bye-bye”. It just didn’t feel like Mario. No emotion, no fun, no tease, no heart, no soul.

Charles Martinet: My name is Charles, but yes I was devastated. I do understand though. 2020 is a different time than 1996. Back in the 90’s gay was the funniest word in the world. Everything was gay. Your dog was gay, your car was gay, a meal was gay. Everyone and everything was gay. It was just so funny. Now you can’t say that. I understand why you can’t say that, but I still miss the funny moments it would bring.

Dr. Williams: Wow thank you so much for taking our call today. We hope you have a great day. So long Gay Charles!

Charles Martinet: *Laughs for 8 minutes straight* That was hilarious! One more time for old times sake. So Long Gay Bowser! Wa-hoo!

That was a great interview. The secret to “so long Gay Bowser” is now revealed. We finally know why Charles Martinet said Gay Bowser. I am glad to be part of such a great day in gaming history. What did you think of the big reveal? Let us know in the comments.

This interview was featured in an episode of ‘Celebrity Dungeon’. You can watch the interview down below.