Surprising to see what is technically a kids' show referencing a Friedrich Nietzsche quote. (Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you".) Also as far as how Toadstool is still mayor, funny enough there is an election episode coming up that kinda covers how their political system works.