Super Mario background influence

After settling on producing a 'comedic' Animation, I wanted to change the artistic style and palette of it. In order my comedy to be easily readable, I've decided to use a minimalist style. This, along with my decision to use a LittleBigPlanet-Steven Fry-ish narration over my animation allowed me to create an association with the art style used in Super Mario. I've drawn my ground level and am currently unsure as to whether I should have a sky at all, as I think this style connotes a flipchart which itself has comedic connotations which will allow me to draw over the course of the animation.