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|image=[[File:Ghosts R Us | |image=[[File:Ghosts'R'Us.jpg|200px]] | ||
|airdate=October 5, 1991 | |||
|airdate=October 5, 1991 | |writer=Perry Martin | ||
|writer= | |song=[[List of Songs in Super Mario World#There's a Wizard, Here Tonight|There's a Wizard, Here Tonight]] | ||
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|before=[[Send in the Clown|<<]] | |before=[[Send in the Clown|<<]] | ||
|after=[[The Night Before Cave Christmas|>>]] | |after=[[The Night Before Cave Christmas|>>]] | ||
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"'''Ghosts 'R' Us'''" is the fourth episode of the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' animated series | "'''Ghosts 'R' Us'''" is the fourth episode of the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' animated series. | ||
== Plot == | |||
==Plot | [[Mario]], [[Yoshi]], [[Luigi]] and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] are searching the [[Forest of Illusion|Enchanted Forest]] for the missing [[Oogtar]] the Caveboy. As the group searches, Yoshi becomes increasingly uneasy in the haunted forest. After reassuring Yoshi that there aren't ghosts in the forest, Luigi bumps into a robed being. | ||
[[Mario]], [[Yoshi]], [[Luigi]] | |||
Apologizing to the figure for bumping into him, Luigi is warned by Princess Toadstool that the figure is "the most | Apologizing to the figure for bumping into him, Luigi is warned by Princess Toadstool that the figure is "Wisenheimer, the most dangerous [[Magikoopa|Koopa Wizard]] of them all". Yelling that his name is really [[Wizenheimer]], the Koopa Wizard ends up scaring a panicking Yoshi away. | ||
[[File:WizardheimerBobomb.jpg|thumb| | [[File:WizardheimerBobomb.jpg|thumb|250px|left|[[Wizenheimer]] with a [[Bob-omb]].]] | ||
After frightening Yoshi away, Wizenheimer demands that Mario, Luigi | After frightening Yoshi away, Wizenheimer demands that Mario, Luigi and Princess Toadstool to jump into a nearby [[Warp Pipe|Warp Tube]]. Princess Toadstool states thet the trio refuses to enter the pipe, stating that it leads to a [[Ghost House|Haunted House]]. Mario, Luigi and Princess Toadstool are subsequently forced into the tube when Wizenheimer conjures-up a [[Bob-omb]] and threatens to blow up the group. After Mario, Luigi and Princess Toadstool jump into the tube, Wizenheimer follows them in. | ||
Eventually, Yoshi stops running and begins to worry about his friends and the trees and bushes roar and grab at him. Before Yoshi can track them down, though, a large Tarzan-like holler scares the dinosaur. Terrified, Yoshi runs off, only to be chased by a "monster" who was, in | Eventually, Yoshi stops running and begins to worry about his friends and the trees and bushes roar and grab at him. Before Yoshi can track them down Mario, Luigi and Princess Toadstool though, a large Tarzan-like holler scares the dinosaur. Terrified, Yoshi runs off, only to be chased by a "monster" who was, in actually, the missing caveboy, Oogtar. | ||
While running away from Oogtar, Yoshi nearly bumps into a wall of [[Piranha Plant]]s sticking out of Warp | While running away from Oogtar, Yoshi nearly bumps into a wall of [[Piranha Plant]]s sticking out of [[Warp Pipe|Warp Tube]]s. Yoshi easily jumps over these Piranha Plants, unfortunately, Oogtar isn't as lucky and ends up becoming stuck in a Piranha Plant's mouth. After begging for help, Oogtar is saved when Yoshi slurps up the Piranha Plant chewing on Oogtar. | ||
After Oogtar thanks Yoshi for saving him, Yoshi explains to him that Mario, Luigi | After Oogtar thanks Yoshi for saving him, Yoshi explains to him that Mario, Luigi and Princess Toadstool have been kidnapped by a Koopa Wizard. Hearing Yoshi's story, Oogtar decides to aid him in his search for their friends. | ||
In the basement of | In the basement of [[Wizenheimer's Haunted House]], Wizenheimer begins to taunt the now shackled Mario, Luigi and Princess Toadstool. After Princess Toadstool asks Wizenheimer why he is holding them captive, the Koopa Wizard's only response is, "Because I'm an evil Koopa Wizard, I don't need a reason to be mean and nasty. It's my nature!". Wizenheimer then leaves his prisoners, whose only hope of escape are Yoshi and Oogtar. | ||
While looking for their friends in the forest, Oogtar and Yoshi are attacked by an angry [[Wiggler|Caterpillar]]. A panicking Oogtar is forced to drag Yoshi away, the latter having gone into shock due to the caterpillar's monstrous roars. While fleeing from the caterpillar, Yoshi comes across | While looking for their friends in the forest, Oogtar and Yoshi are attacked by an angry [[Wiggler|Caterpillar]]. A panicking Oogtar is forced to drag Yoshi away, the latter having gone into shock due to the caterpillar's monstrous roars. While fleeing from the caterpillar, Yoshi comes across an [[? Block]], which he hits, causing a pair of [[Yoshi's Wings|Magic Wings]] to pop out of the box; leaping into these wings, Yoshi gains the power of flight. With Oogtar on his back, Yoshi flutters up into the air and swoops down on the attacking caterpillar and with his sticky tongue, gobbles it up. | ||
[[File:SMWTrappedinWizardheimersCastle.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] | [[File:SMWTrappedinWizardheimersCastle.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] and [[Oogtar]] trapped in [[Wizenheimer]]'s Castle. Note that Mario and Luigi's gloves are the same color as their skin.]] | ||
With the ability to fly on his side, Yoshi easily finds the Warp | With the ability to fly on his side, Yoshi easily finds the Warp Tube his friends were forced down and with Oogtar, he ventures down it. Coming out of the other end of the Warp Tube, Yoshi is horrified to discover that Wizenheimer lives in a Haunted House. Deciding to leave Yoshi behind, the overconfident Oogtar begins pounding on the door of Wizenheimer's Haunted House. Coming to see what the commotion was, Wizenheimer is met with Oogtar, who demands to be brought to the house's dungeon to see his friends. An amused Wizenheimer agrees to take Oogtar to the dungeon, then subsequently zaps the cave-boy into chains in the dungeon. | ||
Realizing it is up to him to save his friends, Yoshi, with the use of a [[Triangular Block|Triangle Block]], barges into the house. Inside the house, Yoshi is attacked and chased by a gang of [[Boo|ghosts]]. After a long chase, Yoshi finds himself in Wizenheimer's basement, face-to-face with the Koopa Wizard himself. | Realizing it is up to him to save his friends, Yoshi, with the use of a [[Triangular Block|Triangle Block]], barges into the house. Inside the house, Yoshi is attacked and chased by a gang of [[Boo|ghosts]]. After a long chase, Yoshi finds himself in Wizenheimer's basement, face-to-face with the Koopa Wizard himself. | ||
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After almost being blasted by Wizenheimer, Yoshi, after getting some advice from Oogtar, uses his tongue to slurp up Wizenheimer's wand, leaving the Koopa Wizard powerless. Yoshi's subsequent belch from eating the wand shoots out a magical blast that frees his friends. The now free Mario defeats Wizenheimer by jumping on his head and sending him tumbling into the bowels of his basement. | After almost being blasted by Wizenheimer, Yoshi, after getting some advice from Oogtar, uses his tongue to slurp up Wizenheimer's wand, leaving the Koopa Wizard powerless. Yoshi's subsequent belch from eating the wand shoots out a magical blast that frees his friends. The now free Mario defeats Wizenheimer by jumping on his head and sending him tumbling into the bowels of his basement. | ||
Even with Wizenheimer defeated, Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, Yoshi | Even with Wizenheimer defeated, Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, Yoshi and Oogtar are still trapped in his Haunted House. It is only after a failed attempt by Oogtar to break down the basement door that a [[key|magic key]] is found. Using this magic key, the gang are transported back to [[Dome City]], safe and sound. | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
*[[Walker Boone]] — [[Mario]] | *[[Walker Boone]] — [[Mario]] | ||
*[[Tony Rosato]] — [[Luigi]] | *[[Tony Rosato]] — [[Luigi]] | ||
*[[Andrew Sabiston]] — [[Yoshi]] | |||
*[[Tracey Moore]] — [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] | *[[Tracey Moore]] — [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] | ||
*[[John Stocker]] — [[Oogtar]] the caveboy, [[Wizenheimer]], Catipillar, singer #2 | |||
*[[Michael Stark]] — Singer #1 | *[[Michael Stark]] — Singer #1 | ||
==Animation and continuity errors== | ==Animation and continuity errors== | ||
*In several scenes of the episode various objects, such as ? Blocks and doors disappear, only to reappear later. | |||
*In several scenes, the "L" on Luigi's hat turns white on a black background. | |||
*While running from the [[Big Boo]], Yoshi's saddle briefly turns white. | |||
*When Toadstool questions Oogtar's disappearance, Mario and Luigi's gloves are the same color as his skin. | |||
*In several scenes of the episode | |||
*In several scenes, the "L" on Luigi's | |||
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*When Toadstool questions Oogtar's disappearance, Mario and Luigi's gloves are the same color as | |||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{ | {{foreignname | ||
| | |Por=Fantasmas somos nós | ||
| | |PorM=Ghosts 'R' Us | ||
|Ger=Das Geisterhaus | |Ger=Das Geisterhaus | ||
|GerM=The | |GerM=The House of Spirits | ||
|Ita=Fantasmi a colazione | |Ita=Fantasmi a colazione | ||
|ItaM=Ghosts for | |ItaM=Ghosts for Breakfast | ||
| | |Fra=La maison hantée | ||
| | |FraM=The haunted house | ||
| | |SpaE=Los fantasmas somos nosotros<br/>Los fantasmas ''(re-dub)'' | ||
|SpaEM=The ghosts are us<br/>The ghosts ''(re-dub)'' | |||
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|SpaA=Fantasmas juguetones | |SpaA=Fantasmas juguetones | ||
|SpaAM=Playful ghosts | |SpaAM=Playful ghosts | ||
| | |Rom=Noi suntem fantome<ref>[http://ok.ru/videoembed/26859866756 "Ghosts 'R' Us", dubbed in Romanian.]</ref> | ||
|RomM=We are ghosts | |||
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}} | }} | ||
==Trivia== | == Trivia == | ||
*[[ | [[File:SMWYoshiwhitesaddle.jpg|thumb|150px|Yoshi with a white saddle.]] | ||
*This | *The name "Ghosts 'R' Us" is a pun of [[Wikipedia:Toys "R" Us|Toys "R" Us]], a famous, international toy-store. This is also the second episode of a Mario cartoon to have a title be a pun of "Toys 'R' Us", the first being "[[Crimes R Us]]" of ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. | ||
*"Ghosts R Us" is also the title of the first episode of ''[[Wikipedia:The Real Ghostbusters|The Real Ghostbusters]]'', another animated series produced by [[DIC Entertainment]]. | |||
*This is one of four episodes in the cartoon in which [[Bowser|King Koopa]] doesn't appear, the others being "[[Fire Sale]]", "[[Born to Ride]]" and "[[Party Line]]". | |||
*This is the only episode that didn't appear in the single-disc dvds of the series (''[[Yoshi the Superstar]]'' or ''[[Koopa's Stone Age Quests]]''). | |||
*This is the first appearance of [[Oogtar]]. | |||
*In the game, [[Yoshi]] cannot enter a [[Ghost House]], unlike this episode. | |||
** However Yoshi eggs can be placed in Ghost House-themed levels in [[Super Mario Maker]] | |||
*''[[Super Mario Kart]]'''s [[Ghost Valley 1]], [[Ghost Valley 2]], and [[Ghost Valley 3]]'s music can be heard in the background when Oogtar and Yoshi are outside Wizenheimer's Haunted House. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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