Editing Ghosts 'R' Us

{{SMW TV episode infobox
|image=[[File:Ghosts R Us Frightened Yoshi.png|200px]]
|production=404
|airdate={{flag list|USA|October 5, 1991<ref>https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/4301/super-mario-world/episodes</ref>|France|September 25, 1992|Albania|November 10, 2024<ref name="Albania">[https://www.cda.pl/video/2224641329 Bota e Super Marios - Episoda 4 | Fantazmat jemi ne (Dublimi Shqip, Çufo)]</ref>}}
|writer=[[Perry Martin]]
|song="[[List of Super Mario World (television series) songs#"Wizard"|Wizard]]"
|captain_n="Totally Tetrisized"
|before=[[Send in the Clown|<<]]
|after=[[The Night Before Cave Christmas|>>]]
}}

{{quote|Yoshi not go in there! Yoshi too scared! Mucho [[Boo|ghosts]] inside!|[[Yoshi]]}}

"'''Ghosts 'R' Us'''" is the fourth episode of the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' animated series. The episode is misspelled as "'''Ghosts Are Us'''" on MRA Entertainment's DVDs and streaming releases. This episode's name is a pun on the name of the store {{wp|Toys "R" Us}}. This is also the second episode of a ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' cartoon to have a title be a pun on the name Toys "R" Us, the first being "[[Crimes R Us]]" of ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. This episode also marks the first appearance of [[Oogtar]] and [[Wizenheimer]].

This is the only episode that did not appear in the single-disc DVDs of the series, but instead being released as part of the ''[[Mario Bros. Mix]]'' DVD. This is also the only episode to feature a [[Ghost House|haunted house]].
==Plot synopsis==
[[Mario]], [[Yoshi]], [[Luigi]], and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] are searching the [[Forest of Illusion|Enchanted Forest]] for the missing [[Oogtar]] the [[Cave People|cave boy]]. As the group searches, Yoshi becomes increasingly uneasy in the haunted forest. After reassuring Yoshi that there are no ghosts in the forest, Luigi bumps into a robed being.

Apologizing to the figure for bumping into him, Luigi is warned by Princess Toadstool that the figure is "the most terrible [[Magikoopa|Koopa Wizard]] in the entire [[Dinosaur Land|Dino World]], Wisenheimer". Yelling that his name is really [[Wizenheimer]], the Koopa Wizard ends up scaring Luigi and Yoshi, causing the latter to run away panicking.

[[File:WizardheimerBobomb.jpg|thumb|200px|left|[[Wizenheimer]] with a [[Bob-omb]].]]
After frightening Yoshi away, Wizenheimer demands that Mario, Luigi, and Princess Toadstool jump into a nearby [[Warp Pipe]]. Princess Toadstool 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 actuality, the missing caveboy, Oogtar.

While running away from Oogtar, Yoshi nearly bumps into a wall of [[Piranha Plant]]s sticking out of Warp Pipes. Yoshi easily jumps over these Piranha Plants; unfortunately, Oogtar is not 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, 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 the 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 a [[? 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]], and [[Oogtar]] trapped in [[Wizenheimer]]'s castle.]]
With the ability to fly on his side, Yoshi easily finds the Warp Pipe his friends were forced down and with Oogtar, he ventures down it. Coming out of the other end of the Warp Pipe, 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 caveboy 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.

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, 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.

Oogtar apologizes to Mario and his friends for getting them into trouble with Wizenheimer, before thanking Yoshi for rescuing him and his friends. Mario also compliments him, remarking that he thought Yoshi was scared of ghosts. Yoshi admits that, while he is still scared of ghosts, he can deal with them. He then proceeds to whistle a tune, with his friends laughing as the episode ends.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMWTV Ghosts R Us title card.png|Title card
</gallery>

==Cast==
*[[Andrew Sabiston]] &mdash; [[Yoshi]]
*[[John Stocker]] &mdash; [[Oogtar]] the caveboy, [[Wizenheimer]], Caterpillar, singer #2
*[[Walker Boone]] &mdash; [[Mario]]
*[[Tony Rosato]] &mdash; [[Luigi]]
*[[Tracey Moore]] &mdash; [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]
*[[Michael Stark]] &mdash; Singer #1

==Animation and continuity errors==
*At the beginning of the episode, [[Mario]]'s hair is briefly colored black instead brown.
*When Mario tells [[Yoshi]] to not be afraid, he has four fingers on each hand instead of five. A similar error also occurs with [[Wizenheimer]] when he says he likes prisoners.
*When [[Luigi]] bumps into [[Wizenheimer]], his right hand overlaps on him.
*When [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] warns Luigi of Wizenheimer, a gap appears underneath her dress several times.
*When Yoshi grabs the [[Piranha Plant]] trying to eat [[Oogtar]] with his tongue, the other Piranha Plants freeze in place.
*When Oogtar is impressed after Yoshi eats the Piranha Plant, Yoshi's right eye is closed as opposed to his open left eye.
*In several scenes of the episode, various objects, such as [[? Block]]s and doors disappear, only to reappear later.
*At one point, Luigi's gloves are missing while only the stripes are visible.
*When Wizenheimer explains that he is an evil [[Magikoopa|Koopa Wizard]], Mario’s mustache is colored brown instead of black.
**In the same scene, his and Luigi’s handcuffs are the same color as their gloves. This also happens when Wizenheimer says he likes prisoners.
***Additionally, the letter L on [[Luigi Cap|Luigi's cap]] is missing.
*In several scenes, the "L" on Luigi's cap turns white on a black background. 
*When Luigi says that he and his friends are trapped, [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadtstool]]'s eyebrows are black instead of orange.
*When Yoshi runs over to the ? Block, Oogtar is layered over him.
*When Yoshi and Oogtar are flying in the air, a [[Block]] in the background can be seen to be moving with the screen.
*When Oogtar is impressed after Yoshi eats the [[Wiggler|caterpillar]], his hair is layered over his left hand.
**In the same scene, the bottom of Oogtar's loincloth is high cut above his hip, exposing the side of his rear, while in the other shot showing the backside, his loincloth extends over his rear.
*When Oogtar says that the [[Warp Pipe]] leads to the [[Ghost House|haunted house]], his eyebrows disappear briefly.
*When Yoshi hides behind a tree, he is layered in front of and behind it.
*When Toadstool questions Oogtar's disappearance, Mario and Luigi's gloves are the same color as their skin. This also happens near the end of the episode when they congratulate him for finding a [[Key|magic key]], although the stripes on their gloves appear to be the same color as their shirts.
*When Luigi says, "''Great! But who's gonna rescue you?''", both Bros.' letters on their caps are missing.
*When Yoshi finds the [[Triangular Block|Triangle Block]] and when he jumps it, it overlaps on the house.
*When Yoshi opens a window, part of the background is colored in like his body.
*While running from the [[Big Boo]], Yoshi's saddle colors are reversed.
*Similar to the [[Send in the Clown|previous episode]], most dubs that retain the vocals of the song with the exception of the Brazilian Portuguese dub use Yoshi's English voice instead of his dubbed voice.
*In the Italian dub, the instrumental version of "Wizard" still retains the "''Look, there's a monster!''" line, albeit faintly.
*In the Albanian dub, Captain N's narration normally at the beginning of the episode is absent.

<gallery>
SMWTrappedinWizardheimersCastle.jpg|Mario and Luigi's miscolored gloves
SMW Ghosts R Us error.png|Oogtar's incorrectly layered hair with the side of his rear exposed
SMWYoshiwhitesaddle.jpg|Yoshi's miscolored saddle
</gallery>

==Profiles==
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==Dub edits==
*In the French dub:
**[[Wizenheimer]]'s name is pronounced with the "w" making a "v" sound, similar to its pronunciation in Germanic languages such as Dutch and German. As such, when [[Mario]] misprounounces Wizenheimer's name while he and his friends are trapped in his [[Ghost House|haunted house]], he mentions that English is his first language, and, as such, may not pronounce foreign names properly. In the original version, he merely says, "''Wisen-whatever!''"
***In the Italian dub, Mario says that he should not become angry at someone if they mispronounce his name.
**The dungeon of Wizenheimer's haunted house is referred to as a torture chamber.
**After Wizenheimer welcomes Mario and his friends to his haunted house, Mario demands that he free him and his friends from their shackles. In the original, he says that he will never get away with imprisoning him and his friends.
*In the original, when [[Yoshi]] when Wizenheimer explains his real name, [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] mentions that he is running away. In the Italian and Latin American Spanish dubs, she urges Yoshi not to run away.
**In the following shot, the dubs have Mario telling Yoshi not to be afraid before turning to tell Wizenheimer why he should be scaring everyone with his booming voice. In the original, he only says the latter.
*In the Latin American Spanish dub:
**Laughter is added when [[Wizenheimer]] looks at [[Luigi]] after he accidentally bumps into him. This is also true in the Italian dub.
**When explaining why he cannot enter the [[Ghost House|haunted house]] to [[Oogtar]], [[Yoshi]] explains that there are many ghosts, implying, but not explicitly stating, that he does not like ghosts. In the dub, he explicitly tells Oogtar that he does not like ghosts.

==Names in other languages==
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|Ara=هايمر اللص
|AraR=Haymr alls
|AraM=Wizenheimer the thief
|AraC=<ref>[https://archive.org/details/super-mario-spacetoon-arabic-cartoon/Super+Mario+02+Arabic+dub.mkv سوبر ماريو - سبيس تون]</ref>
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|Ger=Das Geisterhaus
|GerM=The Ghost House
|GerC=<ref>https://www.amazon.de/Super-Mario-World-Staffel-dt/dp/B00ET0O4CW</ref>
|Gre=Τα φαντάσματα είμαστε εμείς
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|GreM=Ghosts are us
|GreC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v19648TlDY8&list=PL4jn9NtEN0PKo_W7t0aUj36sZmu0fT_WJ&index=4 Super Mario World - Episode 4 - Ghosts 'R' Us Greek Audio]</ref>
|Hun=Szellemes szobafogság
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|Por=Fantasmas somos nós
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|PorC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53a6hOU7HQY&list=PLwzf4mOPE8BkFgMlj2blKPqgP8WKos3hy&index=4 Super Mario World - Os Fantasmas Somos Nós (Dublado)]</ref>
|Rom=Noi suntem fantome
|RomM=We are ghosts
|RomC=<ref>May 20, 2015. [http://ok.ru/videoembed/26859866756 "Ghosts 'R' Us", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo]. ''Odnoklassniki (OK.ru).'' Retrieved January 4, 2016.</ref>
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|SpaE=Los fantasmas somos nosotros
|SpaEM=The ghosts are us
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==Trivia==
*[[Yoshi]] narrates the preview for the episode by saying, "''Yoshi say, stay out of [[Ghost House]]. Bad things inside! [[Magikoopa|Koopa Wizards]], scary [[Boo|ghosts]], things that go bump in the dark... Yoshi no scared...but can you go first?''"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiJfK6d-rHc&list=PLySo2SlSHPSPsMPvx3vXPmReAe05Vro9H&index=4 Super Mario World 404 - Ghosts Are Us//Totally Tetrisized]</ref>
*This episode is one of the three episodes in ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' where [[Bowser|King Koopa]] and his [[Koopalings]] do not appear, the others being "[[Born to Ride]]" and "[[Party Line]]."

==References==
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