Editing Princess Toadstool for President

{{TAOSMB3 episode infobox
|image=[[File:PrincessToadstoolPresident.jpg|250px]]
|production=111
|airdate=September 22, 1990 (English) <br> October 11, 1991 (French)
|writer=Matt Uitz
|opening=[[Grass Land]]
|song="[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#Great Balls of Fire|Great Balls of Fire]]" ({{wp|Jerry Lee Lewis}})
|before=[[The Beauty of Kootie|<<]]
|after=[[Never Koop a Koopa|>>]]
}}
"'''Princess Toadstool for President'''" is the fifth episode of ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. It aired alongside another episode entitled "[[Never Koop a Koopa]]."

==Plot synopsis==
[[Toad]] comes running out of [[Toad House|his house]] to find [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], who are fishing at a pond, and warns them about how [[Bowser|King Koopa]] has brought a plague of [[Paragoomba|Para-Goomba]]s to the [[Mushroom Kingdom]].

Meanwhile, Koopa and [[Larry Koopa|Cheatsy]] wheel a cage full of [[Big Paragoomba|Giant Land Para-Goomba]]s to the top of a hill. Koopa tells Cheatsy that he intends to have the Para-Goombas eat up the local crops so that the [[Toad (species)|Mushroom People]] will have no food and so that Princess Toadstool will be forced into giving him her kingdom in exchange for his food.

As soon as the Para-Goombas are unleashed, Mario and Luigi arrive and try to tell Koopa to put the Para-Goombas back in the cage, but he instead throws the cage at them. Mario and Luigi manage to jump on the cage and make quick work of four of the Para-Goombas, while the last two shut themselves in the cage. Princess Toadstool then confronts Koopa, telling him that if he is so desperate to rule her kingdom, that he should do it properly. She informs him of an upcoming election, and that he should run in it. That way, the citizens will be able to elect their next leader, and the loser will agree to leave the kingdom. Mario doubts that Koopa would actually enter the running, but he surprises him by agreeing to Princess Toadstool's suggestion, and shakes her hand.

[[File:Princess Toadstool 1.jpg|thumb|left|King Koopa talking to Cheatsy about how Princess Toadstool could win the election easily.]]
Having returned to his throne room at [[Bowser's Castle|Castle Koopa]], Koopa whines to Cheatsy about how nobody in the Mushroom Kingdom would ever vote for him, because Princess Toadstool is a "goody-goody." Cheatsy suggests being nice, but Koopa claims that he has never been nice in his life, stating that he is "allergic to nice." [[Ludwig von Koopa|Kooky]] then enters and sprays his dad with a strange, blue chemical, which suddenly forces him to act nicely. Kooky explains that the substance is a [[Nice Guy Potion]], and with it, Koopa stands a chance against Princess Toadstool.

Back in the Mushroom Kingdom, Princess Toadstool is giving a one-sided debate against Koopa, when Koopa and his [[Koopalings|kids]] arrive as a marching band. Koopa tosses [[Gold Coin]]s out to everyone, telling them all to have a nice day. He then goes on to toss more freebies down to the Mushroom People from his [[Airship|Doomship]]: free toys for the children, free flea collars for the pets, and free false teeth for the elderly. Back at Toad's House, Mario and Toad (the latter of whom is wearing a Koopa T-shirt himself) worry that all of Koopa's offerings will persuade people into voting for him, so Princess Toadstool plans to give a speech about what she has done in the past at the Mushroom Kingdom Founder's Day Picnic. Cheatsy and Kooky, who are spying on them through a window, realize that they need to deal with Princess Toadstool's plan.

[[File:Princess Toadstool 2.jpg|thumb|Kooky setting off the firecracker to ruin the Founder's Day fireworks.]]
At the picnic, Princess Toadstool starts to give her speech, when Kooky sets off a firecracker, which hits a mountain of blocks, causing it to collapse. The blocks scare Princess Toadstool into falling off a cliff, but when Mario and Luigi go down to find her, they learn that she hid in a [[Warp Pipe]].

Meanwhile, Koopa is sweet-talking to a baby, when he slowly stops acting nice. Kooky figures that the Nice Guy Potion is wearing off, so Koopa orders him and Cheatsy to return home and create some more before his final election speech. Mario and Luigi, who were spying on the Koopas, head after them.

Mario and Luigi soon arrive in [[Dark Land]], where they are ambushed by [[Doom Tank|Tanks]] and [[Rocky Wrench]]es. They escape into a Warp Pipe leading underground, but find themselves in a fire pit. In the pit, the brothers are chased around by [[Flame Chomp|Fire Chomp]]s, [[Hot Foot]]s and a [[Fire Snake|Firesnake]], but they manage to avoid them and get to the other side.

[[File:Princess Toadstool 3.jpg|thumb|left|Luigi distracting Cheatsy and Kooky.]]
Mario and Luigi soon make it inside Castle Koopa, and arrive at the entrance to Kooky's lab, where Kooky and Cheatsy are preparing more Nice Guy Potion. Luigi gets the Koopalings' attention by dropping a glass beaker on the floor, and they chase him out of the lab. While they are gone, Mario walks into the lab and pours the Nice Guy Potion down the drain. Cheatsy and Kooky return to the lab without finding Luigi to see that the potion is gone. When Koopa finds out, he is furious, because the election is about to start.

After Princess Toadstool gives her final speech, Koopa is reluctant to give his, as he is still angry. Kooky and Cheatsy tell him to fake his way through his speech, so he attempts to do so. As he gives his speech, Princess Toadstool claims that he used a Nice Guy Potion to try to win the election. Koopa claims that he would never need such a potion to be nice, and ironically threatens to pound anyone who opposes him into mush.

Afterwards, Mario reveals the final vote count, announcing that Princess Toadstool won by a landslide, and Koopa is shocked to learn that out of 6,436,213 voters, he only received one vote: his very own. When Koopa ponders as to how that is possible, Cheatsy and Kooky explain that Princess Toadstool was so nice, that they had to vote for her. Koopa growls, and chases his kids as they run away.
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==Cast==
*[[Walker Boone]] &mdash; [[Mario]]
*[[Tony Rosato]] &mdash; [[Luigi]], Man #2
*[[Tracey Moore]] &mdash; [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], Lady
*[[John Stocker]] &mdash; [[Toad]], Man #1
*[[Harvey Atkin]] &mdash; [[Bowser|King Bowser Koopa]], Man #3
*[[James Rankin]] &mdash; [[Larry Koopa|Cheatsy Koopa]]
*[[Michael Stark]] &mdash; [[Ludwig von Koopa|Kooky von Koopa]]

==Animation and continuity errors==
*In almost every transition, the sound played with it is missing.
*The background music for this episode is entirely muffled with the exception of the "[[Mega Move]]" theme.
*[[Toad]] can be seen smiling for a brief moment before he alerts his friends.
*When [[Mario]] fishes, a shot of [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] is shown twice.
**After the first shot, Toad is missing, and shortly after, the second shot zooms out for a split-second before cutting to the next scene.
*While pulling the cage, [[Bowser|King Koopa]] constantly switches between two designs while [[Larry Koopa|Cheatsy]]'s animation loops incorrectly.
*The color of King Koopa's stomach briefly changes to the color of his body while pulling the cage.
*When King Koopa and Cheatsy pull the cage up the hill, part of the cage is already open.
*When Cheatsy opens the cage, a [[Paragoomba]]'s eyebrows are missing.
*Throughout its appearance, the cage changes color and size several times.
*When the Paragoombas are munching on the crops, they are mirrored for a split-second.
*When King Koopa starts to push the cage towards the Mario Bros, Cheatsy is missing.
*When the cage is rolling towards Mario and [[Luigi]], it is nearly touching them, but when they jump onto it, it is just reaching them.
*After Mario and Luigi stomp on some Paragoombas a second time, they briefly reappear.
*When Cheatsy says, "''Are you kidding?''", one of his spikes flashes. This also happens with one King Koopa's fangs.
*When Princess Toadstool tells King Koopa that the election is coming up, the hills in the background overlap her.
*If the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] is a monarchy, then it would never have any primary elections; all leaders would be decided by birth.
*When King Koopa sits down in his throne, the screen is blurry.
*When King Koopa says that he has never been nice, one of his nails turns the same color as his body. This also happens when he clears his eyes after being sprayed by [[Ludwig von Koopa|Kooky]]'s [[Nice Guy Potion]].
*When Kooky comes in, Cheatsy is suddenly right next to King Koopa's throne.
*When Kooky says that King Koopa would never win the election unless he is under the effect of the Nice Guy Potion, his tooth disappears several times.
*When Princess Toadstool says that she challenged King Koopa to an election, her earrings are black instead of blue, while the trims on her dress are the same color as the rest of the dress.
*During the [[Koopalings|Koopaling]] marching parade, several of the Koopalings' heads flash, along with [[Iggy Koopa|Hop]]'s glasses and [[Lemmy Koopa|Hip]]'s drum.
*When King Koopa tosses [[coin]]s to the [[Toad (species)|Mushroom People]], his basket of coins fills back up.
*When the Mushroom People cheer for King Koopa after he says that there will be more nice things if they elect him as their ruler, a Mushroomer's face is not fully colored in.
*When Kooky and Cheatsy peak into Toad's window, Kooky's head is completely tan.
*In one scene during the picnic, Toad's shirt is missing.
*When Kooky and Cheatsy laugh when ruining the fireworks, Kooky's shell flashes.
*When Cheatsy says that King Koopa should not let the public see him not acting nice, King Koopa's eyes are white instead of yellow, while Cheatsy's head is colored orange instead of green.
*When King Koopa tells Kooky and Cheatsy to go to [[Bowser's Castle|Kastle Koopa]], part of his underbelly disappears.
*When the [[Tank]]s chase Mario and Luigi, the background shakes.
*When Mario and Luigi run away from the [[Fire Snake]], the fire at the bottom of the screen disappears.
*When Mario and Luigi look at the Fire Snake from the pipe, Mario's hair is black like Luigi's instead of brown.
*When Kooky holds the potion, his hands are colored like King Koopa's.
*When Kooky tells Cheatsy not to rush, the stirring rod he was holding disappears.
*When Cheatsy says that he is helping, his face is completely green.
*When Cheatsy and Kooky look at Luigi, Kooky holds the potion in his left hand, but when they chase after him, it is in his right.
**In the same scene, the potion inside of the beaker disappears.
*When Cheatsy and Kooky run back to the lab, Kooky reacts about the potion being gone despite not reaching the lab yet.
*After King Koopa finds out that the potion is gone, his shell flashes.
*When Cheatsy says that King Koopa is the biggest fake around, his nostrils are missing.
*In Koopa's final speech, when he thanks the Mushroom People, nothing is in front of him, but after he is confronted with the Nice Guy Potion rumor, a mushroom appears.

<gallery>
TAoSMB3 Princess Toadstool for President error.png|The overlap error
TAoSMB3 Princess Toadstool for President error 2.png|Kooky's miscolored hands
TAoSMB3 Princess Toadstool for President error 3.png|Cheatsy's miscolored face
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Dut=Prinses Paddestoel voor president
|DutM=Princess Toadstool for President
|Ger=Wahlkampf
|GerM=Election Campaign
|PorA=Elegendo a Princesa (original dubbing)<br>Princesa Cogumelo para Presidente (re-dub)
|PorAM=Electing Princess<br>Princess Toadstool for President
|Ita=Il Regno dei Funghi
|ItaM=The Mushroom Kingdom
|Slo=Volitve v Gobjem kraljestvu
|SloM=Elections to the Mushroom Kingdom
|Fre=L'élection de la Princesse
|FreM=The election of the Princess
|SpaA=La Princesa Seta para la Presidencia
|SpaAM=The Princess Toadstool for President
|Rom=Prințesa Ciupercuță, președintă<ref>May 20, 2015. [http://ok.ru/videoembed/26871859844 "Princess Toadstool for President", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo]. ''Odnoklassniki (OK.ru).'' Retrieved January 4, 2016.</ref>
|RomM=Princess Toadstool, president
}}

==Trivia==
*This is the first appearance of the [[Big Paragoomba]], which would make an official debut in the games in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', almost 20 years later.
*[[Bowser|King Koopa]] is referred to as "Bowser Koopa" twice in this episode.
*In the Swedish dub, when King Koopa is hit by the [[Toad (species)|child]], he says "''Din jäv...''", but stops himself. In Swedish, "jäv" is the first part of the Swedish word ''jävla'', with the "v" being where the person in question stops, if they do so, which is considered profanity and comparable to the English word "fuck"<!---Do not censor---> when the latter is used as such.
*From this episode onward, [[Mario]] has brown hair, based on the later ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' games, instead the black hair he had in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' and the first four episodes of [[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3|this series]]. However, [[Luigi]]'s hair remains black.
*This is one of two episodes that were not included in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' single DVDs, the other being "[[Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario]]".
*The plot is similar to that of "Sonic is Running" from ''[[sonicretro:Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog|Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', another show produced by [[DIC Entertainment]]. In both cases, the villains (Koopa and [[Dr. Eggman|Dr. Robotnik]] respectively) decide to run for a position of leadership and use unfair advantages to gain support: Koopa with a [[Nice Guy Potion]], and Robotnik with Hypnovision. However, both Mario and [[Sonic]] catch up with the schemes and cause the villains to ruin their final speeches. In both cases, the villains are beaten by landslides and received only one vote, their own, and it is revealed that their own family voted for the other side instead of them.

==References==
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