Editing The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3

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{{TV series infobox
|image=[[File:TAoSMB3 Title Card.png|300px]]<br>The opening title curtain for ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
|format=Children's television series
|devel=Reed Shelly<br>Bruce Shelly
|direct=John Grusd
|origin=[[United States of America]]
|language=English
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|seasons=1
|episodes=26
|prodcompany=[[DiC Entertainment]]
|distributor={{wp|WildBrain}}<ref>{{cite|author=WildBrain_Official|date=September 1, 2021|url=issuu.com/wildbrain_official/docs/wildbrain_catalogue_2021|title=WildBrain - Library Catalogue|publisher=issuu.com|page=54}}</ref>
|runtime=23–24 minutes
|firstair={{flag list|USA|September 8, 1990<ref name="epguides">https://epguides.com/AdventuresofSuperMarioBros3/</ref>|France|September 6, 1991|Spain|1992<ref name="El Doblaje">https://www.eldoblaje.com/datos/FichaPelicula.asp?id=70621</ref>|British HK|March 27, 1993<ref name="Traditional Chinese">[https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1ik4y1t7tf/?spm_id_from=333.788.videopod.episodes【1993年ATV粤语】孖寶兄弟/超级玛丽]</ref>|Germany|February 22, 1997<ref>https://www.fernsehserien.de/super-mario-bros-3</ref>|Portugal|2010<ref name="Dialectus">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENQYOA3LbGQ&list=PLFOChXa5Rmpd5uLkAkfXwNItTn9NHBqnw Ep. 1 e Ep. 2 - As Aventuras de Super Mario 3 PT-PT (Dialectus)]</ref>|Romania|December 10, 2017<ref name="Romanian">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asqAp6PjjrA&list=PLeOrS3o_v-TeLtJgZ4RimHmKsX1KsUiaH&index=3 Aventurile Fraților Super Mario | Episodul1- Ninja Koopa Uriași, Ticăloși, Vicleni Și Trișori]</ref>}}
|lastair={{flag list|USA|December 1, 1990<ref name="epguides"/>|France|November 29, 1991|Spain|1992<ref name="El Doblaje"/>|Portugal|2010<ref name="Dialectus"/>}}
|status=Ended
|predecessor=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1989|1989]])
|successor=''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1991|1991]])
|related=''[[Captain N & The Video Game Masters]]''
}}
{{quote|It is a legend no one will forget. Everyone thought King Koopa had left the Mushroom Kingdom. And then... his Doom Ship attacked! King Koopa was back! With the greatest danger ever known...His Koopa Kids! Using their new super powers, the Super Mario Bros. rescued Princess Toadstool, and beat back the evil Koopa family.|Opening narration}}
'''''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''''', also known as '''''Super Mario Bros. 3''''', is the second cartoon of [[DIC Entertainment]]'s ''Super Mario'' trilogy, loosely based on the game ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Aired Saturday mornings on {{wp|NBC}} alongside ''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]'', the show served as a bit of a turning point to the ''Super Mario'' trilogy, where unlike ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' before it, the Mushroom Kingdom is shown in a more peaceful state, there is no live-action segment at the beginning and end of the episode and [[Bowser|King Koopa]] does not use alter egos or employ any of [[Wart]]'s minions. Numerous enemies from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' carry over into this series, such as the [[Koopalings|Koopa Kids]], who are portrayed with solid personalities, and original names to reflect them. The series has been released on DVD by Shout! Factory and MRA Entertainment, also responsible for the DVD releases of the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' cartoon series. This series has 26 episodes.

==Overview==
Unlike ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'', which was broadcast weekdays in syndication, ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' was aired on Saturday mornings on NBC, alongside ''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]'' for the 1990–1991 season. The two shows originally aired in a one-hour package entitled '''''Captain N & The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''''', which consisted of a half-hour episode of ''Captain N: The Game Master'' sandwiched between two fifteen-minute ''Super Mario'' episodes. The two shows were then split up for later airings. ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' was the only animated ''Super Mario'' franchise to use episode title cards and also the only one to open with a narration instead of a theme song. The show was originally titled '''''Super Mario Bros. III!''''' as shown in a poster that featured radically different designs for the Koopalings, [[Tryclyde]] (this time blue), and a previously unseen yellow monster.<ref>{{file link|TAOSMB3PrototypePoster.jpg|The poster in question}}</ref>

[[File:CaptainNTAoSMB3.jpg|thumb|left|Title card for ''Captain N & The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''.]]
While ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' mainly dealt with Mario and [[Luigi]] helping [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] and [[Toad]] trying to stop [[Bowser|King Koopa]] from taking over the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] and other lands, ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' took place some time later, after the events of the game, when the Mushroom Kingdom was in a more peaceful state. 

[[File:TAoSMB3.jpg|thumb|Luigi, Toad, Mario, and Princess Toadstool]] 
As it was based on ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', the feel of the Mushroom Kingdom changed to better resemble the game. The various worlds of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' were visited regularly, and new Power-Ups such as [[Super Leaf|Super Leaves]] and [[Frog Suit]]s appeared. King Koopa also changed his army, losing [[Wart]]'s minions, but gaining more of his own, including [[Boom Boom]]s, [[Boomerang Bro]]thers, [[Sledge Bro]]thers, [[Dry Bones]], and many more. Also, King Koopa no longer goes through various alter-egos and wears costumes, and although characters continued to call him King Koopa like they did on ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'', his full name, Bowser Koopa, was mentioned in a few episodes. Furthermore, none of the voice cast from ''Super Show!'' returned to their roles, except Harvey Atkin and [[John Stocker]].

[[File:TAoSMB3Bowser.jpg|thumb|King Koopa]] 
One notable addition to the cast was Bowser's seven [[Koopalings#DIC Cartoons|Koopa Kids]], who were given alternate names for the show. Although DiC has never properly explained why different names were issued for the Koopalings, their alternate names are descriptive of their characters. Additionally, they had not been named by Nintendo of America when the show began production, suggesting the writers had to make up names of their own.

[[File:CartoonKoopalings.jpg|thumb|The Koopa Kids. Back row from left to right: Hop, Kootie Pie, and Hip. Front row: Bully, Big Mouth, Cheatsy, and Kooky.]]
Other locations in the show included [[Toad House|Toad's House]] and the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]], where the protagonists often reside between their adventures. The Koopa family took up residence at [[Bowser's Castle|Kastle Koopa]], located in the heart of [[Dark Land]]. In many episodes, the Koopas would use the [[Bowser's Airship|Doom Ship]] to launch their attacks.

During the credits, a scene of the episode "[[Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas]]" is shown, where Mario and Luigi hit a giant block. In the episode, the block quickly vanishes when the Bros. hit it. However, in the credits, the block is still there, even after being hit.
===From the writer's bible===
''The Mushroom Kingdom was finally free of King Koopa's tumultuous troublemaking. Mario and Luigi had chased the rascally reptile into a Banishment Zone and sealed the entrance with ten-thousand bricks. Then, after posing for hero statues and being feted with a kingdom-wide gourmet victory feast, our brave plumbers returned home to [[Brooklyn]]. But when the peaceful [[Toad (species)|Mushroom People]] least expected it, King Koopa escaped. Vowing to finally get his villainy right this time, Koopa blasted back to the Mushroom Kingdom in his flying battlewagon, the Doom Ship, and revealed the wildest, weirdest, wackiest danger any Nintendo world has ever faced: King Koopa's kids. [[Roy|Bully Koopa]], [[Morton|Big Mouth Koopa Jr.]], [[Ludwig|Kooky von Koopa]], [[Larry|Cheatsy Koopa]], [[Wendy|Kootie Pie Koopa]], and the last of the litter, twins [[Lemmy|Hip]] and [[Iggy|Hop]]. Now, it was Koopa plus seven Koopa Kids, and the peaceful Mushroom Kingdom faced seven-hundred times the pandemonium. Princess Toadstool sent an urgent call for help. Only the Super Mario Bros. could stop the royal Koopa and his obnoxious offspring from wreaking their half-baked havoc. And Super Mario 3,{{sic}} the Super Marios' super mirthful adventures had begun.''
====Meet the Marios and the Koopas====
''Our stories can start in several ways. First, they can begin with our heroes and heroine: Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad, i.e. they set out to rescue a troubled Mushroom Kingdom citizen, or on a personal quest, and then quickly find their lives complicated by King Koopa and his kids. Or, we can start our stories at Kastle Koopa, when King Koopa announces his latest wicked and wacky scheme, then selects which one of his Koopa Kids he'll take along as his assistant. Depending on the specific evil talent required for the Koopa caper, à la Mission Impossible. And then it's up to our heroes to stop them.''

''Since there's never been a more rivalrous group of siblings, the Koopa Kids clamor to win King Koopa's favor, and sabatoge one another in order to be chosen. When the riot ends, King Koopa and the kid, or kids of his choice, set out to create havoc in all the rich, new levels of the Mushroom Kingdom. From [[Grass Land]] to [[Desert Land]], [[Water Land]] to [[Giant Land]], [[Sky Land]] to [[Ice Land]], and [[Pipe Land]] to [[Dark Land]].''

''And it's not just the good folk of the Mushroom Kingdom who are in danger. Loading up his giant, flying battlecraft, the [[Airship|Doom Ship]] with [[Koopa Troopa]]s and [[Paragoomba]]s, King Koopa and his off-the-wall offspring even mount occasional surprise assaults on the un-Mushroom Kingdoms of the Real World's [[New York City]], [[Hollywood]], Fort Knox, [[London]], [[Paris]], or Hong Kong.''

''If that isn't trouble enough, the Koopa Krew has a whole new assortment of malicious and madcap minions to help them harass our heroes and heroine. [[Boo|Boo Diddley]]s, pesky ghost heads with big teeth and short tempers. [[Thwomp]], a monumental hunk of menacing rock with the ambition to be Mario's tombstone. [[Ptooie]]s, mouth-headed mercenaries who spit spiked cannonballs. And [[Rocky Wrench]], a sneaky turtle with severe overbite who hides in manholes and ambushes unsuspecting plumbers.''

''In every corner of this colorful land, we find appealing three-dimensional personalities, who truly deserve a Mario Bros. rescue. No matter how much we want to laugh at the comedic appearances of our Nintendoish cast, they come complete with hearts, minds, dreams, feelings, and all the indentifiable human conflicts essential to rich storytelling.''

==Broadcast history==
===United States===
*NBC (1990-1991)
*{{wp|Freeform|The Family Channel}} (1992-1993)
*{{wp|USA Network}} (1995) 
*{{wp|Ion Television|PAX Network}} (1999)
*{{wp|Starz Encore}}
**Kids and Family (2016-2020)
*{{wp|Paramount+}} (2021-present)
*{{wp|Pluto TV}}
*{{wp|Tubi}}
*{{wp|Kartoon Studios#Kartoon Channel|Kartoon Channel}}
*NCircle TV
*{{wp|Sling TV}}
*{{wp|The Roku Channel}}
*[[Super Mario Bros. (FAST channel)|Super Mario Bros.]]

The series was formerly available to stream on {{wp|Netflix}}, but was removed on March 31, 2021.<ref name=Netflix>{{cite|author=Kasey Moore|date=March 9, 2021|title='The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3' Leaving Netflix in March 2021|url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/leaving-soon/the-adventures-of-super-mario-bros-3-leaving-netflix-in-march-2021/|publisher=What's On Netflix|language=English|accessdate=October 13, 2021|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20250122202508/https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/leaving-soon/the-adventures-of-super-mario-bros-3-leaving-netflix-in-march-2021/}}</ref>

===Canada===
*{{wp|Global Television Network}} (1990)
*{{wp|WildBrainTV}}
*{{wp|VMedia}}
*{{wp|RiverTV}}

===Denmark===
{{lost|section=yes|Most segments have not been archived.}}
*{{wp|TV 2 (Denmark)|TV 2}} (1992)
[[File:Danish liveaction AoSMB3 Mario n Luigi.jpg|thumb|Mario and Luigi as portrayed in the Danish live action segments.]]
The Danish dub of the show was notable for featuring new live-action segments starring Mario & Luigi bookending the animated episodes. The brothers were portrayed by Lennart Johannessen and Jørn Rosenville respectively.

===UK===
*{{wp|Channel 4}} (?-1999) 
*{{wp|The Children's Channel}}
*{{wp|Disney Channel (British and Irish TV channel)|Disney Channel UK}}
*{{wp|Pop (British and Irish TV channel)|POP!}} (2004–2010) 
*{{wp|ITV2}}
*The Roku Channel
*Super Mario Bros.

The series was formerly available to stream on Netflix, but was removed on March 31, 2021.<ref name=Netflix/>

===Ireland===
*{{wp|RTÉ2|RTÉ Two}} (2001-2003)
*POP! (2004-2010)

===Australia===
*{{wp|Nine Network}} (1991)
*{{wp|KidsCo}} (2009-2014)
*Super Mario Bros.

===Romania===
*KidsCo (2007-2014)
In Romania, KidsCo are said to have purchased "over 3,000 half-hour series" (likely referring to individual episodes from across multiple series) from producers DIC Entertainment and [[Nelvana]],<ref>{{cite|quote=KidsCo prezintă seriale TV celebre de animaţie şi acţiune, precum şi filme artistice distribuite de importanţi furnizori independenţi de animaţie, DIC şi Nelvana. Biblioteca de programe a DIC include peste 3 000 seriale{{sic}} de jumătate de oră, [...]|author=Pavel, Andreea|date=October 7, 2009|archive=web.archive.org/web/20090525002655/https://www.iaa.ro/Articole/Stiri/S-a-lansat-kidsco-nou-canal-dedicat-intregii-familii/913.html|title=S-a lansat KidsCo, nou canal dedicat întregii familii|publisher=iaa.ro|accessdate=June 9, 2019|deadlink=y}}<br>Translation: "KidsCo presents famous animated and action TV series, as well as motion pictures distributed by important independent animation providers, DIC and Nelvana. DIC's library of programmes includes over 3,000 half-hour series, [...]"</ref> which included ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' and the ''Super Mario World'' television series.

===Italy===
*{{wp|Italia 1}} (1990)
*FOX Kids (1990)
*{{wp|K2 (TV channel)|K2}}
*{{wp|Frisbee (TV channel)|Frisbee}}
*Planet Kids (2013)
*Netflix (2016)
The Italian dub uses an instrumental version of the intro sequence without the opening narration.

===Latin America===
*{{wp|ETC (Chilean TV channel)|Etc TV}} (?-2014)
*TaTeTi (?-2016)

===Brazil===
*{{wp|TV Globo|Rede Globo}} (1991, 2000-2001)

There were three different Brazilian Portuguese dubs. The first dub by Herbert Richers S.A. does not use the original background music in the first two episodes and in all of the episodes that come after the 14th, being replaced with Isao Tomita's compositions. The second dub was made by BKS only for distribution in VHS format and Toad was renamed to "Mushroom" for unknown reasons. The third dub was made by Uniarthe  exclusively for distribution in DVD, and Toad was this time renamed to "Todd".

===Middle East and North Africa===
*{{wp|Spacetoon}} (2000-)

The Arabic dub by {{wp|Venus Centre}} included episodes from both ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''Super Mario World'' presented as a single series.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/super-mario-spacetoon-arabic-cartoon/ Arabic dubbed episodes] on ''Internet Archive''</ref>

===Greece===
*Vergina TV (2012-)

===Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan===
*{{wp|REN TV}} (2003-2004)
*Jetix (2006-2007)
*{{wp|STS (TV channel)|STS}} (2010-2011)
*KidsCo (2012-2013)
*{{wp|2×2 (TV channel)|2x2}} (2015-2016)

===Philippines===
*{{wp|Net 25}} (1999-)

==Production staff==
{{main|List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 staff}}
DiC chairman [[Andy Heyward]] served as the series' executive producer, with [[John Grusd]] serving as the producer and director. Production was supervised by Brian Miller, the scripts by Lori Crawford, and development of the series for television was done by Bruce and Reed Shelly. The art was directed by Frank Ridgeway, and the animation supervised by Julian Fries. Characters original to the series were designed by Paul Wee, Fred Carrillo, Sandy Kopitopulos, and Phil Weinstein. Music for the series was supervised by Joanne Miller and composed by [[Michael Tavera]]. Overseas animation was provided by [[Sei Young Animation Co., Ltd.]] of South Korea. The series was co-produced with Reteitalia S.p.A.

==Characters==
===Main protagonists===
<gallery>
Mush Rumors 5.jpg|[[Mario]]
LuigiPeriscope.jpg|[[Luigi]]
TagTeam4.jpg|[[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]
Toad Holding Wand.png|[[Toad]]
</gallery>

===Main antagonists===
<gallery>
7continents.png|[[Bowser|King Koopa]]
Cheatsy.png|[[Larry|Cheatsy Koopa]]
Bigmouth.png|[[Morton|Big Mouth Koopa]]
Kootie Pie.png|[[Wendy|Kootie Pie Koopa]]
Hop Koopa.png|[[Iggy|Hop Koopa]]
BullyKoopa.jpg|[[Roy|Bully Koopa]]
HipKoopa.jpg|[[Lemmy|Hip Koopa]]
Kooky von Koopa.png|[[Ludwig|Kooky von Koopa]]
</gallery>

===King Koopa's army===
<gallery>
TAOSMB3Goomba.png|[[Goomba]]
Piranha Plant Mario.jpg|[[Piranha Plant]]
VenusFireTrapCartoon.jpg|[[Fire Piranha Plant]]
Ptooies.png|[[Ptooie]]
Hammer Brothers in TAoSMB3.png|[[Hammer Bro]]
BoomerangBros.jpg|[[Boomerang Bro]]
Fire Bro Kootie Pie.png|[[Fire Bro]]
CartoonDryBones.png|[[Dry Bones]]
CartoonParabeetle.jpg|[[Para-Beetle]]
CartoonThwomp.jpg|[[Thwomp]]
SMB3 Show Angry Sun.png|[[Angry Sun]]
BobombTAOSMB3.png|[[Bob-omb]]
NipperPlant.jpg|[[Nipper Plant]]
</gallery>

==Casting==
All character voice actors and actresses for ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' were based in Canada, directed by [[Greg Morton]], and cast by Paul F. Quinn. Various voice actors from ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' were recast with new actors.
*[[Walker Boone]] as [[Mario]] 
*[[Tony Rosato]] as [[Luigi]] 
*[[Tracey Moore]] as [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]
*[[John Stocker]] as [[Toad]]
*[[Harvey Atkin]] as [[Bowser|King Koopa]]
*[[Tara Strong]] as [[Iggy|Hop Koopa]] (credited by her maiden name, Tara Charendoff)
*[[Stuart Stone]] as [[Lemmy|Hip Koopa]]
*[[Tabitha St. Germain]] as [[Wendy|Kootie Pie]] (credited as Paulina Gillis)
*[[James Rankin]] as [[Larry|Cheatsy]]
*[[Michael Stark]] as [[Ludwig|Kooky]]
*[[Gordon Masten]] as [[Morton|Big Mouth]]
*[[Dan Hennessey]] as [[Roy|Bully]]
*[[Greg Morton]] as [[Prince Hugo]] and additional voices
*Bonnie Brooks as [[Mushroom Nanny]] and additional voices
*Rod Coneybeare as [[King Mackerel]] and additional voices
*Diane Fabian as [[Holly Mackerel]] and additional voices
*Catherine Gallant as [[Junior's mom and dad|Junior's mom]], [[Madzilla's Mom]], [[Queen Mushroomkhamen]] and additional voices
*Jonathan Potts as [[Cutter]], [[Madzilla]] and additional voices
*Susan Roman as additional voices
*Linda Sorenson as additional voices
*Marlow Vella as additional voices
*{{wp|Ernie Anderson}} as opening narrator (uncredited)

The show has been translated into 22 languages and 6 dialects with each translation having unique voice actors: 
*{{wp|Arabic}}
*{{wp|Bulgarian language|Bulgarian}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGLHD7voU98 Bulgarian dub intro]</ref>
*{{wp|Croatian language|Croatian}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH1V6mCATQM ''Reptiles in the Rose Garden'' Croatian dub]</ref>
*{{wp|Danish language|Danish}}
*{{wp|Dutch language|Dutch}}
*{{wp|Finnish language|Finnish}}
*{{wp|French language|French}}
**{{wp|French of France|Metropolitan French}}
**{{wp|Canadian French}}
*{{wp|German language|German}}
*{{wp|Greek language|Greek}}
*{{wp|Hungarian language|Hungarian}}<ref group=note>Two different Hungarian dubs were made for the show, both incomplete. The first dub was made only for the VHS format in the 1990s, containing six episodes, while the second dub was made for the DVD release, containing twelve episodes. The Hungarian dubs were never aired on TV.</ref>
*{{wp|Italian language|Italian}}
*{{wp|Korean language|Korean}}<ref group=note>The South Korean version of the show featured a theme song in the intro in addition to a narration. This theme song would later be reused in the South Korean version of the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' television series.</ref><ref>{{cite|author=DJ Nurse Annabella|date=June 26, 2018|url=youtu.be/KXJ3kpzk6aY|title=ADVENTURES OF SUPER MARIO BROS.3 KOREAN INTRO (1991)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 13, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Debug Cat|date=January 6, 2018|url=youtu.be/QAtcxuQwLxY|title=Super Mario World Cartoon - Korean Intro|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 13, 2021}}</ref>
*{{wp|Norwegian language|Norwegian}}
*{{wp|Polish language|Polish}}
*{{wp|Portuguese language|Portuguese}}
**{{wp|Brazilian Portuguese}}
*{{wp|Romanian language|Romanian}}
*{{wp|Russian language|Russian}}
*{{wp|Slovene language|Slovenian}}
*{{wp|Spanish language|Spanish}}
**{{wp|Spanish language in the United States|American Spanish}}
**{{wp|Castilian Spanish}}
**{{wp|Mexican Spanish}}
*{{wp|Swedish language|Swedish}}
*{{wp|Taiwanese Mandarin}}
*{{wp|Thai language|Thai}}

==Episodes==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"
!width="10%|First aired
!width="20%|First episode
!width="20%|Second episode
|-
|September 8, 1990
|"[[Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas]]"
|"[[Reptiles in the Rose Garden]]"
|-
|September 15, 1990
|"[[Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario]]"
|"[[The Beauty of Kootie]]"
|-
|September 22, 1990
|"[[Princess Toadstool for President]]"
|"[[Never Koop a Koopa]]"
|-
|September 29, 1990
|"[[Reign Storm]]"
|"[[Toddler Terrors of Time Travel]]"
|-
|October 6, 1990
|"[[Dadzilla]]"
|"[[Tag Team Trouble]]"
|-
|October 13, 1990
|"[[Oh, Brother!]]"
|"[[Misadventure of Mighty Plumber]]"
|-
|October 20, 1990
|"[[A Toadally Magical Adventure]]"
|"[[Misadventures in Babysitting]]"
|-
|October 27, 1990
|"[[Do the Koopa]]"
|"[[Kootie Pie Rocks]]"
|-
|November 3, 1990
|"[[Mush-Rumors]]"
|"[[The Ugly Mermaid]]"
|-
|November 10, 1990
|"[[Crimes R Us]]"
|"[[Life's Ruff]]"
|-
|November 17, 1990
|"[[Up, Up, and a Koopa]]"
|"[[7 Continents for 7 Koopas]]"
|-
|November 24, 1990
|"[[True Colors]]"
|"[[Recycled Koopa]]"
|-
|December 1, 1990
|"[[The Venice Menace]]"
|"[[Super Koopa (episode)|Super Koopa]]"
|}

==Songs==
{{main|List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs}}
Each episode contained at least one song; however, the several copyrighted songs included (which are listed in '''bold''') were later replaced by Mega Move.

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"
!width="47%"|Episode
!width="50%"|Song(s)
|-
|"[[Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas]]"
|"[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#"Ninja Man"|Ninja Man]]"
|-
|"[[Reptiles in the Rose Garden]]"
|"[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#"Do The Frog"|Do The Frog]]"
|-
|"[[Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario]]"
|"'''[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#"Wipe Out"|Wipe Out]]'''"
|-
|"[[The Beauty of Kootie]]"
|"'''[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#"Slippin' and Slidin"'|Slippin' and Slidin']]'''"
|-
|"[[Princess Toadstool for President]]"
|"'''[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#"Great Balls of Fire"|Great Balls of Fire]]'''"
|-
|"[[Never Koop a Koopa]]"
|"[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#"Sizzle"|Sizzle]]"
|-
|"[[Reign Storm]]"
|"'''[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#"Girls Just Want to Have Fun"|Girls Just Want to Have Fun]]'''"
|-
|"[[Toddler Terrors of Time Travel]]"
|"'''[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#"Baby Chase"|Baby Chase]]'''"
|-
|"[[Dadzilla]]"
|"[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#"Gonna Stomp My Name on the Walk of Fame"|Gonna Stomp My Name on the Walk of Fame]]"
|-
|"[[Tag Team Trouble]]"
|"[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#"Burn, Baby, Burn"|Burn, Baby, Burn]]"
|-
|"[[Oh, Brother!]]"
|"[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#"Brotherly Love"|Brotherly Love]]"<br> "[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#Double Crossing|Double Crossing]]"
|-
|"[[Misadventure of Mighty Plumber]]"
|"[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#"Super Plumber"|Super Plumber]]"
|-
|"[[A Toadally Magical Adventure]]"
|"[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#"I'ma Hurricane"|I'ma Hurricane]]"
|-
|"[[Misadventures in Babysitting]]"
|"[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#"Sizzle"|Sizzle]]"
|-
|"[[Do the Koopa]]"
|"[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#"Do The Koopa"|Do The Koopa]]"
|-
|"[[Kootie Pie Rocks]]"
|"'''[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#"Blame It on the Rain"|Blame It on the Rain]]'''"<br>"'''[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#"Girl You Know It's True"|Girl You Know It's True]]'''"
|-
|"[[Mush-Rumors]]"
|"[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#"In My Frog Suit"|In My Frog Suit]]"
|-
|"[[The Ugly Mermaid]]"
|"[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#"Never Kiss a Mermaid"|Never Kiss a Mermaid]]"
|-
|"[[Crimes R Us]]"
|"[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#"Double Crossing"|Double Crossing]]"
|-
|"[[Life's Ruff]]"
|"[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#"It's a Dog's Life"|It's a Dog's Life]]"
|-
|"[[Up, Up, and a Koopa]]"
|"[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#"What Goes Up"|What Goes Up]]"
|-
|"[[7 Continents for 7 Koopas]]"
|"[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#"I'ma Hurricane"|I'ma Hurricane]]"
|-
|"[[True Colors]]"
|"[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#"When Koopas Paint The Town"|When Koopas Paint The Town]]"
|-
|"[[Recycled Koopa]]"
|"[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#"Stench City"|Stench City]]"
|-
|"[[The Venice Menace]]"
|"[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#"Speedy Gondola"|Speedy Gondola]]"
|-
|"[[Super Koopa (episode)|Super Koopa]]"
|"[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#"My Karoobi"|My Karoobi]]"
|}

==Home releases==
{{main|List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 home media releases}}
Many VHSs and DVDs compiling episodes from the show have been released worldwide, including the following:
===VHS tapes===
*US: Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario, Misadventures in Babysitting, Never Koop a Koopa, The Ugly Mermaid (Buena Vista) and King Koopa Katastrophe (Sterling Entertainment)
*AU/NZ: Princess Toadstool for President, Reptiles in the Rose Garden, Kootie Pie Rocks (Roadshow Entertainment)
 
===DVDs===
*One one-disc set by Sterling Entertainment.
*Three one-disc sets by NCircle Entertainment.
*One three-disc set by NCircle Entertainment.
*One two-disc set by NCircle Entertainment.
*One three-disc box-set by Shout! Factory (released 2007).
*One two-disc set by Beyond Home Entertainment (Australia and New Zealand only).
*Four one-disc sets by MRA Entertainment (Australia and New Zealand only).
*Three one-disc sets by Disky Communications (UK, Ireland and Netherlands only)

==Differences from the game==
*The Koopa Kids were known by different names in the series, having new names that reflected their given personalities, and some aspects of their designs deviated slightly from their game artwork. 
*Koopa was called "Bowser" in a few episodes, and that name was used regularly in the French dub, which also used the Koopa Kids' game names. 
*The character designs for the four heroes and Koopa were retained from ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' despite the fact that Nintendo redesigned the main characters in the ''Super Mario'' franchise, but after "Princess Toadstool for President," Mario's hair was recolored to its present brown while Luigi's hair stays black, and Toadstool's eyes are black in this series as opposed to their original green. 
**Although the show did not carry over the Mario brothers' current shirt and overall coloration swaps from the game, the orange-and-red color motif from their NES fire sprites, where their shirts were colored like their hats but their overalls were not, was retained when it appeared in "Super Koopa." Also, Mario was portrayed with his current color scheme from the games on the Shout! Factory DVD cover, while in the show, he is still portrayed with his original color scheme.
*There is only one single [[Airship]], which is referred to as the "Doom Ship".
*[[Goomba's Shoe|Kuribo's Shoe]] is referred to as "Karoobi." 
*No distinction is made between standard Super Leaves and [[P-Wing]]s, with all flight power being near-limitless, and the Mushroom Kingdom and [[Grass Land]] are treated as one and the same.
*In order to use the power-ups, Bowser needed to wear a special pendant created by Kooky and be in the real world.
*Bowser's Castle is surrounded by water instead of lava.

==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
FrogsCartoon.jpg|[[Frog Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], and [[Toad]]
SuperKoopaEpisode.jpg|[[Super Koopa (episode)|Super Koopa]]
PowerPendant.jpg|[[Ludwig|Kooky von Koopa]]
CartoonBoomBoom.jpg|[[Boom Boom]]
CartoonBoo.jpg|[[Boo]]
</gallery>

==Quotes==
{{Main|List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 quotes}}

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Ara=سوبر ماريو
|AraR=Subar Mariu
|AraM=Super Mario
|AraC=<ref>[https://archive.org/details/super-mario-spacetoon-arabic-cartoon/Super+Mario+08+Arabic+dub.mkv سوبر ماريو - سبيس تون]</ref>
|ChiT=孖寶兄弟
|ChiTR=Zībǎo Xiōngdì
|ChiTM=Twin Brothers
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|Dan=Super Mario Brd.
|DanM=Super Mario Bros.
|DanC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_n5QYM2lpk (Reup) Super Mario Brødrenes Eventyr Episode 1]</ref>
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|FreC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlr1zq91RDw&list=PLaFoLvczabwbb5ANoo18Mvytk_HLBN74Z Les aventures de Super Mario Bros 3 001 Les koopas ninjas géants]</ref>
|Ger=Die Abenteuer von Super Mario Bros. 3
|GerM=The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
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|Hun=Super Mario kalandjai
|HunM=Adventures of Super Mario
|HunC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX41JXbYOsA Super Mario kalandjai 1990 VHSRip]</ref>
|Ita=Super Mario
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|Ita2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3ZYO7Huez8&list=PLWzo2ShQRIik_9vJAjpCtOYPKTMiWfQMb Le avventure di Super Mario 2x01 - I terribili guerrieri ninja]</ref>
|Kor=수퍼마리오 3
|KorR=Syupeo Mario 3
|KorM=Super Mario 3
|KorC=<ref>[https://archive.org/details/smb3-kr-dub/1+-+%EC%8A%88%ED%8D%BC%EB%A7%88%EB%A6%AC%EC%98%A4+3+1%ED%8E%B8.mp4 The Adventures of Super Mario Brothers 3 Korean Dub 슈퍼마리오 3 VHS Volumes 1 - 6.]</ref>
|Pol=Nowe Przygody Braci Mario
|PolM=The New Adventures of the Super Mario Brothers
|PolC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqa8-FPjBLk Nowe Przygody Braci Mario Odcinek 01 - Wielkie podliwe i klamliwe Koopa Ninja]</ref>
|PorA=Super Mario
|PorAN=BKS dub
|PorAC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybnegjNmyKk&list=PLwzf4mOPE8Bn3l4Hev2FlsAnEIc_qgNX7 Super Mario Bros. 3 - Ninjas Gigantes (Dublagem BKS)]</ref>
|PorA2=Super Mario Bros.
|PorA2N=Herbert Richers dub
|PorA2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9WSCwHI5Y0&list=PLwzf4mOPE8Bmhgll2-ndwQWhRpiCUMR6G&index=2 Super Mario Bros. 3 - Répteis Ameaçam a Casa Branca (Dublagem Herbert Richers)]</ref>
|PorA3=As Aventuras dos Irmãos Super Mario
|PorA3N=Uniarthe dub
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|Rus=Приключения братьев Супер Марио 3
|RusR=Priklyucheniya brat'ev Super Mario 3
|RusM=Adventures of the Super Mario Brothers 3
|RusC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBNlrdjayCE&list=PLsSyf51DZDU1IGgYh2-p18Z0PEz1jW53G Мультфильм Супер Марио - 1 серия]</ref>
|Snh=සුපි මාරියෝ
|SnhR=Supi Māriyō
|SnhM=Super Mario
|SnhC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IbGNB1XSOs Super Mario Sinhala Cartoon]</ref>
|SpaA=Las aventuras de los Súper Hermanos Mario
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|SpaE=Super Mario
|SpaEC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysYn8ebOkaQ&list=PL2lUnuHRmZtzqzUPj5vJysHm-kxWJi2BN&index=2 Super Mario Bros. 3 - El tortuoso, mentiroso y tramposo gigante ninja (Doblaje castellano original)]</ref>
|SpaE2=Las Aventuras de los Hermanos Super Mario
|SpaE2N=re-dub{{footnote|main|1}}
|SpaE2M=The Adventures of the "Super Mario" Brothers
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|SweC=<ref>[https://vhscollector.com/movie/super-mario-bros-3-del-2-kung-kruts-kumpaner Super Mario Bros. 3 Del 2 - Kung Kruts Kumpaner]</ref>
|Tha=นิว มาริโอ
|ThaR=Niu Ma-ri-o
|ThaM=New Mario
|ThaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWswoOOnJkk NEW MARIO [พากย์ไทย]]</ref>
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{{footnote|note|1|The difference between the Latin American (in the original dub) and the Spain re-dub title of the series is this: in Latin America, they are the Super "Mario" Brothers, with Super being an adjective to "Mario" which is their last name, whereas in Spain, they are the "Super Mario" Brothers, with "Super Mario" being sort of their last name. This difference is one of the minor ones between the two dubs, the Spain re-dub having kept many changes and mistakes (particularly regarding to character's names and episode titles) from the Latin American dub, as opposed to the first Spain dub, which went to their own (and more accurate) translation of the English version.}}

==Notes==
*The VHS's distributed by the Argentine company Target use artwork from video games in the box art, which include ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' and ''[[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi]]''.
**The same occurs with the DVDs distributed by the Spanish company Paycom Multimedia, in which the first three volumes use artwork from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and the fourth volume uses  artwork from ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''.<ref>{{cite|url=www.blu-ray.com/dvd/The-Adventures-of-Super-Mario-Bros-3-DVD/232539/|title=Las aventuras de Super Mario Bros / Vol. 4|publisher=Blu-ray.com|accessdate=March 21, 2023|archive=web.archive.org/web/20240613212056/https://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/The-Adventures-of-Super-Mario-Bros-3-DVD/232539/}}</ref> The back covers of all five volumes use artwork from ''[[Super Mario World]]''.

==References==
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<references group=note/>

==External links==	
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLySo2SlSHPSODlQTwnsqEyP9CcTMQpYg_ All full episodes of the show] officially uploaded on YouTube, courtesy of {{wp|WildBrain Spark}}.
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