Editing True Colors

{{TAOSMB3 episode infobox
|image=[[File:True_Colors.PNG|200px]]
|production=123
|airdate=November 24, 1990 (English) <br> November 22, 1991 (French)
|writer=Steven Fischer
|opening=[[Grass Land]]
|song="[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#When Koopas Paint The Town|When Koopas Paint The Town]]"
|before=[[7 Continents for 7 Koopas|<<]]
|after=[[Recycled Koopa|>>]]
}}
"'''True Colors'''" is the twenty-third episode of ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. It aired alongside another episode entitled "[[Recycled Koopa]]." The episode's title is a reference to the phrase "show one's true colors," meaning "to reveal one's true self," and it depicts a social commentary concerning racism, highlighted when [[Luigi]] asks [[Mario]] if people in the real world would learn to not judge someone by color.

==Plot synopsis==
The [[Airship|Doomship]] comes hovering over the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] at midnight. However, [[Bowser|King Koopa]] cannot stay awake for the sneak attack, so [[Ludwig|Kooky]] and [[Larry|Cheatsy]] have to pull it off themselves. They send out swarms of [[Paragoomba|Para-Goomba]]s and [[Para-Beetle]]s to attack and terrorize the [[Toad (species)|Mushroom People]], but [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] show up in [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon form]] and chase the enemies away.

[[File:TrueColors1.png|thumb|left|Kooky reminding Koopa that he is getting tired.]]
Back at [[Bowser's Castle|his castle]], Koopa complains about his sneak attack having failed, claiming that the Mushroom People are too united to be beaten. Cheatsy says he has a plan of his own: to divide and conquer the Mushrooms. Koopa, however, is too tired from trying to pull off the midnight attack to listen and falls asleep.

[[File:TrueColors2.png|thumb|Two of the Mushroom People after being sprayed by some of the Koopa Color Goopa.]]
The next morning, Cheatsy and Kooky fly the Doomship over the Mushroom Kingdom, spraying red and blue paints called [[Koopa Color Goopa]] all over the residents, including the Mario Bros. (During this, Koopa has to monitor the progress as he is too tired to navigate.) At first, the Mushrooms pay no mind to their new colors, but Cheatsy and Kooky walk around disguised as red and blue Mushroom folk themselves (respectively) and cause problems for folks of the other color (and even each other) so that the red and blue Mushrooms turn against each other. [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] (who was not hit by the paint) and the Mario Bros. try to break up the fight, but soon even Mario (who was painted blue) and Luigi (who is now red) are tricked by the Koopalings into bickering with each other. The Koopalings then convince the Mushrooms into having a "rumble" tomorrow morning.

[[File:TrueColors3.png|thumb|left|Cheatsy and Kooky talking about their plan as Mario and Luigi overhear them.]]
That night, on orders from the Princess, Mario and Luigi sneak into Kastle Koopa to find out what King Koopa is up to. Reaching a three-way fork, the brothers cannot agree on a passage to take, so Mario goes through the left tunnel and Luigi goes right. Both routes turn out to be bad choices (the left one has a [[Chain Chomp]] and the right one a [[Flame Chomp|Fire Chomp]]). A swarm of Para-Goombas then fly at them, and the brothers both run down the center passage. Leaping through a Warp Pipe (unseen until they exit), they are faced by three more pipes, though while they are arguing over which path to take, they hear Kooky and Cheatsy's voices coming from one of the pipes. Looking down the pipe, they overhear the Koopalings saying that once the Mushroom folks have worn each other out, King Koopa will march in with his army and take over. Realizing that they have been tricked into bickering over their color, Mario and Luigi apologize to each other, and then Mario says he has an idea to "unrumble that rumble!"

[[File:TrueColors4.png|thumb|The Mushroom People after realizing they have been tricked.]]
The next morning, a still-tired Koopa, accompanied by an army of [[Sledge Bro]]thers, is observing the Mushroom People's civil war just as it is starting. Before the fight can start, though, Mario and Luigi come between them, saying that the Princess is trapped in a [[Warp Pipe|warp drain]]. The people immediately follow the Marios to a pipe where [[Toad]] is waiting. The Princess then comes out from behind the pipe, saying that she is glad the Mushroom folks have left the battlefield. Mario then gives a speech to the Mushrooms, letting them know that they are all Mushroom People no matter what color they are. The Mushroom People then make up.

[[File:TrueColors5.png|thumb|left|Mario explains to Princess Toadstool as the effects of the Koopa Color Goopa wear off.]]
Cheatsy and Kooky jump in at that point, trying to continue the war, but when the two Koopa Kids start fighting each other, Mario and Luigi pull their masks off, exposing them. Cheatsy tries to call King Koopa for help, but he has fallen asleep again, so he and Kooky run off. At that point, the Koopa Color Goopa wears off, but as Mario points out, it does not really matter since everyone has learned that it is what is inside that counts. When Luigi asks if people in the real world will learn that lesson, Mario sarcastically replies that they will when humans get as smart as mushrooms before giving a stern look at the screen.
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==Cast==
*[[Walker Boone]] &mdash; [[Mario]]
*[[Tony Rosato]] &mdash; [[Luigi]]
*[[Tracey Moore]] &mdash; [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]
*[[John Stocker]] &mdash; [[Toad]], [[Paragoomba|Para-Goomba]]
*[[Harvey Atkin]] &mdash; [[Bowser|King Bowser Koopa]], red mushroom
*[[James Rankin]] &mdash; [[Larry|Cheatsy Koopa]]
*[[Dan Hennessey]] &mdash; singer #2
*[[Michael Stark]] &mdash; [[Ludwig|Kooky von Koopa]]
*[[Gordon Masten]] &mdash; singer #1
*[[Paulina Gillis]] &mdash; female singer

==Animation and continuity errors==
*In the title card, Steven Fischer's first name is misspelled as "Steve."
*Despite the opening taking place at night, it still appears to be daytime.
*In several scenes, [[Ludwig|Kooky]]'s head is the same color as his snout.
*When the [[Koopalings]] try to wake up [[Bowser|their father]], the spikes on King Koopa's shackles are colored white instead of orange.
*When [[Larry|Cheatsy]] says that he and Kooky need to wake up their father, King Koopa's underbelly is the same color as his body.
**In the same scene, there is a lever that is gray, but in the next shot, it turns green while the top turns pink.
*When some [[Paragoomba]]s enter a house, their shoes are light-brown instead of dark-brown.
*The first group of [[Toad (species)|Mushroom People]] that are attacked by the [[Bowser's Minions|King Koopa's minions]] are incorrectly colored as though they have already been hit by the [[Koopa Color Goopa]].
*When the Mario Bros. arrive during the attack, one of the Mushroomers overlaps a bush.
**In the same scene, [[Mario]]'s hair is colored black like [[Luigi]]'s instead of brown. This also happens when King Koopa's minions retreat.
*When King Koopa says that the Mushroomers will never be divided, Cheatsy is to the left of Kooky, but in the next shot, he is to the right.
*When King Koopa asks for Cheatsy and Kooky to tell him their plan, Kooky is sitting in midair.
*When the camera pans from a painter as he paints a wall, he freezes.
*When a Mushroomer says Cheatsy arrived first, Cheatsy's snout is the same color as his head, while Kooky's underbelly is missing.
*When Luigi says that he will take the second pipe, he mouths "three" and holds up three fingers instead of two.
*When [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] arrives at the argument, Mario's hair is colored brown instead of black. This also happens when he and Luigi get to the first decision point.
*When [[Toad]] says that the Mushroomers are too distracted arguing based on their color, Princess Toadstool's brooch has its colors reversed.
*When the Mushroomers leave each other, two of them overlap a house.
*When Mario and Luigi make their first decision, Mario briefly overlaps Luigi for a few frames.
*When Kooky puts on his disguise as Cheatsy says that they should head to the rumble, Kooky speaks with Cheatsy's voice.
*When King Koopa says that he hopes to quickly conquer the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] his mouth does not move.
*When Cheatsy says that he and Kooky will start the rumble, his tail turns to the same color as his shell's rim.
*When the painter says that the rumble is scary, the paint falling from his brush briefly freezes.
*When Cheatsy tells the painter that he is red, the handle on his [[Magic Wand|wand]] is colored blue instead of green.
*When Cheatsy says that the Princess is not the Mushroomers' leader anymore, his head is colored red instead of green.
*When Cheatsy tells King Koopa to attack, his mouth does not move.
**In the same scene, his hair is the same color as his head while King Koopa's wand is miscolored.
*When Cheatsy tells Koopa his plan, his nostrils disappear several times.
*When Mario and Luigi are talk about entering [[Bowser's Castle|Kastle Koopa]], one of Mario's legs is missing.
*When the paint hits the farmers, the farmer with the hoe turns red while the other farmer turns blue, but in the next shot, their colors are swapped.
*When Cheatsy says, "''Oh yeah?''" for a second time, Kooky's mouth moves, but no sound can be heard.
*When Cheatsy claims that King Koopa will be top banana with the kingdom split, his disguise's pants has his usual feet showing.

<gallery>
TAoSMB3 True Colors error.png|The title card mistake
TAoSMB3 True Colors error 2.png|The miscolored Mushroomers
TAoSMB3 True Colors error 3.png|King Koopa's miscolored wand
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Ara=مظهر خدّاع
|AraR=Mzhr khda'e
|AraM=Deceptive appearance
|AraC=<ref>[https://archive.org/details/super-mario-spacetoon-arabic-cartoon/Super+Mario+12+Arabic+dub.mkv سوبر ماريو - سبيس تون]</ref>
|ChiS=本色
|ChiSR=Běnsè
|ChiSM=True Colors
|ChiSC=<ref>[https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV12D4y1r7zX?p=23 【720P高清修复】超级马里奥兄弟3 TV版动画【1990年】【中文语音字幕】【全26集】]</ref>
|Fin=Aidot värit
|FinM=Real colors
|FinC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZrmIfSpddM The Adventures Of Super Mario Bros. 3 | All Episode In Finnish [2013 DVD Version]]</ref>
|Fre=L'attaque surprise
|FreM=The surprise attack
|FreC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov2-NgbaIP0&list=PLaFoLvczabwbb5ANoo18Mvytk_HLBN74Z&index=23 Les aventures de Super Mario Bros 3 023 L'attaque suprise]</ref>
|Ger=Alles bunt
|GerM=All Colorful
|Ita=La guerra dei colori
|ItaM=The War of Colors
|ItaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkTDIWK4OvI&list=PLWzo2ShQRIik_9vJAjpCtOYPKTMiWfQMb&index=23 Le avventure di Super Mario 2x23 - La guerra dei colori.avi]</ref>
|Kor=색갈 논쟁
|KorR=Saekkkal Nonjaeng
|KorM=The Color Debate
|KorC=<ref>[https://archive.org/details/smb3-kr-dub/6+-+%EC%8A%88%ED%8D%BC%EB%A7%88%EB%A6%AC%EC%98%A4+3+6%ED%8E%B8.mp4 The Adventures of Super Mario Brothers 3 Korean Dub 슈퍼마리오 3 VHS Volumes 1 - 6.]</ref>
|Pol=Prawdziwe kolory
|PolM=True colors
|PolC=<ref>[https://www.cda.pl/video/15893677c2 Nowe przygody braci Mario. Odc. 12 - Prawdziwe kolory/Recykling]</ref>
|PorA=As Verdadeiras Cores
|PorAM=True Colors
|PorAC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1F2J60M7Sk&list=PLwzf4mOPE8Bn3l4Hev2FlsAnEIc_qgNX7&index=5 Super Mario Bros. 3 - As Verdadeiras Cores/A Reciclagem do Koopa (Dublagem BKS)]</ref>
|PorAN=BKS dub
|PorA2=Verdadeiras Cores
|PorA2M=True Colors
|PorA2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4YhdHZi6xg&list=PLwzf4mOPE8Bmhgll2-ndwQWhRpiCUMR6G&index=23 Super Mario Bros. 3 - Verdadeiras Cores (Dublagem Herbert Richers)]</ref>
|PorA2N=Herbert Richers dub
|PorE=Amigos verdadeiros
|PorEM=True friends
|PorEC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcSOfJVcTVY Ep. 23 e Ep. 24 - As Aventuras de Super Mario 3 PT-PT (Dialectus)]</ref>
|Rom=Culori adevărate
|RomM=True colors
|RomC=<ref>May 20, 2015. [http://ok.ru/videoembed/26898729604 "True Colors", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo]. ''Odnoklassniki (OK.ru).'' Retrieved January 4, 2016.</ref>
|Rus=Когда цвет не важен
|RusR=Kogda cvet ne važen
|RusM=When color is not important
|RusC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBr7HL-EvKY&list=PLsSyf51DZDU1IGgYh2-p18Z0PEz1jW53G&index=23 Мультфильм Супер Марио - 23 серия]</ref>
|SpaA=Colores verdaderos
|SpaAM=True colors
|SpaAC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga7ZfG-XSJQ&list=PL9SW0yG7n_bnpxH7s64Qgh_Wa4ycVmNpt&index=22 Las Aventuras de los Super hermanos Mario: 22 - Colores Verdaderos]</ref>
|SpaE=Colores reales
|SpaEM=Real colors
|SpaEC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCZitucouOY&list=PL2lUnuHRmZtzqzUPj5vJysHm-kxWJi2BN&index=24 Super Mario Bros. 3 - Colores reales (Doblaje castellano original)]</ref>
}}

==Notes==
*The [[Airship]]s used by the [[Koopalings]] are similar to the Airships used by [[Rocky Wrench]]es in [[World 8-Airship (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 8-Airship]].

==References==
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