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Mama Mario
	; Mama Mario (right) in The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Full name	Mama Mia Mario
Species	Human
First appearance	Super Mario Issun-bōshi (1989)
Latest appearance	The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
Latest portrayal	Jessica DiCicco (English, 2023)

Latest revision as of 13:51, November 28, 2024

“Well, I thought it was incredible. It belongs in a movie theater.”

—Mama Mario, The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Mama Mario (referred to as Mama and Mama Mia by her children, maiden name Rigassi^[3]) is the mother of Mario and Luigi and a recurring minor character in the Super Mario franchise and its spin-offs, particularly in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, where she was referenced throughout the television series' run and made two appearances in the live-action segments.

A version of Mario's mother made her first appearance in Super Mario Issun-bōshi. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! was responsible for the expansion of the character, being the first and, for much of the franchise's history, only source that showed her face or explored her personality, developing her as a strict parental figure who ultimately cared very much for her boys. Though Mario and Luigi fear her temper and punishments on the show, both boys return their mother's love. Mama Mario's connection to Mario and Luigi's father is unclear, but the two are shown to live with each other in all of Papa's appearances, and the fact that Mama has a maiden name implies that she is or was married.

Mama Mario's appearance is relatively inconsistent across the series: The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! portrayed her as a portly, masculine woman, while the Nintendo Comics System shows her as a dainty, blonde-haired, young woman. She also appears in The Super Mario Bros. Movie living in Brooklyn along with Papa Mario and other members of Mario's family.

History[edit]

Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros.[edit]

Mario's mother in Super Mario Issun-bōshi

Super Mario Issun-bōshi, a retelling of the Japanese fairy tale Issun-bōshi featuring characters from the Super Mario series, marked the first appearance of the character. Though she did not speak, Mama and/or Papa's hands were visible during the montage of their son's young life and her feet, in slippers, were visible when Mario attempted to convince her to let him travel alone. Throughout Mama's remaining appearances, Mario and Luigi continued to refer to her as "Mama." Another tradition established by the original video animation was the concealment of Mama's face, which has continued throughout all Super Mario media with only one exception. In the story, when a shooting star flew over Mario's parents' house, Mario was miraculously born. However, he was small enough to fit in the palm of his father's hand, even after he grew older. His parents hesitated in letting their boy travel alone, but after much convincing they allowed him to leave.

DIC cartoons[edit]

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show![edit]

"All Steamed Up"[edit]

"All Steamed Up" marked the first reference to Mario and Luigi's mother outside of Japan. When Luigi first saw Mario shrunken down to a very small size, he lamented over what he would tell their mother.

"Mama Mia Mario"[edit]

Mama Mario, played by Lou Albano, scolds Luigi for not opening the door.

Eight live-action segments later, the character made her first live-action appearance in "Mama Mia Mario," where she and Mario were both played by Lou Albano. The episode's plot was written in such a way that the faces of the two characters never appeared together on screen, allowing Albano to play both characters without the aid of editing. For Mama, the actor spoke in a high, raspy voice, wore a scowl, hunched forward, and when he walked, took small steps and leaned left and right in time with his steps. Near the end of the episode, Mama appears behind a door, talking to the visible Mario. Her arms and hands are briefly shown. During this scene, an unidentified person played Mama, although Lou still provided the voice.

When Mama Mario called Mario Brothers Plumbing, Luigi picked up the telephone. He attempted to protest and explain Mama's complains as she her voice grew higher and higher. Listening into the call, Mario first suspected that the caller was complaining about the water heater that blew up the week before. After agreeing to let Mama come over, Luigi hung up and told Mario that it was worse: Mama was coming to visit. The two decided to clean up the apartment and lay out leafy vegetables in an attempt to hide their bachelor lifestyle.

Upon arrival, Mama rang the doorbell and ordered her boys to open the door, lest she "break [their] heads!" Quickly, Mario finished the cleaning by taking a garbage can full of pizza boxes into the next room as Luigi went to answer the door. Immediately, Mama hit Luigi upside his head with her purse and lectured him on answering the door timely and listening to her. The scene ended for a commercial break as Mama continued her tirade.

After the cartoon segment, Mama stood over Luigi as he scrubbed the apartment floor and instructed him to tell Mario to see her after he finished washing the street, because she had more work for him to do. Luigi responded with a gentle, "Yes, Mama." His mother interjected, ordering him to shut up and not talk back. Mario rang the doorbell and, through the door, told Mama that he had washed all the steps on Flatbush Avenue. She refused to let him come back in until he had washed the Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan, and then commanded that Luigi, still scrubbing the floor, to stop being lazy and help his brother.

When Mama stepped out of the room, Mario walked back in and confided in Luigi that, though he loved Mama, he could not take any more of her and wished that she would leave. Luigi agreed, but asserted that their mother was much better than Aunt Luigeena. Overhearing their conversation, or at least the sound of their voices, Mama, from the other room, yelled at them to keep working.

As the prelude to scenes from The Legend of Zelda, Mario and Luigi discussed how Mama had instructed them to show the scenes and they would be right back afterward provided Mama allowed it. They also noted that The Legend of Zelda was her favorite television show.

Secretly, Luigi called Mama over the phone and told her that she had won the lottery. She fell for the trick and prepared to leave, saying goodbye and hitting Mario over the head with her purse, knocking his hat off. When Mario asked why she hit him, she responded, "Just in case." Shortly after, Aunt Luigeena arrived and rang the doorbell. The brothers hesitated in answering, fearing that Mama had realized the truth.

"Super Plant"[edit]

When Mama Mario left her basil bush in the care of her boys, Mario and Luigi were horrified to realize that it was dying in "Super Plant". Answering the brothers' hopes for a miracle, Dr. Toby arrived and gave them a packed of his experimental Super Plant Growth Formula. Mario added too much formula to the soil, and the plant grew into a monster. However, with more help from Dr. Toby, the plant returned to its normal size. Luigi notes that the plant is once again healthy, and that Mama will be happy.

"Fake Bro"[edit]

During the events of "Fake Bro," a conman attempted to trick Mario and Luigi into selling Mario Brothers Plumbing by telling them that he was their long-lost brother, Pietro. When the brothers questioned why they had never heard of him before, he claimed that he had brought such shame to Mama Mario that he ran away from home before they were old enough to remember him. Even the sound of his name would bring grief to Mama. Luigi quizzed Pietro with some family trivia, including Mama's maiden name. The latter answered all the questions correctly, answering that Mama's maiden name was Rigassi. Still suspicious of Pietro's identity, Luigi claimed that would call Mama, but in reality he was about to test the conman's intentions. As a result of the test, Pietro admitted that he had simply researched the brothers and made up the story about Mama.

"Little Marios"[edit]

Mama Mario affectionately pinches Mario's cheek in "Little Marios."

"Little Marios" features a flashback to when Mario and Luigi were still young children. Again, she is voiced by Lou Albano, but because Mama is only on-screen in scenes where Mario also is, another person played Mama, carefully keeping their face off camera and making exaggerated hand gestures. Mama, overhearing them arguing over the outcome of their race through the house, scolded them and grounded Mario because as the oldest, she argued, he should know better. Shaking, Mario whined that she had already grounded him five times that week. Mama decided to punish him instead by peeling the garlic for the next five days, a punishment that Mario complained would make him smell so bad that no one, not even himself, would want to play with him.

Mario was so upset that he decided to run away. Mama and Luigi enjoyed their time without Mario, eating popcorn. She noted that, without Mario to share with, she and Luigi could eat much more popcorn. When Mario returned, he asked Mama if she missed him. She replied, "No!" and went on to say that she did not miss his yelling, his fights with Luigi, and his room being a mess, but that, ultimately, she did miss him. Upon this, Mario's face lit up. Mama hit him across the face with her purse "just in case" he deserved it, and then affectionately pinched his cheek as Mario's face of shock turned into a smile.

"Gorilla My Dreams"[edit]

Mario and Luigi reference Mama twice in "Gorilla My Dreams." When Mario wonders where the ears on his bunny costume are, Luigi states that he remembered Mama using them as oven mitts. Later in the episode, Mario asks the gorilla and Luigi, who is wearing a gorilla costume, how many warts are on Mama's nose to determine who was Luigi and who was the gorilla, claiming that only Luigi would know the answer to the question. The gorilla answers by beating his chest three times and Luigi protests that it was a lucky guess. Mario interjects, saying that he's not talking about the one on her chin.

"Plummers Academy"[edit]

"Plummers Academy" features a flashback to when Mario and Luigi were enrolled in the Brooklyn Plumbers Academy. After Sergeant Kooperman threw them out of the academy, Mario refused to give up, claiming that he had been born with a plunger in his hand. Luigi said that he knew, and that it had been very hard on Mama. Upon hearing that, Mario's courage faded, and he and Luigi temporarily gave up plumbing.

"Two Bums from Brooklyn"[edit]

Tommy Lasagna, coach of the Brooklyn Dodgers, visited Mario Brothers Plumbing in "Two Bums from Brooklyn" in search of the famous Mama Mario meatball recipe. However, tasting the meatballs, he was disgusted, declaring that they tasted like horsehide and string. Mario confided to Luigi that Lasagna had tasted the secret ingredient. However, the coach decided to use the meatballs by covering them with leather and using them as baseballs. This episode was the first to give Mama Mario an official name, as she had only previously been referred to as "Mama" by Mario, Luigi, and Pietro.

"Flatbush Koopa"[edit]

Having successfully liberated the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario and Luigi were to return to Brooklyn in "Flatbush Koopa." Luigi commented that life without King Koopa would be, "perfect as pasta." Mario commented that, speaking of pasta, it was time to go back to Mama's cooking.

"Opera"[edit]

After Mario and Luigi retaliated against their neighbor Mrs. Gammliss' horrendous opera singing with obnoxious singing of their own in "Opera", Luigi told Mario that Mama would be proud.

"Star Koopa"[edit]

In "Star Koopa," upon falling into the Intergalactic InSinkErator and nearly being grinded alive, Luigi commented that Mama always told him and Mario to be careful when working with garbage disposals. Princess Toadstool then pointed out that Mama had obviously been right.

Super Mario World[edit]

Mama Mario was mentioned in the Super Mario World episode "Gopher Bash", when Mario compliments Luigi for successfully teaching the cave-people to grow crops. Noticing a bountiful harvest, Mario tells Luigi that Mama always said he was good at growing.

Nintendo Comics System[edit]

Mario's mama appeared much more feminine in "Family Album "The Early Years"."

"Family Album 'The Early Years'" featured various photographs of Mario's early life, including one in which he was being bathed by his mother in the kitchen sink. "Little Mario", playing with locking pliers, detached the sink's faucet, sending a stream of water into his mother's face.

In the comic, the artists drew Mario's mother as a young and shapely blond-haired woman in a purple dress.

Super Mario (Kodansha manga)[edit]

During the final fight against Wario in the Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins arc, Mario is losing hope in beating and besting his rival and saving the Mario Land, until he turns and sees a portrait of his parents, whose faces are blacked-out, depicted as the former king and queen of Mario's castle. Mario regains confidence in order to make them proud and runs towards Wario to finish him.

Yoshi's Island series[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island[edit]

Mario and Luigi are discovered by their parents in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.

At the end of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Mario and Luigi's mother made her first video game appearance. Only her lower half and hands are seen, and she is the smaller figure in the dress to the right, carrying Luigi. Once Yoshi rescues the stork and Baby Luigi, the stork takes Baby Mario and Baby Luigi and continues on his way to deliver them to their parents. The video game's narration states that the boys' delivery has been "long awaited." Flying to a small, unnamed town surrounded by mountains where "mom and dad live," the stork leaves the bundles on the doorstep of a mushroom-shaped house. The parents awake, turn on a light, open the door, and are pleasantly surprised to see their twins have arrived.

Yoshi's Island DS[edit]

The introduction to Yoshi's Island DS features a short retelling of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. Baby Mario and Baby Luigi are seen in the hands of one of their parents. Additionally, the introduction shows various children being kidnapped by Kamek and his Toady minions at night, including Mario and Luigi. During the abduction, the lights are on and red marks indicating commotion are emerging from Mario and Luigi's house.

Yoshi's New Island[edit]

It is revealed in Yoshi's New Island that the parents seen in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island are not the parents of Mario and Luigi, and the stork made a mistake. By the end of the game, the stork delivers the Mario Bros. to the right parents.

Super Mario 4koma Manga Theater[edit]

In the Yoshi's Island 4-koma collection, the Stork has a photo as a reference for the couple to whom it needs to deliver the babies. Both Papa and Mama Mario have a similar appearance and clothing to Mario. In the photo, Mama Mario has short hair, a ribbon where the hat emblem is, and flower-shaped buttons on her overalls.

Mario Quiz Cards[edit]

One of the Mario Quiz Cards about Mother's Day shows Mario and Luigi visiting Mama Mario with flowers. Mama Mario receives her children's presents on her doorstep, though only her gloved hand waving at them can be seen.

Mario and the Incredible Rescue[edit]

In Mario and the Incredible Rescue, Mario mentions that his mother used to make scrambled eggs for him and Luigi.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]

Profile picture of BrosMom on the Super Mario Bros. Plumbing website

In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Mama Mario is first mentioned by Luigi after he brags to Foreman Spike of their first plumbing call, which is a cheerful message from her. She is then first seen having dinner with Mario, Luigi, and the rest of their family after the brothers return from their first disastrous job. While her husband is pessimistic about their career, she continues to show them support and affection. As Mario leaves the table, upset by his father's lack of support, Mama Mario disappointedly shakes her head at her husband. Mama and Papa Mario are later seen in the climax witnessing Mario and Luigi battling the Koopa Troop, and later hug them after they defeat Bowser.

On the promotional website SMBPlumbing.com, one of the fictional testimonials pertains to the Mario Bros.' mother, as indicated by the username BrosMom. This testimonial praises the Super Mario Bros. Plumbing service, in contrast with those from users SpikeIsCool and BrKlyn Couple, stating that "The Mario Bros. are the very best in the business! They’re polite, professional, adorable, and treated me like family!"^[4]

In an interview for the film, co-director Aaron Horvath stated that both the mother and father have their designs strongly resembling the design from Nintendo's unused material.^[5]

Impersonal references[edit]

There have been multiple instances in which a character invokes Mario's mother in a general sense, rather than speaking of Mama's person, such as Rawk Hawk's jab "Didn't your momma teach you any manners?!?" in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Another noteworthy case is in the German Club Nintendo comic, "Super Mario in Die Nacht des Grauens", when a demonically possessed Peach tells Mario that his mother scrubs toilets in hell, in what can be taken as a "your mother" joke and reference to a line in the 1973 film The Exorcist. Additionally, in the 1993 Super Mario Bros. film, Luigi jokingly says that Mario has been like a father and a mother to him, as their real parents died when he was still a baby and he was brought up by his brother.

Family[edit]

In the games, Mario and Luigi are Mama Mario's only children, and their father is presumed to be her husband.

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! introduces two characters known as Grandma Mario and Grandma Mia, though it is not revealed as to which one is Mama's mother or mother-in-law. The show also reveals that Mama has a pair of nieces named Marianne and Luigeena, and two nephews called Mario Joe and Luigi Bob, though like the two grandmothers, it is not known if they hail from Mama's or Papa's side of the family. The same goes for Aunt Luigeena and Aunt Maria (who was mentioned in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3): either one could be a sister or a sister-in-law of Mama's. There is also an Uncle Tony who is either her brother or brother-in-law.

In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the family is presented with more members living under the same roof, but aside from Mario, Luigi, and her husband, only two uncles are credited: Uncle Tony and Uncle Arthur. In an interview, the directors reveal them as brothers of her husband. Other family members seems to include a grandfather, Aunt Marie, and a niece, but nothing is said about who comes from her side of the family.^[5]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ママ^[?] Mama	Mama
Italian	Mamma^[6]^[7]	Mom
Italian	Mamma Mia/Mamma Mario^[8]	Mama Mia/Mama Mario
Portuguese	Mama Mia^[9]	-	The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Spanish	Mamá Mia^[10]	Mama Mia	The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

References[edit]

^ Patrick Scott Patterson (July 16, 2012). Mario reveals his last name & other tales - San Diego Comic Con 2012. YouTube.
^ The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) Full Cast & Crew. IMDb.
^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGCCrj3fOg0&t=136s
^ Testimonials. SMBPlumbing.com. Retrieved February 12, 2023. (Archived February 12, 2023, 21:39:36 UTC via archive.today.)
^ ^a ^b McWhertor, M. (April 8, 2023). "The Super Mario Bros. Movie drew on unused Nintendo designs to build out Mario’s family". Polygon. Accessed April 8, 2023
^ The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Italian dub, various episodes.
^ The Super Mario Bros. Movie Italian dub.
^ The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Italian dub, only in a few episodes, including "Mama Mia Mario".
^ Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - A Grande Corrida de Moto / Mama Mia (Dublado)
^ La gran carrera de BMX | Dibujos Para Niños

[1] Patrick Scott Patterson (July 16, 2012). Mario reveals his last name & other tales - San Diego Comic Con 2012. YouTube.

[2] The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) Full Cast & Crew. IMDb.

[3] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGCCrj3fOg0&t=136s

[4] Testimonials. SMBPlumbing.com. Retrieved February 12, 2023. (Archived February 12, 2023, 21:39:36 UTC via archive.today.)

[Polygon-5] McWhertor, M. (April 8, 2023). "The Super Mario Bros. Movie drew on unused Nintendo designs to build out Mario’s family". Polygon. Accessed April 8, 2023

[6] The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Italian dub, various episodes.

[7] The Super Mario Bros. Movie Italian dub.

[8] The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Italian dub, only in a few episodes, including "Mama Mia Mario".

[9] Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - A Grande Corrida de Moto / Mama Mia (Dublado)

[10] La gran carrera de BMX | Dibujos Para Niños

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+{{character infobox
-|image=[[File:Mama.jpg|250px]]<br>'''Mama Mario''', played by [[Lou Albano]], in "[[Mama Mia Mario]]"
+|image=[[File:TSMBM Mama Mario.png|260px]]<br>Mama Mario (right) in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
-|full_name='''Mama Mario'''
+|full_name=Mama Mia Mario<ref>Patrick Scott Patterson (July 16, 2012). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAjhjLuWbC8 Mario reveals his last name & other tales - San Diego Comic Con 2012]. ''YouTube''.</ref>
-|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Issun-bōshi]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#1986|1989]])
+|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Issun-bōshi]]'' (1989)
-|species=[[Human]]
+|species=Human
-|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2014|2014]])
+|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023)
-|latest_portrayal=[[Lou Albano]] (1989)
+|latest_portrayal=[[Jessica DiCicco]] (English, 2023)<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6718170/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) Full Cast & Crew]. ''IMDb''.</ref>
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-{{Quote|When I tell you to run, I want you to run!|Mama Mario|Mama Mia Mario}}
+{{quote|Well, I thought [[Super Mario Bros. Plumbing|it]] was incredible. It belongs in a movie theater.|Mama Mario|The Super Mario Bros. Movie}}
-'''Mama Mario'''{{refneeded}} (referred to as '''Mama''' and '''Mama Mia''' by her children, maiden name '''Rigassi'''), the fictional mother of [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]], is a recurring minor character throughout the ''[[Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series and its spin-offs, particularly in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', where she was both referenced throughout the television series' run and made two appearances in the live-action segments.
+'''Mama Mario''' (referred to as '''Mama''' and '''Mama Mia''' by her children, maiden name '''Rigassi'''<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGCCrj3fOg0&t=136s</ref>) is the mother of [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] and a recurring minor character in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise and its spin-offs, particularly in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', where she was referenced throughout the television series' run and made two appearances in the live-action segments.
-A version of Mario's mother made her first appearance in ''[[Super Mario Issun-bōshi]]''. ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' was responsible for the expansion of the character; to date it is the only source that has provided an official name{{refneeded}}, shown her face, or explored her personality, developing her as a comically strict parental figure who ultimately cared very much for her boys. Though Mario and Luigi fear her temper and punishments on the show, both boys return their mother's love. Mama Mario's connection to Mario and Luigi's [[Papa|father]] is unclear. The two are shown to live with each other in all of Papa's appearances, and the fact that Mama has a maiden name implies that she was married at one time, but their relationship and backstory remain unexplored.
+A version of Mario's mother made her first appearance in ''[[Super Mario Issun-bōshi]]''. ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' was responsible for the expansion of the character, being the first and, for much of the franchise's history, only source that showed her face or explored her personality, developing her as a strict parental figure who ultimately cared very much for her boys. Though Mario and Luigi fear her temper and punishments on the show, both boys return their mother's love. Mama Mario's connection to Mario and Luigi's [[Papa Mario|father]] is unclear, but the two are shown to live with each other in all of Papa's appearances, and the fact that Mama has a maiden name implies that she is or was married.
-Mama Mario's appearance is relatively inconsistent across the series: ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' portrayed her as a portly, masculine woman, while the [[Nintendo Comics System]] artists drew her as a dainty, blonde-haired, young woman. However, one consistency across all appearances save "[[Mama Mia Mario]]" is the concealing of her face by objects and camera angles.
+Mama Mario's appearance is relatively inconsistent across the series: ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' portrayed her as a portly, masculine woman, while the ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' shows her as a dainty, blonde-haired, young woman. She also appears in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' living in [[Brooklyn]] along with [[Papa Mario]] and other members of Mario's family.
 ==History==
 ===''Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros.''===
-[[File:Issunboshi Mama Mario.jpg|left|thumb|200px|[[Mario|Mario's]] mother in ''[[Super Mario Issun-bōshi]]''.]]
+[[File:Issunboshi Mama Mario.jpg|left|thumb|200px|[[Mario]]'s mother in ''[[Super Mario Issun-bōshi]]'']]
-"[[Super Mario Issun-bōshi]]," a retelling of the Japanese fairy tale, Issunboshi, featuring characters from the ''Super Mario'' series, marked the first appearance of the character. Though she did not speak, Mama and/or Papa's hands were visible during the montage of their son's young life and her feet, in slippers, were visible when Mario attempted to convince her to let him travel alone. Throughout Mama's remaining appearances, Mario and Luigi continued to refer to her as "Mama." Another tradition established by the original video animation was the concealment of Mama's face, which has continued throughout all ''Mario'' media with only one exception. In the story, when a shooting star flew over Mario's parents' house, Mario was miraculously born. However, he was small enough to fit in the palm of his father's hand, even after he grew older. His parents hesitated in letting their boy travel alone, but after much convincing they allowed him to leave.
+''[[Super Mario Issun-bōshi]]'', a retelling of the Japanese fairy tale ''Issun-bōshi'' featuring characters from the ''Super Mario'' series, marked the first appearance of the character. Though she did not speak, Mama and/or Papa's hands were visible during the montage of their son's young life and her feet, in slippers, were visible when Mario attempted to convince her to let him travel alone. Throughout Mama's remaining appearances, Mario and Luigi continued to refer to her as "Mama." Another tradition established by the original video animation was the concealment of Mama's face, which has continued throughout all ''Super Mario'' media with only one exception. In the story, when a shooting star flew over Mario's parents' house, Mario was miraculously born. However, he was small enough to fit in the palm of his father's hand, even after he grew older. His parents hesitated in letting their boy travel alone, but after much convincing they allowed him to leave.
 {{br|left}}
 ===DIC cartoons===
 ====''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''====
-====="Plummers Academy"=====
-"[[Plummers Academy]]" features a flashback to when Mario and Luigi were enrolled in the [[Brooklyn Plumbers Academy]]. After [[Sergeant Kooperman]] threw them out of the academy, Mario refused to give up, claiming that he had been born with a [[plunger]] in his hand. Luigi said that he knew, and that it had been very hard on Mama. Upon hearing that, Mario's courage faded, and he and Luigi temporarily gave up plumbing.
 ====="All Steamed Up"=====
-"[[All Steamed Up]]" marked the first reference to Mama Mario outside of Japan. When Luigi first saw Mario shrunken down to a very small size, he lamented over what he would tell their mother.
+"[[All Steamed Up]]" marked the first reference to Mario and Luigi's mother outside of Japan. When Luigi first saw Mario shrunken down to a very small size, he lamented over what he would tell their mother.
 ====="Mama Mia Mario"=====
-[[File:MamaMiaMario.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Mama Mario, played by [[Lou Albano]], scolds [[Luigi]] for not opening the door.]]
+[[File:MamaMiaMario.jpg|thumb|200px|Mama Mario, played by [[Lou Albano]], scolds [[Luigi]] for not opening the door.]]
-Six live-action segments later, the character made her first live-action appearance in "Mama Mia Mario," where she and Mario were both played by [[Lou Albano]]. The episode's plot was written in such a way that the faces of the two characters never appeared together on screen, allowing Albano to play both characters without the aid of editing. For Mama, the actor spoke in a high, raspy voice, wore a scowl, hunched forward, and when he walked, took small steps and leaned left and right in time with his steps. Near the end of the episode, Mama appears behind a door, talking to the visible Mario. Her arms and hands are briefly shown. During this scene, another, unidentified person played Mama, although Lou still provided the voice.
+Eight live-action segments later, the character made her first live-action appearance in "[[Mama Mia Mario]]," where she and Mario were both played by [[Lou Albano]]. The episode's plot was written in such a way that the faces of the two characters never appeared together on screen, allowing Albano to play both characters without the aid of editing. For Mama, the actor spoke in a high, raspy voice, wore a scowl, hunched forward, and when he walked, took small steps and leaned left and right in time with his steps. Near the end of the episode, Mama appears behind a door, talking to the visible Mario. Her arms and hands are briefly shown. During this scene, an unidentified person played Mama, although Lou still provided the voice.
-When Mama Mario called [[Mario Brothers Plumbing]], Luigi picked up the telephone. He attempted to protest and explain Mama's complains as she her voice grew higher and higher. Listening into the call, Mario first suspected that the caller was complaining about the water heater that blew up the week before. After agreeing to let Mama come over, Luigi hung up and told Mario that it was worse: Mama was coming to visit. The two decided to clean up the apartment and lay out leafy [[vegetables]] in an attempt to hide their bachelor lifestyle.
+When Mama Mario called [[Super Mario Bros. Plumbing|Mario Brothers Plumbing]], Luigi picked up the telephone. He attempted to protest and explain Mama's complains as she her voice grew higher and higher. Listening into the call, Mario first suspected that the caller was complaining about the water heater that blew up the week before. After agreeing to let Mama come over, Luigi hung up and told Mario that it was worse: Mama was coming to visit. The two decided to clean up the apartment and lay out leafy [[vegetables]] in an attempt to hide their bachelor lifestyle.
 Upon arrival, Mama rang the doorbell and ordered her boys to open the door, lest she "break [their] heads!" Quickly, Mario finished the cleaning by taking a garbage can full of pizza boxes into the next room as Luigi went to answer the door. Immediately, Mama hit Luigi upside his head with her purse and lectured him on answering the door timely and listening to her. The scene ended for a commercial break as Mama continued her tirade.
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 When Mama stepped out of the room, Mario walked back in and confided in Luigi that, though he loved Mama, he could not take any more of her and wished that she would leave. Luigi agreed, but asserted that their mother was much better than [[Aunt Luigeena]]. Overhearing their conversation, or at least the sound of their voices, Mama, from the other room, yelled at them to keep working.
-As the prelude to scenes from ''[[The Legend of Zelda (cartoon)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', Mario and Luigi discussed how Mama had instructed them to show the scenes and they would be right back afterward provided Mama allowed it. They also noted that ''The Legend of Zelda'' was her favorite television show.
+As the prelude to scenes from ''[[The Legend of Zelda (television series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', Mario and Luigi discussed how Mama had instructed them to show the scenes and they would be right back afterward provided Mama allowed it. They also noted that ''The Legend of Zelda'' was her favorite television show.
-Secretly, Luigi called Mama over the phone and told her to win the lottery. She fell for the trick and prepared to leave, saying goodbye and hitting Mario over the head with her purse, knocking his hat off. When Mario asked why she hit him, she responded, "Just in case." Shortly after, Aunt Luigeena arrived and rang the doorbell. The brothers hesitated in answering, fearing that Mama had realized the truth.
+Secretly, Luigi called Mama over the phone and told her that she had won the lottery. She fell for the trick and prepared to leave, saying goodbye and hitting Mario over the head with her purse, knocking his hat off. When Mario asked why she hit him, she responded, "Just in case." Shortly after, Aunt Luigeena arrived and rang the doorbell. The brothers hesitated in answering, fearing that Mama had realized the truth.
 ====="Super Plant"=====
-When Mama Mario left her basil bush in the care of her boys, Mario and Luigi were horrified to realize that it was dying in "[[Super Plant]]." Answering the brothers' hopes for a miracle, [[Dr. Toby]] arrived and gave them a packed of his experimental [[Super Plant Growth Formula]]. Mario added too much formula to the soil, and the plant grew into a monster. However, with more help from Dr. Toby, the plant returned to its normal size. Luigi notes that the plant is once again healthy, and that Mama will be happy.
+When Mama Mario left her basil bush in the care of her boys, Mario and Luigi were horrified to realize that it was dying in "[[Super Plant]]". Answering the brothers' hopes for a miracle, [[Dr. Toby]] arrived and gave them a packed of his experimental [[Super Plant Growth Formula]]. Mario added too much formula to the soil, and the plant grew into a monster. However, with more help from Dr. Toby, the plant returned to its normal size. Luigi notes that the plant is once again healthy, and that Mama will be happy.
 ====="Fake Bro"=====
-During the events of "[[Fake Bro]]," a conman attempted to trick Mario and Luigi into selling Mario Bros. Plumbing by telling them that he was their long-lost brother, [[Pietro]]. When the brothers questioned why they had never heard of him before, he claimed that he had brought such shame to Mama Mario that he ran away from home before they were old enough to remember him. Even the sound of his name would bring grief to Mama. Luigi quizzed Pietro with some family trivia, including Mama's maiden name. The latter answered all the questions correctly, answering that Mama's maiden name was Rigassi. Still suspicious of Pietro's identity, Luigi claimed that would call Mama Mario, but in reality he was about to test the conman's intentions. As a result of the test, Pietro admitted that he had simply researched the brothers and made up the story about Mama.
+During the events of "[[Fake Bro]]," a conman attempted to trick Mario and Luigi into selling Mario Brothers Plumbing by telling them that he was their long-lost brother, [[Pietro]]. When the brothers questioned why they had never heard of him before, he claimed that he had brought such shame to Mama Mario that he ran away from home before they were old enough to remember him. Even the sound of his name would bring grief to Mama. Luigi quizzed Pietro with some family trivia, including Mama's maiden name. The latter answered all the questions correctly, answering that Mama's maiden name was Rigassi. Still suspicious of Pietro's identity, Luigi claimed that would call Mama, but in reality he was about to test the conman's intentions. As a result of the test, Pietro admitted that he had simply researched the brothers and made up the story about Mama.
 ====="Little Marios"=====
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 "[[Little Marios]]" features a flashback to when Mario and Luigi were still young children. Again, she is voiced by Lou Albano, but because Mama is only on-screen in scenes where Mario also is, another person played Mama, carefully keeping their face off camera and making exaggerated hand gestures. Mama, overhearing them arguing over the outcome of their race through the house, scolded them and grounded Mario because as the oldest, she argued, he should know better. Shaking, Mario whined that she had already grounded him five times that week. Mama decided to punish him instead by peeling the [[garlic]] for the next five days, a punishment that Mario complained would make him smell so bad that no one, not even himself, would want to play with him.
-Mario was so upset that he decided to run away. Mama and Luigi enjoyed their time without Mario, eating popcorn.  She noted that, without Mario to share with, she and Luigi could eat much more popcorn. When Mario returned, he asked Mama if she missed him. She replied, "No!" and went on to say that she did not miss his yelling, his fights with Luigi, and his room being a mess, but that, ultimately, she did miss him. Upon this, Mario's face lit up. Mama hit him across the face with her purse "just in case" he deserved it, and then affectionately pinched his cheek as Mario's face of shock turned into a smile.
+Mario was so upset that he decided to run away. Mama and Luigi enjoyed their time without Mario, eating popcorn. She noted that, without Mario to share with, she and Luigi could eat much more popcorn. When Mario returned, he asked Mama if she missed him. She replied, "No!" and went on to say that she did not miss his yelling, his fights with Luigi, and his room being a mess, but that, ultimately, she did miss him. Upon this, Mario's face lit up. Mama hit him across the face with her purse "just in case" he deserved it, and then affectionately pinched his cheek as Mario's face of shock turned into a smile.
 ====="Gorilla My Dreams"=====
 Mario and Luigi reference Mama twice in "[[Gorilla My Dreams (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!)|Gorilla My Dreams]]." When Mario wonders where the ears on his bunny costume are, Luigi states that he remembered Mama using them as oven mitts. Later in the episode, Mario asks the gorilla and Luigi, who is wearing a gorilla costume, how many warts are on Mama's nose to determine who was Luigi and who was the gorilla, claiming that only Luigi would know the answer to the question. The gorilla answers by beating his chest three times and Luigi protests that it was a lucky guess. Mario interjects, saying that he's not talking about the one on her chin.
+====="Plummers Academy"=====
+"[[Plummers Academy]]" features a flashback to when Mario and Luigi were enrolled in the [[Brooklyn Plumbers Academy]]. After [[Sergeant Kooperman]] threw them out of the academy, Mario refused to give up, claiming that he had been born with a plunger in his hand. Luigi said that he knew, and that it had been very hard on Mama. Upon hearing that, Mario's courage faded, and he and Luigi temporarily gave up plumbing.
 ====="Two Bums from Brooklyn"=====
-[[Tommy Lasagna]], coach of the [[Brooklyn Dodgers]], visited Mario Bros. Plumbing in "[[Two Bums from Brooklyn]]" in search of Mama Mario's favorite meatball recipe. However, tasting the meatballs, he was disgusted, declaring that they tasted like horsehide and string. Mario confided to Luigi that Lasagna had tasted the secret ingredient. However, the coach decided to use the meatballs by covering them with leather and using them as baseballs. This episode was the first to give Mama Mario an official name, as she had only previously been referred to as, "Mama" by Mario, Luigi, and Pietro.
+[[Tommy Lasagna]], coach of the [[Brooklyn Dodgers]], visited Mario Brothers Plumbing in "[[Two Bums from Brooklyn]]" in search of the famous Mama Mario meatball recipe. However, tasting the meatballs, he was disgusted, declaring that they tasted like horsehide and string. Mario confided to Luigi that Lasagna had tasted the secret ingredient. However, the coach decided to use the meatballs by covering them with leather and using them as baseballs. This episode was the first to give Mama Mario an official name, as she had only previously been referred to as "Mama" by Mario, Luigi, and Pietro.
+====="Flatbush Koopa"=====
+Having successfully liberated the [[Mushroom Kingdom]], Mario and Luigi were to return to [[Brooklyn]] in "[[Flatbush Koopa]]." Luigi commented that life without [[Bowser|King Koopa]] would be, "perfect as pasta." Mario commented that, speaking of pasta, it was time to go back to Mama's cooking.
 ====="Opera"=====
-After Mario and Luigi retaliated against their neighbor [[Mrs. Gammliss]]' horrendous opera singing with obnoxious singing of their own, Luigi told Mario that Mama would be proud.
+After Mario and Luigi retaliated against their neighbor [[Mrs. Gammliss]]' horrendous opera singing with obnoxious singing of their own in "[[Opera]]", Luigi told Mario that Mama would be proud.
-====="Flatbush Koopa"=====
-Having successfully liberated the [[Mushroom Kingdom]], Mario and Luigi were to return to [[Brooklyn]] in "[[Flatbush Koopa]]." Luigi commented that life without [[Bowser|King Koopa]] would be, "perfect as pasta." Mario commented that, speaking of pasta, it was time to go back to Mama Mario's cooking.
 ====="Star Koopa"=====
-Upon falling into the [[Intergalactic InSinkErator]] and nearly being grinded alive, Luigi commented that Mama always told him and Mario to be careful when working with garbage disposals. Princess Toadstool then pointed out that Mama had obviously been right.
+In "[[Star Koopa]]," upon falling into the [[Intergalactic InSinkErator]] and nearly being grinded alive, Luigi commented that Mama always told him and Mario to be careful when working with garbage disposals. Princess Toadstool then pointed out that Mama had obviously been right.
 ====''Super Mario World''====
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 ===''Nintendo Comics System''===
-[[File:NCS Mama Mario.jpg|thumb|200px|Mario's mama appeared much more feminine in "[[Family Album "The Early Years"]]."]]
+[[File:NCS Mama Mario.jpg|thumb|150px|Mario's mama appeared much more feminine in "[[Family Album "The Early Years"]]."]]
 "[[Family Album 'The Early Years']]" featured various photographs of Mario's early life, including one in which he was being bathed by his mother in the kitchen sink. "Little Mario", playing with locking pliers, detached the sink's faucet, sending a stream of water into his mother's face.
 In the comic, the artists drew Mario's mother as a young and shapely blond-haired woman in a purple dress.
-===''Yoshi'' series===
+===''Super Mario'' (Kodansha manga)===
+[[File:Mario's parents KC Mario.jpg|thumb|left|150px]]
+During the final fight against [[Wario]] in the ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' arc, Mario is losing hope in beating and besting his rival and saving the [[Mario Land (Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins)|Mario Land]], until he turns and sees a portrait of his parents, whose faces are blacked-out, depicted as the former king and queen of [[Mario's castle]]. Mario regains confidence in order to make them proud and runs towards Wario to finish him.
+===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
 ====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''====
-[[File:Marioparents.PNG|left|thumb|200px|Mario and Luigi are discovered by their fake parents in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''.]]
+[[File:Marioparents.PNG|thumb|200px|Mario and Luigi are discovered by their parents in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''.]]
-At the end of ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', Mario and Luigi's mother made her first video game appearance. She is portrayed as a wide-set woman wearing a pink nightgown, and only her lower half and hands are seen. Once [[Yoshi]] rescued the [[Stork]] and [[Baby Luigi]], the stork took [[Baby Mario]] and Baby Luigi and continued on his way to deliver them to their parents. The video game's narration states that the boys' delivery has been, "long awaited." Flying to a small, unnamed town surrounded by mountains where "mom and dad live," the stork leaves the bundles on the doorstep of a [[Mushroom]] house. The parents awake, turn on a light, open the door, and are pleasantly surprised to see their twins have arrived. Luigi is picked up by his father and Mario by his mother.
+At the end of ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', Mario and Luigi's mother made her first video game appearance. Only her lower half and hands are seen, and she is the smaller figure in the dress to the right, carrying Luigi. Once [[Yoshi]] rescues the [[stork]] and [[Baby Luigi]], the stork takes [[Baby Mario]] and Baby Luigi and continues on his way to deliver them to their parents. The video game's narration states that the boys' delivery has been "long awaited." Flying to a small, unnamed town surrounded by mountains where "mom and dad live," the stork leaves the bundles on the doorstep of a [[mushroom]]-shaped house. The parents awake, turn on a light, open the door, and are pleasantly surprised to see their twins have arrived.
 ====''Yoshi's Island DS''====
-The introduction to ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' features a short retelling of ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''. Baby Mario and Baby Luigi are seen in the hands of one of their parents. Additionally, the introduction shows various children from around [[Mushroom World]] being kidnapped by [[Kamek]] and his [[Toady]] minions one night, including Mario and Luigi. During the abduction, the lights are on and red marks indicating commotion are emerging from Mario and Luigi's house; it is likely, yet unconfirmed that their mother is one of the people making the commotion.
+The introduction to ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' features a short retelling of ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''. Baby Mario and Baby Luigi are seen in the hands of one of their parents. Additionally, the introduction shows various children being kidnapped by [[Kamek]] and his [[Toady]] minions at night, including Mario and Luigi. During the abduction, the lights are on and red marks indicating commotion are emerging from Mario and Luigi's house.
 ====''Yoshi's New Island''====
-It is revealed in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' that the parents seen in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' are not the parents of Mario and Luigi, and the stork made a mistake. By the end of the game, the stork delivers the Mario Bros. to their real parents.
+It is revealed in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' that the parents seen in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' are not the parents of Mario and Luigi, and the stork made a mistake. By the end of the game, the stork delivers the Mario Bros. to the right parents.
+===''Super Mario 4koma Manga Theater''===
+[[File:Mario's_parents_4-koma.png|left|thumb|150px]]
+In the ''Yoshi's Island'' 4-koma collection, the [[Stork]] has a photo as a reference for the couple to whom it needs to deliver the babies. Both Papa and Mama Mario have a similar appearance and clothing to Mario. In the photo, Mama Mario has short hair, a ribbon where the hat emblem is, and flower-shaped buttons on her overalls.
+===Mario Quiz Cards===
+[[File:Mother's Day MQC.png|thumb|150px]]
+One of the [[Mario Quiz Cards]] about {{wp|Mother's Day}} shows Mario and Luigi visiting Mama Mario with flowers. Mama Mario receives her children's presents on her doorstep, though only her gloved hand waving at them can be seen.
 ===''Mario and the Incredible Rescue''===
 In ''[[Mario and the Incredible Rescue]]'', Mario mentions that his mother used to make scrambled [[egg]]s for him and Luigi.
+===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
+[[File:SMBPlumbing com BrosMom.png|thumb|100px|left|Profile picture of BrosMom on the Super Mario Bros. Plumbing website]]
+In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', Mama Mario is first mentioned by Luigi after he brags to [[Foreman Spike]] of their first plumbing call, which is a cheerful message from her. She is then first seen having dinner with Mario, Luigi, and the rest of their family after the brothers return from their first disastrous job. While her husband is pessimistic about their career, she continues to show them support and affection. As Mario leaves the table, upset by his father's lack of support, Mama Mario disappointedly shakes her head at her husband. Mama and Papa Mario are later seen in the climax witnessing Mario and Luigi battling the Koopa Troop, and later hug them after they defeat Bowser.
+On the promotional website [[SMBPlumbing.com]], one of the fictional testimonials pertains to the Mario Bros.' mother, as indicated by the username '''BrosMom'''. This testimonial praises the [[Mario Brothers Plumbing|Super Mario Bros. Plumbing]] service, in contrast with those from users [[Foreman Spike|SpikeIsCool]] and [[BrKlyn Couple]], stating that "The Mario Bros. are the very best in the business! They’re polite, professional, adorable, and treated me like family!"<ref>[http://SMBPlumbing.com/testimonials Testimonials]. SMBPlumbing.com. Retrieved February 12, 2023. ([https://archive.ph/yrbJM Archived] February 12, 2023, 21:39:36 UTC via archive.today.)</ref>
+In an interview for the film, co-director {{wp|Aaron Horvath}} stated that both the mother and father have their designs strongly resembling the design from Nintendo's unused material.<ref name=Polygon>McWhertor, M. (April 8, 2023). "[https://www.polygon.com/23673074/mario-movie-family-members-dad-mom-uncles-aunt The Super Mario Bros. Movie drew on unused Nintendo designs to build out Mario’s family]". ''Polygon''. Accessed April 8, 2023</ref>
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-===Impersonal References===
+===Impersonal references===
-There have been multiple instances in which a character invokes Mario's mother in a general sense, rather than speaking of Mama's person, such as [[Rawk Hawk]]'s jab "Didn't your momma teach you any manners?!?" in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. Another noteworthy case is in the German [[Club Nintendo]] comic, "[[Super Mario in Die Nacht des Grauens]]", when a [[Abigor|demonically]] possessed Peach tells Mario that his mother scrubs toilets in [[hell]], in what can be taken as a [[Wikipedia:Maternal insult|"your mother" joke]]. Additionally, in the  ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' film, Luigi jokingly says Mario's been like a father and a mother to him, as their real parents died when he was still a baby and he was brought up by his brother.
+There have been multiple instances in which a character invokes Mario's mother in a general sense, rather than speaking of Mama's person, such as [[Rawk Hawk]]'s jab "Didn't your momma teach you any manners?!?" in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. Another noteworthy case is in the German ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' comic, "[[Super Mario in Die Nacht des Grauens]]", when a [[Abigor|demonically]] possessed Peach tells Mario that his mother scrubs toilets in [[hell]], in what can be taken as a {{wp|"Yo mama" joke|"your mother" joke}} and reference to a line in the 1973 film ''{{wp|The Exorcist}}''. Additionally, in the 1993 ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' film, [[Luigi (film character)|Luigi]] jokingly says that [[Mario (film character)|Mario]] has been like a father and a mother to him, as their real parents died when he was still a baby and he was brought up by his brother.
 ==Family==
-In the games, Mario and Luigi are Mama Mario's only children, and their father is presumed to be her husband. If the two are married, that means Mama's father in-law is [[Grandpapa]] (who was mentioned in the ''Super Mario Bros.'' movie). ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' introduces two characters known as [[Grandma Mario]] and [[List of Implied Characters#Grandma Mia|Grandma Mia]], though it is not revealed as to which one is Mama's mother or mother-in-law. The show also reveals that Mama has a pair of nieces named [[Marianne]] and [[Luigeena]], and two nephews called [[Mario Joe and Luigi Bob]], though like the two grandmothers, it is not known if they hail from Mama's or Papa's side of the family. The same goes for [[Aunt Luigeena]] and [[List of Implied Characters#Aunt Maria|Aunt Maria]] (who was mentioned in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''): either one could be a sister or a sister-in-law of Mama's. There is also an [[List of Implied Characters#Uncle Tony|Uncle Tony]] who is either her brother or brother-in-law.
+In the games, Mario and Luigi are Mama Mario's only children, and their father is presumed to be her husband.
+''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' introduces two characters known as [[Grandma Mario]] and [[List of implied characters#Grandma Mia|Grandma Mia]], though it is not revealed as to which one is Mama's mother or mother-in-law. The show also reveals that Mama has a pair of nieces named [[Marianne]] and [[Luigeena]], and two nephews called [[Mario Joe and Luigi Bob]], though like the two grandmothers, it is not known if they hail from Mama's or Papa's side of the family. The same goes for [[Aunt Luigeena]] and [[List of implied characters#Aunt Maria|Aunt Maria]] (who was mentioned in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''): either one could be a sister or a sister-in-law of Mama's. There is also an [[Uncle Tony]] who is either her brother or brother-in-law.
+In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', the family is presented with more members living under the same roof, but aside from Mario, Luigi, and her husband, only two uncles are credited: Uncle Tony and [[Uncle Arthur]]. In an interview, the directors reveal them as brothers of her husband. Other family members seems to include a grandfather, Aunt Marie, and a niece, but nothing is said about who comes from her side of the family.<ref name=Polygon/>
 ==Names in other languages==
-{{foreignname
+{{foreign names
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+|JapM=Mama
-{{BoxTop}}
+|Ita=Mamma<ref>''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' Italian dub, various episodes.</ref><ref>''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' Italian dub.</ref>
-{{MarioFamily}}
+|Ita2=Mamma Mia/Mamma Mario<ref>''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' Italian dub, only in a few episodes, including "[[Mama Mia Mario]]".</ref>
-{{human}}
+|ItaM=Mom
-{{The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Live}}
+|Ita2M=Mama Mia/Mama Mario
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+|Por=Mama Mia
+|PorN=''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''
+|PorC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stcKvloT9TM&list=PLwzf4mOPE8BlhZQzQNfBFjrkJrrocv7kU&index=5 Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - A Grande Corrida de Moto / Mama Mia (Dublado)]</ref>
+|Spa=Mamá Mia
+|SpaN=''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''
+|SpaM=Mama Mia
+|SpaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilR8h1Wg3XM La gran carrera de BMX | Dibujos Para Niños]</ref>
+}}
+==References==
+<references/>
+{{Humans}}
+{{Mario and Luigi's family}}
+{{TSMBSS live action}}
+{{TSMBM}}
+[[Category:Mario and Luigi's family]]
 [[Category:Humans]]
 [[Category:Parents]]
-[[Category:Siblings]]
+[[Category:The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! characters]]
+[[Category:The Super Mario Bros. Movie characters]]
+[[it:Mamma Mario]]

Mama Mario
Mama Mario (right) in The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Full name	Mama Mia Mario^[1]
Species	Human
First appearance	Super Mario Issun-bōshi (1989)
Latest appearance	The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
Latest portrayal	Jessica DiCicco (English, 2023)^[2]

[Edit] The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (live-action segments)
Mario Brothers Plumbing	Clog • CooKoo Bird • Edison • Luigi • Mario • Ratagator • ^aBelle
Guests	Albert Einstein • Alligator Dundee • Angelica • Aunt Luigeena • Boris • Brian Bonsall • Captain Lou Albano • Cher • Count Zoltan Dracula • Cyndi Lauper • David Horowitz • Doc Freud • Dr. Frankenstein • Dr. Sigmund Fruitcake • Dr. Toby • E.C. • Ellie Mae • Elvira • Elvis Presley • Ernie Hudson • Exterminator • Frankenstein's Monster • Fred Van Winkle • George Washington • Grandma Mario • HAL 9001 • Harry Blackstone Jr. • Howard Stevens • Ike • Imperial Poobah • Inspector Gadget • Inspector Klean • Jim Lange • Jodie • Kenneth • Little Robert • Liz • Luigeena • Luigi's girlfriend • Lyle Alzado • Mad Donna • Madam AGoGo • Magic Johnson • Mama Mario • Marianne • Marilyn • Mario Joe and Luigi Bob • Mikhail S. Gorbachev • Monster • Mr. Gibbel • Mr. President • Mrs. Gammliss • Mrs. Periwinkle • Nick • Nicole Eggert • Obi-Wan Cannoli • Pam Matteson • Patty • Patty's mother and father • Pietro • Poochie • Ralph Washington • Rob Stone • Rowdy Roddy Piper • Roxanne • Sgt. Slaughter • Shabba-Doo • Slime Ghost • Super Plant • Susanna Ross • Tawny Tyler • Ted Bull • The Old Psychic Lady with the Evil Eye Who Reads Fortunes and Knows Everything Before It Happens • Tommy Lasagna • Tulio • Vincent Van Gook • Willy White • Young McDonald
Objects, items, etc.	Mario Brothers Clog Cleaner • Mario Brothers Plant Food • Pizza Transformer • Roseitis • Secret Chippie Decoder Ring • Steam-O-Matic • Strange watch • Super Plant Growth Formula • Veggieitis
^a Exclusive to the Korean live-action segments

[Edit] The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Characters	Main characters	Donkey Kong • Luigi • Mario • Princess Peach • Toad
	Antagonists	Bowser • Kamek • Koopa General
	Supporting characters	BrKLnCouple • Cranky Kong • Driver • Francis • Giuseppe • Kong army • Lumalee • Mario and Luigi's family (Aunt Marie · Mario and Luigi's father · Mario and Luigi's grandfather · Mario and Luigi's mother · Mario and Luigi's niece · Uncle Arthur · Uncle Tony) • Penguin King • Spike • Toad General
	Other characters	Baby Luigi • Baby Mario • Baby Peach • Chanterelle • Chunky Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Funky Kong • Kiddy Kong • King Bob-omb • King Boo • Luigi's bully • Pauline • Pit • Super Mario Bros. Plumbing customer • Swanky Kong • Toadette • Yoshi
Forms		Cape Mario • Cat Mario • Fire Mario • Ice Mario • Invincible Mario • Mini Mario • Super Mario • Tanooki Mario
Species		Bat • Biddybud • Blooper (Blooper Baby) • Bob-omb • Bullet Bill (Bomber Bill) • Bramball • Buzzy Beetle • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep (Spiny Cheep Cheep) • Goomba (Goomba Tower) • Hammer Bro • Human (H. nintendonus) • Jellybeam • Kong • Koopa (Dry Bones · Koopa Paratroopa · Koopa Troopa · Spiny · Sledge Bro) • Luma • Maw-Ray • Penguin • Piranha Plant • Snifit • Toad • Yoshi
Locations		Bob-omb Battlefield • Bowser's Castle • Brooklyn (Brooklyn Heights) • Castle Burger • Crazy Cap • Dark Lands • Jungle Kingdom • Fire Flower Fields • Great Ring of Kong • High Cliffs • Kart workshop • Mushroom Forest • Mushroom Kingdom (Toad Town · Mushroom Heights) • Peach's Castle • Punch-Out Pizzeria • Rainbow Road • Desert Area • Secret passage • Snow Kingdom • Super Mario Bros. Plumbing • Training Course • Warp Zone • Waterfall Area • Yoshi's Island
Items and objects		! Block • Anchor • Axe • Barrel • Bill Blaster • Bike (Bullet Bike · Mach Bike) • Blue mushroom • Blue Shell • Boomerang Flower • Bowser Statue • Box • Brick Block • Cannon • Cape Feather • Clear Pipe • Coin • Coin Block • Crate • Donut Block • Dragon Coin • Fire Bar • Fire Flower • Flying Question Block • Fruit (Banana · Carrot · Coconut · Grape · Melon · Pineapple · Turnip · Watermelon) • Girder • Goal Pole • Hammer • Ice Flower • Kart (Pipe Frame · Standard Kart · Tiny Titan) • Koopa Clown Car • Ladder • Lakitu's Cloud • Lift • Magic wand • Magical Potion • Mushroom Platform • Music Box • Mysterious pipe • P Switch • P-Wing • POW Block • Power Balloon • Question Block • Rocket Barrel • Rotating Block • Shy Guy balloon • Spike Trap • Snowball • Super Bell • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom • Super Star • Tanooki Suit • Trampoline • Warp Pipe • Wooden cutout • Yoshi's Egg
Miscellaneous		Gallery • Illumination • Jump Man • Media • Quotes • References to other media • SMBPlumbing.com • Staff • The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) ("DK Rap" · "Mario Brothers Rap" · "Peaches") • Universal Pictures • Voice actors