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Super Mario World episode
	"Mama Luigi"
Production number	413
Airdate	December 7, 1991 (English) ; November 6, 1992 (French)[?]
Writer(s)	Phil Harnage
Featured song	"Looking for You"
Captain N episode	"The Invasion Of The Paper Pedalers"
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"Mama Luigi" is the thirteenth and final episode of the Super Mario World animated series. In this episode, Luigi tells Yoshi the story of how the former met the latter. It mostly takes place at the beginning of the show's story, serving as a prequel, and is Yoshi's origin story, where Luigi takes care of Yoshi. They later find Mario, and they go to King Koopa's Neon Castle to save Princess Toadstool. During the story, Luigi and Yoshi commentate on the events in the story, with the episode occasionally cutting back to the present. This is the last animated episode based on the Super Mario franchise, since no episodes have been produced by DIC or any other company since the cancelation of Captain N: The Game Master on NBC in 1991.

This episode also marks the only appearance of several enemies in a Super Mario cartoon, including Magnum Bills, Fire Sumos, Urchins, Blurps, and Torpedo Teds, as well as Skull Rafts, Yoshi's Eggs, Dolphins, and Skewers.

Plot synopsis[edit]

Inside the Dome Castle, Luigi is in the process of putting a somewhat resistant Yoshi to bed. Yoshi, not feeling tired, asks Luigi to tell him a bedtime story — more specifically, the story of how Luigi, Mario, and Princess Toadstool met Yoshi.

Luigi goes on to tell the story: After banishing King Koopa from the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario, Luigi, and Princess Toadstool decided to go on a vacation in Dinosaur World. While exploring Dinosaur World, they visit Dome City, which is deserted. Looking around, Princess Toadstool is suddenly grabbed by a pair of Koopa football players. Mario gets attacked by a Koopa Wizard, who shoots magic at him. As he runs away, a Magnum Bill flies after him, causing Mario to run away in a different direction. Luigi faces a Fire Sumo, which stomps the ground, causing a fissure that Luigi falls into.

Luigi about to fall on a Skull Raft

Luigi is sent plummeting into the Lava Pits, where he apparently fell "for hours." Yoshi comments that hours are a long time, and Luigi responds that it felt that long to him. Seeing nothing but lava below him, Luigi begins to panic. He lands on a magic balloon, which temporarily turns him into Balloon Luigi, until he turns back into his regular form. He yells before falling on a Skull Raft. Yoshi comments on how "skulls mean bad medicine," and Luigi responds that the skulls were good medicine for him. The Skull Raft heads towards a nearby waterfall of lava. Out of panic, Luigi jumps off and falls onto a small portion of land with several ? Blocks on it. Luigi hits two nearby ? Blocks. While two blocks spray out coins, the third block releases a red-spotted egg. The egg falls off the Block, and Luigi catches the egg, which then hatches, producing a small green Yoshisaur. Yoshi proceeds to refer to Luigi as "mama," to Luigi's surprise. The scene then cuts to the present, where Yoshi laughs at how Yoshi thought that Luigi was "mama." Luigi, however, did not think it was funny.

Back in the story, wandering the Lava Pits, Yoshi starts crying. Luigi asks Yoshi if he is hungry. Luigi is approached by the evil dinosaur and a blue one, which surprises Luigi and Yoshi. Luigi hands Yoshi over to the Tyrannosauruses, and Yoshi grabs onto Luigi's legs, yelling, "Mama Luigi!" The evil dinosaur attempts to eat Yoshi, and Luigi quickly pulls him away. The Tyrannosauruses then attempt to eat both Luigi and Yoshi, who escape by jumping over a river of lava, using a Blargg as a stepping stone. They both enter a Warp Pipe.

Luigi and Yoshi are dumped into the ocean, where they sink as Yoshi yells. They swim through a nearby tunnel, only to be chased by a recently awakened Rip Van Fish. Fleeing from the Rip Van Fish, Luigi and Yoshi narrowly avoid a swarm of Urchins. Exiting the underwater tunnel, Luigi and Yoshi lose the Rip Van Fish, who had fallen back asleep. While trying to swim to the surface of the water, they are attacked by a Blurp, which Luigi defeats with a stomp. A Torpedo Ted is fired at Luigi and Yoshi. Trying to escape the Torpedo Ted, Luigi and Yoshi swim onto a Dolphin in a group, who jump over the Torpedo Ted, bringing them to shore. Once on a beach, Luigi wrings the water from his hat; as he is doing this, though, Yoshi waddles away. Noticing Yoshi has wandered away, Luigi begins to search for him.

Several caterpillars surrounding Luigi and Yoshi

As Yoshi is admiring some flowers, a caterpillar walks towards him. Luigi jumps on the caterpillar and picks up Yoshi. The caterpillar growls at them and walks towards them, and it is joined by multiple others. Luigi loudly calls out for help from Mario. The scene cuts back to the present, where Yoshi comments on how he loves caterpillars. Luigi asks, "Hey, who's telling this story?" as the scene cuts back to the past. Yoshi eats all the caterpillars, defeating them.

Mario runs in, having heard his brother's cries for help. He is quickly eaten by Yoshi. Panicking, Luigi convinces Yoshi that Mario is not an enemy, and Yoshi spits him out. Luigi and Mario clean off the saliva on Mario. After Luigi tells Mario not to mess with Yoshi, Yoshi proceeds to leap into Luigi's arms and lick his face, calling him "mama" again, much to Mario's amusement. After he is finished laughing, Mario tells Luigi that he had escaped King Koopa's "Coney Island Disco Palace" but was unable to aid the princess in escaping as well. Reaching the castle, Mario leads the others in through a nearby Warp Pipe, which takes them to the dark basement of Neon Castle. Mario asks Luigi to hit a ? Block to turn on the lights. Luigi gives Yoshi to Mario and jumps at the ? Block, but he misses. Luigi asks for a boost, so Mario puts Yoshi on the ground and lifts Luigi up as Luigi jumps off Mario, giving him enough height to hit the ? Block, which activates a spotlight over them as Luigi falls on top of Mario. Yoshi wanders off as Mario and Luigi work on turning on the light.

Luigi and Yoshi in a hallway

Tracking Yoshi down, Mario and Luigi find him near a fireball-belching Bowser Statue. As Mario and Luigi attempt to dodge the fireballs, Yoshi eats them and manages to shut down the statue by spitting fire on it. After he destroys the statue, a secret passageway opens, which Yoshi ventures down as Mario and Luigi follow him. Yoshi nonchalantly walks down a hallway, unaware of the large Skewers shooting out of the ceiling. Pushing Yoshi out of the way of a spike, Luigi gets flattened. As Yoshi runs off, Mario grabs the paper-thin Luigi and manages to return him to normal using a nearby magic balloon. They then continue chasing Yoshi, who leaps through the gate of a fence and opens a nearby door, meeting a Koopa football player.

Quickly climbing over the fence, Mario bashes the football player on the head, only for it to split into three. Tackling Mario and knocking him into Luigi, making them roll into a ball, the Koopa football players are all eaten at once and subsequently spat out by Yoshi, who enters Bowser's throne room. Following Yoshi, who eats a piece of tapestry on the wall, into King Koopa's personal chambers, Mario and Luigi are attacked by a gang of Mechakoopas, who are directed by King Koopa from behind a pillar. While running from the Mechakoopas, Mario and Luigi discover that Yoshi has eaten everything in King Koopa's throne room. Koopa enters and, angered at them for his throne room being ruined, orders the Mechakoopas to attack them. However, they are saved by Yoshi, who eats the Mechakoopas. Seeing how much Yoshi has eaten, Mario warns King Koopa, saying that if he does not hand over Princess Toadstool, Yoshi is going to eat all of Neon Castle "piece by piece."

King Koopa holding the key

King Koopa states that he can build another castle, but Mario and Luigi cannot build another princess, and he is unfazed by their threat due to them being unable to gain the key needed to release Princess Toadstool. Just then, Yoshi eats it out of his hand. Without the key, King Koopa vows revenge and flees into a nearby Warp Pipe. Praising Yoshi, Luigi quickly asks him if he can spit out the key, which he does, right into a nearby keyhole. Once the key enters the keyhole, Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, and Princess Toadstool are suddenly transported to Dome City, safe and sound. Princess Toadstool gives Yoshi a big hug.

Having finished his story, Luigi notices Yoshi has fallen asleep. Tucking Yoshi in, Luigi says goodnight to him, with Yoshi mumbling, "Goodnight, Mama Luigi...hehe." Luigi then shrugs.

Quotes[edit]

"That's Mama Luigi to you, Mario!"

“Aww, do I have to go to bed so soon?”

—Yoshi

“Well, like they say in Brooklyn: 'Early to bed, early to catch the worm.' Or is it 'the bagel?'”

—Luigi

“Mmmmm, worms good. Tell Yoshi bedtime story now. Tell how Luigi find Yoshi and Yoshi rescue princess.”

—Yoshi

“I fell for hours!”

—Luigi

“Ohh, hours long time!”

—Yoshi

“Mama Luigi! Mama Luigi!”

—Yoshi

“Yoshisaur... so good! Eat!”

—Evil dinosaur

“Get back, you despicable dinovores! You're dealing with a licensed plumber here!”

—Luigi

“Mario! Wherever you are! HEEEELLLLP!”

—Luigi

“This kid makes Mario look like he's on a diet! Chow down, Yoshi!”

—Luigi

“I'm-a coming, Luigi! ...Hey. This wee dinosaur giving you a hard time, little brother? I'll fix him for ya.”

—Mario

“No, Yoshi! That's my brother, Mario!”

—Luigi

“Now I know how a meatball feels.”

—Mario

“Eugh, Yoshi no like meatballs!”

—Yoshi

“Ee-yuck! I've been slobbered!”

—Mario

“Mama? Mama Luigi? *laugh*”

—Mario

“On the ceiling! You see that block up there? You bash it, Luigi! You're taller!”

—Mario

“You didn't tell me you were bringing a secret weapon, Luigi!”

—Mario

“That's Mama Luigi to you, Mario! *wheeze*”

—Luigi

“All right, Koopa, free the princess, or Yoshi here will eat your castle, piece by piece until we find her!”

—Mario

“I can build another castle, but you can't build another princess! Without this key, you'll never find her!”

—King Koopa

“Ah, I'll be back, and when I do, that little monster of yours is going on a crash diet!”

—King Koopa

“And so, we found ourselves back in Dome City safe and sound, thanks to you, Yoshi!”

—Luigi

“Good night, Yoshi. *giggles*”

—Luigi

“Night, Mama Luigi.”

—Yoshi

Characters[edit]

† indicates that the character has no dialogue.

Evil dinosaur
Evil dinosaur's friend†
King Koopa
Luigi
Mario
Princess Toadstool†
Yoshi

Cast[edit]

Walker Boone — Mario
Tony Rosato — Luigi
Tracey Moore — Princess Toadstool
Andrew Sabiston — Yoshi
Harvey Atkin — King Bowser Koopa
Dan Hennessey — Evil dinosaur, Evil dinosaur's friend, Caterpillar #3
John Stocker — Caterpillar #1, dolphin, fish
Gordon Masten — singer, Caterpillar #2

Animation and continuity errors[edit]

When Luigi says that the skulls were good medicine for him, his mouth moves even though this is supposed to his narration off-screen.
When the dinosaurs approach Luigi and Yoshi, the purple dinosaur has a completely purple face.
After the purple dinosaur says that Yoshi is delicious, its mouth moves without any dialogue being present.
In a couple of scenes, the purple dinosaur's sclerae are yellow instead of white.
When the Dolphins land on the shore, one overlaps on a tree.
- In the same scene, Luigi's right hand passes through Yoshi when he waves goodbye to them.
In several scenes, Luigi has four fingers on each hand instead of five.
The "L" on Luigi's hat is green in this episode, but it turns black once when he is encountered by caterpillars.
- In the same scene, Yoshi appears to be wearing shoes that are the same color as his body.
When the caterpillars surround Luigi and Yoshi, one overlaps on a bush.
In a couple of scenes, the caterpillars' noses are red like the rest of their body instead of orange.
When Mario runs over to Luigi, he has four fingers on each hand instead of five, and shortly after, his eyebrows are brown instead of black.
When Luigi says, "That's my brother, Mario!" the "L" on his cap is missing.
When Yoshi gags after spitting Mario out, the left side of his body is not colored in.
While Mario is telling Luigi that the princess is trapped in King Koopa's "Coney Island Disco Palace", Luigi’s eyes appear crooked.
When the Skewer crushes Luigi, its end turns flat.
When Yoshi approaches the Koopa Football Players, he opens a door, but when Mario and Luigi are scared of them, the door closes.
When Yoshi swallows the Koopa Football Players, their mouth guards are orange instead of white.
When the Marios run away from the Mechkoopas, one of them overlaps on King Koopa.
When King Koopa says that the Mario Bros. will pay for the throne room, part of shell is the same color as his body.
When Yoshi is swallowing the Mechkoopas, his lower jaw turns the same color as his body.
When King Koopa says that the Mario Bros. cannot build another princess, his eyes are mostly closed. This also happens when he runs away.
- Luigi's eyes are also mostly closed when he congratulates Yoshi.
When King Koopa runs away, the bottom of his feet are yellow instead of green.
At the end of the flashback, Luigi's left hand passes through Mario.

Yoshi's shoe error
The caterpillars' miscolored noses
The Koopa Football Players' miscolored helmets

Profiles[edit]

Yoshi the Superstar DVD: In a flashback, Luigi tells Yoshi how Luigi rescued Yoshi as an egg, how Baby Yoshi thought Luigi was his mother, and how Baby Yoshi helped Luigi and Mario rescue Princess Toadstool from King Koopa and became their permanent ally.

Deleted and trimmed scenes[edit]

There are several animation cels and sketches for the episode that have been found and sold online that do not go to any scene of the episode and some cut from certain scenes. In the episode when Luigi is walking and asks Baby Yoshi if he is hungry, there is a strange cut off during the scene and it transitions to the dinosaurs walking up to him while Baby Yoshi is still talking. The animation cel has a scene code of "107A-53" on it, meaning that is the 53rd scene in the episode. When the dinosaurs appear on screen, the scene numbers of those are 107A-63 - this is known because of the scene of Luigi holding Baby Yoshi - and turning around is 107A-64, meaning that eight scenes of animation are missing from the episode.^[1]

All the cels that have backgrounds are either not original, not from the cartoon or not from the same scene/episode.
Unused cels from the deleted scenes.

Scene 54.

Unused animation sketch of Luigi holding Baby Yoshi. (This would have been used when Luigi asked Baby Yoshi if he was hungry. He would reach into his pocket to get something to give to Baby Yoshi.)
Unused animation cel of Luigi holding Baby Yoshi. (This would have been used when Luigi asked Baby Yoshi if he was hungry. He would reach into his pocket to get something to give to Baby Yoshi.)
Unused animation cel of Luigi holding Baby Yoshi. (This would have been used when Luigi asked Baby Yoshi if he was hungry. He would reach into his pocket to get something to give to Baby Yoshi.)
Unused animation cel of Luigi holding Baby Yoshi. (This would have been used when Luigi asked Baby Yoshi if he was hungry. He would reach into his pocket to get something to give to Baby Yoshi.)
Unused animation cel of Luigi holding Baby Yoshi. (This would have been used when Luigi asked Baby Yoshi if he was hungry. He would reach into his pocket to get something to give to Baby Yoshi but he does not have anything to give him.)
Unused animation cel of Luigi holding Baby Yoshi. (This would have been used when Luigi asked Baby Yoshi if he was hungry. He would reach into his pocket to get something to give to Baby Yoshi but he does not have anything to give him.)

Unknown Scene Number.

Unused animation cel of Luigi holding Baby Yoshi. What this scene was originally is unknown.
Unused animation cel of Luigi holding Baby Yoshi. What this scene was originally is unknown.

Scene 57.

Unused Blargg cel jumping out of lava. This would be the second time in the cartoons to see Blargg's full body.
Unused animation cel of Luigi holding Baby Yoshi
Unused animation cel of Luigi holding Baby Yoshi while looking up (possibly looking at Blargg).
Unused animation cel of Luigi holding Baby Yoshi while looking up (possibly looking at Blargg).
Unused Blargg cel jumping out of lava. This would be the second time in the cartoons to see Blargg's full body.
Unused Blargg cel jumping out of lava. This would be the second time in the cartoons to see Blargg's full body.
Unused Luigi ducking while holding Baby Yoshi cel. (Possible ducking from Blargg jumping over Luigi and Baby Yoshi.)

Scene 58.

Unused Luigi ducking while holding Baby Yoshi cel. (Possible ducking from Blargg jumping over Luigi and Baby Yoshi.)

Scene 61.

Unused animation cel of Luigi feeding Baby Yoshi. It is unknown what he fed Baby Yoshi.
Unused animation cel of Luigi feeding Baby Yoshi. It is unknown what he fed Baby Yoshi.
Unused Sketch of Baby Yoshi after he spat out something fire related at Luigi.
Unused Cel of Baby Yoshi after he spat out something fire related at Luigi.
Unused Cel of Baby Yoshi after he spat out something fire related at Luigi.
Unused Cel of Baby Yoshi after he spat out something fire related at Luigi.
Unused Cel of Baby Yoshi after he spat out something fire related at Luigi.

Scene 62.

Unused animation sketch of Luigi holding Baby Yoshi. (Luigi is seen burnt in this cel; it is unknown what he fed Baby Yoshi, though it is possible it was a fire-based object that Yoshi spat up and hit Luigi.)
Unused animation cel of Luigi holding Baby Yoshi. (Luigi is seen burnt in this cel; it is unknown what he fed Baby Yoshi, though it is possible it was a fire-based object that Yoshi spat up and hit Luigi.)
Unused animation cel of Luigi holding Baby Yoshi. (From the same scene as burnt Luigi.)
Unused animation cel of Luigi holding Baby Yoshi. (From the same scene as burnt Luigi.)
Unused animation cel of Luigi holding Baby Yoshi. (From the same scene as burnt Luigi.)
Unused animation cel of Luigi holding Baby Yoshi. (From the same scene as burnt Luigi.)
Unused animation cel of Luigi holding Baby Yoshi. (From the same scene as burnt Luigi.)
Unused animation cel of Luigi holding Baby Yoshi. (From the same scene as burnt Luigi.)
Unused animation cel of Luigi holding Baby Yoshi. (From the same scene as burnt Luigi.)
Unused animation cel of Luigi holding Baby Yoshi. (From the same scene as burnt Luigi.)

Scene 74

Unused animation cel of Luigi holding Baby Yoshi while looking at something on the ground.
Unused animation cell of Luigi jumping (possibly from Blargg).

Scene 105

Unused animation cel of Luigi and Baby Yoshi riding a Dolphin. (There would have been another scene but probably cut due to unnecessary screen time.)
Unused animation sketch of Luigi and Baby Yoshi riding a Dolphin. (There would have been another scene but probably cut due to unnecessary screen time.)
Unused animation cel of Luigi and Baby Yoshi riding a Dolphin. (There would have been another scene but probably cut due to unnecessary screen time.)
Unused animation sketch of Luigi and Baby Yoshi riding a Dolphin. (There would have been another scene but probably cut due to unnecessary screen time.)
Unused animation cel of Luigi and Baby Yoshi riding a Dolphin. (There would have been another scene but probably cut due to unnecessary screen time.)

Cels from scenes that were trimmed

Unused cel layer of Luigi. The Baby Yoshi layer cel gets used in the scene but Luigi does not.
Unused cel layer of Luigi. The Baby Yoshi layer cel gets used in the scene but Luigi does not.
Unused cel layer of Luigi from the scene when Luigi tells Baby Yoshi to stay while he wrings out his cap.

In the "Looking For You" song, in the scene where Mario and Luigi are running from the fire from the Koopa Statue, they were originally going to run into the room before turning around.

The layer of Luigi is used in the scene; however, the layer of Mario is unused, while the layer of Yoshi is from another episode, "A Little Learning"
Unused cel of Mario running
Unused cel of Mario running
Unused cel of Mario running
Unused cel of Mario running
Unused cel of Mario running
Unused cel of Mario running

Cultural impact[edit]

“I was totally unaware of Mama Luigi's cult status. It’s like winning the lottery but no one told you.”

—Phil Harnage

Several lines from this episode, including the line "That's Mama Luigi to you, Mario!", have become an Internet meme, even to the point of "Mama Luigi" being seen as a separate character from the normal Luigi. The line was inspired by an argument writer Phil Harnage had with the show's producer.^[2]

I was having an argument with one of the Producers about something they left out of the storyboard that was in the script, and he accused me of being OCD. So I said, “That’s Mister OCD to you, bud.” He cracked up. Having gotten a laugh, first opportunity I had I used it in a script.

When writer Phil Harnage was asked in a fan interview about the episode's popularity, he replied saying he was unaware of it.^[2]

Dub edits[edit]

The Fire Sumo is referred to as a "strange creature" in the Brazilian Portuguese dub.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning
Albanian	Mama Luigji^[3]	Mama Luigi
French	Souviens-toi maman^[4]	Remember Mama
German	Gutenachtgeschichte^[?]	Bedtime Story
Greek	Ο Λουίτζι μαμά^[5] O Luitzi mamá	Mama Luigi
Italian	Mamma Luigi^[6]	Mama Luigi
Korean	요시 엄마 루이지^[7] Yosi Eomma Ruiji	Luigi, Yoshi's Mama
Polish	Mama Luigi^[8]	Mama Luigi
Portuguese (NOA)	Mamãe Luigi^[9]	Mama Luigi
Romanian	Mama Luigi^[10]	Mama Luigi
Spanish	Mamá Luigi^[11]	Mama Luigi

Trivia[edit]

This episode is one of the two episodes in Super Mario World where Luigi uses a Power-Up, the other being "Party Line".

References[edit]

^ Discovered by max6464646464 on Twitter September 23, 2017.
^ ^a ^b The Pope (May 25, 2011). Phil Harnage Interview. YouChew forum. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
^ Bota e Super Marios - Episoda 13 | Mama Luigji (Dublimi Shqip, Çufo)
^ Super Mario World 013 Souviens toi maman
^ Super Mario World - Episode 13 - Mama Luigi Greek Audio
^ Le avventure di Super Mario - Episodio 13 - Mamma Luigi
^ Super Mario World Cartoon (Mama Luigi) - Korean version
^ Kapitan N i nowe przygody braci Mario. Odc. 10 - Nauczka/Mama Luigi
^ Super Mario World - Mamãe Luigi (Dublado - Alta Qualidade)
^ May 20, 2015. "Mama Luigi", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo. Odnoklassniki (OK.ru). Retrieved January 4, 2016.
^ Super Mario World (Cap.13 - Mama Luigi) Español

[1] Discovered by max6464646464 on Twitter September 23, 2017.

[Faninterview-2] The Pope (May 25, 2011). Phil Harnage Interview. YouChew forum. Retrieved February 28, 2016.

[3] Bota e Super Marios - Episoda 13 | Mama Luigji (Dublimi Shqip, Çufo)

[4] Super Mario World 013 Souviens toi maman

[5] Super Mario World - Episode 13 - Mama Luigi Greek Audio

[6] Le avventure di Super Mario - Episodio 13 - Mamma Luigi

[7] Super Mario World Cartoon (Mama Luigi) - Korean version

[8] Kapitan N i nowe przygody braci Mario. Odc. 10 - Nauczka/Mama Luigi

[9] Super Mario World - Mamãe Luigi (Dublado - Alta Qualidade)

[10] May 20, 2015. "Mama Luigi", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo. Odnoklassniki (OK.ru). Retrieved January 4, 2016.

[11] Super Mario World (Cap.13 - Mama Luigi) Español

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 |airdate=December 7, 1991 (English) <br> November 6, 1992 (French)
 |writer=[[Phil Harnage]]
-|song="[[List of Super Mario World (television series) songs#Looking for You|Looking For You]]"
+|song="[[List of Super Mario World (television series) songs#Looking for You|Looking for You]]"
 |captain_n="The Invasion Of The Paper Pedalers"
 |before=[[A Little Learning|<<]]
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-"'''Mama Luigi'''" is the thirteenth and final episode of the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' animated series. In this episode, [[Luigi]] tells [[Yoshi]] the story of how he met Yoshi. It mostly takes place at the beginning of the show's story, serving as a prequel, and is Yoshi's origin story, where Luigi takes care of Yoshi, they later find [[Mario]], and they go to [[Bowser|King Koopa]]'s [[Bowser's Castle#Super Mario World|Neon Castle]] to save [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]. During the story, Luigi and Yoshi commentate on the events in the story, with the episode occasionally cutting back to the present. This is the last cartoon episode based on the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise, since no episodes have been produced by [[DIC Entertainment|DIC]] or any other company since the cancelation of ''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]'' on NBC in 1991.
+"'''Mama Luigi'''" is the thirteenth and final episode of the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' animated series. In this episode, [[Luigi]] tells [[Yoshi]] the story of how the former met the latter. It mostly takes place at the beginning of the show's story, serving as a prequel, and is Yoshi's origin story, where Luigi takes care of Yoshi. They later find [[Mario]], and they go to [[Bowser|King Koopa]]'s [[Bowser's Castle#Super Mario World|Neon Castle]] to save [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]. During the story, Luigi and Yoshi commentate on the events in the story, with the episode occasionally cutting back to the present. This is the last animated episode based on the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise, since no episodes have been produced by [[DIC Entertainment|DIC]] or any other company since the cancelation of ''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]'' on NBC in 1991.
-==Plot==
+This episode also marks the only appearance of several enemies in a ''Super Mario'' cartoon, including [[Bomber Bill|Magnum Bill]]s, [[Sumo Bro|Fire Sumo]]s, [[Urchin]]s, [[Blurp]]s, and [[Torpedo Ted]]s, as well as [[Lava Lift|Skull Rafts]], [[Yoshi's Egg]]s, [[Dolphin]]s, and [[Skewer]]s.
+==Plot synopsis==
 Inside the [[Dome Castle]], Luigi is in the process of putting a somewhat resistant Yoshi to bed. Yoshi, not feeling tired, asks Luigi to tell him a bedtime story — more specifically, the story of how Luigi, Mario, and Princess Toadstool met Yoshi.
-Luigi goes on to tell the story: After banishing King Koopa from the [[Mushroom Kingdom]], Mario, Luigi, and Princess Toadstool decided to go on a vacation in [[Dinosaur Land|Dinosaur World]]. While exploring Dinosaur World, they visit [[Dome City]], which is deserted. Looking around, Princess Toadstool is suddenly grabbed by a pair of [[Chargin' Chuck|Koopa football players]]. Mario gets attacked by a [[Magikoopa|Koopa Wizard]], who shoots magic at him. As he runs away, a [[Banzai Bill|Magnum Bill]] flies after him, causing Mario to run away in a different direction. Luigi faces a [[Sumo Bro|Fire Sumo]], which stomps the ground, causing a fissure that Luigi falls into.
+Luigi goes on to tell the story: After banishing King Koopa from the [[Mushroom Kingdom]], Mario, Luigi, and Princess Toadstool decided to go on a vacation in [[Dinosaur Land|Dinosaur World]]. While exploring Dinosaur World, they visit [[Dome City]], which is deserted. Looking around, Princess Toadstool is suddenly grabbed by a pair of [[Chargin' Chuck|Koopa football players]]. Mario gets attacked by a [[Magikoopa|Koopa Wizard]], who shoots magic at him. As he runs away, a [[Bomber Bill|Magnum Bill]] flies after him, causing Mario to run away in a different direction. Luigi faces a [[Sumo Bro|Fire Sumo]], which stomps the ground, causing a fissure that Luigi falls into.
 [[File:SMWTV I Fell For Hours.png|thumb|left|Luigi about to fall on a Skull Raft]]
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 ==Quotes==
 [[File:SMWLuigi.png|thumb|"That's ''Mama'' Luigi to you, Mario!"]]
-*"''Aw, do I have to go to bed so soon?''" - [[Yoshi]]
+{{quote|Aww, do I have to go to bed so soon?|Yoshi}}
-*"''Well, like they say in Brooklyn: 'Early to bed, early to catch the worm.' Or is it 'the bagel?{{'}}''" - [[Luigi]]
+{{quote|Well, like they say in Brooklyn: 'Early to bed, early to catch the worm.' Or is it 'the bagel?'|Luigi}}
-*"''Mmmmm. Worm's good. Tell Yoshi bedtime story now. Tell how Luigi find Yoshi and Yoshi rescue [[Princess Peach|princess]].''" - Yoshi
+{{quote|Mmmmm, worms good. Tell Yoshi bedtime story now. Tell how Luigi find Yoshi and Yoshi rescue [[Princess Peach|princess]].|Yoshi}}
-*"''I fell for hours!''" - Luigi
+{{quote|I fell for hours!|Luigi}}
-*"''Oooh, hours long time!''" - Yoshi
+{{quote|Ohh, hours long time!|Yoshi}}
-*"''Mama Luigi! Mama Luigi!''" - Yoshi
+{{quote|Mama Luigi! Mama Luigi!|Yoshi}}
-*"''Yoshisaur... so good! Eat!''" - [[Evil dinosaur]]
+{{quote|Yoshisaur... so good! Eat!|Evil dinosaur}}
-*"''Get back, you despicable dinovores! You're dealing with a licensed plumber here!''" - Luigi
+{{quote|Get back, you despicable dinovores! You're dealing with a licensed plumber here!|Luigi}}
-*"''This kid makes Mario look like he's on a diet! Chow down, Yoshi!''" - Luigi
+{{quote|Mario! Wherever you are! HEEEELLLLP!|Luigi}}
-*"''I'm-a coming, Luigi! ...Hey. This wee dinosaur giving you a hard time, little brother? I'll fix him for ya.''" - Mario
+{{quote|This kid makes Mario look like he's on a diet! Chow down, Yoshi!|Luigi}}
-*"''No, Yoshi! That's my brother, Mario!''" - Luigi
+{{quote|I'm-a coming, Luigi! ...Hey. This wee dinosaur giving you a hard time, little brother? I'll fix him for ya.|Mario}}
-*"''Now I know how a meatball feels.''" - Mario
+{{quote|No, Yoshi! That's my brother, Mario!|Luigi}}
-*"''Eugh, Yoshi no like meatballs!''" - Yoshi
+{{quote|Now I know how a meatball feels.|Mario}}
-*"''Ee-yuck! I've been slobbered!''" - Mario
+{{quote|Eugh, Yoshi no like meatballs!|Yoshi}}
-*"''Mama? Mama Luigi? (laughs)''" - Mario
+{{quote|Ee-yuck! I've been slobbered!|Mario}}
-*"''On the ceiling! You see that block up there? You bash it, Luigi! You're taller!''" - Mario
+{{quote|Mama? Mama Luigi? *laugh*|Mario}}
-*"''You didn't tell me you were bringing a secret weapon, Luigi.''" - Mario
+{{quote|On the ceiling! You see that block up there? You bash it, Luigi! You're taller!|Mario}}
-*"''That's '''Mama''' Luigi to you, Mario!''" - Luigi
+{{quote|You didn't tell me you were bringing a secret weapon, Luigi!|Mario}}
-*"''All right, Koopa, free the [[Princess Peach|princess]], or Yoshi here will eat your castle, piece by piece until we find her!''" - Mario
+{{quote|That's '''Mama''' Luigi to you, Mario! *wheeze*|Luigi}}
-*"''I can build another castle, but you can't build another princess!''" - King Koopa
+{{quote|All right, Koopa, free the princess, or Yoshi here will eat your castle, piece by piece until we find her!|Mario}}
-*"''Ah, I'll be back, and when I do, that little monster of yours is going on a crash diet!''" - King Koopa
+{{quote|I can build another castle, but you can't build another princess! Without this key, you'll never find her!|[[Bowser|King Koopa]]}}
-*"''And so, we found ourselves back in Dome City safe and sound, thanks to you, Yoshi!''" - Luigi
+{{quote|Ah, I'll be back, and when I do, that little monster of yours is going on a crash diet!|[[Bowser|King Koopa]]}}
-*"''Good night, Yoshi. (giggles)''" - Luigi
+{{quote|And so, we found ourselves back in Dome City safe and sound, thanks to you, Yoshi!|Luigi}}
-*"'''Night, Mama Luigi.''" - Yoshi
+{{quote|Good night, Yoshi. *giggles*|Luigi}}
+{{quote|Night, Mama Luigi.|Yoshi}}
 ==Characters==
@@ Line 89: / Line 92: @@
 ==Animation and continuity errors==
-[[File:SMW Mama Luigi Error.jpg|thumb|The caterpillars with red noses]]
+*When [[Luigi]] says that the skulls were good medicine for him, his mouth moves even though this is supposed to his narration off-screen.
-*When the [[Skewer]] crushes [[Luigi]], its end turns flat.
+*When the dinosaurs approach Luigi and [[Yoshi]], the [[Evil dinosaur|purple dinosaur]] has a completely purple face.
-*When Luigi says, "That's my brother, [[Mario]]!" the "L" on his cap is missing.
+*After the purple dinosaur says that Yoshi is delicious, its mouth moves without any dialogue being present.
-*While Mario is telling Luigi that the princess is trapped in [[Bowser|King Koopa]]'s "Coney Island Disco Palace", Luigi’s eyes appear crooked.
+*In a couple of scenes, the purple dinosaur's sclerae are yellow instead of white.
-*The "L" on Luigi's hat turns black once when he is encountered by [[Wiggler|caterpillars]], then it changes back to green for the rest of the episode.
+*When the [[Dolphin]]s land on the shore, one overlaps on a tree.
-*A shot depicts the caterpillars with a red nose, like the rest of their body, instead of orange.
+**In the same scene, Luigi's right hand passes through Yoshi when he waves goodbye to them.
-{{br}}
+*In several scenes, Luigi has four fingers on each hand instead of five.
+*The "L" on [[Luigi Cap|Luigi's hat]] is green in this episode, but it turns black once when he is encountered by [[Wiggler|caterpillars]].
+**In the same scene, Yoshi appears to be wearing shoes that are the same color as his body.
+*When the caterpillars surround Luigi and Yoshi, one overlaps on a bush.
+*In a couple of scenes, the caterpillars' noses are red like the rest of their body instead of orange.
+*When [[Mario]] runs over to Luigi, he has four fingers on each hand instead of five, and shortly after, his eyebrows are brown instead of black.
+*When Luigi says, "That's my brother, Mario!" the "L" on his cap is missing.
+*When Yoshi gags after spitting Mario out, the left side of his body is not colored in.
+*While Mario is telling Luigi that the [[Princess Peach|princess]] is trapped in [[Bowser|King Koopa]]'s "[[Bowser's Castle|Coney Island Disco Palace]]", Luigi’s eyes appear crooked.
+*When the [[Skewer]] crushes Luigi, its end turns flat.
+*When Yoshi approaches the [[Chargin' Chuck|Koopa Football Players]], he opens a door, but when Mario and Luigi are scared of them, the door closes.
+*When Yoshi swallows the [[Chargin' Chuck|Koopa Football Players]], their mouth guards are orange instead of white.
+*When the Marios run away from the [[Mechakoopa|Mechkoopas]], one of them overlaps on King Koopa.
+*When King Koopa says that the Mario Bros. will pay for the throne room, part of shell is the same color as his body.
+*When Yoshi is swallowing the Mechkoopas, his lower jaw turns the same color as his body.
+*When King Koopa says that the Mario Bros. cannot build another princess, his eyes are mostly closed. This also happens when he runs away.
+**Luigi's eyes are also mostly closed when he congratulates Yoshi.
+*When King Koopa runs away, the bottom of his feet are yellow instead of green.
+*At the end of the flashback, Luigi's left hand passes through Mario.
+<gallery>
+SMW Mama Luigi error 2.png|Yoshi's shoe error
+SMW Mama Luigi Error.jpg|The caterpillars' miscolored noses
+SMW Mama Luigi error 3.png|The Koopa Football Players' miscolored helmets
+</gallery>
 ==Profiles==
-*'''Yoshi the Superstar:''' ''In a flashback, Luigi tells Yoshi how Luigi rescued Yoshi as an egg, how Baby Yoshi thought Luigi was his mother, and how Baby Yoshi helped Luigi and Mario rescue Princess Toadstool from King Koopa and became their permanent ally.''
+*'''[[Yoshi the Superstar]]''' DVD: ''In a flashback, [[Luigi]] tells [[Yoshi]] how Luigi rescued Yoshi as an [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]], how [[Baby Yoshi]] thought Luigi was his mother, and how Baby Yoshi helped Luigi and [[Mario]] rescue [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] from [[Bowser|King Koopa]] and became their permanent ally.''
 ==Deleted and trimmed scenes==
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 {{Quote|I was totally unaware of Mama Luigi's cult status. It’s like winning the lottery but no one told you.|Phil Harnage}}
-Several lines from this episode, including the "That's Mama Luigi to you, Mario!" line, have become an [[List of Mario references on the Internet|Internet meme]], even to the point of "Mama Luigi" being a standalone character from the normal Luigi. The line was inspired by an argument writer [[Phil Harnage]] had with the show's producer.<ref name=Faninterview/>
+Several lines from this episode, including the line "That's Mama Luigi to you, Mario!", have become an [[List of references on the Internet|Internet meme]], even to the point of "Mama Luigi" being seen as a separate character from the normal Luigi. The line was inspired by an argument writer [[Phil Harnage]] had with the show's producer.<ref name=Faninterview/>
 <blockquote>I was having an argument with one of the P<!--sic-->roducers about something they left out of the storyboard that was in the script, and he accused me of being OCD. So I said, “That’s Mister OCD to you, bud.” He cracked up. Having gotten a laugh, first opportunity I had I used it in a script.</blockquote>
 When writer Phil Harnage was asked in a fan interview about the episode's popularity, he replied saying he was unaware of it.<ref name=Faninterview>The Pope (May 25, 2011). [https://web.archive.org/web/20191021011104/https://youchew.net/forum/52-articles/77132-phil-harnage-interview/1.html Phil Harnage Interview]. ''YouChew forum.'' Retrieved February 28, 2016.</ref>
+==Dub edits==
+*The [[Sumo Bro|Fire Sumo]] is referred to as a "strange creature" in the Brazilian Portuguese dub.
 ==Names in other languages==
 {{foreign names
-|Spa=Mamá Luigi
+|Alb=Mama Luigji
-|SpaM=Mama Luigi
+|AlbM=Mama Luigi
-|Fra=Souviens-toi maman
+|AlbC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH_pd0_WC_8 Bota e Super Marios - Episoda 13 | Mama Luigji (Dublimi Shqip, Çufo)]</ref>
-|FraM=Remember Mom
+|Fre=Souviens-toi maman
+|FreM=Remember Mama
+|FreC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOsKVnqOdCk&list=PLaFoLvczabwZRSx17uRtiMHjNsXZtsYWK&index=12 Super Mario World 013 Souviens toi maman]</ref>
 |Ger=Gutenachtgeschichte
 |GerM=Bedtime Story
+|Gre=Ο Λουίτζι μαμά
+|GreR=O Luitzi mamá
+|GreM=Mama Luigi
+|GreC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OkBIkSN674&list=PL4jn9NtEN0PKo_W7t0aUj36sZmu0fT_WJ&index=13 Super Mario World - Episode 13 - Mama Luigi Greek Audio]</ref>
 |Ita=Mamma Luigi
-|ItaM=Mother Luigi
+|ItaM=Mama Luigi
+|ItaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whk10W5AB6c&list=PLZUe09WWlPLY1AP6s7TIqpxLfkeOxs7xx&index=13 Le avventure di Super Mario - Episodio 13 - Mamma Luigi]</ref>
+|Kor=요시 엄마 루이지
+|KorR=Yosi Eomma Ruiji
+|KorM=Luigi, Yoshi's Mama
+|KorC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkHh46n0kXM Super Mario World Cartoon (Mama Luigi) - Korean version]</ref>
+|Pol=Mama Luigi
+|PolM=Mama Luigi
+|PolC=<ref>[https://www.cda.pl/video/1594020758 Kapitan N i nowe przygody braci Mario. Odc. 10 - Nauczka/Mama Luigi]</ref>
 |PorA=Mamãe Luigi
 |PorAM=Mama Luigi
-|Kor=요시 엄마 루이지
+|PorAC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfHyWsT73dM&list=PLwzf4mOPE8BkFgMlj2blKPqgP8WKos3hy&index=13 Super Mario World - Mamãe Luigi (Dublado - Alta Qualidade)]</ref>
-|KorR=Yosi Eomma Ruiji
+|Rom=Mama Luigi
-|KorM=Luigi, Yoshi's Mom
-|Pol=Mamma Luigi
-|PolM=Mother Luigi
-|Rom=Mama Luigi<ref>May 20, 2015. [http://ok.ru/videoembed/26912754308 "Mama Luigi", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo]. ''Odnoklassniki (OK.ru).'' Retrieved January 4, 2016.</ref>
 |RomM=Mama Luigi
-|Rus=Мама Луиджи
+|RomC=<ref>May 20, 2015. [http://ok.ru/videoembed/26912754308 "Mama Luigi", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo]. ''Odnoklassniki (OK.ru).'' Retrieved January 4, 2016.</ref>
-|RusR=Mama Luidji
+|Spa=Mamá Luigi
-|RusM=Mother Luigi
+|SpaM=Mama Luigi
+|SpaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aC6mNkShGo&list=PLDFCF30CEC990AD7E&index=1 Super Mario World (Cap.13 - Mama Luigi) Español]</ref>
 }}
+==Trivia==
+*This episode is one of the two episodes in ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' where [[Luigi]] uses a [[List of power-ups|Power-Up]], the other being "[[Party Line]]".
 ==References==
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+[[Category:Super Mario World episodes featuring Mario]]
 [[it:Mamma Luigi]]

Super Mario World episode
"Mama Luigi"

Production number	413
Airdate	December 7, 1991 (English) November 6, 1992 (French)^[?]
Writer(s)	Phil Harnage
Featured song	"Looking for You"
Captain N episode	"The Invasion Of The Paper Pedalers"
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	Other	Cave People • Chickadactyl • Dino Riders • Dolphin • Evil dinosaur • Mama Fireplant • Tyrannosaurus Twins • Wizenheimer
Locations	Regions	Dinosaur World • Dome City • Enchanted Forest • Ice Land • Lava Pits • Star Road
Locations	Landmarks	Dome Castle • Ghost House • Tar Pit Milk Bar • Neon Castle
Items, objects, vehicles, and misc.		? Block • Cape Feather • Egg Scoopa Koopa • Fire Flower • Fireball • Fishbone • Gold Coin • Goomba Quiche • Jumping Board • Key • Keyhole • Koopasonic Rock TV • Koopa Clown Car • Magic Balloon • Magic Wings • Mega Mechanasaur • Revolving Door • Roulette Block • Skull Raft • Starman • Triangle Block • Warp Pipe
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