7 Continents for 7 Koopas

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode
"7 Continents for 7 Koopas"
Production number	120
Airdate	November 17, 1990 (English) November 8, 1991 (French)[?]
Writer(s)	Perry Martin
Opening curtain	Grass Land
Featured song	"I'ma Hurricane"
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"7 Continents for 7 Koopas" is the twenty-second episode of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3. It aired alongside another episode entitled "Up, Up, and a Koopa." The episode's name is a reference to the musical film Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.

In this episode, King Koopa sends the Koopalings to each of the Real World's seven continents to cause mischief, forcing Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad to stop them.

This episode is notable for being the only episode in the series to have at least one full line for every main character.

Plot synopsis

The group witnesses as the Doom Ship covers them.

In the Mushroom Kingdom, Frog Mario and Frog Luigi are hopping across a bridge over a pond, while Princess Toadstool and Toad follow in swimwear. Looking up at the clear sky, Princess Toadstool comments that it is a great day for swimming, as there is not a single cloud in the sky. Luigi corrects Princess Toadstool's comment, pointing out to her the huge rain cloud that has suddenly appeared above them. Upon paying closer attention to the "cloud", Mario exclaims that it is actually the Doom Ship, surrounded with steam. Not wanting to be spotted by the Koopas, Princess Toadstool directs her friends to jump into the water.

Inside the Doom Ship's engine room, steam from the radiator is starting to flood the place. Kooky, Cheatsy, and Kootie Pie use a monitor to communicate with King Koopa at the helm. Kooky explains that the radiator has overheated, much to Koopa's dismay, as he just got the Doom Ship back from the repair shop. As the entire room starts to shake, Cheatsy remarks that they need water immediately, and Koopa orders his kids to activate the Super Slurp Pipe.

The Super Slurp Pipe extends down from the hull of the Doom Ship into the pond, and starts sucking up the water. Not wanting to get sucked up along with the water, Luigi and Toad hold onto some blocks, while Mario and Princess Toadstool hold onto some coral. However, the force of the Super Slurp Pipe proves to be too much for Princess Toadstool, as she loses her grip and is sucked up the pipe into the Doom Ship. As Princess Toadstool ends up in the radiator, Cheatsy comments that the water managed to cool down the radiator just in time. Kootie Pie, however, whines that it wasn't just in time, and cries about how the steam melted her mascara. Wanting to change the subject, Koopa tells his kids about his latest idea for a "Koopa Caper." With that, Cheatsy recalls the Super Slurp Pipe, and the Doom Ship flies away.

Princess Toadstool escapes out of the Doom Ship's engine.

Mario, Luigi, and Toad then surface from the water and head for land, noting that Princess Toadstool has been Koopnapped by accident, and that they need to find Raccoon Power so that they can fly after the Doom Ship. Meanwhile, Princess Toadstool escapes from inside the radiator through a hatch, and climbs out into the now-empty engine room. Wanting to find out what the Koopas are up to, Princess Toadstool heads for the helm, and spies on them from behind the door.

King Koopa steers the Doom Ship through a Warp Pipe, warping it into the real world. Not wanting the Mario Bros. to follow them, Koopa orders Kooky to activate the Koopa Clogger, which, as Kooky claims, will clog every Warp Pipe in the Mushroom Kingdom. Upon being activated, a large, spherical force field appears in the Warp Pipe that the Doom Ship went through, just as Raccoon Mario, Luigi, and Toad fly towards it. Unable to slow down in time, the trio crashes into the force field, lose their Raccoon Power, and fall to the ground. With the Warp Pipe blocked off, Luigi remarks that they cannot follow the Doom Ship and save Princess Toadstool.

King Koopa assigns the Koopalings to each of the World's seven continents.

Back aboard the Doom Ship, Kooky is gloating about his Koopa Clogger, and as the rest of the Koopalings cheer, Koopa orders them to get ready for his latest plan: the real world has seven continents, so he assigns each of his seven kids to wreak havoc on one. As the Koopalings are called off by name, they parachute down to their assigned continent:

• Bully is ordered to be the "Beast of the East" in Asia.
• Cheatsy is ordered to "show how low he can go, down under", in Australia.
• Kootie Pie is ordered to be "a plague in Europe".
• Kooky is ordered to "go wild" in Africa.
• Big Mouth is ordered to "blow his hot air all over Antarctica".
• Hip is ordered to "rediscover North America, and be rotten from sea to shining sea".
• Hop is ordered to "la bamba" South America.

Princess Toadstool surrounded by two Para-Goombas.

Princess Toadstool tells herself that she needs to stop the Koopalings before they take over the entire real world, and realizes that she must disable the Koopa Clogger. However, just as she touches the handle, she triggers an alarm, and is quickly surrounded by two Para-Goombas and a Bob-omb. King Koopa tells Princess Toadstool that the Koopa Clogger has an "Echo Goody-Good Warning Device", and calls her his prisoner as a Chain Chomp wraps itself around her.

Mario, Luigi, and Toad using the giant plunger.

Back in the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario, Luigi, and Toad have Raccoon Power again, and are struggling to pull the force field out of the pipe using an enormous plunger. However, they wind up pulling the plunger off of the force field, and fling themselves down to the ground, losing their Raccoon Power in the process. Luigi remarks that they have tried everything, and have been unsuccessful in unclogging the pipe. Mario comments that it is the worst clog he is ever seen, but Toad reassures them that Princess Toadstool probably has Koopa begging for mercy by now.

Still tied up by the Chain Chomp, Princess Toadstool tells Koopa that he will never get away with his takeover, but Koopa shows her the truth, and directs her attention to a screen with seven monitors, each one linked to a Koopaling. He first checks in on Bully, who is spraying graffiti all over a wall; he is disappointed with Bully's vandalism, until he learns that the wall is actually the Great Wall of China. Next, Koopa checks in on Kooky, who has turned all the African animals into stuffed animals with his magic wand. He then checks in on Cheatsy, who has used his magic wand to turn every human in Australia into a kangaroo, with the exception of a "Crocodile" Dundee-type man, who he turns into a prawn, explaining that they are "throwing shrimp on a barbie." After that, Koopa checks in on Big Mouth, who has built an Abominable Snowkoopa, which he brings to life to terrorize the penguins of Antarctica. He then checks in on Kootie Pie, who used her magic wand to transform all the artwork in the Louvre into portraits of herself. Checking in on North America, Hip announces that he has taken over all of the TV stations, and is holding a "Koopathon," which will not end until everyone gives him all their money. Lastly, Koopa checks in on Hop, who has turned the Amazon rainforest into a parking lot.

Princess Toadstool about to aim the Bob-omb at the Koopa Klogger.

Needing a plan to escape, Princess Toadstool looks down at the Bob-omb that is guarding her, and gets the idea to start taunting it. Princess Toadstool calls the Bob-omb a dud that cannot explode, tricking it into setting off its fuse. This reaction scares off the minions guarding Princess Toadstool, who hurriedly picks up the Bob-omb, runs to the upper deck of the Doom Ship, and tosses it at the Koopa Clogger, blowing it up. With the Koopa Clogger destroyed, Princess Toadstool comments that Mario and Luigi can now enter the real world to help her stop the Koopalings.

Mario using Bully's wand on the Great Wall of China.

Mario, Luigi, and Toad watch as the force field disappears, and each hop onto a Para-Beetle, which they ride through the Warp Pipe. As they come out in the real world, they meet up with Princess Toadstool, as she parachutes down from the Doom Ship. Mario heads to the Great Wall of China, where he grabs Bully's wand from out of his hand, and uses it to turn the wall into a Chinese dragon, which chases after Bully. Luigi heads to Africa and steals Kooky's wand, which he uses to turn the stuffed animals back to normal. Normal again, the animals chase after Kooky. Princess Toadstool heads to Australia, steals Cheatsy's wand, and turns all the humans back to normal. She also uses the wand to remove the crocodiles' teeth. As a human, the hunter grabs Cheatsy and nearly throws him on a barbie. Luigi then arrives in Antarctica, steals Big Mouth's wand, and uses it to destroy the Abominable Snowkoopa. Luigi then uses the wand to make the penguins grow huge, and they chase after Big Mouth. At the Louvre, Mario steals Kootie Pie's wand, and uses it to make water pour out of "The Birth of Kootie" portrait, washing her away. Luigi then arrives in North America to whisk Hip away from the camera with a cane. Mario then arrives in South America, pulls Hop's wand away from him, and uses it to restore the rainforest, to the delight of two natives.

King Koopa, who has been observing these events from the Doom Ship, is startled to see his children all running into the helm, tumbling on top of him, screaming for help. Known that they have been defeated, the Doom Ship flies back through the Warp Pipe into the Mushroom Kingdom. Afterward, Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad have all met up again. Mario thanks Princess Toadstool for helping them save the continents of the real world from the Koopas. Princess Toadstool reminds Mario that after all the times that he and Luigi had saved the Mushroom Kingdom, it was the least she could do.

Gallery

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  Kooky telling Koopa that he has turned the wild animals into stuffed animals, notice the animals being normal.

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  The wild animals after Luigi changes them back to normal.

Cast

• Walker Boone — Mario
• Tony Rosato — Luigi
• Tracey Moore — Princess Toadstool
• John Stocker — Toad, Bob-omb
• Harvey Atkin — King Bowser Koopa
• James Rankin — Cheatsy Koopa
• Dan Hennessey — Bully Koopa, singer #1
• Michael Stark — Kooky von Koopa
• Gordon Masten — Big Mouth Koopa
• Paulina Gillis — Kootie Pie Koopa, female singer
• Stuart Stone — Hip
• Tara Charendoff — Hop

Animation and continuity errors

• At the beginning of the episode, Mario is only one crossing the bridge, but in the next shot, his friends appear.
• When King Koopa says he just got his Doomship back from the repair shop, Cheatsy's shackles are colored green instead of black.
  • In the following shot, the lower half of Kooky's body is colored white like his shell's rim instead of orange.
• When the Koopalings look at the engine, Kootie Pie's shoes are missing.
• In several scenes, Princess Toadstool's shoes are colored purple instead of white.
• Initially, the pipe that descends from the Doomship is orange, but when Princess Toadstool is sucked into it, it turns green.
• When King Koopa reassures Kootie Pie that he will get her anything she wants, a white square briefly appears above her bow for a frame.
• In some scenes, Princess Toadstool's skin is tanner than normal.
• When the Doomship enters the Warp Pipe into the real world, the hill the pipe is in shakes.
• When King Koopa tells Kooky to activate the Koopa Clogger, Kooky's head is the same color as his snout while his buckle is colored brown instead of black.
  • In the same scene, Bully Koopa's mouth moves, but no sound can be heard.
• Throughout its appearance, the color of the Koopa Clogger changes several times.
• The Koopa Clogger's antennas are hollow when it is launched, but when it activates, they turn solid.
• The map of the real world on the Dooomship distorts Africa.
• In several scenes, Cheatsy's head is orange instead of green.
• When King Koopa tells Cheatsy to cause chaos in Australia, Hip's face is distorted.
• When King Koopa tells Hip and Hop to wreak havoc in North America and South America, Hop's blue hair is colored yellow.
• When Hip and Hop jump off the Doomship, Hop is depicted as Cheatsy. This also happens when he turns part of the Amazon Jungle into a parking lot.
• When Princess Toadstool sneaks behind King Koopa to tamper with the levers, the levers have circular tops on them, but when she pulls them, the tops disappear.
• When King Koopa laughs with Princess Toadstool being captured, he has line on his left eye.
• When Mario and his friends try to unclog the Warp Pipe, Mario's hair is black instead of brown.
• When Mario and his friends fall after trying to unclog the Warp Pipe, Toad is on grass, but when he reassures his friends, he is on a platform in midair.
• When Luigi says that the Warp Pipe is blocked forever, he speaks through Mario's mouth.
• When Toad tells the Mario Bros. not to worry, he has five fingers on his right hand instead of four.
• When Princess Toadstool says that King Koopa will not get away with his plan, a Paragoomba's body is colored brown instead of white.
• Throughout it appearance, the projector screen misspells Antarctica as "Antartica".
• Several times when King Koopa checks on the Koopalings, his hand suddenly warps up.
• When Cheatsy transforms the "Crocodile" Dundee man into a prawn, there are briefly two of him until the transformation finishes.
• As Cheatsy chuckles at his wrongdoings in Australia, his left eye is slightly open for an unknown reason as opposed to his closed right eye.
• When showing the screen for Antarctica, it is misspelt as "Antartica."
• When Big Mouth constructs the Abominable Snowkoopa, his head is colored orange instead of gray.
• In zoomed out shots of The Louvre, the paintings are normal instead of transformed.
• When Kootie Pie presents the paintings of her in The Louvre, her nostrils are missing.
• Before the screen zooms in on Hip in North America, the graffiti on the Great Wall of China is missing.
• When King Koopa is proud of the Koopalings, Hip and Big Mouth have swapped screens while Bully is larger than normal.
  • In the same scene, the backgrounds on the screens with North America, South America, and Europe are missing.
• When Kooky's invention is destroyed, the background is that of the Mushroom Kingdom instead of the real world.
  • In the same scene, a blue parachute falls to the ground, but when Princess Toadstool picks it up, it turns brown.
• When Mario and his friends ride the Para-Beetles through the Warp Pipe, the Para-Beetles are pink instead of red.
• When Kooky is surprised to the see the stuffed animals turn back to normal, his head is orange instead of green.
• When Luigi watches the animals chase after Kooky, the hair behind his head disappears a couple of times, while the lion's sclerae are missing.
• When Princess Toadstool takes Cheasty's wand, she has her usual dress instead of her swimsuit while her arm is disconnected from her body.
• When Luigi takes Big Mouth's wand, the rim on Big Mouth's shell is colored white instead of yellow.
• When the penguin try to squish Big Mouth, their flippers are blue instead of yellow, and shortly after, some of their bowties are missing.
• When Mario takes Kootie Pie's wand, the background moves behind them.
• When Mario takes Hop's wand, Hop's sclerae are missing.
• When Mario turns the parking lot back into the Amazon Jungle, Hop is replaced by Hip, while a lamp post can still be seen.
• When King Koopa looks at the screens after Mario and his friends turn the real world back to normal, several graphical errors can be seen, such as Luigi in Europe and the African animals in Australia.
• When the Koopalings return to King Koopa, Hop's glasses are green instead of black, while Kootie Pie's yellow bracelets turn black with white spikes.
• When Koopalings knock over King Koopa, Hip is depicted as Hop, while Hop's hair turns completely yellow.
• Despite Toad coming with the Mario Brothers into the real world, he does not stop any of the Koopas.
• At the end of the episode, Toad's pants are missing.
• When Cheatsy is dragged, his muzzle is short and rounded instead of elongated.
• When Princess Toadstool notices the Bob-omb having a short fuse, the two Paragoombas are missing.

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  Cheatsy's miscolored head and shackle

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  Hop coloring error

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  The misspelled caption

Dub edits

• The scene where King Koopa allots a continent to each Koopaling has several differences between the Latin American dub and the original.
  • After allotting Asia to Bully, the dub adds a line where he asks for him to bring him chop suey. A similar thing occurs with Cheatsy, where he asks for a kangaroo, Kootie Pie, where he asks for a little French woman, and Kooky, where he allows him to bring him nothing.
  • After allotting South America to Hop, he recites a line from La Bamba ("y arriba, y arriba, y arriba"), something he does not do in the original.
• In the Romanian dub, King Koopa does not tell the Koopalings to activate the Super Slurp Pipe, with the Koopalings instead doing it on their own accord.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Arabic	إحتلال القارات Iḥtilāl al-Qārāt	Occupation of the continents
Chinese (simplified)	酷霸七子占領七大洲 Kùbà Qīzǐ Zhànlǐng Qīdàzhōu	Seven Continents for Seven Koopas
French	À chacun son continent	To each its continent
German	Koopa-Welt[?]	Koopa World
Italian	I sette continenti	The Seven Continents
Korean	7대륙의 일골쿠파 7 Daeryukui Ilgop Kupa	7 Continents for Seven Koopas
Portuguese	Sete Continentes para Sete Koopas	Seven Continents for Seven Koopas
Romanian	Șapte continente pentru șapte Koopa	Seven continents for seven Koopas
Spanish	Siete Continentes para Siete Koopas	Seven Continents for Seven Koopas

Trivia

• According to the episode's writer Perry Martin, "7 Continents for 7 Koopas" was originally written as a two-part episode.
• Princess Toadstool and Toad's swimwear previously appeared in "Reign Storm."
• Kootie Pie parodying The Birth of Venus is later reused for Wendy's boss battle intro cutscene in Paper Mario: Color Splash.
• This is one of the two episodes where Hip rides a ball like in Super Mario Bros. 3, the other being "Misadventure of Mighty Plumber."
• In the original NBC airings, King Koopa narrates the teaser promo saying, "I've got seven Koopa kids, and the Real World's got seven continents! One for each! Seems like a perfect way to divide and conquer!"