Blooper Nanny
| Blooper Nanny | |||
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 A Blooper Nanny with Blooper Babies artwork from New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023) | ||
| Variant of | Blooper | ||
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A Blooper Nanny is a Blooper with Blooper Babies that first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 3.
History
Super Mario series
Super Mario Bros. 3
In Super Mario Bros. 3, there are two types of Blooper Nanny. The Bloober with kids[1] appears in Water Land, and the Scattering Bloober[1] (or Scattering Blooper)[2] appears in Ice Land and Pipe Land. The latter glows when approached until its children swim away in different directions, and generate more children a few moments later. Just like normal Bloobers, both types follow Mario in an attempt to hurt him.
New Super Mario Bros.
Two Blooper Nannies appear in a bonus room of World 3-3 in New Super Mario Bros. This time, they will flash rainbow instead of glowing.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Blooper Nannies later appear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii in World 4-4. Instead of flashing or glowing, the Blooper Babies will circle around the Blooper Nanny before dispersing.
New Super Mario Bros. 2
Blooper Nannies also appear in New Super Mario Bros. 2, where they are only found in World 3-5.
New Super Mario Bros. U
Blooper Nannies also reappear in New Super Mario Bros. U in the secret level Blooper's Secret Lair. They are one of the few enemies that do not appear in New Super Luigi U.
Super Mario Maker subseries
Blooper Nannies reappear in Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS and Super Mario Maker 2. The player can shake or hold a Blooper while editing a level and it will become a Blooper Nanny. It functions identically to a normal Blooper, only with Blooper Babies in tow. Unlike in previous installments, Blooper Nannies do not shoot their babies. Blooper Nannies and their babies can be stomped on if out of water. New sprites for them have been made for Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario World (along with normal Bloopers) styles.
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Bloober with kids make occasional appearances on The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, serving as aquatic nuisances to Mario and Luigi.
Nintendo Adventure Book
In the Nintendo Adventure Book Leaping Lizards, two Blooper Nannies (known here as "Bloober Nannies") compete in the International Mushroom Games as members of a team known as the Sneaks. What events they participate in besides the Beetlebowl, an all-team game, are unspecified.
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Only one Blooper with kids appears in the Sunken Ship during the events of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. Touching her or any of her babies results in a battle with a single Blooper.
Mario Kart series
In Mario Kart Tour, a Blooper Nanny makes a cameo appearance on the Blooper Hanafuda glider. Additionally, in the Booster Course Pass for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Blooper Nannies make a cameo alongside Blooper Babies as a mobile in the background of Squeaky Clean Sprint. The course returns in Mario Kart Tour.
Gallery
New Super Mario Bros. U
Super Mario Maze Picture Book 5: Adventure in the Land of Rainbows
Super Mario Maker idea book
The August 2018 LINE calendar
The August 2018 LINE calendar (wallpaper version)
Play Nintendo
Blooper Hanafuda sprite from Mario Kart Tour
Blooper Nanny appearance on the Blooper Hanafuda from Mario Kart Tour
On the murals featured in the restrooms at Super Nintendo World
On the murals featured in the restrooms at Super Nintendo World
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 子連れゲッソー[3][4] / こづれゲッソー Kozure Gessō |
Accompanying Blooper | |
| 散らしゲッソー[3] (Super Mario Bros. 3, scattering type) Chirashi Gessō |
Scattering Blooper | ||
| Chinese (simplified) | 鱿鱿亲子档[?] Yóuyóu qīnzǐ dàng |
Blooper Parent-child | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 魷魷親子檔[?] Yóuyóu qīnzǐ dàng |
Blooper Parent-child | |
| Dutch | Blooper Nanny[?] | - | |
| French | Nounou Bloups Bulle et ses petits (Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet)[?] |
Blooper Nanny Bubble and her children |
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| German | Blooper-Sitter[?] | Blooper Sitter | |
| Italian | Bloober e i suoi figli; Scattering Bloober[5] | Bloober and its children; Scattering Bloober | |
| Calamako Sitter[?] | Blooper Sitter | ||
| Korean | 징오징오패밀리[6] Jing'o-jing'o Paemilli |
Blooper Family | |
| Russian | Блупер-нянька[?] Bluper-nyan'ka |
Blooper Nanny | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Mamá blooper[?] | Blooper mom | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Mamá Blooper e hijo/s[?] | Blooper Mom & son/s |
References
- ^ a b Super Mario Bros. 3 English instruction booklet. Page 36.
- ^ English Super Mario Bros. 3 entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 13, 2022 14:26:17 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ a b Super Mario Bros. 3 Japanese instruction booklet. Page 37.
- ^ New Super Mario Bros. Shogakukan book. Page 17.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. 3; Italian booklet. Page 36.
- ^ Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition Korean instruction booklet. Page 30.
- Bloopers
- Underwater creatures
- Parents
- Leaping Lizards enemies
- LEGO Super Mario characters
- New Super Mario Bros. enemies
- New Super Mario Bros. 2 enemies
- New Super Mario Bros. U enemies
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii enemies
- Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition bosses
- Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 enemies
- Super Mario Bros. 3 enemies
- Super Mario Maker enemies
- Super Mario Maker 2 enemies
- Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemies
- The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 enemies
