Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario

This article is about the third episode of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3. For the VHS release of the same name, see Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario (VHS).

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode
"Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario"
Production number	105
Airdate	September 15, 1990 (English) September 20, 1991 (French)
Writer(s)	Matt Uitz
Opening curtain	Desert Land
Featured song	"Wipe Out" (The Surfaris)
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"Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario" is the third episode of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3. It aired alongside another episode entitled "The Beauty of Kootie." The episode is featured on the cover of the VHS of the same name.

Plot synopsis[edit]

Hip and Hop Koopa are exploring a pyramid in Desert Land, where they find what they claim to be looking for upon entering the pyramid's tomb, despite the fact that Bowser expected them to mess up. Startled from almost tripping on a shattered Dry Bones, Hip and Hop stumble into each other and crash into a vase, breaking it. Relieved that nothing bad happened, Hip and Hop are startled when a nearby sarcophagus starts to make thumping noises on its own. Not wanting to find out why the sarcophagus is acting up, Hip suggests that they grab the other sarcophagus, belonging to Prince Mushroomkhamen. Lifting the case up together, Hip and Hop exit the tomb with it.

Shortly after they leave, a mummified queen named Queen Mushroomkhamen comes out of the thumping case, exclaming that the Koopalings have stolen her son. Queen Mushroomkhamen comes running out of the pyramid, and chases after Hip and Hop through Desert Land. Frightened by the sight of Queen Mushroomkhamen, Hip and Hop carry the case up several platforms and into a Warp Pipe, where they manage to hide from Queen Mushroomkhamen. Taking a good look at the face on the case, Hop realizes that Prince Mushroomkhamen bears a huge resemblance to Mario.

Mario about to wake up from his nap.

Elsewhere, Mario wakes up from a nap at Toad's holiday house in Desert Land, when Princess Toadstool comments about how a nap must have been relaxing after his latest adventure. Mario then mentions that he is still tired, but he is quickly distracted by a Mushroom boy who comes running into the house, exclaming about a mad mummy on the loose in Desert Land. Mario leaps out of bed and tells his friends that they need to stop the mummy immediately.

Queen Mushroomkhamen, still in search of her son, chases several Mushroomers through a bazaar in Desert Land, but she loses them when a tent collapses on her. Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad arrive on the scene, but Queen Mushroomkhamen tosses several ♩ Blocks in their direction and stomps on a tent in her rage. Mario proposes that he will calm Queen Mushroomkhamen down, but first Queen Mushroomkhamen tosses a tent on top of him.

Princess Toadstool pointing at the Koopa twins.

Hip and Hop, who are still hiding out in the pipe, choose to make a run for it with Queen Mushroomkhamen now distracted. When Mario gets out from underneath the tent by jumping through it, Princess Toadstool wonders why Queen Mushroomkhamen is upset. Her question is quickly answered when she sees Hip and Hop run past them with Prince Mushroomkhamen's sarcophagus, so she gets Luigi and Toad to chase after the twins with her and tells Mario to keep the mummy under control while they are gone.

Mario approaches Queen Mushroomkhamen, and tries to calm her down by asking to speak to her. When Queen Mushroomkhamen takes a good look at Mario, she mistakes him for her son, and announces that she is thrilled to have finally found her "little prince". Puzzled with the fact that Queen Mushroomkhamen thinks that he is her son and the fact that she now wants to hug him, Mario tries to jump away from her, only for the mummy to catch him in her arms.

Toad shouting at Koopa.

While Mario screams for help, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad chase after Hip and Hop. The twins run over a sand dune with the case, and board the Doom Ship, which was apparently waiting for them on the other side. King Koopa then congratulates Hip and Hop while taunting Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad, as the Doomship flies off. To make matters worse, Queen Mushroomkhamen carries Mario in her arms back to her pyramid, where she tells him that she will never let him get lost again.

Luigi worries that Mario is now going to be lost in a tomb forever, and Princess Toadstool remarks that they would need a map of the pyramids to find him. Toad remembers that he has a cousin who might be able to help them, so he takes Luigi and Princess to visit him. It does not take much convincing for Toad's cousin to then sell a map to the mummy tombs to Princess Toadstool.

Luigi proclaiming the map false.

Upon looking at the map, Luigi sees Prince Mushroomkhamen's picture on it, and proclaims it to be a phony because he mistakes him to be Mario. Princess Toadstool, however, deduces that it is actually Prince Mushroomkhamen, and realizes that the prince and Mario look similar. Toad then points out that Queen Mushroomkhamen kidnapped Mario because she mistook him for her son. Princess Toadstool explains that they will have to break into Castle Koopa, retrieve Prince Mushroomkhamen's case, so that they can bring it back to Queen Mushroomkhamen in exchange for Mario.

In the tomb, Mario rejects Queen Mushroomkhamen's request to give her a kiss. Thinking that Mario needs a rest, Queen Mushroomkhamen tells him that he needs to take a ten-thousand-year nap, and wraps him in canvas. Barely able to move, Mario tries to hop out of the tomb, but Queen Mushroomkhamen grabs some of his trailing canvas, and places him in her case.

Luigi stuck on the castle with the Steam Cloud Balloon.

Meanwhile, Raccoon Luigi is flying through Dark Land towards Castle Koopa, towing his own Steam Cloud Balloon that Princess Toadstool and Toad are riding in. Just as Princess Toadstool points out that their plan to sneak into the castle is foolproof, Luigi and the balloon get caught in a Mushroom Kingdom twister, and get thrown towards a tower of the castle. Although nobody got hurt, Luigi is disappointed due to the fact that the twister demolished the Steam Cloud Balloon. Additionally, two Para-Goombas spot them, and prepare to alert King Koopa.

Princess Toadstool directs Luigi and Toad into the tower, where they find Prince Mushroomkhamen's case. Their only concern now is getting the case past Koopa. Luigi then asks himself "What would Mario do if he were here?", and gets an idea; he salvages parts from the Steam Cloud Balloon and builds a steam powered mummy sled with them.

King Koopa pleased to hear the invaders trapped.

King Koopa, Hip, Hop, and several Para-Goombas gather at the base of the stairs leading to the tower, where one of the Para-Goombas tell Koopa that they have got the invaders trapped. Telling Hip and Hop to watch him as he prepares to take care of the heroes, Koopa orders Princess Toadstool to get down from the tower, and just as he does, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad come speeding out of the door on the steam powered mummy sled with Prince Mushroomkhamen's case.

The Koopas run down the stairs to avoid getting hit, while several Para-Goombas go after the riders on the sled, but they miss due to the fact that the riders ducked. The Para-Goombas fly after them again, but Luigi knocks them away with his raccoon tail. Several more Para-Goombas stand in the way of the sled, and get knocked aside like bowling pins. After going down another flight of stairs, and bypassing several Chain Chomps, the sled goes flying out of the castle, lands in the moat, and takes off like a motorboat.

Mario saying that he will get hungry if he sleeps for ten thousand years.

Back in the tomb, Mario notices that Queen Mushroomkhamen has fallen asleep, and decides to make a break for it. Mario makes a huge leap into the air, smashes through the roof of the pyramid, waking up Queen Mushroomkhamen in the process. Mario hops down the side of the pyramid, just in time to meet up with Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad, who have returned with the sarcophagus. Luigi hugs Mario, but Mario tells him to stop, as he is already been hugged plenty, while Princess Toadstool unwraps the canvas over his body.

When Princess Toadstool asks about Queen Mushroomkhamen, Mario remarks that he left her behind in the tomb, just as the mummy smashes through the wall of the pyramid. Queen Mushroomkhamen asks what is going on, so Princess Toadstool explains that there was mixup, and directs the mummy's attention to Prince Mushroomkhamen's case. Queen Mushroomkhamen then scolds Mario for being an imposter.

Upon taking a look at Luigi, Queen Mushroomkhamen points out that he looks exactly like her husband, and tries to get him to come with her. Luigi asks to be excused, announcing that he needs to find Toad's cousin, so that he can buy a map to "someplace else". As Luigi runs off into the sunset, his friends, as well as Queen Mushroomkhamen, all chase after him.

Cast[edit]

• Walker Boone — Mario
• Tony Rosato — Luigi
• Tracey Moore — Princess Toadstool
• John Stocker — Toad, Screaming man, Para-Goombas
• Harvey Atkin — King Bowser Koopa
• Stuart Stone — Hip Koopa
• Tara Charendoff — Hop Koopa, Mushroom boy, Toad's Cousin
• Catherine Gallant — Queen Mushroomkhamen, Screaming lady

Animation and continuity errors[edit]

• Every scene transition lacks the level transition sound effect.
• Throughout the episode, Hop's hair changes color several times.
• When Hip and Hop talk about King Koopa saying they would fumble the heist, Hip's eyelids are not fully colored in. This also occurs before they sigh the first time.
• Before Hip laughs, his shell's rim turns same color as his shell twice. Shortly after, they swap colors as he laughs. Part of the shell's rim flashes green like the rest of the shell aftewards.
• When Hip and Hop walk towards some bones, Hip's shell has its colors reversed.
• When Hip says that he does not want to know what is moving in one of the cases, his mouth moves before any sound comes out.
• When Queen Mushroomkhamen gets out of her case, her voice sounds as though she was still inside.
  • Shortly after, the band on her headdress has its colors reversed. This also occurs when she asks what Mario's friends are doing with him.
• In several scenes, Queen Mushroomkhamen's bandages are miscolored.
• When Hip and Hop escape the tomb, Hop's eyes are the color of his head, and shortly after, his glasses disappear.
• In several scenes, Queen Mushroomkhamen's eyeliner is missing.
• When Hip and Hop notice Queen Mushroomkhamen chasing them, Hop's sclerae are colored blue instead of white.
• In several scenes, Prince Mushroomkhamen's case changes color.
• When Hip and Hop run up to the Warp Pipe, Hop's glasses are the same color as his eyes.
• When Queen Mushroomkhamen looks for Hip and Hop after they hide in the pipe, the yellow stripes on her outfit turn brown.
• After Hip and Hop sigh the second time, Hop's bracelets turn a lighter gray. They briefly change back, but turn light-gray again when he stands.
• When Hop says that the case looks familiar, the background is Toad's holiday house instead of the pipe.
  • Shortly after, Mario's hair, eyebrows, and mustache are brown instead of black, while his bed is layered over another bed.
• When the door opens, the Mushroom boy appears out of thin air.
• When Mario and his friends duck when Queen Mushroomkhamen first throws a Note Block, Luigi briefly duplicates.
• When Luigi says they should careful, his right hand is cut off, while the back of Mario's hair suddenly appears.
• When Hip and Hop leave the pipe, they run in midair. This also happens when they board the Doomship.
• When Mario jumps through the tent, he is in front of it, but when Queen Mushroomkhamen throws a staff at Mario's friends, he is suddenly emerging from a purple pipe.
• Mario can be seen running towards his friends for shelter in their direction, but the next scene shows Mario running towards his friends’ left.
• When Hip and Hop run past Mario's friends, their heads are orange instead of green. This also happens when the Paragoombas say that they captured Mario's friends.
  • In the same scene, Princess Toadstool's lower body and Mario's right leg are missing.
• When the camera zooms toward Mario, the emblem on his cap is missing.
• When Mario wonders what Queen Mushroomkhamen is talking about, he has four fingers on each hand instead of five. This also happens to Luigi several times.
  • In the same scene, for a brief second, Mario's right thumb disappears.
• When Queen Mushroomkhamen tells Mario to come with her, Mario's gloves are missing.
• When Mario says that he should leave, his right hand briefly has four fingers instead of five.
• When Mario starts to jump away, the back of his overalls has buttons and straps.
  • In the same scene, he can be seen jumping off the Note Block he is currently on, but in the next shot, he is back on the Block.
• When Mario jumps onto the second pipe, he staggers in midair for a split-second.
• When the map salesman explains his maps, his eyelids are briefly layered over his glasses.
  • In the same scene, Luigi's sclerae are the same color as his skin, while Princess Toadstool's dress is miscolored.
• When Princess Toadstool says that she will buy a map to the tomb, her Coin is colored teal instead of yellow.
  • In the same scene, part of Luigi is missing.
• When Toad says that he understands, microphone static can be heard.
• When Queen Mushroomkhamen holds Mario, part of Mario's overalls are colored like her bandages.
• After Mario is wrapped up by Queen Mushroomkhamen, his mouth is covered, but his voice sounds as though it were not.
• When Mario tries to hop away and as he is pulled back by Queen Mushroomkhamen, he is cropped as he enters the passageway.
• When Queen Mushroomkhamen wraps up Mario and picks him up, most of the bandages on Mario's cap disappear.
  • In the same scene, his shoes are not covered, but in the next shot, they are.
• Before Luigi and his friends enter the twister, he is not seen in his Raccoon form, and shortly after, the rope attached to him disappears.
• Luigi and his friends do not actually get caught inside the twister; they only enter in it and come out shortly after. However, the next scene still shows them being caught inside the twister.
• When Raccoon Luigi is inside the twister, his tail is completely black. This also occurs when he says his Steam Cloud Balloon is ruined, along with the shading of Toad's cap being reversed.
• The entrance to the tower that Luigi and his friends use cannot be seen when they arrive at the castle.
• The pole that the Steam Cloud Balloon becomes stuck on is first purple, but in the next shot, it turns yellow.
• When Princess Toadstool says that there is possibly another way out, her mouth moves, but her voice cannot be heard, and shortly afterward, she speaks without moving her mouth.
  • In the same scene, part of Luigi's cap is colored like hair twice.
• The entrance that Princess Toadstool and the others enter has a few bricks that are misplaced in the air.
• When Toad spots the case, he passes through Luigi's tail.
• When Luigi is building the mummy sled with the mummy case, he disappears with only his shoe being visible. The dust clouds also do not cover the sled completely to hide what he is building.
• When a Paragoomba tells King Koopa that the invaders are trapped, it is far away from him, but in the next shot, it is right in front of him.
• When the Koopas walk up the stairs, Hip's head is shaped like Hop's.
• When King Koopa says that Princess Toadstool is trapped, the Paragoombas freeze.
  • In the same scene, the spikes on his shackles are colored white instead of orange.
• When Raccoon Luigi is chasing Koopa and his sons, King Koopa's skin and shell have their colors swapped.
• As Raccoon Luigi and his friends approach the Koopas, Luigi's raccoon ears are missing. This also occurs when he defeats some Paragoombas with his sled.
• In some scenes when Luigi and his friends are riding on the sled, Luigi's raccoon ears are the same color as his cap.
• When some Paragoombas fall after crashing into a wall, they disappear into thin air.
• When Raccoon Luigi uses his tail to attack two Paragoombas, the Paragoombas' heads and wings become uncolored as they touch Luigi's tail.
• When Luigi defeats some Paragoombas with his sled, the top-right Paragoomba disappears briefly while a Paragoomba appears out of thin air on the top left.
  • In the same scene, the sled freezes for a brief moment as this happens before moving again.
• When Raccoon Luigi and his friends approach the Chain Chomps, Toad's chest turns the same color as his vest twice.
• The steam from the sled overlaps a Chain Chomp's eye, along with instances where either the block attached to the Chain Chomp or the Chain Chomp itself disappears for a brief second before reappearing.
• When Mario jumps to the roof, there is nothing above him, but in the next sshot, there is a block blocking the roof exit.
• When Mario is jumping down from the pyramid, his shoes overlap the pyramid for a moment.
• When Mario says that he left Queen Mushrooomkhamen in the tomb, his lips do not sync with his dialogue.
• When Queen Mushroomkhamen starts talking to Luigi, Mario is sitting on the ground, but when Luigi is about to run, he is standing beside Queen Mushroomkhamen.
  • Luigi's position also changes from being behind Toad to being in front of him, along with Toad and Princess Toadstool being slightly farther away from him.
• When Luigi is talking to Queen Mushroomkhamen, the emblem on his cap disappears briefly.
  • In the same scene, as Toad starts to run after him, one of the spots on his cap disappears for a second.
• In the Romanian dub, the first time Prince Mushroomkhamen is mentioned, he is incorrectly referred to as King Mushroomkhamen.

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  The incorrect background

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  Hip and Hop's miscolored heads

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  Queen Mushroomkhamen's miscolored bandages

Names in other languages[edit]

Trivia[edit]

• This is one of two episodes not included in any The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 single DVD, the other being "Princess Toadstool for President."
• Nintendo Power's Strategy Guide for Super Mario Bros. 3 refers to Desert Land's pyramid level as "The Lost Pyramid Of Mushroomkhamen."

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