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{{TAOSMB3 episode infobox

|airdate=November 17, 1990 (English) <br> November 8, 1991 (French)

|opening=[[Grass Land]]

"'''7 Continents for 7 Koopas'''" is the twenty-second episode of ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. It aired alongside another episode of ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' entitled "[[Up, Up, and a Koopa]]". The episode's name is based off the musical film ''{{wp|Seven Brides for Seven Brothers}}''. This episode is notable for being the only episode in the series to have at least one full line for every main character. In this episode, [[Bowser|King Koopa]] sends the [[Koopalings]] to each of the [[Earth|Real World]]'s seven continents to cause mischief, forcing [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], and [[Toad]] to stop them.

In the [[Mushroom Kingdom]], [[Frog Mario]] and Frog [[Luigi]] are hopping across a bridge over a pond, while [[Princess Peach|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 [[Airship#The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3|Doom Ship]], surrounded with steam. Not wanting to be spotted by the [[Koopa Troop|Koopas]], Princess Toadstool directs her friends to jump into the water.

*[[Larry Koopa|Cheatsy]] is ordered to "show how low he can go, down under", in [[Australia]].

*[[Wendy O. Koopa|Kootie Pie]] is ordered to be "a plague in Europe".

*[[Ludwig von Koopa|Kooky]] is ordered to "go wild" in [[Africa]].

*[[Morton Koopa Jr.|Big Mouth]] is ordered to "blow his hot air all over [[Antarctica]]".

*[[Lemmy Koopa|Hip]] is ordered to "rediscover [[North America]], and be rotten from sea to shining sea".

*[[Iggy Koopa|Hop]] is ordered to "{{wp|lambada}}" [[South America]].

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|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.  

*At the beginning of the episode, [[Mario]] is only one crossing the bridge, but in the next shot, his friends appear.

*In several scenes, [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]'s shoes are colored purple instead of white.

*Initially, the [[Warp Pipe|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 [[Ludwig von Koopa|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, [[Roy Koopa|Bully Koopa]]'s mouth move, 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]], [[Lemmy Koopa|Hip]]'s face is distorted.

*When King Koopa tells Hip and [[Iggy Koopa|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.

*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 showing the screen for Antarctica, it is misspelt as "Antartica."

*When [[Morton Koopa Jr.|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-Beetle]]s 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 [[Magic Wand|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 shells 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 depcited 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.

 

|Fre=À chacun son continent

|FreM=To each its continent

|RomM=Seven continents for seven Koopas

}}

*According to the episode's writer [[Perry Martin]], "7 Continents for 7 Koopas" was originally written as a two-part episode.<ref name="Perry">Brett Homenick (September 11, 2018). [https://vantagepointinterviews.com/2018/09/11/do-the-mario-perry-martin-on-scripting-the-cartoon-adaptations-of-the-super-mario-bros/ DO THE MARIO! Perry Martin on Scripting the Cartoon Adaptations of the Super Mario Bros.!]. ''Vantage Point Interviews''. Retrieved October 05 2018.</ref>

*[[Wendy O. Koopa|Kootie Pie]] parodying ''{{wp|The Birth of Venus}}'' is later reused for Wendy's boss battle intro cutscene in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''.

*In the original NBC airings, [[Bowser|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!''"<ref>[https://archive.org/details/the-adventures-of-super-mario-bros-3-the-venice-menace-super-koopa-original-nbc-1990-airing/Super+Mario+Bros+3-+Up%2C+Up%2C+and+a+Koopa%2C+7+Continents+for+7+Koopas+(Partial)+(Original+NBC+Airing).mp4  Super Mario Bros 3- Up, Up, and a Koopa, 7 Continents for 7 Koopas (Partial) (Original NBC Airing)]</ref>

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