Mario's mom
| Mario's mom | |
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 Mama Mario (right) in The Super Mario Bros. Movie | |
| Full name | Mama Mia Mario[1] |
| Species | Human |
| First appearance | Super Mario Issun-bōshi (1989) |
| Latest appearance | The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) |
| Latest portrayal | Jessica DiCicco (English, 2023)[2] |
- “Well, I thought it was incredible. It belongs in a movie theater.”
- —Mama Mario, The Super Mario Bros. Movie
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In an interview for the film, co-director Aaron Horvath stated that both the mother and father have their designs strongly resembling the design from Nintendo's unused material.[3]
Impersonal references
There have been multiple instances in which a character invokes Mario's mother in a general sense, rather than speaking of Mama's person, such as Rawk Hawk's jab "Didn't your momma teach you any manners?!?" in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Another noteworthy case is in the German Club Nintendo comic, "Super Mario in Die Nacht des Grauens", when a demonically possessed Peach tells Mario that his mother scrubs toilets in hell, in what can be taken as a "your mother" joke and reference to a line in the 1973 film The Exorcist. Additionally, in the 1993 Super Mario Bros. film, Luigi jokingly says that Mario has been like a father and a mother to him, as their real parents died when he was still a baby and he was brought up by his brother.
Family
In the games, Mario and Luigi are Mama Mario's only children, and their father is presumed to be her husband.
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! introduces two characters known as Grandma Mario and Grandma Mia, though it is not revealed as to which one is Mama's mother or mother-in-law. The show also reveals that Mama has a pair of nieces named Marianne and Luigeena, and two nephews called Mario Joe and Luigi Bob, though like the two grandmothers, it is not known if they hail from Mama's or Papa's side of the family. The same goes for Aunt Luigeena and Aunt Maria (who was mentioned in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3): either one could be a sister or a sister-in-law of Mama's. There is also an Uncle Tony who is either her brother or brother-in-law.
In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the family is presented with more members living under the same roof, but aside from Mario, Luigi, and her husband, only two uncles are credited: Uncle Tony and Uncle Arthur. In an interview, the directors reveal them as brothers of her husband. Other family members seems to include a grandfather, Aunt Marie, and a niece, but nothing is said about who comes from her side of the family.[3]
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italian | Mamma[4][5] | Mom | |
| Mamma Mia/Mamma Mario[6] | Mama Mia/Mama Mario | ||
| Portuguese | Mama Mia[7] | - | The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! |
| Spanish | Mamá Mia[8] | Mama Mia | The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! |
References
- ^ Patrick Scott Patterson (July 16, 2012). Mario reveals his last name & other tales - San Diego Comic Con 2012. YouTube.
- ^ The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) Full Cast & Crew. IMDb.
- ^ Jump up to: a b McWhertor, M. (April 8, 2023). "The Super Mario Bros. Movie drew on unused Nintendo designs to build out Mario’s family". Polygon. Accessed April 8, 2023
- ^ The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Italian dub, various episodes.
- ^ The Super Mario Bros. Movie Italian dub.
- ^ The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Italian dub, only in a few episodes, including "Mama Mia Mario".
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - A Grande Corrida de Moto / Mama Mia (Dublado)
- ^ La gran carrera de BMX | Dibujos Para Niños
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