8.2/1018 votesLoading...#1 - Old Gaucho Carlos
Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 7/25/1976
Marco and his friends are able to make their way to an inn after Carlos repairs their carriage.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: N/A
7.9/1018 votesLoading...#2 - Another Mother
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 6/6/1976
Marco is at his wit's after losing all his money. Then he hears about a woman named Anna who has been taken to the hospital, and rushes to see her.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: N/A
7.9/1017 votesLoading...#3 - Mama Lives at the Foot of the Mountain
Season 1 Episode 47 - Aired 11/21/1976
After traveling for days, Marco leaves the group of herdsmen to get to Tucuman.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: N/A
7.8/1025 votesLoading...#4 - My Good Friend, Emilio
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/1/1976
Emilio helps Marco get a job washing bottles after school. Marco's father Pietro buys him a world map and the two bond for the first time in a while.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: N/A
7.8/1019 votesLoading...#5 - The Forgole
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 4/11/1976
Marco is discovered by Leonardo, but the ship's head cook is impressed by his persistence. Pietro learns the extent of his son's determination.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: N/A
7.8/1016 votesLoading...#6 - Somewhere in This Town
Season 1 Episode 43 - Aired 10/24/1976
To raise some money, Pablo looks for work in the fields. Unfortunately, the period is the wrong one and so he tries his luck fishing.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: N/A
7.8/1016 votesLoading...#7 - Going North
Season 1 Episode 45 - Aired 11/7/1976
The train attendants find Marco during an inspection and the boy ends up going down thirty kilometers from the destination.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: N/A
7.8/1016 votesLoading...#8 - Mama is Calling Me
Season 1 Episode 49 - Aired 12/5/1976
Having lost his donkey, Marco has to walk on foot.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: N/A
7.7/1016 votesLoading...#9 - Endless Journey
Season 1 Episode 37 - Aired 9/12/1976
Marco arrives in Buenos Aires, only to discover that his mother had already moved on to Córdoba.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: N/A
7.6/1016 votesLoading...#10 - If I Could Go Home with Mother...
Season 1 Episode 41 - Aired 10/10/1976
Marco strengthens his resolve to find his mother after his chance meeting with a woman and her children during the train ride to Córdoba.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: N/A
7.5/1022 votesLoading...#11 - Mama is in Buenos Aires
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/7/1976
Concetta goes out on the streets despite having a cold. Her symptoms worsen, but the family can't afford a doctor. Marco goes to the clinic for help.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: N/A
7.4/1023 votesLoading...#12 - Marco's Payday
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/8/1976
Marco has an ominous dream about his mother, and he worries when there is no new letter from her.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: N/A
7.4/1020 votesLoading...#13 - Marco's Decision
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 4/4/1976
When Marco reveals that he'd meant to be on the ship to Argentina, Pietro begins laying the groundwork to go himself.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: N/A
7.3/1017 votesLoading...#14 - Snow Falls
Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 7/18/1976
Marco and his friends finally find shelter after running out of water. Gaucho Carlos revitalizes the group with hot food and wonderful music.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: N/A
7.3/1016 votesLoading...#15 - La Estrella de Italia
Season 1 Episode 40 - Aired 10/3/1976
Marco gets turned away at the door at the mansion in Rosario. Federico scrounges up enough money to cover Marco's train fare to Córdoba.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: N/A
7.3/1016 votesLoading...#16 - Don't Die, My Burro
Season 1 Episode 48 - Aired 11/28/1976
The journey to the village of Tucuman proves to be more hard than expected.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: N/A
7.2/1022 votesLoading...#17 - The Peppino Puppet Troupe
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/22/1976
Marco's monkey delights onlookers by dancing in the puppet show. Peppino the puppet master invites Marco to dinner to show his gratitude.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: N/A
7.1/1017 votesLoading...#18 - Mama is Not Here
Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 8/15/1976
Marco visits Mr. Moretti soon after arriving in Bahía Blanca, but he provides no information on his mother or uncle's whereabouts.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: N/A
7.0/1029 votesLoading...#19 - Marco, a Boy from Genoa
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/11/1976
A year has passed since Anna left. Marco thinks about becoming a postman after receiving a letter from her on the day his older brother visits home.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: N/A
7.0/1022 votesLoading...#20 - The Airship
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/21/1976
Marco once again considers going to Argentina. Emilio asks Renato to help Marco get to Argentina after having huge success with his ice cream sales.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: N/A
7.0/1017 votesLoading...#21 - The Peppino Troupe Makes a Big Hit
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 6/20/1976
Peppino and his family decide to accompany Marco to Bahía Blanca.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: N/A
7.0/1018 votesLoading...#22 - Fiorina's Tears
Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 7/4/1976
Peppino has an idea to start a show based on Marco's life. Fiorina breaks down and cries for the real Marco during practice for her role as Marco.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: N/A
6.9/1028 votesLoading...#23 - Mama, Don't Go
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/4/1976
Nine-year-old Marco is thrilled to go on a family picnic, not knowing that it will be the last one before his mother Anna leaves Italy to work abroad.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: N/A
6.9/1022 votesLoading...#24 - I'm Sorry, Papa
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 2/29/1976
When Marco shows Pietro's friend the way to the hospital, he is touched to discover his father testing a new treatment on himself to save a patient.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: N/A
6.9/1021 votesLoading...#25 - Good-bye, Fiorina
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 3/28/1976
Joy over the group trip to Argentina is cut short when Renato goes back on his word. Marco gives Amedeo a letter for Anna and entrusts him to Peppino.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother
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Italy is in a deep depression, so to support her family, Marco's mother goes to Argentina to work as a domestic. But after she...
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Best Episodes Summary
"Old Gaucho Carlos" is the best rated episode of "3000 Leagues in Search of Mother". It scored 8.2/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by Isao Takahata and written by N/A, it aired on 7/25/1976. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Another Mother".