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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 writes to her family that she is sick, her

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Season 1

7.3/1032 votes
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: Unknown
7.0/1031 votes
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: Unknown
5.4/1026 votes
Sunday at the Harbor
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/18/1976
Marco sets out on his first job to deliver an urgent letter for Gina. A fun day at the beach begins when he finally returns in the afternoon.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: Unknown
6.7/1024 votes
I Hate You, Papa
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/25/1976
Marco wants to work to help his mother come home sooner, but his father won't listen.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: Unknown
7.8/1026 votes
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: Unknown
7.4/1023 votes
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: Unknown
5.8/1024 votes
Watching the Ocean from the Roof
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/15/1976
Poor Marco can barely see the ocean from his new place. He goes from roof to roof to find a better view and meets Fiorina the puppeteer along the way.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: Unknown
7.2/1022 votes
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: Unknown
7.0/1022 votes
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: Unknown
7.5/1023 votes
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: Unknown
5.2/1023 votes
A Letter from Mama
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/14/1976
Fiorina must put on a show alone because everyone else is ill. Just as she gets safely through it with Marco's help, bad news arrives about Anna.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: Unknown
7.0/1022 votes
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: Unknown
6.8/1021 votes
Goodbye, 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: Unknown
7.4/1020 votes
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: Unknown
7.8/1020 votes
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: Unknown
6.9/1018 votes
The Young Cook
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 4/18/1976
The head cook is touched by Marco's love for his mother and takes him under his wing.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: Unknown
6.5/1017 votes
Neptune's Revel
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 4/25/1976
Marco grows fond of his new life aboard the ship.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: Unknown
6.9/1018 votes
The Immigrant Ship to Rio
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 5/2/1976
The ship arrives in Rio de Janeiro. Marco's friends help him look for another ship headed to Buenos Aires.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: Unknown
6.4/1019 votes
The Shining Stars of the Southern Cross
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 5/9/1976
The ship Marco boards in Rio is full of sick people and the meals are dismal. Marco meets a lost little boy named Nino aboard the crowded ship.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: Unknown
6.9/1018 votes
The Stormy Night
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 5/16/1976
Six days after leaving Rio, the ship sustains heavy damage due to violent weather.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: Unknown
5.0/1019 votes
Rio de La Plata
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/23/1976
Marco begs for the ship to go faster after waking from a terrifying nightmare.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: Unknown
5.0/1017 votes
The Town Where Mother Is
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/30/1976
The ship finally arrives in Buenos Aires. The person who knows Anna's whereabouts has run away, and Marco loses all his money to a pickpocket.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: Unknown
7.9/1019 votes
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: Unknown
5.1/1019 votes
Fiorina Is Waiting
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 6/13/1976
After being left with absolutely no information on his mother's whereabouts, Marco hears a rumor about a familiar puppet show in the area.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: Unknown
7.0/1017 votes
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: Unknown
4.7/1018 votes
To the Pampas
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 6/27/1976
The day has come to leave for Bahía Blanca.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: Unknown
7.0/1018 votes
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: Unknown
6.8/1017 votes
The Barbossa Ranch
Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 7/11/1976
Fiorina's heart breaks further as Peppino decides to write the death of Marco's mother into the puppet play to elicit more emotion.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: Unknown
7.3/1017 votes
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: Unknown
7.9/1021 votes
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: Unknown
6.9/1017 votes
A Long Night
Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 8/1/1976
Peppino and his troop stay the night in an abandoned place with a caved-in roof. Marco and Peppino decide to keep quiet about a harrowing encounter.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: Unknown
5.0/1017 votes
Saying Goodbye
Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 8/8/1976
An Italian immigrant family suggests paying Mr. Moretti a visit for possible information on Marco's mother.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: Unknown
7.1/1017 votes
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: Unknown
6.1/1018 votes
I Want to Go Back to Genoa
Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 8/22/1976
Peppino's words have no effect on Marco. When Fiorina expresses her concern, Marco breaks down crying that his mother is probably already dead.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: Unknown
5.5/1018 votes
Mama's Handwriting
Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 8/29/1976
Marco meets a vagrant in town. After hearing his story, the man gives Marco a letter from his mother as well as new information on her whereabouts.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: Unknown
6.8/1017 votes
Farewell, Bahia Blanca
Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 9/5/1976
The news of his mother brings Marco's time with Fiorina closer toward its end. Marco starts working at a coal mine to cover his travel expenses.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: Unknown
7.7/1017 votes
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: Unknown
4.5/1017 votes
Mama's Hardship
Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 9/19/1976
Marco learns the deep extent of his mother's patience when he meets her cruel former employer before setting out to sail once again.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: Unknown
6.3/1017 votes
Rosy Dawn in Rosario
Season 1 Episode 39 - Aired 9/26/1976
The captain becomes angry about Marco getting a free ride to Rosario, but changes his attitude upon discovering that Marco is a fellow Genoese.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: Unknown
7.4/1016 votes
The Star of Italy
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: Unknown
7.6/1017 votes
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: Unknown
4.8/1018 votes
A New Friend, Pablo
Season 1 Episode 42 - Aired 10/17/1976
Mequinez had moved long before Marco's arrival in Córdoba. In the town, Marco meets a boy named Pablo and develops a strange relationship with him.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: Unknown
7.8/1017 votes
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: Unknown
6.8/1016 votes
Helping Fuana
Season 1 Episode 44 - Aired 10/31/1976
The house is not inhabited by the person Marco is looking for, but by an architect. The man, who appreciates the efforts of the little traveler, also offers him the money to travel to Tucuman.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: Unknown
7.8/1017 votes
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: Unknown
6.6/1016 votes
The Trip on the Oxcart
Season 1 Episode 46 - Aired 11/14/1976
During the journey, Marco falls ill for a few days and the herdsmen who take him with them must take care of his recovery.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: Unknown
7.9/1018 votes
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: Unknown
7.3/1016 votes
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: Unknown
7.8/1017 votes
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: Unknown
6.9/1020 votes
Run, Marco, Run!
Season 1 Episode 50 - Aired 12/12/1976
Exhausted and under the snow, Marco is collected by a young man on horseback. On the way, a local elder has his nephew take him to Tucuman.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: Unknown
7.4/1021 votes
Mama's Smile
Season 1 Episode 51 - Aired 12/19/1976
The long journey is over. The residence of the Mequinez is now visible and Marco reaches his mother.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: Unknown
7.0/1021 votes
Back to Genoa with Mama
Season 1 Episode 52 - Aired 12/26/1976
After the recovery, Marco's mother can resume normal life. The Mequinez family, out of gratitude, gives the ticket to Genoa to both of them, with the promise of returning to Argentina.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: Unknown