NaN/100 votesLoading...#1 - 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: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#2 - 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: N/A
4.3/1016 votesLoading...#3 - 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: N/A
4.6/1017 votesLoading...#4 - 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: N/A
4.6/1017 votesLoading...#5 - To the Pampas
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 6/27/1976
The day has come to leave for Bahía Blanca.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: N/A
4.7/1017 votesLoading...#6 - 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: N/A
4.8/1016 votesLoading...#7 - 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: N/A
4.9/1018 votesLoading...#8 - 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: N/A
4.9/1016 votesLoading...#9 - Saying Good-bye
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: N/A
5.2/1024 votesLoading...#10 - 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: N/A
5.2/1022 votesLoading...#11 - 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: N/A
5.4/1017 votesLoading...#12 - 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: N/A
5.7/1023 votesLoading...#13 - 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: N/A
6.0/1017 votesLoading...#14 - 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: N/A
6.3/1016 votesLoading...#15 - 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: N/A
6.4/1018 votesLoading...#16 - 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: N/A
6.5/1017 votesLoading...#17 - 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: N/A
6.6/1016 votesLoading...#18 - 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: N/A
6.7/1017 votesLoading...#19 - 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: N/A
6.7/1017 votesLoading...#20 - 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: N/A
6.7/1016 votesLoading...#21 - 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: N/A
6.8/1024 votesLoading...#22 - 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: N/A
6.8/1018 votesLoading...#23 - 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: N/A
6.9/1028 votesLoading...#24 - 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...#25 - 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
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Worst Episodes Summary
"Mama's Smile" is the worst rated episode of "3000 Leagues in Search of Mother". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Isao Takahata and written by N/A, it aired on 12/19/1976. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Back to Genoa with Mama".