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The Mario Bros., Princess Toadstool, and Toad protect the Mushroom Kingdom against the evil forces of Bowser and his seven Koopa Kids.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Season 1 Episode 20 - Life's Ruff
    5.0/10(42 votes)

    #1 - Life's Ruff

    S1:E20

    Hip and Hop turn Luigi and the King of Ice Land into dogs and run off to cause mayhem in Florida.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Martha Moran

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  2. The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Season 1 Episode 18 - The Ugly Mermaid
    5.6/10(43 votes)

    #2 - The Ugly Mermaid

    S1:E18

    While wearing a Frog Suit, Mario almost drowns, but he is saved by Holly Mackerel, a mermaid princess. Holly falls in love with Mario and tries to marry him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Lee Schneider, Sean Roche

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  3. The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Season 1 Episode 9 - Dadzilla
    5.8/10(48 votes)

    #3 - Dadzilla

    S1:E9

    Fed up with Koopa's ways, Kootie Pie and Big Mouth bring a Hollywood movie monster to life and convince him he's their real dad.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Martha Moran

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  4. The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Season 1 Episode 3 - Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario
    6.2/10(56 votes)

    #4 - Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario

    S1:E3

    Hip and Hop kidnap the sarcophagus of a prince whom Mario resembles. Their actions awaken the prince's mother, who believes Mario is her son.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Matt Uitz

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  5. The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Season 1 Episode 2 - Reptiles in the Rose Garden
    6.3/10(72 votes)

    #5 - Reptiles in the Rose Garden

    S1:E2

    Koopa warps the White House, along with the President and the First Lady, to his castle and makes Kootie Pie Empress of America.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Bruce Shelly, Reed Shelly

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  6. The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Season 1 Episode 8 - Toddler Terrors of Time Travel
    6.3/10(57 votes)

    #6 - Toddler Terrors of Time Travel

    S1:E8

    Kooky and Koopa try to go back in time to stop the Super Mario Bros. from ever going down the drain in Brooklyn, but their plan backfires, turning them all into babies.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Rowby Goren

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  7. The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Season 1 Episode 14 - Misadventures in Babysitting
    6.3/10(39 votes)

    #7 - Misadventures in Babysitting

    S1:E14

    Mario and Luigi wind up babysitting a brat from Brooklyn who finds his way into the Mushroom Kingdom.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Doug Booth

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  8. The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Season 1 Episode 1 - Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas
    6.4/10(81 votes)

    #8 - Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas

    S1:E1

    Koopa turns Kooky, Bully, Big Mouth, and Cheatsy into gigantic ninjas to apprehend Prince Hugo of Giant Land.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Bruce Shelly, Reed Shelly

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  9. The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Season 1 Episode 4 - The Beauty of Kootie
    6.5/10(46 votes)

    #9 - The Beauty of Kootie

    S1:E4

    While stealing oil from the sultan of Desert Hill, Cheatsy turns Kootie Pie into a human so she can fool Mario.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Doug Booth

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  10. The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Season 1 Episode 24 - Recycled Koopa
    6.5/10(39 votes)

    #10 - Recycled Koopa

    S1:E24

    When the Koopalings are forced to dispose of their garbage, they have it dropped on the Mushroom Kingdom and later Brooklyn.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Sean Roche, David Ehrman

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  11. The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Season 1 Episode 25 - The Venice Menace
    6.5/10(36 votes)

    #11 - The Venice Menace

    S1:E25

    Koopa gets another present for Kootie Pie - this time he plans to use his Doom Sub to chase everyone out of Venice, Italy then warp the entire city to Dark Land so Kootie Pie can have her own water park. The Mario Bros. are approached in Desert Land by an Italian gondolier and since Mario has a passion for the country of Italy, they couldn't resist. Armed with Frog Suits, can they stop Koopa in time?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Matt Uitz

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  12. The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Season 1 Episode 15 - Do the Koopa
    6.6/10(38 votes)

    #12 - Do the Koopa

    S1:E15

    Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Princess Toadstool seek the Doom Dancer Music Box in Koopa's Castle, but when the Koopas find out, they go after it themselves.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Phil Harnage

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  13. The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Season 1 Episode 6 - Never Koop a Koopa
    6.7/10(45 votes)

    #13 - Never Koop a Koopa

    S1:E6

    In order to show Cheatsy how to be just as rotten as he is, Koopa lures Mario and friends to his castle and threatens to blow them up using a big army of Bomb-Ombs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Martha Moran

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  14. The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Season 1 Episode 11 - Oh, Brother!
    6.7/10(47 votes)

    #14 - Oh, Brother!

    S1:E11

    When Mario and Luigi get fed up with each other, Luigi soon finds himself having to save his brother from Koopa and Kooky.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Perry Martin

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  15. The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Season 1 Episode 10 - Tag Team Trouble
    6.8/10(42 votes)

    #15 - Tag Team Trouble

    S1:E10

    Mario and Luigi enter a wrestling match so they can give the prize money to Toad to make up for a donation to the Mushroom Orphanage he believes he lost.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Martha Moran

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  16. The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Season 1 Episode 13 - A Toadally Magical Adventure
    6.8/10(48 votes)

    #16 - A Toadally Magical Adventure

    S1:E13

    Toad loses a magic wand to the Koopas.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Doug Booth

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  17. The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Season 1 Episode 17 - Mush-Rumors
    6.8/10(41 votes)

    #17 - Mush-Rumors

    S1:E17

    When a Real World family drives into the Mushroom Kingdom, the Mushroom People and the Koopas mistake them for aliens.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Lee Schneider

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  18. The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Season 1 Episode 21 - Up, Up, and a Koopa
    6.8/10(42 votes)

    #18 - Up, Up, and a Koopa

    S1:E21

    Kooky uses his new "Raiser Upper" machine to levitate everything in the Mushroom Kingdom to the sky.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Rowby Goren

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  19. The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Season 1 Episode 12 - Misadventure of Mighty Plumber
    6.9/10(43 votes)

    #19 - Misadventure of Mighty Plumber

    S1:E12

    Koopa brings TV hero Mighty Plumber to life and tricks him into robbing the Pipe Land Treasury.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Maurer

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  20. The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Season 1 Episode 16 - Kootie Pie Rocks
    7.0/10(54 votes)

    #20 - Kootie Pie Rocks

    S1:E16

    Koopa kidnaps Milli Vanilli and forces them to perform exclusively for Kootie Pie.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Phil Harnage, Martha Moran

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  21. The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Season 1 Episode 19 - Crimes R Us
    7.2/10(42 votes)

    #21 - Crimes R Us

    S1:E19

    Koopa recruits a criminal from the Real World to teach the Koopalings how to commit crimes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Heidi Holicker, Rick Holicker

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  22. The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Season 1 Episode 5 - Princess Toadstool for President
    7.3/10(54 votes)

    #22 - Princess Toadstool for President

    S1:E5

    When Princess Toadstool challenges Koopa to an election over leadership of the Mushroom Kingdom, Kooky uses a nice guy potion on Koopa to make all the voters like him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Matt Uitz

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  23. The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Season 1 Episode 22 - 7 Continents for 7 Koopas
    7.4/10(43 votes)

    #23 - 7 Continents for 7 Koopas

    S1:E22

    After trapping the Super Mario Bros. and Toad in the Mushroom World, Koopa orders his kids each to take over one of Earth's seven continents.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Perry Martin

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  24. The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Season 1 Episode 23 - True Colors
    7.5/10(46 votes)

    #24 - True Colors

    S1:E23

    Kooky and Cheatsy use a special paint to turn all the Mushroom People either red or blue and trick the two colors into hating each other.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Steve Fischer

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  25. The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Season 1 Episode 7 - Reign Storm
    7.7/10(57 votes)

    #25 - Reign Storm

    S1:E7

    When Princess Toadstool and Toad take a vacation in Hawaii, Kooky uses a robot princess to try and take over the Mushroom Kingdom.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Steve Hayes, Ted Pedersen

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Life's Ruff" is the worst rated episode of "The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3". It scored 5/10 based on 42 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Martha Moran, it aired on 11/10/1990. This episode scored 0.6 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Ugly Mermaid".