The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode
"Reign Storm"
Production number	217-105
Episode	7
Airdate	September 29, 1990[1]
Writer(s)	Steve Hayes Ted Pedersen
Opening curtain	Grass Land
Featured song	"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (Cyndi Lauper)
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“Therobot's ready for evil,King Dad! No one in theMushroom Kingdom will even suspect thereal princess is still in theReal World!”

—Kooky von Koopa

"Reign Storm" is the seventh episode ofThe Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3. It aired alongside another episode entitled "Toddler Terrors of Time Travel." The episode's name is a portmanteau of "reign" and "rainstorm." Many of the dubbed versions in other languages translate the title literally, despite not making sense without the pun―there are no actual storms in the episode.

Plot synopsis[edit]

Mario,Luigi, and a crownlessPrincess Toadstool are walking towards aWarp Pipe in theMushroom Kingdom with adoctor. Princess Toadstool brings up the subject about how she should not leave her kingdom to go visit thereal world, but Mario and Luigi argue that she needs to take a vacation, and that her doctor recommended that she go.

Toad, who is accompanying Princess Toadstool on her vacation, comes running up to the Warp Pipe wearing a bathing suit and carrying beach supplies. Toad announces that he cannot wait to go toHawaii, but Princess Toadstool still has second thoughts. Just as Toad drags her down the pipe, Princess Toadstool tells Mario and Luigi to contact her if they have any trouble, but Mario gloats about how running the kingdom for her will not be hard.

Meanwhile,King Koopa, who had been spying on the heroes from behind a block withKooky von Koopa, comments that running the kingdom is very hard for them, as theKoopas are going to take advantage of the fact that Princess Toadstool is gone. Kooky then gets an idea, which he tells King Koopa: he can build a robotic princess that takes over the Mushroom Kingdom while Princess Toadstool is gone. King Koopa likes the idea, and gives himself credit for it.

Princess Toadstool and Toad on the beach in Hawaii.

Shortly afterward, on the Hawaiian beach, Toad tells Princess Toadstool to stop worrying about her kingdom, and they go surfing. When a large wave throws the two of them back onto the beach, Princess Toadstool is helped up by a surfer, who introduces himself asCutter, and offers to give her surfing lessons. Although he does not appreciate Cutter calling him weird, Toad figures that he will at least keep Princess Toadstool's mind off of her kingdom.

Back in the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario and Luigi are trying to give a speech to theMushroom People at the opening of a new dam. Koopa, however, quietly places aBob-omb at the bottom of the dam. It then blows it up and destroys the dam, just as Mario promises everyone that their village is never going to be flooded again.

Later, at Toad's house, Mario and Luigi receive plenty of complaint letters. One states that the platform stairway toSky Land keeps dropping people in the garbage dump, while another claims that the newMushroom Shopping Mall is being haunted byBoo Diddlies. Luigi feels that they need to ask Princess Toadstool to come back, and after an angry mob of Mushroom People start banging on their door, Mario agrees to send her a Warp-o-gram message. However, Mario drops the note down a Warp Pipe, where it is eaten by aNipper Plant.

The Nipper Plant informing King Koopa of its success in munching down Mario's Warp-o-gram message.

The Nipper Plant then jumps out of the pipe and hops over to King Koopa to inform him that it intercepted and destroyed the Warp-o-gram message. Koopa then uses hismagic wand to communicate with Kooky, who is in his laboratory, completing theRobot Princess that he just built. After Koopa yells at Kooky to hurry up, Kooky finishes his project, and assures his father that nobody could ever suspect that the Robot Princess is a fake.

Meanwhile, in Hawaii, Princess Toadstool and Cutter are having a great time swimming, windsailing, waterskiing, surfing, and hang gliding. Princess Toadstool is so relaxed, she tells Cutter that she is not sure if she wants to go home.

Back in the Mushroom Kingdom, Kooky activates the Robot Princess, which heads over to Toad's House, announcing that she is back from her vacation. Although Mario is thrilled to see Princess Toadstool again, Luigi asks where Toad is, and the Robot Princess tells him that Toad is staying behind for another week. As Mario and Luigi go inside with the Robot Princess, Koopa gloats about how he will soon be in control of the Mushroom Kingdom.

King Koopa having given Kooky the "Hawaiian" disguise.

Koopa then sends Kooky to Hawaii to keep an eye on Princess Toadstool, and make sure that she does not come back. Meanwhile, Mario and Luigi are startled to see that the Robot Princess ordered a new highway to be built out of quicksand, and to see theMushroom Kingdom Fire Department extinguishing allFire Flowers in the kingdom.

Mario decides that they need to have a word with Princess Toadstool. However, when they go to meet her at Toad's House, they find the Robot Princess hugging King Koopa, who has been invited over for tea. Mario asks why the Robot Princess is being nice to Koopa, and she responds by saying that she intends on giving "her" kingdom to him. The Robot Princess then fires Mario and Luigi, and tells them that they have one hour to leave the kingdom. Koopa makes it fifteen minutes, and tosses the Mario Brothers off of the lawn. Mario then concludes that Princess Toadstool is not herself anymore, and Luigi wonders what happened to her.

In Hawaii, Cutter notices that Princess Toadstool has gotten better at surfing, and encourages her to stay a few more weeks so that she can enter a surfing contest. Meanwhile, a girl asks her father why Toad has an umbrella on his head, and Toad tells her to "eat pineapple." The girl then asks why Kooky is hiding in the bushes, and her father assumes that Kooky is a rock star hiding from his fans. However, Toad knows who he actually is, and informs the Princess of his presence.

Toad realizing Kooky is spying on him and the Princess.

Toad figures that if Kooky's in Hawaii, then the rest of the Koopas are up to no good back home. Princess Toadstool tells Cutter that she needs to get home, as her subjects may need her. Cutter does not know what she means by "subjects", and Princess Toadstool confesses to him that she is a princess. When Cutter hears Toad and Princess Toadstool mention the Mushroom Kingdom and drainpipes, he cannot believe what he is hearing. Princess Toadstool thanks Cutter for giving her such a good time, while Toad tells him not to tell their secret to anyone. Luckily for them, Cutter figures that nobody would ever believe him if he told them.

Meanwhile, at theMushroom Castle, the Robot Princess is about to crown Koopa as King of the Mushroom Kingdom in front of a crowd of Mushroom People and theKoopalings. Mario, who is hiding behind a column with Luigi, wonders why the Robot Princess does not have a suntan.

Just as the Robot Princess says her final words, Princess Toadstool and Toad come out of a Warp Pipe near the castle, and blast a hole in the wall with water from another pipe. Princess Toadstool and Toad surf into the castle on the wave they created, and Princess Toadstool uses a harpoon to reclaim her crown off of King Koopa's head.

Kooky shortly after flying out of the Warp Pipe.

Kooky then comes flying out of the Warp Pipe that Princess Toadstool and Toad came through to warn his father and also destroying the Robot Princess in the process, but is too late. King Koopa and the Koopalings realize that their plan is futile now, and they escape by running out of a window. Mario points out that taking a vacation in Hawaii was useful for Princess Toadstool, because it was there that she learned how to surf. Luigi comments that Koopa is the one who is going to need a rest. Mario and Luigi then welcome Princess Toadstool back home.

Gallery[edit]

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  Title card

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  Arabic title card

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  Korean title card

Cast[edit]

• Walker Boone —Mario, Man #1
• Tony Rosato —Luigi
• John Stocker —Toad, Man #2
• Tracey Moore —Princess Toadstool, Lady,Robot Princess
• Harvey Atkin —King Koopa, Dad
• Jonathan Potts —Cutter
• James Rankin —Cheatsy Koopa
• Michael Stark —Kooky von Koopa
• Dan Hennessey —Bully Koopa
• Paulina Gillis — Girl

Animation and continuity errors[edit]

• In the title card, Ted Pedersen's surname is misspelled as "Pederson."
• At the beginning of the episode,Princess Toadstool's dress turns completely dark-pink.
• In the beginning as the Mario Bros. walk with Princess Toadstool and the doctor, Princess Toadstool eventually walks in mid-air.
• WhenMario gives Princess Toadstool her bag, her mouth is shown moving despite her voice not being heard.
• AsToad assures Princess Toadstool that Mario andLuigi can run theMushroom Kingdom, a line appears on his face.
• When Mario grabs Toad, Toad's legs are red instead of skin-color.
• When Princess Toadstool tells Mario and Luigi to call her if anything goes wrong, Toad's surfboard is layered behind her for a frame.
• WhenKing Koopa andKooky first appear, the latter appears from thin air.
• When King Koopa and Kooky spy on Mario and Luigi near the pipe, Mario's shoes are visible for a frame before disappearing entirely.
  • In the same scene, King Koopa is behind theWarp Pipe to the real world, but in the next shot, he is in front of it.
• When Kooky suggests that he can build aRobot Princess, part of his head turns the same color as his hair.
• Throughout the episode, the rim of King Koopa's shell flashes several times.
• Toad lands on the seaweed, but in the next shot, he is completely covered in it.
• WhenCutter helps the princess up, her white shoes are missing. This also happens when she jumps off her surfboard before deciding to stay for another week.
• When Cutter asks the princess if she is babysitting Toad, the screen shifts twice briefly.
• When Toad talks to himself about Cutter's statement, some of the seaweed disappears briefly.
• Throughout the episode, Princess Toadstool's skin changes from peach to tan several times.
• One of theMushroom People first seen on the dam has part of their foot floating in mid-air.
• When King Koopa puts theBob-omb at the bottom of the dam, it is on the ground, but shortly after, it is on the dam.
  • In the same scene, the holes on its key are colored in like the rest of the key.
• When the dam is about to collapse, the dam is not animated at all; only cracks and some transparent chunks are seen before the water covers the screen.
• In the close-up of the angry Mushroom People, one of their caps is partially uncolored while white smudges can be seen between two Mushroom People flickering.
• When Luigi says that there is more trouble in the Mushroom Kingdom than they can handle, he places and gets some paper from under others without affecting the ones on top.
• When Luigi gives Mario the letter, it is white, but in the next shot, it turns yellow.
• When Mario leaves the house and walks through the crowd, some Mushroom People are frozen.
• When theNipper Plant eats the letter, it has sharp teeth, but when it talks to King Koopa, it has square teeth.
• When the Nipper Plant heads over to King Koopa, it is briefly layered over a bush.
• When Kooky says for King Koopa to not rush him, the screw cleft on the Robot Princess's brooch are missing.
  • In the same scene, when Kooky puts his hand in the Robot Princess's brooch, it is layered behind it instead.
• When Kooky laughs as he mentions that the Robot Princess is ready, he clips through it between frames.
• When Mario and Luigi follow the Robot Princess insidetheir house, Mario is briefly layered over a mushroom.
• When King Koopa puts the lei on Kooky, the spikes on his tail are colored orange instead of white.
• When King Koopa tells Mario and Luigi to leave the Mushroom Kingdom, one of his shell's spike rings is the same color as his shell's rim.
• When Princess Toadstool jumps off her surfboard and lands on the beach, she vocalizes a grunt half a second after landing instead of during the landing itself.
• When the family walks over to Toad, the father's shirt is blue, but when they leave, it turns red.
• When Kooky sneaks behind some bushes, his lei is missing.
• When Toad realizes that Kooky is sneaking behind the bushes, his shoes are missing, and shortly after, his shoes show his toes.
• When Princess Toadstool says, "What? Kooky?", her mouth moves out of sync with her dialogue.
• When Princess Toadstool mentions her title to Cutter, his board is red instead of pink.
• When Toad says that Princess Toadstool is a princess, Cutter's necklace is missing.
• At the beginning of King Koopa's crowning,Hip's head is the same color as his body whileBig Mouth's shell is green instead of purple.
• During King Koopa's crowning, Kooky can be seen despite still being inHawaii.
• When Toad turns on the faucet, he is layered behind it.
• During King Koopa's crowning, theRobot Princess gives King Koopa her crown, but when the real Princess returns, King Koopa has his normal crown while the Robot Princess has hers.
• When Princess Toadstool uses the harpoon to reclaim her crown, Toad has his normal clothes.
• When water washes onto the Koopalings, they are standing in midair.
• When King Koopa hides behind the throne,Kootie Pie's necklace is pink instead of red.
• When Kooky reachesPrincess Toadstool's Castle, Kootie Pie's head is completely brown, while Hop's hair is completely colored pink.
  • In the next shot of theKoopalings, Hip andHop switch positions while the Robot Princess disappears.
    • In the same scene, Hips's hair turns completely pink while Hop's hair turns completely blue.
• When the Koopas jump out the window, Hip and Hop are missing, while Big Mouth and Bully's heads are the same color as their bodies.
• As the Koopas leave the castle, Hop's hair turns completely pink while his sclerae are colored blue instead of white.
  • In the same scene, Kootie Pie is nowhere to be seen.
• When Mario and Luigi welcome the Princess home, they are layered over a wall.
• In the Italian dub, the lyrics of the first part of "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" are removed, but not the second part.

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  Mario's missing feet

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  The Robot Princess's missing screw cleft

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  Cheatsy's miscolored head and Big Mouth's miscolored shell

Profiles[edit]

• King Koopa Katastrophe VHS/DVD:Koopa creates a Robot Princess who wreaks havoc on the Kingdom while Princess Toadstool is on vacation in Hawaii.

Dub edits[edit]

• In the Croatian dub,Luigi does not read the letter claiming that theMushroom Shopping Mall is being haunted byBoo Diddlies.
• In the original version, the letterMario reads mentions that the stairway toSky Land keeps dropping people in the garbage dump, the stairway to Sky Land referencing theLed Zeppelin song "Stairway to Heaven." In the Herbert Richer Brazilian Portuguese dub, he instead mentions thebeanstalk path.
• In the original version, after Mario remindsLuigi that thedoctor said that thePrincess needed a vacation, Luigi reasons to him by explaining that they are plumber heroes and not princes. In the Intersound Latin American Spanish dub, he instead says that they are plumber heroes and notPrince Charmings.
  • In the original Castilian Spanish dub, he says that they are not princesses instead of princes.
• WhenKooky says that he is still working on theRobot Princess whenKing Koopa asks if it is ready, the latter threatens to send him to his dungeon and cut his allowance in the original. In the Audiomaster 3000 Latin American Spanish dub and Castilian Spanish re-dub, he threatens to send him to his dungeon and then the dentist.
  • In the original Castilian Spanish dub, King Koopa only threatens to send him to his dungeon.

Names in other languages[edit]

Notes[edit]

• Mario refers toKing Koopa as "Bowser Koopa" when he asks theRobot Princess why she is so nice to him.
• Princess Toadstool andToad's swimwear would later reappear in "7 Continents for 7 Koopas."
• When Mario leavesToad's house to deliver the message to thePrincess, one of theMushroomers in the background can be seen holding a sign reading "PRINCESS COME HOME," referencing the American animated musical comedy-drama filmSnoopy Come Home.

References[edit]

• The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episodes