The Beauty of Kootie Episode Guide

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Episode 04 – The Beauty of Kootie

The Sultan of a desert region is at home in his palace, taking a bath in his jacuzzi. Suddenly, oil comes flowing out of the camel head-shaped faucets, and the Sultan reacts by calling for his guard, asking him to send for the Mario Bros.

When Mario and Luigi arrive, they manage to patch up the faucets, at least to prevent any more oil from flowing out. Toad asks where the oil is coming from, so the Sultan tells him that his palace is built over an oil well, and that the pipes connecting a nearby oasis to his castle must have gotten crossed with the pipes from the oil well. After experiencing a tremor caused by the oil pressure, Mario explains that they need to fix the palace's plumbing to prevent the place from blowing up.

Meanwhile, in the basement of the palace, Cheatsy is spying on the Mario Bros. through a peephole, when Kootie yells for his assistance in tightening the oil pipes that they have been tampering with. Cheatsy tells Kootie that the Mario Bros. are coming, so Kootie uses her wand to alert Bowser, who is onboard the Doom Ship. Bowser explains that they have nearly refilled the Doom Ship's fuel tank by secretly stealing oil from the Sultan's oil well by using the pipes from the oasis. Bowser then orders Kootie Pie and Cheatsy to stop the Mario Bros., and disconnects from the conversation.

When Kootie Pie whines about not knowing how to stop the Mario Bros., Cheatsy comes up with an idea; he uses his own wand to transform Kootie into a human. Kootie Pie is shocked, but Cheatsy tells her that by pretending to be Mario's "dream girl", she will be able to stall him. Just before Mario and Luigi enter the basement, Cheatsy flees, and Kootie is too late to tell him that he left her tail intact.

When Mario sees Kootie Pie as a human, she immediately starts flirting with him, and introduces herself as Lady Fettuccini Alfredo. Although Mario falls in love with Lady Fettuccini, Luigi quickly notices her tail, which she frantically hides under her dress. Lady Fettuccini then makes up a fake story about being lost in the dungeon for days, and how Luigi should not jump to conclusions. When Luigi tries to get a better look, Lady Fettuccini smacks him into a wall with her tail.

Mario then tells Lady Fettuccini to forgive Luigi for his behavior, and directs her over to a table where he is set up a spaghetti dinner for two. Lady Fettuccini tells Mario that she is an amateur plumber herself, and while Luigi barely believes her, he is reminded of the fact that he and Mario have a job to do. Lady Fettuccini forces herself to eat some of the spaghetti, and tells Mario to bring everyone in the castle down to the dungeon in case the palace explodes.

Trivia & Bloopers

In the edited version: All of the screen transitions lack the associated sound effect. The music briefly stops when the Doomship crashes into the tower.
When Kootie Pie calls Cheatsy while working on a pipe, her coloring switches from light to dark several times.
When Cheatsy says, "Tell that to the Mario brothers, Kootie Pie," his head is colored purple instead of green. His head also turns orange in several scenes.
When King Koopa says that he hears Kootie Pie, part of his mouth disappears.
Kootie Pie's reaction to being kissed by Luigi ("Aaaugh! I've been kissed by a plumber!") parodies a line ("Aaaugh! I've been kissed by a dog!") said by Lucy van Pelt in A Charlie Brown Christmas.
This episode is one of the four episodes mentioned in the Mario Mania strategy guide, the others being "Reign Storm", "Toddler Terrors of Time Travel", and "The Venice Menace".[29] This episode, along with "Toddler Terrors of Time Travel" are also mentioned in the Mario Mania section of issue 4/1993 of the Nintendo-Magasinet.[30]