Toddler Terrors of Time Travel episode guide

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Episode 08 – Toddler Terrors of Time Travel

One day at Kastle Koopa, King Koopa is sitting on his throne. He is moaning about his aching head, just as he sandwiches a hot water bottle between it and his crown. With King Koopa is Kooky von Koopa, who mentions that his father seems to get headaches every time he gets defeated by Mario and Luigi. As Koopa places a second hot water bottle under his crown, he and Kooky note that he could have taken over the Mushroom Kingdom years ago had the Mario Bros. never gone down the drainpipe back in Brooklyn. As Koopa and Kooky speak, they fail to notice Toad, who is hiding inside a flower pot, and spying on the duo through a periscope disguised as a flower. After some brief pondering, Kooky suggests that they can change history through the use of time travel, to which Koopa complies.

Later, onboard the Doom Ship, Kooky is making adjustments to his latest invention, the Time Travel Tube, while Koopa, who appears to have gotten over his headache, argues that it will not be able to send them back in time. Kooky implies that he knows what he is doing, just as Toad retracts his parascope and gets out of his disguise. Toad mentions that he needs to alert Mario and Luigi right away, and leaves.

Sometime later, as a team of Hammer Brothers are loading crates onboard the Doom Ship, Mario, Luigi and Toad arrive. Looking at one of the unloaded crates, Luigi comments that the three of them cannot fit inside it, but Mario disagrees, and forces them to squeeze inside one. Soon, a Hammer Brother picks up the crate that the they are hiding in, and complains about how heavy it is, while another Hammer Brother has no problem in carrying four crates at once. As the Hammer Brother carries the crate into the Doom Ship's helm, Koopa orders him to put it down against a wall. He hears Toad make a squeak from inside the crate, and goes to check it out. He asks Kooky if he heard anything to which Mario responds that it is just his imagination. Right before Koopa can inspect the crate, he is suddenly distracted by Kooky, who has managed to get the Time Travel Tube working.

Kooky states that he is going to take the two of them back in time to Brooklyn, just before noon, when the warp that sent Mario and Luigi to the Mushroom Kingdom opened up. As the Doom Ship takes off, Koopa takes control of the wheel, and demands that they hurry up. Kooky warns him not to rush the procedure, and sure enough, the Doomship starts shaking back and forth, eventually breaking the crate that Mario, Luigi and Toad were hiding in. Before Koopa can deal with them, Kooky, who is trying to fix the Time Travel Tube, explains that they are going too far back in time, just as the Time Travel Tube overloads, creating a large flash.

As the Doom Ship slows down, the flash fades, revealing that everyone onboard the Doomship has been turned into infant versions of themselves due to a glitch from the Time Travel Tube. After both sides settle into their younger bodies, Baby Kooky makes some more adjustments to the Time Travel Tube, just as the Doomship arrives in Brooklyn, and crashes in a vacant lot.

Trivia & Bloopers

When King Koopa says that he could have taken over the Mushroom Kingdom years ago, his lower jaw is not fully colored in. His statement also contradicts The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, where his takeover is a main plot point.
When Toad retracts his periscope while on the Doomship at the beginning of the episode, the background is King Koopa's throne room instead of the Doomship.
When Toad talks about telling Mario and Luigi about the Koopas' plan, he constantly turns to his left. This also happens with King Koopa when he asks if Kooky heard anything. In the same scene, his head is smaller than normal.
When showing Mario and his friends in the crate, Toad's vest is missing.
How Mario and Luigi return to the present at the end of the episode is never explained, as the Time Travel Tube is not in their possession.
In the original version, as the two Hammer Bros carry crates onto the Doomship, an audio clip of Lou Albano exclaiming "Whoa!" from The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! can briefly be heard.