Born to Ride Episode Guide | Super Luigi Bros

Super Mario World Cartoon Episode 07 – Born to Ride

In the Dome Castle, Mario and Luigi are trying to install a sink made of bamboo piping in the place; all the tools Mario uses are small animals. While Mario and Luigi are discussing their pipe installation and how they could possibly make a shower, Princess Toadstool appears and greets them and reminds them to just work on the sink for now. Deciding to show the Princess the new sink, Mario and Luigi are surprised to see it does not work. Venturing outside, Mario and Luigi find the source of their unworking sink: Yoshi has been munching on the recently laid water pipes.

Becoming furious at Yoshi, Mario and Luigi yell at him and tell him to stay out of their way while they are on the job. After this scolding, a disheartened Yoshi decides to run away and leave Dome City. As Yoshi, taking what little possessions he has, leaves Dome City, he encounters a rabid Caterpillar, which he quickly gobbles up. After eating the caterpillar, Yoshi is approached by three motorcycle-riding dinosaurs. The bikers introduce themselves as Duke, Lulu, and Rockman, the Dino Riders; after introductions are done, Yoshi asks the Dino Riders if he can be a biker like them. At first Duke, the leader of the Dino Riders, is hesitant, but when Yoshi mentions he knows Mario and Luigi, Duke gladly lets Yoshi join, planning on using him to get to Mario and Luigi so he can capture them and turn them over to King Koopa for a reward.

Deciding that Yoshi needs to pass a "test" before joining the Dino Riders, Duke orders Yoshi to vandalize a dome-house with paint. Yoshi is about to eat the paint until Duke whacks him on the head, and he vandalizes the house with a smiley face instead, displeasing Rockman and Lulu. Yoshi is then given a Bob-omb but hesitates. Lulu takes his arm and forces him to throw the Bob-omb inside, revealing to be a Smell Bob-omb upon detonation. After doing these deeds, Yoshi is made an "official" member of the Dino Riders by Duke and given a biker helmet and jacket. After giving Yoshi these items, Duke tells Yoshi to tell Mario and Luigi to meet him at the Tar Pit Milk Bar, saying that he, Rockman and Lulu are going to "teach the Mario Bros. a lesson" for "disrespecting" Yoshi earlier.

Back at the Dome Castle, Princess Toadstool asks Mario and Luigi where Yoshi is; the two reply that they have not seen Yoshi since they scolded him earlier. A shocked Princess Toadstool scolds the heroes for getting mad at Yoshi, reminding them that he is still a baby and does not know any better. Mario reassures her that Yoshi will come crawling back and will forgive them. Then Yoshi, in biker garb, appears to tell Mario and Luigi about how he joined the Dino Riders and about how Duke wants to meet with them. Princess Toadstool agrees with this idea, believing it to be Mario and Luigi's chance to straighten everything out. The three then set off to see the Dino Riders.

Inside the Tar Pit Milk Bar, Mario and Luigi are ambushed by the Dino Riders, while Yoshi waits outside. After several minutes of waiting, Yoshi becomes curious as to what is taking so long and looks in a window and hears about the Dino Riders' plan to hand Mario and Luigi over to Bowser and how they are going to eat him and the Mario Bros. after they get their reward. A remorseful Yoshi rushes off to get Princess Toadstool to help him rescue Mario and Luigi.

Trivia & Bloopers

In several scenes of the episode, the symbol on Luigi's cap has its colors reversed.
When Mario tells Yoshi to stay out of his way while he and Luigi are on a job, his hair is black instead of brown.
When Yoshi licks a caterpillar, part of his tongue is the same color as the caterpillar.
When Duke approaches Yoshi, he is colored like Rockman.
This is one of the three episodes in the Super Mario World television series where King Koopa and his Koopalings do not appear, the others being "Ghosts 'R' Us" and "Party Line."
The music played during the intro of this episode sounds different from the music that is normally played, sounding somewhat like a rock and roll remix.