Balancing Act (episode)

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"Balancing Act"
It's Me, Mario! Stop Motion Shorts episode 6
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Platform YouTube, Instagram
Upload date February 19, 2026[1]

"Balancing Act" is the sixth episode of It's Me, Mario! Stop Motion Shorts on Play Nintendo's YouTube channel.

Plot synopsis[edit]

Mario and Toad are riding a seesaw when Yoshi arrives and joins them, sitting behind Toad. However, this makes the seesaw unbalanced and leaves Mario in the air. After Mario makes several attempts at pushing the seesaw back down, he decides to do a Ground Pound on it which sends Toad and Yoshi flying away.

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References to other media[edit]

Super Mario Maker 2

Naming[edit]

The English title shares its name with a performance involving balancing things precariously, which is also figuratively used to refer to an effort to manage many conflicting or competing interests.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese どっちがおもい?[2]
Dotchi ga Omoi?
Which One is Heavier?
Dutch Samen op de wip[3] Together on the seesaw
French (European) La balançoire[4] The seesaw
German Auf der Wippe[5] On the Seesaw
Italian Questione di equilibrio[6] Matter of balance
Portuguese (European) Sobe-e-desce[7] Up and down
Spanish (European) Equilibrio[8] Balance

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