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[[File:Mario's family TSMBM.png|thumb|250px|Mario and Luigi's family in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'']] | [[File:Mario's family TSMBM.png|thumb|250px|Mario and Luigi's family in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'']] | ||
'''[[Mario]] and [[Luigi]]'s | '''Mario and Luigi's family''' is the extended family of [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]]'s which has been seen and referenced numerous times throughout the many [[List of games|games]], [[List of television series and films|television shows, movies]] and [[Nintendo Comics System|comics]] that make up the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise. A good majority of the family members were only ever seen or referenced on ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', particularly during the live-action segments. These are all the known members to appear in any official form of media. | ||
[[Shigeru Miyamoto]] once joked in an interview that a new third brother may be created for Mario and Luigi if needed.<ref>http://mariopartylegacy.com/2013/03/a-third-mario-brother-miyamoto-explains/</ref> | [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] once joked in an interview that a new third brother may be created for [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] if needed.<ref>http://mariopartylegacy.com/2013/03/a-third-mario-brother-miyamoto-explains/</ref> | ||
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', Mario and Luigi’s family "of Italian immigrants"<ref>https://www.gamesradar.com/super-mario-bros-movie-chris-pratt-casting/</ref> consists of their mother and father, two paternal uncles, an aunt, a niece, and a grandfather,<ref name=TSMBMInterview>McWhertor, Michael (April 8, 2023). [https://www.polygon.com/23673074/mario-movie-family-members-dad-mom-uncles-aunt The Super Mario Bros. Movie drew on unused Nintendo designs to build out Mario’s family]. ''Polygon''. Retrieved April 8, 2023.</ref> who all live in [[Brooklyn]] in the same building. According to the film's directors ({{wp|Aaron Horvath}} and {{wp|Michael Jelenic}}) and Shigeru Miyamoto, the designs of some of the family members are based on character sketches that were created by [[Yoichi Kotabe]]<ref>https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/the-super-mario-bros-movie-shigeru-miyamoto-koji-kondo-nintendo-interview-easter-eggs-1234706449/</ref> decades prior to the movie's production.<ref name=TSMBMInterview/> | In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', Mario and Luigi’s family "of Italian immigrants"<ref>https://www.gamesradar.com/super-mario-bros-movie-chris-pratt-casting/</ref> consists of their mother and father, two paternal uncles, an aunt, a niece, and a grandfather,<ref name=TSMBMInterview>McWhertor, Michael (April 8, 2023). [https://www.polygon.com/23673074/mario-movie-family-members-dad-mom-uncles-aunt The Super Mario Bros. Movie drew on unused Nintendo designs to build out Mario’s family]. ''Polygon''. Retrieved April 8, 2023.</ref> who all live in [[Brooklyn]] in the same building. According to the film's directors ({{wp|Aaron Horvath}} and {{wp|Michael Jelenic}}) and Shigeru Miyamoto, the designs of some of the family members are based on character sketches that were created by [[Yoichi Kotabe]]<ref>https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/the-super-mario-bros-movie-shigeru-miyamoto-koji-kondo-nintendo-interview-easter-eggs-1234706449/</ref> decades prior to the movie's production.<ref name=TSMBMInterview/> | ||
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[[File:Aunt Marie.png|thumb|120px|Aunt Marie]] | [[File:Aunt Marie.png|thumb|120px|Aunt Marie]] | ||
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'''Aunt Marie''' is | '''Aunt Marie''' is one of Mario and Luigi's aunts. She is presumably the wife of Uncle Arthur. She appears in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', only speaking a few lines including greeting Mario and Luigi and saying "Hey!" when she scolds Uncle Arthur. | ||
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'''Uncle Arthur''' is one of Mario and Luigi's uncles. He is a brother of their father. He appears in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', voiced by [[John DiMaggio]]. | '''Uncle Arthur''' is one of Mario and Luigi's uncles. He is a brother of their father. He appears in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', voiced by [[John DiMaggio]]. | ||
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==Uncle Tony== | ==Uncle Tony== | ||
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[[File:Mario and Luigi's niece TSMBM.png|thumb|120px|The niece]] | [[File:Mario and Luigi's niece TSMBM.png|thumb|120px|The niece]] | ||
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', a little girl, defined as "Mario and Luigi's niece"<ref name=TSMBMInterview/>, appears | In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', a little girl, defined as "Mario and Luigi's niece"<ref name=TSMBMInterview/>, appears at the dinner scene, constantly looking down at her phone. She does not have a speaking role and her parents are not shown or mentioned. This implies that Mario and Luigi have a third unseen sibling, although she is more likely a cousin, as it is common in the United States to refer to one's first cousin once removed by terms such as "(second) nephew" and "(second) niece" for the sake of convenience. | ||
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