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'''Mama Mario''' (referred to as '''Mama''' and '''Mama Mia''' by her children, maiden name '''Rigassi''') is the mother of [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] and a recurring minor character in the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' series and its spin-offs, particularly in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', where she was referenced throughout the television series' run and made two appearances in the live-action segments.

A version of Mario's mother made her first appearance in ''[[Super Mario Issun-bōshi]]''. ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' was responsible for the expansion of the character; to date it is the only source that has shown her face or explored her personality, developing her as a comically strict parental figure who ultimately cared very much for her boys. Though Mario and Luigi fear her temper and punishments on the show, both boys return their mother's love. Mama Mario's connection to Mario and Luigi's [[Papa Mario|father]] is unclear, but the two are shown to live with each other in all of Papa's appearances, and the fact that Mama has a maiden name implies that she is or was married.

Mama Mario's appearance is relatively inconsistent across the series: ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' portrayed her as a portly, masculine woman, while the [[Nintendo Comics System]] shows her as a dainty, blonde-haired, young woman. However, one consistency across all appearances save "[[Mama Mia Mario]]" is the concealing of her face by objects and camera angles.  

At the end of ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', Mario and Luigi's mother made her first video game appearance. She is portrayed as a wide-set woman wearing a pink nightgown, and only her lower half and hands are seen. Once [[Yoshi]] rescued the [[stork]] and [[Baby Luigi]], the stork took [[Baby Mario]] and Baby Luigi and continued on his way to deliver them to their parents. The video game's narration states that the boys' delivery has been "long awaited." Flying to a small, unnamed town surrounded by mountains where "mom and dad live," the stork leaves the bundles on the doorstep of a [[Mushroom]] house. The parents awake, turn on a light, open the door, and are pleasantly surprised to see their twins have arrived. Luigi is picked up by his father and Mario by his mother.

The introduction to ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' features a short retelling of ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''. Baby Mario and Baby Luigi are seen in the hands of one of their parents. Additionally, the introduction shows various children being kidnapped by [[Kamek]] and his [[Toady]] minions at night, including Mario and Luigi. During the abduction, the lights are on and red marks indicating commotion are emerging from Mario and Luigi's house; it is likely (though unconfirmed) that their mother is one of the people making the commotion.