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'''Grandma Mario''' is a late, possibly paternal grandmother of [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]]. [[List of implied characters#Grandma Mia|Grandma Mia]], a grandmother mentioned by Mario, may be the same or different grandmother referred to her. Her only actual role to date is in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' live-action segment "[[The Great Hereafter]]".
'''Grandma Mario''' is a late grandmother of [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]]'s, her own name being Mario's namesake. It is unknown as to whether she is Mario and Luigi's maternal or paternal grandmother. Indeed, [[Grandma Mia]], another grandmother mentioned by Mario, may or may not be the same character as Grandma Mario. Grandma Mario's only role to date is in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' live-action segment "[[The Great Hereafter]]".


==History==
==History==
===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
===="The Great Hereafter"====
Little is  revealed about Grandma Mario's past life, except that she was very strict toward both Mario and Luigi when they were younger, and was not very attractive. At some point, she attempted to scold Mario in his daydreams at [[Mario Brothers Plumbing]] from beyond her grave in Newark on several occasions. However, she could never fully finish her admonishments, as Luigi would always snap Mario out of his daydreams before she was able to do so.
Mario and Luigi soon enlist the help of [[The Old Psychic Lady]] to help them reach out and call forth Grandma Mario. Eventually, they succeed, only for Grandma Mario to use the psychic's body as a host. Back from the dead, if in another body, Grandma Mario makes her return by once again smacking Mario and scolding him.


Little is actually revealed about Grandma Mario's past life, except that she was very strict towards Mario and Luigi when they were younger, and was not much of a looker. At some point, she attempted to scold Mario in his daydreams at [[Mario Brothers Plumbing]] from beyond her grave in Newark on several occasions. However, she could never fully finish her scoldings, as Luigi would always snap Mario out of his daydreams.
Looking around Mario Brothers Plumbing, Grandma Mario is appalled to see the messy condition the place is in and is unable to describe it in her own words. Luigi suggests it is a dump, though she tells him to shut up and not to talk back to her. Grandma Mario then states that they have broken her heart and made her the laughingstock of wherever she had been buried, despite the fact she is unable to remember the location, which Mario and Luigi suggest is either Newark or upper Newark.


Mario and Luigi soon enlisted the help of [[The Old Psychic Lady|The Old Psychic Lady with the Evil Eye Who Reads Fortunes and Knows Everything Before it Happens]] to help them reach out and call forth Grandma Mario. Eventually, they succeeded, only for Grandma Mario to use The Old Psychic Lady's body as a host. Back from the dead, but in another body, Grandma Mario made her return by smacking Mario and scolding him.
Grandma Mario then tells Mario and Luigi to clean up their apartment, tells Luigi to wash behind his ears, and tells Mario to trim his nose hairs, so that she can finally rest easily, even if it has to be in Newark. With this said, Grandma Mario falls back onto a chair as her spirit leaves The Old Psychic Lady's body, presumably returning to her grave.


Looking around Mario Brothers Plumbing, Grandma Mario was appalled to see the messy condition the place was in and was unable to describe it in her own words. Luigi suggested that it was a dump, but she instead told him to shut up and not talk back to her. Grandma Mario then exclaimed that their dumpy heart broke her heart and made her the laughing stock of wherever she had been buried, despite the fact that was unable to remember the location, which Mario and Luigi guessed was either Newark or upper Newark.
===="Cyrano de Mario"====
In "[[Cyrano de Mario]]", Mario claims that [[Roxanne]]'s eyes are like Grandma Mario's Easter meatballs.


Grandma Mario then told Mario and Luigi to clean up their apartment, told Luigi to wash behind his ears, and told Mario to trim his nose hairs, so that she could finally rest easy, even if it had to be in Newark. With that said, Grandma Mario fell back onto a chair as her spirit left The Old Psychic Lady's body, presumably returning to her grave.
===Possible mentions===
There have been various other mentions of an unnamed grandmother to Mario and Luigi. It is equally possible they are referring to Grandma Mario, Grandma Mia, and entirely different grandmother, or a mix of the aforementioned.


===Other Possible Mentions===
====''Nintendo Comics System''====
There have been other mentions of an unnamed grandmother to Mario and Luigi, meaning that the character in question could be either Grandma Mario or Grandma Mia, or that all these references refer to a single "Grandma" character.
In the ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' story "Vote Mario for Man of the Year", when telling [[Toad]] about his secret pasta recipe, Mario mentions that "only Luigi, Grandma, and me know it!".


====[[Nintendo Comics System]]====
====''Club Nintendo''====
In the [[Nintendo Comics System]] story "Vote Mario for Man of the Year", when telling [[Toad]] about his secret pasta recipe, Mario mentions that "only Luigi, Grandma, and me know it!".
In the ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' comic "[[Super Mario Klemp-Won-Do: Muskeln sind nicht alles!]]", a grandmother of Mario's is mentioned by the narrator. Mario fought against [[Blanka]], and defeated him by throwing [[Banana]]s into the ring, making Blanka slip and fall. It is said that even Mario's grandmother used to advise against keeping banana peels laying on the ground, and that it's "good that Mario never listened to her."


====[[Club Nintendo]]====
==Trivia==
In the [[Club Nintendo]] comic "[[Super Mario Klemp-Won-Do: Muskeln sind nicht alles!]]", a grandmother of Mario's is mentioned by the narrator. Mario fought against [[Blanka]], and defeated him by throwing [[Banana]]s into the ring, making Blanka slip and fall. It is said that even Mario's grandmother used to advise against keeping banana peels lying on the ground, and that it's "good that Mario never listened to her."
*When Mario (voiced by [[Charles Martinet]]) was asked through [[Mario in Real Time]] about his last name at {{wp|San Diego Comic-Con}} 2012, he stated that his grandmother's full name is Grandmama Mia Mario, further implying that Grandma Mia and Grandma Mario are one and the same.<ref name="Mario Mario"/>


==Family==
==References==
Being a grandmother to Mario and Luigi, Grandma Mario is the mother and mother-in-law of [[Mama Mario]] and [[Papa]], although it is unrevealed as to which side of the family she hails from. If she is their paternal grandmother, then her husband would've supposedly been [[List of Implied Characters#Grandpapa|Grandpapa]]. Mario and Luigi's [[Aunt Luigeena]] and [[List of Implied Characters#Aunt Maria|Aunt Maria]] are either her daughters or nieces. [[Marianne]] and [[Luigeena]] are either her granddaughters or great nieces. [[Mario Joe and Luigi Bob]] are either her grandsons or great nephews.
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Latest revision as of 13:28, April 11, 2023

Grandma Mario
Full name Grandmama Mia Mario[1]
Species Human
First appearance "The Great Hereafter"

Grandma Mario is a late, possibly paternal grandmother of Mario and Luigi. Grandma Mia, a grandmother mentioned by Mario, may be the same or different grandmother referred to her. Her only actual role to date is in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! live-action segment "The Great Hereafter".

History[edit]

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show![edit]

"The Great Hereafter"[edit]

Little is revealed about Grandma Mario's past life, except that she was very strict toward both Mario and Luigi when they were younger, and was not very attractive. At some point, she attempted to scold Mario in his daydreams at Mario Brothers Plumbing from beyond her grave in Newark on several occasions. However, she could never fully finish her admonishments, as Luigi would always snap Mario out of his daydreams before she was able to do so.

Mario and Luigi soon enlist the help of The Old Psychic Lady to help them reach out and call forth Grandma Mario. Eventually, they succeed, only for Grandma Mario to use the psychic's body as a host. Back from the dead, if in another body, Grandma Mario makes her return by once again smacking Mario and scolding him.

Looking around Mario Brothers Plumbing, Grandma Mario is appalled to see the messy condition the place is in and is unable to describe it in her own words. Luigi suggests it is a dump, though she tells him to shut up and not to talk back to her. Grandma Mario then states that they have broken her heart and made her the laughingstock of wherever she had been buried, despite the fact she is unable to remember the location, which Mario and Luigi suggest is either Newark or upper Newark.

Grandma Mario then tells Mario and Luigi to clean up their apartment, tells Luigi to wash behind his ears, and tells Mario to trim his nose hairs, so that she can finally rest easily, even if it has to be in Newark. With this said, Grandma Mario falls back onto a chair as her spirit leaves The Old Psychic Lady's body, presumably returning to her grave.

"Cyrano de Mario"[edit]

In "Cyrano de Mario", Mario claims that Roxanne's eyes are like Grandma Mario's Easter meatballs.

Possible mentions[edit]

There have been various other mentions of an unnamed grandmother to Mario and Luigi. It is equally possible they are referring to Grandma Mario, Grandma Mia, and entirely different grandmother, or a mix of the aforementioned.

Nintendo Comics System[edit]

In the Nintendo Comics System story "Vote Mario for Man of the Year", when telling Toad about his secret pasta recipe, Mario mentions that "only Luigi, Grandma, and me know it!".

Club Nintendo[edit]

In the Club Nintendo comic "Super Mario Klemp-Won-Do: Muskeln sind nicht alles!", a grandmother of Mario's is mentioned by the narrator. Mario fought against Blanka, and defeated him by throwing Bananas into the ring, making Blanka slip and fall. It is said that even Mario's grandmother used to advise against keeping banana peels laying on the ground, and that it's "good that Mario never listened to her."

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]