Moo Moo

Moo Moo
	; A black-and-white Moo Moo, as it appears in Mario Kart 8
First appearance	Mario Kart 64 (1996)
Latest appearance	Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (version 2.0.0) (2021)

Moo Moos^[1] (also referred to as cows)^[2]^[3] are cows that appear mainly in the Mario Kart series. In a majority of their appearances, Moo Moos make realistic cow noises.

History

Mario Kart series

A sign for Moo Moo Dairy.

Mario Kart 64

Moo Moos can be seen in the background of the Mario Kart 64 course named Moo Moo Farm.

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'s Mushroom City stage, a truck advertising the Moo Moo Farm course features a Moo Moo.

Mario Kart DS

Moo Moos once again appear in the background of the Retro Course N64 Moo Moo Farm.

Mario Kart Wii

A Moo Moo as seen in Mario Kart Wii.

In Mario Kart Wii, Moo Moos serve as obstacles in the course Moo Moo Meadows. When hit, they cause the player to spin out. While the ones seen up close use full models, some in the distant background reuse flat textures from Mario Kart DS. A truck in the Moonview Highway course also has a picture of a Moo Moo printed on it with the text "Moo Moo Dairy".

Mario Kart 7

Two Moo Moos make a small appearance in Mario Kart 7 on a sign in the Coconut Mall course, which reads "Moo Moo Dairy".

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

A Moo Moo Meadows Milk sponsor

Moo Moos return in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe with the return of the Moo Moo Meadows track, this time with Moo Moos of other colors, such as solid black or brown. Also, in Toad Harbor and the return of Toad's Turnpike there are advertising trucks and signs with Moo Moos on them. There is also a sponsor known as Moo Moo Meadows Milk. In this game, Moo Moos appear in four different colors; white with blue spots, white with brown spots, black, or brown.

Mario Kart Tour

Although Moo Moos themselves do not appear in Mario Kart Tour, the Moo Moo Meadows Milk sponsor returns in several courses in the game.

Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit

In Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, the Windmill Meadows features some Moo Moos as obstacles.

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games

Moo Moos reappear in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games on Moo Moo Meadows as obstacles in the Dream Equestrian event.

Mario Party: Island Tour

Moo Moos appear in Mario Party: Island Tour on the Perilous Palace Path board as decoration on the board.

Yoshi platform series

Yoshi's Woolly World / Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World

Despite Moo Moos not appearing in Yoshi's Woolly World and Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, Moo Moo Yoshi is available as an unlockable Yoshi pattern which resembles a cow.

Yoshi's Crafted World

In Yoshi's Crafted World, the Moo Moo Meadows Milk sponsor from Mario Kart 8 makes various cameo appearances on the cartons and signs in the background of the flip side of Rail-Yard Run and Go-Go Yoshi.

Nintendo Badge Arcade

Moo Moos appear as badges in Nintendo Badge Arcade that the player may collect and decorate their Nintendo 3DS HOME Menu with. They are a part of the Mario Kart 8 set of badges.

Minecraft

A Moo Moo, as seen in Minecraft.

In the Super Mario Mash-up in Minecraft, the traditional Cow's design from Minecraft is replaced with the Moo Moo design found in the Mario titles. Red Moo Moos with mushrooms on their back replace Mooshrooms.

Gallery

Mario Party 3
A Moo Moo in Mario Kart DS
Mario Kart Wii model
A herd of Moo Moos from Moo Moo Meadows in Mario Kart Wii
A Moo Moo with black spots in Mario Kart 8
A Moo Moo with navy-blue spots in Mario Kart 8
A Moo Moo with brown spots in Mario Kart 8
A black Moo Moo in Mario Kart 8
A brown Moo Moo in Mario Kart 8
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	牛^[4] Ushi	Cow
Chinese	牛^[5] Niú	Cow
Dutch	Boe-Boe	Pun on "boe" (moo)
German	Kuhmuh	Cow Moo
Italian	Mucca	Cow
Korean	음매음매 Eummae-Eummae	Moo Moo
Portuguese	Mu Mu	Moo Moo
Russian	му-му mu-mu	Moo Moo
Spanish	Mu-Mu	Moo Moo

References

^ Musa, Alexander. Mario Kart 8 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 144. "Moo Moos: These herbivores lazily wander near and onto the race trace, forcing players to get creative to avoid running into them. Moo Moos can stop even the heaviest racers in their tracks, and are large enough to easily mess with your ideal racing line."
^ Mario Kart 64 English instruction booklet, page 26.
^ Mario Kart Wii website bio for Moo Moo Meadows
^ Mario Kart 64 Japanese instruction booklet, page 26.
^ Nintendo Switch《瑪利歐賽車實況：家庭賽車場》的免費更新第2彈本日發布。只需1台賽車，就能遊玩最多4人協力的「接力賽」，碧姬公主、耀西和奇諾比奧也會登場。 Nintendo HK. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

[1] Musa, Alexander. Mario Kart 8 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 144. "Moo Moos: These herbivores lazily wander near and onto the race trace, forcing players to get creative to avoid running into them. Moo Moos can stop even the heaviest racers in their tracks, and are large enough to easily mess with your ideal racing line."

[2] Mario Kart 64 English instruction booklet, page 26.

[3] Mario Kart Wii website bio for Moo Moo Meadows

[4] Mario Kart 64 Japanese instruction booklet, page 26.

[5] Nintendo Switch《瑪利歐賽車實況：家庭賽車場》的免費更新第2彈本日發布。只需1台賽車，就能遊玩最多4人協力的「接力賽」，碧姬公主、耀西和奇諾比奧也會登場。 Nintendo HK. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

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Moo Moo
A black-and-white Moo Moo, as it appears in Mario Kart 8
First appearance	Mario Kart 64 (1996)
Latest appearance	Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (version 2.0.0) (2021)

[Edit] Mario Kart 64
Drivers	Lightweights	Peach • Toad • Yoshi
	Middleweights	Mario • Luigi
	Heavyweights	D.K. • Wario • Bowser
Courses	Mushroom Cup	Luigi Raceway • Moo Moo Farm • Koopa Troopa Beach • Kalimari Desert
	Flower Cup	Toad's Turnpike • Frappe Snowland • Choco Mountain • Mario Raceway
	Star Cup	Wario Stadium • Sherbet Land • Royal Raceway • Bowser's Castle
	Special Cup	D.K.'s Jungle Parkway • Yoshi Valley • Banshee Boardwalk • Rainbow Road
	Battle Mode	Big Donut • Block Fort • Double Deck • Skyscraper
Enemies and obstacles		Baby Penguin • Bat • Boulder • Bus • Cactus • Car • Chomp • Chubby • Crab • Ghost • Giant Egg • Lava • Mini Bomb Kart • Penguin • Piranha Plant • Porcupine • Snowman • Thwomp • Train • Truck
Background species		Big Cheep Cheep • Boo • Bowser Statue • Cheep Cheep • Lakitu • Moo Moo
Items and objects	Item Box items	Banana • Banana Bunch • Boo • Fake Item • Green Shell • Lightning • Mushroom • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Super Mushroom • Super Star • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells
Items and objects	Other	Dash Panel • Hot-air balloon • Kart • Pipe Frame • Ramp • Trophy
Techniques		Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slide • Slipstream • Spin-Turn
Miscellaneous		Castle Grounds • Driver's Points • Finish line • Gallery • Glitches • Mario Kart 64: Greatest Hits Soundtrack • Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit • Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack • Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Sponsors • Staff

[Edit] Mario Kart DS
Drivers and their karts		Mario (Standard MR · B Dasher · Shooting Star) • Luigi (Standard LG · Poltergust 4000 · Streamliner) • Princess Peach (Standard PC · Royale · Light Tripper) • Yoshi (Standard YS · Egg 1 · Cucumber) • Toad (Standard TD · Mushmellow · 4-Wheel Cradle) • Donkey Kong (Standard DK · Rambi Rider · Wildlife) • Wario (Standard WR · Brute · Dragonfly) • Bowser (Standard BW · Tyrant · Hurricane) • Princess Daisy (Standard DS · Power Flower · Light Dancer) • Dry Bones (Standard DB · Banisher · Dry Bomber) • Waluigi (Standard WL · Gold Mantis · Zipper) • R.O.B. (Standard RB · ROB-BLS · ROB-LGS) • Shy Guy (Standard SG)
Cups and courses	Mushroom Cup	Figure-8 Circuit • Yoshi Falls • Cheep Cheep Beach • Luigi's Mansion
	Flower Cup	Desert Hills • Delfino Square • Waluigi Pinball • Shroom Ridge
	Star Cup	DK Pass • Tick-Tock Clock • Mario Circuit • Airship Fortress
	Special Cup	Wario Stadium • Peach Gardens • Bowser Castle • Rainbow Road
	Shell Cup	SNES Mario Circuit 1 • N64 Moo Moo Farm • GBA Peach Circuit • GCN Luigi Circuit
	Banana Cup	SNES Donut Plains 1 • N64 Frappe Snowland • GBA Bowser Castle 2 • GCN Baby Park
	Leaf Cup	SNES Koopa Beach 2 • N64 Choco Mountain • GBA Luigi Circuit • GCN Mushroom Bridge
	Lightning Cup	SNES Choco Island 2 • N64 Banshee Boardwalk • GBA Sky Garden • GCN Yoshi Circuit
	Battle Mode	Nintendo DS • Twilight House • Palm Shore • Tart Top • Block Fort • Pipe Plaza
Items and objects		Banana • Blooper • Bob-omb • Boo • Bullet Bill • Cannon • Coin • Dash Panel • Emblem • Fake Item Box • Fire Chain • Green Shell • Item Box • Lava • Lightning • Mushroom • Red Shell • Shine Sprite • Spiny Shell • Super Star • Triple Bananas • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells • Trophy
Species, enemies, and obstacles		Angry Sun • Big Bully • Bubba • Bus • Bumper • Car • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Chief Chilly • Eyerok • Firesnake • Flipper • Ghost • Goomboss • Lakitu • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Pianta • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Pinball • Pendulum • Puddle • Rocky Wrench • Swoop • Thwomp • Truck • Venus Fire Trap • Walking Tree • Wiggler
Techniques		Drift • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream • Spin Turn
Miscellaneous		Boss arenas • Finish line • Gallery • Item probability distributions • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Sponsors • Staff

[Edit] Mario Kart Wii
Drivers
Small		Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Baby Peach • Baby Daisy • Toad • Toadette • Koopa Troopa • Dry Bones
Medium		Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Princess Daisy • Yoshi • Birdo • Diddy Kong • Bowser Jr.
Large		Wario • Waluigi • Donkey Kong • Bowser • King Boo • Rosalina • Funky Kong • Dry Bowser
Any		Mii
Vehicles
Karts	Small	Standard Kart S • Booster Seat • Mini Beast • Cheep Charger • Tiny Titan • Blue Falcon
	Medium	Standard Kart M • Classic Dragster • Wild Wing • Super Blooper • Daytripper • Sprinter
	Large	Standard Kart L • Offroader • Flame Flyer • Piranha Prowler • Jetsetter • Honeycoupe
Bikes	Small	Standard Bike S • Bullet Bike • Bit Bike • Quacker • Magikruiser • Jet Bubble
	Medium	Standard Bike M • Mach Bike • Sugarscoot • Zip Zip • Sneakster • Dolphin Dasher
	Large	Standard Bike L • Flame Runner • Wario Bike • Shooting Star • Spear • Phantom
Courses
Wii Grand Prix	Mushroom Cup	Luigi Circuit • Moo Moo Meadows • Mushroom Gorge • Toad's Factory
	Flower Cup	Mario Circuit • Coconut Mall • DK Summit • Wario's Gold Mine
	Star Cup	Daisy Circuit • Koopa Cape • Maple Treeway • Grumble Volcano
	Special Cup	Dry Dry Ruins • Moonview Highway • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
Retro Grand Prix	Shell Cup	GCN Peach Beach • DS Yoshi Falls • SNES Ghost Valley 2 • N64 Mario Raceway
	Banana Cup	N64 Sherbet Land • GBA Shy Guy Beach • DS Delfino Square • GCN Waluigi Stadium
	Leaf Cup	DS Desert Hills • GBA Bowser Castle 3 • N64 DK's Jungle Parkway • GCN Mario Circuit
	Lightning Cup	SNES Mario Circuit 3 • DS Peach Gardens • GCN DK Mountain • N64 Bowser's Castle
Battle stages	Wii stages	Block Plaza • Delfino Pier • Funky Stadium • Chain Chomp Wheel • Thwomp Desert
Battle stages	Retro stages	SNES Battle Course 4 • GBA Battle Course 3 • N64 Skyscraper • GCN Cookie Land • DS Twilight House
Other		Galaxy Colosseum
Other
Items and objects	Item Box items	Banana • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bullet Bill • Fake Item Box • Golden Mushroom • Green Shell • Lightning • Mega Mushroom • Mushroom • POW Block • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Super Star • Thunder Cloud • Triple Bananas • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells
Items and objects	Other	Barrel Cannon • Cannon • Coin • Dash Panel • Halfpipe-style boost ramp • Hot-air balloon • Launch Star • Leaf pile • Mushroom Trampoline • Ramp • Trophy
Background characters and species		Big Cheep Cheep • Birdo • Boo • Delfino Oak Tree • Goomba • Hammer Bro • Lakitu • Mii • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Noki • Petey Piranha • Penguin • Pianta • Shy Guy • Sledge Bro • Toad • Unagi • Yoshi • Yoshi's Egg
Enemies and obstacles		Angry Sun • Baby Penguin • Big Pokey • Big Wiggler • Bob-omb Car • Boulder • Bowser Statue • Car • Mine Cart • Cataquack • Chain Chomp • Delfino Oak Tree • Falling Pillar • Fire Bar • Fire Chain • Fire Snake • Ghost • Goomba • Koopa Zapper • Lava • Lava Geyser • Mecha Bowser • Mecha Piranha Plant • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Oil slick • Penguin • Piranha Plant • Pirate Guy • Podoboo • Pokey • Shy Guy Galleon • Shy Guy Snowboarder • Sidestepper • Spiky Topman • Swoop • Thwomp • Topman • Truck • Warp Pipe • Volcanic debris
Techniques		Drift • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream • Spin Turn • Trick • Wheelie
Miscellaneous		Daisy Cruiser • Emblem • Finish line • Gallery • Glitches • Item probability distributions • Mario Kart Channel tournaments • Mario Kart Wii Grand Prix • Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content • Sponsors • Staff • Trading cards

[Edit] Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii / Nintendo 3DS)
Athletes	Super Mario franchise	Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Daisy • Donkey Kong • Luigi • Mario • Peach • Waluigi • Wario • Yoshi
Athletes	Sonic franchise	Amy • Blaze • Dr. Eggman • Knuckles • Metal Sonic • Shadow • Silver • Sonic • Tails • Vector
Referees		Charmy • Cream • Espio • Lakitu • Shy Guy • Toad
Other characters		Animals • Big • Birdo • Cheese • Dino Piranha • Dry Bones • Dry Bowser • Eggman Nega • Froggy • Gooper Blooper • Jet • King Boo • Omega • Omochao • Orbot & Cubot • Rouge
Locations	Super Mario franchise	Battlerock Galaxy • Cheep Cheep River • Moo Moo Meadows • Synchro Battle Galaxy • Yoshi's Picture Book
Locations	Sonic franchise	Bingo Highway • Crazy Gadget • Grand Metropolis • Ocean Palace • Windy Valley
Enemies		Boo • Bullet Bill • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Egg Flapper • Egg Pawn • Fly Guy • Imposter • Kiki • Magikoopa • Mega Cheep-Cheep • Monty Mole • Porcupuffer • Spinner • Spiny • Thwomp
Species		Bob-omb • Birdo • Chao • Dark Chao • Goomba • Horse • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Luma • Moo Moo • Piranha Plant • Toad • Yoshi
Items		Banana Peel • Chaos Emerald • Coin • Green Shell • Power Core • Power Sneakers • Red Shell • Ring • Shield • Super Star
Objects		? Balloon • ? Switch • Barrel • Bomb Balloon • Item Box • Warp Pipe • Yoshi egg
Moves		Flutter Jump • Ground Pound • Jump • Jump Dash • Special Attack • Spin Attack • Starting Dash
Events	Wii	100m • 110m Hurdles • 4x100m Relay • Long Jump • Hammer Throw • Discus Throw • Javelin Throw • Uneven Bars • Trampoline • Rhythmic Ribbon • 100m Freestyle • Synchronized Swimming • Canoe Sprint 1000m • Equestrian - Show Jumping • Badminton - Doubles • Beach Volleyball • Table Tennis - Singles • Football • Shooting - Pistol • Fencing - Epée • Track Cycling - Team Pursuit • Dream Long Jump • Dream Rafting • Dream Discus • Dream Uneven Bars • Dream Hurdles • Dream Equestrian • Dream Sprint • Dream Trampoline • Dream Spacewalk • Dream Fencing
Events	3DS	100m • 110m Hurdles • 1500m • 3000m Steeplechase • 4x100m Relay • Marathon • 20km Race Walk • Long Jump • Triple Jump • Pole Vault • Hammer Throw • Javelin Throw • Shot Put • 100m Freestyle • 100m Backstroke • 100m Breaststroke • 10km Marathon Swim • Platform Diving (Synchronised) • Water Polo • Synchronised Swimming (Duet) • Synchronised Swimming (Team) • Beach Volleyball • Table Tennis (Doubles) • Tennis (Singles) • Hockey • Basketball • Handball • Football • Badminton (Singles) • Badminton (Doubles) • Judo • Boxing • Taekwondo • Fencing - Epée • Wrestling - Freestyle • Horizontal Bar • Balance Beam • Rings • Floor • Trampoline • Rhythmic Ribbon (Team) • Sprint • Omnium • Keirin • BMX • Show Jumping (Team) • Rowing - Quadruple Sculls • 1000m Kayak (Singles) • Canoe Slalom (Pair) • Sailing - 470 (Pair) • Double Trap • 25m Rapid Fire Pistol • Archery (Individual) • Archery (Team) • Weightlifting • Triathlon • Modern Pentathlon
Missions		2-on-2 Icon Matchup! • 2-on-2 London Tag! • 2-on-2 Shell Showdown! • 2-on-2 Tag! • 2-on-2 Tag, Pipe Style! • 2-on-2 Tablet Tussle! • 3-on-1 Tag! • 3-on-1 Vacant Lot Tag! • All Characters Quiz! • Athlete Characters Quiz! • Boo's Treasure Chest! • Catch the Floating Sticker! • Coin Collectors: Shell Game! • Coin Collectors: Spiny Shock! • Collect Shy Guy's Coins! • Event Quiz! • Follow the Flighty Lakitu! • Get That Crown! • Get That Shy Guy! • Go Away, Boo! • Grab-Bag Quiz! • Guard the Hyde Park Diamonds! • Hero Quiz! • Heroine Quiz! • Highway Goomba Hunt! • Highway Ring Collectors! • Highway Tally! • Hyde Park Coin Collectors! • Hyde Park Sticker Hunt! • London Coin Collectors! • London Quiz! • London Sightseeing Tour! • Olympic Games Quiz! • One-Shot Shell Showdown! • Orbot & Cubot Tag! • Point-Based Shell Showdown! • Shy Guy Tag! • Stay On the Hazardous Highway! • Stay On the Marathon Highway! • Supporting Cast Quiz! • United Kingdom Quiz! • Vacant Lot Espio Search! • Vacant Lot Kiki Hunt! • Rival Showdown: Birdo! • Rival Showdown: Dry Bones! • Rival Showdown: Dry Bowser! • Rival Showdown: Eggman Nega! • Rival Showdown: Jet! • Rival Showdown: King Boo! • Rival Showdown: Omega! • Rival Showdown: Rouge! • Rematch: Birdo! • Rematch: Dry Bones! • Rematch: Eggman Nega! • Rematch: Omega!
Story Mode	Main episodes	Stadium Blues • Foggy Foes • Morning in Hyde Park • Peach in a Pinch • The Mysterious Thief • Sonic Arrives • The Ghostly Tower • The Blocked Bridge • The Wind Master • Enter Bowser?! • Mario and Sonic • The Secret of the Fog • Waluigi's Ambition • Wario's Scheme • Stop Dr. Eggman! • The Banana Incident • Corner the Koopa King! • A Rainbow In Fog • To the Ruins! • The Promise to Toad • The Grand Showdown
	Bonus episodes	Junior Hits England • Junior, Super Hero? • Junior Triumphant! • Bowser's Blues • The Life of a Minion • Mario's Defeat?! • Dr. Eggman's Robots • An Old Urn • The Fog Returns • An Innocent Request • A Trick of the Wind • The Real Beginning
	Items	Fog machine • Phantasmal Fog • Fog urn
	Locations	Big Ben • British Museum • ExCeL London • Eton Dorney • Horse Guards Parade • Hyde Park • London Tennis Club • Main Stadium • Stonehenge • Tower Bridge • Tower of London
Miscellaneous		Badges • Gallery • Quotes • Staff (Wii / Nintendo 3DS)

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