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{{TAOSMB3 episode infobox

|airdate=September 8, 1990 (English) <br> September 6, 1991 (French)

|writer=Bruce Shelly<br>Reed Shelly

|opening=[[Giant Land]]

|song="[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#Ninja Man|Ninja Man]]"

"'''Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas'''" is the first episode of ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. This episode contains a few references to the ''{{wp|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles}}'' franchise, most notably the title. [[Morton Koopa Jr.|Big Mouth Koopa]] also references the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles catchphrase "I love being a turtle!" from {{wp|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990 film)|their first film}} by saying "I love being a Koopa!" It aired alongside another episode of ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' entitled "[[Reptiles in the Rose Garden]]".

 

This episode is notable for being the first time in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' cartoons where [[Bowser|King Koopa]] is referred to as "Bowser Koopa" when [[Mario]] says that he is not taking over any land. He is also referred to by this name in "[[Princess Toadstool for President]]", "[[Reign Storm]]", and "[[Crimes R Us]]". It also notable for being the only episode in the series to show parts of it during the credits, with the scene with Mario and [[Luigi]] being chased by the [[Angry Sun]] and collecting a [[Super Leaf]] being used.

Inside [[Bowser|King Koopa's]] castle, the [[Koopalings]] are rough-housing and fighting amongst themselves. Eventually, the Koopalings are called into attendance for a "Koopa Family Meeting" by King Koopa, who says that it's time the Koopalings do something exceptionally dastardly. He goes on to tell a nearby [[Goomba]] wearing a headband to pull a rope to open a curtain for the life-size portrait of the person they are going to attack.

The portrait is of an extremely large [[Toad (species)|Mushroomer]]; [[Morton Koopa Jr.|Big Mouth Koopa]] identifies the man as [[Prince Hugo]], the new ruler of [[Giant Land]], who is described as being the bravest and strongest prince ever and "giant, even for a giant." A vain [[Roy Koopa|Bully Koopa]] says that the prince is no big deal and elbows Big Mouth to the floor; King Koopa begins to say that Prince Hugo is a big deal, but he will cut Hugo down to size, by changing him into a miniature poodle with one of his [[magic wand|wand]]s, but he will need a volunteer to get Hugo so he can be transformed.

In Giant Land, Mario, [[Luigi]], Toad and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] are attending a meeting with Prince Hugo and the [[Royal Parrot]]. Asking Prince Hugo why he called this meeting, Prince Hugo says that his armies have been defeated by the giant-sized Koopalings and that they're now coming for him. Mario reassures Prince Hugo, saying that they will stop the Koopalings; soon after making this remark, the Royal Parrot begins to criticize Mario and Luigi. Wanting to show-up the uppity Royal Parrot, Mario and Luigi set-off in a [[Warp Pipe|Warp Tube]] to defeat the Koopalings.

Having transported Prince Hugo, Toad, Princess Toadstool and Luigi to King Koopa's throne room, the Koopalings, after being told they did a great job by King Koopa, hold Prince Hugo in place while King Koopa uses a wand to transform him into a poodle. After doing this, King Koopa, after grabbing his "ninja wand" off the wall, prepares to change Bully, Cheatsy, Kooky and Big Mouth back to normal, but is convinced otherwise by Big Mouth, who says with their new size and skills, conquering other kingdoms will be easy.

King Koopa, believing Mario to simply be bluffing, asks what he will do if he does not give into his demands. Mario tells King Koopa to let his friends and Hugo free and he will tell him why next Tuesday. King Koopa has Big Mouth grab Mario. Princess Toadstool says from the cage that King Koopa will probably do something horrible to Mario, like turn him into a poodle like Prince Hugo. Thinking that to be a great idea, King Koopa grabs a wand off the wall and zaps Mario with it; thanks to Mario's tampering with the wand though, the wand burns Big Mouth's fingers and causes him to drop Mario; landing on the ground, Mario transforms into a gigantic, ninja version of himself, calling himself "Good Truthful Honest Giant Ninja Mario".

[[File:Good Truthful Honest Giant Ninja Mario.jpeg|thumb|left|Mario, now gigantic with ninja gear]]

[[File:NinjaKoopa5.jpg|thumb|An enraged [[Royal Parrot]] about to attack Mario.]]

Prince Hugo, extremely grateful to Mario, thanks him and shakes his hand as Mario is transformed back to normal by Princess Toadstool. Suddenly, the Royal Parrot appears and begins to become extremely upset at the sight of his cage, which was wrecked by Mario when he freed Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool from it. Grabbing King Koopa's wand from Princess Toadstool, the parrot makes itself slightly bigger and gains ninja gear, which Mario calls "Miserable Squawking Angry Giant Ninja Parrot", and begins to chase Mario, demanding he fix his cage.

*[[James Rankin]] &mdash; [[Larry Koopa|Cheatsy Koopa]]

*At the beginning of the episode, [[Lemmy Koopa|Hip]] and [[Iggy Koopa|Hop]] are jumping on a chair, but when [[Bowser|King Koopa]] calls for a family meeting, the chair disappears.

**In the same scene, [[Roy Koopa|Bully]] and [[Ludwig von Koopa|Kooky]]'s snouts are the same color as their skin. This also happens to Bully when the [[Koopalings]] return back to normal.

*When King Koopa is walking near the [[Goomba]]s, his shackles and shell's spikes are white instead of orange.

*When Bully knocks over [[Morton Koopa Jr|Big Mouth]], the bottom of Big Mouth's feet are light-brown instead of dark-brown.

*When King Koopa asks who will bring him Prince Hugo, he can be seen using his wand despite not actually using it until later.

*When King Koopa orders [[Larry Koopa|Cheatsy]], Big Mouth, Kooky and Bully forward to be transformed into giant ninjas, his crown is missing.

**Also, the Koopalings do not move forward; the other Koopalings move back.

*After the Koopalings become giant, Bully's eyes appear on his glasses.

*Throughout the episode, King Koopa's wands and the [[Royal Parrot]]'s feathers change color several times.

*When [[Mario]] says that he and his friends will protect Prince Hugo, the "M" on his cap has its colors reversed, and shortly after, Prince Hugo's right arm is layered behind him for a frame.

*When [[Luigi]] says that Koopalings will arrive at Prince Hugo's castle any minute, he is smiling.

*When the [[Angry Sun]] flies away, he disappears into thin air.

*When the Koopalings approach Prince Hugo's castle, Kooky flashes, and shortly after, Cheatsy's head is olive and has yellow hair instead of green with blue hair.

*In some scenes, Kooky's nostrils are missing. This also happens to Cheatsy when he and Kooky suggest the kingdom they should take over next.

*When the Koopalings begin breaking into Prince Hugo's castle, Kooky's head is orange instead of green while Cheatsy's underbelly is white instead of yellow.

*When Bully pushes Prince Hugo, his head is the same color as his snout. This also happens after King Koopa turns Prince Hugo into a poodle.

**Initially, he is the one holding them, but when the Mario Brothers appear, Big Mouth is holding them.

*When Mario hits a pipe, his raccoon tail and ears are miscolored.

**In the same scene, after [[Raccoon Mario]] turns back into his normal form, he still has raccoon ears for a short time.

*When Cheatsy holds Prince Hugo before the commercial break, he is not wearing his ninja outfit.

*When Mario tells the Royal Parrot that riding on him is the only way to save Prince Hugo and his friends, his hand suddenly jerks behind the parrot's back, and shortly after, the parrot's eyes are colored yellow instead of blue.

*When Mario flies off on the Royal Parrot, the edge of an animation cel can be seen.

*When Kooky says that the Koopalings should go back to [[Bowser's Castle|Kastle Koopa]], his shell is colored orange instead of green.

*When King Koopa says he will return the Kooaplings back to normal size, the wand he holds is briefly layered behind his hand instead of inside it.

*When Mario sneaks over to the cage, he has four fingers on each hand instead of five.

*When the Koopalings praise their father while walking around in circles, Cheatsy and Kooky are briefly depicted as Bully.

*When Mario hides behind King Koopa's throne, his hair is colored red like [[Mario Cap|his cap]] instead of black.

*When Kooky suggests to King Koopa that they attack [[Water Land]], he has Bully's voice.

*After [[Mario]] says that Koopa is not taking over any land, Cheatsy's eyelids are white instead of green.

*When [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] says that King Koopa is mean enough to turn Mario into a poodle, Luigi is colored like Mario. This also happens when Mario lets them out.

*Throughout most of its time at Kastle Koopa, the cage is to the right of the throne, but when Luigi says that King Koopa does not realize that he has been tricked, it is to the left, and shortly after, it disappears.

*When King Koopa asks who tampered his wands, two black lines briefly appear and the screen shakes.

*When Mario opens the cage, black dots briefly appear on and around his left hand and his undershirt is missing.

*When King Koopa hides behind Kooky's leg, the Giant Koopas shrink slightly.

*When Mario stands his ground, the symbol on his headband is missing.

*When the Koopalings return to normal, their ninja outfits are still present for a short time.

**In the same scene, Big Mouth's shell is green instead of purple.

***Additionally, from this point onward, when they speak, some of their voices are missing.

*When Luigi turns Prince Hugo back to normal, the light round him is misplaced. This also happens with Mario when Princess Toadstool turns him back to normal.

*When King Koopa abandons his children, Big Mouth's snout is the same color as his head.

*When Prince Hugo thanks Mario, Mario's pants are cream-colored instead of white.

*When Mario turns back to normal, his normal cap can be seen on the ground before his transformation finishes.

 

File:SneakyLyingCheatingGiantNinjaKoopasAnimationError.jpg|Shocked Cheatsy with white eyelids

File:NinjaKoopa6.jpg|Luigi's miscolored clothes

|Fre=Les Koopas Ninjas Géants

|FreM=The Giant Ninja Koopas

|RomM=Giant, Villainous, Sneaky And Cheating Ninja Koopas

}}

*The [[Koopalings]] share similarities to ''{{wp|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles}}'': they are brothers, they are teenagers, they are based on turtles, they are ninjas, and each of the members' personalities reflect that of a certain turtle:

**[[Roy Koopa|Bully]] is the team's angry member, similar to {{wp|Raphael (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Raphael}}.

**[[Ludwig von Koopa|Kooky]] is the team's smart member, similar to {{wp|Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|Donatello}}.

**[[Morton Koopa Jr.|Big Mouth]] is the team's bothersome member, similar to {{wp|Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|Michelangelo}}.

**[[Larry Koopa|Cheatsy]] is the team's neutral member, similar to {{wp|Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|Leonardo}}.

 

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