Bowser's Return

Season: 1 Episode: 1 Air date: April 22, 2006 Written by: Alvin-Earthworm Animated by: Alvin-Earthworm Previous: N/A Next: Warriors from Another Dimension

Bowser's Return is the first episode of Super Mario Bros. Z. It was released on April 22, 2006.

Plot Summary
The series begins with an otherwise normal Goomba coming across one of the Chaos Emeralds. Not knowing what it truly is, the Goomba decides to give it to Goombella as a gift. Before he has the chance, though, Mecha Sonic teleports into the Mushroom Kingdom, right in front of the Goomba, and demands that the Goomba hand over the Chaos Emerald. Shocked and confused, the Goomba hesitates just a moment too long, leading to his death at Mecha Sonic's hands.

Meanwhile, Mario and Luigi are preparing to race their rivals, Wario and Waluigi, in the 5th annual Mario Kart Grand Prix. As soon as the race begins fire spurts out of the Wario brothers' Kart, scorching Mario and damaging his and Luigi's Kart. After a few failed attempts at fixing the Kart, Luigi pulls out a Golden Mushroom that not only repairs their vehicle but also sends the Mario brothers blasting ahead of their nefarious relatives. Having fallen behind, Waluigi pulls out a Mushroom of his own to increase their Kart's speed. Already caught off guard by their sudden burst of speed, Mario and Luigi have no time to prepare for the Wario brothers' attacks, the last of which is a Lightning Bolt to shrink Mario and Luigi. With the Mario brothers drastically slowed, Wario and Waluigi quickly catch up to and run over their cousins. After recovering from the attack, Luigi uses another Mushroom and he and Mario start gaining ground.

Both Karts are neck and neck as the race comes to a close. Before either team can finish, though, a group of Bob-ombs (and an explosive banana that, for whatever reason, really likes cereal) drop in front of the finish line. Neither Kart can slow down in time to avoid crashing into the walking explosives. Wario, Waluigi, and both Karts are sent flying out of the stadium while Mario and Luigi come back down, crashing into the racetrack. It is soon revealed that Bowser and Kamek are responsible for the attack. Once again, Bowser intends to kidnap Princess Peach, who is among the spectators, but not before defeating Mario in front of all his fans.

True to character, Luigi gets scared silly once he realizes what's going on. Mario tries talking some sense into his brother, only for the green plumber to run away from the fight. Bowser doesn't hesitate in mocking Luigi, which only serves to irritate Mario. The episode ends with a DBZ-esque cliffhanger as Mario and Bowser face each other down before the coming battle.

Appearances

 * Mario
 * Luigi
 * Princess Peach
 * Wario
 * Waluigi
 * Bowser
 * Kamek
 * Mecha Sonic
 * Lakilarry 
 * Goombella