Show Info

Status: Ended
First Aired: January 4, 1976
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 52
Networks: Tokyo Channel 12
Genres: Animation, Action & Adventure, Drama, Family

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3000 Leagues in Search of Mother(1976)

TMDB Rating: 7.7 (142 votes)

Overview

Italy is in a deep depression, so to support her family, Marco's mother goes to Argentina to work as a domestic. But after she writes to her family that she is sick, her letters stop coming. So Marco decides to go to Argentina to look for her. He travels across Argentina to find her, meeting many wonderful people, and having many adventures during his journey.

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Season 1

52 episodes • 1976

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Mama, Don't Go	Jan 4, 1976
2	Marco, a Boy from Genoa	Jan 11, 1976
3	Sunday at the Harbor	Jan 18, 1976
4	I Hate You, Papa	Jan 25, 1976
5	My Good Friend, Emilio	Feb 1, 1976
6	Marco's Payday	Feb 8, 1976
7	Watching the Ocean from the Roof	Feb 15, 1976
8	The Peppino Puppet Troupe	Feb 22, 1976
9	I'm Sorry, Papa	Feb 29, 1976
10	Mama is in Buenos Aires	Mar 7, 1976
11	A Letter from Mama	Mar 14, 1976
12	The Airship	Mar 21, 1976
13	Good-bye, Fiorina	Mar 28, 1976
14	Marco's Decision	Apr 4, 1976
15	The Forgole	Apr 11, 1976
16	The Young Cook	Apr 18, 1976
17	Neptune's Revel	Apr 25, 1976
18	The Immigrant Ship to Rio	May 2, 1976
19	The Shining Stars of the Southern Cross	May 9, 1976
20	The Stormy Night	May 16, 1976
21	Rio de La Plata	May 23, 1976
22	The Town Where Mother Is	May 30, 1976
23	Another Mother	Jun 6, 1976
24	Fiorina is Waiting	Jun 13, 1976
25	The Peppino Troupe Makes a Big Hit	Jun 20, 1976
26	To the Pampas	Jun 27, 1976
27	Fiorina's Tears	Jul 4, 1976
28	The Barbossa Ranch	Jul 11, 1976
29	Snow Falls	Jul 18, 1976
30	Old Gaucho Carlos	Jul 25, 1976
31	A Long Night	Aug 1, 1976
32	Saying Good-bye	Aug 8, 1976
33	Mama is Not Here	Aug 15, 1976
34	I Want to Go Back to Genoa	Aug 22, 1976
35	Mama's Handwriting	Aug 29, 1976
36	Farewell, Bahia Blanca	Sep 5, 1976
37	Endless Journey	Sep 12, 1976
38	Mama's Hardship	Sep 19, 1976
39	Rosy Dawn in Rosario	Sep 26, 1976
40	The Star of Italy	Oct 3, 1976
41	If I Could Go Home with Mother...	Oct 10, 1976
42	A New Friend, Pablo	Oct 17, 1976
43	Somewhere in This Town	Oct 24, 1976
44	Helping Fuana	Oct 31, 1976
45	Going North	Nov 7, 1976
46	The Trip on the Oxcart	Nov 14, 1976
47	Mama Lives at the Foot of the Mountain	Nov 21, 1976
48	Don't Die, My Burro	Nov 28, 1976
49	Mama is Calling Me	Dec 5, 1976
50	Run, Marco, Run!	Dec 12, 1976
51	Mama's Smile	Dec 19, 1976
52	Back to Genoa with Mama	Dec 26, 1976

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