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3000 Leagues in Search of Mother

1976 ★ 7.7 1 season 52 eps TV-MA
Animation
Action & Adventure
Drama
Family

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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Episodes 52 total across 1 season

52 episodes19763 watched
S1 · E1
25m
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Mama, Don't Go✓
Jan 4, 1976★ 7.0
Nine-year-old Marco is thrilled to go on a family picnic, not knowing that it will be the last one before his mother Anna leaves Italy to work abroad.
S1 · E2
25m
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Marco, a Boy from Genoa✓
Jan 11, 1976★ 8.0
A year has passed since Anna left. Marco thinks about becoming a postman after receiving a letter from her on the day his older brother visits home.
S1 · E3
25m
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Sunday at the Harbor✓
Jan 18, 1976★ 7.0
Marco sets out on his first job to deliver an urgent letter for Gina. A fun day at the beach begins when he finally returns in the afternoon.
S1 · E4
Up next
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I Hate You, Papa✓
Jan 25, 1976★ 7.0
Marco wants to work to help his mother come home sooner, but his father won't listen.
S1 · E5
25m
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My Good Friend, Emilio✓
Feb 1, 1976★ 8.0
Emilio helps Marco get a job washing bottles after school. Marco's father Pietro buys him a world map and the two bond for the first time in a while.
S1 · E6
25m
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Marco's Payday✓
Feb 8, 1976★ 7.0
Marco has an ominous dream about his mother, and he worries when there is no new letter from her.
S1 · E7
25m
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Watching the Ocean from the Roof✓
Feb 15, 1976★ 8.0
Poor Marco can barely see the ocean from his new place. He goes from roof to roof to find a better view and meets Fiorina the puppeteer along the way.
S1 · E8
25m
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The Peppino Puppet Troupe✓
Feb 22, 1976★ 7.0
Marco's monkey delights onlookers by dancing in the puppet show. Peppino the puppet master invites Marco to dinner to show his gratitude.
S1 · E9
25m
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I'm Sorry, Papa✓
Feb 29, 1976★ 9.0
When Marco shows Pietro's friend the way to the hospital, he is touched to discover his father testing a new treatment on himself to save a patient.
S1 · E10
25m
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Mama Is in Buenos Aires✓
Mar 7, 1976★ 8.0
Concetta goes out on the streets despite having a cold. Her symptoms worsen, but the family can't afford a doctor. Marco goes to the clinic for help.
S1 · E11
25m
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A Letter from Mama✓
Mar 14, 1976★ 8.0
Fiorina must put on a show alone because everyone else is ill. Just as she gets safely through it with Marco's help, bad news arrives about Anna.
S1 · E12
25m
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The Airship✓
Mar 21, 1976★ 7.0
Marco once again considers going to Argentina. Emilio asks Renato to help Marco get to Argentina after having huge success with his ice cream sales.
S1 · E13
25m
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Goodbye, Fiorina✓
Mar 28, 1976★ 7.0
Joy over the group trip to Argentina is cut short when Renato goes back on his word. Marco gives Amedeo a letter for Anna and entrusts him to Peppino.
S1 · E14
25m
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Marco's Decision✓
Apr 4, 1976★ 7.0
When Marco reveals that he'd meant to be on the ship to Argentina, Pietro begins laying the groundwork to go himself.
S1 · E15
25m
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The Forgole✓
Apr 11, 1976★ 8.0
Marco is discovered by Leonardo, but the ship's head cook is impressed by his persistence. Pietro learns the extent of his son's determination.
S1 · E16
25m
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The Young Cook✓
Apr 18, 1976★ 8.0
The head cook is touched by Marco's love for his mother and takes him under his wing.
S1 · E17
25m
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Neptune's Revel✓
Apr 25, 1976★ 7.0
Marco grows fond of his new life aboard the ship.
S1 · E18
25m
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The Immigrant Ship to Rio✓
May 2, 1976★ 7.0
The ship arrives in Rio de Janeiro. Marco's friends help him look for another ship headed to Buenos Aires.
S1 · E19
25m
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The Shining Stars of the Southern Cross✓
May 9, 1976★ 6.0
The ship Marco boards in Rio is full of sick people and the meals are dismal. Marco meets a lost little boy named Nino aboard the crowded ship.
S1 · E20
25m
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The Stormy Night✓
May 16, 1976★ 7.0
Six days after leaving Rio, the ship sustains heavy damage due to violent weather.
S1 · E21
25m
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Rio de La Plata✓
May 23, 1976★ 7.0
Marco begs for the ship to go faster after waking from a terrifying nightmare.
S1 · E22
25m
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The Town Where Mother Is✓
May 30, 1976★ 8.0
The ship finally arrives in Buenos Aires. The person who knows Anna's whereabouts has run away, and Marco loses all his money to a pickpocket.
S1 · E23
25m
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Another Mother✓
Jun 6, 1976★ 8.0
Marco is at his wit's after losing all his money. Then he hears about a woman named Anna who has been taken to the hospital, and rushes to see her.
S1 · E24
25m
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Fiorina Is Waiting✓
Jun 13, 1976★ 8.0
After being left with absolutely no information on his mother's whereabouts, Marco hears a rumor about a familiar puppet show in the area.
S1 · E25
25m
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The Peppino Troupe Makes a Big Hit✓
Jun 20, 1976★ 7.0
Peppino and his family decide to accompany Marco to Bahía Blanca.
S1 · E26
25m
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To the Pampas✓
Jun 27, 1976★ 7.0
The day has come to leave for Bahía Blanca.
S1 · E27
25m
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Fiorina's Tears✓
Jul 4, 1976★ 7.0
Peppino has an idea to start a show based on Marco's life. Fiorina breaks down and cries for the real Marco during practice for her role as Marco.
S1 · E28
25m
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The Barbossa Ranch✓
Jul 11, 1976★ 8.0
Fiorina's heart breaks further as Peppino decides to write the death of Marco's mother into the puppet play to elicit more emotion.
S1 · E29
25m
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Snow Falls✓
Jul 18, 1976★ 8.0
Marco and his friends finally find shelter after running out of water. Gaucho Carlos revitalizes the group with hot food and wonderful music.
S1 · E30
25m
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Old Gaucho Carlos✓
Jul 25, 1976★ 8.0
Marco and his friends are able to make their way to an inn after Carlos repairs their carriage.
S1 · E31
25m
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A Long Night✓
Aug 1, 1976★ 7.0
Peppino and his troop stay the night in an abandoned place with a caved-in roof. Marco and Peppino decide to keep quiet about a harrowing encounter.
S1 · E32
25m
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Saying Goodbye✓
Aug 8, 1976★ 7.0
An Italian immigrant family suggests paying Mr. Moretti a visit for possible information on Marco's mother.
S1 · E33
25m
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Mama Is Not Here✓
Aug 15, 1976★ 7.0
Marco visits Mr. Moretti soon after arriving in Bahía Blanca, but he provides no information on his mother or uncle's whereabouts.
S1 · E34
25m
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I Want to Go Back to Genoa✓
Aug 22, 1976★ 8.0
Peppino's words have no effect on Marco. When Fiorina expresses her concern, Marco breaks down crying that his mother is probably already dead.
S1 · E35
25m
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Mama's Handwriting✓
Aug 29, 1976★ 7.0
Marco meets a vagrant in town. After hearing his story, the man gives Marco a letter from his mother as well as new information on her whereabouts.
S1 · E36
25m
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Farewell, Bahia Blanca✓
Sep 5, 1976★ 8.0
The news of his mother brings Marco's time with Fiorina closer toward its end. Marco starts working at a coal mine to cover his travel expenses.
S1 · E37
25m
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Endless Journey✓
Sep 12, 1976★ 7.0
Marco arrives in Buenos Aires, only to discover that his mother had already moved on to Córdoba.
S1 · E38
25m
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Mama's Hardship✓
Sep 19, 1976★ 7.0
Marco learns the deep extent of his mother's patience when he meets her cruel former employer before setting out to sail once again.
S1 · E39
25m
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Rosy Dawn in Rosario✓
Sep 26, 1976★ 7.0
The captain becomes angry about Marco getting a free ride to Rosario, but changes his attitude upon discovering that Marco is a fellow Genoese.
S1 · E40
25m
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The Star of Italy✓
Oct 3, 1976★ 9.0
Marco gets turned away at the door at the mansion in Rosario. Federico scrounges up enough money to cover Marco's train fare to Córdoba.
S1 · E41
25m
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If I Could Go Home with Mother...✓
Oct 10, 1976★ 7.0
Marco strengthens his resolve to find his mother after his chance meeting with a woman and her children during the train ride to Córdoba.
S1 · E42
25m
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A New Friend, Pablo✓
Oct 17, 1976★ 7.0
Mequinez had moved long before Marco's arrival in Córdoba. In the town, Marco meets a boy named Pablo and develops a strange relationship with him.
S1 · E43
25m
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Somewhere in This Town✓
Oct 24, 1976★ 7.0
To raise some money, Pablo looks for work in the fields. Unfortunately, the period is the wrong one and so he tries his luck fishing.
S1 · E44
25m
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Helping Fuana✓
Oct 31, 1976★ 8.0
The house is not inhabited by the person Marco is looking for, but by an architect. The man, who appreciates the efforts of the little traveler, also offers him the money to travel to Tucuman.
S1 · E45
25m
▶
Going North✓
Nov 7, 1976★ 7.0
The train attendants find Marco during an inspection and the boy ends up going down thirty kilometers from the destination.
S1 · E46
25m
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The Trip on the Oxcart✓
Nov 14, 1976★ 7.0
During the journey, Marco falls ill for a few days and the herdsmen who take him with them must take care of his recovery.
S1 · E47
25m
▶
Mama Lives at the Foot of the Mountain✓
Nov 21, 1976★ 7.0
After traveling for days, Marco leaves the group of herdsmen to get to Tucuman.
S1 · E48
25m
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Don't Die, My Burro✓
Nov 28, 1976★ 7.0
The journey to the village of Tucuman proves to be more hard than expected.
S1 · E49
25m
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Mama Is Calling Me✓
Dec 5, 1976★ 8.0
Having lost his donkey, Marco has to walk on foot.
S1 · E50
25m
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Run, Marco, Run!✓
Dec 12, 1976★ 7.0
Exhausted and under the snow, Marco is collected by a young man on horseback. On the way, a local elder has his nephew take him to Tucuman.
S1 · E51
25m
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Mama's Smile✓
Dec 19, 1976★ 7.0
The long journey is over. The residence of the Mequinez is now visible and Marco reaches his mother.
S1 · E52
25m
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Back to Genoa with Mama✓
Dec 26, 1976★ 8.0
After the recovery, Marco's mother can resume normal life. The Mequinez family, out of gratitude, gives the ticket to Genoa to both of them, with the promise of returning to Argentina.

Frequently asked

How many seasons does 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother have?

3000 Leagues in Search of Mother has 1 season with 52 episodes in total.

Is 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother still on the air?

3000 Leagues in Search of Mother has ended and is no longer in production.

What network airs 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother?

3000 Leagues in Search of Mother airs on Tokyo Channel 12.

When did 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother first air?

3000 Leagues in Search of Mother first aired on January 4, 1976.

Cast

Full cast →
Yoshiko Matsuo
Yoshiko Matsuo
Marco Rossi (voice)
Kazuyuki Sogabe
Kazuyuki Sogabe
Tonio Rossi (voice)
Yukiko Nikaido
Anna Rossi (voice)
Kiyoshi Kawakubo
Kiyoshi Kawakubo
Pietro Rossi (voice)
Akiko Tsuboi
Akiko Tsuboi
Narrator (voice)
Noriko Ohara
Noriko Ohara
Concetta (voice)
Mie Azuma
Mie Azuma
Pablo García (voice)
Ichiro Nagai
Ichiro Nagai
Peppino (voice)

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