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3000 Leagues in Search of Mother

7.719761 seasonTV SeriesAnimationAction & AdventureDrama

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…

DirectorIsao Takahata

WriterEdmondo De Amicis

ProducersTakaji Matsudo·Koichi Motohashi

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Availability shown for Australia · rights vary by country

Seasons & Episodes

Mama, Don't Go

Jan 4, 1976 7.0

Marco, a Boy from Genoa

Jan 11, 1976 8.0

Sunday at the Harbor

Jan 18, 1976 7.0

I Hate You, Papa

Jan 25, 1976 7.0

My Good Friend, Emilio

Feb 1, 1976 8.0

Marco's Payday

Feb 8, 1976 7.0

Watching the Ocean from the Roof

Feb 15, 1976 8.0

The Peppino Puppet Troupe

Feb 22, 1976 7.0

I'm Sorry, Papa

Feb 29, 1976 9.0

E10

Mama Is in Buenos Aires

Mar 7, 1976 8.0

E11

A Letter from Mama

Mar 14, 1976 8.0

E12

The Airship

Mar 21, 1976 7.0

E13

Goodbye, Fiorina

Mar 28, 1976 7.0

E14

Marco's Decision

Apr 4, 1976 7.0

E15

The Forgole

Apr 11, 1976 8.0

E16

The Young Cook

Apr 18, 1976 8.0

E17

Neptune's Revel

Apr 25, 1976 7.0

E18

The Immigrant Ship to Rio

May 2, 1976 7.0

E19

The Shining Stars of the Southern Cross

May 9, 1976 6.0

E20

The Stormy Night

May 16, 1976 7.0

E21

Rio de La Plata

May 23, 1976 7.0

E22

The Town Where Mother Is

May 30, 1976 8.0

E23

Another Mother

Jun 6, 1976 8.0

E24

Fiorina Is Waiting

Jun 13, 1976 8.0

E25

The Peppino Troupe Makes a Big Hit

Jun 20, 1976 7.0

E26

To the Pampas

Jun 27, 1976 7.0

E27

Fiorina's Tears

Jul 4, 1976 7.0

E28

The Barbossa Ranch

Jul 11, 1976 8.0

E29

Snow Falls

Jul 18, 1976 8.0

E30

Old Gaucho Carlos

Jul 25, 1976 8.0

E31

A Long Night

Aug 1, 1976 7.0

E32

Saying Goodbye

Aug 8, 1976 7.0

E33

Mama Is Not Here

Aug 15, 1976 7.0

E34

I Want to Go Back to Genoa

Aug 22, 1976 8.0

E35

Mama's Handwriting

Aug 29, 1976 7.0

E36

Farewell, Bahia Blanca

Sep 5, 1976 8.0

E37

Endless Journey

Sep 12, 1976 7.0

E38

Mama's Hardship

Sep 19, 1976 7.0

E39

Rosy Dawn in Rosario

Sep 26, 1976 7.0

E40

The Star of Italy

Oct 3, 1976 9.0

E41

If I Could Go Home with Mother...

Oct 10, 1976 7.0

E42

A New Friend, Pablo

Oct 17, 1976 7.0

E43

Somewhere in This Town

Oct 24, 1976 7.0

E44

Helping Fuana

Oct 31, 1976 8.0

E45

Going North

Nov 7, 1976 7.0

E46

The Trip on the Oxcart

Nov 14, 1976 7.0

E47

Mama Lives at the Foot of the Mountain

Nov 21, 1976 7.0

E48

Don't Die, My Burro

Nov 28, 1976 7.0

E49

Mama Is Calling Me

Dec 5, 1976 8.0

E50

Run, Marco, Run!

Dec 12, 1976 7.0

E51

Mama's Smile

Dec 19, 1976 7.0

E52

Back to Genoa with Mama

Dec 26, 1976 8.0

Cast

Federico Menotti (voice)

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3000 Leagues in Search of Mother has 1 season in total (52 episodes). The series concluded in 1976.

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What book is 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother based on?

3000 Leagues in Search of Mother is based on Heart by Edmondo de Amicis.