Six-year-olds and their (slightly twisted) view of Mario
by Chris Greenhough 
{ Feb 19th 2008 at 12:45PM }
When Japan-based 4cr staffer and elementary school teacher Vinnk tried using the Mario universe to teach his young students the English words for family members, he can't have been expecting a lesson of his own on the Mario family tree from a classroom of six-year-olds.That's exactly what he did get however, with his pupils patiently pointing out that Wario, Mario, Luigi, and Peach were all siblings, that Bowser is either their father or uncle, and that Luigi must be older than Mario because he's taller. We're still no clearer on what Yoshi's role is in this incestuous mess, and it's not something we wish to dwell on for longer than is necessary.
Anyway, for the full hilarious/adorable transcript of this exchange, hit the "Read" link below. It made our morning.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
hvnlysoldr @ Feb 19th 2008 2:01PM
Bowser: Mario I am your father.
Mario: NO! It's not true. It's IMPOSSIBLE!
Bowser: Oh but it is. Join with me and the galaxy will be ours as father and son.
Han: Oh I see. It's Mario isn't it?
Peach: No, no. Mario's my brother.
Garst @ Feb 19th 2008 2:33PM
Which Mario game is that and what is behind King Koopa?
kaf0oshed @ Feb 19th 2008 3:01PM
...new super mario bros. and its the switch that removes the bridge...
Chris @ Feb 19th 2008 3:25PM
"Luigi must be older than Mario because he's taller."
I'm taller than my older brother.
BPM IIDX 8th style @ Feb 19th 2008 5:35PM
You're arguing the logic of six-year-old kids...
BlackDS @ Feb 19th 2008 7:18PM
I agree with 4CR commenter VINNK, the "English" teacher might be the worst on the planet.
Why not just use drawings to help the kids learn, like Rukia does?
Peace.
DiahrreaMan @ Feb 20th 2008 9:40AM
I think drawings of overly cute bunnies that look almost identical to each other would only make things more confusing for the poor little kids.
I say use muppets and everything'll make sense. :3
zelderman @ Feb 21st 2008 7:48PM
+1 for black ds
BlackDS @ Feb 19th 2008 7:20PM
Sorry, the 4CR commenter was "Mitch" NOT "VINNK".
Tacoman @ Feb 19th 2008 7:30PM
Reminds me of the guy that was using Penny Arcade comics with no words and letting kids come up with their own scenarios. Here's the link: http://yukihime.com/comics/paremix/
Dio @ Feb 19th 2008 8:25PM
He SHOULD have explained that they all came from mushrooms, much like the Cabbage Patch Kids. Or he could go about evolution/alternate dimensions and show them that 80's movie.
manaman @ Feb 19th 2008 11:22PM
Oh boy,
That was really, really funny. Poor kids. Someone needs to help them out. Nintendo--you're stories must not be very clear in the Mario-realm. . . . And here, all this time, I thought it was as simple as "The princess is in another castle."
Oh dear,
manaman