3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (1976)

Adventure · Animation · Drama

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.

IMDb rating

7.3 (1,171 votes)

Episode average

6.7 -0.6 vs IMDb

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (1976)

6.68 avg 52 episodes 7.3 → 6.9 25 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Don't Go, Mother	7.3	31
2	Marco, Genovese Boy	7.0	30
3	Sunday in the Port Town	5.3	25
4	I Hate You, Dad	6.7	23
5	Buddy Emilio	7.8	25
6	Marco's Payday	7.4	22
7	Small Ocean on the Roof	5.7	23
8	Merry Peppino's Band	7.2	21
9	Sorry, Dad	6.9	21
10	Mother's Buenos Aires	7.5	22
11	Mother's Letter	5.1	22
12	Day of the Flight of the Hot-Air Balloon	7.0	21
13	Goodbye, Fiolina	6.8	20
14	Marco's Decision	7.4	19
15	Sail on, Folgore	7.8	19
16	A Little Cook	6.8	17
17	Neptune's Revel	6.5	16
18	Rio Immigrant Ship	6.9	17
19	Shining Stars of the Southern Cross	6.4	18
20	Night of the Big Storm	6.9	17
21	The La Plata Is the River of Silver	4.9	18
22	Town Where Mother Is	4.8	16
23	Another Mother	7.9	18
24	Fiolina Waiting	4.9	18
25	Peppino's Band Is a Hit	7.0	16
26	To the Pampa	4.6	17
27	Fiolina's Tears	7.0	17
28	The Barbossa Ranch	6.7	16
29	Snow Falls	7.3	16
30	Old Gaucho Carlos	7.9	20
31	A Long Night	6.9	16
32	We Said Goodbye	4.9	16
33	No Mother	7.1	16
34	I Need to Go Back to Genova	6.0	17
35	Mother's Dear Writing	5.4	17
36	Farewell, Bahia Blanca	6.7	16
37	Endless Journey	7.7	16
38	It's Also Hard for Mother	4.3	16
39	Rosy Daybreak in Rosario	6.3	16
40	A Shining Italian Star	7.3	15
41	If I Could Go Home with Mother...	7.6	16
42	New Friend Pablo	4.7	17
43	Somewhere in This Town	7.8	16
44	I Want to Save Fuana	6.7	15
45	Far to the North	7.8	16
46	Trip by Cow-Drawn Carriage	6.6	15
47	Mother Is at the Foot of That Mountain	7.9	17
48	Don't Die, My Burro	7.3	15
49	Mother's Calling	7.8	16
50	Run, Marco!	6.9	19
51	Finally to Mother	7.4	20
52	Back to Genova with Mother	6.9	20

3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (1976)

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