This episode begins with Mario and his pals [e.g. Yoshi, Toad, Princess Peach] visiting Dickens-land. Then, Koopa as Koopa-Geezer Scrooge [who says "Bah Hum-Koop!"] forces Mario Cratchit to save up on coal.
Koopa-Geezer Scrooge
Yoshi knows that Koopa-Geezer Scrooge is a cold-hearted, bad-tempered and unmarried selfish money-lender, does not share the merriment of Christmas or love for girls. Scrooge rejects his nephew Fred Koopa [Koop] and his invitation to Christmas dinner, dismisses two gentlemen [Hooded Robin and Brutus] collecting money for charity, and tosses a wreath at a carol-singing Princess Daisy. His loyal employee Mario Cratchit and the other bookkeepers request to have Christmas Day off since there will be no business for Scrooge on the day, to which he reluctantly agrees. Scrooge leaves for home while the bookkeepers celebrate Christmas. In his house, Scrooge encounters the shackled ghost of his late business partner, Jacob Koopa-Lee, and Koopa runs up the stairs in fear, locks up the door and hopes the door will keep the ghost out. But, the ghost slips through the door with chains rattling behind him and he warns him to repent his wicked ways or he will be condemned to suffer in the afterlife like he was, informing him that three ghosts will visit him during the night.
At one o'clock, Scrooge is visited by a female Ghost of Christmas Past who takes him back in time to his childhood and early adult life,
At two o'clock, Scrooge meets the gigantic, merry Dragon-like Ghost of Christmas Present, who shows him the joys and wonder of Christmas Day. Scrooge and the Ghost visit Fred's house where Scrooge is made fun of for his stinginess and general ill will toward all. Scrooge and the spirit then visit Mario Cratchit's house, learning his family is content with their small dinner. Scrooge also takes pity on Mario Cratchit's ill pal Tiny Tim-bird. The Ghost of Christmas Present abruptly fades, commenting that Tiny Tim will likely not survive until next Christmas. Scrooge and the Ghost go to a cemetery, where the latter fades away. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come then approaches Scrooge, appearing as a tall, low-grunting, cloaked toad-like figure. While Mario and Luigi abandon the audience to avoid being frightened, the Ghost takes Scrooge into the future.
Scrooge and the Ghost witness a group of businessmen discussing the death of an unnamed colleague, saying they would only attend the funeral if lunch was provided. In a den, Scrooge recognizes his charwoman, his laundress, and the local undertaker trading several stolen possessions of the deceased to a fence named Old Joe-Joe. The Ghost then transports Scrooge to Bob's house, discovering Tiny Tim-bird has died. Scrooge is escorted back to the cemetery, where he sees two tough-talking, grave-digging koopa-troopas as the Ghost points out his own grave and says "Why It's yours, Koopa-geezer! The richest reptile in the graveyard", revealing himself as Wart who knows that Koopa-Scrooge as the Koopa who died. Realizing this, Scrooge decides to change his ways and Wart says "Than, so be it!".
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Hoope-basis for Tiny Tim-bird
Awakening in his bedroom on Christmas Day, Scrooge decides to surprise Mario Cratchit's family with a turkey and pizza dinner, and ventures out with Fred Koop, Dickens, Mario, and the charity workers to spread happiness and joy around London. Scrooge goes to the Cratchit house, at first putting on a stern demeanor before revealing he intends to raise Bob's salary and pay off his mortgage, and make Mario Cratchit his new partner and change the company name to Cratchit and Koopa-scrooge. Mario narrates how Koopa-Scrooge became a second father to Tiny Tim-bird, who escaped death. Koopa-Scrooge, Yoshi, Daisy, the Cratchits, and the neighborhood celebrate Christmas as Tiny Tim-bird says "Good Yoshis bless us, everyone!".
As the Cratchits celebrate with Koopa-Scrooge, Mario and Yoshi, who has a large amount of spaghetti on his head, can only stand nearby, saying that this is his favorite kind of Christmas ending, before eating some of the pizza with Yoshi.
- Also see Peacock pan.
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