The Ringer (episode)
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| “The Ringer” | |
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| The Legend of Zelda episode | |
 Link defending Hyrule from Ganon's dragon |
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| Episode no. | Season – Episode 1 |
| Written by | Bob Forward |
| Directed by | John Grusd |
| Production no. | 101 |
| Original airdate | September 15, 1989 |
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"The Ringer" is the first animated episode of The Legend of Zelda cartoons for the The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. It originally aired on September 15, 1989.
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[edit] Voice cast
- Voice of Link - Jonathan Potts
- Voice of Princess Zelda - Cynthia Preston
- Voice of Ganon - Len Carlson
- Voice of Sprite - Paulina Gillis
- Voice of the Triforce of Wisdom - Elizabeth Hanna
[edit] Synopsis
The episode begins with Link waking up from his bed in his room in the tower. He begins complaining about how he misses his former hero life: roaming around, fighting moblins and sleeping under the stars in mud. After one of his long journeys to obtain the Triforce of Wisdom, he offers his service to Princess Zelda to protect the Triforce at Hyrule Castle from the evil wizard Ganon.
Link comments that the only reason he protects the Triforce for his own benefit, is to spend time with the fair Princess Zelda. The hero then wanders to his tower's window ledge in only his green night tunic. He notices Princess Zelda on her bedroom balcony admiring a morning bird with her close friend, the sprite. Link whistles at the princess, and comments how he is enjoying the view of the princess from his window (mainly her cleavage). The sprite then brings Princess Zelda her night robe and proceeds to cover her up.
Suddenly, three Moblins appear in his bedroom and grab him by the arms and legs, and though Link is still scantily clad in nothing more than a shirt, he manages to fight them off and protect the Triforce, saying that if Ganon wants the Triforce, he'll have to get it himself. His work for the morning completed, he opens the door for Zelda, fully expecting the "reward" of a kiss. He instead receives a slap for his earlier catcall. Zelda then remarks about how messy Link's room is, but he defends himself by relating how he just fought off "fifteen moblins," "all armed to the teeth." Zelda is mollified, but she tells him that he has to stay and guard the triforce while she is judging the Amateur Magicians contest, despite Link's cabin fever.
Meanwhile, Ganon is plotting how to get the Triforce, but then remembers that the contest is that very day. Disguised as an amateur magician (with four Stalfos as carriers), he enters the Contest (The Triforce of Power is hesitant at first) and sends a keese to spy on the Triforce. Link and Sprite are watching over it, so Ganon creates a distraction by turning a lizard into an Aqumentas. Link quickly jumps down and defeats it, but in the mean time, Ganon ditches his disguise and grabs the Triforce of Wisdom. The triforce then states,"Evil in the path you chose, but evil doers always lose!", but Ganon ignores it and retreats. Thinking quickly, Zelda has an Amateur Magician make a tree grow so that she and Link can use it as an impromptu catapult, much to Link's bemusement when he says "My kind of girl, completely crazy!"
Upon landing from their flight, Link catches Zelda and asks for a kiss, but Ganon shows up and forces Link to fight. Link zaps a Stalfos, but Ganon summons more. Link and Zelda go back to back via his belt and they both fight with their respective Sword and Crossbow. Upon defeating them Ganon tries to make a run for it, but Link hits him with a bomb, getting the Triforce back. Link then tries once again to get Zelda to kiss him, refusing to release the belt until she does, until Sprite arrives and undoes it. Zelda and Sprite then laugh as Link says "Darn it Sprite, I was this close!"
[edit] Trivia
- The bow and bombs are first used in this episode.
- In the first fight sequence, Link's "tunic" is so high that only tricky animation keeps him modest.
- In the scene where Princess Zelda plants the vine, Link says "My kind of girl," but his mouth doesn't even move.
- Link is right-handed in the cartoon, but left-handed in most Legend of Zelda video games.
