Dragon's Lair (TV series)
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| Dragon's Lair | |
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| Genre | Animation / Action / Adventure / Based on Video Game / Dragon / Sword and Sorcery |
| Developed by | Ruby-Spears Productions |
| Written by | Michael Charles Hill |
| Voices of | Bob Sarlatte Ellen Gerstell Fred Travalena Michael Mish Arthur Burghardt Peter Cullen Clive Revill |
| Narrated by | Clive Revill |
| Composer(s) | John Debney |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes (including commercials) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Original run | September 8, 1984 – April 27, 1985 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Dragon's Lair |
| Followed by | Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp |
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| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Dragon's Lair is a short-lived television cartoon series by Ruby-Spears Productions based on the 1983 video game of the same name. Thirteen half-hour episodes were produced from 1984[1]-1985[2], airing on ABC.
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[edit] Synopsis
The series chronicles the adventures of Dirk the Daring, who is best knight in King Ethelred's kingdom. Dirk performs all sorts of great deeds while protecting the kingdom and his love, Princess Daphne.
The show was generally run of the mill, but boasted an unusual feature: to keep the show in the spirit of the game, before each commercial break a narrator would ask what the viewer would do to solve the problem facing Dirk the Daring. After the commercial break, the outcomes of the various choices were shown before Dirk acts on the correct idea (with the occasional exception) to save the day.
In contrast to the original game, the previously nameless Dragon was known given the name Singe, and Princess Daphne now wore a long pink dress.
[edit] List of episodes
- The Tale of the Enchanted Gift
- Sir Timothy's Quest
- The Tournament of the Phantom Knight
- The Smithee's Haunted Armor
- The Pool of Youth
- The Story of Old Alf
- The Song of the Chimes
- The Girl from Crow's Wood
- Mirror, Mirror
- The Snow Witch
- The Tale of Dirk's New Sword
- The Legend of the Giant's Name
- The Mist of Wishes
[edit] Cast
- Bob Sarlatte ... Dirk the Daring
- Ellen Gerstell ... Princess Daphne
- Fred Travalena ... King Ethelred
- Michael Mish ... Timothy
- Arthur Burghardt ... Cinge
- Peter Cullen ... Bertram
- Clive Revill ... Storyteller
