After taking a ride on a theme ride a group of six kids find themselves lost in the mystical realm of Dungeons and Dragons. Given magical weapons and clues by the Dungeon Master, the group tries to find a way to return to their world. As they move through, they are pursued by the evil Venger, who plans to use their magic weapons to defeat the Dungeon Master and rule the realm.
Released: 1983
Language: English
Style: 2D animation
Number of Episodes: 27
Featuring the voices of:
| Willie Aames | ... Hank |
| Don Most | ... Eric |
| Katie Leigh | ... Shelia |
| Adam Rich | ... Presto |
| Peter Cullen | ... Venger |
| Teddy Field III | ... Bobby |
| Tonia Gayle Smith | ... Diana |
| Sidney Miller | ... Dungeon Master |
| Frank Welker | ... Uni, Tiamat, Additional Voices |
| Bob Holt | ... Shadow Demon |
Produced by: E. Gary Gygax
Based on: The Advanced Dungeons and Dragons game.
Of Interest: They are commonly held beliefs that there was a first and a last episode made. In fact neither case is true. Like so many cartoons made in the eighties the premise for the show was explained in the 'talkie' style introduction and so no origin story was needed, allowing the show to easily enter into syndication. In the case of the final episode, series writer Michael Reaves did write the script for one (titled: Requiem), but the show was cancelled before anything was able to be filmed.
Links:
- Points of View -- Mark Evanier writes about the origins of Dungeons and Dragons, group mentalities meant to breed conformality; and that "lost" final episode.
- The Realm -- images, episode guide and info on the series and RPG
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