Dungeons & Dragons (TV series)
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| Genre |
Action Adventure Fantasy |
| Created by | Kevin Paul Coates Dennis Marks Takashi |
| Developed by | Mark Evanier |
| Directed by | Bob Richardson (season 1) Karl Geurs (seasons 2–3) |
| Voices of |
Willie Aames Don Most Katie Leigh Adam Rich Tonia Gayle Smith Teddy Field III Sidney Miller Peter Cullen Frank Welker Bob Holt |
| Composer(s) | Johnny Douglas |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 27 + 1 unproduced episode (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) |
David H. DePatie (season 1) Lee Gunther (seasons 1–3) Margaret Loesch (seasons 2–3) |
| Producer(s) | Bob Richardson (season 1) Karl Geurs (seasons 2–3) |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
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| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 17, 1983 – December 7, 1985 |
Dungeons & Dragons is an American animated television series based on TSR's Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. A co-production of Marvel Productions and TSR, the show originally ran from 1983 through 1985 for three seasons on CBS for a total of twenty-seven episodes. The Japanese company Toei Animation did the animation for this series.
The show focused on a group of six friends who are transported into the titular realm and followed their adventures as they tried to find a way home with the help of their guide 'Dungeon Master'. A final un-produced episode would have served as a conclusion as well as a re-imagining had the series been picked up for a fourth season. However, the show was cancelled before the episode was made. The script can be found from various sources online and was performed as an audio drama as a special feature for the BCI Eclipse DVD edition of the series.
The show focuses on a group of friends aged between 8-15 who are sucked into the "Realm of Dungeons & Dragons" by taking a magical dark ride on an amusement park roller coaster. Upon arriving in the realm they meet Dungeon Master (named for the referee in the role-playing game) who gives each child a magical item.
The children's main goal is to find a way home, but they often take detours to help people, or find that their fates are intertwined with that of others. The group come across many different enemies, but their primary antagonist is Venger. Venger is a powerful wizard who wishes to rule the realm and believes the power from the children's weapons will help him to do so. Another recurring villain is Tiamat, who is a five-headed dragon and the only creature Venger fears.
Throughout the show, a connection is suggested between Dungeon Master and Venger. The final un-produced episode "Requiem" would have confirmed that Venger is the Dungeon Master's corrupted son (making Kareena, Venger's sister DM's daughter), redeemed Venger (giving those trapped in this Realm their freedom), and ended on a cliffhanger where the six children could finally return home or deal with evil that still existed in the Realm.
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