Series synopsis
Dungeons & Dragons is an American animation sci-fi & fantasy comedy action & adventure kids television series that premiered on CBS on September 17, 1983. It ended on December 7, 1985. It was created by Kevin Paul Coates, Dennis Marks. It stars Willie Aames, Don Most, Adam Rich and Peter Cullen.
Six friends are transported into the Dungeons & Dragons realm and must try to find a way home with the help of their guide 'Dungeon Master'.
Premise
Six friends are transported into the Dungeons & Dragons realm and must try to find a way home with the help of their guide 'Dungeon Master'.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Willie Aames as Hank (voice)
- Don Most as Eric (voice)
- Adam Rich as Presto (voice)
- Peter Cullen as Venger (voice)
- Teddy Field III as Bobby (voice)
- Katie Leigh as Sheila (voice)
- Sidney Miller as Dungeon Master (voice)
- Tonia Gayle Smith as Diana (voice)
Supporting cast
- Frank Welker as Uni (voice)
Guest cast
- Laurie O'Brien as (Voice)
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 36 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 9 | September 28, 2020 | |
| Season 1 | 13 | September 17, 1983 | December 10, 1983 |
| Season 2 | 8 | September 8, 1984 | October 27, 1984 |
| Season 3 | 6 | September 14, 1985 | December 7, 1985 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Requiem: Radio Show The script for the final, never animated episode. The children finally have a chance to return home - but is it worth the risk? |
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| 2 |
Entering the Realm of Dungeons & Dragons Documentary about the making of the series. |
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| 3 | The Girl Who Dreamed Tomorrow - Storyboard |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Night of No Tomorrow Dungeon Master sends the children northward to the town of Helix to attend a local dragon-banishment celebration. On the way they meet Merlin in his magnificent sky castle. The wizard offers to make Presto his apprentice, only if the young mage chooses to leave his friends and stay there for the rest of his life. But is Merlin's once-in-a-lifetime offer all that it appears? |
September 17, 1983 |
| 2 |
The Eye of the Beholder The children come across a knight named Sir John, who helps save them when they are being chased by a giant scorpion. When Dungeon Master sends them to battle a beholder in a distant valley, the children decide the knight is the perfect person to accompany them. The only problem is Sir John, in reality, is an utter coward. |
September 24, 1983 |
| 3 |
The Hall of Bones The magical weapons the children use run out of power on them. Dungeon Master tells them they can recharge the weapons at the Hall of Bones. Venger learns of the children's difficulties and decides to intervene to see to his own interests. |
October 1, 1983 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Girl Who Dreamed Tomorrow The children meet a girl who has been swept into the Realm, as they have, on a rollercoaster car. The girl, Terri, has the ability to dream the future. Together they set out to find the portal home that is hidden at the end of Venger's Maze of Darkness. |
September 8, 1984 |
| 2 |
The Treasure Of Tardos Dungeon Master sends the Young Ones to the walled city of Tardos Keep to save Queen Solinara and her people from Venger's besigement. But the evil wizard has a wicked surprise for the kids--Demodragon, a two-headed fire and ice spitting monster capable of trashing the entire Realm. Will they learn what the fabled treasure of Tardos Keep is before the out-of-control Demodragon destroys their chance to get home? |
September 15, 1984 |
| 3 |
City at the Edge of Midnight Back in the real world, a boy named Jimmy is pulled under his bed and vanishes. In the world of Dungeons and Dragons, the kids are lost. The Dungeon Master tells them they have to find the City at the Edge of Midnight, where children from this world and the theirs are being held prisoner. They then find an oasis, that's inhabited by a clan of monsters. When the monsters have them surrounded, a traveller by the name of Ramuud comes and saves them. He then leads them away from the cursed oasis to his own encampment. Ramuud then explains that long ago his daughter, Aisha, was kidnapped by the Nightwalker and is being held prisoner at the City at the Edge of Midnight. Wanting to return the favor of saving them from the monsters, the kids offer their help, but Ramuud tells them that it's not nessary. But when Bobby is kidnapped that night, they're forced to enter the City at the Edge of Midnight to fight the dreaded Nightwalker. |
September 22, 1984 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Dungeon at the Heart of Dawn Eric and Bobby retrieve a box for Dungeon Master. Dispite the fact that they were under strict orders not to open it, Eric gets curious. Just as he pulls the pin from the lock, Dungeon Master appears and warns Eric to place the pin back in place before it's too late. But Eric is taken by surprise when a force blows the top of the box off and releases He Whose Name Cannot Be Spoken. He is Venger's master, pure evil, and a powerful entity. The Realm is covered in darkness and a whirlwind envelopes the land. Dungeon Master then instructs the kids to flee on foot, and he joins them. When Eric demands to know why he should follow any further, Dungeon Master simply informs him: We are running, Cavalier, for our very lives. |
September 14, 1985 |
| 2 |
The Time Lost Venger's got a new idea for eliminating his annoying young enemies, and pulls both a futuristic plane and a WWII Nazi fighter pilot into the Realm using his Crystal of Chronos. Venger intends to send Josef Mueller, the pilot, back to Earth to win the war for Germany, but after meeting the kids, Josef has other plans. |
September 21, 1985 |
| 3 |
Odyssey of the Twelfth Talisman A lonely but smart orphan, Lorne, finds a lost amulet that leads him into big trouble. He and Eric become fast friends through the usual exchange of insults and bad-mouthing, and the gang teams up with him on their search for the Stone of Astra. But the wizard Korlok also seeks the Stone, and is close on their tail. |
September 28, 1985 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 17, 1983 |
| Last aired | December 7, 1985 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | canceled |
| Schedule | Saturday |