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The Legend of Zelda

1989

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EP1 The Ringer Sep 08, 1989

Gannon learns of a magician's contest behind held at the Castle and disguises himself to enter. As Zelda watches the contest, Ganon sends a bat to find the Triforce of Wisdom, which is being guarded by Link and Spryte. To distract him, Gannon transforms a lizard into a gigantic monster that captures Zelda. As Link goes to rescue her, Gannon steals the Triforce. Will Link and Zelda be able to catch Gannon before it's too late?

EP2 Cold Spells Sep 15, 1989

Gannon casts a spell on Spyrte to cause trouble for Link and Zelda, while he threatens the Triforce.

EP3 The White Knight Sep 22, 1989

Zelda falls in love with Prince Facade, making Link jealous. When Zelda is captured and taken to a swamp, however, Facade is too vain to pursue and it's up to Link to save her.

EP4 Kiss'N Tell Sep 29, 1989

Link and Zelda defend a black-haired maiden from a 3-headed Gleeok. When the maiden rewards Link with a kiss, however, he is suddenly transformed into a frog by a Gibdo in disguise. As Zelda comforts Link, Gannon attacks and captures her. Link and Spryte learn from the Triforce they have to find the Witch of Walls to set things right.

EP5 Sing for the Unicorn Oct 06, 1989

Zelda finds Link's latest effort to get a kiss sweet, when Gannon suddenly kidnaps King Harkinian using a flying unicorn. Gannon demands the Triforce be handed over within the hour or the King will face to a firey death. Link and Zelda, with the help of a girl named Sing whose unicron was stolen, journey into the underworld to rescue the King.

EP6 That Sinking Feeling Oct 13, 1989

Just when it looks like Zelda will finally kiss Link, the ground shakes and they fall into in the underworld.

EP7 Doppelganger Oct 20, 1989

Gannon's magic causes an evil reflection of Zelda to come out of her mirror. Along with the evil reflection come some moblins, who capture Zelda. Link is unaware of what happened and the evil reflection tricks him into bringing the Triforce out of the castle so Gannon can steal it.

EP8 Underworld Connections Oct 27, 1989

The Triforce is blasted into three pieces and scattered throughout the underworld. Link and Zelda will have to make their way through Gannon's domain before he gets them.

EP9 Stinging a Stinger Nov 03, 1989

Link is conned into trading his sword for a worthless one by a peddler. Now defenseless, Link and Zelda are captured by Gannon and brought into the Underworld, where the peddler shows up to sell Link's sword to Gannon.

EP10 Hitch in the Works Nov 10, 1989

Link inadvertantly falls into a basement while doing chores and discovers the castle handyman. They work together to get out of chores, while Gannon plots to capture Zelda and make her wear a necklace that will make her do whatever he commands.

EP11 Fairies in the Spring Nov 17, 1989

King Harkinian is building a waterpark for his people, but strange creatures attack during construction. One of them manages to kidnap the King. Link and Zelda use the Triforce to help rescue him and it allows them to breath underwater. Can they rescue the King and find the cause of these attacks?

EP12 The Missing Link Nov 24, 1989

While Zelda is picking blossoms in the courtyard, a portal opens and moblins and energized arrows emerge. Link arrives to help, but is then struck by one of Gannon's fireballs. This causes Link to be trapped in Gannon's Evil Jar. However, Link's spirit remains behind, but only Zelda can see him. Now Zelda and Link's spirit will have to journey to the Evil Jar to get Link's body back.

EP13 The Moblins are Revolting Dec 01, 1989

Gannon's forces rebel and use the Capture Staff to trap him in a bottomless pit. After freeing the other monsters from the Evil Jar, they all launch an attack on the Castle. Link or Zelda then learn Gannon has been overthrown and decide to take advantage by getting the Triforce of Power. But they are unaware Gannon is freeing himself from the pit.
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The Legend of Zelda is an American animated series based on the Japanese video game series The Legend of Zelda for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The plot follows the adventures of Link and Princess Zelda as they defend the kingdom of Hyrule from an evil wizard named Ganon. It is heavily based on the first game of the Zelda series, The Legend of Zelda, but includes some references to the second, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. The show was produced by DIC Entertainment and distributed by Viacom Enterprises in association with Nintendo. It comprises thirteen episodes which first aired in North America from September 8, 1989 to December 1, 1989.

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Jeanskynebu the audience applauded
Stometer Save your money for something good and enjoyable
SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped
NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!
donovanmcrale Why would you even like such a thing? I mean, seriously?
KatherinePetersdorf I love Zelda the video games, I can't think of anything in the world video game wise that I love more. I was so juiced when I got this DVD because I though it was going to capture the bliss of the video and the beauty that is link and his quest. It didn't. I was so angry I sent it back three episode in. The first thing that upset was Link's voice, seriously he sounds like his nose is got a laundry clip on it. The second was his hair color, brown...brown! He is a blonde, a beautiful, perfect blonde!The 3rd and the most important to me I found about 30 seconds into the episode. He is a jerk. The Link I know gives up everything to save Hyrule without getting anything in return, he is a hero because he cares about the people and not because he gets something out of it. I just wanted to pop his head off. It may sound like I'm a crazy fan, but I'm just stating my opinions, I would suggest this series to anyone unless I wanted them to mock it with me or see the horror and feel my pain. It is worth a watch if you like TV shows and movies because everything is worth at least one watch, you don't know what you like unless you try it.
MaximumMadness The 1989 "Legend of Zelda" animated series lasted for 13 episodes, and aired as part of "The Super Mario Bros. Super Show". As a huge fan of the video-game series, I was aware of the infamy that this series holds, but I figured I'd give it a shot- I was able to get the entire DVD set online for about $10, it arrived a few days later, I gathered some friends who also knew about the show and how bad it apparently was... and we popped it in!This was bad. Really bad. Uwe Boll-bad. "Super Mario Brox. The Movie" bad. Just really, truly bad.You know your cartoon based on a reasonably serious and well-loved game is going to suck when the most compelling episode revolves around our hero Link having to save a water-park. Yup. Whereas the games had Link saving the world, and featured deep plot lines about loss, power and corruption... in this cartoon, Link protects a water-park. I must give credit where credit is due, unlike the Mario series, at least this cartoon didn't have a bad rap song to start out with.This series follows Link and Zelda, as they struggle against the evil Wizard Ganon. Whereas Link was a noble, good person in the video games, here, he is turned into a snobby, perpetually-randy teen-aged jerk. (With one of the most aggravating, irritating catch-phrases since Scrappy Doo showed up... "Hey!!!! Exc-uuussseee me, PRINCESS!" Makes me want to punch myself in the head.) And Zelda, always the damsel in distress in the games, is actually a capable heroine who more often than not saves Link. The evil Ganon, whom at the point of this cartoons release was just a stock villain, well... he's still just a stock villain. He shows up, cackles and threatens our heroes, is defeated, and flees. Rinse, wash and repeat in the next episode.I will say a few things to this shows credit. For one, the animation was actually halfway decent, and was much better than Nintendo's other cartoons. The music was also a step-up, and featured some good orchestral covers of the themes from the game. And despite my complaints, some of the gags in the series did work, and I could see a 6-year-old loving this show.But the writing is just so bad. It really feels like a phoned-in cash grab. It reeks of Nintendo selling the rights just to make a quick buck. None of the writers really seem to be trying with this show. At least the Mario show had puns... This show has one lame catchphrase that it falls back on constantly.This is a pretty pathetic show. I give it a 4 out of 10, just for the unintentional laughs it will give you if you watch it ironically. But it's not worth buying, even for fans.
donzabu The Legend of Zelda is a cartoon contained within the much more successful Super Mario Bros. Super Show based on the game of the same name.This cartoon is obviously a big screwup. It does no justice for the awesome game series it is based on, and anyone can you tell that.Yet still, there's something about it that is extremely funny. Maybe it's how they turned Link into a cocky jerk, or the nightmarish acting, but it manages to be so funny you just have to keep watching.In closing, the show is horrible, but it's hysterical. It's a guilty pleasure. Too bad it only lasted 13 episodes.