"Dungeons & Dragons" (1983)TV series

Directors:

Karl Geurs
John Gibbs
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Writers:

Dave Arneson (game "Dungeons & Dragons") &
E. Gary Gygax (game "Dungeons & Dragons") ...
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

17 September 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Fantasy

Plot:

A group of kids are thrown into a world where they must search for a way home, armed with magic weapons that an evil tyrant lusts for.

Plot Keywords:

Cult Favorite | Based On Game | Alternative Reality | Sword And Sorcery | Cartoon

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Willie Aames	...	Hank the Ranger (27 episodes, 1983-1985)
Don Most	...	Eric the Cavalier (27 episodes, 1983-1985)
Katie Leigh	...	Sheila the Thief (27 episodes, 1983-1985)
Adam Rich	...	Presto the Magician (27 episodes, 1983-1985)
Tonia Gayle Smith	...	Diana the Acrobat (27 episodes, 1983-1985)
Teddy Field III	...	Bobby the Barbarian (27 episodes, 1983-1985)
Sidney Miller	...	Dungeon Master (27 episodes, 1983-1985)
Frank Welker	...	Additional Voices / ... (27 episodes, 1983-1985)
Peter Cullen	...	Venger / ... (26 episodes, 1983-1985)

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Series Directed by
John Gibbs		(1 episode, 1985)
Karl Geurs		(unknown episodes)
Bob Richardson		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Jeffrey Scott		(9 episodes, 1983-1984)
Michael Reaves		(7 episodes, 1984-1985)
Karl Geurs		(4 episodes, 1983-1985)
Katherine Lawrence		(3 episodes, 1985)
Paul Dini		(2 episodes, 1983)
Mark Evanier		(2 episodes, 1983)
Buzz Dixon		(1 episode, 1983)
Steve Gerber		(1 episode, 1983)
Dave Arneson		(unknown episodes)
Kevin Paul Coates		(unknown episodes)
E. Gary Gygax		(unknown episodes)
Dennis Marks		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
David H. DePatie	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Karl Geurs	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Lee Gunther	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
E. Gary Gygax	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Margaret Loesch	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Bob Richardson	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Hank Saroyan	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Johnny Douglas		(unknown episodes)
Robert J. Walsh		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Takashi Masunaga		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Jim Graziano	....	production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
John Ahern	....	storyboard (unknown episodes)
Bob Kline	....	storyboard (unknown episodes)
Lonnie Lloyd	....	storyboard (unknown episodes)
Don Sheppard	....	storyboard (unknown episodes)
Martin Strudler	....	additional storyboard (unknown episodes)
Wendell Washer	....	storyboard (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Jim Blodgett	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Michael L. DePatie	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
John Detra	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Bruce Elliott	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Ron Fedele	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Richard S. Gannon	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Michael Tomack	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
George Goode	....	model designer (unknown episodes)
Bob Kline	....	model designer (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Todd Kurosawa	....	storyboard (3 episodes, 1984)
Warren Batchelder	....	animation director (unknown episodes)
Gerry Chiniquy	....	animation director (unknown episodes)
Bob Kline	....	background designer (unknown episodes)
Chris Lane	....	background designer (unknown episodes)
Tom Ray	....	animation director (unknown episodes)
Martin Strudler	....	background designer (unknown episodes)
Dennis Venizelos	....	background designer (unknown episodes)
James T. Walker	....	animation director (unknown episodes)
John Walker	....	animation director (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Hank Saroyan	....	casting and voice direction (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Robert T. Gillis	....	supervising editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Mark Shiney	....	music editor (unknown episodes)
Joe Siracusa	....	music editor (unknown episodes)
Jeremy Sweet	....	composer: theme and incidental music (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Dave Arneson	....	game writer (unknown episodes)
E. Gary Gygax	....	game writer (unknown episodes)
Kevin Shaw	....	checking supervisor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Marvel Productions
• Dungeons & Dragons Entertainment Corporation

Distributors

• CBS Television (1983-1987)
• Divisa Home Video (2006) (Spain) (DVD)
• Fox Television (2000)
• Genesis Entertainment
• Saban Entertainment

Other Companies

• TSR Inc.  

Runtime:

30 min (27 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:U (some episodes) | USA:TV-Y7 | UK:PG (some episodes)

Company:

Marvel Productions

Trivia:

The production company referenced the role playing game's official source books for many of the various monsters the heroes faced.

Quotes:

Presto: My hocus-pocus is out of focus.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The 100 Greatest Cartoons (2005) (TV)

This show was good

I just caught an episode of Dungeons and Dragons after viewing a preview of the cgi series Action Man on the Fox network. I was a bit surprised to see this show listed since I remember it from almost 20 years ago! Shadowdemon was my favourite character.

At first the crude animation seemed a bit jarring, but after the first ten minutes I was hooked(again). Its a wonderfully imaginative and memorable series.

In addition to the comments already made by others I have to highlight the fantastic musical score by Robert J Walsh and Johnny Douglas. I remember their rousing music for Gi Joe and the Transformers. I had forgotten their work on D & D and now wish i could get in on tape!

Those shows from the 80s were so much better in story and execution than the sterile cgi shows pushed on saturday mornings these days.