The Legend of Zelda (TV Series)

Box Artwork of the Complete Animated Series DVD

The Legend of Zelda is an animated TV series that was loosely based around characters and enemies from The Legend of Zelda and The Adventure of Link. The show first aired on September 8, 1989 and ran weekly for 13 episodes as part of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show, concluding on December 1, 1989 . The show was aired on Fridays and was produced by DIC Entertainment and distributed by Viacom Enterprises.

The story follows Link and Zelda, their fairy companion Spryte, and others in their attempts to protect the Triforce of Wisdom from Ganon. In the show, Ganon is described as being an evil wizard, and lives in what is referred to as "the Underworld". He possesses the Triforce of Power, and has an army of underlings.

List of Episodes

Episode No.	Title	Airdate	Production #
1	The Ringer	September 8, 1989	101
2	Cold Spells	September 15, 1989	103
3	The White Knight	September 22, 1989	102
4	Kiss'n Tell	September 29, 1989	104
5	Sing for the Unicorn	October 6, 1989	105
6	That Sinking Feeling	October 13, 1989	106
7	Doppelganger	October 20, 1989	107
8	Underworld Connections	October 27, 1989	108
9	Stinging a Stinger	November 3, 1989	109
10	A Hitch in the Works	November 10, 1989	111
11	Fairies in the Spring	November 17, 1989	112
12	The Missing Link	November 24, 1989	113
13	The Moblins Are Revolting	December 1, 1989	110

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Videos

YouTube playlist of the whole series

Alternate YouTube playlist of the whole series

Trivia

• Due to the series being made before the third piece was confirmed, only the Triforce of Wisdom and Power are present.

External Links

• ‘Excuuuuse me, Princess!': An oral history of The Legend of Zelda cartoon - Polygon