"The Legend of Prince Valiant" (1991) TV series 1991-1993

Writer:

Hal Foster (comic strip)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | unknown

Release Date:

3 September 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Fantasy

Plot:

After his castle is taken over; Valiant, Prince of Thule, has a dream in which King Arthur calls him to Camelot...

Plot Keywords:

Camelot | King Arthur | Knights Of The Round Table | Based On Comic Strip | Based On Comic

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Robby Benson	...	Prince Valiant (65 episodes, 1991-1994)
Michael Horton	...	Arn (65 episodes, 1991-1994)
Noelle North	...	Rowanne (65 episodes, 1991-1994)
Alan Oppenheimer	...	Merlin (65 episodes, 1991-1994)
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.	...	King Arthur (65 episodes, 1991-1994)
Samantha Eggar	...	Queen Guinevere (65 episodes, 1991-1994)
Tim Curry	...	Sir Gawain (65 episodes, 1991-1994)
James Avery	...	Sir Bryant (65 episodes, 1991-1994)
Dorian Harewood	...	Sir Bryant (59 episodes, 1991-1994)

Series Writing credits
David J. Corbett		(35 episodes, 1991-1994)
Brooks Wachtel		(13 episodes, 1991-1994)
Frank Kerr		(8 episodes, 1991-1992)
Diane Dixon		(7 episodes, 1991-1992)
Garfield Reeves-Stevens		(7 episodes, 1992-1993)
Judith Reeves-Stevens		(7 episodes, 1992-1993)
Douglas Brooks West		(4 episodes, 1992-1994)
Sam Graham		(3 episodes, 1992)
Chris Hubbell		(3 episodes, 1992)
Bruce Onder		(3 episodes)
Karen Willson		(2 episodes, 1991)
Martin Pasko		(2 episodes, 1992)
Marty Paskow		(2 episodes, 1992)
Hal Foster		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Mary Chojnowski Corbett	....	associate producer (29 episodes, 1991-1992)
David J. Corbett	....	producer (28 episodes, 1991-1992)
Gwen Wetzler	....	line producer (28 episodes, 1991-1992)
William E. Miller	....	executive producer (27 episodes, 1991-1992)
Jeffrey Schon	....	executive producer (27 episodes, 1991-1992)
Bruno-René Huchez	....	supervising producer / supervising producer: France (4 episodes, 1991-1992)
Barham Rohani	....	supervising producer (3 episodes, 1992)
Michel Lyman	....	line producer (2 episodes)

Series Original Music by
Steve Sexton		(1 episode)

Series Production Management
Jean-Marc Desrosiers	....	production supervisor / production supervisor: France (4 episodes, 1991-1992)
Caroline Guicheux	....	production manager / production manager: France (4 episodes, 1991-1992)
Mary Katherine Moore	....	production manager (4 episodes, 1991-1992)
Choi An Hee	....	executive in charge: Sei Young Animation / executive in charge (3 episodes, 1991-1992)
Joe Jung Jin	....	executive in charge: Sei Young Animation / executive in charge (3 episodes, 1991-1992)
Pierre Métais	....	production manager / production manager: France (3 episodes, 1991-1992)
James Ackerman	....	executive in charge of production: The Family Channel (2 episodes, 1991)
Michael Kaweski	....	production supervisor: Korea (2 episodes, 1992)
G. Scott LaBarge	....	production supervisor: France (2 episodes, 1992)

Series Art Department
Vincenzo Trippetti	....	storyboard / storyboard artist (26 episodes, 1991-1992)
Gerald Forton	....	storyboard cleanup / storyboard artist (3 episodes, 1991-1992)
Aleta Fritz-Kozak	....	storyboard cleanup (3 episodes, 1991-1992)
Cesar Magsombol	....	storyboard cleanup (3 episodes, 1991-1992)
Llyn Hunter	....	storyboard cleanup (2 episodes, 1991-1992)

Series Sound Department
Deb Adair	....	dialogue editor / dialogue recording & editing: Screenmusic Studios (3 episodes, 1991-1992)
Chris Eaton	....	dialogue editor / dialogue recording & editing: Screenmusic Studios (3 episodes, 1991-1992)
Jim Hodson	....	post production audio (2 episodes, 1991)
Bill Koepnick	....	post production audio (2 episodes, 1991)
Marc Perlman	....	post production audio (2 episodes, 1991)

Series Animation Department
Michael Kaweski	....	animation director / animation production supervisor: Korea (4 episodes, 1991-1992)
Dae-jung Kim	....	animation director / animation director: Sei Young Animation (4 episodes, 1991-1992)
Michel Lyman	....	animation director (4 episodes, 1991-1992)
James P. Alles	....	background layout artist / background layout (3 episodes, 1991-1992)
Allyn Conley	....	color key artist (3 episodes, 1991-1992)
Paula Lafond	....	additional model designer (3 episodes, 1991-1992)
June Micu	....	background color (3 episodes, 1991-1992)
Marija Miletic Dail	....	animation director (3 episodes, 1991-1992)
Ron Myrick	....	animation director (3 episodes, 1991-1992)
Shayne Poindexter	....	additional model designer (3 episodes, 1991-1992)
Jesse Santos	....	original model designer / background layout artist / ... (3 episodes, 1991-1992)
Barbara Schade	....	background color (3 episodes, 1991-1992)
Isabelle Massenet	....	color key artist (2 episodes, 1991-1992)
Philippe Mignon	....	additional model designer (2 episodes, 1991-1992)

Series Music Department
Steve Sexton	....	composer: theme music (30 episodes, 1991-1992)
Gerald O'Brien	....	composer: theme music (2 episodes, 1991)

Series Other crew
Diane Dixon	....	story editor (29 episodes, 1991-1992)
Stu Rosen	....	voice director (27 episodes, 1991-1992)
Loretta Abata	....	production auditor (4 episodes, 1991-1992)
Peggy Fausone	....	production secretary / production assistant (4 episodes, 1991-1992)
Lisa Larrick	....	production secretary / production coordinator (4 episodes, 1991-1992)
Andrew J. Leith	....	production assistant / production coordinator (4 episodes, 1991-1992)
John Arnold	....	educational consultant (3 episodes, 1991-1992)
Suka Keppel	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 1991-1992)
Austin Hearst	....	production executive: Hearst Entertainment Distribution (2 episodes, 1991)

Production Companies

• Hearst Entertainment Productions
• I.D.D.H.
• Family Channel, The (in association with)
• Polyphon Film-und Fernsehgesellschaft (in association with)
• Sei Young Animation Co. Ltd. (in association with)

Distributors

• Divisa Home Video (2007) (Spain) (DVD)
• New KSM (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
• RTL Entertainment (1993) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL4)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

USA:30 min (26 episodes) | USA:22 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Hearst Entertainment Productions

Good show, great voice

I respectfully disagree with the poster who had issues with the female lead's voice. On the contrary, Noelle North's voice was among the highlights of this series, which this long-time Prince Valiant fan heartily enjoyed from start to (*sigh*) finish. Thanks, Noelle, for making this Legend all that much better.

I do agree that the animation at times wasn't the best -- especially when characters and horses and such were walking. But I suspect that this had more to do with the budget and deadlines than the talent of the animators. More important, isn't it great that people still hold the Arthurian legends near and dear to their hearts? I can't help but think that this was a labor of love for most of those who contributed to The Legend of Prince Valiant.