The Legend of Prince Valiant 

After his castle is taken over, Valiant, Prince of Thule, has a dream, in which King Arthur calls him to Camelot. Valiant heeds the advice of the dream, and sets out on a quest to find the ... See full summary »

Creator:

David J. Corbett

Stars:

Robby Benson, Michael Horton, Noelle North

2 wins.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Robby Benson	...	Prince Valiant 65 episodes, 1991-1993
Michael Horton	...	Arn 65 episodes, 1991-1993
Noelle North	...	Rowanne / ... 65 episodes, 1991-1993
Alan Oppenheimer	...	Merlin 65 episodes, 1991-1993
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.	...	King Arthur 65 episodes, 1991-1993
Samantha Eggar	...	Queen Guinevere 65 episodes, 1991-1993
James Avery	...	Sir Bryant / ... 65 episodes, 1991-1993
Dorian Harewood	...	Sir Bryant / ... 65 episodes, 1991-1993
Tim Curry	...	Sir Gawain 65 episodes, 1991-1993

Storyline

After his castle is taken over, Valiant, Prince of Thule, has a dream, in which King Arthur calls him to Camelot. Valiant heeds the advice of the dream, and sets out on a quest to find the famed kingdom. Along the way, he meets two new friends, Arn (a peasant) and Rowanne (the blacksmith's daughter), who join him on his quest to become a Knight of The Round Table. After arriving in Camelot, the plot focuses on the three friends' lives, as they strive to become knights.

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Plot Keywords:

cartoon | prince | hand drawn animation | courage | arthurian legend | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

USA Germany France

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 September 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Prins Valiant

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hearst Entertainment Productions, I.D.D.H., The Family Channel

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (26 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The show's infrequent use of fantasy elements outside of dreams and its portrayal of Merlin, Morgana, and others like them as alchemists often mistaken for magicians is because at the time of its airing, the Family Channel wanted as few of its shows to involve magic as possible. Interestingly, this resulted in it having much in common with Hal Foster's comic strip on which it was based since in both a witch (not called so in the show) appears in the first story arc and some beasts there and near the Misty Isles, but magic appears less as the story progresses. The one clear exception in the show is the Singing Sword still having its famous power. Excalibur's being drawn from the stone, Morgana's and the witch's concoctions causing a specific dream or nightmare for those exposed to them, and Merlin's possibly being able to see or act through a falcon are left ambiguous as to whether they're actually magic.

User Reviews

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.