King Arthur and the Knights of Justice

King Arthur and the Knights of Justice

	
		
		
	
	
Created By
Jean Chalopin
Written By
Jean Chalopin
Directed By
Stephan Martinière
Charlie Sansonetti
Xavier Picard
Creative Director(s)
Stephan Martinière
Charlie Sansonetti
Recording Director(s)
Michael Donovan
Voice Performers
Andrew Kavadas
Scott McNeil
Michael Donovan
Kathleen Barr
Garry Chalk
Jim Byrnes
Composer(s)
Shuki Levy
Country of origin
United States
Language
English
No. of Seasons
2
No of. episodes
26
Production
Executive Producer(s)
Diane Eskenazi
Allen Bohbot
Jean Chalopin
Avi Arad
Producer(s)
Allen Bohbot
Diane Eskenazi
Mark Taylor
Suzanne Remiot
Production Director(s)
Shigeru Koshi
Art Director(s)
Kazasuke Doshihara
Running time
22 minutes
Production company(s)
C&D (Créativité et Développement)
Golden Films
Distributor(s)
Bohbot Entertainment
Animation
Animation Producer(s)
Shigeru Akagawa
Hiroshi Saotome
Release
Original network
Synidcation
Original release
September 13, 1992 - December 12, 1993
Dates of syndication
September 13, 1992 - August 1, 1997
August 28, 1999 - September 3, 2000

King Arthur and the Knights of Justice is an American cartoon series produced by Golden Films, C&D (Créativité et Développement) and Bohbot Entertainment. The series was created by Diane Eskenazi (Golden Films) and Avi Arad (Toy Biz chairman, CEO and the founder of Marvel Studios) who were also executive producers of the series, which lasted for two seasons of 13 episodes each. Its first episode aired on September 13, 1992, and the last episode was on December 12, 1993.

Plot

The show's premise had King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table trapped in the Cave of Glass by the evil enchantress Queen Morgana. The wizard Merlin, unable to free King Arthur and the Knights himself, searches the timeline for replacement Knights. Merlin finds the quarterback of the New York Knights football team, Arthur King, as a suitable replacement. Merlin transports Arthur King and his teammates to Camelot after one of their football games and appoints Arthur King as their leader, with his teammates as the new Knights of the Round Table, and assigns them the task of freeing the true King and Knights. To do so, they must find the 12 Keys of Truth, one for each knight that only the knight in question can initially touch. Once all the keys are found, the real knights will be free and the team will return home. In the meantime, they pledge "....fairness to all, to protect the weak and vanquish the evil". The Knights are armed with special armor and are able to summon their respective creatures at any time when in battle armor. These animals, such as King Arthur's dragon, are emblazoned on their shields.

The series had a progressive story with both sides making progress towards their goals. Continuity was also established in the episodes which would be brought up in later episodes, along with some repeat minor characters, character relationships, and previously overcome weaknesses of the Knights. Despite the continual movement towards a resolution, the series is incomplete and ended abruptly during the second season.

Episode list

Season 1

1. "Opening Kick-Off"
2. "A Knight's Quest (The Search for Guinevere)"
3. "The Unbeliever"
4. "Even Knights Have to Eat"
5. "Assault on Castle Morgana"
6. "Quest for Courage"
7. "The Warlord Knight"
8. "The Challenge"
9. "To Save a Squire"
10. "The Surrender"
11. "Darren's Key"
12. "Viper's Phantom"
13. "The Way Back"

Season 2

1. "A Matter of Honor"
2. "What the Key Unlocked"
3. "Tyronne and Everett Alone"
4. "The Dark Side"
5. "The Quitter"
6. "Camelot Park"
7. "The High Ground"
8. "The Island"
9. "Quest for the Book"
10. "Enter Morgana"
11. "The Cure"
12. "Winter Campaign"
13. "Tone's Triumph"

Other merchandise

Mattel released a handful of 5½" action figures and vehicles/accessories based on the show. Marvel Comics released a three-part comic book miniseries was created by Michael Golden in 1993.

Reception

The website Topless Robot ranked the show as first on the lists of The 10 Most Ridiculous Adaptations of Arthurian Legend (2009) and the 8 Mostly Forgotten '90s Cartoons (2011).

See also

• Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders