Once and Future Queen

"Once and Future Queen" is the first episode of Wildfire season one. It aired on September 13, 1986 on CBS. It was written by Jeff Segal and Kelly Ward, and directed by Art Davis, Oscar Dufau, Don Lusk, Carl Urbano, Rudy Zamora, and Gordon Hunt.

Diabolyn kidnaps the royal weaver to make her a new dress for her coronation to be the new queen of Dar-Shan.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Brutus
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Susan Blu
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Dorin
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Bobby Jacoby
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Flap
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Alvinar
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Rene Auberjonois
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Queen Sarana
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Dweedle
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Billy Barty
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Booper
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Rob Paulsen
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Dertz
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mudlusk
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Thimble
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Wildfire
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Vernon
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| John Cavanaugh
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| David Ackroyd
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Princess Sara
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Georgi Irene
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ellen Crow
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Lilly Moon
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Custer
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mrs. Ashworth
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Victoria Carroll
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Lady Diabolyn
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jessica Walter
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Royal weaver
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Spectres
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Georgi Irene
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ellen Crow
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Lilly Moon
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Custer
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mrs. Ashworth
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Victoria Carroll
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Lady Diabolyn
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jessica Walter
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Royal weaver
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Spectres
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Royal weaver
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Spectres
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Spectres
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Locations

 * Dar-Shan
 * Thorinia
 * Royal weaver's residence
 * Castle Diabolyn
 * Earth
 * Cavanaugh residence

Objects

 * Sara's amulet

Vehicles

 * Mrs. Ashworth's car

Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, credited as musical director, with coordination by Joanne Miller. The theme music was performed by Jimmy Webb.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: September 13, 1986 on CBS

Errors

 * Sara has already met Wildfire prior to the episode. It'd be like if Filmation had skipped Adora finding out about her royal heritage and became She-Ra off-screen.
 * Since when is child welfare represented by a group of old biddies?