The Name is the Game

"The Name is the Game" is the eighth episode of Wildfire season one. It aired on November 1, 1986 on CBS. It was written by Mark Edens, and directed by Art Davis and Gordon Hunt.

Sara is forced to play a troll's riddle to save Brutus.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dorin
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bobby Jacoby
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Brutus
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Susan Blu
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Princess Sara
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Georgi Irene
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ten Brennan Cragsistan
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Wildfire
 * style="background-color:#clear"| John Vernon
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Alvinar
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Rene Auberjonois
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Queen Sarana
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Nerissa
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Barbara Goodson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Roamer
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Divas
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Wizard
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kenneth Mars
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Nerissa
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Barbara Goodson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Roamer
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Divas
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Wizard
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kenneth Mars
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Wizard
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kenneth Mars
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kenneth Mars

Locations

 * Dar-Shan
 * Thorinia
 * Brendalux
 * Nantaran
 * Crag North
 * Saskya
 * Earth
 * Center of the World

Objects

 * Sara's amulet

Vehicles

 * None

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: November 1, 1986 on CBS

Behind the scenes

 * Ellen's last name is revealed to be Crow.