The Pirates of Dark Water (TV series)
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| The Pirates of Dark Water (TV series) | |
|---|---|
 On-screen title card. | |
| Created by | David Kirschner |
| Network | Fox Kids ABC |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera |
| Original release | February 25, 1991—May 23, 1993 |
| Run time | 22 minutes |
| Starring | George Newbern Jodi Benson Hector Elizondo Roddy McDowell Frank Welker Brock Peters Tim Curry |
| Executive producer(s) | David Kirschner Paul Sabella Mark Young |
| Producer(s) | John Dorman Cos Anzilotti |
| Music composed by | Tom Chase Steve Rucker |
| Writer(s) | Lane Raichert Mark Young Kelly Ward Glenn Leopold |
| Director(s) | Don Lusk Gordon Hunt (voices) |
| Animation director(s) | Joanna Romersa Allen Wilzbach Joan Drake Robert Alvarez Shinich Yoshikawa Masaru Tonokouchi Kiyotaka Kantake Katsuhisa Yamada Takuya Noda |
The Pirates of Dark Water is an American animated action fantasy television series produced by Hanna-Barbera for Fox Kids' Saturday morning block as a five-part mini-series called Dark Water,[1] before moving to ABC as a full series. It ran from 1991 to 1993, airing 21 episodes that spanned two seasons.
The entire series has been released on DVD.
Production
Development
Music
The music was composed by the Tom Chase and Steve Rucker. The director music production was Bodie Chandler.
Episodes
| Episode | Number | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| "The Quest" | 1x01 | February 25, 1991 |
| "Dishonor" | 1x02 | February 26, 1991 |
| "Break Up" | 1x03 | February 27, 1991 |
| "Betrayal" | 1x04 | February 28, 1991 |
| "Victory" | 1x05 | March 1, 1991 |
| "Andorus" | 1x06 | October 19, 1991 |
| "A Drop of Darkness" | 1x07 | October 26, 1991 |
| "The Beast and the Bell" | 1x08 | November 2, 1991 |
| "Panacea" | 1x09 | November 9, 1990 |
| "King Niddler" | 1x10 | November 16, 1991 |
| "The Collection" | 1x11 | November 23, 1991 |
| "The Little Leviathan" | 1x12 | November 30, 1990 |
| "The Dark Dweller" | 1x13 | December 7, 1991 |
| "The Dark Disciples" | 2x01 | November 8, 1992 |
| "The Ghost Pirates" | 2x02 | November 15, 1992 |
| "The Dagron Master" | 2x03 | November 22, 1992 |
| "The Game Players of Undaar" | 2x04 | November 29, 1992 |
| "The Pandawa Plague" | 2x05 | May 3, 1993 |
| "Sister of the Sword" | 2x06 | May 9, 1993 |
| "The Soul Stealer" | 2x07 | May 16, 1993 |
| "The Living Treasure" | 2x08 | May 23, 1993 |
Cast
- George Newbern as Ren
- Jodi Benson as Tula
- Hector Elizondo as Ioz
- Roddy McDowell (miniseries) and Frank Welker (series) as Niddler
- Brock Peters as Bloth
- Tim Curry as Konk
References
- ^ Lipton, Lauren (February 24, 1991). "Of, By and for the Children: Hanna-Barbera's 5-part 'Dark Water' stirs the Magical Mind on Fox". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
