The Quest

The Quest
Premiere date	February 25, 1991
Run time	22:14
Writer(s)	Lane Raichert Mark Young Kelly Ward
Director(s)	Don Lusk Ray Patterson (supervising) Gordon Hunt (voices)
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"The Quest" is the first episode of the Dark Water miniseries, which later became the first episode of The Pirates of Dark Water season one. It aired on February 25, 1991 on Fox Kids, and then reaired on September 7, 1991 on ABC. It was written by Lane Raichert, Mark Young, and Kelly Ward, and directed by Don Lusk and Gordon Hunt.

A dying old man who claims to be Ren's father sets him on a quest to restore the kingdom of Octopon to its former glory by searching for thirteen hidden treasures scattered across Mer.

Memorable quotes

Tula: For adventure.
Ioz: For treasure.
Ren: For Octopon.
Niddler: For crying out loud, when are we going to eat?

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Primus	Unavailable
Ren	George Newbern
Jenna	Linda Gary
Bloth	Brock Peters
Brigmaster	Unavailable
Niddler	Roddy McDowell (mini-series version) Frank Welker
Konk	Tim Curry
Constrictus	Unavaliable
Priest	Unavailable
Alomar	Unavailable
Tula	Jodie Benson
Ioz	Hector Elizondo
Joat	Andre Stojka

Locations

• Mer
  • Octopon
    • Jenna's residence
  • Abbey of Galdebar
  • Inn

Objects

• Ren's compass
• 1st treasure of Rule

Vehicles

• Primus's boat
• Maelstrom
• Wraith

Production

Development

Additional dialogue was credited to Jim Woodring.

Filming

The copyright date was 1991.

Music

The music was composed by Tom Chase and Steve Rucker.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: February 25, 1991 on ABC

Marketing and promotion

Around the time of its second airing, Marvel Comics adapted this into the first issue of their limited series.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • December 19, 1991: Turner Home Entertainment releases The Pirates of Dark Water: The Saga Begins on VHS.
  • March 12, 1992: Image Entertainment releases The Pirates of Dark Water: The Saga Begins on Laserdisc.
  • August 31, 2010: Warner Archive Collection releases The Pirates of Dark Water: The Complete Series on DVD.
• In the United Kingdom:
  • 1991: First Independent releases The Pirates of Dark Water: The Saga Begins on VHS.