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[[File:TLoZ Cartoon Preview.png|thumb|A preview for Friday's ''The Legend of Zelda'' episode]]
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'''''The Legend of Zelda''''' was a short-lived television series chronicling the adventures of [[Link]], [[Princess Zelda]] and [[Ganon]] in Hyrule, which was based off the first two [[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' games]] for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. While the series is unrelated to the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]], it was part of the same syndication package as the  ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' and, as with the ''Mario'' cartoons, was produced by [[DIC Entertainment|DiC Entertainment]].
'''''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (TV Series)|The Legend of Zelda]]''''' is an animated television series chronicling the adventures of [[Link]], [[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. Melee#Zelda|Princess Zelda]], and [[List of Super Smash Bros. series bosses#Ganon|Ganon]] in [[zeldawiki:Hyrule|Hyrule]]. The show is based on the games ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]]'' and ''[[zeldawiki:Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]''. It lasted for only 13 episodes and was part of the same syndication package as ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' As with cartoons of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], it was produced by [[DIC Entertainment]].


While ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' was broadcast five days a week, ''Mario'' cartoons only aired from Monday through Thursday. ''The Legend of Zelda'', still accompanied by live-action segments with [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]], aired on Friday. Some of these segments were included as part of ''The Legend of Zelda'''s later DVD release because Mario, Luigi, and/or the guest star would speak out to the audience to promote that week's ''The Legend of Zelda'' episode, showing a preview consisting of scenes from the upcoming episode.
While ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' was broadcast five days a week, cartoons of the ''Super Mario'' franchise aired only from Monday to Thursday, with ''The Legend of Zelda'' airing instead on Friday, though it was still accompanied by live-action segments featuring [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]]. Some of these segments were included as part of ''The Legend of Zelda''{{'}}s later DVD release because Mario, Luigi, and/or the guest star would speak out to the audience to promote that week's episode of ''The Legend of Zelda'', showing a preview consisting of scenes from the upcoming episode.


As the characters in the live-action segments are aware of the ''The Legend of Zelda'' cartoon, the animated series itself actually exists in the overall ''Mario'' series.
''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' and ''The Legend of Zelda'' would sometimes reference each other. The episode "[[Stars in Their Eyes]]" of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' has aliens known as the [[Quirk (species)|Quirks]] playing the theme song of ''The Legend of Zelda'' on their trumpet-like noses near the episode's end; similarly, the episode "[[zeldawiki:Doppelganger|Doppelganger]]" of ''The Legend of Zelda'' depicts Link whistling the [[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)|Ground Theme]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' while practicing with his sword. Additionally, Mario states in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' that ''The Legend of Zelda'' is [[Mama Mario]]'s favorite show. Both shows also use the ending song "[[Do the Mario]]" for the credits.


As of 2014, the series has been made available for streaming on {{wp|WildBrain}}'s {{wp|YouTube}} Channel "WildBrain - Cartoon Super Heroes", though the live action segments have yet to be included by the channel.
''The Legend of Zelda'' was one of four [[Nintendo]]-based cartoons included in the compilation television series ''[[Captain N & The Video Game Masters]]''; however, when episodes of ''The Legend of Zelda'' were aired, they were sped up and cut significantly to around ten minutes. As of 2014, the series has been made available for streaming on {{wp|WildBrain}}'s Cartoon Super Heroes, Vault, and ''Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' channels, though the live-action segments are not included by the channel.


==Trivia==
==Names in other languages==
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{{foreign names
*The episode "[[Stars in Their Eyes]]" of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' has aliens known as the [[Quirk (species)|Quirks]] playing the theme song of ''The Legend of Zelda'' on their trumpet-like noses near the episode's end. Similarly, ''The Legend of Zelda'' episode "[[zeldawiki:Doppelganger|Doppelganger]]" depicts Link whistling the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' theme while practicing with his sword.
|Fre=Princesse Zelda
*According to Mario, ''The Legend of Zelda'' is [[Mama Mario]]'s favorite show.
|FreM=Princess Zelda
*Both this and ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' have the "[[Do the Mario]]" theme song for the credits. However, in the Cartoon Network UK version of the show, it had its own lyrical theme song.{{ref needed}}
|Ger=The Legend of Zelda
|Ita=Un regno incantato per Zelda
|ItaM=An enchanted kingdom for Zelda
|ItaN=Aired as its own series
|Kor=전설의 공주 젤다
|KorR=Jeonseol-ui gongju Jelda
|KorM=The Legendary Princess Zelda
|Por=Zelda
|PorM=Zelda
|Spa=La leyenda de Zelda
|SpaM=The legend of Zelda
|Swe=Legenden om Zelda
|SweM=The legend of Zelda
}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLySo2SlSHPSNYc2kkPjAJHVK1ThT1Lb_P All full episodes of the show] officially uploaded on YouTube, courtesy of {{wp|WildBrain Spark}}.
{{NIWA|ZeldaWiki=The Legend of Zelda (TV Series)}}
 
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLySo2SlSHPSNYc2kkPjAJHVK1ThT1Lb_P All full episodes of the show] officially uploaded on YouTube, courtesy of {{wp|WildBrain Spark}}
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*[https://zeldadungeon.net/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_(TV_Series) Zelda Dungeon Wiki article]
*[https://triforcewiki.com/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_(television_series) Triforce Wiki article]


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Latest revision as of 10:39, September 29, 2024

A preview for The Legend of Zelda cartoon.
A preview for Friday's episode of The Legend of Zelda

The Legend of Zelda is an animated television series chronicling the adventures of Link, Princess Zelda, and Ganon in Hyrule. The show is based on the games The Legend of Zelda and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. It lasted for only 13 episodes and was part of the same syndication package as The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! As with cartoons of the Super Mario franchise, it was produced by DIC Entertainment.

While The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! was broadcast five days a week, cartoons of the Super Mario franchise aired only from Monday to Thursday, with The Legend of Zelda airing instead on Friday, though it was still accompanied by live-action segments featuring Mario and Luigi. Some of these segments were included as part of The Legend of Zelda's later DVD release because Mario, Luigi, and/or the guest star would speak out to the audience to promote that week's episode of The Legend of Zelda, showing a preview consisting of scenes from the upcoming episode.

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! and The Legend of Zelda would sometimes reference each other. The episode "Stars in Their Eyes" of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! has aliens known as the Quirks playing the theme song of The Legend of Zelda on their trumpet-like noses near the episode's end; similarly, the episode "Doppelganger" of The Legend of Zelda depicts Link whistling the Ground Theme from Super Mario Bros. while practicing with his sword. Additionally, Mario states in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! that The Legend of Zelda is Mama Mario's favorite show. Both shows also use the ending song "Do the Mario" for the credits.

The Legend of Zelda was one of four Nintendo-based cartoons included in the compilation television series Captain N & The Video Game Masters; however, when episodes of The Legend of Zelda were aired, they were sped up and cut significantly to around ten minutes. As of 2014, the series has been made available for streaming on WildBrain's Cartoon Super Heroes, Vault, and Super Mario Bros. Super Show! channels, though the live-action segments are not included by the channel.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
French Princesse Zelda[?] Princess Zelda
German The Legend of Zelda[?] -
Italian Un regno incantato per Zelda[?] An enchanted kingdom for Zelda Aired as its own series
Korean 전설의 공주 젤다[?]
Jeonseol-ui gongju Jelda 		The Legendary Princess Zelda
Portuguese Zelda[?] Zelda
Spanish La leyenda de Zelda[?] The legend of Zelda
Swedish Legenden om Zelda[?] The legend of Zelda

External links[edit]

The Legend of Zelda coverage on other NIWA wikis:
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Television series, films, and videos
Animated TV series Saturday Supercade (1983) • Les Trésors de Super Mario (1989) • Captain N: The Game Master (1989) • The Legend of Zelda (1989) • The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990) • Super Mario World (1991) • Captain N & The Video Game Masters (1993) • Mario All Stars (1994) • Donkey Kong Country (1996)
Televised live action / mixed format The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989) • Mario Ice Capades (1989) • King Koopa's Kool Kartoons (1989) • Club Mario (1990) • The Super Mario Challenge (1990) • Super Mario Club (1990) • Super Mario Stadium (1993) • 64 Mario Stadium (1996) • Donkey Kong Planet (1996) • Mario School (2000)
Films Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen! (1986) • The Wizard (1989) • Super Mario Bros. (1993) • Pixels (2015) • The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) • Untitled The Super Mario Bros. Movie follow-up (2026)
OVAs / Straight-to-video Mario no Daibōken (1986) • Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros. (1989) (Super Mario Momotarō · Super Mario Issun-bōshi · Super Mario Shirayuki-hime) • Super Mario no Kōtsū Anzen (1989) • Super Mario no Shōbōtai (1989) • Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land (1991) • Super Mario: ABC no Uta Video (1992) • Mario Kirby Meisaku Video (1993)
Web videos "Finding Luigi - Legend of Parkour" (2013) • "Five Games With Spooky Levels to Play in the Dark" (2014) • The Cat Mario Show (2014) • Mario Kart 8 From the Pit (2014) • "Nintendo - Winter Wonderland Levels" (2014) • "DIY With Nintendo: Boo Cookie Pops" • "Nintendo eShop - Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars Level Creation" (2015) • "Mario Myths with Mr Miyamoto" (2015) • Yoshi's Woolly World: Adventure Guide (2015) • "Celebrate Mar. 10 - Mario Day!" (2016) • "Luigi Runs the Nintendo 2DS Factory for a Day" (2016) • Mario Reads Your Letters (2017) • "Nintendo Switch Parental Controls - Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017 Trailer" (2017) • Frizzy's Silly amiibo Theater (2018) • "5 Games With Spooky Levels to Play on Halloween!" (2018) • Guess That Game (2020) (Episode 1 · Episode 2 · Episode 3 · Episode 4 · Episode 6 · Episode 8) • 5-Second Focus (2020) (Ep. 1 · Ep. 2 · Ep. 4 · Ep. 7 · Ep. 8 · Ep. 9 · Ep. 10) • 60-Byō Challenge! Luigi o Sukue!! (2020) • Know Your Nintendo (2020) (Episode 1 · Episode 2 · Episode 3 · Episode 4 · Episode 6 · Episode 9 · Episode 10) • Baddies & Battles (2022) (Ep 1 · Ep 2 · Ep 3 · Ep 4 · Compilation) • Fun Lists! Lists! Lists! (2022) (Top 10 Reasons to Play My Game! · 5 Funny Games! · 5 Characters = 5 Fun Choices · Princess Peach Power · Laugh Till You Pop · 10 Power-Ups! · Get Them Goombas! · Epic Mario Kart Takedowns Compilation · Mario Kart Items to Put Your Bro on Blast · 5 Minigames in Mario Party Superstars That Are Really Cool) • "Mario and Friends" (2022) • Meet the Characters! (2022) (Episode 1 · Episode 3 · Episode 5 · Episode 6 · Episode 7 · Episode 8 · Episode 9 · Episode 10 · Compilation 1 · Compilation 2) • Stuff on Nintendo Switch (2022) • "This Is My Nintendo Jam!" (2023) • Get to Know Mushroom Kingdom Characters (2023) • Super Mario Maker 2 Challenges! (2023) (Ep 1 · Ep 2 · Ep 3) • Which Nintendo character are you (2023)
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