The Pirates of Dark Water

TV Series
1991–1992
TV-Y7
30m

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Dark Fantasy Supernatural Fantasy Action Adventure Animation Fantasy

A young man learns that he is a Prince with an urgent quest to save his world by finding thirteen magical treasures of rule.A young man learns that he is a Prince with an urgent quest to save his world by finding thirteen magical treasures of rule.A young man learns that he is a Prince with an urgent quest to save his world by finding thirteen magical treasures of rule.

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- David Kirschner
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8.2/10

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Creator
- David Kirschner
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Episodes21

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Jodi Benson

Tula

Hector Elizondo

George Newbern

Frank Welker

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Tim Curry

Konk

Brock Peters

Bloth

Peter Cullen

Mantus

Dick Gautier

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Les Tremayne

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Allan Lurie

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Jim Cummings

Jargis…

Darleen Carr

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Andre Stojka

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Rene Auberjonois

Kangent

Michael Bell

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Hamilton Camp

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Paul Eiding

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Peter Renaday

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Trivia
One of the few Saturday morning cartoons that actually show characters dying. In the episode "Break Up", Ioz and Tula are fleeing from the guards during a revolt on Pandawa, as one of the guards falls into the water where Dark Water engulfs him. In the episode "A Drop of Darkness" the old woman Cray tries to make a youth potion. It doesn't turn out well and instead ages her to the point where she becomes so old she dies.

Quotes
Tula: [about the future monkeybird queen, who's newly hatched] Awww! Isn't she cute, Ioz?
Ioz: [Leans in to take a closer look at the baby, just to get his hair pulled] Oh! Charming! Just like Niddler!
Niddler: [With the most exited voice] Really? Do you really think I resemble royalty?
Ioz: No, monkeybird. But you're a royal pain!

Alternate versions
The first five episodes were originally aired in 1991 as the mini-series "Dark Water". The voice of the character Niddler the Monkey-bird was played by Roddy McDowall. After this became a TV series, when the first 5 episodes were rerun, the voice of Niddler was redubbed by Frank Welker and other editing changes were made.

Connections
Featured in The Chronic Rift: War in Science Fiction (1991)

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Fantastic Series

This show was fantastic!!! I watched when I was five, and it is the best animated show in cartoon history. I think the reason that the cartoon was so good is because it was the first animated series that show a form of plot that continued throughout the episodes. The characters were very well developed and the story line was outstanding, then again, I love almost all fantasy stories. The story was original, and it was sooooo good. Even thought the show was amazing, the series was never finished, there are only 21 episodes in all. Also it is not aired anymore, except on Boomerang and Australian Cartoon Network, so not every one can watch it. I wish the series would be finished, and released on DVD. If you search the web, using Pirates of Dark Water, then many fan bases will pop up, and you can find a link on some of the sites to petition for PoDW's release commercially!!!! Again, this is the best cartoon I have ever seen, and it is the only one that my mom would actually watch with me!