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Right around the time of airing of the ''[[Super Mario Bros Super Show]]'', DiC had also produced a short series of cartoons based on the [[The Legend of Zelda (Videovideo Gamegame)|first]] [[Zelda II: theThe Adventure of Link|two]] games in the ''[[The Legend of Zelda|Legend of Zelda]]'' franchise (which were the only ones in existence at the time). Like the games, the animated series features Link's continuing adventures in the kingdom of Hyrule, battling the evil forces of Ganon alongside Princess Zelda and a [[Fairy Companion]] named Spryte. It shared a number of details in common with the [[The Legend of Zelda (Comic Bookcomics)|comic book series]] produced by [[Valiant Comics]] around the same time.
 
Thirteen cartoons were aired in total, and they would usually run during the Friday afternoon episodes. There presumably would have been more, but when ''SMBSS'' was cancelled, the ''Zelda'' segments went with it. The characters of Link and Zelda, along with their respective voice actors, were then adopted into the cast of ''[[Captain N: theThe Game Master]]'', where Link had a rivalry-turned-friendship with the titular Captain.
 
The thirteen original episodes can be purchased in a DVD box set and [http://www.hulu.com/the-legend-of-zelda are viewable on Hulu.]
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* [[Bomb Jump]]: Link does one during a chase scene.
* [[Bungling Inventor]]: Doof, the castle handyman, in "A Hitch In the Works."
* [[Canon Foreigner]]: Spryte and King Harkinian (the latter of which would reappear in [[The Legend ofLegendof Zelda CDiCDI Games|the CD-i games]]).
** Spryte herself may be a [[Canon Foreigner]], but the concept of a [[Fairy Companion]] to Link [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|eventually became]] a [[Canon Immigrant]].
* [[Captain Obvious]]: Oh so much. "Ganon's up to something!" You ''think''?
** [[The Legend ofLegendof Zelda CDiCDI Games|I just wonder what Ganon's up to!]]
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Link has "Well excuse me, Princess", for when Zelda gets annoyed at him, and "This always happens", when he and Zelda fail to kiss.
** And Link's demanding Zelda to "kiss me" repeatedly, which is said almost as often as above's quote.
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* [[Cool Crown]]: Zelda's main outfit includes a tiara.
* [[Cool and Unusual Punishment]]: In "Cold Spells," Zelda dispatches one of Ganon's creatures by forcing it to smell Link's dirty laundry.
* [[Cursed Withwith Awesome]]: Link is turned into a frog, but does gain the ability to crawl on walls and ceilings, helping infiltrate Ganon's lair.
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: Spryte more or less became this, getting at least a certain amount of screentime early on. In later episodes, she is sometimes completely absent, with no explanation at all. One of the episodes that doesn't feature her explains her absence with her being on vacation.
* [[Depending Onon the Writer]]: Ganon's goals varied from getting Zelda's hand in marriage to getting the Triforce to getting Zelda's hand in marriage ''and'' getting the Triforce.
** Zelda is either a sassy action girl or a sassy damsel in distress.
* [[Distressed Damsel]]: Zelda, but less often than the games. She's often quite effective in combat, when the script lets her be.
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* [[Ermine Cape Effect]]: Despite Zelda's usual outfit not being especially fancy, it does come with a tiara.
* [["Everybody Laughs" Ending]]: More than once.
* [[Everything's Better Withwith Princesses]]: Zelda, of course, but also Spryte; in "Kiss 'N Tell," she informs the others that her father is the king of the fairies.
* [[Everything's Better Withwith Sparkles]]: The Triforce of Wisdom sparkles, as compared to the Triforce of Power, which appears to be perpetually on fire.
* [[Everything's Better Withwith Spinning]]: Link has a habit of twirling his sword around in his hand. In "The Missing Link," when he's non-corporeal and can't hold the sword, Zelda uses it -- and does the exact same thing.
* [[Evil Twin]]: In the episode "Doppelganger," Ganon creates an identical copy of Zelda, whose job is to seduce Link into helping her steal the Triforce of Wisdom.
* [[Failure Is the Only Option]]: Getting Zelda to kiss Link.
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* [[Fanfare]]: The Hyrule overworld theme got played as a full fanfare for the first time here.
* [[Family-Unfriendly Violence]]: Normally the show's fights are pretty safe, but in one episode, Link kicks two snakes, and ''blood spurts out of their mouths.''
* [[Fun Withwith Acronyms]]: When Ganon's mooks kick him out and try to take Hyrule on their own, they identify themselves as the Brotherhood of Underworld Monsters (B.U.M.)
* [[Fully-Absorbed Finale]]: Link and Zelda would appear in several episodes of ''[[Captain N]]'' after the cancellation of their own show. One episode involved them trying to prevent the resurrection of Ganon.
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: Link, Spryte, and even occasionally Zelda each have their share of pervy comments throughout the series that [[Parental Bonus|went over the kids' heads]].
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* [[She Is Not My Girlfriend|He Is Not My Boyfriend]]: Invoked by Zelda in "The White Knight," when meeting Prince Facade for the first time. She introduces Link as a string of titles, causing his status to deteriorate down to "someone I know slightly." Later in the same episode, she actually ''forgets he exists'' while talking to Facade.
* [[Heroic Mime]]: Inverted by this incarnation of Link, who is by far the most chatty of the three main characters.
** Indeed, the cartoon and the [[The Legend ofLegendof Zelda CDiCDI Games|CD-i games]] are often cited as the reason ''why'' Link should never talk.
* [[Horseback Heroism]]: In a few episodes.
* [[Hypnotize the Princess]]: In "A Hitch in the Works," Ganon captures Zelda and puts a necklace on her which allows him to manipulate her mind. His plan, which actually almost ''works'', is a simple one -- [[And Now You Must Marry Me|marry the princess]] and get her Triforce.
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* [[Offscreen Villain Dark Matter]]: Ganon has a lot of it, thanks to the Triforce of Power.
* [[Opening Narration]]: Each episode begins with a sequence in which Zelda explains to Link (and thus, the viewer) what Ganon's hoping to accomplish.
* [[Orcus Onon His Throne]]: Ganon frequently prefers to send his (largely useless) minions to do his dirty work.
** He mentions at least once that his powers wane in Hyrule proper and that he is only at full power in the Underworld.
* [[Pants-Free]]: Averted in the daytime; however, whenever Link is shown after he's gone to bed or just gotten up, he's only seen wearing a nightshirt.
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* [[Pun-Based Title]]: More often than not, the individual episodes have rather punny or descriptive names. The episode "Sing for the Unicorn" features a character named Sing who is trying to rescue her unicorn. "A Hitch In the Works" is about Ganon kidnapping Zelda to force her to marry him. And then there's "The Moblins Are Revolting"...why yes, yes they are.
* [[Purple Is Powerful]]: Zelda's dark purple shirt, and light purple tights. Not only does it fit her royal status, but also fits her being an action girl in this series.
* [[Red and Black Andand Evil All Over]]: Gannon makes an evil doppelganger of Zelda, and the only visible difference is that her top is black with a red vest instead of purple with a white vest.
* [[Respawning Enemies]]: Given an in-universe explanation by the Evil Jar.
* [[Rhymes Onon a Dime]]: When the Triforce of Wisdom speaks, it always does so in rhyme, at least in theory. Sometimes the rhymes are a bit of a reach; for instance, "wise" and "advice." In "Cold Spells," Zelda responds with a sarcastic rhyme of her own.
* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]: Zelda qualifies when she actually helps out.
** Prince Facade is an adventurer, and is easily just as competent as Link as a fighter, even arguably superior in close combat despite having a crossbow as his chosen weapon. He's just too vain, and as such puts his looks above the lives of others.
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* [[Shirtless Scene]]: Link, while taking a bath in "The White Knight."
* [[Smooch of Victory]]: Link always wants one, but Zelda usually rejects him, which leads him to say one of his catch phrases.
* [[Spiritual Successor]]: [[The Legend ofLegendof Zelda CDiCDI Games]] seem to have borrowed from this series (both having a King Harkinian who says "[[Memetic Mutation|Mah boi]]," for one example). Of course, despite fans' varying opinions on the animated cartoon, they will invariably admit that compared to those games the cartoon is pure gold.
* [[Spot the Imposter]]: Fake Zelda kisses Link, while the real Zelda slaps him.
* [[Stalker Withwith a Crush]]: Ganon seems to feel this way toward Zelda, as evidenced by his actions in a number of episodes.
{{quote| '''Ganon:''' ''I want that princess!''}}
** In "That Sinking Feeling," he explicitly states his intention to make her his queen once he conquers Hyrule.
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