The Legend of Zelda (TV series)
Overview
 
The Legend of Zelda is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 animated series based on the The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda, originally released as in Japan, is a video game developed and published by Nintendo, and designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. Set in the fantasy land of Hyrule, the plot centers on a boy named Link, the playable protagonist, who aims to collect the eight fragments...

 video game series for the Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...

. The plot follows the adventures of Link and Princess Zelda
Princess Zelda
is the name of a fictional character in The Legend of Zelda series of video games. The name has applied to every female member of Hyrule's royal family, which includes several distinct characters in Hyrule legend. Though she is the eponymous character, the player controls the main protagonist, Link...

 as they defend the kingdom of Hyrule from an evil wizard named Ganon
Ganon
, anglicized Gannon in early Japanese materials, and also known as , is a fictional character who is the main antagonist of Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series of video games. He is the final boss of most games in the series. He was first given a back-story in A Link to the Past...

. It is heavily based on the first game of the Zelda series, The Legend of Zelda, but includes some references to the second, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, released as in Japan and often mistakenly called The Adventures of Link, is an action role-playing video game with platforming elements. The second installment in The Legend of Zelda series, it was developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment...

. The show was produced by DIC Entertainment
DiC Entertainment
DIC Entertainment was an international film and television production company. In addition to animated television shows such as Ulysses 31 , Inspector Gadget , The Littles , The Real Ghostbusters , Captain Planet and the Planeteers , and the first two seasons of the English adaptation of...

 and distributed by Viacom Enterprises
Viacom Enterprises
Viacom Enterprises was a television distribution company formed in 1971 as the successor to CBS Enterprises, and spun off in 1973 due to now-repealed FCC bylaws prohibiting networks from syndicating their own shows....

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Quotations

"Looking good, princess, especially from this angle!" ~Link (The Legend of Zelda)|Link

"Hey, it's been fun, but the other customers are getting impatient!" ~Link

"Guys, it's been a blast, but you're going home!" ~Link

"OK, that's better. That's how I like to start a morning." ~Link

Zelda: Don't you ever whistle at me again!Link: I may never whistle again, period.

"Well, excuuuuse me, princess! If I had known you were coming, I would've asked the Moblins to sweep up before I zapped 'em!" ~Link

"But you're no amateur, you're a pro!" ~Triforce of Power

"This is my best spell, your highness. It removes the stinkiness from my dirty socks." ~Amateur magician

"Hyrule, a peaceful kingdom and a beautiful day. Well, that will soon change!" ~Ganon

"Evil is the path you choose, but evildoers always lose!" ~Triforce of Wisdom

 
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