King Arthur & the Knights of Justice is an American animated series produced by Golden Films, C&D Entertainment and Bohbot Entertainment that was syndicated by Bohbot Entertainment for two seasons from 1992 September 12 to 1993 December 12. The series was created by Jean Chalopin and executive produced by Diane Eskenazi and Avi Arad.
Overview[]
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table have been trapped in the Cave of Glass by the evil enchantress Queen Morgana. The wizard Merlin, unable to free King Arthur and the Knights himself, searches the timeline for replacement Knights. Merlin finds the quarterback of the New York Knights football team, Arthur King, as a suitable replacement. Merlin transports Arthur King and his teammates to Camelot after one of their football games and appoints Arthur King as their leader, with his teammates as the new Knights of the Round Table, and assigns them the task of freeing the true King and Knights. To do so, they must find the 12 Keys of Truth, one for each knight that only the knight in question can initially touch. Once all the keys are found, the real knights will be free and the team will return home. In the meantime, they pledge "....fairness to all, to protect the weak and vanquish the evil". The Knights are armed with special armor and are able to summon their respective creatures at any time when in battle armor. These animals, such as King Arthur's dragon, are emblazoned on their shields.
The series had a progressive story with both sides making progress towards their goals. Continuity was also established in the episodes which would be brought up in later episodes, along with some repeat minor characters, character relationships, and previously overcome weaknesses of the Knights. Despite the continual movement towards a resolution, the series was left incomplete as it was canceled after the second season. However the series was provided an ending via a 1995 video game by Enix.