The general premise of Dungeons and Dragons Animated series is that a group of children are pulled into the "Realm of Dungeons & Dragons" by taking a magical dark ride trip on an amusement park roller coaster.
Invariably, the children try to return home, but often take detours to help people, or find that their fates are intertwined with the fate of others.
Upon arriving in the Realm the children are a little out of place, but the Dungeon Master, named for the referee in the role-playing game, appears assuming the role of their mentor, and gives them each clothing and magical paraphernalia to suit their abilities.
The original title sequence is a concise dramatization of the children's arrival in the Realm and the assignment of their respective character classes.
The second season of Dungeons and Dragons begins with the ride, only to shift to a stylized action sequence with the children, more accustomed to the demands of the Realm, capably doing battle.
This sequence was kept when the show was re-broadcast in syndication, but was shortened and remixed with different music.
The ending credits were completely replaced by a generic closing credit sequence.
This version was shown on Jetix in America. The first U.S. DVD release uses both the original first season opening and original ending for all the episodes, but still includes all the various openings and endings in the special features.
The Dragon's Graveyard
The Eye of the Beholder
The Night Of No Tomorrow
The Hall of Bones
Quest of the Skeleton Warrior
The Garden of Zinn
The Box
Dungeons and Dragons Animated series episodelist
1 The Night Of No Tomorrow 2 Eye of the Beholder 3 The Hall Of Bones 4 Valley of the Unicorns 5 In Search of the Dungeon Master 6 Beauty and the Bogbeast 7 Prison Without Walls 8 Servant Of Evil 9 Quest of the Skeleton Warrior 10 The Garden Of Zinn 11 The Box 12 The Lost Children 13 P-R-E-S-T-O Spells Disaster 14 The Girl Who Dreamed Tomorrow 15 The Treasure Of Tardos 16 City at the Edge of Midnight 17 The Traitor 18 Day of the Dungeon Master 19 The Last Illusion 20 The Dragon's Graveyard 21 Child of the Stargazer 22 The Dungeon at the Heart of Dawn 23 The Time Lost 24 Odyssey of the 12th Talisman 25 Citadel Of Shadow 26 Cave of the Fairie Dragons 27 The Winds Of Darkness