Arthur! And the Square Knights of the Round Table was an Australia

Australia

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n animated series based on the legend of King Arthur

King Arthur

King Arthur is a legendary British leader of the late 5th and early 6th centuries, who, according to Medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the early 6th century. The details of Arthur's story are mainly composed of folklore and literary invention, and...

 of Camelot

Camelot

Camelot is a castle and court associated with the legendary King Arthur. Absent in the early Arthurian material, Camelot first appeared in 12th-century French romances and eventually came to be described as the fantastic capital of Arthur's realm and a symbol of the Arthurian world...

.

The series was produced from 1966 to 1968 and written by Melbourne

Melbourne

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 playwright Alex Buzo

Alex Buzo

Alex Buzo was an Australian playwright and author who wrote 88 works.-Early life:Buzo was born in Sydney in 1944 to an Albanian-born father and an Australian mother...

 and British-born entertainer Rod Hull

Rod Hull

Rodney Stephen Hull , better known as Rod Hull, was a popular entertainer on British television in the 1970s and 1980s. He rarely appeared without Emu, a mute, highly aggressive arm-length puppet of the flightless emu bird...

, with Lyle Martin

Lyle Martin

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, M. Robinson, and John Palmer. The characters included King Arthur

King Arthur

King Arthur is a legendary British leader of the late 5th and early 6th centuries, who, according to Medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the early 6th century. The details of Arthur's story are mainly composed of folklore and literary invention, and...

, Guinevere

Guinevere

Guinevere was the legendary queen consort of King Arthur. In tales and folklore, she was said to have had a love affair with Arthur's chief knight Sir Lancelot...

, Lancelot

Lancelot

Sir Lancelot du Lac is one of the Knights of the Round Table in the Arthurian legend. He is the most trusted of King Arthur's knights and plays a part in many of Arthur's victories...

, Merlin, the Jester

Dagonet

Sir Dagonet was King Arthur's well-beloved jester, and a Knight of the Round Table of Arthurian legend. He saw himself as a courageous warrior and would present himself as such. Yet, in reality, he would flee at the slightest provocation...

, the Black Knight

Black Knight

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, and Morgan le Fay

Morgan le Fay

Morgan le Fay , alternatively known as Morgane, Morgaine, Morgana and other variants, is a powerful sorceress in the Arthurian legend. Early works featuring Morgan do not elaborate her character beyond her role as a fay or magician...

. The actors who voiced the character parts in the series included: John Meillon

John Meillon

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 (as "Arthur"), Lola Brooks (as "Guinevere" and "Morgana le Fay"), John Ewart

John Ewart

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, Kevin Golsby, and Matthew O'Sullivan.

Episodes

• There's An Elephant at the Drawbridge
• A Nice Knight for a Wedding
• Paris Picnic
• Octopus
• Would You Believe, A Beanstalk?
• Which Wizard Versus What Witch
• It's the Only Kingdom I've Got
• Old Moody
• I'll See If I'm There
• The Inn
• Seventeen Going on Seventy
• Will the Real Arthur Please Stand Up
• The Genie Who Came to Dinner
• No Laugh Olaf
• Some Maidens Just Aren't Fair
• New Armour for the King
• Smile, Smile, Smile
• That's What I Call Music
• It's the Gift That Counts
• The King's Champion
• Undercover Knight
• How Do You Like Them Apples
• Pink is In
• Get Your Wish Here
• Little Bundle
• The Crown Jewels
• Mail-Order Bride
• The Unicorn of Camelot
• Belle of the Ball
• While Camelot Sleeps
• Play Gypsy Play
• Be Kind to Dragons
• The Search for Guinevere
• Even Knights Have to Eat
• Assault on Castle Morgana
• The Wrecker

DVD release

On September 20, 2011, Millennium Entertainment

Millennium Entertainment

Led by CEO Bill Lee, Millennium Entertainment is a leading independent supplier that acquires and distributes feature films, television series and specialty programming...

will release two 3-disc collections entitled Arthur! & The Square Knights of the Round Table: Volume 1 and Arthur! & The Square Knights of the Round Table: Volume 2 on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time.

External links

• Arthur and the Square Knights of the Round Table at Keyframe - the Animation Resource
• Arthur! and the Square Knights of the Round Table at the National Film and Sound Archive