The Pirates of Dark Water

A young man learns that he is a Prince with an urgent quest to save his world by finding thirteen magical treasures of rule.

Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure

Cast:Jodi Benson , Hector Elizondo , George Newbern , Frank Welker , Tim Curry , Brock Peters , Peter Cullen , Dick Gautier , Les Tremayne , Allan Lurie , Jim Cummings , Darleen Carr , Andre Stojka , Rene Auberjonois , Hamilton Camp , Michael Bell , Paul Eiding , Peter Renaday

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Andorus

Sat, Oct 12, 1991

After rescuing Teron from the Maelstrom, Ren and the crew stopped to gather supplies, but are interrupted by Bloth and his men. During the pursuit, they wind up in Andorus, where it is revealed that Tula is an ecomancer and they find the place in ruins. Teron and Tula try to use their powers to restore the island, but something evil is around and guarding one of the Treasures.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ A Drop of Darkness

Sat, Oct 26, 1991

While running from Bloth, the crew rescues an old woman named Cray who knew Ren's Father Primus and is an alchemist. She saves them, but offers anything for a sample of Dark Water to use in a potion of hers, but Ren refuses. She then uses one of her potions on Tula to force Ren to do her bidding and uses the Dark Water in a potion to make herself young again in an attempt to reclaim her youth.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ The Beast and the Bell

Sat, Nov 2, 1991

Ren sees a vision of his father telling him if he rings "The Bell of the First Sound" that all the Dark Water will be gone forever. But when he rings the bell, he finds out that it was all a trick by an imprisoned servant of the evil Dark Dweller, a creature named Keroptus. Ren swears to re-imprison the monster he freed by accident.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Panacea

Sat, Nov 9, 1991

The crew finds another Treasure, but it is guarded by a creature that can only be defeated by feeding it a loac flower (the best cure on Mer for most illnesses). Ren sets off into the swamp guided by creature with a mysterious past given to them by a shady Bio-transmuter.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ King Niddler

Sat, Nov 16, 1991

Niddler is supposed to be a king to a tribe of non-flying monkey birds. What he doesn't know, however, is that he is also the only hope of defeating a giant dangerous creature, which he can't do.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ The Collection

Sat, Nov 23, 1991

The crew encounter a wizard who "collects" ships by shrinking them. While trying to save Ioz, they are shrunk as well and left stuck in a glass bottle.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ The Little Leviathan

Sat, Nov 30, 1991

Ren saves a baby leviathan and a bond is born. However, both leviathan, Ren and Ioz are taken captives by Bloth.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ The Dark Dweller

Sat, Dec 7, 1991

While once again running from Bloth, the crew is forced to leave the Wraith, but Tula falls victim to the Dark Water in the process. Ren is shaken and they are captured by Bloth, but a slight glimmer of hope comes when it seems that Tula may still be alive. Ren then escapes and takes the Treasures and enters the realm of the Dark Dweller to search for his lost friend.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ The Dark Disciples

Sun, Nov 8, 1992

The Wraith is damaged during yet another escape from Bloth and the only nearby port is Octopon, but it's in ruins and overrun by the servants of the Dark Dweller.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ The Ghost Pirates

Sun, Nov 15, 1992

Blinded by greed, Ioz tries to steal a treasure from a seemingly deserted ship. Unfortunately, it appears that the ship is full of ghosts, who want to make Ioz one of them.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ The Dagron Master

Sun, Nov 22, 1992

While washed ashore, Ren and Niddler encounter "the Dagron Master." He offers to help them to find one of the Treasures, but in the middle of journey, Ren finds he has been tricked and is turned into one of the reptiles.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ The Game Players of Undaar

Sun, Nov 29, 1992

Two strange creatures in control of a moving island interrupt Bloth just as he is about to capture Ren. They then blackmail Ren and Bloth, chaining the two together and making them play their deadly game while competing with their best warriors while betting on the contest.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ The Pandawa Plague

Sun, May 2, 1993

When Ren and his crew are taking a break back in Octopon, the Queen of the monkey birds shows up asking Niddler for help. She says that there is a plague on Pandawa and that Niddler needs to protect the egg of the future queen. Ren and Niddler fly ahead, but there may be more to this plague than a simple disease.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Sister of the Sword

Sun, May 9, 1993

The crew is forced to go to port to buy supplies after Konk destroys what they had gathered. There, Ren bumps into Solia, Ioz's sister, who is a pickpocket with an eye to go hunt a treasure located on Arakna Island, the most dangerous island in Mer. When Ren and Ioz refuse, she steals the crew's gold and the compass and gets Konk to help her while Ren chases after her to retrieve the stolen compass.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ The Soul Stealer

Sun, May 16, 1993

Bloth comes up with a new plan after talking to a soothsaying creature who says that Ren is the only one destined to collect the treasures. He decides to become Ren by swapping bodies with him using a potion made by Morpho. He manages to catch Ren, but not without Niddler who he makes Konk swap bodies with to avoid suspicion. The potion has a drawback that any mirror will show their true identities. Ren and Niddler (now in Bloth and Konk's bodies) steal Morpho's potion and escape the Maelstrom to try to get their original bodies back. Things get a bit more complicated when Joat shows up to get revenge on Ren and Ioz for stealing The Wraith.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ The Living Treasure

Sun, May 23, 1993

Ioz and Tula are arguing yet again and Ren is trying to be the peacemaker as they chase down another Treasure. Niddler has gotten separated from the group having gone to raid a nearby freighter for food. The Monkey bird falls asleep and narrowly escapes when the freighter is attacked while passing a strange island and winds up there. The Wraith is not far behind it's the same island where the next Treasure is located. Niddler meets a strange but cute little creature while the others run into the Amazon like warriors who live there and are soon captured. The warriors see the creature as a pest, but Tula knows what it truly is and tricks the warriors into thinking she has joined them so she can stay free, rescue Ren and Ioz and save the little creature.