(for collectors...updated 11/28/99)

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• Books and Comics featuring our heroes
• Videos
• Boardgames, Quest for the Dungeonmaster and Fantasy Forest.
• PVC Figurines of the Cast
• Miscelaneous other stuff, including viewmaster reels, stickerbooks, puzzles, etc.
• Other TSR Figures/Merchandise, including LJN action figures and coloring books.
• Where to find them!

There were at least two tapes sold commercially. As far as I know, only one was ever released in the United States. It contained only one episode, "In Search of the Dungeonmaster."  I have no other information on it, other than the picture from the boxcover.

The other was sold in Australia, and it had three episodes: "Hall of Bones," "The Eye of the Beholder," and "The Night of No Tomorrow."  Trying to find it?  Click here for the boxcover.

There may be versions of the video that sold in France or other countries. I would dearly love to get a french-dubbed copy of the cartoon!  I have the French themesong ("Le Sourire du Dragon") available as a .au, and  Patrick has the lyrics to both the French and the Spanish version of the themesongs!

Quest for the Dungeonmaster (why is DM always getting lost? *grin*).  The kids must save DM from Venger!   Shawn Frevele was kind enough to take a bunch of pictures of the board and the pieces for me.

Fantasy Forest At first, the game itself doesn't appear to have much to do with the cartoon...until you looked at the game pieces that accompanied it, which were figures of Sheila, Hank, Uni, and Presto! The version I found is dated 1982. Apparently the game was redesigned and rereleased around 1990, with PVC figures dated 1986. (Thanks go to Rhonda Robinson for sending me the pics and the info!)
 

Here's the scoop:  These figures were made by "Comics Spain" and they were never, to my knowledge, sold in the US.  There were nine altogether, including the six kids, Uni, Venger, and Dungeonmaster.  I found all the PVC figures at Buffalo Road Imports, but I only have pictures of five of them.

According to Kim (of The Guide), there were other figures produced by the Schleich company of Germany.  She has two figures, and there are probably more out there, but neither of us know anything more about them.

Stickers:  According to the fellow who's selling them on eBay, these were sold only in vending machines up in New York for a short time.  I snatched this picture from his advertisement and left it rather large so you could see details. Some really neat scenes of the group.

Viewmaster Reels: Mike Lalande dropped me a note with the scoop on the Viewmasters- a new kid sighting!  I'll have a fwe pics soon.

"Just a quick note to inform you that I finally picked up a Viewmaster and took a good look at those D&D reels. It is our Venger who appears on those reels, as well as Hank, Sheila, Diana, and Eric. Tiamat and Strongheart are also featured. Bobby, Presto and Uni are nowhere to be found. Some notes of interest: Eric is seen carrying a short sword as well as his shield, and he calls Strongheart "Master". Also, Sheila is seen carrying a hammer in one scene and Hank is seen with both his bow and a dagger. Some of the pictures are pretty good, while others are pretty childishly drawn. This seems like something they designed to push the D&D action figures, as all the characters and monsters look almost identical to the figures that were released (orcs, bullywogs, ogre, skeleton, bugbear, umber hulks, etc...) with the exception of the characters from the cartoon.

(From the back of the package): "Strongheart Good Paladin and his worthy band of adventurers climb craggy rocks to the castle stronghold of the evil Venger. Long has Venger held power in these mountains by terrorizing people throughout the kingdom. Monsters scurry to attack Strongheart's crew and defend Venger's cursed fortress. Strongheart urges his troops over the walls of the castle.
Seeing humans advance upon his legions, Venger hisses, "I will summon a special servant," and an Earth Elemental ponderously rises from the courtyard. In turn, Ringlerun Good Wizard conjures an Air Elemental. Defeated, the Earth Elemental falls; but the battling warriors, both good and evil, are overwhelmed by these elements. Venger casts a withering spell on a weakened Strongheart.
Elkhorn Dwarf Fighter and the remainder of the the keep of Venger's castle. Fighting monsters all the way, they discover a secret treasure chest, and inside the chest, a glowing amulet - the source of Venger's power. Meanwhile Mercion Good Cleric removes the spell from Strongheart.
The troops reunite in the courtyard where Venger summons his most powerful monster, Tiamat. Breathing fire, Tiamat advances. Strongheart, wearing the amulet, poises his sword for battle. Then suddenly succumbing to Ringlerun's magic, the massive Tiamat falters. Venger and his monster flee the land leaving Strongheart's crew victorious in the castle - the kingdom at last is at peace freed from the curse of "Castle Venger!"

AD&D was getting pretty popular by the 1980's, so TSR liscensed a few characters and started marketing things like action figures, modules with the characters, and coloring books.  The Quest for the Heartstone, an AD&D module released in 1984, featured a few familiar faces: Strongheart (Servant of Evil), Kelek (Valley of the Unicorns), and Warduke (In Search of the Dungeonmaster).   There were other characters as well, that included good and evil wizards, clerics, elves, dwarves, and a good assortment of monsters that made appearances in the show.

Where to find these silly things:

Beginner's Guide to Action Figure Collecting  Learn do's and don'ts of action figure collecting.

Tom's Action Figure Digest  Post ads in their classifieds for action figures.

eBay!   This auction site is where I've located almost everything I've collected.   It is the biggest and best auction site on the web; the only problem is that people tend to get crazy when bidding, so everything is a bit pricier there.   You'd get better deals hunting around on the web!