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''Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders'', known outside of North America as ''Starla & the Jewel Riders'' and sometimes spelled as the more traditionally Arthurian "Guinevere", is an American
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aimed at the
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girl audience and produced by New Frontier Entertainment and Enchanted Camelot Productions in association with Hong Ying Animation Company Limited. It was internationally distributed by
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, and broadcast in the United States on their syndicated
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block, where it originally ran from 1995 to 1996, with two seasons and twenty-six episodes. The series follows the titular protagonist, Princess Gwenevere of
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, and her fellow Jewel Riders, Fallon and Tamara, in their quest to find the seven lost enchanted jewels and to stop the evil sorceress Lady Kale from conquering Avalon. In the second season, the Jewel Riders gain new powers and fight against Kale and new enemy Morgana, as they search for more magical jewels in order to rescue their banished mentor,
Merlin The Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network (MERLIN) is an interferometer array of radio telescopes spread across England. The array is run from Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire by the University of Manchester on behalf of UK Re ...
, and restore harmony in magic. The series bears similarities to ''
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.'' They had the same creator and director,
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, as well as some writers in common, notably
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. The series was initially planned to be an adaptation of ''
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'' and was developed as part of Bohbot's earlier take on the Arthurian legends, ''
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''. During the 2000s, ''Jewel Riders'' inspired the novel and comic book series '' Avalon: Web of Magic''. In 2023, a ''Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders'' soft reboot comic was announced by
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. Its first volume was released in May 2024, to be continued in 2025, including a crossover merging it with the world and characters of ''King Arthur and the Knights of Justice''.


Plot


Premise

The series is set on the legendary island of
Avalon Avalon () is an island featured in the Arthurian legend. It first appeared in Geoffrey of Monmouth's 1136 ''Historia Regum Britanniae'' as a place of magic where King Arthur's sword Excalibur was made and later where Arthur was taken to recove ...
, where mystical jewels help their users cast spells, and whose inhabitants include several characters from Arthurian legend, such as
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and the
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.Vincent Terrace, ''Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 1997'', 2008 (p. 1222). It is threatened by unstable "wild magic", which comes from another dimension also known as Wild Magic and is kept in check by the Crown Jewels of the Kingdom, which each represent a realm of Avalon. The story takes place a thousand years after Merlin's initial victory over the evil queen Morgana and her dark wizards. The eponymous Jewel Riders are an order of magical guardians of the city of New
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who, mentored by Merlin and aided by their magic animals, have defended the realm and its people for centuries, with each generation bequeathing their jewels to the next generation. When a new evil threatens Avalon and Merlin suddenly disappears, the current generation of Jewel Riders is tasked with recovering the scattered Crown Jewels and containing wild magic before it gets out of control. The latest incarnation of the group consists of its leader, the 16-year-old Princess Gwenevere, a distant descendant of
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's wife,
Queen Guinevere Guinevere ( ; ; , ), also often written in Modern English as Guenevere or Guenever, was, according to Arthurian legend, an early-medieval queen of Great Britain and the wife of King Arthur. First mentioned in literature in the early 12th cent ...
, who was named after her, and her friends Fallon and Tamara. In addition to granting them powers, their personal jewels allow them to safely traverse the tunnels of Wild Magic and communicate with their Special Friends, magic animals who wear a jewel identical to that of their rider. They are often aided by the Pack, a trio of wolf-riding knights of Avalon who wield the Forest Stones. Together, they fight against the evil Lady Kale, the former princess of Avalon who wields dark magic and seeks to command all magic and rule the kingdom. An emphasis is placed on the "power of friendship", which allows the Jewel Riders to overcome evil and befriend some of their enemies. In the second season, the threat to Avalon is not yet over, and the Jewel Riders must fight against not only Kale but also even more powerful Morgana. Instead of the Crown Jewels, they search for another set of magical jewels, the Wizard Jewels, along the way battling the forces of darkness and working to contain the continued chaos in the magic.


First season

Princess Gwenevere, the daughter of the rulers of Avalon, Queen Anya and King Jared, is being prepared by Merlin for the ceremony in which she will receive the Sun Stone, one of the Enchanted Jewels, and meet her magic animal, who will bond with it. This will allow her to become the new leader of the Jewel Riders along with Tamara and Fallon, who wield the Heart Stone and Moon Stone, respectively. Meanwhile, the sorceress Lady Kale, Queen Anya's power-hungry sister who was banished after being denied the Sun Stone, plans to steal Merlin's Crown Jewels and use their magic to conquer Avalon. She finds a mysterious jewel of dark magic, which she names the Dark Stone, and uses it to banish Merlin to Wild Magic. However, in an effort to prevent her from using the Jewels' power, he sends them back to where they came from, scattering them throughout the kingdom and beyond. However, without the Jewels, magic becomes unstable and goes out of control, causing dangerous outbreaks until they can be gathered, which the Jewel Riders learn may also be the only way to free Merlin from Wild Magic. Gwenevere successfully completes her Sun Stone bonding ceremony with Sunstar, a flying unicorn she rescues from Lady Kale's castle. The story then follows the adventures of the Jewel Riders as they search for the Crown Jewels while dealing with outbreaks of wild magic. The seven Crown Jewels are the Jewel of the North Woods, the Rainbow Jewel, the Jewel of the Burning Ice, the Misty Rose Jewel, the Desert Star Jewel, the Jewel of the Dreamfields, and the Jewel of the Jungle. The Jewel Riders must find them before Kale does in order to save Merlin and Avalon. In the season finale, Lady Kale seizes control of the Jewel Keep at the Crystal Palace and overthrows Anya, unleashing dark magic onto Avalon and stripping the Jewel Riders of their powers. She then seeks out Merlin to finish him off and become queen, but he uses his remaining power to pull her into Wild Magic, allowing the Riders to release the hidden good magic of the Crystal Palace, which is revealed to be a great Enchanted Jewel. Kale attempts to absorb the powers of the Crown Jewels but fails as the magic turns against her and she is destroyed. As the Riders celebrate their victory, they discover that the Crown Jewels have been tuned to their Enchanted Jewels, allowing them to channel the magic of Avalon. Merlin also appears to congratulate them, informing them that he sacrificed his staff jewel so that Kale could be defeated and that without it, he will be lost to Wild Magic.


Second season

While Lady Kale is defeated and Avalon is at peace, Merlin is still trapped in Wild Magic and the kingdom is not yet safe, as outbreaks of wild magic continue. Without Merlin's jewel, the Jewel Riders have lost a chance of solving the magic crisis for good. However, the girls gain new and more powerful magic from the Crown Jewels, allowing them to deal with the outbreaks. Meanwhile, Kale's Dark Stone is summoned to a floating palace, where she re-materializes and meets her rescuer: the legendary enchantress Morgana, the creator and original wielder of the Dark Stone. A millennium ago, she led the ancient wizards against Merlin but failed and, having lost her jewel, has been trapped in Wild Magic since. United by their mutual hatred of Merlin and his followers, the two decide to join forces, and Morgana sends Kale to Avalon in search of the Wizard Jewels in preparation for her return. As the Jewel Riders search for the Wizard Jewels, they fight against Kale, who has her own agenda and seeks the Jewels for herself while working for Morgana, who wants to use their magic to conquer Avalon. The seven Wizard Jewels, not counting the Dark Stone, are the Unicorn Jewel, the Jewel of Arden, the Garden Jewel, the Jewel of the Sea, the Time Stone, and the Fortune Jewel. Soon, Tamara gains a magic animal for herself: the otherworldly unicorn Shadowsong. In the final battle between the Riders and Kale and Morgana at the Heart of Avalon and then at the Heart of Wild Magic, Gwenevere is given the magic Staff of Avalon by the Lady of the Lake, the Spirit of Avalon, allowing her to defeat her a second time. The Riders and their allies then unite to fight Morgana, and Gwenevere fuses the Dark Stone with the Sun Stone and obtains the One Jewel, which is forged from the Wizard Jewels. A restored Merlin uses it to seemingly destroy Morgana and the ancient wizards' ghosts, after which the Riders and their friends reunite with Merlin and return home.


Characters


Jewel Riders

The three Jewel Riders are Princess Gwenevere (Starla in the ''Starla'' version), Fallon, and Tamara. Each them possesses a different Enchanted Jewel, a special magical gemstone that grants them their special powers (some shared and others unique) and allows them to communicate with their respective magic animals. *Princess Gwenevere (voiced by
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in the first season and
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in the second season) is the daughter of the rulers of Avalon, Queen Anya and King Jared, and its destined future queen, who is adventurous and romantic. She is the current leader of the Jewel Riders and wields the royal Sun Stone, which gives her powers of light and goodness. Her magic animal is the
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Sunstar (voiced by Deborah Allison). *Fallon (voiced by Deborah Allison) is a member of the Jewel Riders and Gwenevere's bodyguard, who is tomboyish and practical. She wields the Moon Stone, which gives her powers of movement and illusion. Her magic animal is the unicorn Moondance (voiced by Barbara Jean Kearney). *Tamara (voiced by Laura Dean) is a member of the Jewel Riders, who is empathetic and spiritual and a longtime close friend of Fallon. She wields the Heart Stone, which gives her the ability to talk to animals as well as healing powers and magical music. In the second season, she pairs with the "zebracorn" Shadowsong (voiced by Henry Mandell).


Allies

*
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(voiced by
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), is a powerful and ancient wizard who has defended Avalon from evil for centuries. He is an advisor to the royal family and a mentor to the Jewel Riders. Once Kale banishes Merlin to Wild Magic, the Jewel Riders begin their search for the Crown Jewels to save him and Avalon, while his talking owl familiar, Archimedes also known as Archie (voiced by John Beach 'Voiceguy'), becomes their companion. * The Wolf Pack is a trio of knights of the Crystal Palace, who wield the Forest Stones and serve as allies to the Riders. They are led by Gwen's aspiring boyfriend Drake (voiced by John Beach) who rides the giant wolf Thunderbolt. Its other members are Josh (voiced by Bob Kaliban) and Max (voiced by
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), with their wolves Stormrunner and Windwalker. * Queen Anya (voiced by
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) and King Jared (voiced by Bob Kaliban) are the rulers of Avalon and Gwenevere's parents. Anya (Adrianna in the comics) is good sister of the evil Princess Kale and used to wield the Sun Stone during her time as a Jewel Riders. Jared had been the previous leader of the Wolf Pack and still wields a Forest Stone. * Ian (voiced by Bob Kaliban) is a man-wolf prince of the Forest of Arden who falls in love with Gwenevere. He becomes Gwen's devoted champion and her second romantic interest after Drake.


Villains

* Lady Kale (voiced by Corinne Orr) is Gwenevere's aunt and Anya's twin sister, who wields the Dark Stone. She is an "outlaw princess" who believes she is the rightful heir to the throne, a position which was "stolen" from her after Merlin chose Anya to be queen. She was once Merlin's prodigy student and would-be Jewel Rider, but was denied the Sun Stone and then banished for plotting against him and Anya. After being defeated at the end of the first season, she is revived and teams up with Morgana to find the Wizard Jewels while having her own agenda to use their power for herself. She has her own bonded magic animals, the dragon Grimm (voiced by Peter Fernandez) and a duo of mischievous dragon-weasel creatures, brothers Rufus and Twig (voiced by John Beach and Henry Mandell, respectively). She also has human servants, including a gang known as the Outlaws. * Queen Morgana (voiced by Deborah Allison), is an enchantress who was the creator and original wielder of the Dark Stone. A millennium ago, she led the ancient wizards against Merlin but failed and, having lost her jewel, has been trapped in Wild Magic since. After Kale is revived and teams up with her, they fight against the Jewel Riders together, but secretly plot to betray each other. * The ancient wizards were wizards who allied with Morgana against Merlin. Among them, the most notable is Derek, who sides with Merlin against Morgana.


Episodes


Season 1 (1995)


Season 2 (1996)


Show history


Development

''Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders'' was produced by the New York-based studios New Frontier Entertainment and Enchanted Camelot Productions for Bohbot Productions (later
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) in
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.Hal Erickson, ''Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia'', 2005 (p. 642-643). The series was produced by much of the team behind the late 1980s science fiction cartoon ''
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'', including the creator, co-writer and main director of both shows,
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, after a long development process. Despite a similar theme and title, there was no connection with ''
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'', which was Bohbot Entertainment's other Arthurian-inspired cartoon series that was produced in 1992–1993. It was originally supposed to be a cartoon adaptation of the ''
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'' series of fantasy novels by
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but eventually went in a different direction. The project was renamed repeatedly in the course of its development, including to ''Enchanted Jewel Riders'' sometime in late 1994 or early 1995 and ''Princess Guinevere & Her Jewel Adventures'' in March 1995, before ultimately becoming ''Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders'' (which was again retitled as ''Starla & the Jewel Riders'' for the export version). One of the several work-in-progress titles for the show was ''Enchanted Camelot'', which was acquired as such in March 1994 by
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(along with ''
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'' and '' Highlander: The Animated Series''). ''Enchanted Camelot'' had some major differences in its character design. The August 1994 draft script for the pilot episode of ''Enchanted Camelot'' ("Enchanted Quest", which would become "Jewel Quest") has been different in many aspects.


Production

According to ''
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'', "the production team intended for the Jewel Riders to serve as positive role models for girls." Bohbot's press kit for the series described it as "classic story-telling," incorporating "strong themes of friendship, teamwork, responsibility and conflict resolution." Each episode was constructed as an animated
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. The animation work on the series was done in Taipei, Taiwan by Hong Ying Animation Company Limited; one of the show's character designers was the future
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winner Rob Davies. The overall design was done by Jane Abbot, with Billy Zeats and Greg Autore serving as art directors.
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was one of the storyboard artists. It was the first series scored by Louis Fagenson; though the French version's soundtrack was the work of
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. The show's CGI effects were created by Ian Tetrault in
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and
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. The actress for Gwenevere/Starla was changed for the second season because Kerry Butler had to go to Canada for the musical ''
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''. The show was not renewed for 1997, but a third season was rumored in 1998. The series' art director Greg Autore said about the making of the second season in 1995: "Bohbot wanted European distribution which required 26 pisodes So they made the next 13. They would have made more but were waiting to see how it succeeded. When the second set of episodes was turned on, the only two directions to start with were – 1) Search for wild magic jewels since the first set was all found 2) Use Morgana as the ultimate villainess instead of Lady Kale. Fortunately, director Robert Mandell was open to many of my suggestions. That second season had many episodes that grew from my concepts and a very rough storyline suggestion. Since the second season were not yet written and were rushed into production, this was where I had the most fun. Instead of just translating the characters and creating new fashions, I was free to create many new powers and adventures for the show. While I had input on many of the first episodes, I was now creating the basic storylines for entire episodes. Robert always had Morgana in the back of his head as a villainess he wanted to do. Now we could break out and expand the world of Avalon in different ways."


Broadcast

The series was first broadcast in the United States in 1995–1996 on Bohbot Entertainment's "Amazin'! Adventures" block. It had U.S. coverage of 80% and aired on 106 stations.Special Report: Toy Fair Roundup
''Kidscreen'', February 1, 1996.
Internationally, it has been shown in more than 130 countries in the ''Starla'' version. Internationals airings, generally dubbed into local languages, have included those in Argentina on ATC (as ''Starla y los Jinetes de las Piedras Preciosas''), in Austria and Germany on RTL 2 in 1996 and on
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(as ''Starla und die Kristallretter''), in Bulgaria (as ''Принцеса Старла и сияйните ездачи''), in Canada on YTV (
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block) in 1996–1998, in Estonia on TV 1 (as ''Printsess Starla'') in 1998, in France on
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in 1996 (as ''Princesse Starla et les Joyaux magiques''), in India on
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, in Italy on
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(as ''Starla e le sette gemme del mistero'') in 1999, in Norway (as ''Prinsesse Starla og Juvelridderne''), in Philippines on
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(as ''Starla at ang mga Jewel Riders''), in Poland on
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in 1997 (as ''Starla i Jeźdzcy''), in Portugal on SIC and
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(as ''Starlae as Jas Encantadas''), in Romania on
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(as ''Printesa Starla''), in Russia (as ''Принцесса Старла и повелители камней''), in Slovakia on RiK in 2015 (as ''Princezná Starla a jazdci''), in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia & Herzegovina (as ''Старла и јахачи драгуља''), in Spain under the titles of ''La princesa Starla'' (
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in 1996) and ''Starla i les amazones de les joies'' (
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/ K3 in 2006), in Sweden on
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, FilmNet and TV 3 (as ''Starla och juvelriddarna''), and in the United Kingdom on
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in the mid-1990s and re-run on
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in 2009. It was acquired by
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in 2000 (Fox Kids UK had aired it in 1996 before the rest of Fox Kids Europe in 2000).


Home releases

There have been four
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releases in America by
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in January 1996Gwenevere Rides Toys
KidScreen, January 1, 1996.
covering only part of the first season and consisting of ''Jewel Quest'' (episodes "Jewel Quest Part 1" and "Jewel Quest Part 2"), ''Wizard's Peak'' ("Wizard's Peak" and "Travel Trees Can't Dance") and ''For Whom the Bell Trolls'' ("For Whom the Bell Trolls" and "The Faery Princess"), followed by ''Full Circle'' ("Revenge of the Dark Stone" and "Full Circle") in July 1996. Leading up to the release date, Hasbro and
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offered an episode from the program on video for free with the pre-order purchase of a related toy. The UK (
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1997), Serbian (Vidcom 1996, "Prizor" dub), and French (
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2000) VHS releases include some episodes from the second season. In 2005, the rights for the DVD retail in the United States and Canada were given to Digiview Entertainment, which has reserved the right to release the show on
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. They announced plans to release the first two volumes in 2006 and subsequent volumes over the course of the next year. However, the only DVD released by Digiview was ''Wizard's Peak'', containing the first five episodes of the show and available in
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stores. Though it says "''Princess Gwenevere & the Jewel Riders''" on the cover, the show on the DVD is the international version (''Starla & the Jewel Riders''); in the case of both the cover and the show itself, the ''Starla''-style title fonts (similar to the title fonts in '' Gargoyles'') are used in the logo, and the disc appears to be region-free. The complete first season was released on DVD in France in 2008 dubbed into French. The series was also released on DVD in Serbia in 2007 and 2008 with a Serbian dub. Pidax Film released the German dub together with the English original on DVD in 2021.


Streaming media

In 2008–2009, the series has been available to be watched for free in a
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form on the
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Cinema service and later Kidlet.tv; while it was titled as ''Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders'', it was actually the ''Starla'' version. In 2009, the show was also made freely available for users of the Internet service SyncTV (available online from the browser for the American users and downloadable for watching for the others). In 2011, the ''Starla'' version became available for streaming through
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for the users in the United States, expanded to the entire first season in 2012. The first two episodes ("Jewel Quest") have been put on
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by
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, a new company founded by the producer Allan J. Bohbot. In 2018, most of the episodes of the ''Starla'' version have been released in high quality and wide aspect ratio through the subscription service Watch It Kid!. It has been since also made available on other streaming platforms, including
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,
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,
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, and PeacockTV. All episodes of the ''Gwenevere'' version in VHS quality have been released on 41 Entertainment's official Amazin' Adventures YouTube channel for free throughout 2024.


Merchandise

According to Robert Mandell, the show was originally commissioned by
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through reverse
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to accompany their line of toys (albeit only in the form of vague outline and the creators developed the plot and the characters). However, according to ''
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'', Bohbot "took the ''Princess Gwenevere'' concept to Hasbro Toys, which after extensive market research, put itself enthusiastically behind the project, collaborating in equal partnership with Bohbot on the development of the property." A national "Watch and Win" contest in February 1996 offered viewers the opportunity to win ''Princess Gwenevere'' videos and toys if they mailed in the correct code words from the show. The Hasbro/
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toy line had two series of action figures for girls ages 4 and up. The first series contains Princess Gwenevere (Starla), Sun Power Gwenevere, Tamara, Fallon, Drake, Lady Kale, Sunstar, and Moondance; and the second series contains Deluxe Princess Gwenevere (Starla), Deluxe Tamara, and Deluxe Fallon. According to Time to Play, the action figures' sales "bombed". In the fall of 1996, Hasbro planned to reintroduce revamped versions of the figures as well as new characters from the animated series. The toys had a television advertising campaign featuring a 30-second commercial. Other merchandise included a series of collectible trading cards released by the
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in 1996, a "play-a-sound" children's illustrated sound book by Nancy L. McGill based on the first two episodes and published by Publications International that same year,
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collectible stickers, a makeup kit,
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and
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premium toys, lunchboxes, clothing items, and such. There were unrealized plans to produce a video game adaptationMichael N. Salda, ''Arthurian Animation: A Study of Cartoon Camelots on Film and Television'', page 103. and the series' theme song was included on Mastermix's ''TV SETS'' CD 14.


Comics

In 2023, nearly three decades after the end of the television series, licensed ''Princess Gwenevere & the Jewel Riders'' comic books (advertised as graphic novels) were announced to be released by the
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imprint Maverick. According to the cartoon's executive producer and copyright holder Allen Bohbot from 41 Entertainment, they are going "to reflect a modern take of the Arthurian legends with a more dramatized version ndwill target an older audience," and it "may well serve as a foundation of story and design content for potential new YA animated project." According to the official premise, "Avalon is in peril and the evil Lady Kale has returned. Only through the power of magic and friendship can Gwen, Fallon, and Tamara save Avalon and restore order to their beloved kingdom." The comic series, written by
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and illustrated by Koi Carreon, began with Volume 1 published on 28 May 2024: "While the girls remain friends, things are not as they once were. Gwenevere - once the leader of the Jewel Riders - has had to take a step back from her true passion, being a Jewel Rider and protecting Avalon from evil, in order to step into a new role as the future queen. Fallon, holder of the Moon Stone now leads the Pack--an elite group of Avalon's protectors, a role once held by Gwen's fiance. Tamara trains under Merlin to better harness the power of her Heart Stone, but wonders where she--and her powers--truly belong. When Merlin begins acting oddly, it's a sign that evil Wild Magic has returned to the kingdom--and so has a foe the Jewel Riders thought they'd once vanquished. With her kingdom, friends, and magic on the line, Gwenevere must choose between the life she loves and knows as a Jewel Rider and her newfound duties." Volume 2, ''The Quest for Avalon'', was announced to be released on August 19, 2025: "When we last saw Gwen and her friends Fallon and Tamara, they had successfully defeated Lady Kale–or so they thought. With Merlin gone, strange things and wild magic outbreaks have begun occurring about the kingdom. Is Kale still among them? Gwen and her friends must dig deep to find the power within each of them to defeat a new enemy and restore balance to the magic of Avalon. But their friendship is tested in new ways as their responsibilities continue to shift and change." ''Princess Gwenevere & King Arthur'', a crossover with '' King Arthur & the Knights of Justice'', was to be released on the
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in May 2025, to be written by Jordie Bellaire and Joseph Corallo and illustrated by various artists. According to its premise, "Merlin is lost in the Wild Magic and finds himself unable to defeat Morgana once and for all. Using his last strength, he summons brave heroes from across the lands–bringing the Jewel Riders and the Knights of Justice together for the first time." It was withdrawn from all distribution.


Reception


Ratings

''Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders'' was reported to be "struggling with a 0.6 national
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among girls 2–11" in 1995. Bohbot hoped heavy promotion of the merchandise products would raise awareness of the show. Nevertheless, it was the most popular of the first-run cartoon series in the 1995 edition of Bohbot's "Amazin' Adventures II" weekend syndicated package. '' Daily Herald'' reported it was "the number one syndicated television show in the U.S. among girls 6 to 11" in 1996. It was reported that ''Starla'' became "a huge hit" when it was shown in France. First broadcast there in April 1996, it reached the top of the channel France 3's ratings in children's time slots with a 77.6% market share average, proving "that action, knights and fantastic stories work very well with boys, too."Pascal Paoli
Special Report: MIP-TV: U.S. shows survive the sale to French outlets relatively unscathed
''Kidscreen'', April 1, 1997.


Critical reception

The show's critical reception has been mixed and highly divisive, but for most part positive. According to ''Video Librarian'', "a cross between '' She-Ra: Princess of Power'' and the saccharine ''
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'', the ''Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders'' series is standard Saturday morning cartoon fodder." Scott Moore of ''
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'' compared the "underwhelming" ''Princess Gwenevere'' to the "overhyped" ''
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''. Retrospectively, Rob Bricken of
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ranked ''Princess Gwenevere'' fifth on his 2009 list of "most ridiculous" adaptations of Arthurian legend, commenting that shows like that "were clearly made to take advantage of a small, low-aiming school of girl-oriented action cartoons, but it ultimately lost out to a slightly more tolerable Japanese import." In ''Arthurian Legends on Film and Television'', Bert Olton opined that "''Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders'' combines all the worst elements of minimalist cartooning, modern commercialism and vacuous storytelling with a tiny portion of Arthurian legend."Bert Olton, ''Arthurian Legends on Film and Television'', 2008 (p. 239-240). In ''The Middle Ages in Popular Culture: Medievalism and Genre'', Clare Bradford and Rebecca Hutton described it as "a disappointing production that is markedly sexist and racist with only tenuous links to the Arthuriad." Kathleen Richter of ''
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'' called the show "so sexist and racist" for how it has "the powerful female figure demonized as evil and the main character blonde and blue-eyed." On the other hand, Samantha Kelly of the '' Manchester Metro News'' called it as "a real gem" of a fairy tale style good-versus-evil story for young girls, who in her opinion would strongly identify with its beautiful royal heroine on her quest against the menace of Lady Kale, praising the show as "full of action and fantasy" and featuring "excellent" character animation. ''
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s Lucia Peters wrote, "''Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders'' followed a pretty classic 'special kid and special friends have awesome powers and must defeat the forces of darkness' format. The fact that it met at the intersection of horses, sparkly things, and
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, though, means that it holds a special place in many '90s kids' hearts."
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's Caroline Siede wrote that she was "obsessed" by the show as "a child of the '90s". In ''King Arthur in America'', authors Alan and Barbara Lupack that the show, "with its strong female heroine, is interesting in part because it is designed primarily for girls."Alan Lupack, Barbara Tepa Lupack, ''King Arthur in America'', 2001 (p. 326). In ''Adapting the Arthurian Legends for Children'', Barbara Lupack added that it successfully "translated the Arthurian story into an idiom easily accessible to preteen female viewers and (...) appealed to its young audience." Retrospectively, France's Fun Radio included it among the 14 "probably the best" cartoons of the 1990s as "one of the quintessential girl series". Contrary to above mentioned criticism of perceived sexism and racism by some, some others noted the show for its positive values for its intended audience. Keith Busby remarked in ''Arthurian Literature'' that "the series appeals to young girls and teaches them the values of friendship."Keith Busby, ''Arthurian Literature XVIII'', 2001 (p. 250). According to ''
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'', the plot of this "popular" series, "specifically targeting young girls", features "life lessons to be learned along the way, and the program in general promotes brains over brawn." Syfy's Brittany Vincent wrote about how this "pleasant and kitschy relic of the past" had been a "perfect fodder for young girls like me looking for strong women and heroes to imitate." According to ''
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'' review of the first volume of the comic book series, its "story captures the animated television series’ essence while making subtle contemporary updates (...) There's an unmistakable positivity to the narrative, which encourages openness and demonstrates that vulnerability isn't always a weakness. (...) Sparkling characters highlight this diverting illustrated fantasy tale."


Legacy

Natoo's jewel line Joyau Magique (Magic Jewel) was inspired by ''Jewel Riders'', her favourite childhood cartoon. A music band named Jewel Riders was formed in Los Angeles in 2022.


Spiritual sequel

In 2001, author Rachel Roberts began writing her
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book series ''Avalon: Web of Magic'' inspired by and loosely based on the show.Fantasy Book Series ‘Avalon: Web of Magic’ Headed to the Big
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It borrows various concepts and names (including even some of the episode titles), as well as lyrics from some of the songs used in ''Jewel Riders''. As of 2012, the series consists of 12 novels, as well as a three-volume graphic novel titled ''Avalon: The Warlock Diaries''. A film adaptation of ''Avalon: Web of Magic'' was announced in 2012, but was never released. An ''Avalon: Web of Magic'' animated series project was revealed in 2017, but it too was never released.


See also

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Notes


References


In-line


Other sources


''Enchanted Jewel Riders'' Show Bible

Full Production Credits
at NYTimes.com. *
''Jewel Riders''
at Super3 channel's website. * Kevin J. Harty, ''King Arthur on Film: New Essays on Arthurian Cinema'', 1999, p. 224.


External links

* (1995 archived) * (2024) *
The Jewel Riders Archive
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