The Would Be Dragonslayer
| The Would Be Dragonslayer | |
| Generation 1 | Season 1 | Episode 40 | |
| My Little Pony 'n Friends | |
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| Original Airdate(s) | November 7, 1996 |
| Writer(s) | Caria Joseph Conway and
Gerry Conway |
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Synopsis
The Earth Pony Jumping Finals are interrupted when Spike the baby dragon runs onto the field shouting for help. A young boy (Alonzo) riding a camel (Panza) is chasing the little dragon, wildly swinging a sword at him. Whizzer shoves Alonzo off the camel but he continues chasing Spike on foot until Masquerade knocks his sword out of his hand and Megan slams her foot down on it. The ponies and Megan demand to know why he is trying to hurt their friend Spike.
The boy explains that he was trying to slay Spike "to do a good deed" because "everyone knows" dragons are evil. When Megan, the ponies, and especially Spike object to this, Alonzo apologizes. He explains that he has been trying to do a good deed for a long time in order to become a knight, but his attempts always backfire ("To Be a Knight").
Megan, Spike, and the ponies agree to help him with his quest. Soon they discover a castle behind a wall of briars. Alonzo chops down the briars, but instead of finding a damsel in distress, he finds a wedding in progress. Princess Aline is marrying Sir Hugonaut. Aline's fairy godmother, Emelita, conjured up the briars for safety. Sir Hugonaut tends to attract trouble, being the bravest knight ever, but he is giving up his quests and has asked the court wizard, Mothert, to choose a replacement knight. Alonzo desperately wants to talk to the wizard, but Emelita pointedly shooes him and the ponies out of the castle.
As the group heads home, Alonzo comes across a large, overturned turtle. He stops to help it, but is frustrated when he doesn't have the strength to push it over. After the turtle calls him a quitter, Alonzo gets the idea of using a large stick as a lever to turn over the turtle.
By this time the ponies have noticed that Alonzo is not with their group and have turned back to look for him. They find him just as the turtle magically transforms into the wizard Mothert. He was testing Alonzo as a replacement for Sir Hugonaut and is impressed with the boy's determination and perseverance. At last Alonzo becomes a knight. He thanks the ponies for their help and encouragement and promises to remember Spike's parting message: "Remember . . . be nice to dragons."
Releases
VHS
Running time apporx 20 minutes
- 1988 MSD Video
- 1988 Hasbro Inc
- 1988 Sunbow Productions Inc
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