King Arthur

King Arthur was the ruler of Camelot.
According to the legend, Arthur became king when he pulled the sword Excalibur from a stone or anvil, a feat others before him had attempted without success. He married Guinevere, and they had three sons and a daughter. King Arthur's allies included Merlin the magician, and the Knights of the Round Table. These knights included Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad, Sir Gawain, and King Arthur's nephew, Sir Mordred. His greatest adversary was Morgan Le Fay, a sorceress.
Arhurian legend has been the subject of literary works, TV shows, movies, and comic strips. The best known examples included Mark Twain's novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and the Broadway musical Camelot, which became a movie in 1967. There were also two animated films about the legend: Disney's The Sword in the Stone, and Warner Bros' Quest for Camelot.
Hanna-Barbera had several of their own takes on the Arthurian legends.
== The Flintstones ==
* "Time Machine": During their journey into the future, the Flintstones and Rubbles end up in King Arthur's court, where Fred Flintstone is mistaken for Sir Lancelot, and unwillingly takes part in a jousting tournament.
== The Atom Ant Show ==
* "Dragon Master": Atom Ant is sent back to Camelot, where he defeats a dragon.
== Dastardly & Muttley in Their Flying Machines ==
* Dick Dastardly mentions King Arthur as he goes after Yankee Doodle Pigeon on a unicycle with a jousting lance.
== The Great Grape Ape Show ==
* "A Knight to Remember": At a science expo, Grape Ape and Beegle Beagle try out an experimental time machine and are sent to Arthurian England.
== The Scooby-Doo Show ==
* "Scared a Lot in Camelot": The gang goes to the castle of Camelot to see Shaggy Rogers' Uncle Shagworthy, who imported the castle from England, and find out he's been targeted by the ghosts of Merlin and the Black Knight.
== The World's Greatest Superfriends ==
* "Space Knights of Camelon": Superman, stricken with amnesia, ends up on the planet Camelon, where a group of evil knights dub him the Black Knight of Camelon, and use him in their plot to take over the kingdom. The planet's ruler, Arthur 7, summons the Superfriends to Camelon to stop the takeover.
== Challenge of the Superfriends ==
* "The Time Trap": When the Legion of Doom sends some of the Superfriends back in time, Green Lantern and Samurai are sent to Camelot.
== The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang ==
* "Gone with the Wand": The gang ends up in Camelot, where a villain has stolen Merlin's magic wand.
== Smurfs ==
* "Smurfs of the Round Table": The Smurfs pay an unexpected visit to Camelot.
* "Sir Hefty" Poet Smurf mentions the Knights of the Round Table.
* "The Good, the Bad, and the Smurfy" King Argon and Mordain are modeled after King Arthur and Merlin, respectively.
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