Hanna Barbera's Pirates of Dark Water Original Opening

[dedantemon]

Ah good times :)

[AurinaTheWindMaster]

I loved this show as a kid. A lot of the stuff my little cousins watch now isn't as adventurous or imagination-inspiring like this was.

[michelsinay]

nice hi the from the 87s

[DahakTzimisce]

This was some of the most awesome fantasy/adventure music I've heard for any cartoon, both back then AND now.

It just radiates this sense of magic, wonder and epicness.

[BankaiIchigo12345]

Also it's not really a rare cartoon. Just see it on Amazon

amazon[dot]com/Pirates-Dark-Wa­ter-Complete-DVD/dp/tags-on-pr­oduct/B0042I6528

[BankaiIchigo12345]

La tourbiloun isn't the original name. The original name is Pirates of dark water. Then it was exported to France and changed the name to a French language name. You have yet to post the REAL original opening. To find it simply find a person who's got there VHS tape recorded with one of the first few episodes released in the US. Remember it must be one of the first few episodes aired, as later episodes also had a different opening. But this shouldn't be hard to find a person with recorded VHS.

[TheVagabond7]

Ride the resurgence of pirate popularity! Bring back the Pirates of Dark Water!

[ZeroX1803]

The only cartoon who has a really serious plot from the beggining.... Why Turner WHY!??

[Elementfifth]

where can I buy the dvds from as I never find any episodes from this show thanks

[hanshotfirst1138]

So this "Archive" DVD, does it have both versions of the original miniseries? Because that seems way too much to hope for.

[Kainthemain]

haha,i forgot this cartoon. JUst found it. Ah the memories!

[Enzaren]

Oh my, haven't seen this since the early 1990's o.0 kind of wondered what happened to it.

[That90sGirl310]

HA! I never thought I'd find this! WOW!  I think it would come on before or after Captain Planet. lol

[CaptainJetJakal]

The music reminds me of old school warcraft.

[bigguy2128]

Pirates of Dark Water, starring Sisqo

[garreevans]

favorite cartoon I wish I could watch every episode back to back!

[AE901213]

seriously. My parents never had a problem with me watching this. Or reading me dark fairy tales.  I couldn't watch horror films, but there's nothing wrong with cartoons like this. If parents are worried, they should take advantage of the time thier given to teach their kids about darker subjects before they go to school and learn from someone else rather than trying to hide all dark subject matter so that their kid is shocked/traumatized when they hear it from someone else.

[cfcefa09]

this show needs to be made into a movie btw, would be perfect.

[cfcefa09]

the best cartoon ever that was canceled unfortunately. i miss the show so much, so many memories of this and my childhood. i remember going to a friends and watching every new episode. they don't make cartoons/shows like this anymore, it's all boring and unimaginative. i miss the 90's :(

[Comedyteamz]

@cfcefa09 Not all newer cartoons suck, that new show sym boinic titan has to be one of the best things to happen to cartoons since samurai jack (being that the show is created by the same guy).

[TheBlazingkidtes]

i wish this was on dvd way before pirates of the carribbian and the porno movie pirates lol

[Jal8919536]

The original voice actor for Niddler in this version was Roddy McDowall of "Planet of the Apes" fame before being replaced by Frank Welker. If anyone has clips of McDowall's performance here, please do not hesitate to post. ; )

[Guyll21]

I've been watching this everynight! Makes me feel nastalgic.

[PirateHunterZoro200]

Watch on Boomerang at 10:30 pm!!!!!!!!!!!

[DeathRocker2214]

Just bought the DVD set that came out on September. All 21 episodes it's a shame they did not finish the series though.

[SuperToybox123]

i had the toy pf the main bad guy with the two braided beards toy back in the day

[Chnamanjx]

Is Ren the first Caublasian in a television series?

The guy has dark skin.

Blonde hair.

Slanted eyes.

Ren is the Chinese word for person.

[catzygirl]

@Chnamanjx That is a seriously funny comment! Lol! And a good point too! He maybe the first cartoon HAPA! xD

[kristicuk]

dude, imagine if they'd make like a live action movie in the style of LOTR, with all the crystals and stuff they could even make sequels and I'm sure the idea will be catchy.

Damn I'd pay so much to see that movie.

[wikidgorilla]

@kristicuk Man dood! I really wish they would! Hell I'd be happy if they just finished the Series. With the Original writers of course. I'd be upset if they screwed it up with some boo boo like what is on tv today.

[tinc123]

epic o/

[jase7474]

To me one of the best series made, that I watched, in the 90s. Just wish it would of continued until they got all 13 treasures of rule.

[RavnDream]

The series that made me a writer. Why the hell do they cancel the best shows before they could finish?

[b0lkan]

I have this tune as a ringtone, everytime someone calls me I get this epic feeling! So much nostalgia!

[davidkbarcus]

WOW that was bad. I'm glad they changed it.

[vagabondflow]

Big budget remake NOW

[KajoCFC]

Best memories from childhood I'm 22 now but I still got this on VHS :D

[xaviervonrottie]

I think this was a French opening.

[Haraio4]

God I remember this :D Damn, now I feel so old lol

[Schmidteren]

I remember this show having a bigf impact on me as a hild, the dark water seemed pretty scary at that time :)

[DjKarman]

lol i loved this show as a kid :D

[kmvoss]

I remember having a figure of a really fat pirate /w a pegleg. That is about all I remember from this show.

[VersionBest]

I remember watching this as a kid. I love it so much that I've never missed an episode when it aired. I never knew what happen to it though. It seems as though it ended so abruptly. Oh the memories. I wish I am a kid all over again and bring back all those great cartoons way back when. Cartoons nowadays doesn't compare to cartoons back then.

[keynna47]

this music made me think anything was possible as a kid. good times

[jimmytwotimez]

@keynna47 perfectly described

[slendersail]

@keynna47 Same here

[rathraven1313]

I remembered this for the early episodes during the repeat cycle it got changed to Pirates cause it threw me off when it changed.

[m0set]

Both this and the intro with Ioz was used in the Scandinavian Cartoon Network. I think the first 5 episodes had this intro, and the rest was with the Ioz intro.

God i loved this show when i was a kid

[pyrodragon57]

i loved this one too but i never had the issue of my parents not likiing it lol

[littleangel8910]

i miss them.........

[VaudevillianSavant]

I remember watching this show as a kid and my mother throwing a fit over the darker ambiance and at times rather disturbing content.

I didn't know the opening I grew up watching wasn't the original though, this is really cool thanks for posting it!

[slendersail]

@VaudevillianSavant Yes, what's up with that? I mean aren't we allowed to feel that there IS darkness in the world, one that we can overcome, however? It's disturbing, but good wins, and does so through valour. I don't understand these parents. They lie to you for years and then expect you to suddenly face "real life". This is not how education is supposed to be done, I'm glad we had these "dark" cartoons to help us. They were the best.

[konway87]

I think it was Turner's decision to make the show less serious when they bought Hanna Barbera Productions. Turner owned Hanna Barbera Productions from 1991 to 1996. Hanna Barbera Productions started working on the scripting process of this show since 1989. The show was called "Dark Water."

[0RobinHood1]

I wanted the episodes to be a little longer and a little more serious.

[0RobinHood1]

@konway87 Do you know if they did some "darker" episodes that got replaced with more friendly ones?If so,do you know where I can find them?

[konway87]

@0RobinHood1 First 5 episodes have a serious tone. And the rest has a lighter tone.

[charlesajones77]

@konway87 As I recall, the show was originally a mini-series called Dark Water. It was 5 or 6 episodes long. It was successful enough to spawn an actual series, renamed Pirates of Dark Water. Not as good as the original, but still quite good.

Now I'm going completely from my memory as a kid, and I'm just wondering, does this sound right to you?

Anyway, this was one of the better cartoons of it's time, and I was very disappointed when it was canceled without any resolution.

[konway87]

@charlesajones77 Yes you are right. The show was called Darkwater. The first 5 episodes had a serious tone. After that, I think it was Turner's decision to make the show less serious. But later Episodes like A Drop of Darkness, The Dark Disciples, and The Ghost Pirates did have a serious tone. But not as much as the first 5 episodes.

[JJTecumseh87]

wow i liked as well but the one with ioz os cooler in way i didint knoe this was orignal theme thakns