Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
Genre	Adventure Comedy Fantasy Mystery
Based on	Tangled
Developed by	Chris Sonnenburg & Shane Prigmore
Voices of	Mandy Moore Zachary Levi Eden Espinosa Clancy Brown Julie Bowen Jeremy Jordan James Monroe Iglehart Jeff Ross Paul F. Tompkins
Theme music composer	Gabe Moffat
Opening theme	"Wind in My Hair" by Mandy Moore
Ending theme	"More of Me" by Natasha Bedingfield
Composers	Alan Menken Kevin Kliesch
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	60 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Chris Sonnenburg
Producer	Joe Crowley
Running time	22 minutes
Production company	Disney Television Animation
Original release
Network	Disney Channel
Release	March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) – March 1, 2020 (2020-03-01)

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (known as Tangled: The Series during its first season) is an American animated television series developed by Chris Sonnenburg and Shane Prigmore, and produced by Disney Television Animation. It premiered on Disney Channel as a Disney Channel Original Movie titled Tangled: Before Ever After on March 10, 2017. Its regular episodes premiered on March 24, 2017. The series is based on the 2010 film Tangled and features the returning voices of Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi, alongside Eden Espinosa, Clancy Brown, Julie Bowen, James Monroe Iglehart, Jeff Ross, Paul F. Tompkins, and Jeremy Jordan.

In February 2017, ahead of the series premiere, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on June 24, 2018. In May 2018, ahead of the premiere of the series' second season, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a third and final season, which premiered on October 7, 2019, which concluded on March 1, 2020.

Plot

Six months after escaping Mother Gothel and reuniting with her birth parents, King Frederic and Queen Arianna of Corona, Princess Rapunzel is unable to properly adjust due to her father's constant protection. When she and her handmaiden Cassandra sneak out of the castle, they come upon some magical black rock spikes that magically restores Rapunzel's long blonde hair as they, Eugene Fitzherbert, Pascal the chameleon, Maximus the horse uncover the mystery of her hair's return and its connection to the black rocks growing around Corona. Eventually, Rapunzel learns that Sundrop Flower's power resides in her with the black rocks directing her to the Dark Kingdom.

The second season centers around Rapunzel's group traveling to the Dark Kingdom while accompanied by Lance, Hook Foot, and Shorty and joined by the mysterious sword-wielding Adira of the Dark Kingdom. The group soon learn that the rocks are created by the Sundrop's counterpart: The Moonstone Opal. During the journey, Rapunzel learns the origins of the Sundrop and Moonstone as two halves of an ancient power seeking to be rejoined while sought by a demon warlock called Zhan Tiri, whose evil is mentioned in Corona's legends. Zhan Tiri returns to the physical world as a spirit and manipulates Cassandra into taking the Moonstone and turn on Rapunzel, setting up the third season as Rapunzel copes with Cassandra's betrayal while forced to become acting queen of Corona.

Characters

Main

• Rapunzel (Mandy Moore) is the long-lost Princess of Corona who adjusts to her new life after escaping her captor, Gothel. After her blonde hair mysteriously regrows, she sets out on an adventure to learn more about the origins of the Sundrop Flower (now reborn as her long blonde hair) and its connection to the ancient Moonstone Opal and its black moon rocks.
• Eugene (Zachary Levi), previous alias Flynn Rider, is an orphaned reformed thief and Princess Rapunzel's boyfriend and a prince of the Dark Kingdom. After giving up his thieving ways, Eugene finds his place in Corona as a royal guard instructor and later sets off with Rapunzel on her adventure. As of Flynnpostor, he becomes the new Captain of the Guard.
• Cassandra (Eden Espinosa) is the adopted daughter of the Captain of the Guards and formerly Princess Rapunzel's best friend and lady-in-waiting. She joins Rapunzel on her adventure until she reveals that her birth mother is the late Gothel herself and is manipulated by the dark sorcerer Zhan Tiri to turn on Rapunzel by becoming the host of the all-powerful Moonstone.
• King Frederic (Clancy Brown) is the King of Corona and Rapunzel's overprotective yet loving father.
• Queen Arianna (Julie Bowen) is the Queen of Corona and Princess Rapunzel's birth mother.
• Lance Strongbow (James Monroe Iglehart) is Eugene's childhood best friend and former partner-in-crime from his younger thieving days.
• Hook Foot (Jeff Ross) is the hook-footed younger brother of Hook Hand. He accompanies Rapunzel on her adventure in Season 2.
• Shorty (Paul F. Tompkins) is a short, old, and crazy thug who joins Rapunzel and Eugene on their adventures in Season 2.
• Varian (Jeremy Jordan) is a clumsy but smart, young alchemist who uses his alchemy and inventions to help others. In Season 1, Varian begins to aid Rapunzel but later becomes an antagonist. He later reforms in Season 3.
• Zhan Tiri (Jennifer Veal) is an ancient and powerful demon warlock from another reality who serves as the series' main antagonist. Having acted through her minions in the first two seasons, Zhan Tiri personally appears in a child-like form to manipulate Cassandra in season 3.
  • Tara Fitzgerald as Zhan Tiri's true form.

Supporting

• Pascal and Maximus (Dee Bradley Baker)
  • Pascal is a chameleon and the pet and best friend of Rapunzel. His backstory is revealed in Episode 11 Pascal's Story.
  • Maximus is a white stallion with the nose of a bloodhound. He is originally owned by the Captain of the Guards and later by Eugene.
• Fidella is Cassandra's horse and Maximus's love interest.
• Ruddiger is Varian's pet raccoon.
• Corona Royal Guards are servants of King Frederic.
  • The Captain (M.C. Gainey) is the former leader of the Royal Guards and Cassandra's adopted father.
  • Pete (Sean Hayes) is a member of the Royal Guards.
  • Stan (Diedrich Bader) is a member of the Royal Guards.
• The Pub Thugs are a bunch of thugs that hang out at the Snuggly Duckling pub who were befriended by Rapunzel and Eugene.
  • Big Nose (Jeffrey Tambor) is a big-nosed thug that is the romantic of the thugs.
  • Vladimir (Charles Halford) is a thug in a bull-horned helmet that is the strongest of the thugs. He was previously voiced by Richard Kiel in the movie.
  • Attila Buckethead (Steve Blum) is a thug in a full metal helmet whose passion is baking. He becomes Monty's assistant in One Angry Princess. He was previously voiced by Byron Howard in the movie.
  • Ulf is a thug who seeks to become a professional mime. In accordance with his profession, he never speaks.
• Nigel (Peter MacNicol) is King Frederic's adviser.
• Xavier (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) is a blacksmith who appears to be well-versed with Corona's history.
• Quirin (Jonathan Banks) is Varian's disapproving father. When he is freed from his rocky prison in season 3, he accepted his son for who he is.
• Kiera (Vivian Vencer), formerly known as "Angry," is an angry black-haired young orphan and thief whom Eugene and Lance convince to change her ways in Big Brothers of Corona. Though she was known as "Angry" during the first two seasons, the episode Who's Afraid of The Big Bad Wolf? reveals her true name is Kiera.
• Catalina (Ruby Jay), formerly known as "Red," is a quiet, young, red-haired orphan who is both Kiera's best friend and partner in crime, being the closest thing Kiera has to a sister. Though she was known as "Red" during the first two seasons, in the episode Who's Afraid of The Big Bad Wolf?, where she becomes a victim of the werewolf curse, her real name is revealed to be Catalina.
• Uncle Monty (Richard Kind) is an elderly shopkeeper who sells sweets. He is on friendly terms with everyone except Rapunzel due to personal issues. However, in Season 3, he starts warming up to her.
• Old Lady Crowley (Pat Carroll, Seasons 1-2, Susanne Blakeslee, season 3) is a grumpy old lady never known to smile. Eugene calls her Scowley Crowley.
• Feldspar (Zachary Levi) is the local cobbler of Corona. Levi does an impression of comedian Ed Wynn for the character.
• Adira (Kelly Hu) is a mysterious and fierce warrior. Debuting at the end of the Season 1 finale in a cameo, she appears as a supporting character and mysterious ally throughout Season 2.
• King Edmund (Bruce Campbell) is the ruler of the Dark Kingdom and Eugene's long-lost father.

Minor

• Mother Gothel (Donna Murphy) is the deceased captor of Rapunzel and Cassandra's biological mother, having raised Rapunzel to prolong her youth and beauty through the Sundrop's powers until Rapunzel learned the truth. Gothel has made appearances in the series in dreams and flashbacks.
• Lady Caine (Laura Benanti) is the main antagonist of Tangled: Before Ever After. She returns in Max's Enemy where her horse Axel breaks her out of prison without any suspicion, as he intentionally became part of the royal guard. However, Maximus has suspected Axel all along and stops the two. She later returned in Max and Eugene in Peril on the High Seas.
• The Stabbington brothers (Ron Perlman) are the former partners-in-crime of Eugene, whom he betrayed in his thieving days as Flynn Rider. They had worked with Mother Gothel to get Rapunzel back to avenge themselves on Eugene, but were captured by the royal guards soon after. They first appeared in Cassandra v. Eugene where they use the "game" created by Rapunzel to escape from their cell and capture Eugene and Cassandra. They returned in Max and Eugene in Peril on the High Seas and Return of The King.
• Andrew (Dean Winters) is the leader of the Separatists of Saporia who is dedicated to destroying the kingdom of Corona. He returns in Rapunzel's Return where he and his team took over Corona alongside Varian.
• Willow (Jane Krakowski) is Queen Arianna's estranged younger sister who arrives unexpectedly on Arianna's birthday. As a birthday present, she gives Arianna a small creature with a green rattle that she must keep at all times lest it reproduce asexually and go on a rampage.
• Ruth (Danielle Brooks) is a bitter ghost who was able to pass on to the afterlife with Rapunzel and the Snuggly Duckling gang's participation in one of her lost melodies.
• The Baron (Lance Henriksen) is an enemy of Eugene who appears in Beyond the Corona Walls. His pet is a venomous Kai spider.
• Anthony (Gideon Emery), nicknamed the "Weasel," is a subordinate of the Baron.
• Stalyan (Yvonne Strahovski) is the Baron's daughter and Eugene's former girlfriend and fiancée whom he left at the altar. She returns in The Eye of Pincosta.
• Vex (Britt Robertson) is a girl who demanded money for her services but changed her ways and became Quaid's deputy after the latter defeated the Collector in his rematch.
• Captain Quaid the Blade (Reg E. Cathey) is the sheriff of Vardaros who became a beekeeper after he met his match until he met Rapunzel and came out of retirement. Quaid was Cathey's final role before his death.
• Vigor the Visionary (Dee Bradley Baker) is a psychic chimp who is ultimately revealed to contain the spirit of Lord Demanitus himself.
• Madame Canardist (Carol Kane) is an old gypsy woman who is Vigor's keeper and agent.
• Calliope (Natalie Palamides) is the Keeper of the Spire's apprentice who is a talented illusionist.
• Hector (Kim Coates) is a sadistic member of the Brotherhood that safeguard the Moonstone from outsiders.
• Hook Hand (Brad Garrett) is Hook Foot's big brother from the original movie. In the beginning of the series, he had left Corona on a world tour to live out his dream as a concert pianist and has since become very famous and successful. In Season 2, Hook Hand reunites with Rapunzel and her friends when they attend one of his concerts and reunite with Hook Foot.
• Lord Demanitus (Timothy Dalton) is a legendary scientist who researched the Sundrop and the Moonstone. While Demanitus surfaced during the events of Lost and Found to help Rapunzel acquire the last part of his research, it was temporary with his mind permanently subverted within his vessel.

Episodes

Main article: List of Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
Film			March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10)
1	21		March 24, 2017 (2017-03-24)	January 13, 2018 (2018-01-13)
2	21		June 24, 2018 (2018-06-24)	April 14, 2019 (2019-04-14)
3	17		October 7, 2019 (2019-10-07)	March 1, 2020 (2020-03-01)

Production

File:Tangled - The Series logo.png

The original logo for the series

On June 3, 2015, Disney Channel announced that the series was in development. On February 15, 2017, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season ahead of the series premiere. The series features new songs from Alan Menken and Glenn Slater. Menken previously scored the original film, while he and Slater wrote the film's songs.

On May 31, 2018, it was announced that the second season would premiere on June 24, 2018, and that the series had also been renewed for a third season. Additionally, it was also announced that the series would be re-titled as Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure.

Despite the name of the series being changed prior to the release of the second season, both the first and second season of the series are listed as Tangled: The Series on Disney+.

Release

Home media

Tangled: Before Ever After and the first four Tangled: Short Cuts were released on DVD on April 11, 2017. Tangled: Queen for a Day was released on DVD on December 12, 2017.

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per season of Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

Season	Episodes	First aired		Last aired		Avg. viewers (millions)	18–49 rank
		Date	Viewers (millions)	Date	Viewers (millions)
1	21	March 24, 2017 (2017-03-24)	1.30	January 13, 2018 (2018-01-13)	0.96	1.00	TBD
2	21	June 24, 2018 (2018-06-24)	0.67	April 14, 2019 (2019-04-14)	0.35	0.47	TBD
3	TBA	October 7, 2019 (2019-10-07)	0.29	TBA	TBD	TBD	TBD

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.
2018	Annie Award	Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production for Children	Episode: "Queen for a Day"	Nominated
		Best Animated Special Production	Disney Television Animation (for Tangled: Before Ever After)	Nominated
		Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production	Shane Prigmore, Bobby Pontillas, Taylor Krahenbuhl, Mayumi Nose (for Tangled: Before Ever After)	Nominated
		Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production	Tom Caulfield, Stephen Sandoval (for Tangled: Before Ever After)	Nominated
	Daytime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Individual in Animation	Tom Caulfield	Won
		Outstanding Casting for an Animated Special or Series	Julia Pleasants, Sara Jane Sherman	Nominated
		Outstanding Music Direction or Composition	Kevin Kliesch	Nominated
2019	Annie Award	Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production	Juliane Martin (for "King Pascal")	Nominated
		Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production	Amanda Jolly (for "Freebird")	Won
		Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production	Alan Menken, Glenn Slater, Kevin Kliesch	Nominated
	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Casting for an Animated Series or Special	Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure	Nominated
		Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation	Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure	Tied
2020	Annie Award	Best Production Design in TV/Media	Alan Bodner, Brian Woods, Steven Nicodemus, Laura Price, Leonard Robledo (for Rapunzel and The Great Tree)	Nominated
		Best Character Animation in TV/Media	Juliane Martin (for Rapunzel and The Great Tree)	Nominated

External links

• Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure at IMDb