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* Story Edited by: [[Brynne Chandler|Brynne Chandler Reaves]]
 
* Story Edited by: [[Brynne Chandler|Brynne Chandler Reaves]]
 
* Produced & Directed by: [[Dennis Woodyard]]
 
* Produced & Directed by: [[Dennis Woodyard]]
* Animation by [[Koko Entertainment Co., LTD]]
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* Animation by [[Koko Enterprises Co., LTD]]
 
* Storyboard by: [[Vic Cook]]
 
* Storyboard by: [[Vic Cook]]
 
* Backgrounds by: Koko Entertainment Co., LTD
 
* Backgrounds by: Koko Entertainment Co., LTD
* Additional Production Facilities: [[Anima Sam Won Co., Ltd]]
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* Additional Production Facilities: [[Anima Sam Won Co., LTD]]
  
 
==Summary==
 
==Summary==
 
===[[Previously on Gargoyles]]===
 
*'''Recaps''': ''("[[Revelations]]", "[[Sanctuary]]")''
 
 
 
===Main Plot===
 
===Main Plot===
 
 
The travellers meet up with [[Diane Maza]] in [[Nigeria]] when the [[werepanther]] [[Tea Gora|Tea]] attacks with [[poachers]] to get revenge on [[Fara Maku]], who had bestowed the [[Mark of the Panther]] onto her.  [[Goliath]], [[Angela]], [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]], [[Bronx]], and Diane track the two transformed [[human]]s to [[Kara Digi]] and find out that [[Anansi]] had marked Fara Maku so that the man could keep Tea at his side.  Anansi expresses his desire to enslave the whole group, but Angela thinks of a way to defeat him.  Fara realizes that he was selfish, while Tea realizes she was wrong in poaching panthers, so the two of them begin using their curse to protect the jungle.
 
The travellers meet up with [[Diane Maza]] in [[Nigeria]] when the [[werepanther]] [[Tea Gora|Tea]] attacks with [[poachers]] to get revenge on [[Fara Maku]], who had bestowed the [[Mark of the Panther]] onto her.  [[Goliath]], [[Angela]], [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]], [[Bronx]], and Diane track the two transformed [[human]]s to [[Kara Digi]] and find out that [[Anansi]] had marked Fara Maku so that the man could keep Tea at his side.  Anansi expresses his desire to enslave the whole group, but Angela thinks of a way to defeat him.  Fara realizes that he was selfish, while Tea realizes she was wrong in poaching panthers, so the two of them begin using their curse to protect the jungle.
  
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Goliath finally acknowledges Angela as his daughter thanks to advice from Diane, and Elisa finally opens up to her mother.
 
Goliath finally acknowledges Angela as his daughter thanks to advice from Diane, and Elisa finally opens up to her mother.
  
==First Appearances==
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==The Story==
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===[[Previously on Gargoyles]]===
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*'''Recaps''': ''([[Revelations|"Revelations"]], [[Sanctuary|"Sanctuary"]])''
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===Act One===
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===Act Two===
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===Act Three===
  
===Characters===
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==Featured Characters==
* [[Panther Queen]] (No Lines)
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* [[Anansi]]
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* [[Oba]] (No Lines)
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* [[Houka]]
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*[[Goliath]]
* [[Fara Maku]]
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*[[Angela]]
* [[Tea Gora]]
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*[[Bronx]]
* [[Poachers]]
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*[[Demona]] (Mentioned Only)
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*[[Tea Gora]] '''(First Appearance)'''
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*[[Poachers]] '''(First Appearance)'''
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*[[Elisa Maza]]
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*[[Diane Maza]]
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*[[Fara Maku]] '''(First Appearance)'''
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*[[Oba]] '''(First Appearance, No Lines)'''
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*[[Houka]] '''(First Appearance)'''
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|h3=[[Oberon's Children]]
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*[[Anansi]] '''(First Appearance)'''
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|h4=[[New Olympians]]
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* [[Panther Queen]] '''(First Appearance, No Lines)'''}}
  
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==First Appearances==
 
===Locations===
 
===Locations===
 
* [[Nigeria]]
 
* [[Nigeria]]
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==Continuity==
 
==Continuity==
While [[Anansi]] appears to have been slain by [[Goliath]], he is seen among the [[Children of Oberon]] returning to [[Avalon]] in "[[The Gathering Part One]]", indicating that he survived. Indeed, there is a hint of his survival at the end, when, after Anansi's disappearance, we see a small spider scurrying along its way; according to [[Greg Weisman]], the spider was Anansi, who had hurriedly shrunk himself to escape the [[gargoyle]]s.
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While Anansi appears to have been slain by Goliath, he is seen among the [[Children of Oberon]] returning to [[Avalon]] in [[The Gathering Part One|"The Gathering" Part One]], indicating that he survived. Indeed, there is a hint of his survival at the end, when, after Anansi's disappearance, we see a small spider scurrying along its way; according to [[Greg Weisman]], the spider was Anansi, who had hurriedly shrunk himself to escape the [[gargoyle]]s.
  
This episode is the second time that a human has transformed into a panther. In "[[Metamorphosis]]", [[Talon|Derek Maza]] transforms into [[Talon]], and in this episode [[Fara Maku]] and [[Tea]] are [[werepanther]]s of a more magical origin. Derek Maza's sister ([[Elisa Maza|Elisa]]) and mother ([[Diane Maza]]) appear in this episode.
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This episode is the second time that a human has transformed into a panther. In [[Metamorphosis|"Metamorphosis"]], [[Talon|Derek Maza]] transforms into [[Talon]], and in this episode Fara Maku and [[Tea Gora]] are werepanthers of a more magical origin. Derek Maza's sister (Elisa) and mother (Diane Maza) appear in this episode.
  
Diane Maza is introduced to the gargoyles for the first time. After a conversation with her, [[Goliath]] is convinced to accept [[Angela]] as his daughter, following the revelation that they were biologically related in "[[Monsters]]".
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Diane Maza is introduced to the gargoyles for the first time. After a conversation with her, Goliath is convinced to accept Angela as his daughter, following the revelation that they were biologically related in [[Monsters|"Monsters"]].
  
 
==Tidbits==
 
==Tidbits==
In very early outlines, [[Fara Maku]] and [[Tea Gora]] were to be were-jaguars instead of were-panthers; fortunately, this was changed ("fortunately", in the sense that it saved the production team from the embarrassment of placing jaguars in [[Africa]] rather than South America).
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In very early outlines, Fara Maku and Tea Gora were to be were-jaguars instead of were-panthers; fortunately, this was changed ("fortunately", in the sense that it saved the production team from the embarrassment of placing jaguars in [[Africa]] rather than South America).
  
 
Though Disney's YouTube playlist for Season 2 included this episode, for reasons unspecified, it was set to private.
 
Though Disney's YouTube playlist for Season 2 included this episode, for reasons unspecified, it was set to private.

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"Mark of the Panther" is the forty-seventh televised episode of the series Gargoyles, and the thirty-fourth episode of Season 2. It originally aired on February 8, 1996.

Summary

Main Plot

The travellers meet up with Diane Maza in Nigeria when the werepanther Tea attacks with poachers to get revenge on Fara Maku, who had bestowed the Mark of the Panther onto her. Goliath, Angela, Elisa, Bronx, and Diane track the two transformed humans to Kara Digi and find out that Anansi had marked Fara Maku so that the man could keep Tea at his side. Anansi expresses his desire to enslave the whole group, but Angela thinks of a way to defeat him. Fara realizes that he was selfish, while Tea realizes she was wrong in poaching panthers, so the two of them begin using their curse to protect the jungle.

Subplots

Diane tells the tale of the Panther Queen, an old African legend, to a group of children.

Goliath finally acknowledges Angela as his daughter thanks to advice from Diane, and Elisa finally opens up to her mother.

The Story

Previously on Gargoyles

Act One

Act Two

Act Three

Featured Characters

Gargoyles Humans Oberon's Children Others

First Appearances

Locations

Spell

Miscellaneous

Quotes

  • "Most legends contain a seed of truth" - Goliath
  • "I don't need looking after!"
"Of course not." - Diane and Goliath
  • "Spiders! Why did it have to be spiders?" - Diane
  • "All children demand special treatment at times. It's natural. And Angela is the only hatchling with you." - Diane
  • "Dream on Spider-Man!" - Elisa
  • "Your quick thinking helped us defeat Anansi. I am proud of you, my daughter." - Goliath
  • "If love is about growing closer, then it's also about letting go." - Diane

Continuity

While Anansi appears to have been slain by Goliath, he is seen among the Children of Oberon returning to Avalon in "The Gathering" Part One, indicating that he survived. Indeed, there is a hint of his survival at the end, when, after Anansi's disappearance, we see a small spider scurrying along its way; according to Greg Weisman, the spider was Anansi, who had hurriedly shrunk himself to escape the gargoyles.

This episode is the second time that a human has transformed into a panther. In "Metamorphosis", Derek Maza transforms into Talon, and in this episode Fara Maku and Tea Gora are werepanthers of a more magical origin. Derek Maza's sister (Elisa) and mother (Diane Maza) appear in this episode.

Diane Maza is introduced to the gargoyles for the first time. After a conversation with her, Goliath is convinced to accept Angela as his daughter, following the revelation that they were biologically related in "Monsters".

Tidbits

In very early outlines, Fara Maku and Tea Gora were to be were-jaguars instead of were-panthers; fortunately, this was changed ("fortunately", in the sense that it saved the production team from the embarrassment of placing jaguars in Africa rather than South America).

Though Disney's YouTube playlist for Season 2 included this episode, for reasons unspecified, it was set to private.

DVD Release

Links


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