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The Legend of Zelda was an American animated series loosely based on the first and second Legend of Zelda games created by Shigeru Miyamoto for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Each episode of Zelda followed the adventures of the hero Link and the royal Princess Zelda as they defended the kingdom of Hyrule from an evil wizard named Ganon. Most episodes consisted of Ganon (or his minions) attempting to either a) capture the Triforce of Wisdom from Zelda, b) kidnapping Zelda herself, or c) use some other villainous scheme to conquer Hyrule. A common running joke of the series was Link’s repeated failure to convince Zelda that he deserved a kiss for his heroic deeds. Link’s fairy sidekick, Sprite, was always willing to give him a kiss for free, but due to her small size he never seemed to take serious notice. This theme was most likely inspired by the final moments of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, and may itself have influenced the common belief that Link and Zelda are romantically involved in the subsequent games, an idea only rarely hinted at in the games themselves. Link usually met Zelda’s obstinate rejection with his trademark sarcastic catchphrase, “Well excuuuuuse me, Princess,” which became popular in gamer culture of the period. The line also appeared in the three Zelda games released for the Philips CD-i. In the episode "The Missing Link" in which Link becomes separated from his body after it becomes trapped in Ganon's Evil Jar with his spirit remaining free, Ganon realizes that Zelda is able to see Link because of the possible fact that she really could be in love with him (which Ganon finds revolting). To Zelda's irritation, Link begins to dance and sing, alerting Ganon to their presence. After defeating Ganon, Link confronts Zelda about their mutual feelings, but she tells him to drop the issue.