A Thumpin' Knight

"A Thumpin' Knight" is the third episode of the second season of Bambi, and the forty-seventh episode overall. It first aired on September 30, 2000, on ABC as part of Disney's One Saturday Morning.

Summary
Thumper, while sleeping, dreams about him landing in an enchanted realm, where he becomes an Animal Knight, and goes on a quest with Bambi and Flower to rescue Princess Faline from a fiery dragon, facing many obstacles along the way.

Plot
On a stormy night, Thumper wonders if there's anything he could do that is fun, and isn't outdoors, since he might get a cold if he went out. However, Thumper's mother tells him to go to sleep, as his family needs sleep, like every other forest animal. As Thumper kept thinking about what he can do for fun, he goes to sleep, but when he wakes up, he discovers that he is not in the forest, but instead near the castle entrance outside on the field. Just then, Bambi finds Thumper, and becomes all confused, wondering why a bunny is sleeping out here in the Forest Kingdom. When Thumper wakes up, he sees Bambi's knight outfit and thinks that he has a cool costume, unaware that he, too, is a knight, but before he can make any further comments, he is brought into the castle by Bambi and his fellow animal knight, Flower.

In the castle, Thumper is greeted by The Great Prince of the Forest Kingdom, and one of his assistants, Friend Owl. It is where they learn from Bishop Kitsune and Wizard Edgar that Princess Faline has been kidnapped and locked away in a tower guarded by a fire-breathing dragon. Bambi, shocked about her being kidnapped, decides to go and rescue her, but is stopped by The Great Prince, as he believes he needs Thumper and Flower to come with him, and they decide to go on their quest, too. Before they could go, however, Edgar decides to give the rabbit a knight outfit to officially make him an Animal Knight. After a few failed attempts, Thumper finally receives his own knight outfit, and the forest knights are ready to begin their quest. They first stop by the town, where they ask Miss Bunny where the Dangerous Meadow is, and she tells them how to get there, then wishes them good luck as they head off to the Dangerous Meadow.

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US

 * Bambi: Wild Adventures (VHS)
 * Bambi: The Complete Second Season (DVD)

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