The Laughing Dragon

 is the 12th episode of She-Ra: Princess of Power. It introduces Sorrowful the dragon, and as such takes place before The Prisoners of Beast Island, which was broadcast earlier.

Moral
Loo-Kee: "Hi! It's me again, Loo-Kee. Did you find my hiding place today? If not, take another look. See me now? In today's story, Sorrowful thought he didn't have courage. He found that he had more than he thought. So if you ever need to look for courage, you can find it in the same place Sorrowful did, right in your heart. Bye now!"

Characters

 * Great Rebellion
 * Princess Adora
 * Bow
 * Castaspella
 * Kowl
 * Loo-Kee (cameo)
 * She-Ra
 * Spirit
 * Swift Wind


 * Allies
 * Mayor of Elberon
 * King Gruff
 * Sorrowful


 * Evil Horde
 * Hordak
 * Horde Troopers
 * Imp
 * Leech
 * Mantenna

Objects

 * Vehicles
 * Horde Destructors

Locations

 * Etheria
 * Elberon
 * Fright Zone
 * Kingdom of Greenvale
 * Mystacor

Cast

 * Melendy Britt as She-Ra/Princess Adora and Castaspella
 * George DiCenzo as Hordak and Bow
 * Alan Oppenheimer as Mayor of Elberon
 * Erika Scheimer as Imp and Loo-Kee
 * Lou Scheimer (credited as Erik Gunden) as Sorrowful, Kowl, Swift Wind, Mantenna, Leech, King Gruff, villager, Mystacor soldier and Horde Trooper

Behind the Scenes

 * Script was approved October 24, 1984 and final script revision took place February 27, 1985.
 * This story introduces Sorrowful the dragon, and as such takes place before The Prisoners of Beast Island, which was broadcast earlier.
 * In the script, Hordak's throne room is referred to as the 'Hall of Doom'.
 * Dylamug was originally scripted to appear in this story, but was replaced by Leech in changes made to the script on November 14, 1984.
 * The original script featured a sequence in which Madame Razz attempted to cast a spell to make Sorrowful brave, but only ended up to cause flowers come out of his nose.
 * Cut from the original script was a piece of dialogue by Castaspella in which she asked of Sorrowful had been deflamed before allowing him to enter Mystacor.

Continuity

 * The animated sequence of She-Ra pushing a rock will be used again in the episode Sweet Bee's Home, with the rock replaced by a wall within the Fright Zone.
 * The machines used by the Evil Horde to cut down the trees would appear again in The Bibbet Story.
 * The village of Elberon is mentioned again in the She-Ra and the Princesses of Power episode The Sword Part 1.