Sorceress of Jumanji

Sorceress of Jumanji
Jumanji Elements
Crystal Ball Message	Desmona: "EVIL SPOKEN WILL NOT AMEND UNTIL ONE BECOMES TWO AGAIN" Judy & Peter: "POWER AND EVIL ARE ANCIENT LORE YOUR ONLY ESCAPE LIES WITH THE ONE BEFORE"
Characters	Alan Parrish Judy Shepherd Peter Shepherd Nora Shepherd Ms. Desmona J.H. "Trader" Slick
Wildlife	Killer Shadow Creature Water Buffalo Whipsnakes
Episode Credits
Directed by	David Schwartz
Written by	Greg Klein & Tom Pugsley
Air date	January 28, 1999
Previous	Love Potion
Next	The Ultimate Weapon

Sorceress of Jumanji is the 34th Episode of the animated series.

Plot

After playing a basketball game, Judy and Peter return home to the Parrish Mansion and are shocked and worried to see their Aunt Nora having an attic rummage sale. Nora tells her kids that she made a lot of money from the sale, and unthinkingly sold "JUMANJI" to Ms. Desmona for a mere $0.75. Judy and Peter immediately run off to Ms. Desmona's house to try and get the game back from her by asking nicely, but she is far too intimidating and having none of it. The kids then hear the sounds of Ms. Desmona screaming as "JUMANJI" pulls her into the game. Peter is displeased with the idea of playing to help bring Desmona back, but Judy insists it's the right thing to do, so they roll the dice and enter "JUMANJI" with the clue: "POWER AND EVIL ARE ANCIENT LORE; YOUR ONLY ESCAPE LIES WITH THE ONE BEFORE". The game pulls the kids in just before Killer pulls free from his chain and misses his chance to maul them.

When Judy and Peter evade a hostile Water Buffalo, they and Alan spot Desmona stuck up a tree, hanging on for dear life while being harassed by another Buffalo. Alan recognises Ms. Desmona and she recognises him, chastising him to do something useful, while he grudgingly remembers how she was one of the few things that he didn't miss about Brantford. When they ask Desmona about playing the game, she tells them her clue was "EVIL SPOKEN WILL NOT AMEND; UNTIL ONE BECOMES TWO AGAIN". Desmona dismisses the clue and storms off to find her own way out of "JUMANJI" herself. Alan and Peter are reluctant to help the ungrateful old woman, but Judy reminds them that the kids can't solve their clue with our solving hers first. Leaving the trio behind to some Bullwhip Snakes, Desmona finds Trader Slick's Shop and he tries to tempt her with a 5 rubies a day guide to "JUMANJI". Desmona is not interested until she takes the Tome of "JUMANJI "JUMANJI" for herself and casts a spell on Slick to silence him, but when she asks him where to acquire ingredients for the Tomme's spells, he points her in the direction of the Manji village. When the trio find Slick wrapped up in his own tongue, they untangle him and force him to tell them where Desmona went.

When the trio follow Desmona's trail to the Manji village, they find she has become physically and mentally corrupted by the Tome and shrank the Witch Doctor for fun. The now Sorceress of "JUMANJI" refuses to give the Tome back and return with the kids to Brantford, finding "JUMANJI" to be the perfect place for her, so she follows the Tomme's guidelines and takes Peter hostage to make him her apprentice, sending Alan and Judy flying away into a Manji hut. Desmona then manipulates the Manji cauldron into a ridable vehicle to take her and Peter away. Angry at Desmona treating them like trash and kidnapping Peter, based on a tip from the Manji Witch Doctor, Alan and Judy head to the Shadow Ravine Castle, the former residence of the last Sorceress.

At Shadow Ravine Castle, Desmona restrains Peter and casts a crystal ball to observe Alan and Judy's progress. When Alan and Judy cross the Shadow Ravine rivers, the Sorceress mentally creates river rapids and conjures up a Water Dragon in her own image to drown them, until Peter shoves her to the ground and losing her concentration, making the Dragon disappear. While walking through the canyon, the Sorceress sends a Shadow Projection of herself to try and stop Alan and Judy, but Judy uses a pocket mirror to flash light onto it and make it disappear. Inside Shadow Ravine Castle, Desmona starts preparing to make Peter her apprentice and catches Alan and Judy in the act of trying to get the book, restraining them. Following Alan's smart remarks, the captured trio then starts making insults at the Sorceress, gaining her attention and giving Judy time to swing from her rope and snatch the Tome from Desmona. No longer holding the Tome, the powers and persona of the Sorceress abandons Desmona, leaving her angry and demanding to have the Tome back. Using the powers of the Tome, Judy is granted the role of Sorceress and gives Desmona a taste of her own medicine to apologise and solve her clue. Once the intimidated Desmona apologises, her clue is effectively solved and she is sent back to her house in Brantford. Thanks to solving Desmona's clue, it solved Judy & Peter's clue too, allowing them to return to Brantford, too.

Giving the kids the game back, Judy advises Ms. Desmona to give back the stuff she took from all the kids she was ever mean to. Before they leave, Judy's eyes shine like her Sorceress form and Ms. Desmona bids the kids to have a nice day.

Continuity

• Footage of the episode was used in the series finale; "Good Bye, Jumanji", specifically when the Shadow Creature chased Alan and Judy through the Shadow Ravine.