There's sheet music available, if you'd like to perform it.Ĩ. 'Joxer the Mighty' - The laudatory song that Joxer sings about himself was written by Ted Raimi. Raimi played the character as a mixture of Bob Hope and Woody Allen.ħ. The story episode “ For Him the Bell Tolls” was a tribute to that movie. The character of Joxer, played by Ted Raimi, was inspired by Danny Kaye’s character in The Court Jester (1956). Renee O’Connor’s (Gabrielle) first paid acting gig came at the age of 16 as Porky Pig at a Six Flags amusement park.Ħ. “Make way the Warrior! Cheer!” Drums beat a rhythm Let villains betware The Warrior Princess is here!ĥ. Against the forces of a dark world She fights for good, not for fame. Here are the lyrics translated into English: The Warrior Princess rides alone. The choir singing in the background is Bulgarian Women's Chior, which LoDuca had heard years before the show aired, and they're singing in the Bulgarian language. Score computer Joseph LoDuca selected it for its exotic sound and decided to continue working with a Bulgarian theme. This instrument is made from the stomach of a goat or sheep. The opening sequence music consists of a Bulgarian bagpipe called a gaida (left). After pondering a number of different American accents, they selected Southern Californian as their standard goal.Ĥ. The directors therefore hired a full-time dialect coach to teach the New Zealand actors how to speak with an American accent. The show was shot in New Zealand and featured many Kiwi actors, but the marketing was focused on an American audience. The chakram wasn’t invented for the show. Her in-laws correctly guessed where they would be and managed to get in contact with Lawless so that she could accept the producers’ offer.Ģ.

She and her family were on a long camping trip when the producers selected her. Lucy Lawless nearly missed being cast in the title role for the show. Here are some things that you might not know about the show:ġ. Xena: Warrior Princess developed a huge fan following which persists to this day.

Xena, a penitent warlord, sought to redeem the lawless destruction of her early life by defending innocence and peace against wickedness and savagery. Her show, like Hercules, was set in a generic ancient Mediterranean world, featuring characters and stories from Bronze Age Greece to Imperial Rome. Fan response to episodes featuring her was so strong that the producers decided to create a new series based on Xena. The title character was originally featured on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Xena: Warrior Princess was a New Zealand-American television show which ran from 1996-2001.

Xena by Robert Weisbrot