Coming on the heels of the direct-to-video sequel The Return of Jafar, the series picked up where that installment left off, with Aladdin still living on the streets of Agrabah but now engaged to the beautiful and fearless Princess Jasmine.
Monkey sidekick Abu, the animated Magic Carpet, and the fast-talking, shape-shifting Genie come along to help, as does sassy, temperamental parrot Iago, formerly Jafar's minion.
Many of the films' stars provided the voices of their TV counterparts, with the notable exception of Dan Castellaneta filling in for Robin Williams in the Genie role, and Val Bettin replacing Douglas Seale as the Sultan.
Like The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, TaleSpin, Darkwing Duck, and Bonkers before it, several episodes of Aladdin were broadcast early on the Disney Channel as a preview for the series.
A narrator tells a tale of an evil cyclops named Fashoom, who was betrayed and turned to stone by his older brother long ago.
In the show's first full season, episodes premiered simultaneously in both syndication as part of the Disney Afternoon and on CBS' Saturday morning block.
Three small but destructive tornadoes sweep through the marketplace of Agrabah, stealing jewels and gold and leaving behind damaged booths.
While in the rain forest with Abu and Genie, Iago is given Thundra's mystical amulet that controls and manipulates the weather, and the five elements: Water, Fire, Earth, Air, and Quintessence while she takes a vacation.
Aladdin, Genie, Iago, Abu and Carpet travel to the far eastern city of Pei Ling—but not before rescuing a young youth, Zin, who fainted in the desert.
Unknown to Aladdin and the gang, Zin is forced every night by his dark-side Zang to turn into a dragon—the former city's protector—who destroys the town.
Abis Mal and Haroud, having overheard the stories, convince the kids to help them obtain an ancient helmet of scorpion armor which once belonged to an invincible warrior, saying that only Aladdin would have been brave enough.
Aladdin, Genie and Abu are charting a trade route through the desert, when they come upon the remains of the giant shark and Merc's ship.
They come to the lair to find a badly exhausted Genie, and while Merc fights the creatures, Al faces off against the shaman.
After some convincing, Merc chooses to be the mole creatures' leader, as they too are hunters, and Al, Genie and Abu head for home.
As Aladdin and his friends journey through one of the seven endless deserts, they witness a battle between the Riders of Ramond and some marauders, which is suddenly cut short.
After rescuing the people from the fire cats who attacked it, the source of the mischief reveals herself—Mirage, a cat-like entity who is described as "Evil Incarnate" by Iago.
Aladdin, Jasmine, and Abu depart to the Land of the Black Sand on a secret mission involving a mysterious "weapon" possessed by Mozenrath.
The three rush off to the Land of the Black Sand, only to foil Aladdin and Jasmine's mission and get everyone caught because of Mozenrath's magic detecting devices.
They soon discover a sunken ship, and the spirit instructs Aladdin to touch the figurehead; once he does, he is transported to the Netherworld and Ayam Aghoul returns.
After learning that the only way for Al to return is for Aghoul to touch the figurehead, Iago and Abu desperately search for Genie.
Mirage enters the palace disguised as "Sultana" and gets information on the gang; however, she soon reveals herself and her plot—a large black obelisk has been placed on the outskirts of Agrabah.
Desperate to prove himself to Bud, Aladdin takes on barbarian challenges, but soon learns that the cause of the petrifying—a lizard brought by a trader—is attacking his friends, including Uncouthma.
When Mirage can't destroy Agrabah, she convinces him that the place is too commonplace and boring, so that Chaos pays Aladdin a visit.
He succeeds, but Aladdin and the others rescue him, and Mukhtar reveals he is working for hire; however, all but one of Genie's old masters are dead—Jibraic, who wants his servant back.
There, they discover the truth behind it all: Mirage, amassing her own force every seven years when more El Khatib can be recruited, is the true mastermind.
Saleen sinks a ship bound for Agrabah with a valuable statue to lure out Aladdin, and places a curse that turns him into a shark so she can have him all to herself.
Things start out friendly, but quickly turn ugly when the sprites carry Aladdin and company away in the clouds and refuse to let them go home.
Aziz has been turned into a goblin, Minos a minotaur, and Fatima a harpy, and they are now wreaking havoc on Agrabah, taking its wealth.
When Aladdin and the others return, they find that the three have headed for the palace, where a showdown ensues, nearly ending Al, Genie and Jasmine's lives and finishing with the three, leaving with Abu as captive.
Meanwhile, Mozenrath completes the Philosopher's Stone and discovers that he himself has been tricked - rather than increase his powers, it releases Khartoum from his book.