Season Guide
Season 1
Episodes
1
Aired 1986-09-08 on Syndication.Flash Gordon's wife's life force is drained in Ming's Inquisitor but her essence is saved for her son's, Rick, new supercomputer Dynak X. Ming sets a trap…
2
Aired 1986-09-09 on Syndication.A huge cavern located in a dormant volcano is chosen as the new home for the Defenders of the Earth and their supercomputer Dyna X. The Defenders…
3
Aired 1986-09-10 on Syndication.Kshin is fretted when his experiments with Mandrake's sorcery books produce Shogoth, a demon. The Defenders must defeat this creature. Kshin learns what it takes to be…
4
Aired 1986-09-11 on Syndication.Ming employs Kurt Walker, the older brother of Kit Walker, the man known as the Phantom, in an effort to destroy his hated enemy. He gives Kurt…
5
Aired 1986-09-12 on Syndication.Ming tricks the Defenders into granting him access to Dynak X and then unleashes an Electronic Maggot inside it. The Maggot could easily destroy the supercomputer, so…
6
Aired 1986-09-15 on Syndication.Doctor Whitestead's experiment to create a new food source goes awry and he starts turning into a plant. Ming sees the possibility of using this awful formula…
7
Aired 1986-09-16 on Syndication.Ming has created a new weather controlling satellite, but he needs the special circuity in Rick's communicator ring in order to get it to function properly. Relying…
8
Aired 1986-09-17 on Syndication.Ming forces an alien to reveal to him the secret of the Annihilator, an ancient robot capable of terrible destruction. The deadly construct lies in stasis underneath…
9
Aired 1986-09-18 on Syndication.Princess Astra forms an uneasy alliance with Ming the Merciless so that she can get revenge on Flash Gordon, whom she believes is responsible for her mother's…
10
Aired 1986-09-19 on Syndication.When the awesome intergalactic of storehouse of knowledge, the Hall of Wisdom, makes a once-in-a-lifetime visit to the galaxy, Ming raids it in order to gain possession…
11
Aired 1986-09-24 on Syndication.The Defenders have a new practice system for training purposes. Powered by Kshin's creations, the simulations are realistic and challenging. Ming taps into this in order to…
12
Aired 1986-09-22 on Syndication.Unsuccessful in his last attempt at defeating the Defenders in their battle simulation room, Ming orders Garax to capture Kshin so that he can tap into his…
13
Aired 1986-09-23 on Syndication.Late one night, Mandrake the Magician and Lothar rescue the beautiful adventurer Atascadero from the clutches of Garax, Ming's warlord. With an ancient map of Tibet showing…
14
Aired 1986-09-25 on Syndication.Doctor Dark, an old enemy of Mandrake the Magician, is sprung from prison by Ming and brings with him three psychic warriors. Ming sends Doctor Dark on…
15
Aired 1986-09-26 on Syndication.When Ming captures and delivers the Phantom to the Beastmaster, he learns the secret of growing invincible crystal soldiers from diamonds. Immediately. Ming sets in motion a…
16
Aired 1986-09-29 on Syndication.Ming seeks to bring about a new ice age on Earth. To power his Frost Satellite he requires the strength of a Starblue Crystal, so he sends…
17
Aired 1986-09-30 on Syndication.From the planet Gruber come the Cave Slugs, invincible alien creatures the size of semi-trucks that can eat anything. Ming lets loose these normally peaceful creatures in…
18
Aired 1986-10-01 on Syndication.Ming seeks a new way to conquer Earth in the homeland of the Ghost Who Walks himself, the Phantom. Ming kidnaps the Chief of the Bandar tribe…
19
Aired 1986-10-02 on Syndication.Ming's attack on Earth extends to the seas, as he plans to create the greatest ocean disaster the planet has ever seen. Ming allies himself with the…
20
Aired 1986-10-03 on Syndication.Ming captures the Phantom and Jedda as they prepare to return home after defeating N'Dama. Once again his old self, Kurt Walker stows away on Ming's ship,…
21
Aired 1986-10-06 on Syndication.The Defenders fly into space to investigate a mysterious comet and discover too late that in reality it is an Illyrian spaceship. Captured, the Defenders are informed…
22
Aired 1986-10-09 on Syndication.Ming's daughter, the lovely Princes Castra, crash lands her ship on Monitor and informs the Defenders of her father's latest scheme to enslave the population of Earth…
23
Aired 1986-10-10 on Syndication.An over-zealous superfan named Earl joins the Defenders on a mission and causes all sorts of trouble for them. Unintentionally, he rewires Octon, turning the evil computer…
24
Aired 1986-10-13 on Syndication.Deep in Africa, Ming locates an anti-energy source enabling him to open the Night Giant doorway and unleash the Night Giants to destroy the Earth. As the…
25
Aired 1986-10-14 on Syndication.While captives in Ming's jail, Rick and Jedda overhear Octon and Garax's plans to revolt against Ming. In exchange their freedom, the Defenders offer to help in…
26
Aired 1986-10-15 on Syndication.Playing into Ming's hands, the Defenders steal a mutant life form from Ice Station Earth which they believe Ming will use to destroy all life on Earth.…
27
Aired 1986-10-16 on Syndication.The Household Helper robot is a new invention for cleaning and taking care of the regular home and is a big hit all over the world with…
28
Aired 1986-10-17 on Syndication.An alien child lands on Earth, and others from space are after him. The Defenders try to keep him safe from these would-be kidnappers, and are successful…
29
Aired 1986-10-20 on Syndication.When statues of ancient gods mysteriously come to life, the Defenders are summoned to the Himalayas by Mandrake's old magic teacher, Theron. Our heroes learn that Ming…
30
Aired 1986-10-21 on Syndication.A wealth psychosomatic, Kent Madden, attempts to bargain with the Fallu tribe in an effort to drink their magical potion which grants longer life. When they refuse,…
31
Aired 1986-10-21 on Syndication.When a 200 square mile area of Morocco mysteriously disappears, the Defenders investigate. Kshin stays behind in order to complete a book report, and flips through the…
32
Aired 1986-10-21 on Syndication.While engaging Ming's roboships in battle over the North African desert, Flash discovers the reminds of an ancient pyramid, where he finds an obelisk that produces visions…
33
Aired 1986-10-22 on Syndication.While on vacation in Jamaica with the Defenders, Kshin sees a ghost ship; however, no one believes him. Determined to get proof of the ship's existence, Kshin…
34
Aired 1986-10-23 on Syndication.Doctor Kalihari's carnival is in town and the Defenders are on hand to see the show. However, Kalihari has taken over the carnival from its owners and…
35
Aired 1986-10-24 on Syndication.Dynak X picks up a bizarre energy transmission from Stonehenge, prompting the older Defenders to investigate. Kshin consults the Book of Enigmas, which shows him a blueprint…
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Aired 1986-10-27 on Syndication.Ming captures Flash and places him into the Inquisitor with the goal of transferring his piloting knowledge into the minds of four clones he has created of…
37
Aired 1986-10-28 on Syndication.L.J. has a fallout with his girlfriend Kate, and Kate goes off her own, only to be kidnapped by Ming's operatives. She returns the next say, appears…
38
Aired 1986-10-29 on Syndication.Rick makes a new friend at school called Carlotta who asks for his help against Ming the Merciless. Ming has backed revolutionaries who want to dethrone her…
39
Aired 1986-10-30 on Syndication.In order to teach the young Defenders to be less rash and to work better as a team, their parents take them to the Amazon to compete…
40
Aired 1986-10-31 on Syndication.Octon has created a new computer system which will stop all machines and computers on Earth. At the same time, Kshin makes friends with a shy boy…
41
Aired 1986-11-03 on Syndication.The Sky Band, a legendary gang of evil female air pirates, rises from the ashes and begins to loot and plunder once more. A previous Phantom fought…
42
Aired 1986-11-04 on Syndication.On a mission in Transylvania, the Defenders are drawn to the castle of a strange man named Vlad, who offers them a meal and a drink. The…
43
Aired 1986-11-05 on Syndication.On a school trip to the Amazon, Kshin is exposed to some plant that render him paralyzed below the waist. Kshin and a classmate, Marty, are captured…
44
Aired 1986-11-06 on Syndication.Jedda meets a boy called Eric, who is an alcoholic. Despite her better judgment, she falls for Eric, and in the course of their relationship, she comes…
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Aired 1986-11-07 on Syndication.During a magic competition in Monaco, a series of robberies occur, and Kshin, with his lock-opening routine, is the number one suspect. However, the real culprit is…
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Aired 1986-11-10 on Syndication.Ming summons his son Kro-Tan to Earth, but instead of obeying his father's orders the youngster plots to use the Defenders to destroy his father in an…
47
Aired 1986-11-11 on Syndication.With Ming seemingly destroyed, the Defenders take a break. Mandrake, Kshin, Lothar and L.J. take a world cruise, the Phantom and Jedda journey to Africa to help…
48
Aired 1986-11-12 on Syndication.On Mongo, Price Kro-Tan orders Jedda to marry him, or watch the mind bombs planted on her fellow heroes explode at his very thought! The Defenders search…
49
Aired 1986-11-13 on Syndication.Lothar and L.J., amidst the snowy wastes of Mongo, learn from Zorelda, Kro-Tan's sorceress, of the Prince's plan to launch to a missile towards Earth so that…
50
Aired 1986-11-14 on Syndication.In his frenzy to gain revenge against the Defenders, Kro-Tan dives the molecules of his father to Zorelda, who uses them to unleash Suramong, an evil ex-overlord…
51
Aired 1986-11-17 on Syndication.Lothar returns to Jamaica to attend a ceremony in his honor where a children's ward of a hospital will be named after him. However, he is informed…
52
Aired 1986-11-18 on Syndication.While Rick and L.J. test out Rick's new invention, Rick is kidnapped by Ming, who then places an implant on L.J.'s head which will monitor his thought…
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Aired 1986-11-19 on Syndication.The Beacon of the Eternals is a computer-managed ship that belongs to an ancient civilization. Ming provokes the ire of the Beacon by sending a ship to…
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Aired 1986-11-20 on Syndication.Doctor Dark returns to help Ming in his mission to find the three shards of the Orb of Konos.Together they succeed, but Dark is devious and proceeds…
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Aired 1986-11-21 on Syndication.Rick feel the pressure that comes from his efforts to live up to Flash's reputation, and all aspects of Rick's life are suffering. A classmate gives Rick…
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Aired 1986-11-24 on Syndication.For her birthday, Jedda enters the family treasure of the Skull Cave to choose her present. Influenced by the telekinetic powers of Graviton, an evil alien of…
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Aired 1986-11-25 on Syndication.The fabric of the universe is weak and stretching under the stress of Graviton's bridge, and the evil alien must have the Necklace of Oros if he…
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Aired 1986-11-26 on Syndication.Flash receives a distress call from Prince Barin, summoning him to Mongo to save the planet from Ming's evil son Kro-Tan. Kro-Tan has turned the population of…
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Aired 1986-11-26 on Syndication.Graviton returns to his cave on Easter Island to discover it has been ransacked by Ming's minions. As Rick and the Phantom assist Jedda in testing the…
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Aired 1986-11-27 on Syndication.At Ice Station Earth Ming imprisons Flash, Mandrake, Lothar, Rick and L.J. in his ice dungeon and turns Jedda into a Frost Person. Graviton arrives, furious that…