Hercules Season 1

(1998) September - March | # of Episodes : 52

Ratings

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6.6

Series Details

Seasons: 1

Total Episodes: 65

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Networks: Syndication , ABC

Status: Ended

First Air Date: Aug 31, 1998

Recent Air Date: Mar 1, 1999

Run Time: m

In Production: No

Original Language: English

Age Rating: NR

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Production Companies: Disney Television Animation

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Synopsis

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Main Cast

Tate Donovan

Hercules (voice)

Age : 61 | Popularity : 90%

French Stewart

Icarus (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 67%

Sandra Bernhard

Cassandra (voice)

Age : 69 | Popularity : 63%

James Woods

Hades (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 100%

Robert Costanzo

Philoctetes (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 78%

Diedrich Bader

Adonis (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 100%

Matt Frewer

Panic (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 58%

Episodes

Episode 1

31 August 1998 - Hercules and the Apollo Mission

It's Intern Week (which means a week off in the Real World), and everyone is happy with their jobs - everyone except Hercules, who's stuck in the fast food joint. When Hercules asks his dad for help in getting a better job, Zeus gives him a job guiding Apollo's chariot across the heavens.

Episode 2

01 September 1998 - Hercules and the King of Thessaly

When the evil king King Salmanaous impersonates Zeus, causing Zeus to smite the king for his gall, the good people of Thessaly turn to Hercules for leadership and crown him instead.

Episode 3

02 September 1998 - Hercules and the Secret Weapon

Ares hatches a plan to overthrow sister Athena's city-state and demands an ultimate weapon of destruction from Hephestus, who creates the Armageddon Bow. The weapon is so deadly and accurate that Athena comes to Hercules to help her find and destroy it.

Episode 4

03 September 1998 - Hercules and the Assassin

When an assassination attempt on the leader Pericles overlaps with Hercules' theft of a dangerous weapon from Phil's collection, Phil gets framed for the deed.

Episode 5

04 September 1998 - Hercules and the Big Kiss

Cassandra has a dreadful vision of kissing the school freak Icarus and makes a deal with Hades to prevent it, but when Hercules attempts to break the contract, with the aid of Aphrodite, he sets in motion a series of hilarious misunderstandings.

Episode 6

07 September 1998 - Hercules and the River Styx

Hades makes a deal with Poseidon to hand over Athens, in order to rule the whole country, causing Athens to becomes a place of doom and Prometheus Academy to become the home base of torment for students.

Episode 7

08 September 1998 - Hercules and the Techno Greeks

Hercules finds himself hired by a bunch of nerdy "abacus geeks" when they enlist him to protect them from rampaging centaurs that pillage the town weekly.

Episode 8

09 September 1998 - Hercules and the World's First Doctor

Hippocrates, the father of medicine, comes to Athens and takes Hercules and Icarus on as assistants during a school internship week. Meanwhile, Hades, fearing a successful doctor will cut down on the number of dead people tricks Hercules into spreading the plague throughout Athens.

Episode 9

10 September 1998 - Hercules and the Pool Party

Hades decides to throw a pool party, and invites all of Olympus to take a dip in the Lethe Waters of Forgetfulness, causing them all lose to their memories. Meanwhile, with the gods out of commission the whole world is in chaos.

Episode 10

11 September 1998 - Hercules and the Prince of Thrace

When Adonis wants a swimming pool, his servants accidentally awaken Earth goddess Gaia, and she curses Adonia to die before nightfall. This in turn causes Adonis to swallow his pride and beg Hercules for help.

Episode 11

12 September 1998 - Hercules and the First Day of School

Hercules' first day of school, in which we are introduced to Icarus and Cassandra, and Herc's plans to be impressive don't work out quite as he had hoped.

Episode 12

14 September 1998 - Hercules and the Tapestry of Fate

Icarus' bright idea once again backfires when he talks Hercules into visiting the Fates to convince them into reweaving their cosmic Tapestry so that the boys can score some hot concert tickets. However when they refuse, Icarus takes things into his own hands and messes with the Tapestry himself and trouble insues.

Episode 13

15 September 1998 - Hercules and the Living Legend

The Lord of the Dead enlists the aid of former hero Achilles to help him distract Phil from training his would-be hero Hercules, by returning Achilles to his former glory.

Episode 14

16 September 1998 - Hercules and the Return of Typhon

A three day weekend festival that celebrates Zeus' victory over the evil Titans occurs but when Hercules accidentally frees the titan Typhon, he doesn't feel much like celebrating.

Episode 15

17 September 1998 - Hercules and the Owl of Athens

Ares sends his two sons, Fear and Terror, to kidnap Athena's precious Owl of Wisdom when she angers him. But the joke's on him when Athena entrusts the magical bird to Hercules for protection.

Episode 16

18 September 1998 - Hercules and the Girdle of Hippolyte

Queen Hippolyte kidnaps her daughter, Tempest, and makes her undergo a savage initiation ceremony to regain her status as a warrior and to earn the right to wear the Golden Girdle. Meanwhile, Hercules attempts to follow in a misunderstood rescue attempt.

Episode 17

19 September 1998 - Hercules and the Visit From Zeus

Adonis, the school bully, is making life miserable for Hercules, and not even a little fatherly encouragement can cheer him up. So Zeus decides to turn himself into a teen for 24 hours to find out exactly what life is like for his son.

Episode 18

21 September 1998 - Hercules and the Bacchanal

Phil needs a housesitter, so that he can go to a convention and Hercules volunteers to watch his island for him, however things go from bad to worse, when Hercules throws a party and is busted by Poseidon.

Episode 19

23 September 1998 - Hercules and the Underworld Takeover

The Queen of the Night, Hecate, plots to overthrow Hades and take over the Underworld, ousting Pain and Panic in the process. The two minions turn to Hercules for help, and convince him to restore Hades back on his throne - Hades being, after all, the lesser of two evils.

Episode 20

26 September 1998 - Hercules and the Driving Test

Hercules wants his chariot license to save face in front of Adonis. Meanwhile, Hades bets Zeus the deed to the Elysian Fields that Hercules won't get his license by sunset, and Pain and Panic are on hand to help.

Episode 21

29 September 1998 - Hercules and the Comedy of Arrows

Icarus poses as a cupid so he can get a love arrow to make Cassandra love him, but the joke's on him when he accidentally uses "loathe" arrows instead. Meanwhile, Pain and Panic get a hold of the loathe arrows and create havoc all over the country.

Episode 22

02 October 1998 - Hercules and the Hostage Crisis

A terrorist group, representing the imprisoned Titans, takes the school hostage and demands Hercules as their prisoner.

Episode 23

03 October 1998 - Hercules and the Parent's Weekend

It's Parents Weekend, and Hercules can hardly wait for Zeus and Hera to show up but when his mortal adopted folks show up instead, he's crushed. And in turn so are they at his disappointment.

Episode 24

05 October 1998 - Hercules and the Disappearing Heroes

Hecate is kidnapping all of the great heroes, planning to transfer their greatness into a newly created monster.

Episode 25

08 October 1998 - Hercules and the Argonauts

Hercules is introduced to Jason, the Argonaut, a great seafaring hero and one of the most patient men of all time, having spent 30 years searching for the Golden Fleece - and not having found it yet. Jason invites Hercules on board for a journey, and gives him a chance to seek the Fleece with him.

Episode 26

10 October 1998 - Hercules and the Prometheus Affair

After hearing the tale of the titan Prometheus, Hercules runs off to rescue the unfortunate immortal, causing an uproar among the gods.

Episode 27

14 October 1998 - Hercules and the Drama Festival

When the Academy decides to put on a play for the gods, Hades hires Pain and Panic to carve a magical rock that will make all the gods go to sleep and uses Icarus as bait.

Episode 28

16 October 1998 - Hercules and the Phil Factor

When Phil suffers through a mid-life crisis, he abandons the training program, quits his gig as Hercules' mentor and gets a job selling spears door-to-door. And it's up to Hercules to win him back!

Episode 29

17 October 1998 - Hercules and the Hero of Athens

During a school field trip, the Nemean Lion attacks and is subdued by Hercules' clumsiness in destroying the building. But when Hercules gets called on for doing the damage, Icarus nobly steps forward to take the blame - and inadvertently gets the credit for stopping the lion too.

Episode 30

21 October 1998 - Hercules and the All Nighter

In order to stay up all night studying for exams, the boys go to the cave of Morpheus and beseech the god of sleep to hold off for a few days. Morpheus resists the idea, but when Hercules accidently puts him to sleep, Icarus won't let him wake up, causing all of Greece (and parts of Persia) to stay awake for a week while chaos breaks loose and insomnia related disasters pile up.

Episode 31

29 October 1998 - Hercules and the Song of Circe

While on spring break at the seaside, everyone is having fun in the sun except Cassandra, who is content to read despite Icarus' determined efforts to get her attention. When she finally blows her top, he winds up sobbing in Hercules' arms and is charmed by the mysterious Circe.

Episode 32

30 October 1998 - Hercules and the Trojan War

The Trojan War occurs in the form of a high school rivalry between the Prometheus Academy and their Trojan rivals. When a mindless prank gets out of hand and Helen the Home Coming Queen is "kidnapped", the whole gang decides to rescue her by sneaking in to the Trojan school inside a giant wooden horse, courtesy of wacky inventor Icarus.

Episode 33

31 October 1998 - Hercules and the Caledonian Boar

When Hercules accompanies Phil and some hunters on the Great Caledonian Boar Hunt, this angers Artemis, Goddess of the Wild Things. For the boars have become endangered, and Artemis assigns Hercules the duty of protecting her forests.

Episode 34

02 November 1998 - Hercules and the Dream Date

When a dateless Hercules creates his perfect girl out of clay, he invokes Aphrodite's help in bringing her to life. But he soon realizes he forgot one minor detail - her personality - and the dream date becomes a clinging nightmare.

Episode 35

04 November 1998 - Hercules and the Big Games

When Ares and Athena get into yet another fight, Zeus decrees their feud take the form of a sports contest - the Olympic Games which should settle the fight between Athens and Sparta. Meanwhile, Hercules, has his hands full when Hades persuades Echidna, the Mother of all monsters, to bring her hungry brood to the stadium for a bite size feast.

Episode 36

06 November 1998 - Hercules and the Jilt Trip

Hercules' heart is broken when his girlfriend (of only three days) breaks up with him, so Phil takes the kid on a trip designed to take his mind off of things. But Herc meets Lavinia on this trip, who is eager to get married...to him...and not only is he faced with rejecting her, but her previous boyfriend just happens to be the same guy Herc conquered that very trip.

Episode 37

07 November 1998 - Hercules and the Epic Adventure

Hercules must chase down his missing epic poem, which he's invested far too much time in to let it be foe to garbage collectors or harpys.

Episode 38

10 November 1998 - Hercules and the Falling Stars

When Hercules tears the stars from the heavens, he frees the constellation Orion, who comes down to earth in order to give the young hero archery lessons. However when the rest of the constellations pour down from the sky and start to attack the neighboring city-states, both Orion and Hercules have a lot of explaining to do.

Episode 39

12 November 1998 - Hercules and the Golden Touch

Hercules turns into a secret agent when he journeys to the kingdom of Lycia to stop the madman King Midas from turning all he touches into gold.

Episode 40

13 November 1998 - Hercules and the Minotaur

Daedalus, the famous inventor-architect and father of Icarus, is commissioned by the evil King Minos of Crete to build the Labyrinth. Father and son travel to Crete to complete the project, unaware that it will soon house a terrible monster - and his new Athenian victim for the twisted king's pleasure.

Episode 41

14 November 1998 - Hercules and the Poseidon's Cup Adventure

Poseidon stages a boat race and Hercules and Icarus enter their own boat, but Hercules turns on his friend and joins Adonis, only to be punished for his pride by Poseidon.

Episode 42

16 November 1998 - Hercules and the Son of Poseidon

When Triton, the son of Poseidon, arrives at Prometheus Academy, Hercules does his best to help him fit in. But when things don't go as planned Hercules abandons his young charge, who then steals his father's magic triton and wield a little power on campus.

Episode 43

18 November 1998 - Hercules and the Twilight of the Gods

Loki, from Norse mythology, recruits Herc for the position of Thunder God, however what he does not explain is that Loki is plotting a cosmic takeover and exploits Herc's strength and incompetence in freeing the giant ice wolf Nimmelfir thus bringing on Ragnarock- the Twilight of the Gods.

Episode 44

20 November 1998 - Hercules and the Griffin

The gang visits an old age home, where they're each assigned a senior citizen to befriend. In an effort to connect with his oldster, a malevolent old Griffin, Hercules accidentally reveals the treasured Diamond that the Griffin had been guarding for decades - and the King of the thieving mountain gnomes, steals it.

Episode 45

21 November 1998 - Hercules and the Muse of Dance

Hercules' clumsiness is put to the test, when the Muse of Dance, Terpsichore, inspires him to dance. When he's offered the lead in the school dance recital, Phil doesn't think heroes should dance.

Episode 46

24 November 1998 - Hercules and the King For a Day

Hercules drags Phil to Satyrville to visit his old goat-mother, and Phil is given the opportunity to take over for the local King of the Satyrs, Pan. However this leaves Phil to contend with a very testy Nemesis, the demi-goddess of revenge sent to punish Pan for his lack of humility and tribute.

Episode 47

25 November 1998 - Hercules and the Pegasus Incident

When Pegasus flies off angrily and meets up with a new master, the two become a great monster-battling team, leaving Hercules heartbroken over the loss of his friend.

Episode 48

28 November 1998 - Hercules and the Kids

Hercules takes a group of kindergardeners on a fieldtrip, but the outing doens't exactly go as planned.

Episode 49

11 December 1998 - Hercules and the Big Sink

The gang's in Atlantic City this summer, and everybody is having a great time except for Cassandra, with her dismal visions of the future. When a news reporter discovers her, and, no visions coming, she tells him (eg: lies) about the upcoming sinking of Atlantis.

Episode 50

16 December 1998 - Hercules and the Big Lie

Ick is eager to take Herc to the Miklos Extravaganza, but Hercules winds up lying to save himself from embarrassment and impress a girl, telling Icarus that he is terminally ill. Very upset, Icarus goes to find the cure...in the backyard of the giant Briarius, who doesn't appreciate trespassers, and it is up to Hercules to come to the rescue.

Episode 51

21 December 1998 - Hercules and the Prom

Hercules and Icarus get dates to the big prom by promising to get super-hot singer Orpheus to attend. But how do they do it? And what of Hades, who decides that he wants the young singer to perform in the Underworld that same night, and kidnaps him in order to get his way?

Episode 52

04 January 1999 - Hercules and the Spartan Experience

When Adonis is drafted into the Spartan ROTC, he begs Hercules to save him; so they join him disguised as soldiers, and it's found that Icarus excels at army life.

Episode 53

09 January 1999 - Hercules and the Gorgon

The lonely outcast Medusa is granted her wish to be human. But what will Hercules' reaction be when he finds out the truth?

Episode 54

13 January 1999 - Hercules and the Complex Electra

Hercules falls for the eccentric Electra, and takes on a counter-culture personality in order to get her to like him.

Episode 55

16 January 1999 - Hercules and the Green-Eyed Monster

Jealous of his father getting remarried, Icarus takes Pandora's box of mysteries and releases them during the wedding.

Episode 56

08 February 1999 - Hercules and the Long Nightmare

We see how the Greek Gods got their position when helping to build Greece. Morpheus' younger brother Phantasos makes a blanket of nightmares to drag through the night sky giving everyone nightmare because he should've been made The God of Sleep instead of Morpheus. The mortals' nightmares start to concern all the Greek Gods including Morpheus. It's up to Hercules and Phil to stop Phantasos' plot in their shared dreams.

Episode 57

10 February 1999 - Hercules and the Arabian Night

When Hades finds out that there is a problem with one of the dead souls, he goes and finds out that it is Jafar causing the trouble. He gives him back his life so he can get rid of Hercules. Jafar fails, and dares Hades to try and stop Aladdin. The attempt is made with same results. Then they try to get rid of Aladdin and Hercules at the same time by making them believe that Hercules kidnapped Abu and Aladdin kidnapped Icarus. The plan almost works and they leave Herc and Al for dead. But Hercules and Aladdin defeat them by making them think that Aladdin is Hercules and Hercules is Aladdin. Then Jafar goes back to being dead.

Episode 58

12 February 1999 - Hercules and the Aetolian Amphora

The teenage Meg comes on the scene, and as it turns out, the man who has done her wrong is none other than Adonis. Meg steals a jar of Lethe water from the Underworld's Pool of Forgetfulness, but it is stolen from her by Ares' sons, Fear and Terror, and so she plans to trick Hercules into retrieving it for her.

Episode 59

15 February 1999 - Hercules and the Romans

Hercules and Icarus are in Rome. The Romans are in need of gods to worship and 3 of the Egyptian Gods try to take the spot while rampaging Rome so that they can make it like Egypt with all the pyramids. Hercules battles them and Nemesis to protect Rome. In the aftermath, Icarus gives The Greek Gods Roman names and in the underworld, Hades is angry for being named you guessed it, Pluto.

Episode 60

17 February 1999 - Hercules and the Yearbook

Taking place after the Hercules movie, Hercules is moving his stuff from Phil's old place to his new place. While looking through the old stuff, Meg finds Herc's old yearbook. Hercules, not wanting to be embarassed, takes the yearbook, and hides it. Meg finds it, and we are shown a clipshow of past episodes, ending with a musical number.

Episode 61

19 February 1999 - Hercules and the Odyssey Experience

Upon visiting Odysseus's traveling museam, Hercules winds up out to sea with Odysseus's shy and awkward son Telemachus, and three spare ex-crew members of the Argo. The group encounter a number of threats, and Telemachus learns to be self confident in order to save his family.

Episode 62

22 February 1999 - Hercules and the Grim Avenger

Hercules teams up with a mysterious masked man -- The Grim Avenger, a super hero type who narrates his every move -- in order to defeat the Minotaur. In the meantime, a handsome new student has just happened to turn up at Pro Ac...

Episode 63

24 February 1999 - Hercules and the Spring of Canathus

Pain and Panic plan to use water from the magical Spring of Cananthus in order to turn Hercules into a baby, and this time finish him off for good. Unfortunately, Pegasus, Icarus, and Adonis also get sprayed with the stuff, and it's up to Cassandra to play the role of mother and, along with Panic (and the newly infancized Pain), and return the boys to their rightful age.

Episode 64

26 February 1999 - Hercules and the Big Show

A cimpilation episode in which Hercules and the cast are the guests on the Merv Griffin Show -- hosted by, of course, a giant griffin (and voiced by Merv himself).

Episode 65

01 March 1999 - Hercules and the Tiff on Olympus

Zeus and hera are having an argument that got started because Zeus forgot thier aniversary. Hercules thinks thinks he is the reason they are fighting after Zeus is gruff with him so he begins putting himself into deadly situations to prove himself. Meanwhile Hades tricks both Zeus and Hera into leaving Mt. Olympusand he takes control of it.

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Characters	John Musker Bob Shaw Don McEnery Irene Mecchi Ron Clements
Production	Producer	Mark McCorkle Bob Schooley
	Executive Producer	Tad Stones
Directing	Layout	Simon Rodgers
Department	Role	Name

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