Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling (1985) season 1 - episode list, synopsis, cast and crew

Episode 1

14 September 1985 - The Junkyard 500

The Junkyard 500 Roddy Piper and the Junk Yard Dog get into a competition over who can prove themself a better actor for a role being offered by group of movie producers. Unfortunately, however, the role being offered is a lousy one. Junkenstein Reading the story of ""Frankenstein"" is the perfect excuse for Junkyard Dog and Andre The Giant to make their own metal monster and name him ""Junkenstein"". Also he cleans up JYD's junkyard but chaos breaks out the moment Andre puts a tape of Rowdy Roddy Piper in Junkenstein's program! Can JYD and Andre stop Junkenstein before it's too late?

Episode 2

14 September 1985 - Cheaters Never Prosper

A horse with a bad habit of biting people in the behind follows Hogan and the gang all around town. Unbeknownst to them, they are also being followed by the horse's owner and a pair of dangerous jewel theives.

Episode 3

14 September 1985 - The Four-Legged Pickpocket

Clean Gene When Mean Gene has to go to Canada for a wrestling show, Hulk Hogan and his friends offer to clean his new house. However, Roddy Piper and his gang attempt to make things a little messy to get back at Gene for badmouthing them. But have both sides got the right house? Andre's Giant Problem The good wrestlers are getting in shape, when Andre gets a postcard from his mom in France, she is arriving the same day but Andre didn't tell her that he was a wrestler. The gang decides to make him a French pastry chef to please his mom. Capt Lou and Junkyard Dog try to whip up some tarts but that transpires into pastry throwing between Tito, Hulk and Andre. Too much flour in the machine swamps all the wrestlers and Capt Lou counts three on the wrestlers pinned under the dough. A theif tries to get the store's money but Andre's mama wraps him up very quickly. She tells Andre that she has learned wrestling from her women's club.

Episode 4

21 September 1985 - Andre's Giant Problem

The gang goes to a costume party but some guys with a trained gorilla try to steal a precious jewel while Andre is accused as he actually is in a gorilla suit as a costume. Eventually, Andre is cleared of any wrongdoing.

Episode 5

21 September 1985 - Clean Gene

Cheaters Never Prosper Iron Sheik and the rest of the "evil" wrestlers go to pick up Sheik's nephew who is playing in the Junior World Series. Sheik decides to teach the Arabians about cheating such as aiming a pitched ball at Volkoff's head. Ahmed and his teammates don't want to cheat despite Sheik saying "honesty, phooey". Everyone takes in the game but Sheik and his pals try to sabotage the American team. After the US is down to their last out, Hulk is the last hope but Sheik uses a yo-yo ball to get 2 strikes on Hulk. But Hulk anticipates it again and hits a towering shot but Sheik catches it, game over. The Arabian team decides to hand over the trophy to the US because they didn't play fair, Sheik places the blame on Volkoff. Driving Me Crazy Tired of Nikkolai's terrible driving skills, Iron Sheik decides he wants to learn how to drive. After one lesson from Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, Iron Sheik finds out he is as bad a driver as Nikkoli so Iron Sheik decides to cheat in order to pass his driving test.

Episode 6

28 September 1985 - Gorilla My Dreams

The Wrestler's New Clothes As Hulk, Hillbilly Jim, Andre The Giant and Wendi Richter are taking a bus to Wendi's hometown of Barkersfield, Andre bumps his head on the roof as he sits on Hillbilly's pet porcupine Jethro, causing Andre's suitcase to fall off the bus. As the gang make it to Barkersfield, they find out that Andre's suitcase is missing and Wendi's ten year high school reunion is tonight! But luckily, Hulk and Hillbilly proceed to make a fine suit that will fit Andre and are met with hilarious results A Lesson in Scouting It's a beautiful day for Tito Santana, Wendi Richter and Junkyard Dog as they take the Grizzly Scouts on a camping trip but that also means they have to take Fabulous Moolah's niece, Donna along with them. Throughout the trip, Donna misbehaves a lot until she, Wendi, Tito and JYD find themselves up against a wild bear!

Episode 7

28 September 1985 - Driving Me Crazy

Hog Society Hillbilly Jim and his grandmother attend the wedding reception of his cousin Mary Belle, but her husband's snobby parents do not approve of the Hillbilly family's lifestyle. Wrestling Roommates After making too much Racket, Captain Lou is thrown out of his apartment by his landlord Mrs. Smithers. Captain Lou goes to Hulk's apartment to ask to stay with him until he finds a new place to live. Hulk at first doesn't think that's such a good idea but Captain Lou said it won't be for long. Hulk lets him in but he is told to help around and no freeloading. When Captain Lou stays with Hulk he soils Hulks robe and sleeps in his bed. He also takes Hulk's fridge into his bedroom. The next morning Captain Lou makes breakfast for Hulk. Hulk gets his peanut butter and pepperoni pancake thrown on his face and his toast jumps out of the toaster and burns Captain Lou causing him to knock down a lot of things in his Kitchen. Captain Lou then tries to clean up the Kitchen by throwing in the dishes and toaster and laundry only to cause the Dishwasher to go Heywire. Then uses the Vacuum Cleaner to clean up the mess and then blows up the cleaner causing everything to fly all over Hulk's apartment. Hulk can't take no more from Captain Lou and orders him out and start calling to find a new place to live. However when he calls he only finds out that the people he called know his last Landlord and tell him to forget it. However Hulk gets a call from JYD and says he has to go out of town for a match and wonders if someone could baby sit the Junkyard. Hulk says he knows just the person. Hulk had found Captain Lou a new parttime home to live in. Hulk later got the apartment cleaned up. Hillbilly Jim then arrives to stay at Hulk's apartment for a few days after getting kicked out of his Hotel room.

Episode 8

05 October 1985 - Junkenstein

Moolah's ugly Salon Fabulous Moolah and Nikolai Volkoff are told to watch a beauty salon run by Moolah's sister, Beautiful Moolah. Nikolai and Moolah foul things up for all the customers. Ballot Box Boneheads When Hulk and his friends find out that the town mayor is a crook, they decide to help a friend of their's run against him. But soon the mayor enlists the help of Roddy and his gang to make sure he wins.

Episode 9

05 October 1985 - Small But Mighty

The Duke of Piperton During a visit to the post office, Roddy Piper gets a letter saying that he's inherited his uncle's castle in Scotland as well as the title, Duke of Piperton, but first he will have to defeat his cousin Ronnie Piper in a jousting contest, even if it means cheating to win with some help from Nikolai Volkoff, Iron Sheik and Big John Studd. Robin Hulk & His Merry Wrestlers After a visit to Captain Lou's Uncle, Hulk Hogan and his gang are transported back through time to Sherwood Forest.

Episode 10

12 October 1985 - The Wrestler's New Clothes

When Hillbilly Jim's pet raccoon Mortimer is sick, he decides whip up a home remedy. When Hogan and the rest of the gang accidentally drink it, they are turned into children. Despite their new youth, the gang still manages to both foil some car thieves and get themselves cured.

Episode 11

12 October 1985 - A Lesson in Scouting

Bobby ""The Brain"" Heenan builds an amusement park with special rides in the Wrestlers' likenesses to determine which ride, and which wrestler, is the best. Trouble arises, however, because Heenan had the park built over a graveyard. Angry zombies rise from their graves in order to scare the park goers away.

Episode 12

19 October 1985 - Rock 'n' Zombies

Hulk Hogan and the gang take over a fancy resort hotel. When a valuable jewel belonging to a prince disappears, Hogan and the gang must find it.

Episode 13

19 October 1985 - The Duke of Piperton

Junk Yard Dog discovers an alien vistor resembling a trash can in his Junkyard. He names the alien bucket and tries to help him find his spaceship so that he can get back home. Things get messy when he discovers that the government has Bucket's spaceship and has sent agents to track the alien down.