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66 Episodes 0 - 1986
Episode 0
Same as first episode escape from mongo except for Flash Gordon and Dale has a daughter and The Phantom has a son to protect her from ming the phantom and flash trade children . In the regular series the phantom has a daughter and Flash a son.
Episode 1
Mon, Sep 8, 198621 mins
Flash Gordon and his family find out Ming plans on establishing a base on Earth to begin his conquest of the planet. Flash and his son, Rick, make it to Earth and gather some heroes to unite against Ming.

Episode 2
Mon, Sep 15, 198621 mins
A huge cavern located in a dormant volcano is chosen as the new home for the Defenders of the Earth and their super computer - Dynak X.

Episode 3
Mon, Sep 22, 198621 mins
Kshin's experiments with Mandrake's forbidden sorcery books produces Shogoth, an evil demon. It takes all the Defenders to defeat this creature.

Episode 4
Mon, Sep 29, 198621 mins
The Phantom's evil older brother joins forces with Ming the Merciless and becomes N'Dama, the Weather Demon.

Episode 5
Mon, Oct 6, 198621 mins
Ultracomputer Dynak X is invaded by Ming's Electronic Maggot - and miniaturized Defenders must fight her war within!
Episode 6
Mon, Oct 13, 198621 mins
A famous scientist's plant food experiment backfires - into a formula that turns people into plants!

Episode 7
Mon, Oct 20, 198621 mins
Ming the Merciless develops a weather control device and plots to freeze the world solid!

Episode 8
Mon, Oct 27, 198621 mins
A mammoth killer-robot from another galaxy has been buried right under Central City for more than ten million years. Ming discovers a way to wake it up.

Episode 9
Mon, Nov 3, 198621 mins
The beautiful space princess Astra plans revenge against Flash Gordon. She gives Ming the Merciless her secret formula for a race of unstoppable slaves - The Clay People.

Episode 10
Mon, Nov 10, 198621 mins
The awesome intergalactic storehouse of knowledge visits the Galaxy - and the Defenders must keep Ming from stealing its deadly weapon!

Episode 11
Mon, Nov 17, 198622 mins
When a 7-billion-year-old alien warhead crash lands in the South American jungle, the Defenders must retrieve the device and deactivate it. After Ming fails to stop the Defenders from escaping with it, he hacks into their Battle Simulation Room in an attempt to destroy them

Episode 12
Mon, Dec 1, 198621 mins
Ming utilizes his Star of Mongo crystal to tap Kshin's fertile imagination in the battle simulation room and brings to life "anti"-Defenders who can destroy the real Defenders once and for all.

Episode 13
Mon, Nov 24, 198621 mins
Mandrake and Lothar join forces with the beautiful Atascadero to find The Lost Jewels of Tibet. They discover, along with Ming, the wrath of a prehistoric dragon.

Episode 14
Mon, Dec 8, 198621 mins
Ming springs from prison an evil ex-Shadow Lord and nemesis of Mandrake, and orders him to locate the three pieces of the ORB OF KONOS that will enable Dr. Dark to grant the Merciless One immortality.

Episode 15
Mon, Dec 15, 198621 mins
Ming plots to steal the Crown Jewels of England so that he can grow invincible crystal soldiers and conquer the world!

Episode 16
Mon, Dec 22, 198621 mins
Ming launches a Frost Satellite with the power to blanket the earth with a veneer of frost and enslave all of humanity.

Episode 17
Tue, Sep 30, 198621 mins
Ming uses his freeze-ray weapon to capture unstoppable alien creatures, transport them to Earth, and unleash them on the world.

Episode 18
Wed, Oct 1, 198621 mins
Ming treks to the hidden Temple of Pantheria to acquire the sacred panther tooth which he will use to control the world's panthers, ordering them to wreak havoc on the world and destroy the Defenders!
Episode 19
Thu, Oct 2, 198621 mins
Ming schemes to take over the earth by using an oceanographer's invention to turn all the fish in the sea against mankind.
Episode 20
Fri, Oct 3, 198621 mins
Jedda agrees to become N'Dama's protege, the Weather Demon, in exchange for help in saving her father's life.

Episode 21
Mon, Oct 6, 198621 mins
Ming develops Android Clones of the Defenders and programs them to commit a series of crimes, so that the real Defenders will be put on trial by the Galactic Federation -- and banished to a galaxy 300 light-years from Earth.
Episode 22
Tue, Oct 7, 198621 mins
In Ming's latest plot---Using his Mind Neutralizer to enslave the human race, Ming manipulates his own daughter, Aura, to capture Flash, Rick, Jedda, and L.J.
Episode 23
Wed, Oct 8, 198621 mins
When an overzealous 13-year-old superhero "wanna-be" spends a day at Monitor, it could mean the destruction of Earth.
Episode 24
Thu, Oct 9, 198621 mins
Ming captures a powerful source of anti-energy and unleashes an army of monsters from the Nightworld on the Earth.
Episode 25
Fri, Oct 10, 198621 mins
Octon and Garax concoct a bogus scheme to overthrow Ming, luring the young Defenders to Ice Station Earth where Ming probes Rick's mind for the secret plans to Monitor's defense systems.
Episode 26
Mon, Oct 13, 198621 mins
Ming unleashes a parasitic, life-killing mutant on the Defenders and sends them back in time in a plan to eliminate the Defenders and destroy all life on earth from the early days.
Episode 27
Tue, Oct 14, 198621 mins
Ming's household helper robots are selling like hotcakes; however, the public doesn't know that his Merciless Highness plans to enslave every one of their owners via satellite directed hypno-beam.
Episode 28
Wed, Oct 15, 198621 mins
A seemingly-harmless young child crash-lands on Earth, followed by an intergalactic armada of alien ships bent on destroying him and the world.
Episode 29
Thu, Oct 16, 198621 mins
Aided by a powerful mystic, Ming brings to life gods from another dimension to help him conquer the world; however, his plan goes out of control when he underestimates his collaborator.
Episode 30
Fri, Oct 17, 198621 mins
Jedda, believing her father dead, must make the most important decision of her life -- is she ready to assume the role of Phantom?
Episode 31
Mon, Oct 20, 198621 mins
The Defenders face certain death inside an ancient shrine in Morocco while Kshin discovers a mysterious book of enigmas.
Episode 32
Tue, Oct 21, 198621 mins
The Defenders must prevent Ming from obtaining an obelisk which will give him the power to travel 4 times the speed of light.
Episode 33
Wed, Oct 22, 198621 mins
Kshin discovers a ghost ship whose crew needs to locate a compass to free themselves from centuries of aimless wandering.

Episode 34
Thu, Oct 23, 198621 mins
On a family outing to a traveling carnival, the older Defenders become part of the freak show when they shrink to three inches!
Episode 35
Fri, Oct 24, 198621 mins
Once again guided by the book, Enigma, Kshin faces an evil monster who is out to conquer and destroy first the Defenders then the Earth.
Episode 36
Mon, Oct 27, 198621 mins
His Heinous Highness kidnaps Flash, clones him four times, and puts him under the Inquisitor to instill his super-hero flying prowess into the phony look-alikes.
Episode 37
Tue, Oct 28, 198621 mins
Ming turns L.J.'s mistreated girlfriend into a Frost Person who fights against the Defenders.

Episode 38
Wed, Oct 29, 198621 mins
Rick and the Defenders must save a tropical island from revolutionary forces who are in cahoots with Ming the Merciless.
Episode 39
Thu, Oct 30, 198621 mins
Rick, L.J., and Jedda's extreme competitiveness has The Phantom let them try an ancient Amazon race. As they do, Ming traps the Defenders with plans to destroy them.
Episode 40
Fri, Oct 31, 198621 mins
Octon designs a flawless super-computer which Ming uses to demobilize all the world's computer systems in a plot to control Earth.

Episode 41
Mon, Nov 3, 198621 mins
An evil band of women pirates, with a vendetta against The Phantom, terrorize the universe and nearly kill the masked superhero.

Episode 42
Tue, Nov 4, 198621 mins
While investigating a disappearance in Transylvania, the Defenders are put under a vampire's spell and turned into animals for the monster's exotic collection!

Episode 43
Wed, Nov 5, 198621 mins
Kshin learns that handicaps need not leave one totally helpless when he is temporarily paralyzed and joins forces with a boy in a wheelchair to defeat Ming the Merciless!

Episode 44
Thu, Nov 6, 198621 mins
Jedda falls for an alcoholic schoolmate and is nearly killed by his dangerous behavior!

Episode 45
Fri, Nov 7, 198621 mins
A space alien uses a Time Freezer to steal millions of dollars' worth of jewels and gold.

Episode 46
Mon, Nov 10, 198621 mins
The Defenders have a new adversary as Ming's son, Prince Kro-Tan, moleculizes Ming and plots to take over the Earth himself!

Episode 47
Tue, Nov 11, 198620 mins
Prince Kro-Tan plans to harness energy from the Earth's core to transport the planet to Mongo.

Episode 48
Wed, Nov 12, 198621 mins
The Defenders, unknowingly carrying Kro-Tan's mind bombs, must rescue Jedda from Mongo before the slimy Prince makes her his bride.

Episode 49
Thu, Nov 13, 198620 mins
Teleported to different areas of Mongo, the Defenders must re-unite and defeat Kro-Tan.

Episode 50
Fri, Nov 14, 198621 mins
Kro-Tan unintentionally unleashes an evil, immortal overlord of unlimited power.

Episode 51
Mon, Nov 17, 198621 mins
While in Jamaica to attend a ceremony in Lothar 's honor, the Defenders discover a cultist plot to control the town's children and seize power.

Episode 52
Tue, Nov 18, 198621 mins
Ming kidnaps Rick and blackmails L.J. to sabotage Defender activities, paving the way for the Evil One to conquer Earth.

Episode 53
Wed, Nov 19, 198621 mins
The Beacon of the Eternals declares war on the Defenders of the Earth, sending three mammoth, ominous robots to destroy our heroes!
Episode 54
Thu, Nov 20, 198621 mins
Dr. Dark returns to collect the three shards of the Orb of Konos and gain control of the universe!

Episode 55
Fri, Nov 21, 198621 mins
Rick Gordon fights his most difficult battle yet -- against drugs.
Episode 56
Mon, Nov 24, 198621 mins
Ming plans to deliver Jedda Walker and her powerful Necklace of Oros to an evil alien creature in return for the secret of gravity.
Episode 57
Tue, Nov 25, 198621 mins
Graviton returns to acquire the Necklace of Oros, nearly causing the destruction of Earth!

Episode 58
Wed, Nov 26, 198621 mins
Ming's evil son, Kro-Tan, constructs a wall around Earth, blocking out all sunlight and plunging Earth into perpetual darkness and endless winter.

Episode 59
Thu, Nov 27, 198621 mins
The powerful Necklace of Oros is once again the object of desire for evil creatures of various dimensions, and Jedda's life hangs in the balance.

Episode 60
Fri, Nov 28, 198621 mins
Ming, Graviton, and Hadea join together to fight the Defenders -- each for their own evil purposes.

Episode 61
Mon, Dec 1, 198621 mins
Three super-robots, disguised as humans, set out to rid the universe of all robots!
Episode 62
Tue, Dec 2, 198621 mins
Ming schemes to melt the Polar Ice Cap and drown the entire world!
Episode 63
Wed, Dec 3, 198620 mins
Kshin's long lost grandfather resurfaces, leading the Defenders on a search for the Lost City of Dreams!
Episode 64
Thu, Dec 4, 198621 mins
Ming takes advantage of L.J.'s immaturity, kidnapping Jedda and Morlag in what L.J. thinks is a simulation of Jedda's he scorns.

Episode 65
Fri, Dec 5, 198621 mins
Ming unfreezes ancient dinosaurs in the Alaskan tundra and unleashes them on the world!
