Defenders of the Earth

Episode 0

Unaired Pilot

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

Escape from Mongo

Mon, Sep 8, 1986 21 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

The Creation of Monitor

Mon, Sep 15, 1986 21 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

A Demon in His Pocket

Mon, Sep 22, 1986 21 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

A House Divided

Mon, Sep 29, 1986 21 mins

The Phantom's evil older brother joins forces with Ming the Merciless and becomes N'Dama, the Weather Demon.

Episode 5

Bits 'n' Chips

Mon, Oct 6, 1986 21 mins

Ultracomputer Dynak X is invaded by Ming's Electronic Maggot - and miniaturized Defenders must fight her war within!

Episode 6

Root of Evil

Mon, Oct 13, 1986 21 mins

A famous scientist's plant food experiment backfires - into a formula that turns people into plants!

Episode 7

Cold War

Mon, Oct 20, 1986 21 mins

Ming the Merciless develops a weather control device and plots to freeze the world solid!

Episode 8

The Sleeper Awakes

Mon, Oct 27, 1986 21 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

The Revenge of Astra

Mon, Nov 3, 1986 21 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

Hall of Wisdom

Mon, Nov 10, 1986 21 mins

The awesome intergalactic storehouse of knowledge visits the Galaxy - and the Defenders must keep Ming from stealing its deadly weapon!

Episode 11

The Mind Warriors

Mon, Nov 17, 1986 22 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

The Mind Warriors II

Mon, Dec 1, 1986 21 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

The Lost Jewels of Tibet

Mon, Nov 24, 1986 21 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

The Evil of Doctor Dark

Mon, Dec 8, 1986 21 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

Diamonds Are a Ming's Best Friend

Mon, Dec 15, 1986 21 mins

Ming plots to steal the Crown Jewels of England so that he can grow invincible crystal soldiers and conquer the world!

Episode 16

The Men of Frost

Mon, Dec 22, 1986 21 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

Battleground

Tue, Sep 30, 1986 21 mins

Ming uses his freeze-ray weapon to capture unstoppable alien creatures, transport them to Earth, and unleash them on the world.

Episode 18

The Panther Peril

Wed, Oct 1, 1986 21 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

Fury of the Deep

Thu, Oct 2, 1986 21 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

Family Reunion

Fri, Oct 3, 1986 21 mins

Jedda agrees to become N'Dama's protege, the Weather Demon, in exchange for help in saving her father's life.

Episode 21

The Defense Never Rests

Mon, Oct 6, 1986 21 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

Like Father, Like Daughter?

Tue, Oct 7, 1986 21 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

The Would-Be Defender

Wed, Oct 8, 1986 21 mins

When an overzealous 13-year-old superhero "wanna-be" spends a day at Monitor, it could mean the destruction of Earth.

Episode 24

Doorways Into Darkness

Thu, Oct 9, 1986 21 mins

Ming captures a powerful source of anti-energy and unleashes an army of monsters from the Nightworld on the Earth.

Episode 25

Deal with the Devil

Fri, Oct 10, 1986 21 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

Terror in Time

Mon, Oct 13, 1986 21 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

Ming's Household Helpers

Tue, Oct 14, 1986 21 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

The Starboy

Wed, Oct 15, 1986 21 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

The Gods Awake

Thu, Oct 16, 1986 21 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

The Ghost Walks Again

Fri, Oct 17, 1986 21 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

The Book of Mysteries

Mon, Oct 20, 1986 21 mins

The Defenders face certain death inside an ancient shrine in Morocco while Kshin discovers a mysterious book of enigmas.

Episode 32

The Future Comes But Once

Tue, Oct 21, 1986 21 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

Kshin and the Ghost Ship

Wed, Oct 22, 1986 21 mins

Kshin discovers a ghost ship whose crew needs to locate a compass to free themselves from centuries of aimless wandering.

Episode 34

The Carnival of Doctor Kalihari

Thu, Oct 23, 1986 21 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

The Mystery of the Book

Fri, Oct 24, 1986 21 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

Flash Times Four

Mon, Oct 27, 1986 21 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

The Frozen Heart

Tue, Oct 28, 1986 21 mins

Ming turns L.J.'s mistreated girlfriend into a Frost Person who fights against the Defenders.

Episode 38

Rick Gordon, One-Man Army

Wed, Oct 29, 1986 21 mins

Rick and the Defenders must save a tropical island from revolutionary forces who are in cahoots with Ming the Merciless.

Episode 39

The Rites of Zesnan

Thu, Oct 30, 1986 21 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

Audie and Tweak

Fri, Oct 31, 1986 21 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

Return of the Skyband

Mon, Nov 3, 1986 21 mins

An evil band of women pirates, with a vendetta against The Phantom, terrorize the universe and nearly kill the masked superhero.

Episode 42

Dracula's Potion

Tue, Nov 4, 1986 21 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

One of the Guys

Wed, Nov 5, 1986 21 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

100 Proof Highway

Thu, Nov 6, 1986 21 mins

Jedda falls for an alcoholic schoolmate and is nearly killed by his dangerous behavior!

Episode 45

The Time Freezer

Fri, Nov 7, 1986 21 mins

A space alien uses a Time Freezer to steal millions of dollars' worth of jewels and gold.

Episode 46

The Prince Makes His Move

Mon, Nov 10, 1986 21 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

The Prince Triumphant

Tue, Nov 11, 1986 20 mins

Prince Kro-Tan plans to harness energy from the Earth's core to transport the planet to Mongo.

Episode 48

The Prince Weds

Wed, Nov 12, 1986 21 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

The Prince's Royal Hunt

Thu, Nov 13, 1986 20 mins

Teleported to different areas of Mongo, the Defenders must re-unite and defeat Kro-Tan.

Episode 50

The Prince Dethroned

Fri, Nov 14, 1986 21 mins

Kro-Tan unintentionally unleashes an evil, immortal overlord of unlimited power.

Episode 51

Lothar's Homecoming

Mon, Nov 17, 1986 21 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

Suspended Sabotage

Tue, Nov 18, 1986 21 mins

Ming kidnaps Rick and blackmails L.J. to sabotage Defender activities, paving the way for the Evil One to conquer Earth.

Episode 53

Call of the Eternals

Wed, Nov 19, 1986 21 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

The Return of Doctor Dark

Thu, Nov 20, 1986 21 mins

Dr. Dark returns to collect the three shards of the Orb of Konos and gain control of the universe!

Episode 55

The Deadliest Battle

Fri, Nov 21, 1986 21 mins

Rick Gordon fights his most difficult battle yet -- against drugs.

Episode 56

The Necklace of Oros

Mon, Nov 24, 1986 21 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

Torn Space

Tue, Nov 25, 1986 21 mins

Graviton returns to acquire the Necklace of Oros, nearly causing the destruction of Earth!

Episode 58

Ming Winter

Wed, Nov 26, 1986 21 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

The Golden Queen

Thu, Nov 27, 1986 21 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

The Gravity of Ming

Fri, Nov 28, 1986 21 mins

Ming, Graviton, and Hadea join together to fight the Defenders -- each for their own evil purposes.

Episode 61

Flesh and Blood

Mon, Dec 1, 1986 21 mins

Three super-robots, disguised as humans, set out to rid the universe of all robots!

Episode 62

The Drowning World

Tue, Dec 2, 1986 21 mins

Ming schemes to melt the Polar Ice Cap and drown the entire world!

Episode 63

The Adoption of Kshin

Wed, Dec 3, 1986 20 mins

Kshin's long lost grandfather resurfaces, leading the Defenders on a search for the Lost City of Dreams!

Episode 64

Street Smarts

Thu, Dec 4, 1986 21 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

The Thunder Lizards of Ming

Fri, Dec 5, 1986 21 mins

Ming unfreezes ancient dinosaurs in the Alaskan tundra and unleashes them on the world!