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Flash Gordon Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
16 Episodes 1979 - 1980
Episode 1
Chapter One: A Planet in Peril
Sat, Sep 22, 197923 mins
Crashing on Mongo, Flash, Dale & Zarkov are brought before evil emperor Ming, who plans a conquest of Earth. While Dr. Zarkov is forced to work in Ming's lab, Flash, Dale and Thun the lion-man flee to the caverns below the city.
Episode 2
Chapter Two: The Monsters of Mongo
Sat, Sep 29, 197923 mins
Recaptured by Ming, Dale is taken to the dictator's chambers while Flash and Thun are thrown into the pit mine. Aura's reluctance to lose her Earth man leads her to the mines and the trio escapes to the forest, right into Barin's clutches.
Episode 3
Chapter Three: Vultan - King of the Hawkmen
Sat, Oct 6, 197924 mins
Taken by Vultan to the Sky City, Flash, Barin, and Thun escape the atomic furnaces but face new dangers as Ming attacks the city to rescue Aura. Flash saves Vultan from Ming's metal-men, so Vultan vows to join the fight to end Ming's reign.
Episode 4
Chapter Four: To Save Earth
Sat, Oct 13, 197924 mins
Ming launches an attack upon Arboria from both the skies and beneath the soil utilizing his mole men. Flash heads below ground, commandeers a drilling machine and bursts into Ming's palace to thwart the impending destruction of Earth.
Episode 5
Chapter Five: The Beast Men's Prey
Sat, Oct 20, 197923 mins
Flash, Dale and Zarkov are captured by a group of cavern-dwelling beasts who worship an enormous statue of Ming.
Episode 6
Chapter Six: Into the Water World
Sat, Oct 27, 197923 mins
A magnetic ray pulls the heroes' rocket into the underwater city of Coralia, where they're greeted by Queen Undina. Flash's tour of the city is cut short when Ming's Gillmen launch an attack.
Episode 7
Chapter Seven: Adventure in Arboria
Sat, Nov 3, 197923 mins
In Arboria, Dr. Zarkov is poisoned by a flying Squirlon as a forest fire rages. Vultan and the Hawkmen deal with the fire, and then Barin and Thun lead Flash and Dale to a perilous underground cavern to find an antidote for Zarkov.
Episode 8
Chapter Eight: The Frozen World
Sat, Nov 10, 197923 mins
Flash, Dale, Zarkov and Thun head to Frigia to retrieve the scarce ore Orium to power weapons and machinery. They're welcomed with open arms by Queen Fria, but Count Malo ensures their visit to the frozen land is treacherous.
Episode 9
Chapter Nine: Monster of the Glacier
Sat, Nov 17, 197923 mins
Queen Fria and Flash rescue his friends from Brukka and his giant minions but their safe escape is jeopardized by the Glacier Monster, an enormous electric eel.
Episode 10
Chapter Ten: Blue Magic
Sat, Nov 24, 197923 mins
Racing on a rocket train from Frigia to Arboria, Flash and his friends detour to Syk, ruled by witch Queen Azura, who believes Flash is the reincarnation of Gor Daahn, her lost love.
Episode 11
Chapter Eleven: King Flash
Sat, Dec 1, 197923 mins
Flash has been hypnotized into believing he's the witch King Gor Daahn, so Zarkov has to resort to scientific methods to snap him out of it. With no desire to let him go, Queen Azura unleashes Talors, the Fire King, upon Flash and friends.
Episode 12
Chapter Twelve: Tournament of Death
Sat, Dec 8, 197923 mins
Flash and his friends escape from Ming's dungeon to the treacherous caverns below Mingo City, but they're recaptured by Princess Aura and Flash is forced to compete in a tournament against a variety of deadly animals.
Episode 13
Chapter Thirteen: Castaways in Tropica
Sat, Dec 15, 197923 mins
Zarkov fixes the rocket, but they run out of fuel and are forced to land in Tropica, where they meet Queen Desira and her cousin Braznor, who's plotting to overthrow her. Meanwhile, Barin & Aura finally profess their love for one another.
Episode 14
Chapter Fourteen: The Desert Hawk
Sat, Dec 22, 197923 mins
When Queen Desira, Flash Gordon and friends brave the dangers of the Desert of Fire, they get some help from Gundar the Desert Hawk. Meanwhile, Braznor proclaims the queen dead and seizes control of Tropica.
Episode 15
Chapter Fifteen: Revolt of the Power Men
Sat, Dec 29, 197923 mins
Ergon, leader of Ming's power men, goes rogue and aids Flash and his friends in their quest to reclaim Sky City. Meanwhile, Ming makes plans to wed Dale.
Episode 16
Chapter Sixteen: Ming's Last Battle
Sat, Jan 5, 198023 mins
Dale agrees to marry Ming if he'll spare Flash's life. Meanwhile, all of the races of Mongo unite to defeat Ming's warriors and collapse his empire.
