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Hercules Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
52 Episodes 1998 - 1999
Episode 1
Hercules and the Apollo Mission
Mon, Aug 31, 1998 30 mins
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
Hercules and the King of Thessaly
Tue, Sep 1, 1998 30 mins
Hercules is King of Thessaly, but he soon discovers that it isn't all fun and games.
Episode 3
Hercules and the Secret Weapon
Wed, Sep 2, 1998 30 mins
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
Hercules and the Assassin
Thu, Sep 3, 1998 30 mins
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
Hercules and the Big Kiss
Fri, Sep 4, 1998 30 mins
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
Hercules and the River Styx
Mon, Sep 7, 1998 30 mins
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
Hercules and the Techno Greeks
Tue, Sep 8, 1998 30 mins
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
Hercules and the World's First Doctor
Wed, Sep 9, 1998 30 mins
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
Hercules and the Pool Party
Thu, Sep 10, 1998 30 mins
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
Hercules and the Prince of Thrace
Fri, Sep 11, 1998 30 mins
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
Hercules and the Tapestry of Fate
Mon, Sep 14, 1998 30 mins
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 12
Hercules and the Living Legend
Tue, Sep 15, 1998 30 mins
Hades offers to restore the glory of fallen hero Achilles---but only if he splits up the successful team of Hercules and mentor Philoctetes. Voices include Dom Irrera, David Alan Grier, Dan Castellaneta, James Woods, Tate Donovan.
Episode 13
Hercules and the Return of Typhon
Wed, Sep 16, 1998 30 mins
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 14
Hercules and the Owl of Athens
Thu, Sep 17, 1998 30 mins
Ares sends his two sons to kidnap Athena's precious Owl of Wisdom, but Athena has given the bird to Hercules for protection.
Episode 15
Hercules and the Girdle of Hippolyte
Fri, Sep 18, 1998 30 mins
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 16
Hercules and the Bacchanal
Mon, Sep 21, 1998 30 mins
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 17
Hercules and the Underworld Takeover
Wed, Sep 23, 1998 30 mins
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 18
Hercules and the Comedy of Arrows
Tue, Sep 29, 1998 30 mins
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 19
Hercules and the Hostage Crisis
Fri, Oct 2, 1998 30 mins
A terrorist group representing the imprisoned Titans takes the school hostage and demands Hercules as their prisoner.
Episode 20
Hercules and the Dissapearing Heroes
Mon, Oct 5, 1998 30 mins
Hecate is kidnapping all of the great heroes planning to transfer their greatness into a newly created monster.
Episode 21
Hercules and the Argonauts
Thu, Oct 8, 1998 30 mins
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 22
Hercules and the Drama Festival
Wed, Oct 14, 1998 30 mins
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 23
Hercules and the Phil Factor
Fri, Oct 16, 1998 30 mins
Phil is having a mid-life crisis, which leads him to quit his job as Hercules' mentor and take up a new gig as a door-to-door salesman.
Episode 24
Hercules and the All Nighter
Wed, Oct 21, 1998 30 mins
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 25
Hercules and the Song of Circe
Thu, Oct 29, 1998 30 mins
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 26
Hercules and the Trojan War
Fri, Oct 30, 1998 30 mins
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 27
Hercules and the Dream Date
Mon, Nov 2, 1998 30 mins
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 28
Hercules and the Big Games
Wed, Nov 4, 1998 30 mins
The first Olympic Games are held as a way to settle a fight between Ares and Athena, but the inaugural sports event threatens to end in disaster when Hades encourages Echidna and her hungry brood of monsters to satisfy their appetites with Olympic-goers.
Episode 29
Hercules and the Jilt Trip
Fri, Nov 6, 1998 30 mins
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 30
Hercules and the Falling Stars
Tue, Nov 10, 1998 30 mins
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 31
Hercules and the Golden Touch
Thu, Nov 12, 1998 30 mins
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 32
Hercules and the Minotaur
Fri, Nov 13, 1998 30 mins
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 33
Hercules and the Son of Poseidon
Mon, Nov 16, 1998 30 mins
Hercules befriends Triton, the son of Poseidon, at Prometheus Academy, and Triton steals his father's magic triton to wield a little power on campus.
Episode 34
Hercules and the Twilight of the Gods
Wed, Nov 18, 1998 30 mins
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 35
Hercules and the Griffin
Fri, Nov 20, 1998 30 mins
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 36
Hercules and the King for a Day
Tue, Nov 24, 1998 30 mins
Phil gets duped into temporarily taking over the throne for Pan (voice of Joe Pantoliano), whose ulterior motive is to escape a smiting by Nemesis. Linda Hamilton, Florence Henderson.
Episode 37
Hercules and the Pegasus Incident
Wed, Nov 25, 1998 30 mins
Pegasus leaves Hercules, meets up with a new master and the new duo becomes a great monster-battling team.
Episode 38
Hercules and the Big Sink
Fri, Dec 11, 1998 30 mins
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 39
Hercules and the Big Lie
Wed, Dec 16, 1998 30 mins
Hercules puts pride before friendship when he lies to Icarus in order to escape a potentially embarrassing situation. But he regrets his fib when it puts Icarus in danger of a 100-handed giant (voice of Reggie Miller).
Episode 40
Hercules and the Prom
Mon, Dec 21, 1998 30 mins
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 41
Hercules and the Spartan Experience
Mon, Jan 4, 1999 30 mins
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 42
Hercules and the Complex Electra
Wed, Jan 13, 1999 30 mins
Herc's got a crush on a rebel named Electra. She won't give him the time of day unless he's a "too-cool-for-school" anti-establishment tough guy. Doing a pretty good job acting the part Hercules manages to catch Electra's eye. Still a hero at heart Hercules has to sneak away to fight the furies undercover. It turns out these menacing birds are created from Electra's anger. Herc finally drops the bad boy facade and goes ballistic when Electra recites an anti-hero poem she wrote inspired by him
Episode 43
Hercules and the Long Nightmare
Mon, Feb 8, 1999 30 mins
Phantasos, Morpheus' younger brother, produces nightmares for everyone as they sleep, and it's up to Hercules and Phil to stop him.
Episode 44
Hercules and the Arabian Night
Wed, Feb 10, 1999 30 mins
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 Hercu
Episode 45
Hercules and the Aetolian Amphora
Fri, Feb 12, 1999 30 mins
Well smoky seductive Meg slinks on- screen for her true first encounter with Hercules. An encounter so mind blowing by the end neither one of them can remember anything that's happened. Meg (with her usual manipulative flare) Herc Fear Terror the Centaur Pain and Panic are all involved in a chase and battle for Hades Aetolian Amphora filled with water from the Lethe pool (pool of forgetfulness). Each one of them has their own reason for wanting the water except Herc whose simply been
Episode 46
Hercules and the Romans
Mon, Feb 15, 1999 30 mins
When Icarus doesn't have his civics class project done (a model city) he flies off to the Library of Alexandria to do research but instead crash lands in Rome where struggling city planners Romulus and Remus mistake him for the god they've been praying for. Icarus has the time of his life (and inadvertently creates Rome's culture) while Hercules teams up with surly demigoddess of vengeance Nemesis to find him. Herc and Icarus have to go on the run from Nemesis when she discovers Icarus is a
Episode 47
Hercules and the Yearbook
Wed, Feb 17, 1999 30 mins
We jump into the future in this episode only to flashback to embarrassing scenes from Herc's high school past. Herc's an adult full fledged hero and married to Meg who wasn't privy to his high school awkwardness until tonight. Meg Phil and Herc's yearbook are ingredients enough to bring Herc down from the mighty infallible hero to half mortal (which he was of course before he proved himself a true hero). Herc confesses all from loosing the sun to the Lord of the Underworld to leveling the Aca
Episode 48
Hercules and the Odyssey Experience
Fri, Feb 19, 1999 30 mins
Telemachus is feeling a little overwhelmed being the son of Odysseus and all. If anyone can relate to growing up in the shadow of a famous dad it's Hercules. In an attempt to bring his son out of his introverted shell Odysseus asks Herc to let Telemachus spend the afternoon with him. They find themselves in an Odysseus-type adventure when Cassandra's father Vic begins playing with things at the Odyssey show he shouldn't tough. Telemachus meekly offers brilliant suggestions that together wi
Episode 49
Hercules and the Grim Avenger
Mon, Feb 22, 1999 30 mins
Enter the Grim Avenger, a superhero type who narrates his every move, who joins forces with Hercules to defeat the Minotaur.
Episode 50
Hercules and the Spring of Canathus
Wed, Feb 24, 1999 30 mins
Pain and Panic are at it again. Trying to figure out how to make Hercules meet his demise is mind numbing especially since they couldn't even get rid of him when he was a baby. If they had a second chance to get him as a baby maybe they'd be successful. Thanks to the Fates they get a piece of info they need to make that chance happen. Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances and poor aim Adonis Icarus Pegasus and Pain are turned into babies along with Herc. It's up to Cassandra and P
Episode 51
Hercules and the Big Show
Fri, Feb 26, 1999 30 mins
Merv Griffin has Herc on as a guest. The Lord of the dead is watching the show from his domain with great disdain. Herc and Icarus rave about how many times Herc's put out Hades fire and each story ignites Hades ire until he reaches his boiling point and decides to take over the show himself_ With a literally captive audience Hades proceeds to verbally bash Hercules. Adonis becomes Hades prime guest and the two of them make an odd but very funny team as they make a mockery of Hercules and his
Episode 52
Hercules and the Tiff on Olympus
Mon, Mar 1, 1999 30 mins
Zeus has forgotten his anniversary and Hera's upset. Hades finds this spat an excellent opportunity to move in on Olympus. Pretending to be a good concerned brother and brother-in-law he plays middleman and actually fuels the fire between Zeus and Hera he's virtually cut off communication between the two of them. His plan is to tear the lovebirds apart and make Hercules think it's his fault. Fortunately his foul plan to squash Zeus Hera and Hercules in a triple play backfires and Hades st