The Mighty Orbots
In the future, Earth is threatened by various enemies, but none worse than the organization called Shadow, lead by the cybernetic menace known as Umbra. Against this, the Galactic Patrol strives to protect Earth, but the mild mannered young scientist, Robert Simmons, does more. In times of peril, he secretly fights as the leader of the Orbots, a team of unique artificially intelligent robots each equipped with their own unique capabilities that are invaluable in this war. Together, whether individually or united as parts of a giant combined robot, they represent Earth's most powerful defense.
- 1984-1984
- 1 season
- ABC
- Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
In the future, Earth is threatened by various enemies, but none worse than the organization called Shadow, lead by the cybernetic menace known as Umbra. Against this, the Galactic Patrol strives to protect Earth, but the mild mannered young scientist, Robert Simmons, does more. In times of peril, he secretly fights as the leader of the Orbots, a team of unique artificially intelligent robots each equipped with their own unique capabilities that are invaluable in this war. Together, whether individually or united as parts of a giant combined robot, they represent Earth's most powerful defense.
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 1984
Episode 1
Magnetic Menace
Sat, Sep 8, 1984 23 mins
A rock band, secretly in the employ of Umbra, unleashes a magnetic monster on Earth.
Episode 2
The Wish World
Sat, Sep 15, 1984 23 mins
To disable Mighty Orbots' combined form, a SHADOW agent manipulates Ohno's insecurities as a robot to change her into a human.
Episode 3
Trapped on the Prehistoric Planet
Sat, Sep 22, 1984 23 mins
Deciding that Mighty Orbots is too powerful for his agents to defeat, Umbra has his agent Metanllis, who has the power to control minds, lure them to the planet Evilon with a stolen defense satellite.
Episode 4
The Dremloks
Sat, Sep 29, 1984 23 mins
When the Orbots investigate strange energy readings on a primitive planet, they discover it invaded and its people controlled by SHADOW.
Episode 5
Devil's Asteroid
Sat, Oct 6, 1984 23 mins
SHADOW creates a robot named Tobor who is a dead ringer for the Mighty Orbots in their giant robot form. Framed for crimes committed by Tobor, the Orbots are sentenced to prison on Devil's Asteroid. The sadistic warden may also be an agent of SHADOW. The Orbots need to escape Devil's Asteroid and clear their name with the help of Rob and Ono.
Episode 6
Raid on the Stellar Queen
Sat, Oct 13, 1984 23 mins
When a space passenger liner is captured by pirates, Bort, feeling guilty and incompetent with earlier inadvertently endangering that particular ship, is the key to rescuing it.
Episode 7
The Jewel of Targon
Sat, Oct 20, 1984 23 mins
Bo finds what she thinks is a giant jewel on the planet Targon. But when they bring it back to earth, a giant dragon-like monster hatches from it.
Episode 8
The Phoenix Factor
Sat, Oct 27, 1984 23 mins
Umbra revives a dead cyborg scientist to attack Earth with a bizarre mutagen that makes every mechanical device struck go berserk, while sickening Ohno.
Episode 9
Leviathan
Sat, Nov 3, 1984 23 mins
On the watery planet of Reilos, the mining operations of valuable Aquarius ore are being disrupted by the attacks of Leviathan, a monstrous whale-creature over a kilometer in length. Mighty Orbots is dispatched to investigate.
Episode 10
The Cosmic Circus
Sat, Nov 17, 1984 23 mins
The Orbots get their chance for fame when the Cosmic Circus arrives on Earth and the Orbots are sent undercover to sniff out suspected Shadow activity.
Episode 11
A Tale of Two Thieves
Sat, Nov 24, 1984 23 mins
Transporting a dangerous Protean pod to Urbanos the most densely populated planet in the galaxy, Crunch's brainless actions allow the pod to be stolen by two local thieves "Kleptos and The Kid".
Episode 12
Operation Eclipse
Sat, Dec 1, 1984 23 mins
Rondu's old friend Drennan unexpectedly shows up, but Rob is uncomfortable with the free access Rondu is allowing Drennan and gets suspicious.
Episode 13
The Invasion of the Shadow Star
Sat, Dec 15, 1984 23 mins
Fearing that Rob will shortly replace them on their birthday, the Orbots desperately attempt to prove themselves by invading Umbra's domain on their own when the villain threatens Earth's Sun.