Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles

Episode 1

Freefall

Mon, Aug 30, 1999

Rico, Flores and Jenkins go Pluto and discover dangerous plasma-shooting alien bugs who threaten nearby research outposts.

Episode 2

Plasma Bugs of Navarone

Tue, Aug 31, 1999

Rico and the Roughneck risk their safety in order to save pilots Ibanez and Barcalow at a research outpost.

Episode 3

Handle with Care

Wed, Sep 1, 1999

The Roughnecks are sent to assist an intelligence officer in capturing a live plasma bug.

Episode 4

Basic Training

Fri, Sep 3, 1999

Rico must train a reporter so that he can defend himself in combat. Meanwhile, the Roughnecks must defend themselves from a new kind of flying bug.

Episode 5

Deep Trouble

Wed, Sep 22, 1999

Dizzy suffers from an attack of claustrophobia when the Roughnecks go under Pluto's surface to locate the bug army's hatchery.

Episode 6

Water, Water Everywhere

Tue, Oct 12, 1999

The Roughnecks are ordered to the planet Hydora after a transport bug is seen leaving Pluto. The Roughnecks mission is to establish if Hydora is the bug home world or not. While there they receive an extremely disturbing message.

Episode 7

Swarm

Thu, Sep 30, 1999

Rico is reunited with Carmen when a retrieval mission goes wrong. What starts as a minor operation on Hydora develops into a full blown battle as Bug numbers turn out to be far higher than expected.

Episode 8

Search & Destroy

Thu, Oct 21, 1999

The Roughnecks search for the nest and end up scrambling some eggs.

Episode 9

Missing in Action

Thu, Nov 11, 1999

The Roughnecks are sent down to Hydora to find two squads that have vanished into thin air.

Episode 10

Sole Survivor

Thu, Nov 4, 1999

The Roughnecks discover Lt. Ross, commander of Delta Squad, wandering on Hydora, his long-term memory wiped out, and his entire squad missing.

Episode 11

Betrayal

Wed, Feb 16, 2000

The Roughnecks are sent on a seemingly routine recon mission of the planet Tophet to determine if it can be used as a waystation for S.I.C.O.N. to the rest of the galaxy.

Episode 12

Stranded

Thu, Sep 2, 1999

Razak and Higgins needs to rescued by the Alpha team.

Episode 13

Of Flesh and Steel

Wed, Sep 8, 1999

When a Cyborg named Chas "Cybernetic Humanoid Assault System" is assigned to the Roughnecks, he is befriended by Higgins, who views the robot as a kindred outsider.

Episode 14

Captured

Fri, Jan 28, 2000

While returning from a mission, the Roughnecks are attacked and captured by a contingent of Skinnies.

Episode 15

The Face of Truth

Mon, Feb 14, 2000

After clearing a mountain pass of a row of Blaster Bugs, the Roughnecks are able to capture Colonel T'Phai, the leader of the Skinnies.

Episode 16

No Substitute

Fri, Nov 19, 1999

Colonel T'Phai the Skinnie who was partially responsible for Carl's fried brain joins the unit just as they're assigned the task of taking Zegema Beach as part of the Tesca Nemerosa campaign.

Episode 17

...And Then There Were Two

Thu, Dec 9, 1999

As the squad goes on Recon in the Tesca Nemerosan jungle beyond Zegema Beach, Rico still refuses to accept T'Phai into the unit.

Episode 18

Marauder

Fri, Dec 3, 1999

After Gossard receives a minor injury, Rico is assigned a marauder suit for the Roughneck's next mission: they're heading upriver to capture a Brain Bug.

Episode 19

Liquid Dreams

Fri, Dec 17, 1999

Rico hovering in a coma between life and death flashes back to High School with Dizzy, Carl, Carmen and Razak, and Basic Training with Drill Sergeant Zim.

Episode 20

Heart

Mon, Jan 3, 2000

While Rico recovers from injuries at the Hospital at Zegema Beach, the Roughnecks map strange tunnels out in the jungles of Tesca Nemerosa.

Episode 21

Ice-Olation

Tue, Feb 8, 2000

Returning from a combat mission in a retrieval ship, the Zephyr, the Roughnecks are re-routed to an asteroid to join scientists from another ship, the Sequoia, in a quest for a bio-weapon against the bugs.

Episode 22

Mixed Signals

Tue, Feb 15, 2000

The Zephyr remains crash-landed on a frozen asteroid.

Episode 23

Hot Ice

Mon, Dec 6, 1999

The Roughnecks are crashed on a barren asteroid.

Episode 24

The Inside Story

Mon, Jan 17, 2000

Their ship, the Zephyr, crashed again on the ice asteroid, the Roughnecks are running out of ammo to fight off the attacking Firefries.

Episode 25

The Ice Men Goeth

Thu, Mar 9, 2000

The Roughnecks' ship, the Zephyr, remains trapped inside what they now know is a giant bug.

Episode 26

Metamorphosis

Aboard the Valley Forge on a long trip to their next campaign, the Roughnecks have drawn watch as most of the ship's crew rests in suspended animation.

Episode 27

D-Day

Thu, Feb 17, 2000

As the squad prepares for the D-Day invasion of the bug home planet of Klendathu, Dizzy receives an official notice from S.I.C.O.N. about her brother.

Episode 28

The Mission

Fri, Feb 25, 2000

While at a temporary camp on Klendathu, the Roughnecks are attacked by a new and dangerous form of arachnid, an Imposter Bug that approximates the size and shape of a human.

Episode 29

Letters Home

Mon, Feb 21, 2000

The Roughnecks are facing a "Battle of the Bulge" situation on the Bug home planet of Klendathu.

Episode 30

Checkmate

Mon, Mar 6, 2000

After a long day of battling Bugs, the Roughnecks are called to a mission briefing only to find themselves in the presence of Sky Marshall Sanchez himself.

Episode 31

Trackers

Tue, Mar 28, 2000 21 mins

Based on the book that inspired the film STARSHIP TROOPERS, ROUGHNECKS is a computer-generated series detailing the continuing adventures of a team of space-based military fighters as they attempt to stop the proliferation of a race of violent, giant-sized bugs. In TRACKERS, the Bug Queen has survived a battle on Klendathu, and is headed for Earth. But when the Troopers discover that the bugs have cloned human DNA and are able to take human form, they realize that extermination is going to be more difficult than they had originally thought.

Episode 32

Among Us

Sun, Mar 5, 2000

S.I.C.O.N. forces move into peacetime duty after the Bug Queen and her transport are presumably terminated.

Episode 33

Homefront

When the Bug Forces launch a devastating surprise attack on Buenos Aires, nearly destroying the city, the Roughnecks are sent in as part of a massive ground troop assault.

Episode 34

Hide N' Seek

Fri, Mar 17, 2000

SICON officials discover a massive bug mound outside of Buenos Aires.

Episode 35

Requiem

Thu, Jun 29, 2000

The bugs have tunnels underneath San Francisco. Military Intelligence wants to blow up the city to get the bugs, but that would also kill all the civilians in the area. The Roughnecks and Walker's Team come up with an alternate plan to deal with the bugs. The city will be saved, but one will pay the ultimate price.

Episode 36

Funeral for a Friend

Thu, Jun 1, 2000

With no LT the Roughnecks are to be disbanded. Before they break up, they fulfill the last request of their C.O. SGT Brutto and General Redwing pay their respects as well. They come across some bugs, Redwing and Higgins are captured. Outnumbered and unable to call for support, the Roughnecks must mount a rescue and destroy the bugs.

Episode 37

Spirits of the Departed

Tue, Jul 4, 2000

The Roughnecks are assigned to protect Oahu. They get 2 new members to their squad. Max Brutto, SGT Brutto's son, and SGT Zimm. Rico's not sure about his abilities as a leader. Soon he'll learn how his former C.O. had a bigger hand in his life than he realized.

Episode 38

Gates of Hell

Episode 39

Circle of the Damned

Episode 40

Final Inferno

Episode 41

Pluto and Beyond

Fri, Sep 17, 1999

Bob Higgins hosts the Fed Net news special, looking at the first weeks of the war on Pluto and Tophet.

Episode 42

Propaganda Machine

Fri, Jan 14, 2000

Episode 43

Marooned

Tue, Feb 22, 2000

Episode 44

The Court-Martial of Lt. Razak (Clip Show #4)

Mon, Apr 3, 2000