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65 Episodes 1987 - 1987
Episode 1
Mon, Sep 21, 1987
While the Riders prepare to take out a zone generator that is blocking San Francisco harbor, Bandit infiltrates their base and tricks Hiro into accepting a hypnotic device disguised as a holographic computer game.
Episode 2
Tue, Sep 22, 1987
The Zone Riders rescue King Donovan, a retired military pilot and Dirk's former CO, as he is being pursued out of the zone. He has details on an Overlord plot to increase the size of the zone by hooking a generator up to the Hoover Dam, and a plan to stop it. But instead of allowing them to sneak up on the generator, the suggested rout leads the Raiders into an ambush, and King ends up suspected of treason.
Episode 3
Wed, Sep 23, 1987
A girl named Carol Ward is discovered who is immune to Zone bacteria, and both sides race to find out why.
Episode 4
Thu, Sep 24, 1987
A cargo plane en route to M.C.C. carrying the world's last supply of Neutron-90 is shot down by Overlord over the New York Zone. Now, it's up to the Zone Riders to recover the Neutron-90 (and the pilot of the cargo plane) before Overlord finds it and creates a weapon that would render the existing Zone Riders' suits useless.
Episode 5
Fri, Sep 25, 1987
While investigating Black Widow activity in Australia, the Zone Riders' equipment is destroyed by an electromagnetic pulse. They are forced to find a way to survive and contact help without their futuristic weapons.
Episode 6
Mon, Sep 28, 1987
The Black Widows slips a miniature zone pod into McFarlands clothes, activating it inside the MCC while the Zone Riders are on a mission. Forced to go up against their own defenses and Overlord at the same time, the Riders have one hour to take out the pod before a UN ordered air strike reduces the place to rubble.
Episode 7
Tue, Sep 29, 1987
The Zone Riders escort botanist Doctor Marlo to the Florida Everglades in order to find a vaccine against zone bacteria. While there, Dirk Courage encounters his estranged, Luddite friend Col. Conrad.
Episode 8
Wed, Sep 30, 1987
The Zone Riders take rocket fuel to a NASA base in order to enable a recon satellite to launch past Overlord's gun emplacements.
Episode 9
Thu, Oct 1, 1987
Zone Riders are shot down while escorting an evacuation detail to San Juan before a tropical storm hits. The Zone Riders attempt to clear a zoned area of higher ground in order to evacuate the civilians by land.
Episode 10
Fri, Oct 2, 1987
A lost zone pod is unearthed in Katerina's home village and begins to activate. Both the Black Widows and Zone Riders race to secure the pod.
Episode 11
Mon, Oct 5, 1987
In Australia, the Zone Riders capture Bandit while destroying a zone generator. Escaping after a plane crash, Bandit hunts Dirk Courage on a remote island in order to extract revenge for his brother, whom he blames Courage for his death in the Desert Wars.
Episode 12
Tue, Oct 6, 1987
The Black Widows kidnap U.S. President Greg Rogers and a disguised Bandit takes his place.
Episode 13
Wed, Oct 7, 1987
Two children searching for their parents location at the Midwest Phone Company inadvertently hack into Overlord's database.
Episode 14
Thu, Oct 8, 1987
Overlord seeks to capture his ex-wife, Alice Bent, and zone her. Duchess Dire, jealous of Overlord's affection, intervenes.
Episode 15
Fri, Oct 9, 1987
The Black Widows capture and zone a major oil refinery. The Zone Riders team up with new allies; led by a soldier Dirk Courage fought against in the Desert Wars.
Episode 16
Mon, Oct 12, 1987
The Black Widows hijack a train full of aerospace engineers and reroute it towards the zone.
Episode 17
Tue, Oct 13, 1987
Razorback is captured when the Black Widows try to disrupt M.C.C. field studies. He is sent to Black hills prison where he recruits the inmates to his cause. Courage sends Max to infiltrate the prison in order to discover Razorback's plan.
Episode 18
Wed, Oct 14, 1987
Overlord is captured; both the Black Widows and the United Nations squabble over the future of their organizations.
Episode 19
Thu, Oct 15, 1987
Katerina is stranded in the zone. She discovers a group of construction workers, outside the influence of the zone, marooned atop Gateway Tower.
Episode 20
Fri, Oct 16, 1987
Overlord recovers a rocket engine from the original zone shuttle launch. The Zone Riders attempt to stop him before he gains access to a back up shuttle in New Jersey.
Episode 21
Mon, Oct 19, 1987
A strange yellow mist penetrates the Zone Riders suits rendering them vulnerable to zone bacteria. The Black Widows and M.C.C. seek to discover the nature of the mist.
Episode 22
Tue, Oct 20, 1987
Overlord plans to destroy the Panama Canal with a ship full of explosives.
Episode 23
Wed, Oct 21, 1987
Overlord blackmails Jade Scorpion, a Hong Kong river pirate, in order to distribute zone pods along the coast of southern China.
Episode 24
Thu, Oct 22, 1987
An unwitting king, with ties to Duchess Dire, is placed on the English throne.
Episode 25
Fri, Oct 23, 1987
Zoned samurai, led by Hiro's sensei, are operating outside the boundaries of the zone. The Black Widows and Zone Riders seek information on how this is possible.
Episode 26
Mon, Oct 26, 1987
Overlord zones a green beret detachment on maneuvers in the Philippines. The Black Widows team up with the green berets to eliminate the Zone Riders.
Episode 27
Tue, Oct 27, 1987
A Russian scientist, Dr. Starokof, develops Spirovax, an injection which allows unprotected individuals to enter the zone. The doctor and the Zone Riders attempt to test the formula.
Episode 28
Wed, Oct 28, 1987
Overlord distills zone spores to create a spore formula. The formula is added to a local water supply, making those who drink it enter the nearest zone.
Episode 29
Thu, Oct 29, 1987
Episode 30
Fri, Oct 30, 1987
A lab assistant, Ben Davis Franklin, is chosen as a new Zone Rider, but high command decides to give his suit to an Australian soldier named Ned Tucker. Without permission, Franklin creates another new suit and covertly follows the Zone Riders on a dangerous mission.
Episode 31
Mon, Nov 2, 1987
Episode 32
Tue, Nov 3, 1987
Episode 33
Wed, Nov 4, 1987
Commander Courage, thinking that the Zone Riders' efforts are not enough, enters alone the NY Zone without protection suit, in order to get zoned and captured. A tiny transmitter attached to his neck enables MCC to keep track of him, and as soon as he is brought to Overlord's headquarters - MCC will transmit him a command, in Overlord's voice, to destroy the zone generator, allowing the UN forces to enter NY and attack Overlord. Unfortunately, as Courage is captured, the transmitter malfunctions. Will the Zone Riders manage to rescue their commander?
Episode 34
Thu, Nov 5, 1987
Episode 35
Fri, Nov 6, 1987
Episode 36
Mon, Nov 9, 1987
The Zone Riders head to Chicago to destroy the Zone Generator that's plaguing the whole city. Max is extra motivated to win this battle as his mother, father and sister are trapped in this particular area. The situation is complicated by the fact that M.C.C. is relying on shady mob gangsters within Chicago to help them get supplies to the United Nations via train.
Episode 37
Tue, Nov 10, 1987
M.C.C. receives a distress call about a Zone - that is MOVING and growing in size. The Zone Riders investigate to find that Overlord has created a gigantic vehicle that moves over all terrain and drops Zone pods in it's wake. Can the Zone Riders destroy Overlord's Behemoth before he zones the entire world?
Episode 38
Wed, Nov 11, 1987
Episode 39
Thu, Nov 12, 1987
Episode 40
Fri, Nov 13, 1987
Episode 41
Mon, Nov 16, 1987
Episode 42
Tue, Nov 17, 1987
M.C.C is shocked to discover that one of their most promising Zone Rider trainees, Barry, is allegedly the long lost son of Overlord. Barry is kicked out of the trainee program because of this, and Overlord persuades him to steal one of the Zone Riders' Neutron-90 suits to get back at M.C.C. But Tank, one of Barry's strongest supporters, is not convinced that Barry's birth records are telling the whole truth.
Episode 43
Wed, Nov 18, 1987
Episode 44
Thu, Nov 19, 1987
Episode 45
Fri, Nov 20, 1987
Episode 46
Mon, Nov 23, 1987
Episode 47
Tue, Nov 24, 1987
Episode 48
Wed, Nov 25, 1987
Episode 49
Thu, Nov 26, 1987
Episode 50
Fri, Nov 27, 1987
Reporter interviews the Zone Riders to find out their definition of heroism, and flashbacks tell their stories.
Episode 51
Mon, Nov 30, 1987
Episode 52
Tue, Dec 1, 1987
Episode 53
Wed, Dec 2, 1987
Episode 54
Thu, Dec 3, 1987
The UN security council is dissatisfied with the performance of the Zone Riders, of two reasons: first, several months passed since the team was formed - but the Spiral Zone is strong as ever; second, the council has received reports about seemingly-questionable command decisions made by Commander Courage, suggesting that the problem is poor leadership of the Zone Riders. Thus Commander Courage is called before special UN committee to explain his conduct as the team leader.
Episode 55
Fri, Dec 4, 1987
Episode 56
Mon, Dec 7, 1987
Episode 57
Tue, Dec 8, 1987
Episode 58
Wed, Dec 9, 1987
Episode 59
Thu, Dec 10, 1987
Episode 60
Fri, Dec 11, 1987
Episode 61
Mon, Dec 14, 1987
Episode 62
Tue, Dec 15, 1987
Episode 63
Wed, Dec 16, 1987
Episode 64
Thu, Dec 17, 1987
Episode 65
Fri, Dec 18, 1987