List of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys episodes
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Hercules: The Legendary Journeys is a television series that was filmed in New Zealand[1] and the United States, starring Kevin Sorbo as Hercules. It is very loosely based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles. It ran for 111 episodes over six seasons.
It was preceded by several TV movies with the same major characters in 1994 as part of Universal Media Studios's Action Pack: in order, Hercules and the Amazon Women, Hercules and the Lost Kingdom, Hercules and the Circle of Fire, Hercules in the Underworld, and Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur, the last of which served mostly as a "clip show" of the previous movies as a lead up to the series.
Series overview
[edit]| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| TV films | 5 | April 25, 1994 | November 14, 1994 | |
| 1 | 13 | January 16, 1995 | May 8, 1995 | |
| 2 | 24 | September 4, 1995 | June 24, 1996 | |
| 3 | 22 | September 30, 1996 | May 12, 1997 | |
| 4 | 22 | September 29, 1997 | May 11, 1998 | |
| 5 | 22 | September 28, 1998 | May 17, 1999 | |
| 6 | 8 | September 27, 1999 | November 22, 1999 | |
Episodes
[edit]Television films (1994)
[edit]| Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| Hercules and the Amazon Women | Bill L. Norton | Andrew Dettmann, Jule Selbo & Daniel Truly | April 25, 1994 | |
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A village of only men comes to seek Hercules' aid in defeating a band of mysterious creatures on the eve of Iolaus' wedding. Hercules discovers these "creatures" are really the women of the village who have split with their chauvinistic men and aligned themselves with Hera. | ||||
| Hercules and the Lost Kingdom | Harley Cokeliss | Christian Williams | May 2, 1994 | |
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Hercules comes to the aid of a young woman who is seeking the lost city of Troy. Eventually, Hercules leads her to a camp of refugees from the city, which has been taken over by Hera's Blue Priests. Hercules helps the refugees take back the city. | ||||
| Hercules and the Circle of Fire | Doug Lefler | Andrew Dettmann, Barry Pullman & Daniel Truly | October 31, 1994 | |
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When all the Earth's fire begins to go out, Hercules and Deianeira must go in search for fire to stop the world from becoming frozen. | ||||
| Hercules in the Underworld | Bill L. Norton | Andrew Dettmann & Daniel Truly | November 7, 1994 | |
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When villagers begin disappearing it is discovered that they had fallen through a crack in the earth which goes straight to Hades. Hercules once again comes to the rescue and faces one of his most difficult challenges, and must prove himself as a man as well as a god. | ||||
| Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur | Josh Becker | Andrew Dettmann & Daniel Truly | November 14, 1994 | |
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Hercules has given up his days of traveling and has settled down to spend some time with his family. When a distant village is threatened by an unseen monster, Hercules is called upon to help save the village from the monster. | ||||
Season 1 (1995)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 1 | 1 | "The Wrong Path" | Doug Lefler | John Schulian | January 16, 1995 | 76601 |
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Hercules returns home just in time to see Deianira and his children murdered by Hera. Vowing vengeance, he sets out to destroy the goddess, but a young girl helps to soothe his soul and turn him from the dark path he has chosen. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Eye of the Beholder" | John T. Kretchmer | John Schulian | January 23, 1995 | 76605 |
| 3 | 3 | "The Road to Calydon" | Doug Lefler | Andrew Dettmann & Daniel Truly | January 30, 1995 | 76602 |
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A group of refugees fleeing Parthus, a city destroyed by Hera, seek Hercules' help in staving off the attacks of the goddess and her followers. Hercules learns along the way that Broteas, the leader of the refugees, had stolen a cup from Hera, prompting her wrath on the city and continued pursuance of the group. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "The Festival of Dionysus" | Peter Ellis | Andrew Dettmann & Daniel Truly | February 6, 1995 | 76609 |
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Hercules is invited to the Festival of Dionysus in Meliad because of an ill omen. Nothing seems to be out of place as the festival begins, but the presence of Tiresias cues Hercules that something foul is afoot and he tries to get to the bottom of it. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Ares" | Harley Cokeliss | Steve Roberts | February 13, 1995 | 76603 |
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Ares plans to form an army of children, part of his bid to cover the world in war without end. Naturally it falls to Hercules to stop his evil half-brother. Thankfully, he has the aid of the warrior blacksmith Atalanta. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "As Darkness Falls" | George Mendeluk | Robert Bielak | February 20, 1995 | 76607 |
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A woman named Penelope is set to marry a man named Marcus, but the centaur Nemis wishes her for himself and makes a deal with Hera to make her his, but first he has to kill the eternal thorn in Hera's side, Hercules. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Pride Comes Before a Brawl" | Peter Ellis | Steve Roberts | February 27, 1995 | 76604 |
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Iolaus becomes prideful after some initial successes and arrogantly decides to race Hercules to the city of Thrace. The two separate, but then Hercules finds he has to contend with his old flame Nemesis, sent by Hera to kill Iolaus for his behavior.
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| 8 | 8 | "The March to Freedom" | Harley Cokeliss | Adam Armus & Kay Foster | March 6, 1995 | 76606 |
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After purchasing an Asian slave to free her, Hercules gets more than he bargained for when she asks for his help in freeing her fiancé, who incidentally is set to be fed to the lions in a large public spectacle. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "The Warrior Princess" | Bruce Seth Green | John Schulian | March 13, 1995 | 76608 |
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Iolaus is seduced by the cunning and cruel Xena, Warrior Princess, who aims to use him to destroy Hercules, leaving her free to take over the world. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Gladiator" | Garth Maxwell | Robert Bielak | March 20, 1995 | 76611 |
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Trying to reunite a woman and her young baby with her prisoner husband, Hercules and Iolaus enter a slave prison where the inmates are forced to fight in to-death gladiatorial tournaments. | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "The Vanishing Dead" | Bruce Campbell | Andrew Dettmann & Daniel Truly | April 24, 1995 | 76610 |
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Hercules, with Iolaus, are asked to investigate the ghost of a deceased soldier, and wind ups finding himself battling Graegus, Ares' dog of war. | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "The Gauntlet" | Jack Perez | Peter Bielak | May 1, 1995 | 76612 |
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Xena is betrayed by her lieutenant, Darphus, and forced to walk "the gauntlet". Determined to get her revenge, she forms an alliance with Hercules, who tries to make her see that there is more to life than vengeance and evil. | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Unchained Heart" | Bruce Seth Green | John Schulian | May 8, 1995 | 76613 |
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It's the end of the season and Hercules, Salmoneus, Xena and Iolaus team up to fight Darphus, who has risen from the grave and plans to feed Hercules to Ares' dog of war Graegus. In the end, Ares loses his most valuable pawn as Xena turns her back on evil once and for all. | ||||||
Season 2 (1995–96)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 14 | 1 | "The King of Thieves" | Doug Lefler | Doug Lefler | September 4, 1995 | 876807 |
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Autolycus commits robbery but Iolaus is sentenced to death for the act so Hercules must find the real culprit to save the life of Iolaus. | ||||||
| 15 | 2 | "All That Glitters" | Garth Maxwell | Craig Volk | September 11, 1995 | 876805 |
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Hercules and Salmoneus visit King Midas' gambling palace, only to find that it has got out of control with sadistic entertainment after it was taken over by a villainess and her henchman. | ||||||
| 16 | 3 | "What's in a Name?" | Bruce Campbell | Michael Marks | September 18, 1995 | 876803 |
| 17 | 4 | "Siege at Naxos" | Stephen L. Posey | Darrell Fetty | September 25, 1995 | 876810 |
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Hercules and Iolaus capture Goth, the leader of a band of barbarians. They plan to take him to Athens, where he will stand trial. Goth's men follow Hercules and Iolaus to free their leader. | ||||||
| 18 | 5 | "Outcast" | Bruce Seth Green | Robert Bielak | October 2, 1995 | 876801 |
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Deric, a centaur, and his human wife, Lyla and their son, Kefor are being persecuted because she married a centaur. When Lyla is killed, Deric takes revenge on the people and kills two men in self defense. Hercules fights alongside Deric against the prejudice of the local people. | ||||||
| 19 | 6 | "Under the Broken Sky" | James A. Contner | John Schulian | October 9, 1995 | 876811 |
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When Hercules finds Salmoneus working in a pleasure palace, he meets a woman named Lucina. Hercules helps to get her away from the life she has been living and reunites her with her estranged husband. | ||||||
| 20 | 7 | "The Mother of All Monsters" | Bruce Seth Green | John Schulian | October 16, 1995 | 876806 |
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Echidna, the self-proclaimed "Mother of All Monsters", is out to get revenge on Hercules for killing all of her children. | ||||||
| 21 | 8 | "The Other Side" | George Mendeluk | Robert Bielak | October 30, 1995 | 876802 |
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When Persephone, the daughter of Demeter is abducted by Hades, Hercules travels to the Underworld to rescue her. While there, he briefly reunites with his family. | ||||||
| 22 | 9 | "The Fire Down Below" | Timothy Bond | Story by : John Schulian Teleplay by : Scott Smith Miller | November 6, 1995 | 876804 |
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Salmoneus incurs Hera's wrath when he takes a stash of her treasure and sells it. With Nemesis sent to dispatch divine retribution, Hercules finds himself in the hot of things – literally. | ||||||
| 23 | 10 | "Cast a Giant Shadow" | John T. Kretchmer | John Schulian | November 13, 1995 | 876814 |
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While Hercules befriends Typhon, a bumbling but kind hearted giant (along with the husband of Echinda), Iolaus is captured by Maceus, brother of Demetrius (from 'The Mother of All Monsters'), vowing revenge on Hercules. | ||||||
| 24 | 11 | "Highway to Hades" | T.J. Scott | Robert Bielak | November 20, 1995 | 876813 |
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Sisyphus escapes from the Underworld and tricks Timeron into taking his place. It is up to Hercules to restore justice by capturing Sisyphus and freeing Timeron. | ||||||
| 25 | 12 | "The Sword of Veracity" | Steven Baum | Garth Maxwell | January 8, 1996 | 876817 |
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When their friend, Amphion is framed for murder, Hercules and Iolaus set off to find the Sword of Veracity, which will make the real culprit admit the truth and set Amphion free. | ||||||
| 26 | 13 | "The Enforcer" | T.J. Scott | Nelson Costello | January 15, 1996 | 876815 |
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Nemesis is made mortal and Hera sends her Enforcer to kill Hercules. | ||||||
| 27 | 14 | "Once a Hero" | Rob Tapert | Story by : Rob Tapert and Robert Bielak & John Schulian Teleplay by : John Schulian & Robert Bielak | January 29, 1996 | 876818 |
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When the Golden Fleece is stolen, Hercules and Iolaus team up with Jason to retrieve it. | ||||||
| 28 | 15 | "Heedless Hearts" | Peter Ellis | Robert Bielak | February 5, 1996 | 876819 |
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Iolaus is struck by lightning, which gives him the power of foresight. When he and Hercules help out Rheanna in her fight against a tyrannical ruler, Melkos, Hercules begins falling for her. | ||||||
| 29 | 16 | "Let the Games Begin" | Gus Trikonis | John Schulian | February 12, 1996 | 876808 |
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To try and stop the Spartans and the Eleans fighting, Hercules devises the first ever Olympic Games. | ||||||
| 30 | 17 | "The Apple" | Kevin Sorbo | Steven Baum | February 19, 1996 | 876824 |
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Aphrodite gives Iolaus a magical golden apple that makes anyone who touches it fall in love with him, but it serves to jeopardise a wedding that will bring together two feuding kingdoms. | ||||||
| 31 | 18 | "Promises" | Stewart Main | Michael Marks | March 4, 1996 | 876809 |
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When Ramina, the fiancée of King Beraeus is kidnapped, it is up to Hercules and Iolaus to rescue her. Although it appears she may not want to be rescued after all. | ||||||
| 32 | 19 | "King for a Day" | Anson Williams | Patricia Manney | March 18, 1996 | 876816 |
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When Prince Orestes is drugged so he cannot attend his coronation, Iolaus stands in his stead so that Orestes' brother, Minos will not become king. | ||||||
| 33 | 20 | "Protean Challenge" | Oley Sassone | Brian Herskowitz | April 22, 1996 | 876825 |
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Thanis, a friend of Hercules and Iolaus, is framed for a crime he did not commit. Hercules and Iolaus help out to prove his innocence. | ||||||
| 34 | 21 | "The Wedding of Alcmene" | Timothy Bond | John Schulian | April 29, 1996 | 876822 |
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Alcmene tells Hercules and Iolaus that she is to marry Jason. Hera resurrects the Blue Priest who plans to kill Hercules at the wedding. Meanwhile, as Jason must give up his crown as Alcmene is not of royal descent, Hercules sends Iolaus to seek out his half-brother Iphicles, hoping Iphicles can become the new king of Corinth. | ||||||
| 35 | 22 | "The Power" | Charlie Haskell | Nelson Costello | May 6, 1996 | 876823 |
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Deon discovers he has the godly power to order people to do his bidding. Hercules helps him to use his gift wisely. | ||||||
| 36 | 23 | "Centaur Mentor Journey" | Stephen L. Posey | Robert Bielak | May 13, 1996 | 876821 |
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Hercules' dying mentor, the centaur Ceridian, asks him to stop another of his protégés, fellow centaur Cassius, from going to war with humans over a struggle for equal rights. | ||||||
| 37 | 24 | "The Cave of Echoes" | Gus Trikonis | John Schulian & Robert Bielak | June 24, 1996 | 876820 |
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Hercules and Iolaus, accompanied by a timid young writer, head into the perilous Cave of Echoes to rescue a man's daughter, whilst they recall some of their past adventures. | ||||||
Season 3 (1996–97)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 38 | 1 | "Mercenary" | Michael Hurst | Robert Bielak | September 30, 1996 | 76827 |
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Hercules is shipwrecked on a deserted island and must fight a mercenary, a band of pirates and battle giant sand monsters. | ||||||
| 39 | 2 | "Doomsday" | Michael Lange | Brian Herskowitz | October 7, 1996 | 76830 |
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When Daedalus falls under the evil influence of King Nikolos, Hercules must step in to help his friend regain the right path. | ||||||
| 40 | 3 | "Love Takes a Holiday" | Charlie Haskell | Noreen Tobin & Gene F. O'Neill | October 14, 1996 | V0113 |
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Aphrodite quits as the Goddess of Love and tries out a new career, meanwhile there is a plot to kidnap Iolaus' grandmother, Leandra. | ||||||
| 41 | 4 | "Mummy Dearest" | Anson Williams | Melissa Rosenberg | October 21, 1996 | 76833 |
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Hercules must retrieve a lost mummy before it can consume human life force and become an evil monster. | ||||||
| 42 | 5 | "Not Fade Away" | T.J. Scott | John Schulian | October 28, 1996 | 76831 |
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Hera unleashes the Enforcer mk. II, made of fire. When this fiery foe kills Iolaus, Hercules strikes a deal with Hades – until sunset to defeat the new Enforcer in exchange for Iolaus' life, and has an unlikely companion – the original Enforcer. | ||||||
| 43 | 6 | "Monster Child in the Promised Land" | John T. Kretchmer | John Schulian | November 4, 1996 | 76826 |
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Hercules and Iolaus hear that Echidna and Typhon have had another baby monster, but their help is soon needed when the baby is kidnapped by a small-time thief. | ||||||
| 44 | 7 | "The Green-Eyed Monster" | Chuck Braverman | Steven Baum | November 11, 1996 | 76828 |
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Aphrodite's son Cupid is in love with Psyche, a mortal. But Aphrodite is jealous of Psyche's beauty. Hercules is accidentally shot by one of Cupid's arrows, making him too fall in love with Psyche. | ||||||
| 45 | 8 | "Prince Hercules" | Charles Siebert | Story by : Brad Carpenter Teleplay by : Robert Bielak | November 18, 1996 | 76834 |
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Hercules and Iolaus are traveling to a festival when they save some travelers from a group of bandits. Hercules decides to travel with them so they will not be attacked again. Hercules is knocked unconscious and stricken with amnesia when he wakes up. Queen Parnassa convinces him that he is her son so he will lead her army in Hera's name. | ||||||
| 46 | 9 | "A Star to Guide Them" | Michael Levine | Story by : John Schulian Teleplay by : Brian Herskowitz and John Schulian | December 9, 1996 | 76835 |
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Iolaus has a strange dream, which leaves him with a yearning to travel north. Meanwhile, King Polonius and Queen Maliphone round up all the boys under one year old, because the Oracle has said that the next king will not be their heir. | ||||||
| 47 | 10 | "The Lady and the Dragon" | Oley Sassone | Michael Berlin & Eric Estrin | January 13, 1997 | 76832 |
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Hercules must fight a dragon, when he hears news of it terrorizing several villages in Laurentia and killing some of his old friends. | ||||||
| 48 | 11 | "Long Live the King" | Timothy Bond | Story by : Patricia Manney Teleplay by : Sonny Gordon | January 20, 1997 | V0114 |
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Iolaus' help is once again needed by his look-alike cousin, King Orestes. But when Orestes is murdered, Iolaus must once more take his place to try and secure a peace treaty. | ||||||
| 49 | 12 | "Surprise" | Oley Sassone | Alex Kurtzman | January 27, 1997 | V0117 |
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Hercules has a nasty surprise for his birthday when Xena's mortal foe Callisto makes a deal with Hera to escape the afterlife and drug Herc's family, in a plot to kill the half-god in return for her freedom. | ||||||
| 50 | 13 | "Encounter" | Charlie Haskell | Jerry Patrick Brown | February 3, 1997 | V0119 |
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Hercules tries to save the Golden Hind, a part-woman, part-deer, from hunters. But the Hind is being used in a plot by Ares, in a scheme to kill Herc. Meanwhile, Hercules starts to fall in love with the Hind in human form. | ||||||
| 51 | 14 | "When a Man Loves a Woman" | Charlie Haskell | Noreen Tobin & Gene F. O'Neill | February 10, 1997 | V0116 |
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Hercules asks Serena to marry him. But Ares is still manipulating the situation and, determined to destroy the pair's relationship, makes Hercules a deal – Serena's hand in return for Hercules giving up his godly powers. | ||||||
| 52 | 15 | "Judgment Day" | Gus Trikonis | Robert Bielak | February 17, 1997 | V0120 |
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Hercules is now without his powers and married to Serena, but Strife frames him for killing his new bride, leaving the townspeople ready to lynch him. Xena and Gabrielle must help to rectify the situation. | ||||||
| 53 | 16 | "The Lost City" | Charlie Haskell | Story by : Robert Bielak and Liz Friedman Teleplay by : Robert Bielak | February 24, 1997 | V0109 |
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Iolaus and his companion Moria discover an underground cult that has brainwashed Salmoneus and Iolaus' missing cousin Regina, part of a group duped into mining for gold for crooked cult leader Kamaros. | ||||||
| 54 | 17 | "Les Contemptibles" | Charlie Haskell | Brian Herskowitz | April 7, 1997 | V0123 |
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Troyes, France: 1789 – Marie de Valle makes a deal with a man claiming to be the infamous Revolutionary Chartreuse Fox to try a turn two highwaymen into fellow Revolutionary fighters. But no-one is as they seem. (clip show) | ||||||
| 55 | 18 | "Reign of Terror" | Rodney Charters | John Kirk | April 14, 1997 | V0112 |
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King Augeus has gone mad and believes himself to be Zeus. Naturally, Hera uses the situation to her own means – he can have real godly powers if he can kill Hercules. | ||||||
| 56 | 19 | "The End of the Beginning" | James Whitmore, Jr. | Paul Robert Coyle | April 21, 1997 | V0124 |
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Autolycus steals the Cronus stone, which whisks himself and Hercules five years into the past. While Autolycus and his past self plan to steal the stone over again, Hercules is reunited with Serena, still alive in this time-line. | ||||||
| 57 | 20 | "War Bride" | Kevin Sorbo | Adam Armus & Kay Foster | April 28, 1997 | V0126 |
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Hercules and Iolaus rescue a spoilt princess from kidnappers, and as they try to return her home, it emerges that her own sister is behind the kidnapping as she plots to become Queen herself. | ||||||
| 58 | 21 | "A Rock and a Hard Place" | Robert Trebor | Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci | May 5, 1997 | V0128 |
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A suspected murderer is trapped under a rock fall in a mine. Hercules must convince the man to confess before he dies. | ||||||
| 59 | 22 | "Atlantis" | Gus Trikonis | Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman | May 12, 1997 | V0121 |
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Hercules is washed up on the strange island of Atlantis, a technologically advanced place where an outcast psychic is predicting the island's impending doom, but no-one will listen to her. | ||||||
Season 4 (1997–98)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 60 | 1 | "Beanstalks and Bad Eggs" | John T. Kretchmer | Melissa Rosenberg | September 29, 1997 | V0129 |
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Hercules and Autolycus climb a beanstalk to rescue a maiden from a giant who lives in the clouds. The three golden eggs that the girl is caring for spell even more trouble for the duo. | ||||||
| 61 | 2 | "Hero's Heart" | Philip Sgriccia | Jerry Patrick Brown | October 6, 1997 | V0313 |
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The goddess Fortune wipes Iolaus' memory after a woman he is trying to save falls to her death. Iolaus becomes a thief and begins working for the local gang. | ||||||
| 62 | 3 | "Regrets... I've Had a Few" | Gus Trikonis | Paul Robert Coyle | October 13, 1997 | V0309 |
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Celesta, the goddess of death, comes for Jaris, an old childhood friend of Hercules. Hercules remembers the first time he met Celesta, and attempts to stop her from taking Jaris to the Elysian Fields. | ||||||
| 63 | 4 | "Web of Desire" | Michael Lange | Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman | October 20, 1997 | V0133 |
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After the pirate Nebula is attacked by Arachne the spider woman, Hercules and Iolaus decide to help her out. | ||||||
| 64 | 5 | "Stranger in a Strange World" | Michael Levine | Paul Robert Coyle | October 27, 1997 | V0130 |
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When Iolaus is kidnapped into a parallel universe, Hercules must save him from the wrath of the Sovereign. | ||||||
| 65 | 6 | "Two Men and a Baby" | Christopher Graves | Story by : Kevin Sorbo Teleplay by : John Hudock | November 3, 1997 | V0122 |
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Nemesis comes to Hercules and Iolaus' camp with her young infant and tells Hercules that he is the father. She leaves the baby with the two men and vanishes. Ares and Hercules must then battle it out over the baby. | ||||||
| 66 | 7 | "Prodigal Sister" | Gary Jones | Robert Blielak | November 10, 1997 | V0125 |
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Hercules help reunite a blind teenager with his long-lost sister, who was kidnapped years ago by a group of renegade Amazons. | ||||||
| 67 | 8 | "...and Fancy Free" | Michael Hurst | Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci | November 17, 1997 | V0132 |
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Hercules must help a young girl's dream come true by becoming her dance partner to help her win the competition. Problem is Hercules cannot dance. Enter Widow Twanky, to teach Hercules some moves. | ||||||
| 68 | 9 | "If I Had a Hammer" | Steve Polivka | Paul Robert Coyle | January 12, 1998 | V0127 |
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The lonely blacksmith, Atalanta, forges a lifelike statue of Hercules out of scrap metal. Hephaestus brings the statue to life, but the new "Hercules" is childlike and nothing like the original. Discord encourages "Hercules" to commit murder, framing the real Hercules for the crime. Hercules and his double fight it out and "Hercules" helps saves Atalanta's life. | ||||||
| 69 | 10 | "Hercules on Trial" | John Laing | Robert Bielak | January 19, 1998 | V0134 |
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When a man impersonating Hercules is killed doing a good deed, Hercules is put on trial for encouraging ordinary people to risk their lives to help others in need. | ||||||
| 70 | 11 | "Medea Culpa" | Charles Siebert | Story by : Robert Bielak Teleplay by : Robert Bielak and Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci | January 26, 1998 | V0315 |
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While on a fishing trip, Hercules, Iolaus and Jason reminisce about the time when they met Medea and fought the fire-breathing monster, Ghidra. | ||||||
| 71 | 12 | "Men in Pink" | Alan J. Levi | Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci | February 2, 1998 | V0317 |
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Salmoneus and Autolycus are framed for murdering a rich king, and hide out as female dancers in Widow Twanky's all-girl dance troupe. | ||||||
| 72 | 13 | "Armageddon Now: Part 1" | Mark Beesley | Paul Robert Coyle | February 9, 1998 | V0319 |
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Hope frees Callisto from her prison and sends her back through time to prevent Hercules from being born. Iolaus convinces Ares to send him back to stop her. | ||||||
| 73 | 14 | "Armageddon Now: Part 2" | Mark Beesley | Story by : Paul Robert Coyle Teleplay by : Gene F. O'Neill & Noreen V. Tobin | February 16, 1998 | V0320 |
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With Hercules and the Sovereign trapped in a limbo world, Iolaus must navigate a deadly alternate timeline where Xena rules the known world. This episode continues directly on from the events of the Xena episode "Maternal Instincts." and the Hercules episode, "Stranger in a Strange World." | ||||||
| 74 | 15 | "Yes, Virginia, There Is a Hercules" | Christopher Graves | Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci | February 23, 1998 | V0318 |
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In this clip show, an earthquake in modern-day Los Angeles causes panic for the writers of Hercules when the series' star, Kevin Sorbo goes missing. | ||||||
| 75 | 16 | "Porkules" | Christopher Graves | Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci | March 16, 1998 | V0322 |
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Discord gets her hands on Artemis' bow and uses it to turn Hercules into a pig. Iolaus and Autolycus race to save the pig Herc from a butcher's chopping block. | ||||||
| 76 | 17 | "One Fowl Day" | Michael Hurst | Adam Armus & Kay Foster | March 23, 1998 | V0314 |
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Continuing on from the previous episode, Aphrodite turns the pig Katherine into a human, while Ares, angry about their turning Discord into a chicken, exacts his revenge on Iolaus and Autolycus by chaining them together. | ||||||
| 77 | 18 | "My Fair Cupcake" | Rick Jacobson | Gene F. O'Neill & Noreen V. Tobin | April 13, 1998 | V0324 |
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When Autolycus plans to steal a priceless sapphire, he dupes naïve would-be girlfriend Cupcake into posing as a princess to gain entry, but walks into the middle of a feud between two opposing kingdoms when they unknowingly use one of these kingdoms as their cover. Iolaus, upon learning of this, allows Autolycus to carry out his scheme to help buy time for Hercules who is working on preventing a potential war between the two kingdoms. | ||||||
| 78 | 19 | "War Wounds" | John Mahaffie | Paul Robert Coyle | April 20, 1998 | V0324 |
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Iolaus and Hercules become involved in a feud between war veterans and Hercules' half-brother, King Iphicles. But they are all in danger when the action moves to a prison surrounded by deadly sand-sharks. | ||||||
| 79 | 20 | "Twilight" | Philip Sgriccia | Gene F. O'Neill & Noreen V. Tobin and Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci | April 27, 1998 | TBA |
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When Hercules rushes to see his mother Alcmene, whose health is failing fast, they reminisce about how Herc, as a teenager, left with Iolaus and Jason to go to war for the first time. | ||||||
| 80 | 21 | "Top God" | Charles Siebert | Story by : Paul Robert Coyle Teleplay by : Jerry Patrick Brown | May 4, 1998 | V0325 |
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With his mother Alcmene dead, Hercules is asked by estranged father Zeus to join him ruling the Gods of Olympus, causing him to recall a teenage brush with Godliness and the brash God Apollo. | ||||||
| 81 | 22 | "Reunions" | Charles Siebert | Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci and Jerry Patrick Brown | May 11, 1998 | V0326 |
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Hercules has agreed to join father Zeus as a God of Olympus, but soon learns that his father had an ulterior motive for inviting him. Meanwhile, Iolaus visits his mother whom he has not seen for many years. | ||||||
Season 5 (1998–99)
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| 82 | 1 | "Faith" | Michael Hurst | Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci | September 28, 1998 | V0311 |
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Hercules and Iolaus sail to the land of Sumeria with Nebula to help King Gilgamesh, who claims he is under attack by gods. But nothing is as it seems. | ||||||
| 83 | 2 | "Descent" | Richard Compton | Lisa Klink | October 5, 1998 | V0328 |
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Grieving over the loss of Iolaus, Hercules vows to persuade the Sumerian gods to bring him back from their underworld. Reluctantly accompanied by Nebula, he sets off on his quest, but many things stand in their way. | ||||||
| 84 | 3 | "Resurrection" | Philip Sgriccia | Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci | October 12, 1998 | V0329 |
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Hercules, having lost his confidence as a hero, is washed up on the island of Eire, where Druids claim he is their "Chosen One," brought to them to deal with an evil demigod who is out to destroy them with the help of the horned god Cernunnos. | ||||||
| 85 | 4 | "Genies and Grecians and Geeks, Oh My" | John Cameron | Paul Robert Coyle | October 19, 1998 | V0332 |
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Salmoneus and Autolycus wind up in possession of a sultan's lamp and release a genie who grants them three wishes. But they soon learn to be careful what they wish for. Meanwhile, the sultan wants his lamp back. | ||||||
| 86 | 5 | "Render Unto Caesar" | John Laing | Gene F. O'Neill & Noreen V. Tobin | October 26, 1998 | V0330 |
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Hercules, still in Eire, is teaching Morrigan to face her new role as guardian of Justice, when Caesar prepares to attack the isle. Herc leads the locals and Morrigan in defending the island. | ||||||
| 87 | 6 | "Norse by Norsevest" | John Laing | Story by : Paul Robert Coyle Teleplay by : Gerry Conway | November 2, 1998 | V0333 |
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Hercules, having had a vision that he must save a man's life, heads to Norway, where he learns that the man is in fact the Norse God Balder. Soon he becomes entangled in an end-of-the-world prophecy. | ||||||
| 88 | 7 | "Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bridge" | Michael Hurst | Gerry Conway | November 9, 1998 | V0710 |
| 89 | 8 | "Darkness Rising" | Chris Long | Lisa Klink | November 16, 1998 | V0331 |
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Hercules is enjoying life in Eire, where he is getting close to Morrigan. But visions of Nebula in danger lead him and Morrigan back to Sumeria, where they find Nebula on the brink of insanity after visions of the dead Iolaus. | ||||||
| 90 | 9 | "For Those of You Just Joining Us" | Bruce Campbell | Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci | January 4, 1999 | V0334 |
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Studio head B.S. Hollingfoffer orders the producers and writers to come up with better stories for the series, so they head off to a corporate retreat camp, but once there, someone keeps trying to kill them. (clip show) | ||||||
| 91 | 10 | "Let There Be Light" | Robert Radler | Gene F. O'Neill & Noreen V. Tobin | January 11, 1999 | V0713 |
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Hercules, with Morrigan and Nebula, returns to Greece in pursuit of Dahak who, in Iolaus' body, has convinced the locals that he is their savior and that Hercules is out to destroy them. Herc must find a way to separate Dahak from Iolaus. | ||||||
| 92 | 11 | "Redemption" | Bruce Campbell | Lisa Klink | January 18, 1999 | V0714 |
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Hercules attempts to exorcise Dahak from Iolaus' body and free his friend's soul. | ||||||
| 93 | 12 | "Sky High" | John Laing | Paul Robert Coyle | January 25, 1999 | V0718 |
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Hercules, with Amazon Ephiny, recruits a rag-tag band, including a murderer, in a mission to use explosive crystals to blow a hole in the side of a volcano and stop lava from destroying a town in its path. | ||||||
| 94 | 13 | "Stranger and Stranger" | Bruce Campbell | Story by : Paul Robert Coyle Teleplay by : Gerry Conway | February 1, 1999 | V0716 |
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Hercules travels back to the Alternate Universe, where Iolaus' parallel double joins him in trying to free the gods of Olympus, whom Ares has entrapped. | ||||||
| 95 | 14 | "Just Passing Through" | Charles Siebert | Gene F. O'Neill & Noreen V. Tobin | February 8, 1999 | V0327 |
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Hercules, missing the original Iolaus, tells Iolaus II of an adventure where he and Iolaus had to retrieve a stolen ruby from Autolycus, who had a curse looming over him until he returned it. | ||||||
| 96 | 15 | "Greece Is Burning" | Michael Hurst | Andrew Landis & Julia Swift | February 15, 1999 | V0715 |
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Hercules helps Althea achieve her goal of putting on a fashion show and calls upon the aid of the washed-up Widow Twanky. | ||||||
| 97 | 16 | "We'll Always Have Cyprus" | Garth Maxwell | Story by : Stephanie C. Meyer Teleplay by : Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci | February 22, 1999 | V0721 |
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Morrigan returns and joins Hercules on his mission to save the Oracle of Cyprus from a wronged soul who has returned from the grave to destroy her. As they travel, Hercules learns why Morrigan suddenly left him. | ||||||
| 98 | 17 | "The Academy" | Charlie Haskell | Paul Robert Coyle | March 15, 1999 | TBA |
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Hercules and Jason return to their old academy with Iolaus II, where they find the place in chaos as a group of renegade cadets are taking over the running of the school. Meanwhile, Jason finds he has a daughter he never knew existed. The storyline from this episode is based on the series' second spinoff Young Hercules, which also adapts several characters from that series. | ||||||
| 99 | 18 | "Love on the Rocks" | Rick Jacobson | Kevin Maynard | April 19, 1999 | V0720 |
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With Hercules away on a mission, Iolaus II admits to Aphrodite that he longs to experience love. Meanwhile, Discord turns Nautica (Angela Dotchin) the mermaid into a beautiful woman, and soon Nautica and Iolaus fall in love, unaware that Discord's ulterior motive is that a spell Poseidon placed on Nautica long ago will cause the seas to freeze unless Nautica returns to the ocean. | ||||||
| 100 | 19 | "Once Upon a Future King" | Mark Beesley | Gene F. O'Neill & Noreen V. Tobin | April 26, 1999 | V0722 |
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In 500 A.D., Merlin sends tyrannical Arthur of Camelot back to Hercules' time for the half-god to set him straight. Younger Merlin leads Herc to Britannia to team up with Morrigan and stop Arthur and his sorceress accomplice. | ||||||
| 101 | 20 | "Fade Out" | Charles Siebert | Gerry Conway | May 3, 1999 | V0723 |
| 102 | 21 | "My Best Girl's Wedding" | Andrew Merrifield | Gerry Conway | May 10, 1999 | V0727 |
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Iolaus II is shocked to learn that his beloved Nautica is being forced into marrying a goon. Meanwhile, Hercules runs into his former wife Serena, who does not recognise him from this time-line, and whose husband is lost at sea. With Aphrodite's help, the two learn that the goon had stolen the trident which belongs to Nautica's father Triton and, while she agreed to marry to get it back and to save her father's life, Nautica is unaware that its power was already lost. Hercules must work at getting a new trident made or the seas will die with Triton. | ||||||
| 103 | 22 | "Revelations" | Bruce Campbell | Tom O'Neill & George Strayton | May 17, 1999 | V0726 |
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Iolaus returns from beyond the grave to warn Hercules that the end of the world is at hand. The Archangel Michael is bringing about the apocalypse by releasing the Four Horsemen onto the land. | ||||||
Season 6 (1999)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 104 | 1 | "Be Deviled" | Mark Beesley | Paul Robert Coyle | September 27, 1999 | V1102 |
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The final season begins with Hercules and Iolaus on the trail of a literally demonic killer. But an evil being that takes the appearance of Herc's beloved Serena attempts to lure him into a life of anger and war. | ||||||
| 105 | 2 | "Love, Amazon Style" | David Grossman | Adam Armus & Kay Foster | October 4, 1999 | V1106 |
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When a sad Aphrodite casts a spell of love on a tribe of Amazons, Deimos takes advantage by ordering the Amazons to follow his every order. Hercules must reunite Aphrodite with lover Hephaestus to try and break the spell. | ||||||
| 106 | 3 | "Rebel with a Cause" | Garth Maxwell | Lisa Klink | October 11, 1999 | V1104 |
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Hercules is asked by Oedipus to protect his brash daughter, Princess Antigone (Paige Moss), and battle the evil King Creon so that Antigone may take her rightful place as Queen of Thebes. | ||||||
| 107 | 4 | "Darkness Visible" | Philip Sgriccia | Phyllis Strong | October 18, 1999 | V1101 |
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Hercules and Iolaus are summoned by their old friend, Vlad the Impaler, to help defend his kingdom from the strigoi (vampires) in Dacia. But it soon transpires that Vlad is trying to lead them into a trap. | ||||||
| 108 | 5 | "Hercules, Tramps & Thieves" | Charles Siebert | Liz Friedman & Vanessa Place | November 1, 1999 | V1105 |
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Hercules is joined by Autolycus as he makes his way to protect the First Bank of Greece. But once there, Autolycus finds his ex-wife (Traci Lords) working as a showgirl nearby and not happy for Autolycus leaving her to take the rap for a robbery years before. | ||||||
| 109 | 6 | "City of the Dead" | Chris Long | Tom ONeill & George Strayton | November 8, 1999 | V1108 |
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Hercules and Iolaus visit Egypt on a diplomatic mission of peace, and end up saving Queen Nefertiti, whose life is endangered in a bitter royal family feud. | ||||||
| 110 | 7 | "A Wicked Good Time" | Adam Nimoy | Liz Friedman & Vanessa Place | November 15, 1999 | V1107 |
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Two witches in training convince lonely and bullied young Seska to join them, but are in cahoots with Discord to frame Hercules for being an evil warlock. | ||||||
| 111 | 8 | "Full Circle" | Bruce Campbell | Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci | November 22, 1999 | V1103 |
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In the series finale, Hercules and Iolaus try to protect Nemesis and Ares' young son Evander, who can make things happen at will. But when Zeus convinces the boy to free Hera, two evil titans are also released. | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Elmer, Greg; Davis, Charles H.; Marchessault, Janine; McCullough, John (July 10, 2012). Locating Migrating Media. Lexington Books. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-7391-4243-1.
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