1986

S1Unaired Pilot

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

Same as first episode escape from mongo except for Flash Gordon and Dale has a daughter and The Phantom has a son to protect her from ming the phantom and flash trade children . In the regular series the phantom has a daughter and Flash a son.

0 /10

S1.E1 ∙ Escape from Mongo

Sun, Sep 07, 1986

Flash Gordon and his family find out Ming plans on establishing a base on Earth to begin his conquest of the planet. Flash and his son, Rick, make it to Earth and gather some heroes to unite against Ming.

6 /10

S1.E2 ∙ The Creation of Monitor

Sun, Sep 14, 1986

A huge cavern located in a dormant volcano is chosen as the new home for the Defenders of the Earth and their super computer - Dynak X.

6.5 /10

S1.E3 ∙ A Demon in His Pocket

Sun, Sep 21, 1986

Kshin's experiments with Mandrake's forbidden sorcery books produces Shogoth, an evil demon. It takes all the Defenders to defeat this creature.

6.8 /10

S1.E4 ∙ A House Divided

Sun, Sep 28, 1986

The Phantom's evil older brother joins forces with Ming the Merciless and becomes N'Dama, the Weather Demon.

6.8 /10

S1.E5 ∙ Bits 'n' Chips

Sun, Oct 05, 1986

Ultracomputer Dynak X is invaded by Ming's Electronic Maggot - and miniaturized Defenders must fight her war within!

6.4 /10

S1.E6 ∙ Root of Evil

Sun, Oct 12, 1986

A famous scientist's plant food experiment backfires - into a formula that turns people into plants!

7 /10

S1.E7 ∙ Cold War

Sun, Oct 19, 1986

Ming the Merciless develops a weather control device and plots to freeze the world solid!

6.5 /10

S1.E8 ∙ The Sleeper Awakes

Sun, Oct 26, 1986

A mammoth killer-robot from another galaxy has been buried right under Central City for more than ten million years. Ming discovers a way to wake it up.

7.2 /10

S1.E9 ∙ The Revenge of Astra

Sun, Nov 02, 1986

The beautiful space princess Astra plans revenge against Flash Gordon. She gives Ming the Merciless her secret formula for a race of unstoppable slaves - The Clay People.

7.4 /10

S1.E10 ∙ Hall of Wisdom

Sun, Nov 09, 1986

The awesome intergalactic storehouse of knowledge visits the Galaxy - and the Defenders must keep Ming from stealing its deadly weapon!

7.5 /10

S1.E11 ∙ The Mind Warriors

Sun, Nov 16, 1986

When a 7-billion-year-old alien warhead crash lands in the South American jungle, the Defenders must retrieve the device and deactivate it. After Ming fails to stop the Defenders from escaping with it, he hacks into their Battle Simulation Room in an attempt to destroy them

7.2 /10

S1.E12 ∙ The Mind Warriors II

Sun, Nov 30, 1986

Ming utilizes his Star of Mongo crystal to tap Kshin's fertile imagination in the battle simulation room and brings to life "anti"-Defenders who can destroy the real Defenders once and for all.

7.8 /10

S1.E13 ∙ The Lost Jewels of Tibet

Sun, Nov 23, 1986

Mandrake and Lothar join forces with the beautiful Atascadero to find The Lost Jewels of Tibet. They discover, along with Ming, the wrath of a prehistoric dragon.

7.2 /10

S1.E14 ∙ The Evil of Doctor Dark

Sun, Dec 07, 1986

Ming springs from prison an evil ex-Shadow Lord and nemesis of Mandrake, and orders him to locate the three pieces of the ORB OF KONOS that will enable Dr. Dark to grant the Merciless One immortality.

7.1 /10

S1.E15 ∙ Diamonds Are a Ming's Best Friend

Sun, Dec 14, 1986

Ming plots to steal the Crown Jewels of England so that he can grow invincible crystal soldiers and conquer the world!

7.3 /10

S1.E16 ∙ The Men of Frost

Sun, Dec 21, 1986

Ming launches a Frost Satellite with the power to blanket the earth with a veneer of frost and enslave all of humanity.

7.5 /10

S1.E17 ∙ Battleground

Mon, Sep 29, 1986

Ming uses his freeze-ray weapon to capture unstoppable alien creatures, transport them to Earth, and unleash them on the world.

6.8 /10

S1.E18 ∙ The Panther Peril

Tue, Sep 30, 1986

Ming treks to the hidden Temple of Pantheria to acquire the sacred panther tooth which he will use to control the world's panthers, ordering them to wreak havoc on the world and destroy the Defenders!

7.1 /10

S1.E19 ∙ Fury of the Deep

Wed, Oct 01, 1986

Ming schemes to take over the earth by using an oceanographer's invention to turn all the fish in the sea against mankind.

7.3 /10

S1.E20 ∙ Family Reunion

Thu, Oct 02, 1986

Jedda agrees to become N'Dama's protege, the Weather Demon, in exchange for help in saving her father's life.

7 /10

S1.E21 ∙ The Defense Never Rests

Sun, Oct 05, 1986

Ming develops Android Clones of the Defenders and programs them to commit a series of crimes, so that the real Defenders will be put on trial by the Galactic Federation -- and banished to a galaxy 300 light-years from Earth.

7.8 /10

S1.E22 ∙ Like Father, Like Daughter?

Mon, Oct 06, 1986

In Ming's latest plot---Using his Mind Neutralizer to enslave the human race, Ming manipulates his own daughter, Aura, to capture Flash, Rick, Jedda, and L.J.

7.3 /10

S1.E23 ∙ The Would-Be Defender

Tue, Oct 07, 1986

When an overzealous 13-year-old superhero "wanna-be" spends a day at Monitor, it could mean the destruction of Earth.

5.9 /10

S1.E24 ∙ Doorways Into Darkness

Wed, Oct 08, 1986

Ming captures a powerful source of anti-energy and unleashes an army of monsters from the Nightworld on the Earth.

7.4 /10

S1.E25 ∙ Deal with the Devil

Thu, Oct 09, 1986

Octon and Garax concoct a bogus scheme to overthrow Ming, luring the young Defenders to Ice Station Earth where Ming probes Rick's mind for the secret plans to Monitor's defense systems.

7.5 /10

S1.E26 ∙ Terror in Time

Sun, Oct 12, 1986

Ming unleashes a parasitic, life-killing mutant on the Defenders and sends them back in time in a plan to eliminate the Defenders and destroy all life on earth from the early days.

8.2 /10

S1.E27 ∙ Ming's Household Helpers

Mon, Oct 13, 1986

Ming's household helper robots are selling like hotcakes; however, the public doesn't know that his Merciless Highness plans to enslave every one of their owners via satellite directed hypno-beam.

7.2 /10

S1.E28 ∙ The Starboy

Tue, Oct 14, 1986

A seemingly-harmless young child crash-lands on Earth, followed by an intergalactic armada of alien ships bent on destroying him and the world.

6.7 /10

S1.E29 ∙ The Gods Awake

Wed, Oct 15, 1986

Aided by a powerful mystic, Ming brings to life gods from another dimension to help him conquer the world; however, his plan goes out of control when he underestimates his collaborator.

7.9 /10

S1.E30 ∙ The Ghost Walks Again

Thu, Oct 16, 1986

Jedda, believing her father dead, must make the most important decision of her life -- is she ready to assume the role of Phantom?

7.2 /10

S1.E31 ∙ The Book of Mysteries

Sun, Oct 19, 1986

The Defenders face certain death inside an ancient shrine in Morocco while Kshin discovers a mysterious book of enigmas.

7.8 /10

S1.E32 ∙ The Future Comes But Once

Mon, Oct 20, 1986

The Defenders must prevent Ming from obtaining an obelisk which will give him the power to travel 4 times the speed of light.

7.3 /10

S1.E33 ∙ Kshin and the Ghost Ship

Tue, Oct 21, 1986

Kshin discovers a ghost ship whose crew needs to locate a compass to free themselves from centuries of aimless wandering.

7.6 /10

S1.E34 ∙ The Carnival of Doctor Kalihari

Wed, Oct 22, 1986

On a family outing to a traveling carnival, the older Defenders become part of the freak show when they shrink to three inches!

7.8 /10

S1.E35 ∙ The Mystery of the Book

Thu, Oct 23, 1986

Once again guided by the book, Enigma, Kshin faces an evil monster who is out to conquer and destroy first the Defenders then the Earth.

7.8 /10

S1.E36 ∙ Flash Times Four

Sun, Oct 26, 1986

His Heinous Highness kidnaps Flash, clones him four times, and puts him under the Inquisitor to instill his super-hero flying prowess into the phony look-alikes.

8.2 /10

S1.E37 ∙ The Frozen Heart

Mon, Oct 27, 1986

Ming turns L.J.'s mistreated girlfriend into a Frost Person who fights against the Defenders.

6.9 /10

S1.E38 ∙ Rick Gordon, One-Man Army

Tue, Oct 28, 1986

Rick and the Defenders must save a tropical island from revolutionary forces who are in cahoots with Ming the Merciless.

7.9 /10

S1.E39 ∙ The Rites of Zesnan

Wed, Oct 29, 1986

Rick, L.J., and Jedda's extreme competitiveness has The Phantom let them try an ancient Amazon race. As they do, Ming traps the Defenders with plans to destroy them.

7.4 /10

S1.E40 ∙ Audie and Tweak

Thu, Oct 30, 1986

Octon designs a flawless super-computer which Ming uses to demobilize all the world's computer systems in a plot to control Earth.

8.3 /10

S1.E41 ∙ Return of the Skyband

Sun, Nov 02, 1986

An evil band of women pirates, with a vendetta against The Phantom, terrorize the universe and nearly kill the masked superhero.

8.7 /10

S1.E42 ∙ Dracula's Potion

Mon, Nov 03, 1986

While investigating a disappearance in Transylvania, the Defenders are put under a vampire's spell and turned into animals for the monster's exotic collection!

7.2 /10

S1.E43 ∙ One of the Guys

Tue, Nov 04, 1986

Kshin learns that handicaps need not leave one totally helpless when he is temporarily paralyzed and joins forces with a boy in a wheelchair to defeat Ming the Merciless!

8.3 /10