1998

S1.E1 ∙ Hercules and the Apollo Mission

Sun, Aug 30, 1998

Hercules and his friends are getting an internship at the shopping mall Agora, but Hercules isn't satisfied with his job.

7.8 /10

S1.E2 ∙ Hercules and the King of Thessaly

Mon, Aug 31, 1998

When King Salmanaous (voice of Jeffrey Tambor) impersonates Zeus, Zeus smites him for his gall. The good people of Thessaly, however, turn to Hercules for leadership and crown him as their new king instead.

7.9 /10

S1.E3 ∙ Hercules and the Secret Weapon

Tue, Sep 01, 1998

Ares (voice of Jay Thomas) hatches a plan to overthrow his sister Athena's (voice of Jane Leeves) city-state and demands an ultimate weapon of destruction from Hephaestus, resulting in the creation of the Armageddon Bow. Knowing the weapon's capability and devastation it could cause, Athena asks Hercules to help find and destroy it.

7.5 /10

S1.E4 ∙ Hercules and the Assassin

Wed, Sep 02, 1998

When an assassination attempt on Pericles overlaps with Hercules' theft of a dangerous weapon from Phil's collection, it is Phil who is framed for the deed.

7.8 /10

S1.E5 ∙ Hercules and the Big Kiss

Thu, Sep 03, 1998

Cassandra gets a vision of herself, where she kisses Icarus.

7.8 /10

S1.E6 ∙ Hercules and the River Styx

Sun, Sep 06, 1998

Hades makes a deal with Poseidon to to cede control of Athens, thus causing the city-state to becomes a place of gloom, and Prometheus Academy to become the epicenter of torment for students.

8.3 /10

S1.E7 ∙ Hercules and the Techno Greeks

Mon, Sep 07, 1998

Hercules finds himself hired by a bunch of nerdy, "abacus geeks" to protect their town from rampaging centaurs.

7.8 /10

S1.E8 ∙ Hercules and the World's First Doctor

Tue, Sep 08, 1998

Hippocrates, the father of medicine, comes to Athens and makes Hercules and Icarus his assistants for a week. Meanwhile, Hades, fearing a successful doctor will reduce the number of the dead, tricks Hercules into spreading The Plague throughout Athens.

8.6 /10

S1.E9 ∙ Hercules and the Pool Party

Wed, Sep 09, 1998

Hades throws a pool party, and invites all the Gods to take a dip in the Waters of Forgetfulness: causing them lose to their memories. And with the Gods out of commission, the whole world is in chaos.

8.5 /10

S1.E10 ∙ Hercules and the Prince of Thrace

Thu, Sep 10, 1998

When Adonis wants a swimming pool, his servants awaken Gaia during construction. Angered by this, she curses Adonis to die before nightfall, who, in turn, begs Hercules for help.

8.4 /10

S1.E11 ∙ Hercules and the Tapestry of Fate

Sun, Sep 13, 1998

Icarus' idea backfires when he and Hercules visit the Fates to persuade them into redoing their tellings so they can get concert tickets. However, when the Fates refuse, Icarus takes things into his own hands and gets the tickets anyway...

8 /10

S1.E12 ∙ Hercules and the Living Legend

Mon, Sep 14, 1998

Hades enlists the aid of former hero Achilles to help him distract Phil from his trainings with Hercules, by returning Achilles to his former glory.

8.2 /10

S1.E13 ∙ Hercules and the Return of Typhon

Tue, Sep 15, 1998

A three-day weekend festival celebrating Zeus' victory over the Titans is the place to be, but when Hercules accidentally frees the titan Typhon, the festivities are short lived.

8.2 /10

S1.E14 ∙ Hercules and the Owl of Athens

Wed, Sep 16, 1998

Ares sends his two sons, Fear and Terror, to kidnap Athena's Owl of Wisdom when she angers him. Athena then entrusts the magical bird to Hercules for protection.

8.2 /10

S1.E15 ∙ Hercules and the Girdle of Hippolyte

Thu, Sep 17, 1998

Queen Hippolyte kidnaps her daughter, Tempest, and makes her undergo a savage initiation ceremony to regain her status as an Amazonian warrior and to earn the right to wear the Golden Girdle. Meanwhile, Hercules follows in a misunderstood rescue attempt.

7.9 /10

S1.E16 ∙ Hercules and the Bacchanal

Sun, Sep 20, 1998

Phil needs a house sitter, so that he can go to a convention and Hercules volunteers to watch. However, things go from bad to worse when Hercules throws a party and is busted by Poseidon.

7.7 /10

S1.E17 ∙ Hercules and the Underworld Takeover

Tue, Sep 22, 1998

Hecate plots to overthrow Hades and take over the Underworld, ousting Pain and Panic in the process. The two minions appeal to Hercules, asking him for help, while convincing him to restore Hades back to the throne - with Hades being the lesser of the two evils.

7.8 /10

S1.E18 ∙ Hercules and the Comedy of Arrows

Mon, Sep 28, 1998

Icarus poses as Cupid so he can get a love arrow to make Cassandra fall in love him, but he accidentally uses "loathe" arrows instead. Meanwhile, Pain and Panic get a hold of the loathe arrows and wreak havoc all over the country.

7.9 /10

S1.E19 ∙ Hercules and the Hostage Crisis

Thu, Oct 01, 1998

A group, representing the imprisoned Titans, takes students at Prometheus Academy hostage, with Hercules as their prisoner.

8.5 /10

S1.E20 ∙ Hercules and the Disappearing Heroes

Sun, Oct 04, 1998

Hecate kidnaps all of the great heroes, with plans to transfer their greatness into a newly created monster.

6.7 /10

S1.E21 ∙ Hercules and the Argonauts

Wed, Oct 07, 1998

Hercules meets Jason, the Argonaut: a great hero and one of the most patient men of all time, having spent many years searching for the Golden Fleece and not having found it yet. Jason invites Hercules along for the journey, giving him the chance to seek the Fleece with him.

8.4 /10

S1.E22 ∙ Hercules and the Drama Festival

Tue, Oct 13, 1998

When the Academy puts on a play for the gods, Hades instructs Pain and Panic to carve out a magical rock that will make all the Gods go to sleep, using Icarus as bait.

8.1 /10

S1.E23 ∙ Hercules and the Phil Factor

Thu, Oct 15, 1998

When Phil suffers a mid-life crisis, he abandons his training program, quits as Hercules' mentor and gets a job selling door-to-door spears. Hercules, realizing how bad this is, convinces him to come home.

8.3 /10

S1.E24 ∙ Hercules and the All Nighter

Tue, Oct 20, 1998

In order to stay up all night to study for exams, the boys go to see Morpheus and ask him to hold off on sleep for a little while. Morpheus rejects the idea, but when Hercules accidentally puts him to sleep, Greece and parts of Persia are doomed to stay awake.

9 /10

S1.E25 ∙ Hercules and the Song of Circe

Wed, Oct 28, 1998

While on Spring Break, everyone is enjoying themselves - with the exception of Cassandra - who is content on reading despite Icarus' determined efforts to get her attention. When she finally vents her frustration, he sobs in Hercules' arms and is charmed by the mysterious Circe.

8.5 /10

S1.E26 ∙ Hercules and the Trojan War

Thu, Oct 29, 1998

The Trojan War occurs in the form of a high school rivalry between Prometheus Academy and their Trojan rivals. When a Helen, the Homecoming Queen is "kidnapped" meant as a harmless prank, the student take to rescuing her by sneaking into the Trojan's school via a giant wooden horse.

7.8 /10

S1.E27 ∙ Hercules and the Dream Date

Sun, Nov 01, 1998

The students of Prometheus Academy are preparing for the Aphrodisia Dance, but Hercules gets turned down by every girl he asks to be his date. In an act of desperation, he uses his art teacher, Old Mr. Pygmalion's, trick and creates a young woman out of clay. He calls Aphrodite herself to make his true love come to life, but when she asks about his clay creation's personality, all he comes up with is "make her crazy about me!" Aphrodite reluctantly obliges, and brings Galatea to life! Hercules is initially smitten, but soon realizes that Galatea is, in fact, crazy.....

7.9 /10

S1.E28 ∙ Hercules and the Big Games

Tue, Nov 03, 1998

When Ares and Athena get into another argument, Zeus has their feud take the form of a sports contest: the Olympic Games, which should settle the fight between Athens and Sparta. Hercules then has his hands full when Hades persuades Echidna - the Mother of all Monsters - to bring her hungry kids to the stadium for a "heroic" feast.

8.3 /10

S1.E29 ∙ Hercules and the Jilt Trip

Thu, Nov 05, 1998

Hercules' heart is broken when his girlfriend - of only three days - breaks up with him. Phil decides to take him on a trip to take his mind off of things. Hercules, however, meets Lavinia on this trip who is eager to get married--to him! Not only does he have to say 'No', but her previous boyfriend happens to be the same guy Hercules crossed earlier on that same trip.

7.4 /10

S1.E30 ∙ Hercules and the Falling Stars

Mon, Nov 09, 1998

Hercules frees the constellation Orion, who comes down to earth to give him archery lessons. However, when the rest of the constellations pour down from the sky and start attacking the neighboring city-states, Orion and Hercules have a lot of explaining to do.

6.7 /10

S1.E31 ∙ Hercules and the Golden Touch

Wed, Nov 11, 1998

Hercules journeys to the Kingdom of Lycia to stop King Midas from turning all he touches into gold.

8.4 /10

S1.E32 ∙ Hercules and the Minotaur

Thu, Nov 12, 1998

Daedalus, famous inventor-architect and Icarus' dad, is commissioned by King Minos of Crete to build the Labyrinth. Both Daedalus and Icarus travel to Crete to complete the project, unaware that it will soon house a terrible monster for the King's pleasure.

6.8 /10

S1.E33 ∙ Hercules and the Son of Poseidon

Sun, Nov 15, 1998

Triton, Poseidon's son, arrives at Prometheus Academy and Hercules does his best to help him fit in. However, when things don't go over smoothly, Hercules leaves Triton, who then steals his father's staff to wield a power on campus.

7.7 /10

S1.E34 ∙ Hercules and the Twilight of the Gods

Tue, Nov 17, 1998

Loki recruits Hercules for the position of Thunder God; but what Loki does not explain is that he is planning a cosmic takeover and exploits Hercules' strength and naivety to free Nimmelfir, thus bringing on Ragnarök: the Twilight of the Gods.

8.3 /10

S1.E35 ∙ Hercules and the Griffin

Thu, Nov 19, 1998

The gang visits a retirement home, where they're each assigned a senior citizen to befriend. In an effort to connect with his assigned person, an old Griffin, Hercules accidentally reveals the treasured diamond the Griffin had been guarding for years; subsequently, the mountain gnomes king steals it.

7.6 /10

S1.E36 ∙ Hercules and the King for a Day

Fri, Oct 23, 1998

Phil wants to impress his mom, so Pan, King of the Satyrs and Phil's brother, offers him to be a king for a day. However, Pan actually just wants to avoid the divine retribution of Nemesis, who sees claims of being a king as hubris.

8.3 /10

S1.E37 ∙ Hercules and the Pegasus Incident

Tue, Nov 24, 1998

Pegasus flies off angrily and meets a new master; the two then become a great monster-battling team, leaving Hercules heartbroken over the loss of his friend.

8.1 /10

S1.E38 ∙ Hercules and the Big Sink

Thu, Dec 10, 1998

Soothsayer Cassandra predicts that Atlantis will sink. King Croesus, the richest man in the world, bribes the gods and the fates to kill her for ruining his casino business, since everyone is now panicking and no ones is gambling.

8.8 /10

S1.E39 ∙ Hercules and the Big Lie

Tue, Dec 15, 1998

Icarus is eager to take Hercules to the child-like Miklos Extravaganza, but Hercules lies to save himself from being embarrassed in front of the new girl by saying he's terminally ill. Upset over the news, Icarus goes to find the cure in the backyard of the giant Briarius, who doesn't like tresspassers.

8.6 /10

S1.E40 ∙ Hercules and the Prom

Sun, Dec 20, 1998

Hercules doesn't have a date for the prom, so he asks Amazon warrior Tempest. She only agrees IF he can get teen idol Orpheus to play at the prom. However, Hades has other ideas, as his newest recruit also wants Orpheus to play a concert...in the Underworld!

8.3 /10

S1.E52 ∙ Hercules and the Spartan Experience

Sun, Jan 03, 1999

Adonis is drafted into the Spartan ROTC, and begs Hercules to save him. So Hercules and Icarus join him, disguised as soldiers, only for Icarus to excel at training.

8.8 /10

S1.E53 ∙ Hercules and the Gorgon

Fri, Jan 08, 1999

Medusa is granted her wish to be human, with the truth, totally unknown to Hercules.

8.2 /10

S1.E54 ∙ Hercules and the Complex Electra

Tue, Jan 12, 1999

Hercules falls for Electra, and takes on a different personality to get her to like him.

8.7 /10

S1.E55 ∙ Hercules and the Green-Eyed Monster

Fri, Jan 15, 1999

Upset at his father remarrying, Icarus takes Pandora's Box and opens it during the ceremony.

8.3 /10

S1.E56 ∙ Hercules and the Long Nightmare

Sun, Feb 07, 1999

Morpheus' younger brother, Phantasos, makes a blanket of nightmares to give to everyone because he feels that he should have been made God of Sleep instead of Morpheus. The mortals' nightmares start to concern all the Gods on Olympus and task it to Hercules and Phil to stop Phantasos' in their own shared dreams.

8.9 /10

S1.E57 ∙ Hercules and the Arabian Night

Tue, Feb 09, 1999

Hades revives Aladdin's archenemy, the evil sorcerer Jafar, to destroy Hercules for him. Hades also sends Pain and Panic to destroy Aladdin and show Jafar how it's done. They also try to pit Aladdin and Hercules against each other.

8.7 /10

S1.E58 ∙ Hercules and the Aetolian Amphora

Thu, Feb 11, 1999

Meg confronts Adonis for what he did to her, and steals a jar of Lethe Water from the Pool of Forgetfulness. However, the jar is stolen from her by Ares' sons, Fear and Terror, and she asks Hercules to get it back for her.

8.2 /10

S1.E59 ∙ Hercules and the Romans

Sun, Feb 14, 1999

Hercules and Icarus are in Rome, where the Romans are in need of Gods to worship. However, three Egyptian Gods other ideas, and rampage Rome in the process. Hercules joins the battle to protect Rome. After the wars are over, Icarus gives the Greek Gods Roman names, whereas Hades is angry for being named Pluto.

8 /10

S1.E60 ∙ Hercules and the Yearbook

Tue, Feb 16, 1999

Hercules is moving from Phil's to his new place. While looking through his things, Meg finds his high school yearbook. Hercules, wanting to avoid further embarrassment instructs Hermes to hide it. Meg follows Hermes to Phil's, where he fills her in on Hercules high school days.

8.7 /10

S1.E61 ∙ Hercules and the Odyssey Experience

Thu, Feb 18, 1999

Visiting Odysseus' traveling museum, Hercules ends up at sea with Odysseus' shy and awkward son Telemachus, and a few former crew members of the Argo. Upon realizing his family's in danger, Telemachus has to learn to be self-confident in order to save them.

8.6 /10