1987

S1.E1 ∙ Holographic Zone Battle

Sun, Sep 20, 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.

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S1.E2 ∙ King of the Skies

Mon, Sep 21, 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.

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S1.E3 ∙ Errand of Mercy

Tue, Sep 22, 1987

A girl named Carol Ward is discovered who is immune to Zone bacteria, and both sides race to find out why.

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S1.E4 ∙ Mission Into Evil

Wed, Sep 23, 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.

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S1.E5 ∙ Back to the Stone Age

Thu, Sep 24, 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.

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S1.E6 ∙ Small Packages

Sun, Sep 27, 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.

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S1.E7 ∙ Zone of Darkness

Mon, Sep 28, 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.

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S1.E8 ∙ The Gauntlet

Tue, Sep 29, 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.

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S1.E9 ∙ Ride the Whirlwind

Wed, Sep 30, 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.

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S1.E10 ∙ The Unexploded Pod

Thu, Oct 01, 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.

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S1.E11 ∙ Duel in Paradise

Sun, Oct 04, 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.

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S1.E12 ∙ The Imposter

Mon, Oct 05, 1987

The Black Widows kidnap U.S. President Greg Rogers and a disguised Bandit takes his place.

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S1.E13 ∙ The Hacker

Tue, Oct 06, 1987

Two children searching for their parents location at the Midwest Phone Company inadvertently hack into Overlord's database.

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S1.E14 ∙ Overlord's Mystery Woman

Wed, Oct 07, 1987

Overlord seeks to capture his ex-wife, Alice Bent, and zone her. Duchess Dire, jealous of Overlord's affection, intervenes.

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S1.E15 ∙ The Sands of Amaran

Thu, Oct 08, 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.

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S1.E16 ∙ Zone Train

Sun, Oct 11, 1987

The Black Widows hijack a train full of aerospace engineers and reroute it towards the zone.

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S1.E17 ∙ Breakout

Mon, Oct 12, 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.

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S1.E18 ∙ When the Cat's Away

Tue, Oct 13, 1987

Overlord is captured; both the Black Widows and the United Nations squabble over the future of their organizations.

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S1.E19 ∙ Island in the Zone

Wed, Oct 14, 1987

Katerina is stranded in the zone. She discovers a group of construction workers, outside the influence of the zone, marooned atop Gateway Tower.

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S1.E20 ∙ The Shuttle Engine

Thu, Oct 15, 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.

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S1.E21 ∙ The Mind of Gideon Rorshak

Sun, Oct 18, 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.

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S1.E22 ∙ Canal Zone

Mon, Oct 19, 1987

Overlord plans to destroy the Panama Canal with a ship full of explosives.

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S1.E23 ∙ The Lair of the Jade Scorpion

Tue, Oct 20, 1987

Overlord blackmails Jade Scorpion; a Hong Kong river pirate, in order to distribute zone pods along the coast of southern China.

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S1.E24 ∙ The Man Who Wouldn't Be King

Wed, Oct 21, 1987

An unwitting king, with ties to Duchess Dire, is placed on the English throne.

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S1.E25 ∙ The Way of the Samurai

Thu, Oct 22, 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.

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S1.E26 ∙ The Best Fighting Men in the World

Sun, Oct 25, 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.

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S1.E27 ∙ The Ultimate Solution

Mon, Oct 26, 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.

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S1.E28 ∙ Hometown Hero

Tue, Oct 27, 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.

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S1.E29 ∙ In the Belly of the Beast

Wed, Oct 28, 1987

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S1.E30 ∙ The Last One Picked

Thu, Oct 29, 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.

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S1.E31 ∙ So Shall You Reaper

Sun, Nov 01, 1987

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S1.E32 ∙ The Secret of Shadow House

Mon, Nov 02, 1987

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S1.E33 ∙ Zone of Fear

Tue, Nov 03, 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?

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S1.E34 ∙ Bandit and the Smokies

Wed, Nov 04, 1987

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S1.E35 ∙ Heroes in the Dark

Thu, Nov 05, 1987

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S1.E36 ∙ Zone with Big Shoulders

Sun, Nov 08, 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.

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S1.E37 ∙ Behemoth

Mon, Nov 09, 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?

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S1.E38 ∙ The Power of the Press

Tue, Nov 10, 1987

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S1.E39 ∙ Starship Doom

Wed, Nov 11, 1987

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S1.E40 ∙ The Electric Zone Rider

Thu, Nov 12, 1987

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S1.E41 ∙ Australian in Paris

Sun, Nov 15, 1987

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S1.E42 ∙ The Enemy Within

Mon, Nov 16, 1987

M.C.C is shocked to discover that one of their most promising Zone Rider trainees, Barry, is actually the long lost son of Overlord. Barry is kicked out of the trainee program because of this and Overlord convinces 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.

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