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  • Syndicated
  • Sep 6, 1986
  • Syndicated
  • Sep 6, 1986
Defenders of the Earth

Summary Set in the year 2050, Defenders of The Earth is a classic 80's series uniting some of the greatest fantasy heroes, Phantom, Mandrake, Lothar, and Flash Gordon . Together they defend their planet from the evil armada of Ming the Merciless, potentially the most evil and most feared being in the known galaxy At times, the Defenders ar...

  • Syndicated
  • Sep 6, 1986
  • Syndicated
  • Sep 6, 1986
Defenders of the Earth
Season 1
Season Premiere: Sep 6, 1986
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Summary Set in the year 2050, Defenders of The Earth is a classic 80's series uniting some of the greatest fantasy heroes, Phantom, Mandrake, Lothar, and Flash Gordon . Together they defend their planet from the evil armada of Ming the Merciless, potentially the most evil and most feared being in the known galaxy At times, the Defenders ar...

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Episode 0
Unaired Pilot
Episode 1 • Sep 6, 1986 • 21 m
Escape from Mongo
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.
Episode 2 • Sep 15, 1986 • 21 m
The Creation of Monitor
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.
Episode 3 • Sep 22, 1986 • 21 m
A Demon in His Pocket
Kshin's experiments with Mandrake's forbidden sorcery books produces Shogoth, an evil demon. It takes all the Defenders to defeat this creature.
Episode 4 • Sep 29, 1986 • 21 m
A House Divided
The Phantom's evil older brother joins forces with Ming the Merciless and becomes N'Dama, the Weather Demon.
Episode 5 • Oct 6, 1986 • 21 m
Bits 'n' Chips
Ultracomputer Dynak X is invaded by Ming's Electronic Maggot - and miniaturized Defenders must fight her war within!
Episode 6 • Oct 13, 1986 • 21 m
Root of Evil
A famous scientist's plant food experiment backfires - into a formula that turns people into plants!
Episode 7 • Oct 20, 1986 • 21 m
Cold War
Ming the Merciless develops a weather control device and plots to freeze the world solid!
Episode 8 • Oct 27, 1986 • 21 m
The Sleeper Awakes
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.
Episode 9 • Nov 3, 1986 • 21 m
The Revenge of Astra
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.
Episode 10 • Nov 10, 1986 • 21 m
Hall of Wisdom
The awesome intergalactic storehouse of knowledge visits the Galaxy - and the Defenders must keep Ming from stealing its deadly weapon!
Episode 11 • Nov 17, 1986 • 22 m
The Mind Warriors
Episode 12 • Dec 1, 1986 • 21 m
The Mind Warriors II
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.
Episode 13 • Nov 24, 1986 • 21 m
The Lost Jewels of Tibet
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.
Episode 14 • Dec 8, 1986 • 21 m
The Evil of Doctor Dark
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.
Episode 15 • Dec 15, 1986 • 21 m
Diamonds Are a Ming's Best Friend
Ming plots to steal the Crown Jewels of England so that he can grow invincible crystal soldiers and conquer the world!
Episode 16 • Dec 22, 1986 • 21 m
The Men of Frost
Ming launches a Frost Satellite with the power to blanket the earth with a veneer of frost and enslave all of humanity.
Episode 17 • Sep 30, 1986 • 21 m
Battleground
Ming uses his freeze-ray weapon to capture unstoppable alien creatures, transport them to Earth, and unleash them on the world.
Episode 18 • Oct 1, 1986 • 21 m
The Panther Peril
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!
Episode 19 • Oct 2, 1986 • 21 m
Fury of the Deep
Ming schemes to take over the earth by using an oceanographer's invention to turn all the fish in the sea against mankind.
Episode 20 • Oct 3, 1986 • 21 m
Family Reunion
Jedda agrees to become N'Dama's protege, the Weather Demon, in exchange for help in saving her father's life.
Episode 21 • Oct 6, 1986 • 21 m
The Defense Never Rests
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.
Episode 22 • Oct 7, 1986 • 21 m
Like Father, Like Daughter?
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.
Episode 23 • Oct 8, 1986 • 21 m
The Would-Be Defender
When an overzealous 13-year-old superhero "wanna-be" spends a day at Monitor, it could mean the destruction of Earth.
Episode 24 • Oct 9, 1986 • 21 m
Doorways Into Darkness
Ming captures a powerful source of anti-energy and unleashes an army of monsters from the Nightworld on the Earth.
Episode 25 • Oct 10, 1986 • 21 m
Deal with the Devil
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.
Episode 26 • Oct 13, 1986 • 21 m
Terror in Time
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.
Episode 27 • Oct 14, 1986 • 21 m
Ming's Household Helpers
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.
Episode 28 • Oct 15, 1986 • 21 m
The Starboy
A seemingly-harmless young child crash-lands on Earth, followed by an intergalactic armada of alien ships bent on destroying him and the world.
Episode 29 • Oct 16, 1986 • 21 m
The Gods Awake
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.
Episode 30 • Oct 17, 1986 • 21 m
The Ghost Walks Again
Jedda, believing her father dead, must make the most important decision of her life -- is she ready to assume the role of Phantom?
Episode 31 • Oct 20, 1986 • 21 m
The Book of Mysteries
The Defenders face certain death inside an ancient shrine in Morocco while Kshin discovers a mysterious book of enigmas.
Episode 32 • Oct 21, 1986 • 21 m
The Future Comes But Once
The Defenders must prevent Ming from obtaining an obelisk which will give him the power to travel 4 times the speed of light.
Episode 33 • Oct 22, 1986 • 21 m
Kshin and the Ghost Ship
Kshin discovers a ghost ship whose crew needs to locate a compass to free themselves from centuries of aimless wandering.
Episode 34 • Oct 23, 1986 • 21 m
The Carnival of Doctor Kalihari
On a family outing to a traveling carnival, the older Defenders become part of the freak show when they shrink to three inches!
Episode 35 • Oct 24, 1986 • 21 m
The Mystery of the Book
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.
Episode 36 • Oct 27, 1986 • 21 m
Flash Times Four
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.
Episode 37 • Oct 28, 1986 • 21 m
The Frozen Heart
Ming turns L.J.'s mistreated girlfriend into a Frost Person who fights against the Defenders.
Episode 38 • Oct 29, 1986 • 21 m
Rick Gordon, One-Man Army
Rick and the Defenders must save a tropical island from revolutionary forces who are in cahoots with Ming the Merciless.
Episode 39 • Oct 30, 1986 • 21 m
The Rites of Zesnan
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.
Episode 40 • Oct 31, 1986 • 21 m
Audie and Tweak
Octon designs a flawless super-computer which Ming uses to demobilize all the world's computer systems in a plot to control Earth.
Episode 41 • Nov 3, 1986 • 21 m
Return of the Skyband
An evil band of women pirates, with a vendetta against The Phantom, terrorize the universe and nearly kill the masked superhero.
Episode 42 • Nov 4, 1986 • 21 m
Dracula's Potion
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!
Episode 43 • Nov 5, 1986 • 21 m
One of the Guys
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!
Episode 44 • Nov 6, 1986 • 21 m
100 Proof Highway
Jedda falls for an alcoholic schoolmate and is nearly killed by his dangerous behavior!
Episode 45 • Nov 7, 1986 • 21 m
The Time Freezer
A space alien uses a Time Freezer to steal millions of dollars' worth of jewels and gold.
Episode 46 • Nov 10, 1986 • 21 m
The Prince Makes His Move
The Defenders have a new adversary as Ming's son, Prince Kro-Tan, moleculizes Ming and plots to take over the Earth himself!
Episode 47 • Nov 11, 1986 • 20 m
The Prince Triumphant
Prince Kro-Tan plans to harness energy from the Earth's core to transport the planet to Mongo.
Episode 48 • Nov 12, 1986 • 21 m
The Prince Weds
The Defenders, unknowingly carrying Kro-Tan's mind bombs, must rescue Jedda from Mongo before the slimy Prince makes her his bride.
Episode 49 • Nov 13, 1986 • 20 m
The Prince's Royal Hunt
Teleported to different areas of Mongo, the Defenders must re-unite and defeat Kro-Tan.
Episode 50 • Nov 14, 1986 • 21 m
The Prince Dethroned
Kro-Tan unintentionally unleashes an evil, immortal overlord of unlimited power.
Episode 51 • Nov 17, 1986 • 21 m
Lothar's Homecoming
While in Jamaica to attend a ceremony in Lothar 's honor, the Defenders discover a cultist plot to control the town's children and seize power.
Episode 52 • Nov 18, 1986 • 21 m
Suspended Sabotage
Ming kidnaps Rick and blackmails L.J. to sabotage Defender activities, paving the way for the Evil One to conquer Earth.
Episode 53 • Nov 19, 1986 • 21 m
Call of the Eternals
The Beacon of the Eternals declares war on the Defenders of the Earth, sending three mammoth, ominous robots to destroy our heroes!
Episode 54 • Nov 20, 1986 • 21 m
The Return of Doctor Dark
Dr. Dark returns to collect the three shards of the Orb of Konos and gain control of the universe!
Episode 55 • Nov 21, 1986 • 21 m
The Deadliest Battle
Rick Gordon fights his most difficult battle yet -- against drugs.
Episode 56 • Nov 24, 1986 • 21 m
The Necklace of Oros
Ming plans to deliver Jedda Walker and her powerful Necklace of Oros to an evil alien creature in return for the secret of gravity.
Episode 57 • Nov 25, 1986 • 21 m
Torn Space
Graviton returns to acquire the Necklace of Oros, nearly causing the destruction of Earth!
Episode 58 • Nov 26, 1986 • 21 m
Ming Winter
Ming's evil son, Kro-Tan, constructs a wall around Earth, blocking out all sunlight and plunging Earth into perpetual darkness and endless winter.
Episode 59 • Nov 27, 1986 • 21 m
The Golden Queen
The powerful Necklace of Oros is once again the object of desire for evil creatures of various dimensions, and Jedda's life hangs in the balance.
Episode 60 • Nov 28, 1986 • 21 m
The Gravity of Ming
Ming, Graviton, and Hadea join together to fight the Defenders -- each for their own evil purposes.
Episode 61 • Dec 1, 1986 • 21 m
Flesh and Blood
Three super-robots, disguised as humans, set out to rid the universe of all robots!
Episode 62 • Dec 2, 1986 • 21 m
The Drowning World
Ming schemes to melt the Polar Ice Cap and drown the entire world!
Episode 63 • Dec 3, 1986 • 20 m
The Adoption of Kshin
Kshin's long lost grandfather resurfaces, leading the Defenders on a search for the Lost City of Dreams!
Episode 64 • Dec 4, 1986 • 21 m
Street Smarts
Ming takes advantage of L.J.'s immaturity, kidnapping Jedda and Morlag in what L.J. thinks is a simulation of Jedda's he scorns.
Episode 65 • Dec 5, 1986 • 21 m
The Thunder Lizards of Ming
Ming unfreezes ancient dinosaurs in the Alaskan tundra and unleashes them on the world!

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