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Defenders of the Earth

Four iconic comic strip heroes unite to take on the formidable Ming the Merciless in an epic battle.

Flash Gordon must face his arch-nemesis Ming the Merciless, who has returned to wreak havoc and seeks revenge against Flash for taking his throne. Ming captures and kills Dale Arden Gordon, but not before she transfers her essence into a special crystal. Flash assembles a team of heroes, including The Phantom, Mandrake the Magician, and his assistant Lothar, as well as his own son Rick, The Phantom's daughter Jedda, Lothar's son L.J., and Mandrake's adopted son Kshin.

Episodes:

Episode 1 Escape from Mongo

1. Escape from Mongo

Aired: Sep 8, 1986

Flash Gordon and his family find out Ming plans on establishing a base on Ear...

Episode 3 A Demon in His Pocket

3. A Demon in His Pocket

Aired: Sep 10, 1986

Kshin's experiments with Mandrake's forbidden sorcery books produces Shogoth,...

Episode 4 A House Divided

4. A House Divided

Aired: Sep 11, 1986

The Phantom's evil older brother joins forces with Ming the Merciless and bec...

Episode 5 Bits 'n' Chips

5. Bits 'n' Chips

Aired: Sep 12, 1986

Ultracomputer Dynak X is invaded by Ming's Electronic Maggot - and miniaturiz...

Episode 6 Root of Evil

6. Root of Evil

Aired: Sep 15, 1986

A famous scientist's plant food experiment backfires - into a formula that tu...

Episode 7 Cold War

7. Cold War

Aired: Sep 16, 1986

Ming the Merciless develops a weather control device and plots to freeze the ...

Episode 8 The Sleeper Awakes

8. The Sleeper Awakes

Aired: Sep 17, 1986

A mammoth killer-robot from another galaxy has been buried right under Centra...

Episode 9 The Revenge of Astra

9. The Revenge of Astra

Aired: Sep 18, 1986

The beautiful space princess Astra plans revenge against Flash Gordon. She gi...

Episode 10 Hall of Wisdom

10. Hall of Wisdom

Aired: Sep 19, 1986

The awesome intergalactic storehouse of knowledge visits the Galaxy - and the...

Episode 11 The Mind Warriors

11. The Mind Warriors

Aired: Sep 24, 1986

When a 7-billion-year-old alien warhead crash lands in the South American jun...

Episode 12 The Mind Warriors II

12. The Mind Warriors II

Aired: Sep 22, 1986

Ming utilizes his Star of Mongo crystal to tap Kshin's fertile imagination in...

Episode 16 The Men of Frost

16. The Men of Frost

Aired: Sep 29, 1986

Ming launches a Frost Satellite with the power to blanket the earth with a ve...

Episode 17 Battleground

17. Battleground

Aired: Sep 30, 1986

Ming uses his freeze-ray weapon to capture unstoppable alien creatures, trans...

Episode 18 The Panther Peril

18. The Panther Peril

Aired: Oct 1, 1986

Ming treks to the hidden Temple of Pantheria to acquire the sacred panther to...

Episode 19 Fury of the Deep

19. Fury of the Deep

Aired: Oct 2, 1986

Ming schemes to take over the earth by using an oceanographer's invention to ...

Episode 20 Family Reunion

20. Family Reunion

Aired: Oct 3, 1986

Jedda agrees to become N'Dama's protege, the Weather Demon, in exchange for h...

Episode 25 Deal with the Devil

25. Deal with the Devil

Aired: Oct 14, 1986

Octon and Garax concoct a bogus scheme to overthrow Ming, luring the young De...

Episode 26 Terror in Time

26. Terror in Time

Aired: Oct 15, 1986

Ming unleashes a parasitic, life-killing mutant on the Defenders and sends th...

Episode 28 The Starboy

28. The Starboy

Aired: Oct 17, 1986

A seemingly-harmless young child crash-lands on Earth, followed by an interga...

Episode 29 The Gods Awake

29. The Gods Awake

Aired: Oct 20, 1986

Aided by a powerful mystic, Ming brings to life gods from another dimension t...

Episode 36 Flash Times Four

36. Flash Times Four

Aired: Oct 26, 1986

His Heinous Highness kidnaps Flash, clones him four times, and puts him under...

Episode 37 The Frozen Heart

37. The Frozen Heart

Aired: Oct 27, 1986

Ming turns L.J.'s mistreated girlfriend into a Frost Person who fights agains...

Episode 39 The Rites of Zesnan

39. The Rites of Zesnan

Aired: Oct 29, 1986

Rick, L.J., and Jedda's extreme competitiveness has The Phantom let them try ...

Episode 40 Audie and Tweak

40. Audie and Tweak

Aired: Oct 30, 1986

Octon designs a flawless super-computer which Ming uses to demobilize all the...

Episode 42 Dracula's Potion

42. Dracula's Potion

Aired: Nov 3, 1986

While investigating a disappearance in Transylvania, the Defenders are put un...

Episode 43 One of the Guys

43. One of the Guys

Aired: Nov 4, 1986

Kshin learns that handicaps need not leave one totally helpless when he is te...

Episode 44 100 Proof Highway

44. 100 Proof Highway

Aired: Nov 5, 1986

Jedda falls for an alcoholic schoolmate and is nearly killed by his dangerous...

Episode 45 The Time Freezer

45. The Time Freezer

Aired: Nov 6, 1986

A space alien uses a Time Freezer to steal millions of dollars' worth of jewe...

Episode 48 The Prince Weds

48. The Prince Weds

Aired: Nov 11, 1986

The Defenders, unknowingly carrying Kro-Tan's mind bombs, must rescue Jedda f...

Episode 50 The Prince Dethroned

50. The Prince Dethroned

Aired: Nov 13, 1986

Kro-Tan unintentionally unleashes an evil, immortal overlord of unlimited power.

Episode 51 Lothar's Homecoming

51. Lothar's Homecoming

Aired: Nov 16, 1986

While in Jamaica to attend a ceremony in Lothar 's honor, the Defenders disco...

Episode 52 Suspended Sabotage

52. Suspended Sabotage

Aired: Nov 17, 1986

Ming kidnaps Rick and blackmails L.J. to sabotage Defender activities, paving...

Episode 53 Call of the Eternals

53. Call of the Eternals

Aired: Nov 18, 1986

The Beacon of the Eternals declares war on the Defenders of the Earth, sendin...

Episode 56 The Necklace of Oros

56. The Necklace of Oros

Aired: Nov 23, 1986

Ming plans to deliver Jedda Walker and her powerful Necklace of Oros to an ev...

Episode 57 Torn Space

57. Torn Space

Aired: Nov 24, 1986

Graviton returns to acquire the Necklace of Oros, nearly causing the destruct...

Episode 58 Ming Winter

58. Ming Winter

Aired: Nov 25, 1986

Ming's evil son, Kro-Tan, constructs a wall around Earth, blocking out all su...

Episode 59 The Golden Queen

59. The Golden Queen

Aired: Nov 25, 1986

The powerful Necklace of Oros is once again the object of desire for evil cre...

Episode 60 The Gravity of Ming

60. The Gravity of Ming

Aired: Nov 26, 1986

Ming, Graviton, and Hadea join together to fight the Defenders -- each for th...

Episode 61 Flesh and Blood

61. Flesh and Blood

Aired: Nov 30, 1986

Three super-robots, disguised as humans, set out to rid the universe of all r...

Episode 64 Street Smarts

64. Street Smarts

Aired: Dec 3, 1986

Ming takes advantage of L.J.'s immaturity, kidnapping Jedda and Morlag in wha...

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Info about Defenders of the Earth

Current Status: Ended

Network: Syndication

Genres:Adventure, Sci-Fi, Animation, Fantasy, Action