Defenders of the Earth

  • Premiered: Sep 1986
  • Episodes: 65
  • Followers: 6
  • Ended
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Season 1
1x1
Escape from Mongo
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 08, 1986
When Ming the Merciless leaves Mongo to invade Earth, his old enemy Flash Gordon and the latter's son, Rick, join forces with six others - the youngest a pre-teenaged boy named Kshin - to form the Defenders of the Earth.
1x2
The Creation of Monitor
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Air date
Sep 09, 1986
Aided by Flash's Krell allies, the Defenders begin building their base. But Ming has learned of their existence and resolved to put an end to them.
1x3
A Demon in His Pocket
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Air date
Sep 10, 1986
Some boys try to pick a fight with Kshin so, rather than break the Defenders' Code of Honour, he reads up on summoning spells - against Mandrake's orders - and calls forth a demon named .. show full overview
1x4
A House Divided
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Air date
Sep 11, 1986
When Africa suffers a sudden and unexplained climate change, the Phantom and Jedda head there to investigate. In the process, the Phantom learns that his estranged brother, Kurt - whom .. show full overview
1x5
Bits 'n' Chips
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Air date
Sep 12, 1986
When the Defenders receive an invitation to pit Dynak X against a chess-playing computer, they little suspect that it is part of Ming's plot to implant an electronic maggot into Dynak's .. show full overview
1x6
Root of Evil
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Sep 15, 1986
Dr. Whitestead's plant food formula goes haywire - spilling on him and turning him into a plant! Ming seizes the scientist, the formula, and his daughter. Lothar and Mandrake use their .. show full overview
1x7
Cold War
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Air date
Sep 16, 1986
Ming needs Rick Gordon's ring to complete a weather control machine, and having caught Flash in a battle, uses him as bait to lure the impulsive Rick to Ice Station Earth. It is up to .. show full overview
1x8
The Sleeper Awakes
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Air date
Sep 17, 1986
Eons ago, a giant robot crash landed on Earth. Ming learns of The Annihilator, which now sleeps beneath Central City, and distracts all but one of The Defenders long enough to activate the robot.
1x9
The Revenge of Astra
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 18, 1986
The vengeful space princess Astra creates an army of clay soldiers. The daughter of Princess Aura, Astra is convinced by Ming that Flash Gordon was behind her mother's death. She uses blue clay from the Bandar village to create her army.
1x10
Hall of Wisdom
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Air date
Sep 19, 1986
The incredible Hall of Wisdom pays its-2000-year, 24-hour visit to the Galaxy. It's a once-in-a-lifetime chance for Ming to get his hands on the dreaded Quasar Weapon, with which he can conquer the Earth.
1x12
The Mind Warriors (2)
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Air date
Sep 22, 1986
The Defenders add a new twist to the Battle Simulation Room--a Thought-Transference Cap. It transmits the wearer's imagination directly into the simulation; Kshin loves to use it to .. show full overview
1x13
The Lost Jewels of Tibet
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Air date
Sep 23, 1986
Ming is seeking the Jewels of Power, but a female archaeologist named Atuskedero is also after them and travels to Tibet with Lothar and Mandrake (the latter worked with her in his .. show full overview
1x11
The Mind Warriors (1)
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Air date
Sep 24, 1986
Ming lures Kshin to Ice Station Earth, then probes the dark side of his imagination to create fearsome warriors capable of destroying the Defenders. While the heroes work to dismantle .. show full overview
1x14
The Evil of Doctor Dark
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Sep 25, 1986
Mandrake's old enemy, Damian Dark, and the latter's Psychic Warrior cohorts escape from jail and join forces with Ming's troops to search for the legendary Well of Essence.
1x15
Diamonds Are a Ming's Best Friend
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Air date
Sep 26, 1986
Ming enlists the aid of the ruthless Beastmaster to create an army of Crystal Soldiers, beings grown from diamonds and invulnerable to everything except an extremely rare mineral called Orcite.
1x16
The Men of Frost
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Air date
Sep 29, 1986
For Ming's plan to blanket the earth with a veneer of frost to be successful, the satellite requires the strength of a Starblue Crystal, of which only three exist. During a ceremony in .. show full overview
1x17
Battleground
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Air date
Sep 30, 1986
Ming's forces travel to the planet Grubor, where they use his freeze-ray weapon to capture six Cave Slugs- invincible alien creatures the size of semi-trucks who can and do eat anything, .. show full overview
1x18
The Panther Peril
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Air date
Oct 01, 1986
When the famous explorer Andrew Huxley encounters the wrath of Ming the Merciless while on expedition in Africa, he immediately calls in the Defenders. Ming kidnaps the Chief of the .. show full overview
1x19
Fury of the Deep
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Oct 02, 1986
Ming's attack on an oil platform, to capture a main computer containing the earth's entire energy network, is foiled by the Defenders, but all is not lost as he spots oceanographer .. show full overview
1x20
Family Reunion
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Air date
Oct 03, 1986
Ming captures the Phantom and Jedda as they return from the race against N'Dama (really the Phantom's brother Kurt Walker) for the Jewel of Zandoon. Once again his old self, Kurt Walker .. show full overview
1x21
The Defense Never Rests
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Air date
Oct 06, 1986
The Defenders investigate a mysterious comet and discover it is actually an Ilyrian spaceship, whose tractor beams are pulling them inside. The Defenders are informed that they will be .. show full overview
1x22
Like Father, Like Daughter?
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Oct 09, 1986
Ming's estranged daughter, Aura, crash lands her ship on Monitor and informs the Defenders of her father's latest scheme to enslave the population of earth with his Mind Neutralizer. .. show full overview
1x23
The Would-Be Defender
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Air date
Oct 10, 1986
At the dedication ceremony for a new courthouse built in honor of our heroes, 13 year-old Earl Sump, bespectacled and dressed in a homemade superhero suit, captures two pick-pockets in .. show full overview
1x24
Doorways into Darkness
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Oct 13, 1986
Deep in Africa Ming locates an anti-energy source enabling him to open the Nightgiant Doorway and unleash 7-story tall nightgiants to destroy the earth. Flash flies out to space to .. show full overview
1x25
Deal with the Devil
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Air date
Oct 14, 1986
While captives in Ming's jail, Rick and Jedda overhear Octon and Garax's plans to revolt against Ming. In exchange for their freedom, the Defenders offer to help in the scheme. When the .. show full overview
1x26
Terror in Time
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Air date
Oct 15, 1986
After retrieving a vat of deadly mutant slime from Ming's laboratory, six of the Defenders (LJ and Kshin do not appear in this episode) are chased through a time warp and go back to the .. show full overview
1x27
Ming's Household Helpers
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Air date
Oct 16, 1986
The household helper robot, designed by Ming the Merciless in another of his evil schemes, is the hottest selling item on the market, deployed in over one million homes worldwide - .. show full overview
1x28
The Starboy
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Air date
Oct 17, 1986
While transporting Starchild, a child-like alien who has landed on earth, through the woods around Monitor, the young Defenders encounter two alien scouts who attempt to destroy their .. show full overview
1x29
The Gods Awake
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Air date
Oct 20, 1986
When statues of ancient gods mysteriously come to life, the Defenders are summoned to the Himalayas by Mandrake's old magic teacher, Theron. They learn Ming and a mystic are behind the .. show full overview
1x30
The Ghost Walks Again
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Air date
Oct 21, 1986
When industrial tycoon Kent Madden's plan to buy a magic health elixir from Partha, son of Chief Ajuna of the African Fallu tribe, goes awry, he makes a deal to obtain use of Ming's .. show full overview
1x31
The Book of Mysteries
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Air date
Oct 21, 1986
When a two-hundred square mile area of Morocco mysteriously disappears, the Defenders investigate- sans Kshin, who is instructed to choose any book from Mandrake's library for a book .. show full overview
1x32
The Future Comes But Once
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Air date
Oct 21, 1986
While engaging Ming's roboships in battle over the North African Desert, Flash discovers the remains of an ancient pyramid, where he finds an obelisk that produces visions when touched. .. show full overview
1x33
Kshin and the Ghost Ship
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Air date
Oct 22, 1986
While on vacation in Jamaica with the Defenders, Kshin sees a ghost ship; however, no one believes him. Determined to get proof of the ship's existence, Kshin rows a dinghy out into the .. show full overview
1x34
The Carnival of Doctor Kalihari
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Air date
Oct 23, 1986
Dr. Kalihari's carnival is in town and the Defenders are on hand to see the show. What they don't know is that Dr. Kalihari has taken over the carnival from its owners and populated it .. show full overview
1x35
The Mystery of the Book
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Air date
Oct 24, 1986
Dynak X picks up a bizarre energy transmission from Stonehenge prompting the elder Defenders to investigate. Kshin consults the book of enigma which shows him a blueprint of the ancient .. show full overview
1x36
Flash Times Four
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Air date
Oct 27, 1986
Ming knows that Flash Gordon is the only man alive who could effectively fly his state-of-the-art warplane The Scorpion, so he lures our hero to Ice Station Earth, where he has created .. show full overview
1x37
The Frozen Heart
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Air date
Oct 28, 1986
Ming's forces kidnap LJ's girlfriend, Kate, turning her into a Frost Person, and have her trick LJ, Rick and Jedda into handing the Defenders' Space Station - now armed with a lethal .. show full overview
1x38
Rick Gordon, One-Man Army
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Air date
Oct 29, 1986
Rick Gordon's new friend at Central City High ! Carlotta Vallejo- requires his help when Ming backs revolutionary forces to dethrone her father from the Presidency of the tropical island .. show full overview
1x39
The Rites of Zesnan
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Air date
Oct 30, 1986
While trying to prove their individual prowess during an obstacle course competition, Rick, Jedda and L.J. get a bit too serious, endangering themselves individually and as a flying .. show full overview
1x40
Audie and Tweak
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Air date
Oct 31, 1986
Ming's computer, Octon, has created the ultimate trap- Tycos, a machine designed by a machine, completely devoid of human flaws- which the evil leader will use to destroy the Defenders. .. show full overview
1x41
Return of the Skyband
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Air date
Nov 03, 1986
When an ore transport ship in deep space is looted and notes are found announcing the RETURN OF THE SKY BAND, the Phantom is apprehensive. He recounts the story of his grandfather, who .. show full overview
1x42
Dracula's Potion
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Air date
Nov 04, 1986
The Defenders set out for Transylvania to investigate the disappearance of John Harker, a young archaeologist doing re-search in the area. Upon arrival, they are invited to the castle of .. show full overview
1x43
One of the Guys
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Air date
Nov 05, 1986
Rick and L.J. accompany Kshin's class, which includes Marty, a wheelchair-bound boy, on a field trip to the Amazon where they encounter hostile natives. When Kshin and Marty are .. show full overview
1x44
100 Proof Highway
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Air date
Nov 06, 1986
At school, Jedda is invited to a party by Eric, who freely admits that, "Everything looks better with a little vodka". At first a bit hesitant, Jedda eventually agrees- she thinks Eric .. show full overview
1x45
The Time Freezer
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Air date
Nov 07, 1986
The Defenders attend an inter-galactic science convention in Monaco which coincides with a junior magician's competition that Kshin enters. Mandrake tells the boy the secret to opening .. show full overview
1x46
The Prince Makes His Move (1)
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Air date
Nov 10, 1986
Prince Kro-Tan reduces his father to nothing more than a microbe and seizes control of his empire, determined to conquer earth and destroy the Defenders himself....
1x47
The Prince Triumphant (2)
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Air date
Nov 11, 1986
Pursuing Kro-Tan to a small kingdom in India, Flash and Rick are astonished to find that Kro-Tan is revered as a benevolent and trusting being, deemed worthy of ruling earth
1x48
The Prince Weds (3)
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 12, 1986
Continuing his power play, Kro-Tan's next step is to secretly attach miniature, mind-controlled explosives to the Defenders and take Jedda captive. They arrive in Mongo, where he announces that they'll soon wed.
1x49
The Prince's Royal Hunt (4)
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 13, 1986
Locked in the prince's palace, Jedda uses her gift to communicate with animals as a means of escape before the wedding. In a subterranean area, Kshin discovers a race of small, peaceful .. show full overview
1x50
The Prince Dethroned (5)
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Air date
Nov 14, 1986
The witch who's aided Kro-Tan from the start manages to revive the original King of Mongo, and is revealed to be his Queen while having her youth restored. They lock Kro-Tan away and .. show full overview
1x51
Lothar's Homecoming
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Air date
Nov 17, 1986
The Defenders accompany Lothar to his hometown in Jamaica, where the new children’s wing of a hospital is dedicated in his honor. While there, Dr. Barbeau informs them that a new wonder .. show full overview
1x52
Suspended Sabotage
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Air date
Nov 18, 1986
While Rick and L.J. test out Rick's new invention- a wave interference device that scrambles any signal transmitted through the air- Rick is kidnapped by Ming, who then places an implant .. show full overview
1x53
Call of the Eternals
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Air date
Nov 19, 1986
Ming sends a look-alike Defender ship to provoke the Beacon of the Eternals- a computer operated ship searching for a long lost benevolent society- which thereby releases its three .. show full overview
1x54
The Return of Doctor Dark
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Air date
Nov 20, 1986
Ming sets out to rule the entire universe by stealing the first of the three shards of the Orb of Konos from the Yucatan rain forest. At Monitor, Mandrake picks up telepathic signals .. show full overview
1x55
The Deadliest Battle
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Air date
Nov 21, 1986
Rick feels the pressure that results from his efforts to live up to Flash's reputation, and all aspects of Rick's life are suffering- school, personal and Defender work. A "friend" gives .. show full overview
1x56
The Necklace of Oros
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Air date
Nov 24, 1986
As part of Jedda's coming of age, the Phantom takes her to the Skull Cave to choose a gift from among the family treasures. She is drawn to the mysterious Necklace of Oros, but an evil .. show full overview
1x57
Torn Space
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Air date
Nov 25, 1986
The fabric of the universe is weak and stretching under the stress of Graviton's bridge, and the evil alien must have the Necklace of Oros if he is to survive. When the reptile/humanoid .. show full overview
1x58
Ming Winter
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Air date
Nov 26, 1986
Flash receives a distress call from Prince Barin, summoning him to Mongo to save the planet from Ming's evil son Kro-Tan. Back at Monitor our heroes uncover Ming's plan- Kro-Tan has .. show full overview
1x59
The Golden Queen (1)
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Air date
Nov 26, 1986
As Ming teams up with Queen Hadea of the Netherworld, elsewhere, Jedda suffers injury from an experiment intended to examine the Neckless of Oros. The Phantom takes her to a village to .. show full overview
1x60
The Gravity of Ming (2)
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Air date
Nov 27, 1986
Graviton discovers that the neckless Jedda's wearing is a fake, and Ming vows to punish Hadea. The Phantom escapes from Hadea's palace with the real neckless and heads for Ming's .. show full overview
1x61
Flesh and Blood
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Air date
Dec 01, 1986
The Defenders must fight a fanatic cult calling themselves the "League of Flesh and Blood" who are opposed to the existence of robots, believing that they are crippling human .. show full overview
1x62
The Drowning World
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Air date
Dec 02, 1986
Ming constructs a dam near the sea of Japan. This diverts the warm currents of the Japanese oceans towards the Antarctic, causing the polar Ice caps to melt, which results in major .. show full overview
1x63
The Adoption of Kshin
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Air date
Dec 03, 1986
During the court proceedings of Mandrake's adoption of Kshin, Hai, an old Asian man, enters with proof that he Is the boy's grandfather. Hai's return sparks Kshin's memory- he was three .. show full overview
1x64
Street Smarts
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Air date
Dec 04, 1986
In battle simulation with Jedda, L.J. refuses to take part- he thinks it is only "kid stuff". Flash transports Morlag, a lizard-like leader of the rebellion on Mongo to Monitor, where .. show full overview
1x65 Show finale
The Thunder Lizards of Ming
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Air date
Dec 05, 1986
The Defenders fly to Alaska to inspect a dinosaur alert. While following dinosaur tracks, Rick and L.J. discover that a long-dormant volcano, with an artificial dome placed over it, is .. show full overview

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