Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

The legendary son of Zeus journeys across the earth fighting monsters and helping people.

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Seasons

1. The Wrong Path

Air Date: 1995-01-29

Hercules drops his vengeful quest in order to aid a village enthralled by a snake-woman.

Eye of the Beholder

2. Eye of the Beholder

Air Date: 1995-02-05

A misunderstood cyclops keeps water from frightened villagers.

The Road to Calydon

3. The Road to Calydon

Air Date: 1995-02-12

When a refugee takes a bejeweled chalice from a deserted temple, Hera's rage erupts.

The Festival of Dionysus

4. The Festival of Dionysus

Air Date: 1995-02-19

Power-hungry Pentheus plots the assassination of his father, King Iphicles, at the festival of Dionysus.

Ares

5. Ares

Air Date: 1995-02-26

Hercules faces Ares, whose boy soldiers feed the god's blood lust.

As Darkness Falls

6. As Darkness Falls

Air Date: 1995-03-05

Nemis the centaur crashes a wedding and kidnaps the bride, Penelope.

Pride Comes Before a Brawl

7. Pride Comes Before a Brawl

Air Date: 1995-03-12

Only a selfless act will gain the gods' pardon for condemned Iolaus.

The March to Freedom

8. The March to Freedom

Air Date: 1995-03-19

Hercules liberates a young woman from slavery and battles a notorious slave trader.

The Warrior Princess

9. The Warrior Princess

Air Date: 1995-03-26

Princess Xena uses Iolaus to lure Hercules into a death trap.

Gladiator

10. Gladiator

Air Date: 1995-04-02

Wicked Menas Maxius pits slaves against wild animals for his amusement.

The Vanishing Dead

11. The Vanishing Dead

Air Date: 1995-05-07

Hercules fights Ares and his vicious dog for the souls of fallen warriors.

The Gauntlet

12. The Gauntlet

Air Date: 1995-05-14

After Darphus mutinies, warrior princess Xena joins Hercules to take back her troops.

Unchained Heart

13. Unchained Heart

Air Date: 1995-05-21

Xena's former lieutenant, Darphus, rises from the dead to carry out Ares' evil plan.

The King of Thieves

1. The King of Thieves

Air Date: 1995-09-04

Iolaus faces execution for a robbery committed by Autolycus, king of thieves.

All that Glitters

2. All that Glitters

Air Date: 1995-09-11

Hercules must help King Midas reclaim his realm from vicious gamblers.

What's in a Name?

3. What's in a Name?

Air Date: 1995-09-18

Hercules' brother steals his identity to pursue the leader's stepdaughter.

Siege at Naxos

4. Siege at Naxos

Air Date: 1995-09-25

Hercules and Iolaus incur the wrath of a horde of barbarians when they capture the group's leader.

Outcast

5. Outcast

Air Date: 1995-10-02

Hercules defends a young woman and her centaur husband against prejudice.

Under the Broken Sky

6. Under the Broken Sky

Air Date: 1995-10-09

Hercules battles a town run by bandits in order to help a farmer reunite with his estranged wife.

The Mother of All Monsters

7. The Mother of All Monsters

Air Date: 1995-10-16

Hercules' mother is a pawn in a deadly plot for revenge by Echidna, whose monster children Hercules has slain.

The Other Side

8. The Other Side

Air Date: 1995-10-30

Hercules descends to Hades to rescue Persephone and sees his late wife.

The Fire Down Below

9. The Fire Down Below

Air Date: 1995-11-06

After Salmoneus sells off Hera's treasure, Hercules must save him from the fiery monster Pyro.

Cast a Giant Shadow

10. Cast a Giant Shadow

Air Date: 1995-11-13

Maceus plans to avenge his brother's death by luring Hercules into battle with the monster Echidna.

Highway to Hades

11. Highway to Hades

Air Date: 1995-11-20

Hercules must capture King Sisyphus and return him to the Underworld.

The Sword of Veracity

12. The Sword of Veracity

Air Date: 1996-01-08

To save a friend from execution, Hercules must retrieve a sword that renders people incapable of lying.

The Enforcer

13. The Enforcer

Air Date: 1996-01-15

Hercules' good time at a harvest festival is interrupted by the arrival of an assassin sent by his vindictive stepmother.

Once a Hero

14. Once a Hero

Air Date: 1996-01-29

Hercules and Iolaus help Jason and the Argonauts recover the Golden Fleece.

Heedless Hearts

15. Heedless Hearts

Air Date: 1996-02-05

Hercules falls in love while helping a woman and her band of rebels defeat a tyrannical king.

Let the Games Begin

16. Let the Games Begin

Air Date: 1996-02-12

Hercules promotes peace by organizing an athletic competition between the warring Spartans and Eleans, thus creating the Olympic Games.

The Apple

17. The Apple

Air Date: 1996-02-19

Iolaus is used as a pawn by the scheming love goddess Aphrodite to prevent a marriage between the children of two feuding kings.

Promises

18. Promises

Air Date: 1996-03-14

Hercules and Iolaus get caught in the middle of a love triangle when they volunteer to help a king.

King for a Day

19. King for a Day

Air Date: 1996-03-18

Royal look-alike Iolaus stands in for Orestes at his coronation and wedding to prevent usurper Minos from taking the throne.

Protean Challenge

20. Protean Challenge

Air Date: 1996-04-22

A friend of Hercules and Iolaus is accused of theft when an angry god distorts reality by making people appear to have performed acts they didn't.

The Wedding of Alcmene

21. The Wedding of Alcmene

Air Date: 1996-04-29

The wedding of Hercules' mother to the legendary Greek hero Jason is threatened by another of Hera's plots to kill Hercules.

The Power

22. The Power

Air Date: 1996-05-06

Hercules intervenes when a young man with divine powers is manipulated by a relative into using his gift for villainous purposes.

Centaur Mentor Journey

23. Centaur Mentor Journey

Air Date: 1996-05-13

The centaurs' struggle for equal rights threatens to turn violent.

The Cave of Echoes

24. The Cave of Echoes

Air Date: 1996-06-24

A timid young writer descends into the fearsome Cave of Echoes with Hercules and Iolaus to rescue a fair maiden.

Mercenary

1. Mercenary

Air Date: 1996-10-07

A storm at sea maroons Hercules on an island where he deals with pirates, sand monsters and a wanted killer he is transporting to Sparta.

Doomsday

2. Doomsday

Air Date: 1996-10-14

Hercules intervenes when he discovers that his friend, the inventor Daedalus, is creating weapons of mass destruction for an evil king.

Love Takes a Holiday

3. Love Takes a Holiday

Air Date: 1996-10-21

Iagos hatches a scheme to gain the Shield of Perseus from Hephaestus by taking advantage of his lovelorn boss's loneliness.

Mummy Dearest

4. Mummy Dearest

Air Date: 1996-10-21

Hercules helps an Egyptian princess retrieve the stolen mummy of a king, which has come to life and is bent on killing.

Not Fade Away

5. Not Fade Away

Air Date: 1996-10-28

Iolaus will forever remain in the afterlife unless Hercules makes good on his deal with the god of the underworld to destroy Hera's latest assassin.

Monster Child in the Promised Land

6. Monster Child in the Promised Land

Air Date: 1996-11-04

Hercules helps the monster Echidna and the giant Typhon find their kidnapped child.

The Green-Eyed Monster

7. The Green-Eyed Monster

Air Date: 1996-11-11

Hercules and Cupid get caught in the middle of a plot by jealous Aphrodite to marry off a mortal female whose beauty is drawing attention away from her.

Prince Hercules

8. Prince Hercules

Air Date: 1996-11-25

Queen Parnassa strikes Hercules with amnesia so he will believe she is his mother and agree to lead her army.

A Star to Guide Them

9. A Star to Guide Them

Air Date: 1996-12-09

Iolaus' dream directs him and Hercules northward on a mission of mercy.

The Lady and the Dragon

10. The Lady and the Dragon

Air Date: 1997-01-13

A young dragon starts killing warriors and destroying villages at the same time a warlord returns from exile seeking revenge on his enemies.

Long Live the King

11. Long Live the King

Air Date: 1997-01-20

Iolaus assumes the identity of murdered Orestes to continue the king's quest for peace.

Surprise

12. Surprise

Air Date: 1997-01-27

Callisto drops in on Hercules' surprise birthday party, bent on a mission of immortality.

Encounter (1)

13. Encounter (1)

Air Date: 1997-02-03

Ares' murder plot backfires when the Golden Hind falls for Hercules.

When a Man Loves a Woman (2)

14. When a Man Loves a Woman (2)

Air Date: 1997-02-10

Hercules gives up his godly powers to wed Serena, the Golden Hind.

Judgment Day (3)

15. Judgment Day (3)

Air Date: 1997-02-17

Waking from a nightmare, Hercules finds Serena dead and himself accused of murder.

The Lost City

16. The Lost City

Air Date: 1997-02-24

Iolaus' search for his missing cousin Regina takes him to a commune where everyone has been brainwashed by a seemingly benevolent leader.

Les Contemptibles

17. Les Contemptibles

Air Date: 1997-04-07

Brave Marie de Valle inspires thieves, who bear uncanny resemblances to Hercules, Iolaus and Salmoneus, to fight for the French Revolution.

Reign of Terror

18. Reign of Terror

Air Date: 1997-04-14

Mad King Augeus, thinking he is Zeus, becomes Hera's evil puppet.

The End of the Beginning

19. The End of the Beginning

Air Date: 1997-04-21

The Chronos Stone takes Hercules five years into the past, where he meets Serena, the Golden Hind, once again.

War Bride

20. War Bride

Air Date: 1997-04-28

A peace treaty unravels when the daughter of a dying king fails to preserve it.

A Rock and a Hard Place

21. A Rock and a Hard Place

Air Date: 1997-05-05

A murder suspect escapes and flees into an old mine; Hercules is trapped in a cave-in.

Atlantis

22. Atlantis

Air Date: 1997-05-12

Hercules and Cassandra try to warn Atlantis of imminent doom.

Beanstalks and Bad Eggs

1. Beanstalks and Bad Eggs

Air Date: 1997-10-11

Hercules and Autolycus climb a beanstalk to rescue a captured lady.

Hero's Heart

2. Hero's Heart

Air Date: 1997-10-18

To relieve his anguish at failing to save a woman's life, Fortune erases Iolaus' memory.

Regrets...I've Had a Few

3. Regrets...I've Had a Few

Air Date: 1997-10-25

Hercules reminisces about the accidental death of a childhood bully, when Celesta arrives to take the brother of the deceased boy to the Elysian Fields.

Web of Desire

4. Web of Desire

Air Date: 1997-11-01

Hercules and Iolaus team up with a woman pirate to battle a queen who is now part arachnid.

Stranger in a Strange World

5. Stranger in a Strange World

Air Date: 1997-11-08

As Hercules and Iolaus save a princess from sacrifice, Zeus' lightning bolts open a portal to a parallel universe of doubles.

Two Men and a Baby

6. Two Men and a Baby

Air Date: 1997-11-15

Nemesis asks Hercules and Iolaus to help keep her baby away from his biological father, Ares.

Prodigal Sister

7. Prodigal Sister

Air Date: 1997-11-22

Outlaw Amazons blind a boy and kidnap his sister, making her one of them.

...And Fancy Free

8. ...And Fancy Free

Air Date: 1997-11-29

Hercules two-steps his way into the Panathenaia to help a teenager fulfill her dream of winning the cutthroat dance competition.

If I Had A Hammer...

9. If I Had A Hammer...

Air Date: 1998-01-24

The blacksmith Atalanta forges a perfect likeness of Hercules, which raises havoc when it comes to life.

Hercules on Trial

10. Hercules on Trial

Air Date: 1998-01-31

A court tries Hercules for the accidental death of an impersonator.

Medea Culpa

11. Medea Culpa

Air Date: 1998-02-07

Teenage Hercules, Iolaus and Jason battle a fire-breathing monster.

Men in Pink

12. Men in Pink

Air Date: 1998-02-14

Fugitives Salmoneus and Autolycus join widow Twanky's all-girl dance troupe

Armageddon Now (1)

13. Armageddon Now (1)

Air Date: 1998-02-21

Callisto joins forces with Gabrielle's evil daughter, Hope, in an effort to go back in time and prevent the birth of Hercules by killing his mother.

Armageddon Now (2)

14. Armageddon Now (2)

Air Date: 1998-02-28

Hercules is trapped in the nether world with his evil double, while Iolaus tries to prevent Callisto from killing Alcmene.

Yes, Virginia, There is a Hercules

15. Yes, Virginia, There is a Hercules

Air Date: 1998-03-07

Producers and writers panic when, after a severe earthquake, Kevin Sorbo disappears.

Porkules

16. Porkules

Air Date: 1998-03-28

Iolaus and Autolycus race to save Hercules after he is put on a butcher's chopping block following his transformation into a pig by Discord.

One Fowl Day

17. One Fowl Day

Air Date: 1998-04-04

Ares makes Iolaus and Autolycus pay dearly for turning Discord into a chicken; Katherine would rather be a pig.

My Fair Cupcake

18. My Fair Cupcake

Air Date: 1998-04-25

Chorus girl Cupcake poses as a princess so Autolycus can steal a sapphire.

War Wounds

19. War Wounds

Air Date: 1998-05-02

Led by Ajax, angry veterans march against Hercules' brother, King Iphicles.

Twilight

20. Twilight

Air Date: 1998-05-09

Hercules reminisces about his first battle against the Parthans as he comforts his dying mother, Alcmene, and confronts his father, Zeus.

Top God

21. Top God

Air Date: 1998-05-16

After Alcmene dies, Zeus asks Hercules to give up mortality and join him ruling the gods of Olympus.

Reunions

22. Reunions

Air Date: 1998-05-23

Hercules battles the gods to return Alcmene's soul to the Elysian Fields.

Faith

1. Faith

Air Date: 1998-10-03

Hercules and Iolaus' attempt to save Sumeria from the wrath of evil deities leads to disastrous consequences.

Descent

2. Descent

Air Date: 1998-10-10

Hercules, overcome by grief at Iolaus' death, travels to the underworld in hopes of getting him back.

Resurrection

3. Resurrection

Air Date: 1998-10-17

As Hercules comes to terms with his friends' death, he battles a demi-god.

Genies and Grecians and Geeks, Oh My

4. Genies and Grecians and Geeks, Oh My

Air Date: 1998-10-24

Autolycus and Salmoneus steal a magic lamp which has a beautiful and vain genie.

Render Unto Caesar

5. Render Unto Caesar

Air Date: 1998-10-31

Caesar prepares to attack Eire; Hercules helps a demigoddess embrace her new identity: Justice.

Norse by Norsevest

6. Norse by Norsevest

Air Date: 1998-11-07

Hercules embarks on an odyssey to save the Norse god Balder from an evil prophecy.

Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bridge

7. Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bridge

Air Date: 1998-11-14

Hercules and the Norse god Thor work together to prevent the end of all things.

Darkness Rising

8. Darkness Rising

Air Date: 1998-11-21

In Sumeria, Hercules finds a new evil in the guise of a friend.

For Those of You Just Joining Us

9. For Those of You Just Joining Us

Air Date: 1999-01-09

The writers retreat to a camp, and Kevin Sorbo must rescue them from a would-be murderer without revealing his true identity as Hercules.

Let There Be Light

10. Let There Be Light

Air Date: 1999-01-16

Hercules, Morrigan and Nebula return to Corinth to confront the evil Dahak, who has possessed Iolaus' body.

Redemption

11. Redemption

Air Date: 1999-01-23

Hercules attempts an exorcism to save Iolaus' soul from the demon Dahak.

Sky High

12. Sky High

Air Date: 1999-01-30

Hercules, with the help of the Amazon Ephiny, the Centaur Nagus and a youth marked for murder, must stop a volcano from destroying the people of Mount Pelion.

Stranger and Stranger

13. Stranger and Stranger

Air Date: 1999-02-06

Hercules travels to the parallel Netherworld to rescue the gods of Olympus before both worlds are destroyed.

Just Passing Through

14. Just Passing Through

Air Date: 1999-02-13

Hercules reminisces about a typical day filled with desperate villagers and derring-do with his late friend, Iolaus.

Greece Is Burning

15. Greece Is Burning

Air Date: 1999-02-20

Evil designer Onea and the fashion police connive to keep Herc's former dance partner, Althea, from staging a show.

We'll Always Have Cyprus

16. We'll Always Have Cyprus

Air Date: 1999-02-27

Morrigan joins Hercules on his mission to save the Oracle of Cyprus from predictions of her own death.

The Academy

17. The Academy

Air Date: 1999-03-27

Hercules, Jason and Iolaus 2 return to Cheiron's academy to stop a band of renegade cadets from taking over the school.

Love on the Rocks

18. Love on the Rocks

Air Date: 1999-04-24

An unsuspecting Iolaus 2 falls in love with Triton's daughter, unaware she is really a mermaid in human form.

Once Upon a Future King

19. Once Upon a Future King

Air Date: 1999-05-01

Young Merlin enlists Hercules to save Britain from a cruel and calculating tyrant -- Arthur of Camelot.

Fade Out

20. Fade Out

Air Date: 1999-05-08

A curse cooked up by Discord, Deimos and Ares has Hercules fading fast.

My Best Girl's Wedding

21. My Best Girl's Wedding

Air Date: 1999-05-15

Fishermen Hercules and Iolaus 2 get second chances at the ones that got away -- Serena and the mermaid Nautica.

Revelations

22. Revelations

Air Date: 1999-05-22

The real Iolaus returns to warn Hercules of the end of the world.

Be Deviled

1. Be Deviled

Air Date: 1999-10-02

Hercules must fight for his life when a demonic Serena look-a-like plots to capture his soul.

Love Amazon Style

2. Love Amazon Style

Air Date: 1999-10-09

Hercules must reunite Aphrodite and Hephaestus to break a spell placed on the Amazons.

Rebel With a Cause

3. Rebel With a Cause

Air Date: 1999-10-16

Hercules must help Oedipus and his daughter, Princess Antigone, battle the evil King Creon.

Darkness Visible

4. Darkness Visible

Air Date: 1999-10-30

Hercules and Iolaus are summoned by an old friend, Vlad, to fight vampires.

Hercules, Tramps & Thieves

5. Hercules, Tramps & Thieves

Air Date: 1999-11-06

Hercules must prove Autolycus' innocence after he is accused of robbing the first bank of Greece.

City of the Dead

6. City of the Dead

Air Date: 1999-11-13

Ambassadors Hercules and Iolaus become embroiled in Egyptian intrigue.

A Wicked Good Time

7. A Wicked Good Time

Air Date: 1999-11-20

Discord plots with two witches-in-training to frame Hercules as a warlock.

Full Circle

8. Full Circle

Air Date: 1999-11-27

Hercules and Iolaus must race to save the world when Zeus releases Hera from the Abyss of Tartarus.

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Rating

7.0/10

Release Date

1995-01-29

Episodes

111 (6 seasons)

Status

Ended

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Universal Television

Universal Television

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MCA Television

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Renaissance Pictures

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