The 25 Greatest Episodes Of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
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- 1995–199944mNot Rated6.9 (424)TV EpisodeDirectorPeter EllisStarsKevin SorboMichael HurstLisa ChappellIolaus' hurt pride leads him to take a path leading to bandits and a comely maiden -- all a trap set at Hera's direction to justify killing him.
- 1995–199944mNot Rated7.5 (421)TV EpisodeDirectorDoug LeflerStarsKevin SorboMichael HurstMartyn SandersonWhen Iolaus is accused of a burglary, Hercules must bring back the real thief, Autolycus, before Iolaus is put to death. Meanwhile, King Menelaos' daughter, the would-be lawyer Dirce, demands that Iolaus be put through one ordeal after another to prove his innocence.
- DirectorMichael HurstStarsKevin SorboJeremy RobertsAlastair DuncanHercules and the prisoner he is taking to Sparta live through a shipwreck. Hercules' determination to recapture the man is complicated by his injured arm, pirates searching for gold from the sunken ship, and a desert populated by flesh-eating sand rays.
- 1995–199944mNot Rated6.1 (368)TV EpisodeDirectorJames A. ContnerStarsKevin SorboVeronica AkhurstChristine BartlettTender love story of a beautiful dancer who tries to bury her grief in men, until her farmer husband finds her and wants to take her home. Meanwhile, the thugs running the town don't like Hercules interfering with their predations.
- 1995–199944mNot Rated6.6 (338)TV EpisodeDirectorCharles SiebertStarsKevin SorboMichael HurstSam SorboQueen Parnassa's son, heir to the throne, was killed in a war years ago, but the kingdom does not know it. She beseeches their guardian Hera for a replacement son, so Hera destroys Hercules' memory and the queen welcomes him as her long-lost son. Iolaus tries to restore Hercules' memory before he takes an oath to serve Hera.
- 1995–199944mNot Rated7.1 (357)TV EpisodeDirectorAnson WilliamsStarsKevin SorboMichael HurstMichael BajkoWhen a peasant pleads his daughter is completely out of control because of her obsession for Hercules, he tells Iolaus to meet up there again in a week, and to visit distant relatives in nearby Attica, which Iolaus grudgingly does. There he finds he is the spitting image of Orestes, the uselessly spoiled heir to the throne, whose drinks are however spiked so his younger brother, regent Minos, could succeed instead, with general Archeus as the power behind his throne. Loyal courtiers convince Iolaus to take his place temporarily. He does surprisingly well at the coronation and afterward, when Orestes is found abducted, and even falls in reciprocated love with princess Niobe, whose hand in marriage goes with the crown but hated the real prince she didn't see in ten years. Then they free the real heir...
- 1995–199944mNot Rated6.8 (386)TV EpisodeDirectorBruce CampbellStarsKevin SorboMichael HurstRoss DuncanHercules' half-brother Iphicles is in love, and pretends to be Hercules in order to woo the stepdaughter of the local warlord. But the real Hercules cannot stand by the warlord expects the fake Hercules to impose his will on innocent villagers.
- 1995–199944mNot Rated6.7 (331)TV EpisodeDirectorCharlie HaskellStarsKevin SorboMichael HurstRobert TreborIolaus is trying to find his cousin who disappeared from her village; Moria is reporting his search for a Greek-era tabloid. They fall through a trap door in an abandoned temple and find themselves in a hippie-type commune run by Kamaros as the interpreter of their god, Lorel. Iolaus figures out that the community is kept happy by being fed drugs and tries to free them.
- 1995–199944mNot Rated6.9 (396)TV EpisodeDirectorStephen L. PoseyStarsKevin SorboMichael HurstRobert HarteHercules and Iolaus capture Goth, wanted for war crimes, but are forced to take refuge in abandoned fort while Goth's brother and his army try to rescue him.
- 1995–199944mNot Rated7.4 (352)TV EpisodeDirectorMichael LangeStarsKevin SorboMichael HurstGina TorresForced ashore in a storm, Hercules and Iolaus and the crew of the ship they were sailing on become prey of a giant arachnid.
- 1995–199944mNot Rated5.7 (349)TV EpisodeDirectorGus TrikonisStarsKevin SorboMichael HurstOwen BlackIolaus and Hercules save the life of the writer Parentheses, who was about to be hanged for writing about the hoods' crimes in Macedonia and insists to accompany them. Then Elopius begs them to save his daughter Melina from an unseen monster in the Cave of Echoes, which Hercules already knew. After reminiscing how he saved Deianeira from Anteus the giant rock monster and defeated some other monsters, and more heroic deeds -taking up over half of the episode- Hercules finds the girl, who just slipped and got her foot caught, while trying to rescue her kitten Zeus, and makes Parentheses pull her out.
- 1995–199944mNot Rated6.8 (375)TV EpisodeDirectorT.J. ScottStarsKevin SorboMichael HurstGrant BoucherSince Nemesis has refused to kill Hercules, Hera makes her mortal and sends a newly-created and very homicidal Enforcer after her stepson.
- 1995–199944mNot Rated6.4 (380)TV EpisodeDirectorGarth MaxwellStarsKevin SorboTerry BatchelorDale CorlettHercules is concerned when he hears that his old friend King Midas has opened a gambling palace, and then he discovers that Midas' partners are running things at the expense of the victims.
- 1995–199944mNot Rated6.5 (378)TV EpisodeDirectorMichael HurstStarsKevin SorboWilla O'NeillStuart DevenieIn order to help a village girl, Althea, Hercules accepts to be her partner in a dance contest. They both attend the dance classes of a very extravagant teacher, the Widow Twanky.
- DirectorBruce Seth GreenStarsKevin SorboChris BaileyJon BrazierDeric the Centaur, crazed by the loss of his wife Lyla and baby son Kefor in a fire, kills one of the men responsible and threatens the others. Hercules and Salmoneus try to untangle the truth.
- 1995–199944mNot Rated7.3 (542)TV EpisodeDirectorBruce Seth GreenStarsKevin SorboMichael HurstLucy LawlessXena Warrior Princess wants to take down the "Son of Zeus," and plans to use his best friend, Iolaus to do it by getting him to fall in love with her. Her devious plot threatens to destroy the friendship between Iolaus and Hercules.
- 1995–199944mNot Rated6.6 (451)TV EpisodeDirectorPeter EllisStarsKevin SorboNorman ForseyJonathan BlickA traditional festival dedicated to Dionysus, the god of wine, is about to be celebrated, but this year someone wants to turn it into a massacre with the murder of a fair king. Hercules will try to stop this plan.
- 1995–199944mNot Rated7.0 (395)TV EpisodeDirectorBruce Seth GreenStarsKevin SorboMichael HurstJack DaceyHercules has killed so many monsters that Echidna, the Mother of All Monsters, determines to trap him and make him suffer as she has suffered.
- 1995–199944mNot Rated7.1 (380)TV EpisodeDirectorTimothy BondStarsKevin SorboAndy AndersonDaniel BattenSalmoneus is set up with treasure stolen from Hera. When Hercules convinces Nemesis that Salmoneus is innocent, Hera sends a deadly creature of fire to eliminate all three of them.
- 1995–199944mNot Rated6.9 (389)TV EpisodeDirectorKevin SorboStarsKevin SorboMichael HurstClaire YarlettIolaus has to decide if Aphrodite, Athena or Artemis is the most beautiful goddess. He chooses the Goddess of Love so Aphrodite gives him a magical gift: an apple which will make any woman fall in love with him.
- 1995–199944mNot Rated6.4 (330)TV EpisodeDirectorPhilip SgricciaStarsKevin SorboMichael HurstLori DungeyIolaus' self-esteem is shattered when he is unable to save a woman. He leaves Hercules and lets himself be flattered into serving an evil warlord. But when Hercules faces the warlord's men, will Iolaus sink forever into evil, or will his hero's heart make him fight for right again?
- 1995–199944mNot Rated7.1 (347)TV EpisodeDirectorCharlie HaskellStarsKevin SorboMichael HurstSam SorboPart 1 of 3. Villager Hemnor recruits Hercules to save the last golden hind from Prince Nestor. When a young boy is critically injured in one of Nestor's traps, Serena appears and heals him, then disappears. Iolaus, meanwhile, is shot by the hind. Hercules hunts Serena to save Iolaus before it's too late. Ares traps Serena in a thorny hedge, from which Hercules frees her -- but the thorns have caught her blood.
- 1995–199944mNot Rated7.2 (349)TV EpisodeDirectorCharlie HaskellStarsKevin SorboMichael HurstSam SorboPart 2 of 3. Hercules asks Serena to marry him. When Serena comes to tell him yes, a mortal touches her and she turns to the Golden Hind in front of all the villagers. Iolaus has a bad feeling about Hercules' proposed marriage and decides to leave town. Hercules goes to the Other Side to tell Deianeira he is getting remarried, and she does not take the news well. The gods decide that in order to marry, Hercules and Serena must become fully mortal.
- 1995–199944mNot Rated7.3 (379)TV EpisodeDirectorGus TrikonisStarsKevin SorboMichael HurstSam SorboPart 3 of 3. Now mortal, Hercules is both jealous of Serena and touchy about his ability to protect her. He wakes up to find Serena dead. The townspeople are convinced Hercules killed Serena and he's not sure they are wrong. Hercules must evade capture while he tries to figure out who did kill Serena, with the help of an old friend.
- 1995–199944mNot Rated6.9 (365)TV EpisodeDirectorJohn T. KretchmerStarsKevin SorboMichael HurstBruce AllpressHercules and Iolaus fall in with fellow traveler Typhon, a gentle and friendly giant. They are astounded to discover he is married to Echidna, the Mother of All Monsters. Meanwhile, Typhon is saddened to hear Echidna is causing problems and convinces the heroes that she only gets into trouble when he is gone and he needs to get home quickly.