Seasons and episodes
1Season 1 Sep. 08, 1986
1 - 1Escape from Mongo Sep. 08, 1986
1 - 2The Creation of Monitor Sep. 09, 1986
1 - 3A Demon In His Pocket Sep. 10, 1986
1 - 4A House Divided Sep. 11, 1986
1 - 5Bits and Chips Sep. 12, 1986
1 - 6The Root of Evil Sep. 15, 1986
1 - 7Cold War Sep. 16, 1986
1 - 8The Sleeper Awakes Sep. 17, 1986
1 - 9The Revenge of Astra Sep. 18, 1986
1 - 10The Hall of Wisdom Sep. 19, 1986
1 - 11The Mind Warriors, Part I Sep. 24, 1986
1 - 12The Mind Warriors, Part II Sep. 22, 1986
1 - 13The Lost Jewels of Tibet Sep. 23, 1986
1 - 14The Evil of Doctor Dark Sep. 25, 1986
1 - 15Diamonds are Ming's Best Friends Sep. 26, 1986
1 - 16The Men of Frost Sep. 29, 1986
1 - 17Battleground Sep. 30, 1986
1 - 18The Panther Peril Oct. 01, 1986
1 - 19Fury of the Deep Oct. 02, 1986
1 - 20Family Reunion Oct. 03, 1986
1 - 21The Defense Never Rests Oct. 06, 1986
1 - 22Like Father, Like Daughter Oct. 09, 1986
1 - 23The Would be Defender Oct. 10, 1986
1 - 24Doorways into Darkness Oct. 13, 1986
1 - 25Deal With The Devil Oct. 14, 1986
1 - 26Terror In Time Oct. 15, 1986
1 - 27Ming's Household Helpers Oct. 16, 1986
1 - 28The Starboy Oct. 17, 1986
1 - 29The Gods Awake Oct. 20, 1986
1 - 30The Ghost Walks Again Oct. 21, 1986
1 - 31The Book of Mysteries Oct. 20, 1986
1 - 32The Future Comes But Once Oct. 21, 1986
1 - 33Kshin And The Ghost Ship Oct. 22, 1986
1 - 34The Carnival of Dr. Kalihari Oct. 23, 1986
1 - 35The Mystery of the Book Oct. 24, 1986
1 - 36Flash Times Four Oct. 27, 1986
1 - 37The Frozen Heart Oct. 28, 1986
1 - 38Rick Gordon, One Man Army Oct. 29, 1986
1 - 39The Rites of Zesnan Oct. 30, 1986
1 - 40Audie and Tweak Oct. 31, 1986
1 - 41Return of the Skyband Nov. 03, 1986
1 - 42Dracula's Potion Nov. 04, 1986
1 - 43One of the Guys Nov. 05, 1986
1 - 44100 Proof Highway Nov. 06, 1986
1 - 45The Time Freezer Nov. 07, 1986
1 - 46The Prince Makes His Move (1) Nov. 10, 1986
1 - 47The Prince Triumphant (2) Nov. 11, 1986
1 - 48The Prince Weds (3) Nov. 12, 1986
1 - 49The Prince's Royal Hunt (4) Nov. 13, 1986
1 - 50The Prince Dethroned (5) Nov. 14, 1986
1 - 51Lothar's Homecoming Nov. 17, 1986
1 - 52Suspended Sabotage Nov. 18, 1986
1 - 53Call of the Eternals Nov. 19, 1986
1 - 54The Return of Doctor Dark Nov. 20, 1986
1 - 55The Deadliest Battle Nov. 21, 1986
1 - 56The Necklace of Oros Nov. 24, 1986
1 - 57Torn Space Nov. 25, 1986
1 - 58Ming Winter Nov. 26, 1986
1 - 59The Golden Queen (1) Nov. 26, 1986
1 - 60The Gravity of Ming (2) Nov. 27, 1986
1 - 61Flesh and Blood Dec. 01, 1986
1 - 62Drowning World Dec. 02, 1986
1 - 63The Adoption of Kshin Dec. 03, 1986
1 - 64Street Smarts Dec. 04, 1986
1 - 65Ming's Thunder Lizards Dec. 05, 1986
Creator
Creator
Cast
Flash Gordon (voice)
The Phantom / Kit Walker / 26th Phantom (voice)
Mandrake the Magician (voice)
Lothar (voice)
Ming the Merciless/Warlock (voice)
Rick Gordon / Young Kurt (voice)
Jedda Walker (voice)
L.J. (voice)
Kshin / Young Kit (voice)
Dynak X / Dale Arden (voice)
Octon / Garax (voice)
Synopsis
Defenders of the Earth is an American animated television series produced in 1986, featuring characters from three comic strips distributed by King Features Syndicate—Flash Gordon, The Phantom, and Mandrake the Magician—opposing Ming the Merciless in the year 2015. Supporting characters include their children Rick Gordon, Jedda Walker, Kshin, Mandrake’s assistant Lothar, and Lothar’s son L.J. The show lasted for 65 episodes; there was also a short-lived comic book series published by Star Comics, created by Gerry Conway, Ross Andru and John Romita, Sr.. The closing credits credit Rob Walsh and Tony Pastor for the main title music, and Stan Lee for the lyrics. The series was later shown in reruns on the Sci Fi Channel as part of Sci Fi Cartoon Quest.
Original title Defenders of the Earth
TMDb Rating 6.9
First air date Sep. 08, 1986
Last air date Dec. 05, 1986
Average Duration 21 minutes
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