Hercules:TLJ Episode Guide

[Calico]

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Here is the entire 6 season episode guide of Hercules:TLJ. If anyone wants it sent to them via e-male as an MS Word document just holler.

Hercules:TLJ Episode Guide

Season 1
January 29, 1995: The Wrong Path: A She-Demon is turning men to stone. Hera slays Hercules' family.

February 5, 1995: Eye of the Beholder: Hera's nasty Cyclops has changed the course of a river to irrigate the evil goddess's vineyard ? leaving nearby villagers dry.

February 12, 1995: The Road to Calydon: Herc (Kevin Sorbo) shepherds a band of refugees from a "cursed" town to a "charmed" city. But the curse may still be with one of them.

February 19, 1995: The Festival of Dionysus: It's prince against prince, and the good one has Herc on his side as the evil one plots against their father.

February 26, 1995: Ares: A warrior in thrall of god of war Ares (Kevin Smith), is turning a town's boys into marauding thugs.

March 5, 1995: As Darkness Falls: It's Herc vs. a centaur (Cliff Curtis), who comes bearing a grudge ? and a cudgel provided by Hera.

March 12, 1995: Pride Comes Before a Brawl: A woman (Lisa Chappell) looking to enlist Herc's aid in ridding her forest of thieving satyrs finds Iolaus (Michael Hurst) instead ? when the bad guys capture them both.

March 19, 1995: The March to Freedom: Herc saves a young woman (Lucy Liu) from a slave trader by buying her. But her boyfriend (Nathaniel Lees) gets the wrong idea.

March 26, 1995: The Warrior Princess: The "perfect woman" (Lucy Lawless) is waiting for Iolaus. Unfortunately, she's an evil, power-hungry warrior princess, who's using him to get Herc out of the way.

April 2, 1995: The Gladiator: Herc and Iolaus get themselves enslaved in order to reunite a gladiator (Tony Todd) with his wife and son.

May 7, 1995: The Vanishing Dead: A civil war pits brother against sister, and someone ? or some god ? is stealing the bodies of their dead soldiers.

May 14, 1995: The Gauntlet: Herc finds an unlikely ally when he goes after the army of a "demon from Hades" named xena: xena herself.

May 21, 1995: The Unchained Heart: Herc and xena team up to stop Darphus (Matthew Chamberlain), the mortal lieutenant of Ares, who's intent on ruling the world.


Season 2
September 15, 1995: King of Thieves: While Iolaus is about to be beheaded for a robbery he didn't commit, Herc is after the culprit (Bruce Campbell) ? and a gigantic serpent is after them both.

September 22, 1995: All That Glitters: Herc's old friend King Midas has a new gambling palace, which is the root of all the evil in his kingdom.

September 29, 1995: What's in a Name?: A not-so-heroic Hercules impostor, Herc's half-brother Iphicles (Kevin Smith), is about to wed the stepdaughter of an evil warlord (Kenneth McGregor).

October 6, 1995: Siege at Naxos: Barbarians out to rescue their colleague Goth (Brian Thompson) are at the gate of a fort manned only by Herc and Iolaus.

October 13, 1995: Outcast: Herc is the intermediary between a vengeful centaur (Peter Muller) and the centaur-hating Cretans who killed his wife.

October 20, 1995: Under the Broken Sky: Herc plays Cupid to a farmer (Bruce Phillips) and his alluring wife (Maria Rangel), who ran away to work in a "sin bin" after the death of their children.

October 27, 1995: The Mother of all Monsters: Echidna (Bridget Hoffman), the "mother of all monsters," is out to get Herc for killing "all my children." Her unwitting ally: Herc's mother (Liddy Holloway).

November 10, 1995: The Other Side: The abduction of a goddess's daughter leads Herc to the underworld ? and a family reunion.

November 17, 1995: The Fire Down Below: Salmoneus (Robert Trebor) is cashing in on a treasure trove he found. Too bad for him ? and for Herc ? that it belongs to Hera.

November 24, 1995: Cast a Giant Shadow: Herc rescues a gentle giant named Typhon from Hera's clutches, then discovers that the big guy is "the father of all monsters." Yes, Typhon is Echidna's husband.

December 1, 1995: Highway to Hades: Herc has an uphill battle when he goes after Sisyphus (Ray Henwood), who's tricked a young man into taking his place in the underworld.

January 19, 1996: Sword of Veracity: A former warrior (Brad Carpenter) is framed for murder, and Herc must wield a "Sword of Veracity" against the bad guys to save him.

January 26, 1996: The Enforcer: Hera's old hit woman, Nemesis, is on Herc's side when Hera sends a new hit woman, the Enforcer (Karen Shepard), to do in Our Hero.

February 9, 1996: Once a Hero: Herc and Iolaus are in Corinth for an Argonaut reunion when a "masked demon" steals the Golden Fleece from Jason (Jeffrey Thomas).

February 16, 1996: Heedless Hearts: Herc is in for both love and war when he falls for the leader (Audie England) of a rebel band that's fighting a tyrant (Michael Keir-Morrisey).

February 23, 1996: Let the Games Begin: Fed up with constant warfare, Herc devises a competition that is not lethal: the Olympic Games.

March 1, 1996: The Apple: Aphrodite (Alexandra Tydings) acts more like the goddess of war than of love when she casts a spell that makes Iolaus the apple of a princess's eye.

March 15, 1996: Promises: A king's fiancé¥_is abducted by a warrior who lost Iolaus's friendship when he deserted him in battle.

March 29, 1996: King for a Day: Iolaus plays king for a day (and saves the kingdom from an evil general) when his look-alike cousin, a crown prince, is drugged before his coronation.

May 4, 1996: Protean Challenge: A sculptor (Paul Gittins) who's unjustly accused of robbery has a major problem: an entire village ? Iolaus included ? saw him do it. Or did they?

May 11, 1996: The Wedding of Alcmene: King Jason plans to wed Alcmene (Liddy Holloway), but a law barring the king from marrying a commoner is just one of the hitches they face before they can be hitched.

May 18, 1996: The Power: A farmer (David Drew Gallagher) discovers that he has the power to make people obey him ? a power that his uncle (Grant Bridger) wants to subvert for his own evil ends.

May 25, 1996: Centaur Mentor Journey: Herc's old mentor, the centaur Ceridian, is concerned about another of his charges, a centaur (Julian Arahanga) with a chip on his shoulder regarding humans.

July 6, 1996: Cave of Echoes: Herc and Iolaus venture into a cave to rescue a woman from a monster, accompanied by a writer (Owen Black), who pumps the dynamic duo for details of past exploits (seen in flashbacks).


Season 3
October 12, 1996: Mercenary: Herc finds himself shipwrecked on an island, sparring with the prisoner (Jeremy Roberts) he'd been escorting, while dodging pirates and monsters.

October 19, 1996: Doomsday: Herc is saddened to learn that his friend Daedalus (Derek Payne) is developing a super weapon for a tyrant (Frankie Stevens).

October 26, 1996: Love Takes a Holiday: Aphrodite is bored with being Goddess of Love; and Iolaus stumbles upon a plot to kidnap a woman who turns out to be his grandmother.

November 2, 1996: Mummy Dearest: Herc gets mixed up with a Pharaoh's daughter, a hungry mummy, a dead king's ghost and Salmoneus's "House of Horrors."

November 9, 1996: Not Fade Away: Enforcer II (Cynthia Rothrock), the "new and improved version" of Hera's malevolent woman of steel, is after Herc. But she gets to Iolaus first.

November 16, 1996: Monster-Child in the Promised Land: A thief named Klepto (Grant Heslov) kidnaps the monster Echidna's baby, but the really bad news is that Hera's thugs are after the little monster as well.

November 23, 1996: The Green Eyed Monster: Aphrodite is concerned that her son, Cupid (Karl Urban), isn't a straight arrow, so she asks Herc to straighten him out.

November 30, 1996: Prince Hercules: A knock on the noggin gives Herc amnesia and the next thing he knows, he's a prince ? and about to swear allegiance to Hera.

December 21, 1996: A Star to Guide Them: A mysterious dream sends Iolaus north (accompanied by Herc). Meanwhile, an evil king and queen order their soldiers to round up all male babies.

January 25, 1997: Lady and the Dragon: There's a dragon for Iolaus to slay ? a beast known as Braxis that barbecued his new love's old flame.

February 1, 1997: Long Live the King: Iolaus's identical cousin, a gullible king who dreams of creating a peaceable League of Kingdoms, walks into a lion's den when an evil king (Roger Oakley) invites him on a hunt. "Accidents happen on hunts," Orestes' wife warns him. "Fatal accidents."

February 8, 1997: Surprise: xena's foe Callisto (Hudson Leick) crashes Herc's birthday party, spikes the punch and forces Our Hero into the Labyrinth of the Gods. Callisto's mission: kill him. But if she fails, she'll die.

February 15, 1997: The Encounter: Hercules sets out to rescue a half-deer damsel in distress: she's being chased by an evil prince in cahoots with Herc's foe (and half brother) Ares.

February 22, 1997: When a Man Loves a Woman: Herc goes weak in the knees after he proposes to his love, Serena (Sam Jenkins) ? a half-woman, half-deer creature called the Golden Hind, who's a virtual slave to Herc's evil half-brother, Ares.

March 1, 1997: Judgment Day: Wedded bliss for Herc and Serena is short-lived ? and so is Serena. She's murdered, and Our Hero is the chief suspect.

March 8, 1997: The Lost City: Iolaus encounters a blissed-out Salmoneus in a gold mine. He has fallen into money, but, oddly, claims that worldly riches no longer concern him.

April 19, 1997: Les Contemptibles: In 18th-century France, two highwaymen (Kevin Sorbo, Michael Hurst) who look a lot like Herc and Iolaus get mixed up with the revolutionary "Chartreuse Fox."

April 26, 1997: Reign of Terror: Unstable King Augeus (Grant Bridger), who thinks he's Zeus, drives gods and mortals crazy with his loony orders. Then Hera makes him really dangerous: she gives him Zeus like powers.

May 3, 1997: The End of the Beginning: Autolycus gets a bonus (of sorts) when he heists a gem that enables him to travel back in time: he gets a fellow traveler ? Herc, who has his first encounter with Serena (Kara Zediker).

May 10, 1997: War Bride: A spoiled princess (Lisa Chappell) is in a snit when she's betrothed (against her will) to a fat prince from a neighboring kingdom ? and then she's kidnapped.

May 17, 1997: A Rock and a Hard Place: Herc is all that stands between a dying criminal (Lindsey Ginter) who's trapped in an abandoned mine and a vengeful mob outside determined to finish him off.

May 24, 1997: Atlantis: Cassandra (Claudia Black) is a prophet without honor in her own land when she predicts that her island homeland Atlantis will be destroyed.


Season 4
October 11, 1997: Beanstalks and Bad Eggs: Herc climbs a beanstalk to a giant's castle, where he finds three annoyingly mischievous Harpies (they're half-bird, half-human) named Fe, Fi and Fofum.

October 18, 1997: Hero's Heart: Iolaus loses his confidence after he loses his grip and a woman he was trying to save falls to her death. So he decides to get out of the hero business. Then he loses his memory.

October 25, 1997: Regrets...I've Had a Few: Celesta (Belinda Waymouth), the goddess who guides the dead to the other side, comes for Herc's friend Jaris (Colin Moy), sparking Herc's memories of a tragic incident in his childhood involving Jaris and his brother (Eric Lynch).

November 1, 1997: Web of Desire: Herc, Iolaus and a beautiful pirate (Gina Torres) seek refuge from a storm in a cavern. Bad luck ? it's home to a killer cocoon.

November 8, 1997: Stranger in a Strange World: Herc and Iolaus find themselves in parallel worlds, each saddled with look-alikes of the other who act very differently. Meanwhile, Zeus (Roy Dotrice) appears to be dying.

November 15, 1997: Two Men and a Baby: Herc's told that he's a father again. The mother: his old flame Nemesis, a former goddess. The baby has a rare talent: he can levitate people.

November 22, 1997: Prodigal Sister: Hercules befriends a young blind man (Dean O'Gorman) who was separated from his sister during an Amazon attack when they were children.

November 29, 1997: ...And Fancy Free: Herc volunteers his terpsichorean services to a young woman (Willa O'Neill) in need of a dance partner in a send up of the movie "Strictly Ballroom."

January 24, 1998: If I Had a Hammer: The metal smith Atalanta (Cory Everson), who has long pined for Herc, fashions a statue of "the perfect man," and it's magically transformed into a not-quite-mirror image of Her Hero.

January 31, 1998: Hercules on Trial: Our Hero is put on trial by a magistrate who twists Herc's good works and makes them sound evil. For instance, a Herc impostor who died in a rescue attempt was "inspired" by the real Herc to attempt feats he was unable to accomplish.

February 7, 1998: Medea Culpa: Younger versions of Herc, Iolaus and Jason set out to slay a monster. Along the way, Medea (Jacinda Barrett) joins them, making for an uneasy ? and very hormonal ? foursome.

February 14, 1998: Men in Pink: On the run from phony murder charges, Autolycus and Salmoneus change their names to Autolyca and Salmonella and join Widow Twanky's all-female dance troupe.

February 21, 1998: Armageddon Now I: Hope (Amy Morrison) enlists Callisto, who enlists Ares, to rid the world of Herc. To do it, they need his evil twin, the Sovereign. Part 1 of two.

February 28, 1998: Armageddon Now II: Conclusion. Iolaus encounters the evil, unreformed xena during his journey into the past to stop Callisto from killing the pregnant Alcmene before she can give birth to Herc.

March 7, 1998: Yes, Virginia, There Is a Hercules: After an earthquake hits modern-day L.A., the show's producers are hit with a devastating aftershock: star Kevin Sorbo is nowhere to be found.

March 28, 1998: Porkules: In an episode that recalls the movie Babe, Herc is turned into a pig by the mischievous Discord. Autolycus flies (yes, flies) to his rescue.

April 4, 1998: One Fowl Day: Ares, who's out to get Iolaus for turning Discord into a chicken, manacles Iolaus to Autolycus (and proves that togetherness doesn't necessarily make the heart grow fonder). Meanwhile, Katherine the pig wants Herc to turn her into a human.

April 25, 1998: My Fair Cupcake: Autolycus woos a showgirl (Lacey Kohl) so he can use her to steal a prince's priceless sapphire. First, though, he must turn her into a "princess." Complicating matters is that the prince is on the verge of declaring war on a good king who's friendly with Herc and Iolaus.

May 2, 1998: War Wounds: Herc and Iolaus's war buddy Ajax wants to erect a statue to fallen comrades. But the plan runs into violent opposition from King Iphicles, who happens to be Herc's brother.

May 9, 1998: Twilight: Herc and his dying mother, Alcmene, recall young Herc's first taste of war, when he went off to fight the supposedly evil Parthans.

May 16, 1998: Top God: As Herc ponders an offer from Zeus to give up his mortality and become a full god; he recalls childhood experiences with godliness.

May 23, 1998: Reunions: Herc gets mixed up in a battle between Zeus and Hera for control of Olympus. And on Earth, Iolaus's reunion with his mother (Glenis Levestam) goes badly.


Season 5
October 3, 1998: Faith: Herc and Iolaus head for Sumeria, where the local king (Tony Todd) says he's under attack by his kingdom's gods.

October 10, 1998: Descent: Herc reluctantly allows Nebula to accompany him to the underworld to retrieve the slain Iolaus. It's a road he travels with the best of intentions, but it's a road through hell.

October 17, 1998: Resurrection: A three-part story arc concludes with a tortured Herc setting sail for nowhere. He lands in Eire and is welcomed by the persecuted Druids. "You are the Chosen One," they tell him.

October 24, 1998: Genies and Grecians and Geeks, Oh My!: During an ancient version of Supermarket Sweep, Salmoneus and Autolycus converge on a sultan's magic lamp ? and the genie (Hilary McMillan) inside it lets them share three wishes.

October 31, 1998: Render unto Caesar: As Morrigan (Tamara Gorski) teeters between her bad (divine) and good (mortal) sides; Caesar (Karl Urban) mounts an invasion of Eire.

November 7, 1998: Norse by Norsevest: A vision draws Herc to Norway, where he finds himself mixed up in events that, a prophecy says, will lead to "the end of all things." Part 1 of two.

November 14, 1998: Somewhere over the Rainbow Bridge: Conclusion. The three tragedies of Norse prophecy have occurred, and Ragnarok, "the end of all things," is a certainty. "We cannot defeat the ice," intones Odin (Peter McCauley).

November 21, 1998: Darkness Rising: A dark vision sends Herc to Sumeria, where Nebula is in danger. Behind the trouble: Dahak ? in an insidious disguise.

January 9, 1999: For Those of You Just Joining Us: Ordered to come up with better story ideas or else, the Hercules staff heads to a corporate retreat ? where someone keeps trying to kill them.

January 16, 1999: Let There Be Light: Herc, Morrigan and Nebula return to Corinth. Their mission is to separate Iolaus from Dahak's evil spirit so Herc's friend can rest in peace. But to do so could destroy the world. Part 1 of two.

January 23, 1999: Redemption: Conclusion. Herc, Morrigan, Nebula and Zarathustra (George Henare) battle to rid the world of Dahak and free the spirit of Iolaus.

January 30, 1999: Sky High: With a volcano about to blow (and destroy the village below), Herc, the Amazon Ephiny (Danielle Cormack) and a mixed bag of recruits coordinate a plan to redirect its lava flow. Herc's plan involves explosive crystals from Atlantis.

February 6, 1999: Stranger and Stranger: Herc jumps into a vortex leading to the netherworld where the Greek gods have fled to escape Dahak. He must get them back or the world (and the netherworld) will be history.

February 13, 1999: Just Passing Through: While traveling with Iolaus 2, Herc recalls a "typical" day with Iolaus. It involves a stolen gem, Autolycus (of course),and a curse that could destroy an entire village.

February 20, 1999: Greece Is Burning: In the big city of Trendopolis, Herc and the Widow Twanky help Althea put on a fashion show. But first, they must fend of the fashion police.

February 27, 1999: We'll Always Have Cyprus: Herc and Morrigan recall their romance as they venture to Cyprus to aid an Oracle (Alison Quigan) who has foretold her own death.

March 27, 1999: The Academy: There's trouble at Cheiron's old military academy, and Herc must straighten it out. Meanwhile, Jason meets his daughter Seska (Jodie Rimmer) for the first time.

April 24, 1999: Love on the Rocks: A mermaid named Nautica (Angela Dotchin) swims away from home and into the arms of Iolaus 2. But Nautica isn't aware that she has an important duty in her watery world.

May 1, 1999: Once Upon a Future King: Our Hero travels to England after young wizard Merlin sends a then-tyrannical King Arthur (Neill Rea) back to 500 B.C. ? and recruits Herc to teach the sovereign about leadership.

May 8, 1999: Fade Out: Herc finds he's gradually vanishing after he's forced to smash a cursed rock in order to save villagers from an evil plot hatched by the God of Terror (Joel Tobeck).

May 15, 1999: My Best Girl's Wedding: Nautica gets married, but will her husband be Iolaus 2 or the evil Lysaka? Meanwhile, Herc has a bittersweet reunion with Serena (Sam Jenkins-Sorbo), who is married to another and has no memory of her life with Our Hero.

May 22, 1999: Revelations: Iolaus returns to help Hercules defend humanity when the Archangel Michael (Charles Mesure) unleashes the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse on Earth.


Season 6
October 2, 1999: Be Deviled: Hercules meets a Serena look-alike (Sam Sorbo) who persuades him to help her return one of his enemies to Hades.

October 9, 1999: Love Amazon Style: Hercules has to reunite Aphrodite and Hepaestus (Jason Hoyte) to break a bad spell that the Goddess of Love has cast on the Amazons.

October 16, 1999: Rebel with a Cause: Hercules and Oedipus (Mick Rose) join forces to help Antigone (Paige Moss) rule as the Queen of Thebes, but first they have to battle Creon (Stelios Yiakmis).

October 30, 1999: Darkness Visible: Hercules is asked by an old friend, Vlad (Jeffrey Meek), to help him fight vampires, but he doesn't know that Vlad has become one of them and that Vlad intends to make Hercules his victim.

November 6, 1999: Hercules, Tramps and Thieves: Hercules and Autolycus travel to Greece for the opening of a bank, where Autolycus has an unpleasant reunion with his ex (Traci Elizabeth Lords) ? and is arrested after the bank is robbed.

November 13, 1999: City of the Dead: Hercules and Iolaus travel to Egypt as Greek ambassadors, and they find the royal family torn between the desire to attack Greece and the need to maintain peace.

November 20, 1999: A Wicked Good Time: While in a small village with Iolaus, Hercules is framed by a woman (Katrina Browne) who uses witchcraft to convince the village officials that Hercules is a warlock.

November 27, 1999: Full Circle: The fate of the world rests with Hercules when Zeus releases Hera from the Abyss of Tartarus and inadvertently lets loose the Titans, who free Atlas and plan to destroy Olympus.

Enjoy!
^Calico^

[Miss B]

Wonderful Calico! I went ahead and made this a sticky so it's easy for everyone to access...thank you!

[Calico]

Thanks Miss B,

I meant to ask if doing the sticky thing might be a good idea.

Have a great Holiday weekend!
^Calico^

[shambalayogi]

right here at the forum! Thanks, Calico and MissB!

[Lyrical]

Ok, so NOW I know how you think...teehee, I'm sorry to say that I can't tell you even one episodes name....I'm just to busy watching...what, well THAT should be obvious. I sure will make a copy of this for knowledge of the highest level.
(((((Calico))))) you are the queen!!!

[Sabina]

Great work Calico Thanks so much. I printed it and to have it at hand during my Herc -athons.

[Calico]

Thanks my Friends,

I'm glad it is useful. I know it is for me. I just wish there was more.



Enjoy!
^Calico^

[Deina]

Hey.....thanks....Calico! How convenient!

[lasermn]

I've printed out a copy of your post, thanks for compiling all the info, it will make it much easier now to select the exact episode I want to watch from my VHS collection.

lasermn aka
Official Pot Stirrer

[Calico]

You are Very welcome!

Lately my daughter uses a similar one to test me.

Enjoy!
^Calico^

[Laelana Aruna]

wow thats totally awesome, thank you! they just started playing the episodes over on tv, now i can tell how many i have and havent seen. ill be able to tell right away if i have seen it! youre the best!! lya

~Lana

btw do you know if and how many seasons they have on dvd. id love to get that!! lya

[gemini0521]

The first three seasons are already out on DVD and season 4 is due out July 13. The other two seasons should be out before the end of the year!

[Laelana Aruna]

awesome! thank you so much!

[Calico]

Hello and Welcome Laelana Aruna!

Episode guides come in dang handy from time to time.

I have my money saved and my calander marked for S4.
Except for S1 which I bought on-line, I have been at BB THE day for S2 and S3.

We've been told that S5 and S6 will be released by the end of this year. Works for Me!!

Enjoy!
^Calico^

[Laelana Aruna]

Calico~

could you give me the website that you bought the first seasion? and when does S4 come out?

Yea the episode guide has already come in handy, it helped my best friend tease me more! teehee but it also comes in handy for its intended for also!

~Lana

[Calico]

Hello ~Lana,

I bought the first set at Deep Discount:
http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/

I just checked and this is what they have:
S1 - $42.00
S2 - $46.89
S3 - $41.99
S4 - $41.99 *** Pre-odered *** Release Date: 07/13/04
ALL shipping is Free.

If you don't have a Best Buy store close then this may be a good way to buy them. I haven't checked elsewhere on-line because I get them at Best Buy for $45 when they are released.

Another place to check is:
http://www.amazon.com

Hope this helps!
^Calico^

[Laelana Aruna]

Awesomeness!! teehee thank you so so so much, i gotta save up my money it seems, sigh at this rate ill never get a car before june... oh well herc is so worth it!!

~Lana

btw thanks again