Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

1. S01E01The Wrong PathJanuary 29, 1995 5.7When his stepmother Hera destroys his family, Hercules is so consumed by hatred that he loses sight of his purpose to help people in need.
2. S01E02Eye of the BeholderFebruary 5, 1995—Hercules learns the real reason why a giant Cyclops has been terrorizing a village.
3. S01E03The Road to CalydonFebruary 12, 1995—Hercules accompanies a town's citizens, cursed by Hera because of a theft at her temple, on a perilous journey to a city offering safe haven
4. S01E04The Festival of DionysusFebruary 19, 1995—Hercules uncovers an elaborate plot calling for the murder of a king during a celebration honoring the god of wine.
5. S01E05AresFebruary 26, 1995—Hercules confronts his half brother Ares, the god of war, in his attempt to prevent a teen-age boy from becoming one of the evil deity's sol
6. S01E06As Darkness FallsMarch 5, 1995—Hercules attends a friend's wedding where Nemis the Centaur arrives and kidnaps the bride and her maid of honor.
7. S01E07Pride Comes Before a BrawlMarch 12, 1995—Hercules' friend Iolaus fights for his life when Hera decides to punish him for an act of pride.
8. S01E08The March to FreedomMarch 19, 1995—Hercules saves a woman from slavery and then must help to free her fiancee from the slavers.
9. S01E09The Warrior PrincessMarch 26, 1995—The perfect woman is waiting for Iolaus. Unfortunately, she's an evil, power-hungry warrior princess, who's using him to get Hercules out of
10. S01E10GladiatorApril 2, 1995—Hercules and Iolaus fight to free the slaves forced to battle to the death in a gladiatorial arena.
11. S01E11The Vanishing DeadMay 7, 1995—A civil war pits brother against sister, and someone—or some nasty god—is stealing the bodies of their dead soldiers.
12. S01E12The GauntletMay 14, 1995—Warrior princess Xena joins forces with Hercules when her troops turn on her under the command of the cruel and ruthless Darphus.
13. S01E13Unchained HeartMay 21, 1995—While working together to stop the marauding Darphus, Hercules and the warrior princess Xena take their personal relationship to a new level

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01The King of ThievesSeptember 15, 1995—When Iolaus is falsely accused of robbery, Hercules races against time to apprehend the real thief before his friend is executed.
2. S02E02All That GlittersSeptember 22, 1995—Hercules helps out his friend King Midas, whose gambling palace has gotten out of control with sadistic entertainment.
3. S02E03What's in a Name?September 29, 1995—A not-so-heroic Hercules imposter, hi s mortal half-brother Iphicles, is about to wed the stepdaughter of an evil warlord.
4. S02E04Siege at NaxosOctober 6, 1995—Hercules and Iolaus capture Goth, wanted for war crimes, but are forced to take refuge in abandoned fort while Goth's brother and his army t
5. S02E05OutcastOctober 13, 1995—Hercules helps a centaur and his family combat the prejudice of a fanatical group of townspeople seeking ethnic purity.
6. S02E06Under the Broken SkyOctober 20, 1995—Hercules plays Cupid to a forlorn farmer and his alluring wife, who ran away to work in a "sin bin" after the death of their two children.
7. S02E07The Mother of All MonstersOctober 27, 1995—Echidna, the Mother of All Monsters, is out to get Hercules for killing all her children.
8. S02E08The Other SideNovember 10, 1995—While trying to rescue Persephone, Hades' stolen love, Herc visits the Underworld. He's sorely tempted to stay with his beloved dead wife an
9. S02E09The Fire Down BelowNovember 17, 1995—Salmoneus is set up with treasure stolen from Hera. When Hercules convinces Nemesis that Salmoneus is innocent, Hera sends a deadly creature
10. S02E10Cast a Giant ShadowNovember 24, 1995—Hercules and Iolaus fall in with fellow traveler Typhon, a gentle and friendly giant. They are astounded to discover he is married to Echidn
11. S02E11Highway to HadesDecember 1, 1995—Hercules has an uphill battle when he goes after King Sisyphus, who's tricked a young man into taking his place in the underworld.
12. S02E12The Sword of VeracityJanuary 19, 1996 7.0Hercules and Iolaus search for a mystical relic that allows nothing but the truth to be uttered in its presence.
13. S02E13The EnforcerJanuary 26, 1996—Hercules' good time at a harvest festival is interrupted by the arrival of an assassin sent by his vindictive stepmother.
14. S02E14Once a HeroFebruary 9, 1996—Hercules and Iolaus helps Jason and the Argonauts search for the Golden Fleece.
15. S02E15Heedless HeartsFebruary 16, 1996—Hecules is in for both love and war when he falls in love with the leader of a rebel band that is fighting a tyrant.
16. S02E16Let the Games BeginFebruary 23, 1996—Hercules promotes peace by organizing an athletic competition between the warring Spartans and Eleans, thus creating the Olympic Games.
17. S02E17The AppleMarch 1, 1996—
18. S02E18PromisesMarch 15, 1996—Hercules and Iolaus get caught in the middle of a love triangle when they volunteer to help a king rescue his kidnapped fiancée.
19. S02E19King for a DayMarch 30, 1996—Iolaus discovers he has a royal look-alike and ends up helping him defend his throne from a jealous brother and a conniving general.
20. S02E20Protean ChallengeMay 4, 1996—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 d
21. S02E21The Wedding of AlcmeneMay 12, 1996—The wedding of Hercules' mother to the legendary Greek hero Jason is threatened by another of Hera's plots to kill Hercules.
22. S02E22The PowerMay 18, 1996—Hercules intervenes when a young man with divine powers is manipulated by a relative into using his gift for villanious purposes.
23. S02E23Centaur Mentor JourneyMay 25, 1996—A dying centaur asks Hercules for help when a centaur group's struggle for equal rights with humans takes a violent turn.
24. S02E24The Cave of EchoesJuly 6, 1996—An eager young writer learns a lesson about courage when he helps Hercules and Iolaus rescue a maiden trapped in a cave.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01MercenaryOctober 12, 1996 5.5A storm at sea maroons Hercules on an island where he deals with pirates, sand monsters and a wanted killer he is transporting to Sparta.
2. S03E02DoomsdayOctober 19, 1996 5.5Hercules learns from a scribe, that Icarus is dead and his father, Hercules' old friend Daedalus, is being blamed.
3. S03E03Love Takes a HolidayOctober 26, 1996 5.5Aphrodite, bored with her role as goddess of love, abandons it to try other activities.
4. S03E04Mummy DearestNovember 2, 1996 5.5An Egyptian princess travel to Greece to ask Hercules to find an old, walking, dangerous mummy who is being exhibited in Salmoneus' "House o
5. S03E05Not Fade AwayNovember 9, 1996 5.5Iolaus will remain forever in the afterlife unless Hercules makes good on his deal with the god of the underworld to destroy Hera's latest a
6. S03E06Monster Child in the Promised LandNovember 16, 1996 5.5Hercules helps the monster Echidna and the giant Typhon find their kidnapped child.
7. S03E07The Green-Eyed MonsterNovember 23, 1996 5.5Hercules and Cupid get caught in the middle of a plot by jealous Aphrodite to marry off a mortal female whose beauty is drawing attention aw
8. S03E08Prince HerculesNovember 30, 1996 5.5Queen Parnassa strikes Hercules with amnesia so he will believe she is his mother and agree to lead her army.
9. S03E09A Star to Guide ThemDecember 21, 1996 5.5Weak King Polonius receives a prophecy that a newborn baby will reign over his kingdom, and wicked Queen Maliphone convinces him to order th
10. S03E10The Lady and the DragonJanuary 25, 1997 5.5A young dragon starts killing warriors and destroying villages at the same time a warlord returns from exile seeking revenge on his enemies.
11. S03E11Long Live the KingFebruary 1, 1997 5.5Iolaus joins his look-alike cousin, King Orestes, on a dangerous diplomantic mission to ask a power-hungry ruler to support a new league of
12. S03E12Season's bestSurpriseFebruary 8, 1997 6.0Xena's old enemy Callisto returns from the afterlife when she makes a deal with Hera to kill Hercules in exchange for immortality.
13. S03E13EncounterFebruary 15, 1997 5.5Saving a beautiful creature that is part woman and part deer pits Hercules against his half brother Ares and the vengeful Prince Nestor.
14. S03E14When a Man Loves a WomanFebruary 22, 1997 5.5When Hercules proposes to Serena, he must deal with Iolaus's disapproval, Deianeira's hurt feelings and Ares' plot to destroy the relationsh
15. S03E15Judgment DayMarch 2, 1997 5.5Xena intervenes when Ares and Strife frame Hercules for the murder of someone close to him.
16. S03E16The Lost CityMarch 8, 1997 5.5Iolaus's search for his missing cousin Regina takes him to a commune where everyone has been brainwashed by a seemingly benevolent leader.
17. S03E17Les ContemptiblesApril 19, 1997 5.0Brave Marie de Valle inspires thieves, who bear uncanny resemblances to Hercules, Iolaus and Salmoneus, to fight for the French Revolution.
18. S03E18Reign of TerrorApril 26, 1997 5.5Hera plays up to Augeas's delusion that he is Zeus by giving him a taste of godly power, which he can keep if he kills Hercules.
19. S03E19The End of the BeginningMay 3, 1997 5.5Autolycus steals a powerful stone which causes Hercules to travel back in time where he meets up with his beloved Serena and the ruthless Ar
20. S03E20War BrideMay 10, 1997 5.5When Princess Melissa is kidnapped on the eve of her wedding to Prince Gordius, Hercules must rescue her and prevent a war.
21. S03E21A Rock and a Hard PlaceMay 17, 1997 5.5When a murder suspect escapes and flees into an old mine, only Hercules and Iolaus can keep a vengeful mob away until the crime is solved.
22. S03E22AtlantisMay 24, 1997 5.5Cassandra is a prophet without honor in her own land when she predicts that her island homeland Atlantis will be destroyed.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Beanstalks and Bad EggsOctober 11, 1997 5.0Hercules and Autolycus team up to rescue the caretaker of golden Harpy eggs from the clutches of a giant living in the clouds.
2. S04E02Hero's HeartOctober 18, 1997—When Iolaus is unable to save a woman from falling to her death, Fortune, goddess of luck, attempts to relieve his anguish by taking away hi
3. S04E03Regrets... I've Had a FewOctober 25, 1997 6.0Hercules reminisces about the accidental death of a childhood bully, when Celesta arrives to take the brother of the deceased boy to the Ely
4. S04E04Web of DesireNovember 1, 1997 4.5Hercules and Iolaus team up with a woman pirate to battle a queen who is now part arachnid.
5. S04E05Stranger in a Strange WorldNovember 8, 1997 6.0Following a fierce battle with Ares, Hercules races to rescue Iolaus from a cutthroat parallel universe and save the life of his father, Zeu
6. S04E06Two Men and a BabyNovember 15, 1997 5.5After finding out he's a father, Hercules engages in a fierce battle with Ares over the life of the magically endowed baby.
7. S04E07Prodigal SisterNovember 22, 1997 5.5Hercules fights members of a renegade Amazon clan to reunite a blind teenager with his sister, who is a member of the female warriors' group
8. S04E08...And Fancy FreeNovember 29, 1997 7.0In order to help a village girl, Hercules agrees to be her partner in a dance contest. They attend the dance classes of a very extravagant t
9. S04E09If I Had a HammerJanuary 24, 1998 6.0The blacksmith Atalanta forges a perfect likeness of Hercules, which raises havoc when it comes to life.
10. S04E10Hercules on TrialJanuary 31, 1998 5.5Hercules is tried for manslaughter when a man impersonating him is killed while doing a good deed.
11. S04E11Medea CulpaFebruary 7, 1998 5.5Hercules and Iolaus reminisce about their first battle with the fire-breathing Ghidra, the seductive powers of Medea and Hera's meddling tac
12. S04E12Men in PinkFebruary 14, 1998 7.0On the run from phony murder charges, Autolycus and Salmoneus change their names to Autolyca and Salmonella and join Widow Twanky's all-fema
13. S04E13Armageddon Now (1)February 21, 1998 6.5Hope frees Callisto and sends her back in time to keep Hercules from being born.
14. S04E14Armageddon Now (2)February 28, 1998 6.0As Hercules tries to escape from the Netherworld, Iolaus travels back in time to prevent Callisto from killing Hercules' mother.
15. S04E15Yes Virginia, There is a HerculesMarch 7, 1998 7.0The writers and producers of "Hercules" panic when the star of the show is nowhere to be found following an earthquake in modern day Los Ang
16. S04E16PorkulesMarch 28, 1998 6.0Discord purchases Artemis' purloined bow and, with an arrow, turns Hercules into a pig.
17. S04E17One Fowl DayApril 4, 1998 5.5Ares punishes Iolaus and Autolycus for turning Discord into a chicken by chaining them together. Hercules' pig friend fulfills her dream of
18. S04E18My Fair CupcakeApril 25, 1998 6.0Autolycus uses the voluptuous and naive Cupcake to distract Prince Alexandros so he can steal the ruler's famous sapphire as Antioch and Car
19. S04E19War WoundsMay 2, 1998 5.5A bitter King Iphicles' actions against Grecian war veterans puts his and Iolaus's lives in danger when they are forced to battle the carniv
20. S04E20TwilightMay 9, 1998 6.0Hercules reminisces about his first battle against the Parthans as he comforts his dying mother, Alcmene, and confronts his father, Zeus.
21. S04E21Season's bestTop GodMay 16, 1998 7.5Zeus' proposal for Hercules to join him as a god on Mount Olympus brings up memories of the warrior's first brush with divine immortality.
22. S04E22ReunionsMay 23, 1998 6.5Hera blackmails Zeus into becoming mortal. Hercules battles the gods to return Alcmene's soul to the Elysian Fields and restore his father's

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01Season's bestFaithOctober 3, 1998 7.5Hercules and Iolaus' attempt to save Sumeria from the wrath of evil deities leads to disastrous consequences.
2. S05E02DescentOctober 10, 1998 5.5Consumed by grief over the loss of Iolaus, Hercules attempts to bring his best friend back from the Underworld.
3. S05E03ResurrectionOctober 17, 1998 6.0Hercules must fight an evil female demigod sent to destroy the Druids.
4. S05E04Genies and Grecians and Geeks, Oh MyOctober 24, 1998 7.5Autolycus and Salmoneus learn the drawbacks of stealing a magic lamp from a sultan.
5. S05E05Render Unto CaesarOctober 31, 1998 6.0As Julius Caesar prepares to attack the emerald isle of Eire, Hercules helps the demigod Morrigan find the good within her.
6. S05E06Norse by NorsevestNovember 7, 1998 6.0Hercules embarks on an odyssey to save the Norse god Balder from an evil prophecy.
7. S05E07Somewhere Over the Rainbow BridgeNovember 14, 1998 5.5The three tragedies of Norse prophecy have occurred, and Ragnarok, the end of all things, is a certainty.
8. S05E08Darkness RisingNovember 21, 1998 6.0A dark vision sends Herc from Eire to Sumeria, where Nebula is in danger
9. S05E09For Those of You Just Joining UsJanuary 9, 1999 5.5The writers retreat to a camp and Kevin Sorbo must rescue them from a would-be murderer without revealing his true identity as Hercules.
10. S05E10Let There Be LightJanuary 16, 1999 6.0Hercules, Morrigan and Nebula return to Corinth to discover the people following the cult-like form of Iolaus, who is possessed by Dahak.
11. S05E11RedemptionJanuary 23, 1999 6.5Hercules and Zarathustra must exorcise Dahak from Iolaus' body.
12. S05E12Sky HighJanuary 30, 1999 5.5Hercules, with the help of the Amazon Ephiny, the Centaur Nagus and a youth marked for murder, must stop a volcano from destroying the peopl
13. S05E13Stranger and StrangerFebruary 6, 1999 6.0Hercules travels to the parallel Netherworld to rescue the gods of Olympus before both worlds are destroyed.
14. S05E14Just Passing ThroughFebruary 13, 1999 6.0Hercules reminisces about a typical day filled with desperate villagers and derring-do with his late friend, Iolaus.
15. S05E15Greece is BurningFebruary 20, 1999 5.5In the big city of Trendopolis, Hercules and the Widow Twanky help Althea put on a fashion show. But first, they must fend off the fashion p
16. S05E16We'll Always Have CyprusFebruary 27, 1999 6.0Morrigan joins Hercules on his mission to save the Oracle of Cyprus from predictions of her own death.
17. S05E17The AcademyMarch 27, 1999 4.5Hercules returns to Cheiron's academy to stop a band of renegade cadets from taking over the school.
18. S05E18Love on the RocksApril 24, 1999 6.0The evil Discord tricks a mermaid into giving up her tail for legs.
19. S05E19Once Upon a Future KingMay 1, 1999 6.0A young Merlin enlists Hercules to save Britain from a cruel and calculating tyrant—Arthur of Camelot.
20. S05E20Fade OutMay 8, 1999 6.0Hercules and Iolaus find a town where people are literally fading to death.
21. S05E21My Best Girl's WeddingMay 15, 1999 6.0Iolaus learns to his shock that his beloved Nautica is being forced into marrying the leader of a group of thugs.
22. S05E22RevelationsMay 22, 1999 4.5Iolaus returns from the dead to warn Hercules that the end of the world is at hand.

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01Be DeviledOctober 2, 1999 5.0Hercules meets a Serena lookalike who persuades him to help her return one of his enemies to Hades.
2. S06E02Love Amazon StyleOctober 9, 1999 3.0Deimos exploits a tribe of Amazons when Aphrodite accidentally puts them under a spell.
3. S06E03Rebel with a CauseOctober 16, 1999 4.5Hercules and Oedipus battle the ruthless Creon to help Antigone assume her rightful position as Queen of Thebes.
4. S06E04Darkness VisibleOctober 30, 1999 5.0Hercules and Iolaus are asked by their old friend Vlad to fight some unusually blood-thirsty foes.
5. S06E05Season's bestHercules, Tramps & ThievesNovember 6, 1999 5.5Hercules must save Autolycus from taking the rap for a bank robbery his ex-wife committed.
6. S06E06City of the DeadNovember 13, 1999 5.0Hercules and Iolaus also travel to Egypt on a diplomatic mission only to become embroiled in a royal family feud that threatens the life of
7. S06E07A Wicked Good TimeNovember 20, 1999 5.5A witch in training frames Hercules as an evil warlock and casts a love spell on Iolaus.
8. S06E08Full CircleNovember 27, 1999 5.0The fate of the world rests with Hercules when Zeus releases Hera from the Abyss of Tartarus and inadvertently lets loose the Titans.

Season 6 ranked & reviewed