The essential episodes of RoboCop: The Series

Watch these 15 in order and you've got RoboCop: The Series — each pick states its reason.

1. 01

   S01E01 · Pilot · March 12, 1994 · 1h 26m

   The Future of Law Enforcement7.3

   This time the future RoboCop is defending Delta City from a scarred maniac. A killer calling himself the Dogtown Ripper is killing thousands of people and stealing their brains. A trouble making pre-teen becomes the foster daughter of Stanely Parks. A secretary is killed but her spirit lives inside the computer mainframe.

2. 02

   S01E02 · Top rated · March 19, 1994 · 42m

   Prime Suspect5.5

   A TV tabloid host calls RoboCop the tool of Satan. RoboCop finds himself a fugitive when the arrogant host is murdered.

3. 03

   S01E03 · Top rated · April 1, 1994 · 42m

   Trouble in Delta City5.5

   Maddican and several other people in Delta City get hooked on some special diet pill which in turn has some deadly side-effects.

4. 04

   S01E04 · Top rated · April 8, 1994 · 42m

   Officer Missing6.0

   Robocop and the chairmen of OCP are trapped by a roving street gang right after energy cost cutting blacks out the city.

5. 05

   S01E06 · Top rated · April 22, 1994 · 42m

   Ghosts of War5.5

   A gang of war venterans gains control of Neurobrain protesting their exposure to deadly toxins.

6. 06

   S01E07 · Top rated · April 29, 1994 · 42m

   Zone Five5.5

   Old Detroit becomes flooded with FUN, a narcotic that "removes all sense of guilt", while Murphy's son is recruited by the street gang responsible for the drug.

7. 07

   S01E08 · Top rated · May 6, 1994 · 42m

   Provision 226.0

   Murphy is torn between upholding the law and helping his family after his wife is arrested for leading a protest against OCP's privatized welfare system.

8. 08

   S01E10 · Top rated · May 20, 1994 · 42m

   When Justice Fails6.0

   A new space shuttle with an international crew is set to launch, but the fuel it carries onboard is experimental. Robocop must fight his way through the world of corporate scandals and cover-ups in order to prevent a major disaster from occuring.

9. 09

   S01E11 · Top rated · May 27, 1994 · 42m

   The Human Factor7.0

   A bomber is on the loose in Detroit, and even though OCP deploys a new bomb squad to deal with the situation, former police officer Russel Murphy, father of Alex Murphy, cannot stand by and watch. Robocop and Murphy (who is skeptical about working with a machine) team up to try and stop madman Felix Weber before Michigan finds itself in the state of Nuclear Winter.

10. 10

    S01E12 · Top rated · July 1, 1994 · 42m

    Inside Crime6.0

    Pudface Morgan draws big ratings when OCP launches a television show that follows the exploits of criminals.

11. 11

    S01E13 · Top rated · July 8, 1994 · 42m

    RoboCop vs. Commander Cash6.5

    Children have been robbing stores because their favourite cartoon hero, OCP's corporate mascot Commander Cash, has told them to. While searching for an answer as to why these children are acting so violently, Robocop finds himself battling Commander Cash himself.

12. 12

    S01E18 · Top rated · September 16, 1994 · 42m

    Mother's Day6.0

    Robocop suspects Gadget's natural mother is involved in a plot with Russian crime boss Vlad Molotov and his sidekick Nadia.

13. 13

    S01E20 · Top rated · November 12, 1994 · 42m

    Corporate Raiders6.0

    Robocop and Madigan battle a corrupt union leader and his secretary as they pursue an ex-terrorist.

14. 14

    S01E21 · Top rated · November 19, 1994 · 42m

    Midnight Minus One6.0

    Robocop and Madigan race the clock to save an innocent man from being executed as a convicted killer.

15. 15

    S01E22 · Series finale · November 26, 1994 · 42m

    Public Enemies5.5

    Robocop attempts to thwart an assassination plot by Dr. Mallardo, Chip Chayken and Pudface Morgan.