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Spiral Zone

TV·1987–1987·1 season, 65 episodes·Animation, Action & Adventure·20m

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Spiral Zone is a 1987 American science-fiction animated series produced by Atlantic-Kushner-Locke. Based in part from a toy line made by Japanese company Bandai, the series focused on an international group of soldiers fighting to free the world from a scientist who controls much of the Earth's surface. It only ran for one season, with a total count of 65 episodes. Tonka acquired the license from Bandai and created a different treatment to the series, plus a short-lived toy line. Spiral Zone is known among fans as a series that stood out from other contemporary cartoons of the 80s because of its dark story. The series has not been officially released on DVD by Hasbro, who had acquired Tonka in the 90s, including all the copyrights to their properties.

Cast

Michael BellMichael BellHal RayleHal RayleDan GilvezanDan GilvezanMona MarshallMona MarshallFrank WelkerFrank WelkerNeil RossNeil Ross

Episodes by season

Season0165Episodes1987Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Holographic Zone BattleSeptember 21, 1987—While the Riders prepare to take out a zone generator that is blocking San Francisco harbor, Bandit infiltrates their base and tricks Hiro i
  2. S01E02King of the SkiesSeptember 22, 1987—The Zone Riders rescue King Donovan, a retired military pilot and Dirk's former CO, as he is being pursued out of the zone. He has details o
  3. S01E03Errand of MercySeptember 23, 1987—
  4. S01E04Mission Into EvilSeptember 24, 1987—
  5. S01E05Back to the Stone AgeSeptember 25, 1987—
  6. S01E06Small PackagesSeptember 28, 1987—The Black Widows slips a miniature zone pod into McFarlands clothes, activating it inside the MCC while the Zone Riders are on a mission. Fo
  7. S01E07Zone of DarknessSeptember 29, 1987—The Zone Riders bring a scientist to Miami, looking for a possible cure to the zone bacteria in the form of a local plant. Dirk also hopes t
  8. S01E08The GauntletSeptember 30, 1987—
  9. S01E09Ride the WhirlwindOctober 1, 1987—The extreme weather is slowly flooding San Juan, while making airborne evacuation impossible. The only route of escape is through the zone,
  10. S01E10The Unexploded PodOctober 2, 1987—An unactivated zone generator, found in Katerina's hometown, could provide the first and only opportunity to study the zone release mechanis
  11. S01E11Duel in ParadiseOctober 5, 1987—
  12. S01E12The ImposterOctober 6, 1987—
  13. S01E13The HackerOctober 7, 1987—
  14. S01E14Overlord's Mystery WomanOctober 8, 1987—In this episode we discover Overlord's romantic side. The Zone Raides find the woman he was in love before he entered the take-over-the-worl
  15. S01E15The Sands of AmaranOctober 9, 1987—
  16. S01E16Zone TrainOctober 12, 1987—A train carrying scientists reseaching the Spiral Zone to a conference is routed by the Black Widows into the Zone. The Zone Riders are disp
  17. S01E17BreakoutOctober 13, 1987—
  18. S01E18When the Cat's AwayOctober 14, 1987—
  19. S01E19Island in the ZoneOctober 15, 1987—
  20. S01E20The Shuttle EngineOctober 16, 1987—
  21. S01E21The Mind of Gideon RorshakOctober 19, 1987—
  22. S01E22Canal ZoneOctober 20, 1987—
  23. S01E23The Lair of the Jade ScorpionOctober 21, 1987—
  24. S01E24The Man Who Wouldn't Be KingOctober 22, 1987—
  25. S01E25The Way of the SamuraiOctober 23, 1987—
  26. S01E26The Best Fighting Men in the WorldOctober 26, 1987—
  27. S01E27The Ultimate SolutionOctober 27, 1987—
  28. S01E28Hometown HeroOctober 28, 1987—
  29. S01E29In the Belly of the BeastOctober 29, 1987—
  30. S01E30The Last One PickedOctober 30, 1987—
  31. S01E31So Shall You ReaperNovember 2, 1987—
  32. S01E32The Secret of Shadow HouseNovember 3, 1987—
  33. S01E33Zone of FearNovember 4, 1987—
  34. S01E34Bandit and the SmokiesNovember 5, 1987—
  35. S01E35Heroes in the DarkNovember 6, 1987—
  36. S01E36Zone with Big ShouldersNovember 9, 1987—
  37. S01E37BehemothNovember 10, 1987—
  38. S01E38The Power of the PressNovember 11, 1987—
  39. S01E39Starship DoomNovember 12, 1987—
  40. S01E40The Electric Zone RiderNovember 13, 1987—
  41. S01E41An Australian in ParisNovember 16, 1987—
  42. S01E42The Enemy WithinNovember 17, 1987—
  43. S01E43Anti-MatterNovember 18, 1987—
  44. S01E44The SiegeNovember 19, 1987—
  45. S01E45A Little Zone MusicNovember 20, 1987—
  46. S01E46The Element of SurpriseNovember 23, 1987—
  47. S01E47SeachaseNovember 24, 1987—
  48. S01E48The Right Man for the JobNovember 25, 1987—
  49. S01E49High and LowNovember 26, 1987—
  50. S01E50Profiles in CourageNovember 27, 1987—
  51. S01E51The Darkness WithinNovember 30, 1987—
  52. S01E52Power PlayDecember 1, 1987—
  53. S01E53Duchess TreatDecember 2, 1987—
  54. S01E54OversightDecember 3, 1987—
  55. S01E55Assault on the RockDecember 4, 1987—
  56. S01E56They Zone by NightDecember 7, 1987—
  57. S01E57Conflict of DutyDecember 8, 1987—
  58. S01E58The Final WeaponDecember 9, 1987—
  59. S01E59The Face of the EnemyDecember 10, 1987—
  60. S01E60Brother's KeeperDecember 11, 1987—
  61. S01E61Little DarlingsDecember 14, 1987—
  62. S01E62Nightmare in IceDecember 15, 1987—
  63. S01E63Spiral Zone S01E63Evil TransmissionsDecember 16, 1987—
  64. S01E64Zone TrapDecember 17, 1987—
  65. S01E65CountdownDecember 18, 1987—

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