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The Mighty Hercules is a Canadian/American low-budget animated series based loosely on the Greek mythological character of Heracles, under his Roman name Hercules. It was created in 1962 and then debuted on TV in 1963 and ran until 1966 coinciding with the sword and sandal genre of films popular at the time. Each stand-alone episode runs 5½ minutes, and in syndication were aired either as part of a block with other cartoons, or several episodes together to fill 30-minute time slots.

Original Release

01/01/1963

US Release

01/01/1963

Cast

Name

Character

Jimmy Tapp

Hercules / Narrator / King Zeus / Dodonis / The Owl-Man / Boy / Anteus / Cattle Owners / Zeus / Guard / Otis the Chameleon Man / Minister / Villagers / Thesius / The Sultan / Termites / Soldier / Palace Guard / Minas / Judge / Grandfather / General Dyomedes / General Diomedes / Frightened Subject / Farmer / Dodonus

Gerry Bascombe

Newton / Daedalus / King Dorian / The Mask of Vulcan / Timon / Minister / Villagers / Murtis / Guard / Boys / Boy / Termitus / Termites / Guards / Doctor / Man

David Hartman

Hercules

Helene Nickerson

Helena / Wilhemine / Timon's Mother / Woman / Princess Rhea

Jack Mercer

Newton / Daedalus / Mertus / Antius / House Builder / Dodonus / Frightened Subject / Elvira / Golas / Swordmaker / Narrator / Townspeople / Teron

(see additional cast & crew)

#	Title	Air Date
1	Hercules Comes to Earth	Tuesday, 01 January 1963
2	Hercules vs. The Hydra	Tuesday, 01 January 1963
3	Hercules and the Stolen Ring	Tuesday, 01 January 1963
4	Theft of the Royal Seal
5	Daedalus Kidnaps Helena
6	Double Trouble
7	Hercules Rescues Timon
8	The Chair of Forgetfulness
9	The Strength Potion
10	Hercules vs. The Hideous Bird-Beast
11	Pegasus Kidnapped
12	The Invisible Potion
13	Medusa's Sceptre
14	Search for the Golden Apples
15	The Thieving Bird Hoard
16	Daedalius Becomes a Giant
17	The Stolen Treasure
18	The Cure
19	The Thunderbolt Disc
20	Sun Diamond of Helios
21	Hercules Lends a Hand
22	The Defiant Mask of Vulcan
23	The Golden Goblet
24	The Lexas Lagoon
25	Guarding of the Olympic Torch
26	Helena Cries Wolf
27	Hercules Saves the Villiagers
28	Hercules and the Silver Arrows
29	Hercules Battles the Krudes Beast
30	The Cave of Death
31	The Enchanted Pool
32	The Bewitch Birds
33	The Endless Chasm
34	The Creature of Neptune
35	Return of the Mask
36	Hercules Saves Helena
37	The Magnetic Stone
38	The Magic Rod
39	The Minotaur
40	Hercules and the Eternal Sleep
41	The Sea Witch
42	Hercules Protects Helena and Newton
44	The Clutching Clay Pool
46	The Sea Beast
47	Hercules Outwits the Magician
48	Helena's Beauty

Directors

Joseph Oriolo

Writers

Jack E. Miller, George Kashdan