Gary Goddard
Director
Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future (1987)
Season 1
Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future is a 1987–88 Canadian-American science fiction/action television series, merging live action with animation based on computer-generated images, that ran for 22 episodes in Canadian and American syndication.
Released Sept. 20, 1987
Episode 29 min
None+
Genres: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction
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Production Companies: Landmark Entertainment Group, Mattel, Ventura Pictures Corporation
Network: Syndication
S1E1 - Shattered
A cryptic transmission from ruins of San Francisco sends Power out looking for a close friend he lost track of during the war.
Sept. 20, 1987, midnight
S1E2 - The Abyss
A brief transmission reveals the location of secret military base, still manned and functioning. But when Power and Hawk go to investigate, they're attacked and captured, ending up scheduled to be executed as spies and traitors as Dread's forces close in on the location...
Sept. 27, 1987, midnight
S1E3 - Final Stand
A genetically engineered super-solider takes a village hostage to force Tank to face him one on one without the power suit.
Oct. 4, 1987, midnight
S1E4 - Pariah
While out looking for more signs of Dread's new paralyzing biological weapon, Hawk finds bio-mechs in pursuit of a teen. He rescues the boy, but is grounded in the process, and can only hide as he starts to feel the paralyzing weapon take effect on him too.
Oct. 11, 1987, midnight
S1E5 - A Fire in the Dark
Power is surprised when he finds Dread's forces turning villages upside down, looking for a former artist that was blinded during the Metal Wars.
Oct. 18, 1987, midnight
S1E6 - The Mirror in Darkness
Power finds that someone has been impersonating him, when he is captured and charged with murder by villagers he tries to help.
Oct. 25, 1987, midnight
S1E7 - The Ferryman
The team raids a supply convoy in hopes of uncovering why Dread recently has been putting up an series of new power stations. They obtain a high ranking bio-mech's memory unit... But can they get the necessary information out of it in time to stop Dread's plans?
Nov. 1, 1987, midnight
S1E8 - And Study War No More
Investigating reports of unusual power readings, Power finds ""Haven"" - a hidden underground paradise built upon a geothermal research station. But it all seems to good to be true, and as Pilot and Tank look around, the facade starts to crack...
Nov. 8, 1987, midnight
S1E9 - The Intruder
After returning from a survey mission, the team discovers they had a stowaway. They question him and he claims to be fighting Dread too, but can he be trusted?
Nov. 15, 1987, midnight
S1E10 - Wardogs
Hawk makes contact with a band of soldiers lead by an old flame. They have been conducting raids on Dread, but now she's tired and wants to find the rumored safe haven - Eden 2. When opening in Dread's blockades appears, she asks Hawk to come with her.
Nov. 22, 1987, midnight
S1E11 - Flame Street
Power enters the cyberweb of Tech City through a direct neural link, looking for information Dread's forces may have left there. But Dread becomes aware of the attempt and hijacks the connection, leaving Power trapped while Dread attempts to tap his mind for information.
Nov. 29, 1987, midnight
S1E12 - Gemini and Counting
A lethal influenza plagues the passages and while they have a vaccine, there isn't nearly enough. So Pilot offers to enter one of Dread's chemical factories undercover to retrieve more.
Jan. 10, 1988, midnight
S1E13 - And Madness Shall Reign
Power's team finds a resistance base in complete disarray, the people driven to murderous rages by some kind of drug - a prelude to New Order's second phase. As bio-mechs arrive, they manage hold them off long enough to evacuate the survivors - but then they notice that the drug is starting to affect Tank.
Jan. 17, 1988, midnight
S1E14 - Judgement
Power and Pilot are downed, and Power injured, while carrying important data back to the base. Pilot goes for help, but when she finds a settlement, she is recognized as one of the Dread troopers responsible for the destruction of a nearby village, and they demand she stand trial for her crimes.
Jan. 31, 1988, midnight
S1E15 - A Summoning of Thunder (1)
On the 15th anniversary of his father's death, Jonathan travels to the grave site, and remembers the last day his father was alive.
Feb. 7, 1988, midnight
S1E16 - A Summoning of Thunder (2)
As Lord Dread approaches the grave site to capture Jonathan, they both continue to remember the events surrounding Dr. Power's death.
Feb. 14, 1988, midnight
S1E17 - The Eden Road
When Dread unknowingly shuts down a crucial part of the route to Eden 2, the team must brave a biohazard filled disaster area to make contact with a representative with the new route.
Feb. 21, 1988, midnight
S1E18 - Freedom One
A woman broadcasting resistance bulletins under the codename ""Freedom One"" contacts Power with a dangerous proposal - a meeting between the top resistance leaders across the country to unite them under one banner.
Feb. 28, 1988, midnight
S1E19 - New Order: The Sky Shall Swallow Them (1)
Power acquires conclusive data on the two final phases of New Order - systematic mass digitization of the entire human population using an orbital platform, and then the destruction of what's left by detonating any functioning power stations. With only hours to go, Power devises a desperate strike against the platform's heavily guarded control center...
March 6, 1988, midnight
S1E20 - New Order: The Land Shall Burn (2)
The impact of the platform leaves Volcania in disarray, but the final phase of New Order is still going ahead, leaving the team no other option than to go there and shut it down themselves.
March 13, 1988, midnight
S1E21 - Retribution (1)
New Order is finished and the team is celebrating. But in Volcania, Dread is recovering, with a new realization - There can be no New Order until all resistance has been eliminated.
March 20, 1988, midnight
S1E22 - Retribution (2)
Dread lures the team into an ambush, and launches an attack on the base with only Pilot left to defend it.
March 27, 1988, midnight
Network: Syndication
Episode Runtime: 29 min.
Season Runtime: 653 min.
Released: Sept. 20, 1987
Last Air Date: March 27, 1988, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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