Michael Bell
Spiral Zone (1987)
Season 1
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.
Released Sept. 21, 1987
Episode 20 min
None+
Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation
Keywords: imdb.biotech-sci-fi, imdb.based-on-toy, imdb.post-apocalypse, imdb.conqueror, imdb.zone, imdb.21st-century, imdb.evil-scientist + 27 more, imdb.2000s, imdb.year-2007, imdb.space-shuttle, imdb.military-scientist, imdb.near-future, imdb.evil-overlord, imdb.duchess, imdb.boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, imdb.mad-scientist, imdb.overlord, imdb.black-widows, imdb.clique, imdb.villain-in-love, imdb.evil-clique, imdb.villains-dating, imdb.villains-in-love, imdb.mind-control, imdb.british-villain, imdb.evil-duchess, imdb.patches-on-skin, imdb.yellow-eyes, imdb.female-villain, imdb.occupied-area, imdb.villainess, imdb.lifeless-eyes, imdb.british-villainess, imdb.black-widow
Production Companies: Atlantic/Kushner-Locke, The Maltese Companies, Orbis Communications, Inc., AKOM Production Company, Visual 80 Productions
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Holographic Zone Battle
While the Riders prepare to take out a zone generator that is blocking San Francisco harbor, Bandit infiltrates their base and tricks Hiro into accepting a hypnotic device disguised as a holographic computer game.
Sept. 21, 1987, midnight
S1E2 - King of the Skies
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 on an Overlord plot to increase the size of the zone by hooking a generator up to the Hoover Dam, and a plan to stop it. But instead of allowing them to sneak up on the generator, the suggested rout leads the Raiders into an ambush, and King ends up suspected of treason.
Sept. 22, 1987, midnight
S1E3 - Errand of Mercy
Sept. 23, 1987, midnight
S1E4 - Mission Into Evil
Sept. 24, 1987, midnight
S1E5 - Back to the Stone Age
Sept. 25, 1987, midnight
S1E6 - Small Packages
The Black Widows slips a miniature zone pod into McFarlands clothes, activating it inside the MCC while the Zone Riders are on a mission. Forced to go up against their own defenses and Overlord at the same time, the Riders have one hour to take out the pod before a UN ordered air strike reduces the place to rubble.
Sept. 28, 1987, midnight
S1E7 - Zone of Darkness
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 to find an old friend who was in the area during the zone attack.
Sept. 29, 1987, midnight
S1E8 - The Gauntlet
Sept. 30, 1987, midnight
S1E9 - Ride the Whirlwind
The extreme weather is slowly flooding San Juan, while making airborne evacuation impossible. The only route of escape is through the zone, but can the Riders take out the generator in time?
Oct. 1, 1987, midnight
S1E10 - The Unexploded Pod
An unactivated zone generator, found in Katerina's hometown, could provide the first and only opportunity to study the zone release mechanism. Well aware of this, Overlord is determined to keep it out of the Riders hands.
Oct. 2, 1987, midnight
S1E11 - Duel in Paradise
Oct. 5, 1987, midnight
S1E12 - The Imposter
Oct. 6, 1987, midnight
S1E13 - The Hacker
Oct. 7, 1987, midnight
S1E14 - Overlord's Mystery Woman
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-world business. Using her as bait the riders set a trap to capture the leader of the Black Widows. Dashing out of the Zone in shining armour Overlord goes to rescue his love, but he doen't have only romance in mind.
Oct. 8, 1987, midnight
S1E15 - The Sands of Amaran
Oct. 9, 1987, midnight
S1E16 - Zone Train
A train carrying scientists reseaching the Spiral Zone to a conference is routed by the Black Widows into the Zone. The Zone Riders are dispatched to stop the train from reaching a power plant within the zone; however things go from bad to worse when Tank's suit fails and he becomes a Zoner and is ordered by Dutchess Dire to stop his colleagues.
Oct. 12, 1987, midnight
S1E17 - Breakout
Oct. 13, 1987, midnight
S1E18 - When the Cat's Away
Oct. 14, 1987, midnight
S1E19 - Island in the Zone
Oct. 15, 1987, midnight
S1E20 - The Shuttle Engine
Oct. 16, 1987, midnight
S1E21 - The Mind of Gideon Rorshak
Oct. 19, 1987, midnight
S1E22 - Canal Zone
Oct. 20, 1987, midnight
S1E23 - The Lair of the Jade Scorpion
Oct. 21, 1987, midnight
S1E24 - The Man Who Wouldn't Be King
Oct. 22, 1987, midnight
S1E25 - The Way of the Samurai
Oct. 23, 1987, midnight
S1E26 - The Best Fighting Men in the World
Oct. 26, 1987, midnight
S1E27 - The Ultimate Solution
Oct. 27, 1987, midnight
S1E28 - Hometown Hero
Oct. 28, 1987, midnight
S1E29 - In the Belly of the Beast
Oct. 29, 1987, midnight
S1E30 - The Last One Picked
Oct. 30, 1987, midnight
S1E31 - So Shall You Reaper
Nov. 2, 1987, midnight
S1E32 - The Secret of Shadow House
Nov. 3, 1987, midnight
S1E33 - Zone of Fear
Nov. 4, 1987, midnight
S1E34 - Bandit and the Smokies
Nov. 5, 1987, midnight
S1E35 - Heroes in the Dark
Nov. 6, 1987, midnight
S1E36 - Zone with Big Shoulders
Nov. 9, 1987, midnight
S1E37 - Behemoth
Nov. 10, 1987, midnight
S1E38 - The Power of the Press
Nov. 11, 1987, midnight
S1E39 - Starship Doom
Nov. 12, 1987, midnight
S1E40 - The Electric Zone Rider
Nov. 13, 1987, midnight
S1E41 - An Australian in Paris
Nov. 16, 1987, midnight
S1E42 - The Enemy Within
Nov. 17, 1987, midnight
S1E43 - Anti-Matter
Nov. 18, 1987, midnight
S1E44 - The Siege
Nov. 19, 1987, midnight
S1E45 - A Little Zone Music
Nov. 20, 1987, midnight
S1E46 - The Element of Surprise
Nov. 23, 1987, midnight
S1E47 - Seachase
Nov. 24, 1987, midnight
S1E48 - The Right Man for the Job
Nov. 25, 1987, midnight
S1E49 - High and Low
Nov. 26, 1987, midnight
S1E50 - Profiles in Courage
Nov. 27, 1987, midnight
S1E51 - The Darkness Within
Nov. 30, 1987, midnight
S1E52 - Power Play
Dec. 1, 1987, midnight
S1E53 - Duchess Treat
Dec. 2, 1987, midnight
S1E54 - Oversight
Dec. 3, 1987, midnight
S1E55 - Assault on the Rock
Dec. 4, 1987, midnight
S1E56 - They Zone by Night
Dec. 7, 1987, midnight
S1E57 - Conflict of Duty
Dec. 8, 1987, midnight
S1E58 - The Final Weapon
Dec. 9, 1987, midnight
S1E59 - The Face of the Enemy
Dec. 10, 1987, midnight
S1E60 - Brother's Keeper
Dec. 11, 1987, midnight
S1E61 - Little Darlings
Dec. 14, 1987, midnight
S1E62 - Nightmare in Ice
Dec. 15, 1987, midnight
S1E63 - Evil Transmissions
Dec. 16, 1987, midnight
S1E64 - Zone Trap
Dec. 17, 1987, midnight
S1E65 - Countdown
Dec. 18, 1987, midnight
Episode Runtime: 20 min.
Season Runtime: 1300 min.
Released: Sept. 21, 1987
Last Air Date: Dec. 18, 1987, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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