Spiral Zone
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.
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Cast
Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Holographic Zone Battle
21-09-1987While 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 disguise...
- Ep 2
2.King of the Skies
22-09-1987The 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...
- Ep 3
3.Errand of Mercy
23-09-1987 - Ep 4
4.Mission Into Evil
24-09-1987 - Ep 5
5.Back to the Stone Age
25-09-1987 - Ep 6
6.Small Packages
28-09-1987The 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...
- Ep 7
7.Zone of Darkness
29-09-1987The 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...
- Ep 8
8.The Gauntlet
30-09-1987 - Ep 9
9.Ride the Whirlwind
01-10-1987The 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 generato...
- Ep 10
10.The Unexploded Pod
02-10-1987An 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 deter...
- Ep 11
11.Duel in Paradise
05-10-1987 - Ep 12
12.The Imposter
06-10-1987 - Ep 13
13.The Hacker
07-10-1987 - Ep 14
14.Overlord's Mystery Woman
08-10-1987In 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...
- Ep 15
15.The Sands of Amaran
09-10-1987 - Ep 16
16.Zone Train
12-10-1987A 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...
- Ep 17
17.Breakout
13-10-1987 - Ep 18
18.When the Cat's Away
14-10-1987 - Ep 19
19.Island in the Zone
15-10-1987 - Ep 20
20.The Shuttle Engine
16-10-1987 - Ep 21
21.The Mind of Gideon Rorshak
19-10-1987 - Ep 22
22.Canal Zone
20-10-1987 - Ep 23
23.The Lair of the Jade Scorpion
21-10-1987 - Ep 24
24.The Man Who Wouldn't Be King
22-10-1987 - Ep 25
25.The Way of the Samurai
23-10-1987 - Ep 26
26.The Best Fighting Men in the World
26-10-1987 - Ep 27
27.The Ultimate Solution
27-10-1987 - Ep 28
28.Hometown Hero
28-10-1987 - Ep 29
29.In the Belly of the Beast
29-10-1987 - Ep 30
30.The Last One Picked
30-10-1987 - Ep 31
31.So Shall You Reaper
02-11-1987 - Ep 32
32.The Secret of Shadow House
03-11-1987 - Ep 33
33.Zone of Fear
04-11-1987 - Ep 34
34.Bandit and the Smokies
05-11-1987 - Ep 35
35.Heroes in the Dark
06-11-1987 - Ep 36
36.Zone with Big Shoulders
09-11-1987 - Ep 37
37.Behemoth
10-11-1987 - Ep 38
38.The Power of the Press
11-11-1987 - Ep 39
39.Starship Doom
12-11-1987 - Ep 40
40.The Electric Zone Rider
13-11-1987 - Ep 41
41.An Australian in Paris
16-11-1987 - Ep 42
42.The Enemy Within
17-11-1987 - Ep 43
43.Anti-Matter
18-11-1987 - Ep 44
44.The Siege
19-11-1987 - Ep 45
45.A Little Zone Music
20-11-1987 - Ep 46
46.The Element of Surprise
23-11-1987 - Ep 47
47.Seachase
24-11-1987 - Ep 48
48.The Right Man for the Job
25-11-1987 - Ep 49
49.High and Low
26-11-1987 - Ep 50
50.Profiles in Courage
27-11-1987 - Ep 51
51.The Darkness Within
30-11-1987 - Ep 52
52.Power Play
01-12-1987 - Ep 53
53.Duchess Treat
02-12-1987 - Ep 54
54.Oversight
03-12-1987 - Ep 55
55.Assault on the Rock
04-12-1987 - Ep 56
56.They Zone by Night
07-12-1987 - Ep 57
57.Conflict of Duty
08-12-1987 - Ep 58
58.The Final Weapon
09-12-1987 - Ep 59
59.The Face of the Enemy
10-12-1987 - Ep 60
60.Brother's Keeper
11-12-1987 - Ep 61
61.Little Darlings
14-12-1987 - Ep 62
62.Nightmare in Ice
15-12-1987 
63.Evil Transmissions
16-12-1987- Ep 64
64.Zone Trap
17-12-1987 - Ep 65
65.Countdown
18-12-1987
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