
M.A.N.T.I.S.
M.A.N.T.I.S. is an American science fiction television series that aired for one season on the Fox Network between August 1994 and March 1995. The original two-hour pilot was produced by Sam Raimi and developed by Sam Hamm. It stars actor Carl Lumbly. The show is unique in that it depicts an African-American superhero.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.First Steps
26-08-1994The MANTIS has to fight with a businessman who is trying to get ahold of a deadly virus, which was ment to be destroyed days ago.
- Ep 2
2.Tango Blue
02-09-1994The MANTIS plans to destroy all the assault weapons, ex-seals and warheads, so that The City would finally be clear.
- Ep 3
3.Days of Rage
09-09-1994Several youths involved in an experiment focusing on mind augmentation receive a remarkable increase in their intelligence. However, when the drug they are taking induces the teens...
- Ep 4
4.Cease Fire
16-09-1994The MANTIS must subvert the plans to assassinate a visiting diplomat who happens to be an old love of Dr. Hawkins.
- Ep 5
5.Soldier of Misfortune (a.k.a. Virtually Falling Down)
23-09-1994The strength of the M.A.N.T.I.S is put to the ultimate test when Hawkins has to stop a combat robot from completing it's mission-killing innocent people.
- Ep 6
6.Gloves Off (a.k.a. No Exit)
30-09-1994When the MANTIS uncovers an organization which runs underground, to-the-death bloodsport matches, he helps a man who is forced to participate.
- Ep 7
7.The Black Dragon
07-10-1994When an organization called the Yakuza kidnaps a mafia princess to gain control of a new sports arena, the MANTIS must fight a samurai warrior to free her.
- Ep 8
8.To Prey in Darkness
14-10-1994When a federal agent is assigned to hunt down the MANTIS, he believes there is a connection between the MANTIS and Dr. Hawkins.
- Ep 9
9.Fire in the Heart
21-10-1994The MANTIS must thwart the efforts of a shady real estate developer trying to acquire property cheaply by using a young boy that can start fires with his mind.
- Ep 10
10.Thou Shalt Not Kill (1)
04-11-1994The MANTIS is left for dead when, Solomon Box, the MANTIS' chief nemesis, uses his political muscle and the authorities perception that the MANTIS is a vigilante, to persuade the...
- Ep 11
11.Revelation (2) (a.k.a. Inside Out)
11-11-1994The Port Columbia police force, under the direction of Solomon Box, continues it's attempt to hunt down the MANTIS.
- Ep 12
12.Through the Dark Circle
18-11-1994When Savage is kidnapped by strange men from another dimension, Miles and John must save him...with a little help from the MANTIS, of course.
- Ep 13
13.The Eyes Beyond
09-12-1994The MANTIS returns to base in the Chrysalis only to find he is 32 years in the future where Port Columbia is ruled by a machine.
- Ep 14
14.Faces in the Mask
16-12-1994A genius, who was disfigured by his four business partners (and now has to wear a mask) seeks revenge.
- Ep 15
15.The Sea Wasp
06-01-1995When a marine biologist genetically alters herself in an attempt to create an amphibian race through genetic manipulation, she tries to make Miles a part of her plans.
- Ep 16
16.Progenitor
20-01-1995A crazy scientist kidnaps Miles and replaces him with a clone.
- Ep 17
17.Switches
27-01-1995A condemned man is executed, but using a device, his consciousness somehow escapes and exists in the electric current. The MANTIS must stop him when he starts hunting down those t...
- Ep 18
18.The Delusionist
10-02-1995The MANTIS must stop a traveling magician when he uses a mind control machine on Port Columbia youth.
- Ep 19
19.Fast Forward
17-02-1995The MANTIS faces a criminal who has the ability to move so fast he is invisible to everyone else.
- Ep 20
20.Spider in the Tower
03-03-1995The Men in Black return to destroy the M.A.N.T.I.S. and the Port Columbia's leaders using their latest weapon.
- Ep 21
21.Ancestral Evil
07-09-1997Stonebrake's experiment with a DNA hologram turns into a total disaster when an electrical accident causes the hologram of an ancient druid to materialize. Now that he is back, the...
- Ep 22
22.Ghost of the Ice
14-09-1997A Fateful crash landing in a remote forest leads the MANTIS and his friends to an encounter with a ravenous Tyranasaurous. With the safety of his loved ones at stake, Miles may hav...
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