Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (Season 1)

The legendary son of Zeus journeys across the earth fighting monsters and helping people.

The Wrong Path (Episode 1) 6.8
Writer: John Schulian
Air date: 1995-01-29
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: Hercules drops his vengeful quest in order to aid a village enthralled by a snake-woman.
Eye of the Beholder (Episode 2) 9.0
Writer: John Schulian
Air date: 1995-02-05
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: A misunderstood cyclops keeps water from frightened villagers.
The Road to Calydon (Episode 3) 8.7
Writer: Christian Williams
Air date: 1995-02-12
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: When a refugee takes a bejeweled chalice from a deserted temple, Hera's rage erupts.
The Festival of Dionysus (Episode 4) 9.0
Writer: Christian Williams
Air date: 1995-02-19
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: Power-hungry Pentheus plots the assassination of his father, King Iphicles, at the festival of Dionysus.
Ares (Episode 5) 9.0
Writer: Christian Williams
Air date: 1995-02-26
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: Hercules faces Ares, whose boy soldiers feed the god's blood lust.
As Darkness Falls (Episode 6) 10.0
Writer: Robert Bielak
Air date: 1995-03-05
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: Nemis the centaur crashes a wedding and kidnaps the bride, Penelope.
Pride Comes Before a Brawl (Episode 7) 10.0
Writer: Steve Roberts
Air date: 1995-03-12
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: Only a selfless act will gain the gods' pardon for condemned Iolaus.
The March to Freedom (Episode 8) 10.0
Writer: Nora Kay Foster
Air date: 1995-03-19
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: Hercules liberates a young woman from slavery and battles a notorious slave trader.
The Warrior Princess (Episode 9) 8.8
Writer: John Schulian
Air date: 1995-03-26
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: Princess Xena uses Iolaus to lure Hercules into a death trap.
Gladiator (Episode 10) 10.0
Writer: John Schulian
Air date: 1995-04-02
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: Wicked Menas Maxius pits slaves against wild animals for his amusement.
The Vanishing Dead (Episode 11) 10.0
Writer: Daniel Truly
Air date: 1995-05-07
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: Hercules fights Ares and his vicious dog for the souls of fallen warriors.
The Gauntlet (Episode 12) 8.0
Writer: Robert Bielak
Air date: 1995-05-14
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: After Darphus mutinies, warrior princess Xena joins Hercules to take back her troops.
Unchained Heart (Episode 13) 7.7
Writer: John Schulian
Air date: 1995-05-21
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: Xena's former lieutenant, Darphus, rises from the dead to carry out Ares' evil plan.