Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (Season 2)

The King of Thieves (Episode 1) 10.0

Writer: Doug Lefler

Air date: 1995-09-04

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Iolaus faces execution for a robbery committed by Autolycus, king of thieves.

All that Glitters (Episode 2) 8.0

Writer: Craig Volk

Air date: 1995-09-11

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Hercules must help King Midas reclaim his realm from vicious gamblers.

What's in a Name? (Episode 3) 9.0

Writer: Michael Marks

Air date: 1995-09-18

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Hercules' brother steals his identity to pursue the leader's stepdaughter.

Siege at Naxos (Episode 4) 8.5

Writer: Darrell Fetty

Air date: 1995-09-25

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Hercules and Iolaus incur the wrath of a horde of barbarians when they capture the group's leader.

Outcast (Episode 5) 8.0

Writer: Robert Bielak

Air date: 1995-10-02

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Hercules defends a young woman and her centaur husband against prejudice.

Under the Broken Sky (Episode 6) 1.0

Writer: John Schulian

Air date: 1995-10-09

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Hercules battles a town run by bandits in order to help a farmer reunite with his estranged wife.

The Mother of All Monsters (Episode 7)

Writer: John Schulian

Air date: 1995-10-16

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Hercules' mother is a pawn in a deadly plot for revenge by Echidna, whose monster children Hercules has slain.

The Other Side (Episode 8)

Writer: Robert Bielak

Air date: 1995-10-30

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Hercules descends to Hades to rescue Persephone and sees his late wife.

The Fire Down Below (Episode 9)

Air date: 1995-11-06

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: After Salmoneus sells off Hera's treasure, Hercules must save him from the fiery monster Pyro.

Cast a Giant Shadow (Episode 10)

Writer: John Schulian

Air date: 1995-11-13

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Maceus plans to avenge his brother's death by luring Hercules into battle with the monster Echidna.

Highway to Hades (Episode 11)

Writer: Robert Bielak

Air date: 1995-11-20

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Hercules must capture King Sisyphus and return him to the Underworld.

The Sword of Veracity (Episode 12)

Writer: Steven Baum

Air date: 1996-01-08

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: To save a friend from execution, Hercules must retrieve a sword that renders people incapable of lying.

The Enforcer (Episode 13)

Writer: Nelson Costello

Air date: 1996-01-15

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Hercules' good time at a harvest festival is interrupted by the arrival of an assassin sent by his vindictive stepmother.

Once a Hero (Episode 14)

Air date: 1996-01-29

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Hercules and Iolaus help Jason and the Argonauts recover the Golden Fleece.

Heedless Hearts (Episode 15)

Writer: Robert Bielak

Air date: 1996-02-05

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Hercules falls in love while helping a woman and her band of rebels defeat a tyrannical king.

Let the Games Begin (Episode 16)

Writer: John Schulian

Air date: 1996-02-12

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Hercules promotes peace by organizing an athletic competition between the warring Spartans and Eleans, thus creating the Olympic Games.

The Apple (Episode 17)

Writer: Steven Baum

Air date: 1996-02-19

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Iolaus is used as a pawn by the scheming love goddess Aphrodite to prevent a marriage between the children of two feuding kings.

Promises (Episode 18)

Writer: Michael Marks

Air date: 1996-03-14

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Hercules and Iolaus get caught in the middle of a love triangle when they volunteer to help a king.

King for a Day (Episode 19)

Writer: Patricia Manney

Air date: 1996-03-18

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Royal look-alike Iolaus stands in for Orestes at his coronation and wedding to prevent usurper Minos from taking the throne.

Protean Challenge (Episode 20)

Writer: Brian Herskowitz

Air date: 1996-04-22

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: A friend of Hercules and Iolaus is accused of theft when an angry god distorts reality by making people appear to have performed acts they didn't.

The Wedding of Alcmene (Episode 21)

Writer: John Schulian

Air date: 1996-04-29

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: The wedding of Hercules' mother to the legendary Greek hero Jason is threatened by another of Hera's plots to kill Hercules.

The Power (Episode 22)

Writer: Nelson Costello

Air date: 1996-05-06

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Hercules intervenes when a young man with divine powers is manipulated by a relative into using his gift for villainous purposes.

Centaur Mentor Journey (Episode 23)

Writer: Robert Bielak

Air date: 1996-05-13

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: The centaurs' struggle for equal rights threatens to turn violent.

The Cave of Echoes (Episode 24)

Writer: John Schulian

Air date: 1996-06-24

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: A timid young writer descends into the fearsome Cave of Echoes with Hercules and Iolaus to rescue a fair maiden.