Young Hercules#Episode list

{{Infobox television

| image = YoungHercules Intro.JPG

| runtime = 20–21 minutes

| creator =

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| developer = Robert Tapert
Sam Raimi

| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|

Sam Raimi
Robert Tapert
Eric Gruendemann
Liz Friedman

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| starring = {{Plainlist|

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| country = United States

| language = English

| composer = Joseph LoDuca

| company = {{Plainlist|

Renaissance Pictures
Studios USA Television

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| network = Fox Kids Network

| location = New Zealand

| first_aired = {{Start date|1998|9|12}}

| last_aired = {{End date|1999|5|14}}

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 50 (+ pilot)

| list_episodes =

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Young Hercules is a prequel series to the television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys that originally aired on Fox Kids Network. After a pilot film aired on Feb. 17, 1998, the series premiered on September 12, 1998 and ended on May 14, 1999, with a total of 50 episodes over the course of 1 season. It stars Ryan Gosling in the title role, who took over from Ian Bohen who starred in the pilot movie and four episodes of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. The series was inspired by the Greek myths of Heracles.

Plot

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| align = Centre|"In an age of light and darkness, Zeus, king of the gods, ruled the universe. He had a son: Young Hercules. Half-god, Half-man, Young Hercules longs to find his place in the world, the father he's never known, and what it means to be a hero. Before the man became legend, before the legend became myth came the greatest adventure of all!"|- opening narration.

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The show features the efforts of Ares, the god of war, played by Kevin Tod Smith, who attempts often to destroy his younger half-brother to win over Zeus' good graces. Among his group is his nephew Strife (Joel Tobeck), who is the rather weaker member of the team. Strife's mother is Discord, goddess of retribution (Meighan Desmond), who acts more level-headed and power hungry than her counterpart on more than one occasion. The series has two other villains: Hera, queen of the gods and Hercules' stepmother; and Apollo, god of the sun and Hercules' half-brother.

The series follows Hercules (Ryan Gosling) as he attends Cheiron's Academy to train in the arts of the warrior under the wise headmaster Cheiron the Centaur (Nathaniel Lees). He makes friends with the future king of Corinth, Prince Jason (Chris Conrad) and a thieving former member of a bandit group named Iolaus (Dean O'Gorman), who was sentenced to train at the academy as an alternative to prison for his crimes. Hercules also meets the academy's first female cadet, Lilith (Jodie Rimmer). Other characters of interest include Kora, the innkeeper who (unknown to Hercules and his friends) is a devotee of Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt. As the series develops, Kora is revealed to have special powers which allow her to do Artemis' bidding. There are hints of romance between Hercules and Kora, although their friendship keeps it all innocent.

Cast

=Main=

=Supporting=

Jodie Rimmer as Lilith
Mfundo Morrison as Theseus
Nathaniel Lees as Cheiron
Angela Marie Dotchin as Kora
Kevin Smith as Ares
Joel Tobeck as Strife
Meighan Desmond as Discord
Katrina Browne as Cyane, an Amazon
Jason Hoyte as Hephaestus, god of metallurgy
Sharon Tyrell as Alcmene
Alison Bruce as Simula
Elizabeth Hawthorne as Hera
Jay Ryan as Cadet
John Bach as Zeus

Production

Young Hercules' executive producers were Robert Tapert and Sam Raimi. Liz Friedman and Eric Gruendemann were co-executive producers, and former MTV producer Cynthia Hsiung was producer of the series. Eric Lewald and Julia Lewald were head writers. In New Zealand, where principal photography was shot, Janine Dickins held down the fort as the New Zealand producer while three series directors took turns shooting the episodes in blocks of four along with a fourth director for second unit. Chris Graves, Charlie Haskell and Andrew Merrifield shot principal photography and Simon Rabbi shot second unit. Later in the series, Simon Rabbi shot principal photography for the 50th episode, "Valley of the Shadow."{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}}

The series has been used in case studies of how to shoot television series efficiently. Traditional television series are shot one episode at a time. Young Hercules was shot in blocks of four episodes at a time. The three main directors of the series were on a rotation, one director for each four episode block. The four would be written with this in mind, keeping sets, locations, and actors similar in all four episodes even if story and plot lines might not interrelate. This saved tremendous amounts of money and time allowing the series to be shot on a shoestring budget, but with maximum on-screen dollars. The 50 episodes had a budget of roughly $20 million which includes above and below the line costs. Shooting in New Zealand also allowed the series to circumvent considerable Guild regulations for further savings. Additional money was saved shooting the series on 16 mm film. Early research was done to see if digital cameras could be used, but it was determined that technology was not adequate at the time to make digital filming economically viable.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}}

Principal photography took place in New Zealand while post-production elements including visual effects and music were all edited and integrated together in Los Angeles. Ian Bohen played Young Hercules in the pilot movie and was offered the part, but opted not to move to New Zealand where the series would shoot principal photography. Early on in the series, special visual effects were conceived by Richard Taylor's Weta Workshop, the then little known visual effects company that went on to win several Academy Awards for their work on The Lord of the Rings. Weta and Richard Taylor stepped off Young Hercules early on to work on Lord of the Rings. In fact, the early production days of Young Hercules saw many of its crew leave to work on the then little known Peter Jackson sensation, Lord of the Rings.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}}

Ryan Gosling was only 17 when he was cast in the lead role. To train for the role, Ryan took intense martial arts classes by the same trainer who taught Lucy Lawless and Kevin Sorbo. He was so tall and thin that his costume had to be reworked to minimize the look of how thin he was. Original costume sketches showed a darker upper body costume. When Gosling was cast, the costume designers made the upper body of his costume lighter in color and broader in the chest to help create a more bulky look. Makeup was used on Gosling's arms to help add muscle contours. Similar tricks were used for both Sorbo and Lawless for their characters.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}}

It was known to be only superficially faithful to Greek mythology, as was its predecessor; it uses similar characters, but in a variety of stories, some of which contain anachronisms.

=Location=

The series was filmed entirely in New Zealand, at Studio West in West Auckland.{{cite web|url=https://www.studiowest.co.nz/our-story |title=Our Story |publisher=Studio West |access-date=29 April 2023}}

Episodes

The series was aired out of order. The episodes are listed below, as presented on DVD,{{Cite web|url=https://www.shoutfactory.com/kids/kids-action-adventure/young-hercules-the-complete-series|title=Shout! Factory - Young Hercules: The Complete Series|publisher=Shout! Factory|access-date=April 5, 2016}} in the order of their production codes.{{Cite web|url=http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search_Arg=young+hercules&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&HIST=1|title=Search results for Young Hercules in the U.S. Copyright Records database|publisher=Library of Congress|access-date=May 12, 2016}} Despite this, the episodes list is not completely correct chronologically. For example, in "The Head That Wears the Crown" Jason is crowned king, yet in several following episodes, such as "Winner Take All", he is still a prince. Similarly, even though Lilith visits Hercules' mother in "Mommy Dearests", they later appear to meet for the first time in "Home for the Holidays".

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 1

|Title = The Treasure of Zeus - Part 1

|ShortSummary = Hercules sets out to retrieve a chalice belonging to Hera, unaware it's all a trap set by Ares and Strife.

|DirectedBy = Chris Graves

|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Rob Tapert & Liz Friedman|t=Mark Edens}}

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|09|12}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 2

|Title = Between Friends (The Treasure Of Zeus - Part 2)

|ShortSummary = Having failed to kill Hercules with the Phoenix that guards the chalice, Strife targets his friends by framing Iolaus for theft.

|DirectedBy = Chris Graves

|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Rob Tapert & Liz Friedman|t=Michael Edens}}

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|09|16}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 3

|Title = What a Crockery (The Treasure Of Zeus - Part 3)

|ShortSummary = Ares learns from Hera that by taking the chalice, Hercules has lost his father's protection.

|DirectedBy = Chris Graves

|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Rob Tapert & Liz Friedman|t=Hilary J. Bader}}

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|09|17}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 4

|Title = Herc and Seek

|ShortSummary = Hercules must save Iolaus from his old gang after they break into the academy and take him hostage.

|DirectedBy = Chris Graves

|WrittenBy = John Loy

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|09|22}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 5

|Title = Girl Trouble

|ShortSummary = Herc and his friends travel to Athens to hire a new cook for the academy and try to help a tribe of Amazons escape an evil sea captain who has enslaved them.

|DirectedBy = Charlie Haskell

|WrittenBy = Adam Armus & Nora Kay Foster

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|09|19}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 6

|Title = Teacher's Pests

|ShortSummary = When the boys are given detention under the strict Fiducious, Herc and Jason try to cover for Iolaus while he starts his new job at the inn.

|DirectedBy = Charlie Haskell

|WrittenBy = Jim Fisher & Jim Staahl

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|09|26}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 7

|Title = Inn Trouble

|ShortSummary = Kora leaves Hercules and his friends in charge of her Inn, where Discord and Strife set a trap involving rowdy Satyrs and a sacred feast.

|DirectedBy = Charlie Haskell

|WrittenBy = Len Uhley

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|10|01}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 8

|Title = Keeping Up with the Jasons

|ShortSummary = Feeling jealous of Jason's new sword and shield, Hercules goes to Hephaestus, who gives him special weapons. However, his new weapons go to his head.

|DirectedBy = Charlie Haskell

|WrittenBy = Brooks Wachtel

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|10|02}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 9

|Title = Amazon Grace

|ShortSummary = Hercules is reunited with Cyane, the Amazon leader, and her tribe. Things get complicated when he tries to tell her his father is Zeus, who Cyane hates. The King of Athens tries to claim the Amazons as slaves.

|DirectedBy = Andrew Merrifield

|WrittenBy = Shari Goodhartz

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|02|04}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 10

|Title = Cyrano de Hercules

|ShortSummary = Feeling lonely, Hephaestus crafts the perfect woman, Galatea. However, when she falls for Hercules, Hephaestus makes her hate Hercules, to the point of wanting him dead.

|DirectedBy = Andrew Merrifield

|WrittenBy = Jan Strnad

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|02|23}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 11

|Title = Battle Lines - Part 1

|ShortSummary = Hercules and Iolaus become caught between loyalties when Cheiron and the Centaurs are in conflict with Cyane and her Amazons, not knowing it is all a plot by Discord and Strife.

|DirectedBy = Charlie Haskell

|WrittenBy = Steven Melching

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|11|11}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 12

|Title = Battle Lines - Part 2

|ShortSummary = Hercules tries to avert war between the Centaurs and Amazons by finding the ones fanning the flames of anger.

|DirectedBy = Charlie Haskell

|WrittenBy = Doug Molitor & Eric Lewald

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|11|13}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 13

|Title = Forgery

|ShortSummary = Tired of being considered a wet blanket, Hercules uses Hephaestus' forge to change his heart and give him the "fire inside". But the fire soon burns out of control.

|DirectedBy = Andrew Merrifield

|WrittenBy = Michael Edens

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|10|10}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 14

|Title = No Way Out

|ShortSummary = Lilith gets trapped in a cave with Hercules, while their friends plan a surprise birthday party for her.

|DirectedBy = Andrew Merrifield

|WrittenBy = Jim Fisher & Jim Staahl

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|09|25}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 15

|Title = Ares on Trial

|ShortSummary = Another attempt on Hercules’s life lands Ares in hot water with his fellow gods, who put him on trial for his actions.

|DirectedBy = Andrew Merrifield

|WrittenBy = Carter Crocker

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|09|29}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 16

|Title = Down and Out in Academy Hills

|ShortSummary = Hercules meets an amnesiac who literally fell from the sky and takes him to the academy, unaware he is actually related to him.

|DirectedBy = Andrew Merrifield

|WrittenBy = Mark Edens

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|10|03}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 17

|Title = Winner Take All

|ShortSummary = Hercules meets his two half-brothers, Castor and Pollux, but starts neglecting his friends.

|DirectedBy = Chris Graves

|WrittenBy = Michael Reaves

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|10|30}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 18

|Title = A Serpent's Tooth

|ShortSummary = Iolaus bonds with a mysterious baby creature that was given as a gift to Jason, unaware it's a fire breathing basilisk that came from Strife and Discord.

|DirectedBy = Chris Graves

|WrittenBy = Bob Forward

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|10|31}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 19

|Title = The Lure of the Lyre

|ShortSummary = A new friend, the musician Orpheus, introduces Hercules to Bacchus, who tries to lure him and his friends into his evil cult of Bacchai.

|DirectedBy = Chris Graves

|WrittenBy = Len Uhley

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|11|03}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 20

|Title = Fame

|ShortSummary = Hercules is reunited with Orpheus and Euridice who have become great musicians, though she doesn't know that Orpheus is using Bacchus' magic lyre to recruit more Bacchae.

|DirectedBy = Chris Graves

|WrittenBy = Paul Sauer

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|11|04}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 21

|Title = Lyre, Liar

|ShortSummary = Orpheus still possesses Bacchus' magic lyre, and Bacchus wants it and Euridice back.

|DirectedBy = Charlie Haskell

|WrittenBy = Jim Fisher & Jim Staahl

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|09|18}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 22

|Title = A Lady in Hades

|ShortSummary = Hercules and Jason descend into Underworld to rescue Euridice, who died saving Hercules' life.

|DirectedBy = Charlie Haskell

|WrittenBy = John Loy

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|10|09}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 23

|Title = The Mysteries of Life

|ShortSummary = Iolaus tries to rescue Ruff, the basilisk he bonded with when it was a baby, from a cruel sideshow owner who captured him.

|DirectedBy = Charlie Haskell

|WrittenBy = Adam Armus & Nora Kay Foster

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|10|07}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 24

|Title = Dad Always Liked Me Best

|ShortSummary = Hercules meets another half-brother, Lucius, who’s tracking Pollux for the murder of Castor. But things aren’t quite as they appear...

|DirectedBy = Charlie Haskell

|WrittenBy = Mark Edens

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|09|24}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 25

|Title = Herc's Nemesis

|ShortSummary = Hercules incurs the wrath of his stepmother, Hera, when he convinces Nemesis to defy Hera’s orders.

|DirectedBy = Andrew Merrifield

|WrittenBy = Mark Edens

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|10|29}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 26

|Title = Cold Feet

|ShortSummary = Jason begins to feel doubt about his future role as king, until he meets a farmer and his daughter who are under threat from a marauder.

|DirectedBy = Andrew Merrifield

|WrittenBy = John Loy

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|11|05}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 27

|Title = Mommy Dearests

|ShortSummary = Lucius returns, with an even more diabolic plan to kill Hercules.

|DirectedBy = Charlie Haskell

|WrittenBy = Michael Edens

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|02|05}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 28

|Title = In Your Dreams

|ShortSummary = Ares enlists the god of dreams in his latest scheme to get rid of Hercules by trapping him in a deadly nightmare.

|DirectedBy = Charlie Haskell

|WrittenBy = Adam Armus & Nora Kay Foster

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|03|02}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 29

|Title = Sisters

|ShortSummary = Kora becomes jealous when her sister Cleo arrives and quickly becomes more popular than her, so she tries to emulate Cleo.

|DirectedBy = Andrew Merrifield

|WrittenBy = Michael Edens

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|10|24}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 30

|Title = The Golden Bow

|ShortSummary = Kora enters an archery tournament in hopes of giving the prize to Artemis in exchange for her release from service.

|DirectedBy = Andrew Merrifield

|WrittenBy = Liz Friedman & Vanessa Place

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|11|06}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 31

|Title = Home for the Holidays

|ShortSummary = A trip home for a holiday brings a surprise to Hercules when he meets his mother's new boyfriend.

|DirectedBy = Chris Graves

|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Brooks Wachtel|t=Hilary J. Bader}}

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|05|11}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 32

|Title = Cram-Ped

|ShortSummary = Iolaus will be sent back to prison unless he can pass a test, so his friends help him study with an all night cramming session.

|DirectedBy = Charlie Haskell

|WrittenBy = Brian Herskowitz

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|11|12}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 33

|Title = Con Ares

|ShortSummary = Hercules and his friends meet a mortal farmer with an uncanny resemblance to Ares and hope to use him to avert a war between Sparta and Thebes.

|DirectedBy = Andrew Merrifield

|WrittenBy = Michael Edens & Julia Lewald

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|05|10}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 34

|Title = Get Jason

|ShortSummary = An annual prank war at the academy covers an assassin's attempts on Jason's life.

|DirectedBy = Chris Graves

|WrittenBy = John Loy

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|11|20}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 35

|Title = My Fair Lilith

|ShortSummary = In an attempt to get out of an arranged marriage, Jason begs Lilith to pretend to be his wife.

|DirectedBy = Andrew Merrifield

|WrittenBy = Len Uhley

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|02|01}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 36

|Title = Hind Sight

|ShortSummary = Hercules and Kora try to protect the Golden Hind, a mystical half-human half-deer that is sacred to Artemis, from hunters.

|DirectedBy = Charlie Haskell

|WrittenBy = Jim Fisher & Jim Staahl

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|11|10}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 37

|Title = The Head That Wears the Crown

|ShortSummary = While Jason is being crowned king, Hercules wants to save his mother's midwife Galinthia from getting executed in Corinth.

|DirectedBy = Andrew Merrifield

|WrittenBy = Jim Fisher & Jim Staahl

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|02|02}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 38

|Title = Me, Myself and Eye

|ShortSummary = Hercules comes into possession of an eye that can foretell the future, but the blind witches that own it curse his friends to get it back.

|DirectedBy = Chris Graves

|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Michael Edens|t=Julia Lewald}}

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|02|25}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 39

|Title = The Skeptic

|ShortSummary = A new student at the Academy incurs the wrath of Strife by claiming not to believe in the gods.

|DirectedBy = Charlie Haskell

|WrittenBy = Vanessa Place

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|02|03}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 40

|Title = Iolaus Goes Stag

|ShortSummary = Iolaus gets on the bad side of Artemis when he attempts to impress his uncle by going after the Golden Hind.

|DirectedBy = Charlie Haskell

|WrittenBy = Patrick Phillips

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|02|17}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 41

|Title = Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

|ShortSummary = Hercules and Theseus become rivals and they challenge each other to a chariot race, but they crash into the Forbidden Zone and have to fight for survival.

|DirectedBy = Chris Graves

|WrittenBy = Mark Edens

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|11|19}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 42

|Title = The Prize

|ShortSummary = A talent contest at Kora's inn draws an unusual contestant, Ares, who wants the first prize, the last fragment of the Chronos Stone which will make him stronger than Zeus and can only be given to him freely.

|DirectedBy = Chris Graves

|WrittenBy = John Loy

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|11|18}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 43

|Title = The Beasts Beneath

|ShortSummary = Hercules and Theseus try to track down their friends, who have gotten lost in a desert full of quicksand and monsters.

|DirectedBy = Chris Graves

|WrittenBy = Hilary J. Bader

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|11|24}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 44

|Title = Parents' Day

|ShortSummary = Iolaus hires actors to play his parents at the academy's parents day, unaware they're actually thieves.

|DirectedBy = Andrew Merrifield

|WrittenBy = Jessica Scott & Mike Wollaeger

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|02|26}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 45

|Title = A Life for a Life

|ShortSummary = Ares kidnaps Chiron and leaves clues for Hercules and his friends to follow, believing Hercules will willingly sacrifice his life to save Chiron.

|DirectedBy = Chris Graves

|WrittenBy = Mark Edens

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|02|22}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 46

|Title = Under Siege

|ShortSummary = Ares controls Cyane to attack the academy and tricks Hephaestus to make new weapons for the job.

|DirectedBy = Chris Graves

|WrittenBy = John Loy

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|02|24}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 47

|Title = Mila

|ShortSummary = Hercules meets Mila, an Amazon warrior searching for her father, unaware that Ares has a plan to use her.

|DirectedBy = Andrew Merrifield

|WrittenBy = Jim Fisher & Jim Staahl

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|03|08}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 48

|Title = Apollo

|ShortSummary = Hercules meets his half-brother Apollo, and incurs his wrath after becoming more popular with his followers.

|DirectedBy = Andrew Merrifield

|WrittenBy = Clark Carlton & John Loy

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|05|12}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 49

|Title = Ill Wind

|ShortSummary = Cyane becomes sick and tries to communicate with Hercules how to cure her by sharing memories with him.

|DirectedBy = Simon Raby

|WrittenBy = Jim Fisher & Jim Staahl

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|05|13}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 50

|Title = Valley of the Shadow

|ShortSummary = Hercules, Iolaus, and Theseus go hunting and an old man advises them to try out a valley that turns out to have a monster.

|DirectedBy = Simon Raby

|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Mark Edens|t=Vanessa Place}}

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|05|14}}

|LineColor = f9d05c

}}

Reception

The series aired on the Fox Kids Network at first on Monday through Friday at 4:30 p.m. PST and Saturday mornings at 8:30 a.m. PST. Later in the year, the series aired Monday through Friday only at 3:30 p.m. PST. Although ratings on Fox Kids were strong for the season (2nd top-rated live-action series below Power Rangers), Young Hercules was not renewed.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}}

=Awards=

=[[Daytime Emmy Award]]=

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1999{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0169516/awards|title=Young Hercules - Awards - IMDb|website=IMDb }}

| align="center"|George Haddad (post sound supervisor)
Tim Isle (music editor)

|Outstanding sound editing[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0169516/awards/ Young Hercules Awards and Nominations]

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=[[Writers Guild of America Award]]=

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2000{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0169516/awards|title=Young Hercules - Awards - IMDb|website=IMDb }}

| align="center"|Shari Goodhartz (writer; for episode 36: Hind Sight)

|Outstanding children's script

|style="background: #ffdddd" align="center" class="table-yes2"|Nominated

Home media

On June 23, 2015, Shout! Factory released Young Hercules- The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time.[http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Young-Hercules-The-Complete-Series/20824 Ryan Gosling in 'The Complete Series' on DVD!] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150305180918/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Young-Hercules-The-Complete-Series/20824 |date=2015-03-05 }}