Spiral Zone

1987 · 65 episodes · 1 season

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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Season 1

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1

E1
Holographic Zone Battle

While 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 disguised as a holographic computer game.

Sep 21, 1987
2

E2
King of the Skies

The 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 of the zone by hooking a generator up to the Hoover Dam, and a plan to stop it. But instead of allowing them to sneak up on the generator, the suggested rout leads the Raiders into an ambush, and King ends up suspected of treason.

Sep 22, 1987
3

E3
Errand of Mercy

Sep 23, 1987
4

E4
Mission Into Evil

Sep 24, 1987
5

E5
Back to the Stone Age

Sep 25, 1987
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E6
Small Packages

The 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 and Overlord at the same time, the Riders have one hour to take out the pod before a UN ordered air strike reduces the place to rubble.

Sep 28, 1987
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E7
Zone of Darkness

The 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 during the zone attack.

Sep 29, 1987
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E8
The Gauntlet

Sep 30, 1987
9

E9
Ride the Whirlwind

The 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 generator in time?

Oct 1, 1987
10

E10
The Unexploded Pod

An 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 determined to keep it out of the Riders hands.

Oct 2, 1987
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E11
Duel in Paradise

Oct 5, 1987
12

E12
The Imposter

Oct 6, 1987
13

E13
The Hacker

Oct 7, 1987
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E14
Overlord's Mystery Woman

In 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 set a trap to capture the leader of the Black Widows. Dashing out of the Zone in shining armour Overlord goes to rescue his love, but he doen't have only romance in mind.

Oct 8, 1987
15

E15
The Sands of Amaran

Oct 9, 1987
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E16
Zone Train

A 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 power plant within the zone; however things go from bad to worse when Tank's suit fails and he becomes a Zoner and is ordered by Dutchess Dire to stop his colleagues.

Oct 12, 1987
17

E17
Breakout

Oct 13, 1987
18

E18
When the Cat's Away

Oct 14, 1987
19

E19
Island in the Zone

Oct 15, 1987
20

E20
The Shuttle Engine

Oct 16, 1987
21

E21
The Mind of Gideon Rorshak

Oct 19, 1987
22

E22
Canal Zone

Oct 20, 1987
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E23
The Lair of the Jade Scorpion

Oct 21, 1987
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E24
The Man Who Wouldn't Be King

Oct 22, 1987
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E25
The Way of the Samurai

Oct 23, 1987
26

E26
The Best Fighting Men in the World

Oct 26, 1987
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E27
The Ultimate Solution

Oct 27, 1987
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E28
Hometown Hero

Oct 28, 1987
29

E29
In the Belly of the Beast

Oct 29, 1987
30

E30
The Last One Picked

Oct 30, 1987
31

E31
So Shall You Reaper

Nov 2, 1987
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E32
The Secret of Shadow House

Nov 3, 1987
33

E33
Zone of Fear

Nov 4, 1987
34

E34
Bandit and the Smokies

Nov 5, 1987
35

E35
Heroes in the Dark

Nov 6, 1987
36

E36
Zone with Big Shoulders

Nov 9, 1987
37

E37
Behemoth

Nov 10, 1987
38

E38
The Power of the Press

Nov 11, 1987
39

E39
Starship Doom

Nov 12, 1987
40

E40
The Electric Zone Rider

Nov 13, 1987
41

E41
An Australian in Paris

Nov 16, 1987
42

E42
The Enemy Within

Nov 17, 1987
43

E43
Anti-Matter

Nov 18, 1987
44

E44
The Siege

Nov 19, 1987
45

E45
A Little Zone Music

Nov 20, 1987
46

E46
The Element of Surprise

Nov 23, 1987
47

E47
Seachase

Nov 24, 1987
48

E48
The Right Man for the Job

Nov 25, 1987
49

E49
High and Low

Nov 26, 1987
50

E50
Profiles in Courage

Nov 27, 1987
51

E51
The Darkness Within

Nov 30, 1987
52

E52
Power Play

Dec 1, 1987
53

E53
Duchess Treat

Dec 2, 1987
54

E54
Oversight

Dec 3, 1987
55

E55
Assault on the Rock

Dec 4, 1987
56

E56
They Zone by Night

Dec 7, 1987
57

E57
Conflict of Duty

Dec 8, 1987
58

E58
The Final Weapon

Dec 9, 1987
59

E59
The Face of the Enemy

Dec 10, 1987
60

E60
Brother's Keeper

Dec 11, 1987
61

E61
Little Darlings

Dec 14, 1987
62

E62
Nightmare in Ice

Dec 15, 1987
63

E63
Evil Transmissions

Dec 16, 1987
64

E64
Zone Trap

Dec 17, 1987
65

E65
Countdown

Dec 18, 1987