Pilot. Young Hercules  

First aired: 8/30/1998

Alcmene, fearing she will lose her son, sends Hercules to Cheiron's academy. Once there, he meets up with Iolaus, a pain in the neck who he knew from his own village; Jason, The Crowned Prince of Corinth; and the female cadet Yvenna. Shortly after their introduction, the friends set sail with some fellow cadets on a mission. They must search for the Golden Fleece in order to to save Jason's father who is on his death bed. Unbeknown to the cadets, is that Ares and Discord are the ones who put him there.

1. The Treasure of Zeus (1)  

First aired: 9/12/1998    Production Code: VO801

With Ares' help, Strife masquerades at a student at the Academy, where he baits Hercules with the location of a chalice that once belonged to Zeus, his father.

2. Between Friends (2)  

First aired: 9/16/1998    Production Code: VO802

Strife frames Iolaus for stealing money from Kora's in an attempt to get at Hercules

3. What a Crockery (3)  

First aired: 9/17/1998    Production Code: VO803

After Hercules stole Hera's chalice, he was freed from Zeus' protection which gives Ares the golden opportunity to kill his hated little brother.

4. Herc and Seek  

First aired: 9/18/1998    Production Code: VO821

Iolaus's old gang breaks into the academy and holds Iolaus, Lilith and Fiducius hostage.

5. Girl Trouble  

First aired: 9/19/1998    Production Code: VO805

Hercules, Iolaus and Jason take a boat to Athens to find a new cook for the Academy.

6. Teacher's Pests  

First aired: 9/22/1998    Production Code: VO804

Hercules, Iolaus and Jason are all sent to detention but Hercules and Jason must cover for Iolaus when he has to leave to start his new job at Kora's.

7. Inn Trouble  

First aired: 9/24/1998    Production Code: VO824

The boys are left to watch the Inn when Kora takes off after Artemis asks her to help find the fruit that was stolen from her temple.

8. Keeping Up with the Jasons  

First aired: 9/25/1998    Production Code: VO814

After Hercules is bested in a practice sword fight by Jason, he asks Hephaestus to build him some new weaponry. Hercules's new sword and shield, are made from a metal that no other metal can harm and this power brings Hercules a lot of trouble and threatens his friendships with Iolaus and Jason.

9. Amazon Grace  

First aired: 9/26/1998    Production Code: VO806

The trio stumbles across the Amazons once again and this time they invite the ladies back to the Academy.

10. Cyrano de Hercules  

First aired: 9/29/1998    Production Code: VO815

Hephaestus, failing to gain the interest of the fairer sex builds a woman of his own, but his jealousy could endanger Hercules when the woman falls for him instead of the God of Steel.

11. Battle Lines (1)  

First aired: 10/1/1998    Production Code: VO807

Hercules, Iolaus and Lilith are caught between friends when Discord and Strife pit Cyane's tribe and Cheiron's fellow centaurs against each other, with Cyane and Cheiron leading their armies into battle.

12. Battle Lines (2)  

First aired: 10/2/1998    Production Code: VO808

With hatred growing and the facts distorted by lies manufactured by Discord and Strife, Hercules and his friends are running out of time to prevent a war that isn't necessary and to save two people Hercules cares about.

13. Forgery  

First aired: 10/3/1998    Production Code: VO816

Tired of being called a wet blanket by his friends, Hercules requests the fire in Hephaestus's Olympian forge to make him more like his father.

14. No Way Out  

First aired: 10/7/1998    Production Code: VO823

Hercules takes Lilith on a field trip to divert her from the surprise party that the others are setting up but as usual trouble follows.

15. Ares on Trial  

First aired: 10/9/1998    Production Code: VO822

After Ares attempts to kill Hercules yet again, he is put on trial by the Gods for violating Zeus's order of protection.

16. Down and Out in Academy Hills  

First aired: 10/10/1998    Production Code: VO813

Hercules, Jason and Iolaus rescue a drowning man after he literally falls from the sky. Funny thing is the man has no idea who he is or where he came from. Hercules soon discovers that the man is actually his half-brother Hephaestus the God of Steel and that he's being punished by his mother Hera by turning him into a mortal man.

17. Winner Take All  

First aired: 10/24/1998    Production Code: VO829

Hercules alienates his friends when he abandons them during a competition called The Games to team up with his two new brothers, Pollux and Castor, who are the mortal sons of Zeus. Things get worse for Hercules when Pollux cheats and injures Jason in the process causing the two to fight out their differences.

18. A Serpent's Tooth  

First aired: 10/29/1998    Production Code: VO825

Discord and Strife, disguised as a Babylonian traveler and a Sybill give Jason a gift that turns out to be a baby monster, that Iolaus soon comes to adore. Unknown to the trio though is that the monster is capable of burning down anything his venom touches.

19. The Lure of the Lyre  

First aired: 10/30/1998    Production Code: VO817

A young minstrel, Orpheus and his girlfriend, Eurydice lure Hercules, Iolaus and Lilith into what they claim is a place where the party never ends run by Bacchus, the God of Partying and Good Times.In reality, they soon learn, is that it is the realm of the Bacchae, the vampire-like followers of Bacchus, which they discover only after Lilith has been bitten and is slowly changing into one herself.

20. Fame  

First aired: 10/31/1998    Production Code: VO818

Orpheus and Eurydice, both reformed from their days as followers of Bacchus perform at Kora's in front of a sold out crowd. But unbeknowst to Eurydice, Orpheus has struck a deadly deal with Bacchus freeing him and Eurydice if he helps recruit new Bacchae.

21. Lyre, Liar  

First aired: 11/3/1998    Production Code: VO819

Hercules and Iolaus meet up with Eurydice and Orpheus but when it's discovered that Orpheus still has the lyre, Eurydice promises Bacchus that she will become his bride if he agrees to leave the others alone.

22. A Lady in Hades  

First aired: 11/4/1998    Production Code: VO820

Hercules and Jason travel to the underworld in an attempt to talk Hades out of sending Eurydice to Tartarus despite her service to Bacchus. Meanwhile, Jason is reunited with his father in the Elysian Fields.

23. The Mysteries of Life  

First aired: 11/5/1998    Production Code: VO826

The trio discover that Ruff, their monstrous former pet, is being held by a freak show owner. When the ringmaster refuses to sell him, Iolaus and Hercules sneak in and free Ruff, who then escapes and runs rampant threatening Corinth.

24. Dad Always Liked Me Best  

First aired: 11/6/1998    Production Code: VO830

Hercules meets Lucius, another mortal son of Zeus, who tells him that he is on the trail of Pollux on the request from Zeus himself to deliver Pollux to death on the crime of the death of Castor, their brother. Hercules agrees to join him unaware that Castor was actually killed by Lucius, who has some ambitious plans that don't include his brothers.

25. Herc's Nemesis  

First aired: 11/10/1998    Production Code: VO836

Hercules meets Nemesis, the assassin of the Gods, and talks her out of blindly killing a mortal just because Hera tells her to. The two then fall victim to Hera who sends a replacement killer after both of them.

26. Cold Feet  

First aired: 11/11/1998    Production Code: VO811

Jason has cold feet about his ability to lead Corinth and runs away, finding himself among a group of villagers terrorized by a warlord where he must play the hero and stop the bad guy.

27. Mommy Dearests  

First aired: 11/12/1998    Production Code: VO832

In attempting to destroy Hercules by killing everyone he cares about, Lucius sets Alcmene's village on fire and then goes after Jason and it's up to Hercules to stop his half-brother.

28. In Your Dreams  

First aired: 11/13/1998    Production Code: VO812

When Ares strikes a deal with Morpheus the god of dreams, he kidnaps the cadets and sends them into the dream world. Hercules must follow them to the dream realm,where he meets his worst fear, an alternate version of himself who punishes and kills without regret.

29. Sisters  

First aired: 11/18/1998    Production Code: VO842

Kora's long lost sister Cleo shows up causing the green-eyed monster to show up in Kora, when her sister steals the spotlight. When Kora attempts to loosen up and be more like Cleo, she gets more than she bargained for when she's mistaken for her sister and is kidnapped by two thugs.

30. Golden Bow  

First aired: 11/19/1998    Production Code: VO841

Kora wins a bow that originally belonged to Artemis in an archery contest and plans to give it back to her. Hercules learns that Kora has been a servant of Artemis' after having been saved by the goddess years ago just when a thug in league with Strife steals the bow. Hercules attempts to help Kora retrieve it and free her from Artemis's debt.

31. Home for the Holidays  

First aired: 11/20/1998    Production Code: VO834

Hercules takes his friends Iolaus, Jason and Lilith home to his mother's to celebrate the festival of Persephone. To his surprise he finds his mother not alone as he expected but instead with a handsome suitor named Capaneus.

32. Cram-ped  

First aired: 11/24/1998    Production Code: VO843

When Herc and the gang learn that Iolaus will be sent back to prison unless he passes an upcoming test, they attempt to help him by pulling an all-nigh cramming session in order to help him pass.

33. Con Ares  

First aired: 2/1/1999    Production Code: VO835

Hercules and Iolaus set out with Jason to negotiate peace treaties between two kingdoms on the verge of war. On their way though they're sidetracked by Discord and Strife, who've been sent by Ares in order to distract the gang from the peace treaties. Herc and the gang come across a farmhand who bears a striking resemblance to Ares. Timor, the farmhand reluctantly agrees to help Hercules keep Strife and Discord away from Jason by posing as Ares and keeping them on their toes.

34. Get Jason  

First aired: 2/2/1999    Production Code: VO837

A shrewd politician hires an assassin to kill Jason before his coronation, in order to clear the path for himself to step in as king of Corinth. However, once Hercules learns of this plan he attempts to tell everyone but no one believes him. The problem is that its Prank Day and everyone thinks he's setting them up for a joke.

35. My Fair Lilith  

First aired: 2/3/1999    Production Code: VO839

When a king offers his daughter's hand in marriage as a gift to Jason for his coronation, he pleads with Lilith to masquerade as his bride rather than marry someone he doesn't know or love. The problem is that the princess's jealous boyfriend shows up and is out to get Jason and it's up to Hercules to straighten out the whole mess while keeping the King from finding out and keeping Jason alive.

36. Hind Sight  

First aired: 2/4/1999    Production Code: VO809

When Artemis's favourite creature, a Golden Hind, is spotted, Hercules and Kora team up to try to keep the beautiful and rare creature out of the fatal hands of the hunters who are tracking her, as well as keep her away from two other hunters, Jason and Iolaus.

37. The Head That Wears the Crown  

First aired: 2/5/1999    Production Code: VO827

On the eve of Jason's coronation, a monster ravages the countryside in order to extract revenge on Jason's father, for an attack made on her ten years before. Deciding on how to deal with the situation puts Jason and Hercules at odds with one another.

38. Me, Myself and Eye  

First aired: 2/17/1999    Production Code: VO840

After Hercules comes into possession of a mystical eye that allows the bearer to see into the future, the three blind women who share it, invoke Artemis's help into recovering it. The result curses his friends causing Jason to be turned into a pig and Iolaus to be attacked by plants.

39. The Skeptic  

First aired: 2/22/1999    Production Code: VO845

When a new cadet named Pythagoras claims he doesn't believe in the gods of Mount Olympus, Strife bets another God named Fatuus, that he can make the cadet believe in Gods. Fatuus, who can only see prophecies of bad things to come, takes that bet and Strife's stunts cause a bigger threat as his attempts put Hercules and the academy in danger.

40. Iolaus Goes Stag  

First aired: 2/23/1999    Production Code: VO810

Iolaus attempts to prove to his uncle that has has what it takes to be a Hunter just like himm and with Hercules and Jason in tow, he heads out on a deer hunt. When Iolaus goes after the Golden Hind though Artemis punishes him by switching his body with that of a deer.

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