The WORST episodes of Hercules
Every episode of Hercules ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Hercules!
Follow Herc's many labors during the years he spent training on how to be a hero under the tutelage of satyr Phil. Many of the Olympian Gods and Goddesses pay visit to the young hero-to-be and help or hinder him in his new adventures.
#1 - Hercules and the Trojan War
Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 10/30/1998
The Trojan War occurs in the form of a high school rivalry between the Prometheus Academy and their Trojan rivals. When a mindless prank gets out of hand and Helen the Home Coming Queen is ""kidnapped"", the whole gang decides to rescue her by sneaking in to the Trojan school inside a giant wooden horse, courtesy of wacky inventor Icarus.
#2 - Hercules and King for a Day
Season 1 - Episode 36 - Aired 11/24/1998
Hercules drags Phil to Satyrville to visit his old goat-mother, and Phil is given the opportunity to take over for the local King of the Satyrs, Pan. However this leaves Phil to contend with a very testy Nemesis, the demi-goddess of revenge sent to punish Pan for his lack of humility and tribute.
#3 - Hercules and the Griffin
Season 1 - Episode 35 - Aired 11/20/1998
The gang visits an old age home, where they're each assigned a senior citizen to befriend. In an effort to connect with his oldster, a malevolent old Griffin, Hercules accidentally reveals the treasured Diamond that the Griffin had been guarding for decades - and the King of the thieving mountain gnomes, steals it.
#4 - Hercules and the Twilight of the Gods
Season 1 - Episode 34 - Aired 11/18/1998
Loki, from Norse mythology, recruits Herc for the position of Thunder God, however what he does not explain is that Loki is plotting a cosmic takeover and exploits Herc's strength and incompetence in freeing the giant ice wolf Nimmelfir thus bringing on Ragnarock- the Twilight of the Gods.
#5 - Hercules and the Son of Poseidon
Season 1 - Episode 33 - Aired 11/16/1998
When Triton, the son of Poseidon, arrives at Prometheus Academy, Hercules does his best to help him fit in. But when things don't go as planned Hercules abandons his young charge, who then steals his father's magic triton and wield a little power on campus.
#6 - Hercules and the Golden Touch
Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 11/12/1998
Hercules turns into a secret agent when he journeys to the kingdom of Lycia to stop the madman King Midas from turning all he touches into gold.
#7 - Hercules and the Falling Stars
Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 11/10/1998
When Hercules tears the stars from the heavens, he frees the constellation Orion, who comes down to earth in order to give the young hero archery lessons. However when the rest of the constellations pour down from the sky and start to attack the neighboring city-states, both Orion and Hercules have a lot of explaining to do.
#8 - Hercules and the Jilt Trip
Season 1 - Episode 29 - Aired 11/6/1998
Hercules' heart is broken when his girlfriend (of only three days) breaks up with him, so Phil takes the kid on a trip designed to take his mind off of things. But Herc meets Lavinia on this trip, who is eager to get married...to him...and not only is he faced with rejecting her, but her previous boyfriend just happens to be the same guy Herc conquered that very trip.
#9 - Hercules and the Dream Date
Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 11/2/1998
When a dateless Hercules creates his perfect girl out of clay, he invokes Aphrodite's help in bringing her to life. But he soon realizes he forgot one minor detail - her personality - and the dream date becomes a clinging nightmare.
#10 - Hercules and the Pegasus Incident
Season 1 - Episode 37 - Aired 11/25/1998
When Pegasus flies off angrily and meets up with a new master, the two become a great monster-battling team, leaving Hercules heartbroken over the loss of his friend.
#11 - Hercules and the Phil Factor
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 10/16/1998
When Phil suffers through a mid-life crisis, he abandons the training program, quits his gig as Hercules' mentor and gets a job selling spears door-to-door. And it's up to Hercules to win him back!
#12 - Hercules and the Argonauts
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 10/8/1998
Hercules is introduced to Jason, the Argonaut, a great seafaring hero and one of the most patient men of all time, having spent 30 years searching for the Golden Fleece - and not having found it yet. Jason invites Hercules on board for a journey, and gives him a chance to seek the Fleece with him.
#13 - Hercules and the Hostage Crisis
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 10/2/1998
A terrorist group, representing the imprisoned Titans, takes the school hostage and demands Hercules as their prisoner.
#14 - Hercules and the Girdle of Hippolyte
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 9/18/1998
Queen Hippolyte kidnaps her daughter, Tempest, and makes her undergo a savage initiation ceremony to regain her status as a warrior and to earn the right to wear the Golden Girdle. Meanwhile, Hercules attempts to follow in a misunderstood rescue attempt.
#15 - Hercules and the Prince of Thrace
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/11/1998
When Adonis wants a swimming pool, his servants accidentally awaken Earth goddess Gaia, and she curses Adonia to die before nightfall. This in turn causes Adonis to swallow his pride and beg Hercules for help.
#16 - Hercules and the Techno Greeks
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/8/1998
Hercules finds himself hired by a bunch of nerdy ""abacus geeks"" when they enlist him to protect them from rampaging centaurs that pillage the town weekly.
#17 - Hercules and the Secret Weapon
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/2/1998
Ares hatches a plan to overthrow sister Athena's city-state and demands an ultimate weapon of destruction from Hephestus, who creates the Armageddon Bow. The weapon is so deadly and accurate that Athena comes to Hercules to help her find and destroy it.
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#18 - Hercules and the Spartan Experience
Season 1 - Episode 41 - Aired 1/4/1999
When Adonis is drafted into the Spartan ROTC, he begs Hercules to save him; so they join him disguised as soldiers, and it's found that Icarus excels at army life.
#19 - Hercules and the Complex Electra
Season 1 - Episode 42 - Aired 1/13/1999
Hercules falls for the eccentric Electra, and takes on a counter-culture personality in order to get her to like him.
#20 - Hercules and the Yearbook
Season 1 - Episode 47 - Aired 2/17/1999
Taking place after the Hercules movie, Hercules is moving his stuff from Phil's old place to his new place. While looking through the old stuff, Meg finds Herc's old yearbook. Hercules, not wanting to be embarassed, takes the yearbook, and hides it. Meg finds it, and we are shown a clipshow of past episodes, ending with a musical number.
#21 - Hercules and the Odyssey Experience
Season 1 - Episode 48 - Aired 2/19/1999
Upon visiting Odysseus's traveling museam, Hercules winds up out to sea with Odysseus's shy and awkward son Telemachus, and three spare ex-crew members of the Argo. The group encounter a number of threats, and Telemachus learns to be self confident in order to save his family.
#22 - Hercules and the Grim Avenger
Season 1 - Episode 49 - Aired 2/22/1999
Hercules teams up with a mysterious masked man -- The Grim Avenger, a super hero type who narrates his every move -- in order to defeat the Minotaur. In the meantime, a handsome new student has just happened to turn up at Pro Ac...
#23 - Hercules and the Tiff on Olympus
Season 1 - Episode 52 - Aired 3/1/1999
Zeus and hera are having an argument that got started because Zeus forgot thier aniversary. Hercules thinks thinks he is the reason they are fighting after Zeus is gruff with him so he begins putting himself into deadly situations to prove himself. Meanwhile Hades tricks both Zeus and Hera into leaving Mt. Olympusand he takes control of it.
#24 - Hercules and the First Day of School
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/1998
Hercules' first day of school, in which we are introduced to Icarus and Cassandra, and Herc's plans to be impressive don't work out quite as he had hoped.
#25 - Hercules and the Parents Weekend
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/1998
It's Parents Weekend, and Hercules can hardly wait for Zeus and Hera to show up but when his mortal adopted folks show up instead, he's crushed. And in turn so are they at his disappointment.