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The Best Episodes of Battle of the Planets Season 1

Every episode of Battle of the Planets Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Battle of the Planets Season 1!

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G-Force, a five-member superhero team, fights to defend Earth and its space colonies from the threat of the planet Spectra.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Battle of the Planets Season 1 Episode 1 - Giant from Planet Zyr
    6.7/10(51 votes)

    #1 - Giant from Planet Zyr

    S1:E1

    A team of scientists on Earth develop the Jet Cutter, a new laser to powerful enough to cut through a new indestructible metal that Spectra has developed. But Spectra uses a giant humanoid mech to steal the Jet Cutter. G-Force travels to Zyr to try and find the giant and recover the laser.

    Director:Hiroshi Sasagawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Battle of the Planets Season 1 Episode 2 - The Fiery Lava Giant
    7.4/10(36 votes)

    #2 - The Fiery Lava Giant

    S1:E2

    On Space Island, a colonized asteroid, a Lava Giant suddenly appears and goes on a rampage.

    Director:Hiroshi Sasagawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Battle of the Planets Season 1 Episode 3 - Raid of the Space Octopus
    4.9/10(31 votes)

    #3 - Raid of the Space Octopus

    S1:E3

    Zoltar attacks Earth's power plants with a tentacled mech, but when G-Force attacks, the Phoenix experiences malfunctions.

    Director:Hiroshi Sasagawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Battle of the Planets Season 1 Episode 4 - Siege of the Squids
    4.2/10(27 votes)

    #4 - Siege of the Squids

    S1:E4

    A cargo ship is destroyed, but the only witnesses, fisherman and his sons, are reluctant to tell G-Force what they know.

    Director:Hiroshi Sasagawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Battle of the Planets Season 1 Episode 5 - Race Against Disaster
    6.7/10(31 votes)

    #5 - Race Against Disaster

    S1:E5

    Jason enters a continental auto race with a fellow driver named Lucy. However, Lucy is not all she seems to be. Although used by Spectra to infiltrate G-Force via Jason, Lucy is not able to compete her mission because she has grown fond of Jason. This is quite a feat, especially after the revelation that she is a robot!

    Director:Hiroshi Sasagawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Battle of the Planets Season 1 Episode 6 - The Space Rock Concert
    6.1/10(24 votes)

    #6 - The Space Rock Concert

    S1:E6

    The Team is relaxing at a Dirty Name 5 concert when Spectra appears! The entire band is kidnapped and forced to play. Their music is used as a sound weapon, literally shaking apart whatever it is directed at. The G-Force team have to rescue the band and stop Zoltar from succeeding in his plan.

    Director:Hiroshi Sasagawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Battle of the Planets Season 1 Episode 7 - Decoys of Doom
    3.6/10(23 votes)

    #7 - Decoys of Doom

    S1:E7

    Humanoid decoys of the G-Force team are created to be used as bait in a trap for Spectra. The "real" Mark swaps places with his decoy and is captured by Spectra. Mark must signal the team and lead G-Force to the Spectra base.

    Director:Hiroshi Sasagawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Battle of the Planets Season 1 Episode 8 - Attack of the Alien Wasp
    3.9/10(21 votes)

    #8 - Attack of the Alien Wasp

    S1:E8

    Mark while flying his jet encounters Colonel Chronos, who was believed to be dead, and follows him back to his secret base, where he gives Mark documents revealing the location of Spectra's Earth headquarters.

    Director:Hiroshi Sasagawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Battle of the Planets Season 1 Episode 9 - The Thing with 1,000 Eyes
    3.4/10(22 votes)

    #9 - The Thing with 1,000 Eyes

    S1:E9

    G-Force travels to planet Riga to look into the mysterious disappearance of an investigating team.

    Director:Hiroshi Sasagawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Battle of the Planets Season 1 Episode 10 - Panic of the Peacock
    6.2/10(21 votes)

    #10 - Panic of the Peacock

    S1:E10

    A giant mechanical peacock constructed by Spectra invades Earth, while Mark is kidnapped and his memory surpressed!

    Director:Hiroshi Sasagawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Battle of the Planets Season 1 Episode 11 - A Whale Joins G-Force
    3.2/10(21 votes)

    #11 - A Whale Joins G-Force

    S1:E11

    Spectra sends a mechanical whale to Earth. The Mecha attacks Bay City and G-Force goes after it. The Team interrupts the Spectra ship as it attacks some whales and Keyop promptly adopts a baby whale that survived. G-Force must locate the Spectra base and stop Zoltar before he destroys all of Earth's whales!

    Director:Hiroshi Sasagawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Battle of the Planets Season 1 Episode 12 - Peril of the Praying Mantis
    3.3/10(22 votes)

    #12 - Peril of the Praying Mantis

    S1:E12

    Spectra launches it's latest attack, but when the team is called together Tiny cannot be reached so the team has to attempt to fend off the attack without him.

    Director:Hiroshi Sasagawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Battle of the Planets Season 1 Episode 13 - Fastest Gun in the Galaxy
    5.8/10(19 votes)

    #13 - Fastest Gun in the Galaxy

    S1:E13

    Spectra agents bring a man who was released from 30 years in prison back to planet Spectra. The ex-prisoner was an expert marksman and Zoltar wants him to operate Spectra's newest weapon, a vehicle mounted gun. G-Force goes to Spectra to investigate.

    Director:Hiroshi Sasagawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Battle of the Planets Season 1 Episode 14 - Mad New Ruler of Spectra
    6.2/10(20 votes)

    #14 - Mad New Ruler of Spectra

    S1:E14

    Professor Doriarity is recruited by Spectra to make a robot horse army. The Great Spirit makes the Professor the new Ruler of Spectra in exchange for the army and G-Force goes to Spectra to stop him. They arrive to find that Spectra has turned on the Professor and they must now rescue the Professor and stop the robot horse army.

    Director:Hiroshi Sasagawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Battle of the Planets Season 1 Episode 15 - Attack of the Space Terrapin
    3.0/10(19 votes)

    #15 - Attack of the Space Terrapin

    S1:E15

    G-Force is introduced and faces a challenge against one of Spectra's mightiest machines, the Space Terrapin. To control the Universe, Spectra will stop at nothing to steal Earth's most valuable mineral: Vitalumis. Mark, Jason, Princess, Keyop and Tiny (with help from 7-Zark-7 at Center Neptune) power The Phoenix to victory over Zoltar and Spectra.

    Director:Hiroshi Sasagawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Battle of the Planets Season 1 Episode 16 - Rescue of the Astronauts
    3.0/10(19 votes)

    #16 - Rescue of the Astronauts

    S1:E16

    Upon their splashdown on Earth, two astronauts are kidnapped by a Manta Ray submarine for discovering the location of Spectra bases on Mars. G-Force is called upon to resuce the astronauts and retrieve the valuable information they obtained. Mark infiltrates Spectra's base, and is later joined by Keyop to return the astronauts to The Phoenix. The Spectra Commander escapes in the head of the Space Terrapin, only to be destroyed by the Fiery Phoenix.

    Director:Hiroshi Sasagawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Battle of the Planets Season 1 Episode 17 - Raid on a Nearby Planet
    3.3/10(18 votes)

    #17 - Raid on a Nearby Planet

    S1:E17

    Planet Vega is attacked by Spectra's Space Ray Machine and most of their vital installations are destroyed. G-Force is sent to Vega to track down the Ray Machine and follow it back to the base. They must infiltrate and destroy the base and the Space Ray Machine to keep Spectra from capturing Vega!

    Director:Hiroshi Sasagawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Battle of the Planets Season 1 Episode 18 - Mammoth Shark Menace
    6.2/10(19 votes)

    #18 - Mammoth Shark Menace

    S1:E18

    Zoltar releases a poisonous pollutant into the ocean which is killing all the fish in the ocean. G-Force has to stop the him before the Earth's entire ecosystem is destroyed.

    Director:Hiroshi Sasagawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Battle of the Planets Season 1 Episode 19 - Big Robot Gold Grab
    3.2/10(20 votes)

    #19 - Big Robot Gold Grab

    S1:E19

    Bars of gold are stolen from the Intergalactic Federation, and G-Force is sent out to get it back. While searching one of the islands where the gold might be hidden, Mark, Princess and Keyop are captured and taken to a secret Spectra base.

    Director:Hiroshi Sasagawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Battle of the Planets Season 1 Episode 20 - The Ghostly Grasshopper
    6.0/10(18 votes)

    #20 - The Ghostly Grasshopper

    S1:E20

    What at first appears to be an exceptionally high powered typhoon hits the world's largest water reserve center in cosmic city. For some unexplained reason, the weather control missiles which could have deflected the storm, were never launched. Chief Anderson tries to convince the leaders that the storm was no accident of nature, while G-Force investigates some unusual activity and a possible Zoltar connection.

    Director:Hiroshi Sasagawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Battle of the Planets Season 1 Episode 21 - The Musical Mummy
    5.8/10(20 votes)

    #21 - The Musical Mummy

    S1:E21

    Three of earth's top scientist mysteriously vanish, and G-Force is given the mission of protecting the remaining scientists.

    Director:Hiroshi Sasagawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Battle of the Planets Season 1 Episode 22 - Space Rocket Escort
    6.8/10(20 votes)

    #22 - Space Rocket Escort

    S1:E22

    G-Force is given the job to escort a new plane, called the FY-9, to the planet Riga.

    Director:Hiroshi Sasagawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Battle of the Planets Season 1 Episode 23 - Space Safari
    6.6/10(19 votes)

    #23 - Space Safari

    S1:E23

    G-Force shoots down Zoltar. He escapes his ship and the team chases him through the forests of Planet Lukadia. Zoltar has the entire forest rigged with traps.

    Director:Hiroshi Sasagawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Battle of the Planets Season 1 Episode 24 - Museum of Mystery
    6.8/10(20 votes)

    #24 - Museum of Mystery

    S1:E24

    Princess has lost her shoe and cannot transmute. Upset and at a loss on how she can now be a part of the team, or any help at all, she enters a contest to be a spokesperson for a major company, and inadvertantly is captured by Spectra.

    Director:Hiroshi Sasagawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Battle of the Planets Season 1 Episode 25 - Silent City
    6.6/10(23 votes)

    #25 - Silent City

    S1:E25

    This episode takes place on planet Exor. One of their island cities is surrounded by an impenetrable wall of radiation created by a Spectra bombing attack. Chief Anderson believes the city is a Spectra base and sends G-Force to check it out. The team goes into the city, but they are only able to withstand the radiation for one hour. They are attacked by a Spectra Mecha once they are inside the city. Can G-Force escape the Mecha and solve Spectra's latest plot before their time runs out?

    Director:Hiroshi Sasagawa
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Giant from Planet Zyr" is the best rated episode of "Battle of the Planets" season 1. It scored 6.7/10 based on 51 votes. Directed by Hiroshi Sasagawa and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/18/1978. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "The Fiery Lava Giant".