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The Best Episodes of Hercules

Every episode of Hercules ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best 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...
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Best Episodes Summary

"Hercules and the Disappearing Heroes" is the best rated episode of "Hercules". It scored 9.1/10 based on 33 votes. Directed by Phil Weinstein and written by Robert Cohen, it aired on 10/5/1998. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Hercules and the Long Nightmare".

  • Hercules and the Disappearing Heroes
    9.1/1033 votes
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    #1 - Hercules and the Disappearing Heroes

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 10/5/1998

    Hecate is kidnapping all of the great heroes, planning to transfer their greatness into a newly created monster.

    Director: Phil Weinstein

    Writer: Robert Cohen

  • Hercules and the Long Nightmare
    8.9/1033 votes
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    #2 - Hercules and the Long Nightmare

    Season 1 Episode 56 - Aired 2/8/1999

    We see how the Greek Gods got their position when helping to build Greece. Morpheus' younger brother Phantasos makes a blanket of nightmares to drag through the night sky giving everyone nightmare because he should've been made The God of Sleep instead of Morpheus. The mortals' nightmares start to concern all the Greek Gods including Morpheus. It's up to Hercules and Phil to stop Phantasos' plot in their shared dreams.

    Director: Eddy Houchins

    Writer: Ken Koonce, Michael Merton

  • Hercules and the Falling Stars
    8.7/1032 votes
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    #3 - Hercules and the Falling Stars

    Season 1 Episode 38 - 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.

    Director: Eddy Houchins

    Writer: Jess Winfield

  • Hercules and the Spartan Experience
    8.7/1032 votes
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    #4 - Hercules and the Spartan Experience

    Season 1 Episode 52 - 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.

    Director: Eddy Houchins

    Writer: Nora Kay Foster, Adam Armus

  • Hercules and the Arabian Night
    8.7/1083 votes
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    #5 - Hercules and the Arabian Night

    Season 1 Episode 57 - Aired 2/10/1999

    When Hades finds out that there is a problem with one of the dead souls, he goes and finds out that it is Jafar causing the trouble. He gives him back his life so he can get rid of Hercules. Jafar fails, and dares Hades to try and stop Aladdin. The attempt is made with same results. Then they try to get rid of Aladdin and Hercules at the same time by making them believe that Hercules kidnapped Abu and Aladdin kidnapped Icarus. The plan almost works and they leave Herc and Al for dead. But Hercules and Aladdin defeat them by making them think that Aladdin is Hercules and Hercules is Aladdin. Then Jafar goes back to being dead.

    Director: Phil Weinstein

    Writer: Bill Motz, Bob Roth

  • Hercules and the Yearbook
    8.7/1037 votes
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    #6 - Hercules and the Yearbook

    Season 1 Episode 60 - 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.

    Director: Phil Weinstein, Bob Kline, Eddy Houchins

    Writer: Michael Price, Eddie Guzelian, Jan Strnad, Ken Koonce, Michael Merton, Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley, Mirith J. Colao, Gary Sperling, Richard Liebmann-Smith, Michael A. Medlock, Jon Weisman, Marcy Brown, Dennis Haley, Jess Winfield, Richard Stanley, Madellaine Paxson, Bill Motz, Bob Roth, David Hemingson, Kevin D. Campbell

  • Hercules and the Odyssey Experience
    8.7/1026 votes
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    #7 - Hercules and the Odyssey Experience

    Season 1 Episode 61 - 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.

    Director: Eddy Houchins

    Writer: Gary Sperling

  • Hercules and the Underworld Takeover
    8.6/1034 votes
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    #8 - Hercules and the Underworld Takeover

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 9/23/1998

    The Queen of the Night, Hecate, plots to overthrow Hades and take over the Underworld, ousting Pain and Panic in the process. The two minions turn to Hercules for help, and convince him to restore Hades back on his throne - Hades being, after all, the lesser of two evils.

    Director: Bob Kline

    Writer: N/A

  • Hercules and the Complex Electra
    8.6/1027 votes
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    #9 - Hercules and the Complex Electra

    Season 1 Episode 54 - 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.

    Director: Bob Kline

    Writer: Emily Kapnek

  • Hercules and the World's First Doctor
    8.5/1048 votes
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    #10 - Hercules and the World's First Doctor

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/9/1998

    Hippocrates, the father of medicine, comes to Athens and takes Hercules and Icarus on as assistants during a school internship week. Meanwhile, Hades, fearing a successful doctor will cut down on the number of dead people tricks Hercules into spreading the plague throughout Athens.

    Director: Phil Weinstein

    Writer: Michael Price

  • Hercules and the Pool Party
    8.5/1045 votes
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    #11 - Hercules and the Pool Party

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/10/1998

    Hades decides to throw a pool party, and invites all of Olympus to take a dip in the Lethe Waters of Forgetfulness, causing them all lose to their memories. Meanwhile, with the gods out of commission the whole world is in chaos.

    Director: Bob Kline

    Writer: Ken Koonce, Michael Merton

  • Hercules and the Comedy of Arrows
    8.5/1039 votes
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    #12 - Hercules and the Comedy of Arrows

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 9/29/1998

    Icarus poses as a cupid so he can get a love arrow to make Cassandra love him, but the joke's on him when he accidentally uses "loathe" arrows instead. Meanwhile, Pain and Panic get a hold of the loathe arrows and create havoc all over the country.

    Director: Eddy Houchins

    Writer: Laura McCreary

  • Hercules and the Argonauts
    8.5/1046 votes
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    #13 - Hercules and the Argonauts

    Season 1 Episode 25 - 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.

    Director: Bob Kline

    Writer: Michael A. Medlock

  • Hercules and the Golden Touch
    8.5/1029 votes
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    #14 - Hercules and the Golden Touch

    Season 1 Episode 39 - 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.

    Director: Phil Weinstein

    Writer: Jon Weisman

  • Hercules and the River Styx
    8.3/1053 votes
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    #15 - Hercules and the River Styx

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/7/1998

    Hades makes a deal with Poseidon to hand over Athens, in order to rule the whole country, causing Athens to becomes a place of doom and Prometheus Academy to become the home base of torment for students.

    Director: Bob Kline

    Writer: Jess Winfield

  • Hercules and the Prince of Thrace
    8.3/1045 votes
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    #16 - 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.

    Director: Phil Weinstein

    Writer: Madellaine Paxson, Bill Motz, Bob Roth

  • Hercules and the Parent's Weekend
    8.3/1029 votes
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    #17 - Hercules and the Parent's Weekend

    Season 1 Episode 23 - 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.

    Director: Phil Weinstein

    Writer: Bill Braunstein

  • Hercules and the Phil Factor
    8.3/1036 votes
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    #18 - Hercules and the Phil Factor

    Season 1 Episode 28 - 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!

    Director: Phil Weinstein

    Writer: Marcy Brown, Dennis Haley

  • Hercules and the Song of Circe
    8.3/1028 votes
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    #19 - Hercules and the Song of Circe

    Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 10/29/1998

    While on spring break at the seaside, everyone is having fun in the sun except Cassandra, who is content to read despite Icarus' determined efforts to get her attention. When she finally blows her top, he winds up sobbing in Hercules' arms and is charmed by the mysterious Circe.

    Director: Phil Weinstein

    Writer: Michael Price

  • Hercules and the Jilt Trip
    8.2/1033 votes
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    #20 - Hercules and the Jilt Trip

    Season 1 Episode 36 - 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.

    Director: Bob Kline

    Writer: Mirith J. Colao

  • Hercules and the Minotaur
    8.2/1035 votes
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    #21 - Hercules and the Minotaur

    Season 1 Episode 40 - Aired 11/13/1998

    Daedalus, the famous inventor-architect and father of Icarus, is commissioned by the evil King Minos of Crete to build the Labyrinth. Father and son travel to Crete to complete the project, unaware that it will soon house a terrible monster - and his new Athenian victim for the twisted king's pleasure.

    Director: Bob Kline

    Writer: Randolph Heard

  • Hercules and the Green-Eyed Monster
    8.2/1031 votes
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    #22 - Hercules and the Green-Eyed Monster

    Season 1 Episode 55 - Aired 1/16/1999

    Jealous of his father getting remarried, Icarus takes Pandora's box of mysteries and releases them during the wedding.

    Director: Eddy Houchins

    Writer: Madellaine Paxson

  • Hercules and the Tapestry of Fate
    8.1/1045 votes
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    #23 - Hercules and the Tapestry of Fate

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/14/1998

    Icarus' bright idea once again backfires when he talks Hercules into visiting the Fates to convince them into reweaving their cosmic Tapestry so that the boys can score some hot concert tickets. However when they refuse, Icarus takes things into his own hands and messes with the Tapestry himself and trouble insues.

    Director: Eddy Houchins

    Writer: Brian Swenlin

  • Hercules and the Return of Typhon
    8.1/1041 votes
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    #24 - Hercules and the Return of Typhon

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 9/16/1998

    A three day weekend festival that celebrates Zeus' victory over the evil Titans occurs but when Hercules accidentally frees the titan Typhon, he doesn't feel much like celebrating.

    Director: Bob Kline

    Writer: Ken Koonce, Michael Merton

  • Hercules and the Hostage Crisis
    8.1/1033 votes
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    #25 - Hercules and the Hostage Crisis

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 10/2/1998

    A terrorist group, representing the imprisoned Titans, takes the school hostage and demands Hercules as their prisoner.

    Director: Bob Kline

    Writer: Jess Winfield