7.7/1091 votes#1 - Hercules and the Apollo Mission
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/31/1998
It's Intern Week (which means a week off in the Real World), and everyone is happy with their jobs - everyone except Hercules, who's stuck in the fast food joint. When Hercules asks his dad for help in getting a better job, Zeus gives him a job guiding Apollo's chariot across the heavens.
Director: Phil Weinstein
Writer: Michael Price
7.8/1065 votes#2 - Hercules and the King of Thessaly
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/1/1998
When the evil king King Salmanaous impersonates Zeus, causing Zeus to smite the king for his gall, the good people of Thessaly turn to Hercules for leadership and crown him instead.
Director: Phil Weinstein
Writer: Eddie Guzelian
- 7.3/1057 votes
#3 - 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.
Director: Bob Kline
Writer: Jan Strnad
- 7.7/1050 votes
#4 - Hercules and the Assassin
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/3/1998
When an assassination attempt on the leader Pericles overlaps with Hercules' theft of a dangerous weapon from Phil's collection, Phil gets framed for the deed.
Director: Phil Weinstein
Writer: Eddie Guzelian
- 7.8/1056 votes
#5 - Hercules and the Big Kiss
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/4/1998
Cassandra has a dreadful vision of kissing the school freak Icarus and makes a deal with Hades to prevent it, but when Hercules attempts to break the contract, with the aid of Aphrodite, he sets in motion a series of hilarious misunderstandings.
Director: Eddy Houchins
Writer: Jess Winfield
8.3/1053 votes#6 - 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
7.8/1048 votes#7 - 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.
Director: Eddy Houchins
Writer: Michael Shipley, Jim Bernstein
8.5/1048 votes#8 - 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
8.5/1045 votes#9 - 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
8.3/1045 votes#10 - 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
7.9/1081 votes#11 - Hercules and the First Day of School
Season 1 Episode 11 - 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.
Director: Phil Weinstein, Tad Stones
Writer: Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley
8.1/1045 votes#12 - 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
8.1/1039 votes#13 - Hercules and the Living Legend
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 9/15/1998
The Lord of the Dead enlists the aid of former hero Achilles to help him distract Phil from training his would-be hero Hercules, by returning Achilles to his former glory.
Director: Phil Weinstein
Writer: Richard Stanley
8.1/1041 votes#14 - 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
7.8/1038 votes#15 - Hercules and the Owl of Athens
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 9/17/1998
Ares sends his two sons, Fear and Terror, to kidnap Athena's precious Owl of Wisdom when she angers him. But the joke's on him when Athena entrusts the magical bird to Hercules for protection.
Director: Eddy Houchins
Writer: John Behnke, Rob Humphrey, Jim Peterson
7.6/1039 votes#16 - Hercules and the Girdle of Hippolyte
Season 1 Episode 16 - 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.
Director: Eddy Houchins
Writer: Mirith J. Colao
7.8/1042 votes#17 - Hercules and the Visit From Zeus
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 9/19/1998
Adonis, the school bully, is making life miserable for Hercules, and not even a little fatherly encouragement can cheer him up. So Zeus decides to turn himself into a teen for 24 hours to find out exactly what life is like for his son.
Director: Bob Kline
Writer: Gary Sperling
7.8/1035 votes#18 - Hercules and the Bacchanal
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 9/21/1998
Phil needs a housesitter, so that he can go to a convention and Hercules volunteers to watch his island for him, however things go from bad to worse, when Hercules throws a party and is busted by Poseidon.
Director: Eddy Houchins
Writer: Mirith J. Colao
8.4/1035 votes#19 - 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
6.6/1046 votes#20 - Hercules and the Driving Test
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 9/26/1998
Hercules wants his chariot license to save face in front of Adonis. Meanwhile, Hades bets Zeus the deed to the Elysian Fields that Hercules won't get his license by sunset, and Pain and Panic are on hand to help.
Director: Eddy Houchins
Writer: Gary Sperling
8.4/1040 votes#21 - 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
8.0/1034 votes#22 - 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
8.2/1030 votes#23 - 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
8.9/1035 votes#24 - 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
- 8.5/1048 votes
#25 - 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
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Hercules and the Apollo Mission" is the best rated episode of "Hercules" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 91 votes. Directed by Phil Weinstein and written by Michael Price, it aired on 8/31/1998. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Hercules and the King of Thessaly".