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The Worst Episodes of Hercules

Every episode of Hercules ranked from worst to best. Explore 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...
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Hercules and the Poseidon's Cup Adventure" is the worst rated episode of "Hercules". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Eddy Houchins and written by Mirith J. Colao, it aired on 11/14/1998. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Hercules and the Son of Poseidon".

  • Hercules and the Poseidon's Cup Adventure
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    #1 - Hercules and the Poseidon's Cup Adventure

    Season 1 Episode 41 - Aired 11/14/1998

    Poseidon stages a boat race and Hercules and Icarus enter their own boat, but Hercules turns on his friend and joins Adonis, only to be punished for his pride by Poseidon.

    Director: Eddy Houchins

    Writer: Mirith J. Colao

  • Hercules and the Son of Poseidon
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    #2 - Hercules and the Son of Poseidon

    Season 1 Episode 42 - 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.

    Director: Bob Kline

    Writer: Kevin Hopps

  • Hercules and the Twilight of the Gods
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    #3 - Hercules and the Twilight of the Gods

    Season 1 Episode 43 - 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.

    Director: Phil Weinstein

    Writer: Jess Winfield

  • Hercules and the Griffin
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    #4 - Hercules and the Griffin

    Season 1 Episode 44 - 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.

    Director: Eddy Houchins

    Writer: Jan Strnad

  • Hercules and the Muse of Dance
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    #5 - Hercules and the Muse of Dance

    Season 1 Episode 45 - Aired 11/21/1998

    Hercules' clumsiness is put to the test, when the Muse of Dance, Terpsichore, inspires him to dance. When he's offered the lead in the school dance recital, Phil doesn't think heroes should dance.

    Director: Bob Kline

    Writer: Emily Kapnek

  • Hercules and the King For a Day
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    #6 - Hercules and the King For a Day

    Season 1 Episode 46 - 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.

    Director: Eddy Houchins

    Writer: Mark Edward Edens, Michael Edens

  • Hercules and the Pegasus Incident
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    #7 - Hercules and the Pegasus Incident

    Season 1 Episode 47 - 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.

    Director: Phil Weinstein

    Writer: Madellaine Paxson, Bill Motz, Bob Roth

  • Hercules and the Kids
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    #8 - Hercules and the Kids

    Season 1 Episode 48 - Aired 11/28/1998

    Hercules takes a group of kindergardeners on a fieldtrip, but the outing doens't exactly go as planned.

    Director: Phil Weinstein

    Writer: Bill Motz, Bob Roth

  • Hercules and the Big Sink
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    #9 - Hercules and the Big Sink

    Season 1 Episode 49 - Aired 12/11/1998

    The gang's in Atlantic City this summer, and everybody is having a great time except for Cassandra, with her dismal visions of the future. When a news reporter discovers her, and, no visions coming, she tells him (eg: lies) about the upcoming sinking of Atlantis.

    Director: Phil Weinstein

    Writer: Ken Koonce, Michael Merton

  • Hercules and the Big Lie
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    #10 - Hercules and the Big Lie

    Season 1 Episode 50 - Aired 12/16/1998

    Ick is eager to take Herc to the Miklos Extravaganza, but Hercules winds up lying to save himself from embarrassment and impress a girl, telling Icarus that he is terminally ill. Very upset, Icarus goes to find the cure...in the backyard of the giant Briarius, who doesn't appreciate trespassers, and it is up to Hercules to come to the rescue.

    Director: Bob Kline

    Writer: Neil Alsip

  • Hercules and the Prom
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    #11 - Hercules and the Prom

    Season 1 Episode 51 - Aired 12/21/1998

    Hercules and Icarus get dates to the big prom by promising to get super-hot singer Orpheus to attend. But how do they do it? And what of Hades, who decides that he wants the young singer to perform in the Underworld that same night, and kidnaps him in order to get his way?

    Director: Phil Weinstein

    Writer: Michael Price

  • Hercules and the Grim Avenger
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    #12 - Hercules and the Grim Avenger

    Season 1 Episode 62 - 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...

    Director: Phil Weinstein

    Writer: Greg Weisman

  • Hercules and the Spring of Canathus
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    #13 - Hercules and the Spring of Canathus

    Season 1 Episode 63 - Aired 2/24/1999

    Pain and Panic plan to use water from the magical Spring of Cananthus in order to turn Hercules into a baby, and this time finish him off for good. Unfortunately, Pegasus, Icarus, and Adonis also get sprayed with the stuff, and it's up to Cassandra to play the role of mother and, along with Panic (and the newly infancized Pain), and return the boys to their rightful age.

    Director: Eddy Houchins

    Writer: Kevin Hopps

  • Hercules and the Big Show
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  • Hercules and the Tiff on Olympus
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    #15 - Hercules and the Tiff on Olympus

    Season 1 Episode 65 - 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.

    Director: Phil Weinstein

    Writer: Ken Koonce, Michael Merton, Richard Liebmann-Smith

  • Hercules and the All Nighter
    6.6/1048 votes
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    #16 - Hercules and the All Nighter

    Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 10/21/1998

    In order to stay up all night studying for exams, the boys go to the cave of Morpheus and beseech the god of sleep to hold off for a few days. Morpheus resists the idea, but when Hercules accidently puts him to sleep, Icarus won't let him wake up, causing all of Greece (and parts of Persia) to stay awake for a week while chaos breaks loose and insomnia related disasters pile up.

    Director: Eddy Houchins

    Writer: Laura McCreary

  • Hercules and the Driving Test
    6.7/1045 votes
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    #17 - 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

  • Hercules and the Trojan War
    6.7/1033 votes
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    #18 - Hercules and the Trojan War

    Season 1 Episode 32 - 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.

    Director: Eddy Houchins

    Writer: Bill Motz, Bob Roth

  • Hercules and the Secret Weapon
    7.3/1057 votes
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    #19 - 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

  • Hercules and the Hero of Athens
    7.4/1030 votes
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    #20 - Hercules and the Hero of Athens

    Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 10/17/1998

    During a school field trip, the Nemean Lion attacks and is subdued by Hercules' clumsiness in destroying the building. But when Hercules gets called on for doing the damage, Icarus nobly steps forward to take the blame - and inadvertently gets the credit for stopping the lion too.

    Director: Phil Weinstein

    Writer: Michael A. Medlock

  • Hercules and the Big Games
    7.5/1029 votes
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    #21 - Hercules and the Big Games

    Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 11/4/1998

    When Ares and Athena get into yet another fight, Zeus decrees their feud take the form of a sports contest - the Olympic Games which should settle the fight between Athens and Sparta. Meanwhile, Hercules, has his hands full when Hades persuades Echidna, the Mother of all monsters, to bring her hungry brood to the stadium for a bite size feast.

    Director: Bob Kline

    Writer: Richard Liebmann-Smith, Jess Winfield, Robert Askin

  • Hercules and the Girdle of Hippolyte
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    #22 - 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

  • Hercules and the Apollo Mission
    7.7/1089 votes
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    #23 - 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

  • Hercules and the Assassin
    7.7/1050 votes
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    #24 - 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

  • Hercules and the King of Thessaly
    7.8/1064 votes
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    #25 - 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