7.2/10116 votes#1 - Ultra Operation No. 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/17/1966
The episode that started it all! This episode shows how Ultraman came to Earth, and during his chase with the fugitive monster Bemular, a tragic accident that befell Science Patrol member Hayata forces the alien to save the Earthling's life by merging with him. Thus, unbeknownst to anyone (even his Science Patrol teammates), Hayata and Ultraman are now one and the same! The course of the episode has Hayata and his teammates coping with the terrifying Bemular.
Director: Hajime Tsuburaya
Writer: Shinichi Sekizawa, Tetsuo Kinjo
7.6/1092 votes#2 - Defeat the Invaders!
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/24/1966
The Science Patrol goes back into action when an invisible UFO anchors itself over the Scientific Technical Center in Tokyo. The UFO's inhabitants are the clawed insect-like aliens from the planet Baltan! Able to divide into multiple copies, as well as possess certain human hosts, the Baltans plot to take over the Earth and enslave all humanity . . . until Ultraman comes to the rescue! Meanwhile, Science Patrol member Ide tells us why he got a black eye in the beginning of the episode!
Director: Toshihiro Iijima
Writer: Kitao Senzoku
7.3/1082 votes#3 - Sally Forth, Science Patrol!
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/31/1966
Beneath a well in Mount Iwami lies a dormant monster called Neronga, which was defeated by the samurai Ichiemon Murai in the Edo Period. Recently reawakened by the construction of a new power plant in Mount Iwami, only its roars are heard, and a wake of destruction is left all over the power plant. The Science Patrol suspects that Neronga is invisible, but when the monster attacks again, they find that it becomes visible when it absorbs electricity! The Science Patrol and the Self-Defense Forces' Mobile Super-Ray Corps prepare to guard another power plant, which is Neronga's next target. Can they succeed before disaster strikes? Will Ultraman arrive to fight the invisible menace?
Director: Toshihiro Iijima
Writer: Masahiro Yamada
7.2/1072 votes#4 - 5 Seconds Before The Big Explosion!
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/7/1966
When a rocket with six nuclear bombs was sent into outer space for development of the planet Jupiter, the rocket malfunctions and lands into the sea, with only one of the bombs exploding, causing a disaster at sea. With four of the bombs recovered, it's up to the Science Patrol to find the missing bomb. Meanwhile, Fuji is given a vacation by Capt. Muramatsu (much to Ide's jealousy), and she, Hoshino and a little girl named Michiko go to the seaside Mamiyama Hotel and have fun. Meanwhile, Hayata investigates a boat disaster caused by a moving wake in the sea, caused by the giant humanoid sea monster Ragon. This is not the gentle beast as seen in Ultra Q, this Ragon, mutated by the radiation of the aforementioned exploded bomb, is hostile and violent. Not only is it heading towards the Mamiyama Hotel, but the missing bomb is dangling from its body!!! Will Fuji and the two children be safe? Can Ultraman fight Ragon without detonating the atomic bomb?
Director: Masaji Nonagase
Writer: Ryu Minamikawa
7.2/1073 votes#5 - Treasure of the Miloganda
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/14/1966
A group of scientists and reporters have went on an expedition to Oilis Island, and find a rare Miloganda plant, but were almost attacked by a huge green plantlike monster (known as Greenmons), which they shoot to death. But one month after their return to Japan (with the Miloganda plant at a greenhouse lab), the very same Greenmons murders all of the expedition members, except one: Photographer Setsuko Hamaguchi, who the Science Patrol suspect will be the monster's next target and place her under protective custody. They also find that radioactive energy (even their Superguns and Arashi's Spider Shot gun) can make the monster stronger . . . and grow! What is the connection between the Miloganda plant and Greenmons? Will Ultraman stop the green terror from causing any more destruction?
Director: Toshihiro Iijima
Writer: Keisuke Fujikawa
7.4/1069 votes#6 - The Coast Guard Command
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/21/1966
While playing with his friends on the docks of Yokohama Bay, Hoshino witnesses a strange-looking giant monster rise from the sea, the monster Gesula! It originated from Brazil, and is in search of its favorite food, cacao beans. However, Hoshino and his friends have been kidnapped by the notorious jewel smuggler Diamond Kick and his gang, who hide out in a warehouse. To complicate matters, not only is there a huge shipment of cacao beans inside the warehouse, but one of the shipments contains the diamonds that Diamond Kick and his gang were searching for, with Gesura quickly drawing near! Will the Science Patrol, and Ultraman, save the children, catch Diamond Kick and his gang, and stop Gesura?
Director: Masaji Nonagase
Writer: Masahiro Yamada
7.7/1074 votes#7 - The Blue Stone of Baradhi
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/28/1966
The Science Patrol investigates a series of plane crashes in the Middle East, where they encounter a vicious insect-monster that brings Ultraman to his knees. This time, it's up to the Science Patrol to try and turn the tables.
Director: Masaji Nonagase
Writer: Tetsuo Kinjo, Ryu Minamikawa
8.4/1072 votes#8 - The Lawless Monster Zone
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/4/1966
Contact has been lost with a meteorological station on a distant Pacific island. When the Science Patrol investigates, they encounter a lone survivor, carnivorous plants, giant monsters, and a diminutive friendly creature! Can it help them make their way off the island in one piece?
Director: Hajime Tsuburaya
Writer: Tetsuo Kinjo, Shozo Uehara
7.4/1069 votes#9 - Operation: Lightning Speed
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/11/1966
When a uranium-eating monster disrupts efforts to rebuild a village after a tropical storm, the Science Patrol intervenes. However, the only succeed in diverting the angry creature's path of distruction. It's up to Ultraman to prevent further casualties!
Director: Masaji Nonagase
Writer: Masahiro Yamada
8.0/1077 votes#10 - The Mysterious Dinosaur Base
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/18/1966
A dinosaur-like monster emerges from the depths of Lake Kitayama. The Science Patrol uncovers a mysterious connection between it and the legend of Loch Ness. When they find the creature too powerful to subdue by normal means, Ultraman steps in to take it down once and for all.
Director: Kazuho Mitsuta
Writer: Tetsuo Kinjo
7.0/1071 votes#11 - The Ruffian from Outer Space
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/25/1966
A con artist discovers a meteorite with the power to make wishes come true. He uses it to conjure up a strange creature and begins terrorizing his neighbors. After creating a giant-sized version of the creature, only Ultraman and the Science Patrol can set things right.
Director: Kazuho Mitsuta
Writer: Tatsuo Miyata
7.6/1068 votes#12 - The Cries of the Mummy
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 10/2/1966
A seven thousand year old mummy is awakened by scientific experiments and it goes on a rampage. When finally cornered, it summons an enormous, four-legged dragon so powerful that only Ultraman stands a chance of defeating it.
Director: Hajime Tsuburaya
Writer: Keisuke Fujikawa
7.3/1069 votes#13 - Oil S.O.S.
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 10/9/1966
An enormous starfish monster that feeds on petroleum products is preying upon oil tankers in Tokyo Bay. Before long, it sets its sights on bigger game: a massive oil storage facility in the port. Only the Science Patrol and Ultraman have the power to stop it before Japan's energy supplies are cut off!
Director: Hajime Tsuburaya
Writer: Tetsuo Kinjo
6.6/1071 votes#14 - The Pearl Oyster Protection Directive
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 10/16/1966
A strange creature with the face of a frog and the body of a whale is attacking pearl farms on the Japanese coastline. When napalm bombs and electrical nets fail to stop the rampage, Ultraman comes to the rescue!
Director: Akio Jissoji
Writer: Mamoru Sasaki
7.2/1069 votes#15 - The Terrifying Cosmic Rays
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 10/23/1966
An unusual form of space radiation turns a child's chalk sketch into a real-life giant monster that's all but impervious to the Science Patrol's attacks. As the creature mutates, only Ultraman has the power to stop it.
Director: Akio Jissoji
Writer: Mamoru Sasaki
8.1/1063 votes#16 - The Science Patrol to Outer Space
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 10/30/1966
When a manned spacecraft bound for Venus is hijacked by aliens, the Science Patrol outfits the Jet VTOL for interstellar travel. When it becomes clear that the incident is a springboard for Baltan's alien race to invade the Earth, Ultraman goes on the defense.
Director: Toshihiro Iijima
Writer: N/A
7.7/1058 votes#17 - Passport to Infinity
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 11/6/1966
A pair of unusual meteors discovered by an American explorer fuse together after being exposed to a special beam. They mutate into a bizarre fourth-dimensional monster capable of warping reality as we know it. Can Ultraman overcome this psychedelic menace in time to save the day?
Director: Toshihiro Iijima
Writer: Keisuke Fujikawa
8.2/1061 votes#18 - The Brother from Another Planet
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 11/11/1966
A mysterious radioactive fog settles over Tokyo. An even more mysterious alien arrives to clean it up. But can this good samaritan really be trusted? And what is his connection to the evil doppelganger of Ultraman that's terrorizing the city?
Director: Masaji Nonagase
Writer: Tetsuo Kinjo, Ryu Minamikawa
7.8/1058 votes#19 - The Demons Once More
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 11/20/1966
A pair of ancient capsules unearthed at a construction site unleash a pair of monsters who are mortal enemies sealed away a long time ago by the ancestors of mankind. Can Ultraman stop them before their blood feud reduces Tokyo to rubble?
Director: Masaji Nonagase
Writer: Masahiro Yamada, Ryu Minamikawa
7.0/1056 votes#20 - Terror on Route 87
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 11/27/1966
An enormous bird-monster is attacking motorists on Route 87. The Science Patrol discovers a supernatural link between the monster and a statue located nearby. Once they realize the connection, it's up to Ultraman to put a stop to this terror once and for all.
Director: Yuzo Higuchi
Writer: Tetsuo Kinjo
7.6/1053 votes#21 - Break Through the Smoke!
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 12/4/1966
Strange things are happening around a dead volcano including reports of dead birds and a giant smoking bellowing monster. The Science Patrol is asked to investigate. Seeing no danger, Mura sends Fuji to investigate the monster sighting. Hoshino stows away in the airplane and confirms the sighting. Both Mura and Hoshino are trapped by the monster Kemurah who starts a rampage in a nearby city.
Director: Yuzo Higuchi
Writer: N/A
7.9/1061 votes#22 - The Underground Destruction Work
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 12/11/1966
The Science Patrol expects a visitor from the Paris branch of the Science Patrol. Ido begins to suspect that there is something strange about her. Things get worse when Ido's theory becomes fact as Hayata becomes a prisoner of the fake agent. A massive monster starts to lay waste to the city and no Hayata means no Ultrman. Can Hayata escape the underground blind terrorists and stop the fire breathing Telesudon?
Director: Akio Jissoji
Writer: Mamoru Sasaki
8.6/1068 votes#23 - My Home is Earth
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 12/18/1966
The Science Patrol is asked to investigate Strange accidents have been haunting the international space exploration agency. They soon learn that all the attacks are linked to Jamila, a Japanese astronaut lost in space years ago. Now Jamila is back, mutated into a giant massive monster who wants revenge on the human race. Ido thinks that deep down there is something left of Jamila inside that is still human. Can Jamila be reached or will the planet be doomed?
Director: Akio Jissoji
Writer: Mamoru Sasaki
7.5/1055 votes#24 - The Undersea Science Base
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 12/25/1966
The opening of the Science Patrol's new undersea science base is marred by tragedy, as a mutant Narwhal damages the base and air is now on short supply. Hayata and the others must make a daring rescue to save the people trapped on the base while avoiding the monster's deadly attacks.
Director: Toshihiro Iijima
Writer: Keisuke Fujikawa
8.1/1056 votes#25 - Mystery Comet Tsuifon
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 1/1/1967
When a comet comes dangerously close to the Earth, the heat may have caused an unexploded nuclear warhead to detonate. When they come up empty in the search they assume a monster has swallowed it. They end up facing off against 3 monsters, but it's the new Red King that has the bomb stuck in his throat and stopping this mega Royal Rumble may not be so easy.
Director: Toshihiro Iijima
Writer: Bunzô Wakatsuki
The Best Episodes of Ultraman Season 1
Every episode of Ultraman Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Ultraman Season 1!
Hayata is a member of the Science Patrol, an organization tasked with investigating bizarre anomalies. He is mortally wounded when accidently encountering an alien being...
Genres:Action & AdventureSci-Fi & FantasyMystery
Network:TBS
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Ultra Operation No. 1" is the best rated episode of "Ultraman" season 1. It scored 7.2/10 based on 116 votes. Directed by Hajime Tsuburaya and written by Shinichi Sekizawa, Tetsuo Kinjo, it aired on 7/17/1966. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Defeat the Invaders!".