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The Best Episodes of Young Hercules

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

Young Hercules was a spin-off from the 1990s syndicated television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. It was aired on Fox Kids from September 12, 1998,...
Genres:Action & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
Networks:FOXFox Kids

Best Episodes Summary

"Cram-ped" is the best rated episode of "Young Hercules". It scored 7.6/10 based on 34 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Len Uhley, it aired on 11/24/1998. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Prize".

  • Cram-ped
    7.6/1034 votes
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    #1 - Cram-ped

    Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 11/24/1998

    Hercules and Iolaus set out with Jason to negotiate peace treaties between two kingdoms on the verge of war. On their way though they're sidetracked by Discord and Strife, who've been sent by Ares in order to distract the gang from the peace treaties. Herc and the gang come across a farmhand who bears a striking resemblance to Ares. Timor, the farmhand reluctantly agrees to help Hercules keep Strife and Discord away from Jason by posing as Ares and keeping them on their toes.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Len Uhley

  • The Prize
    7.5/1038 votes
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    #2 - The Prize

    Season 1 Episode 42 - Aired 2/25/1999

    Hercules, Iolaus, Lilith, Theseus and fellow cadet, Marco, find themselves trapped in a large area of sand known as the Dune Sea. It's known as forbidden and for a reason too, since it is inhabited by sand sharks who hunt anyone foolish enough to enter the area. Of the five cadets who entered, one will not leave.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jessica Scott, Mike Wollaeger

  • Mommy Dearests
    7.4/1035 votes
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    #3 - Mommy Dearests

    Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 11/12/1998

    When Ares strikes a deal with Morpheus the god of dreams, he kidnaps the cadets and sends them into the dream world. Hercules must follow them to the dream realm,where he meets his worst fear, an alternate version of himself who punishes and kills without regret.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Eric Lewald

  • Dad Always Liked Me Best
    7.3/1032 votes
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    #4 - Dad Always Liked Me Best

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 11/6/1998

    Hercules meets Nemesis, the assassin of the Gods, and talks her out of blindly killing a mortal just because Hera tells her to. The two then fall victim to Hera who sends a replacement killer after both of them.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cold Feet
    7.3/1034 votes
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    #5 - Cold Feet

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 11/11/1998

    In attempting to destroy Hercules by killing everyone he cares about, Lucius sets Alcmene's village on fire and then goes after Jason and it's up to Hercules to stop his half-brother.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Brian Herskowitz

  • Hind Sight
    7.3/1033 votes
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    #6 - Hind Sight

    Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 2/4/1999

    On the eve of Jason's coronation, a monster ravages the countryside in order to extract revenge on Jason's father, for an attack made on her ten years before. Deciding on how to deal with the situation puts Jason and Hercules at odds with one another.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Michael Edens

  • Under Seige
    7.3/1032 votes
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    #7 - Under Seige

    Season 1 Episode 46 - Aired 5/10/1999

    Hercules and Iolaus meet up with a young Amazon named Mila who is searching for the father she never knew, which Ares thinks is a great opportunity. Ares claims that he is Mila's father in order to get her under his control. His goal: he wants her to kill Hercules.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Hilary Bader

  • Amazon Grace
    7.2/1034 votes
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    #8 - Amazon Grace

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/26/1998

    Hephaestus, failing to gain the interest of the fairer sex builds a woman of his own, but his jealousy could endanger Hercules when the woman falls for him instead of the God of Steel.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Herc's Nemesis
    7.2/1033 votes
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    #9 - Herc's Nemesis

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 11/10/1998

    Jason has cold feet about his ability to lead Corinth and runs away, finding himself among a group of villagers terrorized by a warlord where he must play the hero and stop the bad guy.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Steven Melching

  • Con Ares
    7.2/1031 votes
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    #10 - Con Ares

    Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 2/1/1999

    A shrewd politician hires an assassin to kill Jason before his coronation, in order to clear the path for himself to step in as king of Corinth. However, once Hercules learns of this plan he attempts to tell everyone but no one believes him. The problem is that its Prank Day and everyone thinks he's setting them up for a joke.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Get Jason
    7.2/1030 votes
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    #11 - Get Jason

    Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 2/2/1999

    When a king offers his daughter's hand in marriage as a gift to Jason for his coronation, he pleads with Lilith to masquerade as his bride rather than marry someone he doesn't know or love. The problem is that the princess's jealous boyfriend shows up and is out to get Jason and it's up to Hercules to straighten out the whole mess while keeping the King from finding out and keeping Jason alive.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Beasts Beneath
    7.2/1033 votes
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    #12 - The Beasts Beneath

    Season 1 Episode 43 - Aired 2/26/1999

    Ares kidnaps Cheiron and it is up to Hercules, Iolaus and Lilith to decipher the three clues Cheiron left in order to find him, but Ares is hoping they succeed, because he plans on Hercules trading his life for that of Cheiron's.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Nora Kay Foster, Adam Armus

  • Apollo
    7.2/1033 votes
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    #13 - Apollo

    Season 1 Episode 48 - Aired 5/12/1999

    When Cyane falls ill, the Amazons seek out Hercules for his help. Amazon Queens have a special aura given to them by the Gods that allows them to communicate through a person's memories. Hercules must decipher how to cure Cyane when she uses this power on him and uses flashes of his memories to try to communicate with him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Treasure of Zeus (1)
    7.1/1055 votes
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    #14 - The Treasure of Zeus (1)

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/1998

    Strife frames Iolaus for stealing money from Kora's in an attempt to get at Hercules and causes Hercules, Iolaus, and Jason to be at odds with each other.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Mark Edward Edens

  • Keeping Up with the Jasons
    7.1/1036 votes
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    #15 - Keeping Up with the Jasons

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/25/1998

    After Hercules is bested in a practice sword fight by Jason, he asks Hephaestus to build him some new weaponry. Hercules's new sword and shield, are made from a metal that no other metal can harm and this power brings Hercules a lot of trouble and threatens his friendships with Iolaus and Jason.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Battle Lines (2)
    7.1/1031 votes
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    #16 - Battle Lines (2)

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 10/2/1998

    Tired of being called a wet blanket by his friends, Hercules requests the fire in Hephaestus's Olympian forge to make him more like his father. Although at first it seems to work, by making Hercules a much more laidback, fun guy, the side effects quickly put Hercules and his friends in danger. Iolaus and Jason must call on Hephaestus to help restore Hercules to his original self.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Mark Edward Edens

  • Ares on Trial
    7.1/1038 votes
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    #17 - Ares on Trial

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 10/9/1998

    Hercules, Jason and Iolaus rescue a drowning man after he literally falls from the sky. Funny thing is the man has no idea who he is or where he came from. Hercules soon discovers that the man is actually his half-brother Hephaestus the God of Steel and that he's being punished by his mother Hera by turning him into a mortal man.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Michael Edens

  • A Lady in Hades
    7.1/1033 votes
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    #18 - A Lady in Hades

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 11/4/1998

    The trio discover that Ruff, their monstrous former pet, is being held by a freak show owner. When the ringmaster refuses to sell him, Iolaus and Hercules sneak in and free Ruff, who then escapes and runs rampant threatening Corinth.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Head That Wears the Crown
    7.1/1029 votes
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    #19 - The Head That Wears the Crown

    Season 1 Episode 37 - Aired 2/5/1999

    After Hercules comes into possession of a mystical eye that allows the bearer to see into the future, the three blind women who share it, invoke Artemis's help into recovering it. The result curses his friends causing Jason to be turned into a pig and Iolaus to be attacked by plants.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Parents' Day
    7.1/1032 votes
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    #20 - Parents' Day

    Season 1 Episode 44 - Aired 3/2/1999

    It's Parents Day at the Academy and Iolaus hires two actors to pretend to be his parents so his real ones don't find out how poor his grades are and to not be disappointed in him once again. Things get complicated fast when the actors are revealed as thieves, Iolaus's real parents show up and Hercules must keep Alcmene from discovering Iolaus's deception and revealing the truth. Meanwhile Lilith's sister visits and announces she plans to take Lilith home.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mila
    7.1/1032 votes
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    #21 - Mila

    Season 1 Episode 47 - Aired 5/11/1999

    When Hercules tells his half-brother Apollo that no one really likes him, they are just afraid of him and humor him, Apollo doesn't take it well. He becomes jealous of Hercules and his friends and attacks the Academy.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Battle Lines (1)
    7.0/1031 votes
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    #22 - Battle Lines (1)

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 10/1/1998

    Hercules, Iolaus and Lilith are caught between friends when Discord and Strife pit Cyane's tribe and Cheiron's fellow centaurs against each other, with Cyane and Cheiron leading their armies into battle.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Serpent's Tooth
    7.0/1034 votes
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    #23 - A Serpent's Tooth

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 10/29/1998

    A young minstrel, Orpheus and his girlfriend, Eurydice lure Hercules, Iolaus and Lilith into what they claim is a place where the party never ends run by Bacchus, the God of Partying and Good Times.In reality, they soon learn, is that it is the realm of the Bacchae, the vampire-like followers of Bacchus, which they discover only after Lilith has been bitten and is slowly changing into one herself.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Michael Reaves

  • The Mysteries of Life
    7.0/1033 votes
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    #24 - The Mysteries of Life

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 11/5/1998

    The trio discover that Ruff, their monstrous former pet, is being held by a freak show owner. When the ringmaster refuses to sell him, Iolaus and Hercules sneak in and free Ruff, who then escapes and runs rampant threatening Corinth.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Golden Bow
    7.0/1032 votes
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    #25 - Golden Bow

    Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 11/19/1998

    Hercules takes his friends Iolaus, Jason and Lilith home to his mother's to celebrate the festival of Persephone. To his surprise he finds his mother not alone as he expected but instead with a handsome suitor named Capaneus.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A