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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 38 - Me, Myself and Eye
    6.3/10(34 votes)

    #1 - Me, Myself and Eye

    S1:E38

    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 in recovering it. The result curses his friends, causing Jason to be turned into a pig and Iolaus to be attacked by plants.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark Edward Edens

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  2. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 49 - Ill Wind
    6.3/10(35 votes)

    #2 - Ill Wind

    S1:E49

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 5 - Girl Trouble
    6.6/10(42 votes)

    #3 - Girl Trouble

    S1:E5

    Aboard a ship, Hercules meets Amazons.

    Director:Charlie Haskell
    Writers:Nora Kay Foster, Adam Armus

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  4. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 7 - Inn Trouble
    6.6/10(40 votes)

    #4 - Inn Trouble

    S1:E7

    The boys are left to watch the inn when Kora takes off after Artemis asks her to help find the fruit that was stolen from her temple. Unfortunately trouble ensues when Strife and Discord drop by for a havoc-wreaking visit.

    Director:Charlie Haskell
    Writer:Mark Edward Edens

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  5. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 14 - No Way Out
    6.6/10(40 votes)

    #5 - No Way Out

    S1:E14

    Hercules takes Lilith on a field trip to divert her from the surprise party that the others are setting up, but as usual, trouble follows. A cave-in traps them, and Ares attempts to manipulate Lilith into unknowingly poisoning Hercules.

    Director:Charlie Haskell
    Writers:Nora Kay Foster, Adam Armus

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  6. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 20 - Fame
    6.6/10(41 votes)

    #6 - Fame

    S1:E20

    Orpheus and Eurydice, both reformed from their days as followers of Bacchus, perform at Kora's in front of a sold-out crowd. But unbeknownst to Eurydice, Orpheus has struck a deadly deal with Bacchus, freeing him and Eurydice if he helps recruit new Bacchae.

    Director:Christopher Graves
    Writer:Bob Forward

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  7. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 28 - In Your Dreams
    6.6/10(36 votes)

    #7 - In Your Dreams

    S1:E28

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 45 - A Life for a Life
    6.6/10(37 votes)

    #8 - A Life for a Life

    S1:E45

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Julia Jane Lewald, Michael Edens

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  9. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 3 - The Treasure of Zeus (3): What a Crockery
    6.7/10(43 votes)

    #9 - The Treasure of Zeus (3): What a Crockery

    S1:E3

    After Hercules stole Hera's chalice, he was freed from Zeus' protection, which gave Ares the golden opportunity to kill his hated little brother. Ares uses Strife to lure Hercules to his mother Alcmene's house, where he plans to finish him off for good.

    Director:Christopher Graves
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 4 - Herc and Seek
    6.7/10(43 votes)

    #10 - Herc and Seek

    S1:E4

    Jason and Hercules battle Iolaus' old gang after an academy break-in.

    Director:Charlie Haskell
    Writers:Jim Fisher, Jim Staahl

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  11. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 18 - A Serpent's Tooth
    6.7/10(39 votes)

    #11 - A Serpent's Tooth

    S1:E18

    Discord and Strife, disguised as a Babylonian traveler and a Sybill, give Jason a gift that turns out to be a baby monster, which Iolaus soon comes to adore. Unknown to the trio, though, is that the monster is capable of burning down anything his venom touches.

    Director:Andrew Merrifield
    Writer:Mark Edward Edens

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  12. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 10 - Cyrano de Hercules
    6.8/10(40 votes)

    #12 - Cyrano de Hercules

    S1:E10

    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:Andrew Merrifield
    Writer:Carter Crocker

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  13. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 16 - Down and Out in Academy Hills
    6.8/10(40 votes)

    #13 - Down and Out in Academy Hills

    S1:E16

    Hercules, Jason, and Iolaus rescue a drowning man after he literally falls from the sky. The 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:Andrew Merrifield
    Writer:Michael Edens

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  14. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 21 - Lyre, Liar
    6.8/10(39 votes)

    #14 - Lyre, Liar

    S1:E21

    Hercules and Iolaus meet up with Eurydice and Orpheus, but when it's discovered that Orpheus still has the lyre, Eurydice promises Bacchus that she will become his bride if he agrees to leave the others alone.

    Director:Christopher Graves
    Writer:Len Uhley

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  15. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 2 - The Treasure of Zeus (2): Between Friends
    6.9/10(46 votes)

    #15 - The Treasure of Zeus (2): Between Friends

    S1:E2

    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:Christopher Graves
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 30 - Golden Bow
    6.9/10(36 votes)

    #16 - Golden Bow

    S1:E30

    Kora wins a bow that originally belonged to Artemis in an archery contest and plans to give it back to her. Hercules learns that Kora has been a servant of Artemis' after having been saved by the goddess years ago, just when a thug in league with Strife steals the bow. Hercules attempts to help Kora retrieve it and free her from Artemis's debt.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 35 - My Fair Lilith
    6.9/10(37 votes)

    #17 - My Fair Lilith

    S1:E35

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 41 - Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
    6.9/10(34 votes)

    #18 - Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

    S1:E41

    Hercules clashes with a new cadet named Theseus, which starts out as a rivalry and ends up as a battle for survival when Theseus challenges Herc to a chariot race. The problem is the race takes place next to the area known as the Forbidden Zone, where mortals go in but don't come out, and its next victims may be Herc, Theseus, and Iolaus.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Julia Jane Lewald

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  19. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 50 - Valley of the Shadow
    6.9/10(37 votes)

    #19 - Valley of the Shadow

    S1:E50

    Hercules, Iolaus, and Theseus follow the advice of a mysterious old man and go hunting in an area rich with game. What they don't know, however, is that the area is Hera's Valley, which is protected by a dangerous monster. Another fact that they're unaware of is that the strange old man is really Zeus, King of the Gods and Hercules's father, and that he is testing his son with this challenge.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 6 - Teacher's Pests
    7.0/10(40 votes)

    #20 - Teacher's Pests

    S1:E6

    Hercules, Iolaus, and Jason are all sent to detention, but Hercules and Jason must cover for Iolaus when he has to leave to start his new job at Kora's.

    Director:Christopher Graves
    Writer:John Loy

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  21. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 13 - Forgery
    7.0/10(37 votes)

    #21 - Forgery

    S1:E13

    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 laid-back, 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:Andrew Merrifield
    Writer:Mark Edward Edens

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  22. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 17 - Winner Take All
    7.0/10(36 votes)

    #22 - Winner Take All

    S1:E17

    Hercules alienates his friends when he abandons them during a competition called The Games to team up with his two new brothers, Pollux and Castor, who are the mortal sons of Zeus. Things get worse for Hercules when Pollux cheats and injures Jason in the process, causing the two to fight out their differences.

    Director:Andrew Merrifield
    Writer:Michael Edens

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  23. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 19 - The Lure of the Lyre
    7.0/10(40 votes)

    #23 - The Lure of the Lyre

    S1:E19

    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, 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:Christopher Graves
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  24. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 23 - The Mysteries of Life
    7.0/10(38 votes)

    #24 - The Mysteries of Life

    S1:E23

    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:Andrew Merrifield
    Writer:John Loy

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  25. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 31 - Home for the Holidays
    7.0/10(34 votes)

    #25 - Home for the Holidays

    S1:E31

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Hilary Bader

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Me, Myself and Eye" is the worst rated episode of "Young Hercules". It scored 6.3/10 based on 34 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Mark Edward Edens, it aired on 2/17/1999. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Ill Wind".