
The New Adventures of Flash Gordon, also known as The Adventures of Flash Gordon, is an animated television series. The series is actually called Flash Gordon but the expanded title is used in official records to distinguish it from previous versions. Filmation produced the series in 1979, partly as a reaction to the mammoth success of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope in 1977. The series was a homage to the original Flash Gordon comic strip and featured most of the original characters, including Flash's girlfriend Dale Arden, and the scientist Hans Zarkov. The series is still regarded as one of the most faithful adaptations, and one of Filmation's finest overall efforts. The basic story follows Flash and his companions as they travel to Mongo, where they are forced into battle by its ruler, Ming the Merciless, his daughter Princess Aura, and his army of Metal Men. To help their cause the heroes lead the formation of an alliance beginning with King Thun, leader of the Lion People; Prince Barin, ruler of Arboria; and King Vultan, leader of the Hawkmen. The original project was produced as a made-for-television feature film. When NBC saw the finished work, it was decided to turn the work into an animated TV series. The change in format resulted in the story being significantly expanded with a subplot of Ming secretly giving military technology to Hitler being dropped, as well as being set in the present day rather during World War II. When the series was cancelled after its 2nd season, the original footage was reassembled with the original soundtrack, including the final role of Ted Cassidy, and aired on primetime in 1982 as a TV movie, Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All.
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Air Date: 1979-09-08
To save the planet Earth from complete destruction, Flash Gordon, Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov fly into outer space...
Air Date: 1979-09-15
SynopsisEditHistoryDiscussWatch Their underground escape from Emperor Ming is interrupted by giant reptiles and Flas...
Air Date: 1979-09-22
The hawkmen capture Flash, Thun, Barin and Aura and fly them to King Vultan's mile-high, suspended sky city where the...
Air Date: 1979-09-29
From Ming's palace, Dr. Zarkov uses an astral projector to warn Flash in Arboria of the impending collision danger to...
Air Date: 1979-10-13
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Air Date: 1979-10-27
Fleeing from Princess Aura's robot rocket attack, Flash Gordon and his friends are attacked by a mysterious magnetic ...
Air Date: 1979-10-20
Flash and his friends arrive in Arboria and are greeted by a huge swarm of flying, poisonous squirlons. Dr. Zarkov is...
Air Date: 1979-10-27
In Prince Barin's tree palace, Flash and his friends map plans to mount their fight against Ming the Merciless. Needi...
Air Date: 1979-11-03
Flash and Queen Fria cleverly gain entry in the lair of the eight-foot giants who have captured Dale and Dr. Zarkov. ...
Air Date: 1979-11-10
As Flash and his party rocket through the Mongo countryside enroute to Arboria, they see that Ming's metalmen are fol...
Air Date: 1979-11-17
Flash, his memory erased, and Queen Azura board a great war chariot, drawn by two fierce dragon-like creatures, to le...
Air Date: 1979-11-24
Recaptured by Ming's evil forces, Flash and his friends are chained to the combat arena in preparation for Emperor Mi...
Air Date: 1979-12-01
With flashing flame swords, Flash and the now-revealed Prince Barin fight one another on a suspended high wire over t...
Air Date: 1979-12-08
In Prince Barin's treetop palace in Arboria, he, Princess Aura, Thun and Vultan discuss how to find the missing Flash...
Air Date: 1979-12-15
At a strategy meeting in Tropica, Flash and his friends plan to recapture Vultan's mile-high Sky City now under contr...
Air Date: 1980-01-05
At Mongo City, Emperor Ming shows Dale Arden the frozen form of Flash Gordon and Dale agrees to marry Ming if he will...