Spiral Zone (1987)
Synopsis
Spiral Zone is a 1987 American science-fiction animated series produced by Atlantic-Kushner-Locke. Based in part from a toy line made by Japanese company Bandai, the series focused on an international group of soldiers fighting to free the world from a scientist who controls much of the Earth's surface. It only ran for one season, with a total count of 65 episodes. Tonka acquired the license from Bandai and created a different treatment to the series, plus a short-lived toy line. Spiral Zone is known among fans as a series that stood out from other contemporary cartoons of the 80s because of its dark story. The series has not been officially released on DVD by Hasbro, who had acquired Tonka in the 90s, including all the copyrights to their properties.
Episodes
Holographic Zone Battle
While the Riders prepare to take out a zone generator that is blocking San Francisco harbor, Bandit infiltrates their base and tricks Hiro into accepting a hypnotic device disguised as a holographic computer game.
King of the Skies
The Zone Riders rescue King Donovan, a retired military pilot and Dirk's former CO, as he is being pursued out of the zone. He has details on an Overlord plot to increase the size of the zone by hooking a generator up to the Hoover Dam, and a plan to stop it. But instead of allowing them to sneak up on the generator, the suggested rout leads the Raiders into an ambush, and King ends up suspected of treason.
Errand of Mercy
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Mission Into Evil
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Back to the Stone Age
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Small Packages
The Black Widows slips a miniature zone pod into McFarlands clothes, activating it inside the MCC while the Zone Riders are on a mission. Forced to go up against their own defenses and Overlord at the same time, the Riders have one hour to take out the pod before a UN ordered air strike reduces the place to rubble.
Zone of Darkness
The Zone Riders bring a scientist to Miami, looking for a possible cure to the zone bacteria in the form of a local plant. Dirk also hopes to find an old friend who was in the area during the zone attack.
The Gauntlet
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Ride the Whirlwind
The extreme weather is slowly flooding San Juan, while making airborne evacuation impossible. The only route of escape is through the zone, but can the Riders take out the generator in time?
The Unexploded Pod
An unactivated zone generator, found in Katerina's hometown, could provide the first and only opportunity to study the zone release mechanism. Well aware of this, Overlord is determined to keep it out of the Riders hands.
Duel in Paradise
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The Imposter
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The Hacker
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Overlord's Mystery Woman
In this episode we discover Overlord's romantic side. The Zone Raides find the woman he was in love before he entered the take-over-the-world business. Using her as bait the riders set a trap to capture the leader of the Black Widows. Dashing out of the Zone in shining armour Overlord goes to rescue his love, but he doen't have only romance in mind.
The Sands of Amaran
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Zone Train
A train carrying scientists reseaching the Spiral Zone to a conference is routed by the Black Widows into the Zone. The Zone Riders are dispatched to stop the train from reaching a power plant within the zone; however things go from bad to worse when Tank's suit fails and he becomes a Zoner and is ordered by Dutchess Dire to stop his colleagues.
Breakout
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When the Cat's Away
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Island in the Zone
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The Shuttle Engine
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The Mind of Gideon Rorshak
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Canal Zone
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The Lair of the Jade Scorpion
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The Man Who Wouldn't Be King
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The Way of the Samurai
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The Best Fighting Men in the World
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The Ultimate Solution
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Hometown Hero
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In the Belly of the Beast
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The Last One Picked
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So Shall You Reaper
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The Secret of Shadow House
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Zone of Fear
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Bandit and the Smokies
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Heroes in the Dark
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Zone with Big Shoulders
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Behemoth
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The Power of the Press
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Starship Doom
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The Electric Zone Rider
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An Australian in Paris
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The Enemy Within
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Anti-Matter
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The Siege
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A Little Zone Music
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The Element of Surprise
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Seachase
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The Right Man for the Job
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High and Low
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Profiles in Courage
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The Darkness Within
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Power Play
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Duchess Treat
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Oversight
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Assault on the Rock
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They Zone by Night
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Conflict of Duty
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The Final Weapon
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The Face of the Enemy
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Brother's Keeper
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Little Darlings
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Nightmare in Ice
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Evil Transmissions
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Zone Trap
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Countdown
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Cast
Details
Original Title
Spiral Zone
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
65
Production
Atlantic/Kushner-Locke, The Maltese Companies, Orbis Communications, Inc.