Superhero Cartoon Network: The Herculoids

The Show:
The Herculoids is a Saturday morning animated television series that was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The show debuted on September 9, 1967 on CBS. Hanna-Barbera produced one season for the original airing of the show, although the original 18 episodes were rerun during the 1968–69 television season, with The Herculoids ending its run on September 6, 1969.
Eleven new episodes were produced in 1981 as part of the Space Stars show. The plotlines are rooted in science fiction, and have story direction and content similar to Jonny Quest and Space Ghost.

Background:
Together, the Herculoids battled to defend their planet from menaces on Amzot/Quasar (Amzot was renamed Quasar in the Space Stars episodes). and from Outer Space. All of the Herculoids displayed Human-level intelligence as well as emotions, and Zandor and Tarra both displayed a working knowledge of complex alien technologies as well as the ability to pilot interstellar spacecraft--but essentially, Zandor, Tarra, Dorno, and the Herculoids were fighting to keep Amzot/Quasar a technology-free, primitive planet, if Zandor's, Tarra's, and Dorno's respective pseudo-barbarian outfits and the fact that technology was used mainly by the various villains, but rarely if ever by the heroes, were any indication. Although the "speech" of their companions was limited and repetitive, Zandor, Tarra and Dorno (c.f. "The Mutoids:" "Gleep says that the aliens who landed are attacking Dorno and Tundro.") demonstrated that Gloop and Gleep, at least, had a comprehensive mode of communication, and that they could at least understand and interpret the "language." In reality, the voices were brief tracks supplied by two actors and reused throughout the series, in keeping with Hanna-Barbera's thrifty ethos.

In addition to the human members of the group, the animal members of the Herculoids were as follows:
* Zok, voiced by Mike Road, a flying space dragon. He can emit laser beams from his eyes and tail. His eyes also produce a "nega-beam" that can neutralize certain energy attacks. Zok can survive in space unaided, is capable of interstellar travel, and can breathe fire.
* Igoo, voiced by Mike Road, a rock ape. An extremely large and powerful simian, he has extremely dense skin and is nearly invulnerable to harm. In one episode, Igoo wades through a pond of molten lava. Igoo has a great fondness and devotion for Tarra, and would do anything for her.
* Tundro, voiced by Mike Road, a ten-legged, four-horned rhino. He can shoot explosive energy rocks from his cannon-horn (Zandor, Tarra, and Dorno also occasionally shoot similar rocks with slingshots). His natural armor-plating is exceptionally strong, similar to Igoo's rock skin. His legs have the ability to extend to a remarkable length, somewhat like stilts. He can also spin his head at blinding speed, allowing him to drill through solid rock, and has the ability to make magnificent leaps.
* Gloop and Gleep, both voiced by Don Messick, two protoplasmic creatures. They can assume any shape or form that they choose; for instance, if they spot an allied human falling, they can make physical contact with the person, then spread out their mass to become a crude parachute to allow the human to land safely. They can also subdivide themselves into multiple smaller units (each having eyes), which move more or less in unison. Gloop is the larger of the two, while Gleep seemes to be a juvenile and is often paired off with young Dorno. Gloop and Gleep's unique physical makeup apparently provides even more protection from physical or energy-based attacks than Igoo's stony hide. They seem to be able to absorb energy blasts and laser beams.

Episodes:
Original series
1. "The Beaked People"
2. "The Raiders"
3. "The Pod Creatures"
4. "Sarko the Arkman"
5. "The Mole Men"
6. "The Pirates"
7. "The Spider Man"
8. "Mekkor"
9. "The Lost Dorgyte"
10. "Destroyer Ants"
11. "Defeat or Ogron"
12. "The Android People"
13. "Temple of Trax"
14. "The Swamp Monster"
15. "Laser Lancers"
16. "The Raiders Apes"
17. "Tiny World of Terror"
18. "Prisoner of the Bubblemen"
19. "The Time Creatures"
20. "The Gladiators of Kyanite"
21. "Mekkano, the Machine Master"
22. "Invasion of the Electrode Men"
23. "Mission of the Amatrons"
24. "Queen Skorra"
25. "Attack of the Faceless People"
26. "The Zorbots"
27. "Return of Sta-Lak"
28. "Revenge of the Pirates"
29. "Ruler of the Reptons"
30. "The Island of the Gravites"
31. "Malak and the Metal Apes"
32. "The Return of Torrak"
33. "The Antidote"
34. "Attack from Space"
35. "The Mutoids"
36. "The Crystallites"

Space Stars revival
1. "The Ice Monster"
2. "The Purple Menace"
3. "The Firebird"
4. "The Energy Creature"
5. "The Snake Riders"
6. "The Buccaneer"
7. "The Thunderbolt"
8. "Return of the Ancients"
9. "Space Trappers"
10. "The Invisibles"
11. "Mindbender"

Download Links (1 file = 1 episode):

http://www.ziddu.com/download/7979747/Herculoids-01-Mutoids.mpg.html

http://www.ziddu.com/download/7979748/Herculoids-02-GladiatorsofKyanite.mpg.html

http://www.ziddu.com/download/7979852/Herculoids-03-Antidote.mpg.html

http://www.ziddu.com/download/7979853/Herculoids-04-AttackFromSpace.mpg.html

http://www.ziddu.com/download/7979992/Herculoids-05-DefeatofOgron.mpg.html

http://www.ziddu.com/download/7979993/Herculoids-06-DestroyerAnts.mpg.html

http://www.ziddu.com/download/7980093/Herculoids-07-MekkanoTheMachineMan.mpg.html

http://www.ziddu.com/download/7980092/Herculoids-08-PrisonersOfTheBubblemen.mpg.html

http://www.ziddu.com/download/7980187/Herculoids-09-AndroidPeople.mpg.html

http://www.ziddu.com/download/7980186/Herculoids-10-TheCrystalites.mpg.html

http://www.ziddu.com/download/7980269/Herculoids-11-Pirates.mpg.html

http://www.ziddu.com/download/7980268/Herculoids-12-PodCreatures.mpg.html