- 6/1/2025
"Defenders of the Earth" is an animated science fiction series that unites some of King Features Syndicate’s most iconic comic strip heroes into one superhero team to battle evil forces threatening Earth. The series is set in the year 2015 (a distant future at the time of release) and blends high-tech action with classic pulp comic lore.
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00:01Defenders of the Earth! Defenders!
00:05Out of the sky, his rockets ignite!
00:08He gets into battle, flying faster than light!
00:12Lord of the jungle, the hero who stalks!
00:15The beast call him brother, the go of the war!
00:19Defenders of the Earth!
00:22Master of magic, spells and illusion!
00:26Enemies crumble in fear and confusion!
00:30And drink!
00:31Defenders of the Earth!
00:32Enders!
00:35His strength is a legend, his skills conquer all!
00:38Armed with his power, we never will fall!
00:42Defenders of the Earth!
00:44Enders!
00:46With our new young heroes, proving their worth!
00:49Four become eight, defending the Earth!
00:52Defenders of the Earth!
00:54Enders!
00:55Defenders of the Earth!
00:58Enders!
01:00Enders!
01:02Enders!
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01:06Enders!
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01:08Enders!
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01:14My ancestors fought bravely during the last Great Galactic War against a cruel enemy,
01:18who would stop at nothing to rule the universe...
01:23Finally, ten million years ago, far above a young planet Earth, my forefathers sent their enemy to his doom, or so they believed.
01:53But in their desperation to destroy my people, our enemy had created a monster, a mindless, heartless, unstoppable robot known as the Annihilator.
02:23And so it was that my distant ancestors were freed of the dreaded Annihilator.
02:35The most feared and inhuman machine of destruction ever released upon the universe.
02:41And the Annihilator has remained, buried beyond memory for millions of years, awaiting the day when he will awake from his sleep, when he can rise up and do the only thing he's programmed to do.
02:53Destroy everything, without reason, without mercy.
02:57Awaiting the day when he can serve Ming the Merciless.
03:01And you won't forget that I gave you the secret of how to awake the cruel monster?
03:07You question me?
03:10But my homeworld, you promised me, Mighty Ming, it would be spared.
03:17Did I?
03:18Yes, you promised. Otherwise I never would have...
03:22Enough! I detest sniveling traitors. I have no need for your planet. Go, before I change my mind.
03:31Thanks to that little fool, I now have the Annihilator to destroy those annoying defenders of the Earth.
03:40Once and for all.
03:42Jesus, get Pish in!
03:59Jetta! Your power's quick!
04:01Pendant of mystery, give me your power!
04:03That's it, Jetta. Just a little... more.
04:15Jetta!
04:16Is Jetta okay?
04:18She's okay. It's just to call her power.
04:20Quick, Kishin! You've got to get through that opening!
04:23You want me to go through there?
04:27Hurry, Kishin! You're the only one who can fit through!
04:29Before it's too late! Hurry!
04:31Oh, okay. I'll try.
04:38I'm scared. I can't do it. It's just dark.
04:44I got scared. A defender never gets scared.
04:51Are you kidding? I was really scared in there.
04:56Man, if you're not scared in a situation like that, then there's something wrong with you.
05:00That's true, Kishin. We all get scared at one time or another.
05:04Really?
05:04Really. The important thing, Kishin, is that we learn from our fears.
05:09Attention, Flash. An urgent message from your friend Chrome in the Altair system.
05:15Right. We'll take it on the big screen, Dynak.
05:17So, I'm calling on you, Flash Gordon, my old and trusted friend. Without your help, my world will perish.
05:25You can always count on me, pal. I'm on my way.
05:28Be careful, Dad.
05:29Don't worry, Rick. That's Flash Gordon. Nothing can happen to him.
05:34To you, he's Flash Gordon. To me, he's Dad.
05:38Emergency. Emergency. Ming's ice robots have landed in the California desert.
05:43They are constructing machines capable of triggering an earthquake big enough to destroy all of California.
05:49Come on, gang. That's our cue to go have a little fun in the sun.
05:52All right.
05:54Can Zuffy and I come, too?
05:56Sorry, Kishin. Not this time.
05:57Kisa, stay. Keep Kishin and Zuffy out of trouble.
06:02I know why they didn't want me to come with them.
06:05They were ashamed of me because I got scared today.
06:08Oh, I'll never be a defender, Zuffy. Never.
06:11I wish Mandrake were here instead of getting some magic award in Paris.
06:22And the winner of this year's Magician of the Year award is Mandrake, the Magician.
06:32I really hadn't expected to win this award for the fifth year in a row.
06:44Of course, I can't think of anyone who deserves this honor more than I do, but...
06:48My name is Calistro, and I am the greatest magician of this or any other year, and I shall prove it.
06:56How do you propose to do that, my good man?
06:58A duel. A duel of magic.
07:02I smell a rat.
07:04I accept.
07:05As I knew you would, you pompous fool.
07:08All the pawns are in place, Atta.
07:11Let the game begin.
07:18And now for my first illusion.
07:21Who is this guy, anyway?
07:42Test it again.
07:43There they are.
07:59Just waiting for us.
08:01Looks good to me.
08:02I say we blast them before they can set off another quake.
08:05Let's do it.
08:07Fire.
08:09Activate laser reflector dome.
08:11Evasive action.
08:20Man, I've never seen anything like it.
08:22Ming's developed some kind of a mirror force field that reflects our lasers right back at us.
08:26Looks like this job's not gonna be as easy as we thought.
08:29We'll have to attack from the ground.
08:32Excellent.
08:33Everything is proceeding according to plan.
08:36Very soon now, it shall be time to awaken the sleeping beast.
08:44Your turn, Mandrake.
08:54My turn, indeed.
08:56You are under my spell, Kalistro.
09:00No human can deny my hypnotic powers.
09:03On the contrary.
09:04It is you who are under my spell.
09:11It's over for you, Mandrake.
09:13Concede before I make a total fool of you.
09:22No.
09:23I'll never give up.
09:25Never.
09:26Never.
09:26It's time I found out what this Kalistro is really after.
09:30Crone, it's good to see you, old buddy.
09:53Flash, I'd like you to meet my son, Axrel.
09:55Well, I believe he has a confession to make.
10:11If we don't knock those machines out of commission soon, all of California's gonna sink into the ocean.
10:16What we really need now is one of Lothar's famous battle plans.
10:19Never fear, Lothar Jr.'s here.
10:22And I got a plan to beat all plans.
10:25Trust me.
10:26Where have I heard that before?
10:29Mandrake the Magnificent isn't so magnificent now, is he?
10:33Let the whole world hear you say it.
10:36Say it, Mandrake.
10:37Say it.
10:38I have powers I can draw upon greater than anything you can imagine.
10:42Power?
10:43You have no power.
10:45You have nothing.
10:47You can't even stop me from using my power on Lothar.
10:52In threatening my friend, you leave me no choice.
10:55By the ancient powers of the mystic realm and the crystal orb of Konos, I call forth the very power of the universe.
11:05At last, fool, the unique energy of the crystal orb is the final ingredient Ming needs to destroy your world.
11:14My power.
11:44I hope the other defenders get back soon, because I'm getting scared.
12:08There is no time to wait, Kashim.
12:11What we are seeing is an ancient annihilator robot, designed to destroy all life on an entire planet.
12:18The annihilator cannot be harmed or stopped from the outside.
12:22But it does have an Achilles heel.
12:25It can be reprogrammed from the inside.
12:29Wow!
12:30That sounds like a job for Rick Gordon.
12:33Only you are small enough to squeeze through the opening in the heel of the robot.
12:37Me?
12:41At last, the beast is awake.
12:51My lord, me.
12:57The annihilator can be reprogrammed.
13:00And Rick Gordon possesses the skills to do just that.
13:03If, Octon, you are correct, we must make certain that the young Gordon remains right where he is.
13:09Until it's too late.
13:11Time is running out.
13:19Another jolt like that and the whole fault line will crack wide open.
13:23Oh!
13:24It's Kashim.
13:26He's in danger.
13:27You sure you two really want to do this?
13:41It's really dangerous.
13:45Okay, you guys.
13:46Go get him!
13:47I can't believe I'm doing this.
14:07It's now or never.
14:16This all looks so simple on Dimex Views.
14:19I'm never going to make it.
14:36No!
14:37I've got to make it.
14:39Everyone's counting on me.
14:40Dimex says it's real important for me to reach the control center.
14:44Dimex, come in!
14:52What is it, Kashim?
14:53Are you okay?
14:54Are Zafin Kisa okay?
14:56I was worried about you guys.
14:58Hey, you did great.
15:01Kashim, it's vital that you continue climbing until you reach the annihilator control center.
15:06Okay.
15:07It's just like a great big jungle gym in here.
15:10Hey, this could be fun.
15:14How does it feel, Mandrake, knowing that your special power was the only thing Ming needed to destroy the world?
15:22Unfortunate you won't be around to witness the destruction.
15:26Don't be too sure about that.
15:30Because first, you'll have to destroy me.
15:35As long as the power circuit remains unbroken, nothing you can do will harm me or save your friends.
15:44So, Mandrake, it appears your friends are deserting you.
15:52Never, Kalistro.
15:54But then you can't understand that, since people like you have no friends.
15:58Let's see how powerful that guy is now.
16:17Never could make a normal entrance, could you, old friend?
16:19Your cadet action may have saved you for now, Lothar.
16:27But the defenders are too late to save the Earth.
16:31This is Dynak X calling.
16:39Come in.
16:40This is Rick Dynak.
16:41What's up?
16:42You must return to Central City immediately.
16:45Ming has awakened an ancient annihilator robot.
16:48Kashin is inside the creature, but needs your help to stop it.
16:52I knew he was in danger.
16:54I've got to help Kashin.
16:55Doc!
16:56Don't worry, man.
16:58This time, I really do have a plan.
17:00Trust me.
17:01Yes, Rick.
17:02Trust him.
17:02Hurry before anything happens.
17:04Take care, you two.
17:07Fire!
17:10Okay, LJ.
17:11What's this plan of yours?
17:13And it better be good.
17:14It is.
17:15See that switch?
17:16That controls the power for the mirror dome that protects the base from our lasers.
17:20Now, all you've got to do is use your pendant to throw that switch when I give the word.
17:26Cease fire.
17:27Prepare to activate the earthquake flow.
17:31Go, LJ.
17:32They stopped firing.
17:33Wish me luck.
17:35It's one of the defenders.
17:37Fire!
17:40Now, Shedda, now!
17:41Pendant of mystery.
17:43Give me your power.
17:44Come on, Shedda.
17:50Hurry!
17:54Stop here!
17:55No!
17:56It's a trick!
17:58Cease fire!
17:59Look out!
18:02LJ, that was the bravest thing I've ever seen in my life.
18:06I was nothing.
18:07Let's get back to Central City and see if we can help.
18:10I know you're worried about your shins, Zuffy.
18:20We all are.
18:21Settle down a minute.
18:22This isn't easy.
18:23This looks like the main computer.
18:34Now what?
18:36We got here as soon as we heard.
18:38I'm glad you guys are here.
18:40I can use all the help I can get.
18:42Man, we almost didn't make it.
18:44It's a madhouse out there.
18:46Giza, I was worried about you.
18:49The four shields can't take much more of this.
18:51I calculate my shields will break down in less than one minute.
18:54I need more time.
18:56These alien computers aren't like anything I've ever seen.
18:59Kashin's inside that monster.
19:01Don't give up, Kashin.
19:02There is very little time.
19:05This is Kashin to Rick Gordon.
19:07I'm in the control center.
19:08What do I do now?
19:10Listen carefully, Kashin.
19:11I've narrowed it down to two buttons.
19:14Okay, Rick.
19:16One of them should stop the robot.
19:18But the other will make it even more powerful.
19:21I've got to make the right decision.
19:25My shields have failed.
19:27Push the blue one, Kashin.
19:28The blue one.
19:29If you say so, Rick.
19:30Here goes.
19:35Yay!
19:37No!
19:38It's not possible.
19:40That child has ruined my plans.
19:42One day, one day soon, I vow that I will rip the universe of those annoying defenders once and for all.
19:51Man, am I glad that's over.
19:53No one was hurt, and Central City is just like new.
19:56And the reprogrammed Annihilator has been sent to my friends Crone and Axrel to protect their planet from attacks by Ming in the future.
20:03And I hope you learned something about bravery, Kashin.
20:05That's right.
20:06What you did for us was very brave.
20:08You can say that again.
20:09You kidding?
20:11Nothing's ever going to scare me again.
20:13Nothing.
20:15Yeah.
20:16Well, almost nothing.
20:18I'm not.
20:18Huh?
20:48You
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