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Spiral Zone is a 1987 animated sci-fi series that blends action, dystopian storytelling, and futuristic tech. Set in the year 2007, the show follows an elite team known as the Zone Riders as they battle the evil Overlord and his Black Widows, who have enslaved much of the world using a mind-controlling bio-weapon called the Spiral Zone. With its dark tone, advanced animation for the time, and unique character designs, Spiral Zone stands out as one of the most underrated and mature 80s cartoons — a must-watch for fans of retro action and sci-fi animation.

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00:00Surrender or pay the consequences.
00:30Thoughts for courage, peace and freedom.
00:35We love stone.
00:39We will fight.
00:40On our honor, what is right.
00:43We'll defend.
00:44Fight the zone.
00:46Zone rise.
00:47Earth's most powerful soldiers.
00:50Or Earth's last chance against the spiral zone.
00:59Zone riders, looks like we're coming to a commercial.
01:07Let's fight the zone.
01:19Hero to Commander. All clear.
01:25Same here, Commander.
01:27Well, keep patrolling. The night's young.
01:29UN Outpost 4. All quiet.
01:35Acknowledged Outpost 4.
01:37I reject the data on the people who have disappeared.
01:39There is no reason my overlord should kidnap them.
01:41They are simply ordinary people.
01:43They are simply ordinary people.
01:47Turn out the lights.
01:48UN outpost four, all quiet.
01:51Acknowledged outpost four.
01:53I recheck the data on the people who have disappeared.
01:56There is no reason my overlord should kidnap them.
01:59They are simply ordinary people.
02:11Turn out the light, honey.
02:18No!
02:42Looks like some sort of robot, Commander Courage.
02:45It looks like...
02:48Oh, no!
03:00My God for the beast!
03:02Get off the grass, you piece of junk!
03:12What's going on over there?
03:18It seems like he has some new pets, Tank.
03:32These are not man's best friends.
03:34What is it, dear?
03:38There's some guy out in the flamingos.
03:40You have to use the rimfire cannon, Commander.
03:42It's the only weapon that will blast through that thing.
03:44Negative, Tank.
03:46There may be innocent people aboard.
03:48We have to stop it without destroying it.
03:52There!
03:53There!
03:54There!
03:55There!
03:56There!
03:57There!
03:58There!
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04:09There!
04:10There!
04:11There!
04:12There!
04:13There!
04:14There!
04:15There!
04:16There!
04:18Biff!
04:27Tom!
04:38Fire!
04:48There's too many of them, cats.
04:52The machine is similar to a lunar excursion vehicle developed a few years ago by NASA. By Dr. James Bent.
05:12Overlord. Well, how do we stop it, Dr. Lawrence?
05:16Massive firepower. Enough to destroy the machine.
05:20And the innocent people inside.
05:22Well, she's right. We have to find another way.
05:25Now, what about the people who've been kidnapped?
05:27Well, they aren't scientists or military personnel. Just skilled working families.
05:32Homes seem to have been attacked at random all around the Detroit zone.
05:36Yes, but if there is some pattern to the attacks, a pattern we haven't discovered yet,
05:41the machine just might return to the last house it tried to hit.
05:45Now, if two of us take the place of the people in the house, we can get inside the machine and disable it from there.
05:54The machine must not suspect we are zone riders.
05:57Right. Well, from now on, we are typical Americans.
06:01We can hide our helmets in these bags.
06:10Hmm. I wonder what typical Americans do at night.
06:13Sounds like they're watching reruns again tonight.
06:19Ah, I will win again.
06:26Oh, how much longer are we going to have to keep this up, Commander?
06:29We've wasted three nights in a row.
06:31So tune in next week when we explore the exciting world of the African gerbil.
06:36With fair skies tomorrow again.
06:39Cat, please bring me a soda.
06:42We'll be back with a look at the local news in just a moment.
06:48We should not watch television in the dark.
06:50Look out, Cat.
06:54Help, Cat.
06:55That's it.
07:07No!
07:09My helmet!
07:13To be fixed!
07:14Courage to Catarina. Come in, Cat.
07:29Catarina to Commander.
07:31We are zone riders.
07:33We will get you out of here.
07:35Come in, Eagle. Come in.
07:37Oh, there is too much interference from the machine.
07:40Without our backpacks, we are helpless in here.
07:43But I still have my biomed kit with a laser scalpel.
07:57It's Tank's backpack.
07:59Cat's too.
08:01Commander, Tank's helmet.
08:07Let's go!
08:13This scalpel was not intended for such heavy work.
08:16But without my helmet, we must get out of here before we reach the zone.
08:26I found it!
08:27Oh, boy, am I clever.
08:28Oh, boy, am I clever.
08:44There it is.
08:49We're too late.
08:50We are halfway there.
08:51Tank!
09:02Stay tuned. The zone riders will be back.
09:08And now we return with more Spiral Zone action.
09:10Tank!
09:31Now, burn it.
09:40Oh, they're waiting for us again.
09:58Oh, they're waiting for us again.
09:59Come on, Tank!
10:22Come on, Tank!
10:23I don't know. This whole plan was a mistake from the start.
10:33Don't start apologizing yet, Dirk.
10:36Katarina may still get herself and Tank out of there.
10:42There has to be some way we can get into the zone and help them.
10:47What have you done to my house?
10:50The entire living room is wrecked!
10:52Some of the stuff wasn't even paid for.
10:54That's enough!
10:58We've got people whose lives are in danger and you're worried about furniture!
11:02I, uh, I'm sorry, Commander.
11:05Money's a real problem right now.
11:08We've been out of work for months.
11:10We used to work at an auto plant until the Spiral Zone hit.
11:14I'm sorry I lost my temper, Mrs. Nelson.
11:17There must be thousands of...
11:19...auto workers.
11:25Dr. Lawrence?
11:27We need a computer search of IRS records.
11:30I need to know what the missing people did for a living before Overlord created the Spiral Zone.
11:47You will be safe here, Tank.
11:48At least one person in every house attacked used to work in the General Auto Company plant in Detroit.
11:52They lost their jobs when the factory was zoned.
11:53Then Overlord's using his machine to gather auto workers.
11:54Overlord has a better idea.
11:59Separate the workers from their families.
12:00This should be enough workers for a full-time job.
12:01This should be enough workers for a full-time job.
12:02We're safe here, Tank.
12:03We're safe here, Tank.
12:04And the re-tooling of the assembly linesなんだ.
12:05To know what the necessary work will have to be used to work.
12:06This interesting story.
12:07I'm sorry, Tank.
12:09You know.
12:10That's that's it.
12:12You're safe.
12:13I'm sorry.
12:14We're not gonna be safe.
12:16Let's go.
12:17a better idea.
12:21Separate the workers from their families.
12:28This should be enough workers for a full shift.
12:31And the retooling of the assembly line is complete.
12:34Excellent.
12:36We can build thousands more like these two prototypes
12:40and bring millions of people into the zone.
12:43Start the assembly line.
12:47I think I found a way around Overlord's defenses, General.
12:59We'll enter the Detroit zone from Canada across the river.
13:17I'm going to have to stun him.
13:23Overlord! The zone riders have attacked on the other side of the river!
13:29No matter what happens outside, I order you to stay at your job!
13:41So, Overlord was operating it by remote control.
13:55I shall have to change that!
13:57So, Overlord was operating it by remote control!
14:01I shall have to change that!
14:05I shall have to change that!
14:35The zone riders have crossed the river through the tunnel!
14:43Fall back to the auto plant!
14:45We must protect it!
14:47We can see the auto plant!
14:57We can see the auto plant!
14:59We can see the auto plant!
15:11We can see the auto plant!
15:13We can see those other options!
15:33Are you alright, Commander?
15:35We have them surrounded, Overlord.
15:47Keep them pinned down.
15:50I'll give my beasts one more performance test.
16:05Beast 1 to Beast 2. Get the Zoom Riders!
16:35This way!
17:05Look!
17:19It missed us on purpose. The cat must be controlling it.
17:36Beast 1 to Beast 2.
17:41We've got to be sure Overlord can't make any more of those things.
17:44Let's hit that plant.
18:05We've got to be seen by Jon Snow.
18:12I have to go for it.
18:14We've got to get the eye out.
18:17We wanky it.
18:19We have to go for it.
18:26We've got to get to go for it.
18:29We can compete against the UFOs.
18:30We've got to go.
18:33We have to get the workers out of the plants.
18:45They may not obey us.
18:47Their reflexes might be even stronger than Overlord's orders.
18:50Maybe, but they've been out of workers for a long time.
18:56Quittin' time!
19:03Overlord, what is going on?
19:16All the workers are out.
19:18All right, let's do it.
19:21Overlord, what is going on?
19:28All the workers are out.
19:30All right, let's do it.
19:42No!
19:44No!
20:08Are you all right, Overlord?
20:10Get out of my way!
20:14What a ride!
20:16Who do you think?
20:17The final victory can still be mine.
20:21No!
20:22No!
20:23No!
20:24No!
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21:00No!
21:01No!
21:02No!
21:03No!
21:04No!
21:05No!
21:06Out-of-work factory people will once again have jobs.
21:08Da! Rebuilding the factory so it can be used to help defeat Overlord.
21:15Come on. Let's get you home, Tank.
21:18Won't be long before you're back to your own real self again.
21:28We'll be right back with more Spiral Zone action.
21:30And now we return with more Spiral Zone adventure.
22:00We will fight on our honor.
22:04What is right, we'll defend.
22:07Fight the Zone.
22:09Zone riders, Earth's most powerful soldiers.
22:13Or Earth's last chance against the Spiral Zone.
22:21Spiral Zone.
22:23Spiral Zone.
22:29Master ride.
22:43Spiral Zone.
22:45Spiral Zone.
22:49Spiral Zone.