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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
00:07Earth's most powerful soldiers
00:10Earth's last chance
00:13To fight the spirals of love
00:16Darkness has fallen
00:20On the victims of the zone
00:26Our world calls for courage
00:32Peace and freedom
00:35We must own
00:37We will fight
00:40On our honor
00:42But it's right
00:43We'll defend
00:45Fight the zone
00:46Zone prize
00:48Earth's most powerful soldiers
00:51Or Earth's last chance
00:53Against the spirals
00:56Zone writers
01:03Looks like we're coming to a commercial
01:05Let's fight the zone
01:09Chicago will be the new supply center
01:24For all of North America
01:25If we can knock out those zone generators
01:30We'll take the generator north of the stockyards
01:32Max and Tank will hit the zone on the south side
01:35Alright, let's do a weapons check
01:37Max, we all know your family is trapped in the Chicago zone
01:44I'll try to arrange a few days leave for you to visit them
01:48If we succeed in destroying the zone generator
01:50We'll destroy it, Commander
01:53This is the one I've been waiting for
01:55Open fire!
02:16Back to the merry-go-round
02:29Back to the merry-go-round
02:33Max, tank, fall back out of the zone
02:38In a moment, Commander!
02:42Immediately, Max!
02:49Max, tank, fall back out of the zone
02:54In a moment, Commander!
02:55Immediately, Max!
03:03I was so close to the generator!
03:23The commander ordered us to pull out
03:25It's no use!
03:27All right!
03:31Go!
03:37Go!
03:38Go!
03:39Go!
03:44Go!
03:48Go!
03:51Well, we were expected.
04:10Somehow, Overlord knew we were in Chicago.
04:14There may be a security leak.
04:16So what are we waiting for?
04:18You're right. Let's head for the Eagle.
04:21We'll need our back-up vehicles if Max and Tank can't make it out on their own.
04:35Barricade ahead.
04:39Go over it.
04:40Turn left to the next street.
04:54I know this neighborhood.
04:58Stop the cycle, Tank.
05:00Why should we stop?
05:01My folks used to live around here. I'm going to find them.
05:08The commander said to leave the zone immediately.
05:12I'll join you as soon as I can.
05:16Now take the cycle and get out of here. It's my family. Do you understand? Family, Tank. Sure you do.
05:23What will you do?
05:26I... I will try to lead the Black Widows away from you.
05:30Tank!
05:33Still no sign of the zone riders, Overlord.
05:45Keep searching.
05:46Keep searching.
06:16Good luck, Max.
06:19Good luck, Max.
06:36Mama? Daddy?
06:37Daddy?
06:50My big brother's in the army. He'll take care of us.
06:53Sia. Louise.
06:57Gone. They're all gone.
06:59I'll find them somehow. I'll find them.
07:01I'd better wait until dark.
07:04Where's Max?
07:18We became separated, and we thought it would be better to each make our own way out alone.
07:24Uh-huh. He stayed behind to look for his family, didn't he?
07:27I... I have no idea where he is now, Commander.
07:30Max disobeyed orders. MCC will have to be informed.
07:35If he isn't back by midnight.
07:37Now I have to meet some high brass at headquarters.
07:40Stand by.
07:52It'll be even tougher to reach those generators now that we've lost the element of surprise.
07:55You have to try, Dirk. You have to find some way to get past Overlord's defenses.
08:01If you'll excuse us, Mr. Malone, I think only General Wallace and I should be present for the rest of this.
08:07What? Hey, look. I've always come true for the UN, which is more than you guys did with those generators.
08:12I'm losing money on account of you. I got trains sitting empty waiting to move UN supplies.
08:19I don't like dealing with a man with Underworld connections, General.
08:23Well, I'm afraid we don't have any choice.
08:26Moose Ballone may have used the Spiral Zone as an excuse to move in and take over the railroads.
08:32But at least he keeps the trains running on time and he's always cooperated fully with the UN command.
08:38Unusual times go for unusual compromises, Dirk.
08:41So what do you got on the Zone Riders? Zone Riders, boss? Oh, yeah. Zone Riders. Yeah, sure. It's all in here, boss.
08:56Hm. This Japanese kid. Russian doll. This guy's from the south side of Chicago. And his family's still inside the Zone.
09:14Yeah. We might be able to use that.
09:26Max!
09:36Mama?
09:46I must have dozed off for a minute.
09:56Who asked for you?
10:13Oh!
10:26I'll never find Mom and Dad now. I better get out of the Zone.
10:57Zone Riders.
11:06Well, this is an old picnic.
11:26Stay tuned. The Zone Riders will be back.
11:43And now we return with more Spiral Zone action.
11:56People. All these people.
12:12People. All these people.
12:26You're warning about the Zone Riders proved very useful.
12:33Hey, we businessmen gotta stick together, right?
12:36Razorback.
12:38The usual amount in gold.
12:45Check the food and water and the ventilation in the cars.
12:49I want them to reach the next Zone in good condition.
12:52Why is it you keep shipping people from one Zone to another?
12:57A Zone takes its energy from the people inside it.
13:01Some Zones don't have the population to support a generator at full strength.
13:05But Chicago is the kind of Zone that has more people than it needs.
13:10Hey, what you got is a distribution problem.
13:15I'll need another train.
13:19Tomorrow night.
13:22What the f-
13:34!
13:35!
13:37!
13:39!
13:41!
13:44!
13:46!
13:47?
13:50Hey, don't shoot! I'm innocent!
13:58Yeah, innocent. Like the people you sent into the zone.
14:02I'm handing you over to MCC, Malone.
14:05Uh, I wouldn't do that, Lieutenant Jones.
14:08Not if you want to see your family again.
14:10How do you know about my family?
14:13Hey, in my business, it pays to know everything.
14:15I know your family's in Chicago, and I know Overlord owes me a favor.
14:20I can get your family out of the zone.
14:22If you can convince your boss to forget going after the generators.
14:26And if you can forget everything you've seen tonight.
14:30Come on, what do you say, pal?
14:31Are you going to save your family or not?
14:45Max!
14:46Did you find...
14:48No.
14:49The commander wants to see you.
14:52Uh, he is very displeased, Max.
14:54So am I.
15:07You can forget about holding those trains for the UN, Mr. Malone.
15:11That's right.
15:12We can't knock out those generators, so we've decided not to use Chicago as a central supply house.
15:22Hey, you can't back out of a deal like this.
15:25I always keep my half of a bargain.
15:30Always.
15:30I need you to do something for me, pal.
15:52There's some people I need to get out of the zone as a, you know, personal favor.
15:56I don't do favors for anybody.
15:59You'll have to talk to all the lords.
16:07Once we've loaded this train, you'll take it to the zone at Mason City, Iowa.
16:11You got that?
16:12I'll load up and be back in an hour.
16:24You should have made the hole bigger.
16:33We should be approaching the stockyard soon.
16:47I knew it was hard for you, Max, telling me about Malone, after what he offered.
16:51I did what's right.
16:52That's what my parents taught me to do.
16:54Open the cars.
17:13Onto the train, quickly.
17:15Overlord.
17:30Let's fight the zone.
17:45Whatever would they want the train for?
17:55To go after the generator.
18:15We've got the first generator.
18:35This one's mine.
18:41Pull back to intruder, immediately.
19:07What am I supposed to do, boss?
19:11I'd better take the train where the boss said to.
19:15You are going to be all right.
19:28Max?
19:29Louise?
19:32I knew.
19:33I knew you'd come for me.
19:35Where's Mama and Dad?
19:38Gone, Max.
19:39Everybody but me.
19:41I don't know where.
19:43Taken away weeks ago.
19:45On a train.
19:47The train.
19:53Come on.
19:54Can't you drive any faster?
19:56There's somebody following us, boss.
19:57Whoop.
19:58I don't know where.
19:59They ready to drive.
20:01Yeah.
20:11Let's do it.
20:16Come on.
20:19Hey.
20:20Hey.
20:21Hey.
20:21Hey.
20:21Hey.
20:22Hey.
20:23Hey.
20:24Hey.
20:24Hey.
20:24Hey.
20:24Hey.
20:25Hey.
20:26Hey.
20:26It's all over Malone.
20:35Get him!
20:52He's getting away!
20:56The U.N. troops will stop the train like they did the last one.
21:13We'll tell him to let this train through.
21:16It's taking him into the zone.
21:26We'll be right back with more Spiral Zone action.
21:37And now we return with more Spiral Zone adventure.
21:40Earth's most powerful soldiers fight the Spiral Zone.
21:51Our world calls for courage, peace, and freedom.
21:59We will fight on our honor.
22:07What is right, we'll defend, fight the zone.
22:11Zone riders, Earth's most powerful soldiers.
22:15Our Earth's last chance against the Spiral Zone.
22:21We'll be right back with more Spiral Zone.
22:26We'll be right back with more Spiral Zone.
22:28We'll be right back with more Spiral Zone.
22:29We'll be right back with more Spiral Zone.
22:30We'll be right back with more Spiral Zone.
22:31We'll be right back with more Spiral Zone.
22:32We'll be right back with more Spiral Zone.
22:33We'll be right back with more Spiral Zone.
22:34We'll be right back with more Spiral Zone.
22:35We'll be right back with more Spiral Zone.
22:36We'll be right back with more Spiral Zone.
22:37We'll be right back with more Spiral Zone.
22:38We'll be right back with more Spiral Zone.
22:39We'll be right back with more Spiral Zone.
22:40We'll be right back with more Spiral Zone.
22:41We'll be right back with more Spiral Zone.
22:42We'll be right back with more Spiral Zone.