Spiral Zone

Spiral Zone

1987
Spiral Zone
Spiral Zone

Spiral Zone

7.5 | en | Animation

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.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP65  Countdown
Dec. 18,1987
Countdown

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EP64  Zone Trap
Dec. 17,1987
Zone Trap

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EP63  Evil Transmissions
Dec. 16,1987
Evil Transmissions

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EP62  Nightmare in Ice
Dec. 15,1987
Nightmare in Ice

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EP61  Little Darlings
Dec. 14,1987
Little Darlings

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EP60  Brother's Keeper
Dec. 11,1987
Brother's Keeper

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EP59  The Face of the Enemy
Dec. 10,1987
The Face of the Enemy

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EP58  The Final Weapon
Dec. 09,1987
The Final Weapon

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EP57  Conflict of Duty
Dec. 08,1987
Conflict of Duty

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EP56  They Zone by Night
Dec. 07,1987
They Zone by Night

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EP55  Assault on the Rock
Dec. 04,1987
Assault on the Rock

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EP54  Oversight
Dec. 03,1987
Oversight

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EP53  Duchess Treat
Dec. 02,1987
Duchess Treat

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EP52  Power Play
Dec. 01,1987
Power Play

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EP51  The Darkness Within
Nov. 30,1987
The Darkness Within

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EP50  Profiles in Courage
Nov. 27,1987
Profiles in Courage

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EP49  High and Low
Nov. 26,1987
High and Low

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EP48  The Right Man for the Job
Nov. 25,1987
The Right Man for the Job

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EP47  Seachase
Nov. 24,1987
Seachase

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EP46  Element of Surprise
Nov. 23,1987
Element of Surprise

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EP45  A Little Zone Music
Nov. 20,1987
A Little Zone Music

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EP44  The Siege
Nov. 19,1987
The Siege

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EP43  Anti-Matter
Nov. 18,1987
Anti-Matter

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EP42  The Enemy Within
Nov. 17,1987
The Enemy Within

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EP41  Australian in Paris
Nov. 16,1987
Australian in Paris

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EP40  The Electric Zone Rider
Nov. 13,1987
The Electric Zone Rider

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EP39  Starship Doom
Nov. 12,1987
Starship Doom

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EP38  The Power of the Press
Nov. 11,1987
The Power of the Press

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EP37  Behemoth
Nov. 10,1987
Behemoth

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EP36  Zone with Big Shoulders
Nov. 09,1987
Zone with Big Shoulders

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EP35  Heroes in the Dark
Nov. 06,1987
Heroes in the Dark

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EP34  Bandit and the Smokies
Nov. 05,1987
Bandit and the Smokies

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EP33  Zone of Fear
Nov. 04,1987
Zone of Fear

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EP32  The Secret of Shadow House
Nov. 03,1987
The Secret of Shadow House

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EP31  So Shall You Reaper
Nov. 02,1987
So Shall You Reaper

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EP30  The Last One Picked
Oct. 30,1987
The Last One Picked

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EP29  In the Belly of the Beast
Oct. 29,1987
In the Belly of the Beast

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EP28  Hometown Hero
Oct. 28,1987
Hometown Hero

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EP27  The Ultimate Solution
Oct. 27,1987
The Ultimate Solution

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EP26  The Best Fighting Men in the World
Oct. 26,1987
The Best Fighting Men in the World

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EP25  The Way of the Samurai
Oct. 23,1987
The Way of the Samurai

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EP24  The Man Who Wouldn't Be King
Oct. 22,1987
The Man Who Wouldn't Be King

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EP23  The Lair of the Jade Scorpion
Oct. 21,1987
The Lair of the Jade Scorpion

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EP22  Canal Zone
Oct. 20,1987
Canal Zone

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EP21  The Mind of Gideon Rorshak
Oct. 19,1987
The Mind of Gideon Rorshak

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EP20  The Shuttle Engine
Oct. 16,1987
The Shuttle Engine

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EP19  Island in the Zone
Oct. 15,1987
Island in the Zone

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EP18  When the Cat's Away
Oct. 14,1987
When the Cat's Away

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EP17  Breakout
Oct. 13,1987
Breakout

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EP16  Zone Train
Oct. 12,1987
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.

EP15  The Sands of Amaran
Oct. 09,1987
The Sands of Amaran

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EP14  Overlord's Mystery Woman
Oct. 08,1987
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.

EP13  The Hacker
Oct. 07,1987
The Hacker

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EP12  The Imposter
Oct. 06,1987
The Imposter

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EP11  Duel in Paradise
Oct. 05,1987
Duel in Paradise

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EP10  The Unexploded Pod
Oct. 02,1987
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.

EP9  Ride the Whirlwind
Oct. 01,1987
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?

EP8  Gauntlet
Sep. 30,1987
Gauntlet

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EP7  Zone of Darkness
Sep. 29,1987
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.

EP6  Small Packages
Sep. 28,1987
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.

EP5  Back to the Stone Age
Sep. 25,1987
Back to the Stone Age

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EP4  Mission Into Evil
Sep. 24,1987
Mission Into Evil

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EP3  Errand of Mercy
Sep. 23,1987
Errand of Mercy

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EP2  King of the Skies
Sep. 22,1987
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.

EP1  Holographic Zone Battle
Sep. 21,1987
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.

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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.

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Cast

Michael Bell , Hal Rayle , Dan Gilvezan

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