The Mighty Hercules
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| Created by | Adventure Cartoon Productions |
| Directed by | Joe Oriolo |
| Voices of |
Gerry Bascombe Jimmy Tapp Helene Nickerson |
| Country of origin | Canada United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 128 |
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| Producer(s) | Joe Oriolo |
| Running time | 5 minutes (usually compiled into 30-minute omnibuses) |
| Production company(s) | Adventure Cartoons For Television, Inc. |
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| Original network | first-run syndication |
| Original release | September 1, 1963 – May 1, 1966 |
The Mighty Hercules is a Canadian/American low-budget animated series based loosely on the Greek mythological character of Heracles, under his Roman Mythology name, Hercules. It was created in 1962 and then debuted on TV in 1963 and ran until 1966 coinciding with the sword and sandal genre of films popular at the time. Each standalone episode runs five-and-a-half minutes, and in syndication were aired either as part of a block with other cartoons, or several episodes together to fill 30-minute timeslots (including commercials).
The cartoon features Hercules, the legendary hero, who dwells on Mount Olympus. When villains threaten the people of ancient Greece, often in the fictional kingdom of Caledon, Hercules comes to the rescue of the Kingdom or whomever may be in trouble. When in serious danger, Hercules puts on his magic ring from which he gets his superpowers. Once wearing the ring and raising his fist, the ring is struck by flashes of lightning (referred to as the Thunder of Zeus in several episodes). Hercules is then endowed with super-strength, and goes forth for several brief episodes to do battle with such as Daedalus, an evil wizard who is the chief villain (sometimes accompanied by his pet cat Dydo); as well as others such as Wilhemine the Sea Witch (accompanied by her pet bird Elvira); and Murtis (aka The Mask of Vulcan), who was invulnerable due to his wearing of an iron helmet, itself known as the Mask of Vulcan.
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