Defenders of the Earth - Season 1 - Eps 62: Drowning World
Ming constructs a dam near the sea of Japan. This diverts the warm currents of the Japenease oceans towards the antartic, causing the polar Ice caps to melt, which results in major worldwide flooding and certain disaster. The Defenders race to the Artic to prevent the glaicers from further collapsing, when they are attacked by Ming's Ice Robots and Garax. The Defenders do battle with the Ice Robots and are able to fend them off long enough to escape back to the U.S.A, where they discover that Ming's Dam is the source of the worldwide flooding. Lothar suggests they take out the dam with the untested X-26 missile, whilst Ming takes control of an iceberg and sends it hurtling in the direction of New York City...
About Defenders of the Earth
Title: Defenders of the Earth
First Air Date: 1986-09-08
Last Air Date: 1986-12-05
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.5/10 (from 83 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 65
Network: Syndication
Genres: Animation, Action & Adventure
Production Companies: Marvel Productions, King Features Syndicate
Synopsis
Defenders of the Earth is an American animated television series produced in 1986, featuring characters from three comic strips distributed by King Features Syndicate—Flash Gordon, The Phantom, and Mandrake the Magician—opposing Ming the Merciless in the year 2015. Supporting characters include their children Rick Gordon, Jedda Walker, Kshin, Mandrake's assistant Lothar, and Lothar's son L.J. The show lasted for 65 episodes; there was also a short-lived comic book series published by Star Comics, created by Gerry Conway, Ross Andru and John Romita, Sr.. The closing credits credit Rob Walsh and Tony Pastor for the main title music, and Stan Lee for the lyrics. The series was later shown in reruns on the Sci Fi Channel as part of Sci Fi Cartoon Quest.
Cast
Buster Jones
Peter Mark Richman
Loren Lester
Peter Renaday
Sarah Partridge
Lou Richards
William Callaway
Hal Rayle
Ron Feinberg
Diane Pershing
