Media Dossier: 'The Spiral Zone' Animated Series

The Spiral Zone was presented in a single season comprised of 65 episodes. They are listed below in the order they were broadcast. The actual "story order" has been a matter of contention over the years. The 4th episode "Mission Into Evil" has been theorized to be the original pilot episode.

## Episodes 1-8

### 21 Sep. 1987: **Holographic Zone Battle**

Bandit disguises himself as Mr. Jennings, the owner of the shop near the Zone Riders' base, and gives Hiro a new game. The game hypnotizes Hiro to go into the Zone without his suit. As a zoner, Hiro gives up details of the Zone Riders' plan to attack the San Francisco zone generator, which causes the Zone Riders to alter their plan. But in the midst of the attack, the Zone Riders must face a zoned Hiro who stands in their way.

Hiro receives the Holographic Zone Battle game from Bandit in disguiseHiro activates Holographic Zone BattleHiro is hypnotized at the end of the gameHiro rides into the San Francisco zone minus his suitZoned Hiro reveals the attack plans to OverlordZoned Hiro fights against the Zone Riders
### 22 Sep. 1987: **King of the Skies**

A vehicle with a zoned man makes its way out of the zone near Hoover Dam; after chasing the Black Widows, Dirk recognized the man as King Donovan, a former combat pilot and his former CO. Donovan reveals the Overlord plans to hook the zone generator to the Dam and expand the size of the zone. But Donovan has been sent by Overlord to reveal the plans as a trap. The Zone Riders are ambushed and Kat is injured, leading to Donovan being seen as a conspirator. When it's revealed that Overlord planted a memory in zoned Donovan, Donovan heads off to redeem himself and take out the generator.

Zoned King Donovan escapes the zoneZoned Donovan is caught by Razorback and ReaperThe Zone Riders rescue DonovanDonovan reveals the backway into Hoover DamScenes of the Las Vegas zoneThe Zone Riders go into Overlord's trapDuchess Dire injures Kat in the trapDonovan is charged with treason for leading the Zone Riders into a trapThe memory implant is revealedDonovan suits up to prove he's not a traitor
### 23 Sep. 1987: **Errand of Mercy**

In Montreal, a girl in a hoverchair is seen moving around in the middle of battle between the Zone Riders and the Black Widows. The girl, Carol, is unaffected by the zone which catches the attention of both sides. Tank rescues the girl and her zoned sister Beth; Overlord has her zoned parent call her and tell Carol to help them leave the zone. Once in the zone, Overlord captures Carol and tries to understand her immunity. Tank heads into the Zone to rescue Carol while the Zone Riders lead an attack to destroy the generator.

Carol and her sister Beth hiding from the fightingCarol and Beth make a breakOverlord shoots down Carol's hoverchair (You Bastard!!!)Tank rescues the sistersCarol's zoned parents call Carol prompted by Bandit and watched by OverlordTank find Carol gone and learns from Beth that she went into the ZoneTank takes out a Zoner vehicle while searching for CarolCarol finds her parents and Overlord waiting for herOverlord examines Carol to find out why she's immuneTank rescues Carol from Overlord
### 24 Sep. 1987: **Mission Into Evil**

The episode opens with a mother going shopping with her young son Johnny. Johnny gets loose and heads towards the zone after hearing music. A figure standing inside the zone waits and then pulls Johnny in; the figure, revealed as Duchess Dire, then releases a now zoned Johnny to wander the zone as a zoner continues to play organ music. A flight carrying the last sample of Neutron-90 is flying over the New York Zone; Overlord sends a beam from the zone generator that brings down the plane in the zone. The pilot, Len Jacobs, is slowly being zoned when the Zone Riders set out to recover the Neutron-90. Once fully zoned, Len, reveals the location he hid the Neutron-90 to Overlord. The Zone Riders recover Len and Johnny and are forced to destroy the Neutron-90 rather than let Overlord get it. Once out of the zone, the Zone Riders have to handle both Len and Johnny, who still follow Overlord's final command to destroy the Zone Riders.

Johnny leaves his mother at the sound the music and heads towards the ZoneJohnny is pulled into and let loose in the Zone by Duchess DireLieutenant Len Jacobs transporting the last sample of Neutron-90Overlord decides to use the zone generator to down Jacobs' planeJacobs leaves the plane as he begins to be zonedDr. Lawrence's camera captures Jacobs being zoned and being captured by RazorbackJacobs and the Neutron-90 container are brought to Overlord; once the container is found empty Razorback takes things out on JacobsJacobs is fully zoned and tells Overlord where he hid the Neutron-90The Zone Riders trap the Black Widows with the Neutron-90 but are surrounded by the Zoner troopsMax retrieves the Neutron-90Max grabs zoned Johnny from the street; this sequence is in the opening credits of the cartoonDirk rescues Jacobs from Overlord; Overlord tells the zoner troops to search and destroyMax is tripped by Duchess Dire's trip, but he and zoned Johnny are OKBandit gets the Neutron-90 only to have Dirk destroy it rather than let Overlord have itOverlord tells all zoners to search and destroy the Zone RidersJacobs, still zoned, receives Overlord's search and destroy command (as does Johnny)The Zone Riders leave the ZoneJacobs, still zoned, attempts to carry out Overlord's search and destroy command, but puts the gun down as the zone effect begins to wear offJohnny attempts to carry out the search and destroy command, but is handed over to Max by Tank
### 25 Sep. 1987: **Back to the Stone Age**

Razorback deploys a zone generator in Oceania, ahead of Overlord's schedule; to keep the plan on track Overlord sends Reaper to round up aborigines to increase the number of zoners. Reaper grabs the father of Wakia, a young aborigine, and two other members of his tribe and makes them zoner. The Zone Rider head to Oceania to stop Overlord from interrupting the power grid; Overlord releases an EMP pulse which shorts out the Zone Riders' gear. They leave the Zone and encounter Wakia who takes them back to his tribe. They learn to use the aboriginal hunting techniques to stop the Black Widows and call for supplies after struggling to get an old transistor radio working, but successfully take down the zone generator.

Razorback drops the zone generatorOverlord isn't pleased and send Reaper to gather up zoners to defend the power stationWakia, Wakia's father and other tribesmen encounter ReaperReaper pulls the tribesmen and Wakia's father into the ZoneAll the men become zonersThe Zone Riders enter the first trap Overlord sets for themReaper destroys the Eagle, causing the Zone Riders to withdrawOverlord hands over the EMP device for the complete trapThe EMP device fries the Zone Rider's equipmentThe Zone Riders flee the zone on footThe Zone Riders rope some zoners old school styleWakia calls out to his zoned father and gets Reaper's attention
### 28 Sep. 1987: **Small Packages**

The Black Widows launch an attach on the residential part of Mission Control Central focusing on the residence General MacFarland; while the Widows hold MacFarland's wife and daughter captive, Bandit puts a mini zone generation in the pocket of MacFarland's coat. Once planted and confronted by the Zone Riders, the Black Widows pull out. The next day MacFarland heads into MCC and send the Zone Riders to Minneapolis to destroy Overlord's latest zone generator; while the Zone Riders are in the field, Overlord activates the generator and zones MCC. On the way back, the Zone Riders are unable to contact Control and know something is wrong. They send Hiro in to deactivate the auto-defenses and then breach MCC to destroy the generator. MacFarland and the MCC forces are ordered by Overlord to stop the Zone Riders. Kat is able to find the zone generator and destroy it only to have MacFarland shoot her and prepare to take a lethal shot; Dirk reaches MacFarland and talks him out of shooting Kat as the zone effext begins to wear off.

The Black Widows attack the residential barracksBandit places the mini zone generator in MacFarland's overcoatReaper finds MacFarland's wife and daughterMacFarland reunites his familyMacFarland heads to MCC with the generator in his pocketThe zone generator is activatedDirk call MCC and gets a glimpse of a zoned MacFarlandMacFarland and the staff zoned by the mini generatorDirk learns he has one hour before MCC is bombedHiro enters MCC to deactivate the automated defensesOverlord issues a command to a fully zoned MacFarlandZone MacFarland orders the MCC forces and staff to destroy the Zone RidersKat avoids the zoned guardsZoned Dr. Lawrence attacks Kat and is frozen by herKat destroys the generatorKat is taken out by zoned MacFarland who prepares for the final shotMacFarland is talked out of shooting Kat by Dirk
### 29 Sep. 1987: **Zone of Darkness**

The Zone Riders escort botanist Dr. Marlow to Florida to look for a flower that can combat the bacterial component of the zone; after facing a heat-seeking missile from zoner troopers, the eagle lands at the Homestead Base in Florida. The Base has been destroyed, the phrase "Stop All Scientists!" is written on the wall, and Col. Conrad, Dirk's old childhood friend, and his troop are missing. The Zone Riders find Harlan Quinn (who is actually working for Overlord) fishing and get him to guide them to the flower. As they gather the flower and camp out for the night, they are attacked by forces that turn out to be Col. Conrad and his men. At Conrad's base, Dirk learns that Conrad is responsible for the destruction of Homestead, sending the people living there into the Zone as Conrad sees all scientists as responsible for the war and damage occurring. When Dirk refuses to join Conrad's movement Conrad rounds up the Zone Riders and again makes a plea for Dirk to join him. The Black Widows attack Conrad's base, Conrad decides to hold the Widows off while Dirk and the Zone Riders get away. The Black Widows set off a zone generator which zones Conrad and his men (although we don't see it) and alters the chemistry of Dr. Marlow's sample. Marlow's work is made moot as there are no more samples that haven't been exposed to the Zone.

### 30 Sep. 1987: **The Gauntlet**

A rocket base in the South American highlands attempts to a new satellite to help observe and study the Zone; Overlord tries to zone the base, but the atmosphere leaves the base unzoned. Overlord then shoots the rocket down. The Zone Riders then learn of their mission: get a new type of rocket fuel to the base before the launch window closes in 24 hours. As the fuel is highly unstable the Zone Riders must transport it carefully on their vehicle. Max and Tank get the job of transporting the fuel while Dirk, Kat and Hiro work to keep Overlord and his troops away. Max and Tank are at each other's throats but the events on the way to the base dispel the tensions. As the two get to the base, Overlord, the Black Widow and zoned indigeneous men stand in their way; Tank sacrifices his bike and his portion of the fuel to help Max break through and get the fuel to the base.

The zone generators are dropped to try and zone the rocket baseOverlord shoots the rocket downOverlord and Bandit zone a village of indigenous peopleMax and Tank are given their ordersDirk, Kat, and Hiro trap some zoners to get the Black Widow's vehiclesMore zoners come to attack Dirk, Kat, and HiroZoners on the look out for the Zone RidersMax and Tank reach the edge of the base but see zoners waiting for themTank sacrifices his bike and fuel to allow to get to the base
## Episodes 9-16

### 01 Oct. 1987: **Ride the Whirlwind**

Puerto Rico is hit by a strong storm and the people need to be evacuated; the Zone Riders arrive but not with the UN evacuation planes as promised. The only option for the residents of the island is to head to higher ground, but the higher ground is where Overlord has placed three zone generators. The Zone Riders make an attempt to destroy the generators but discover that three generators are interlinked and cannot be destroyed by their standard weapons. Overlord uses the dire situation to give the Zone Riders an ultimatum: surrender and he'll let all the people come into the Zone (and become zoners) or stay outside and face the storm and rising waters. The Zone Riders appear to surrender only to ambush Overlord through the remote use of their backpacks and weapons. While the Dirk and the other members hold off Overlord and his forces, Tank makes the adjustment to his cannon to destroy the Zone.

The three generators sit on a plateauHiro sneaks up and takes out one zone trooper...and another trooper...but the third trooper gets the drop on him and escapesHiro sends his backup out to get the zoner trooper...the backpack traps the trooperMax grabs a zoner trooper from behindDirk fires at the zone generators...the shot hits the shield protecting the zone generatoris absorbed by the shield...and bounced back at Dirk's vehicleDirk comes to agree to Overlord's demandOverlord lets Dirk and the Zone Riders into the zoneThe Zone Riders enter the zone, giving Overlord the appearance of surrenderingHiro removes and sets his backpack to remotely moveThe backpack begins to move...and sets off Dirk's vehicle to fireTank tries to fire the cannon at the zone generator...but learns that the cannon won't fireKaterina gets taken out from behind...by a set of zoner troopersTank gets the cannon working properly...and takes out the zone generators
### 02 Oct. 1987: **The Unexploded Pod**

Katerina's home village happens upon an inert zone generator that failed to activate in Overlord's initial zone attack; the villagers including Katerina's mother head to a mine in the mountain to avoid activating the pod. The Zone Riders arrive and transfer the pod into a special transport case, but during the transfer, the pod begins to activate. Katerina leads them to the mine, thinking the generator can be stored and/or detonated there, but the Zone Riders discover the villagers are there and are zoned by the active zone generator. The Zone Rider then must transport port the zoned villagers out the mine and combat the Black Widows before the generator detonates.

The inert zone generator is brought into the village by horse-cartThe villagers gather around to see the generatorThe villager says what exactly the generator is...and send the villagers flee back to their housesKaterina's mother touches the photo of her and her daughter...before taking it and leaving for the mineOverlord learns of the inert generator and makes plan to retrieve itThe container for the inert generator is finished at MCCTank begins to disassemble the generatorTank begins to move the generator into the containerThe generator is placed in the container...but the jolt brings the wires together...and causes the generator to activateKaterina leads the Zone Riders to the mineThe generator begins to emerge from the containerTank sets the timer on a bomb to blow the generator upThe Zone Riders realize the villagers are hiding in the mineKaterina sees her mother and the other villagers...become zoners as the zone generator becomes activeKaterina goes over to her zoned motherThe Zone Riders begin loading the villagers into the mine cartsKaterina goes and prepares to cover her mother...as Dirk launches a grenade to bring a section of the mine downKaterina's mother and the villagers begin to de-zone once the generator is destroyedThe Zone Riders break through a closed mine opening to sneak attack the Black Widows
### 05 Oct. 1987: **Duel in Paradise**

During a mission to destroy a generator, the Zone Riders manage to capture Bandit; MacFarland has Dirk take Bandit via transport plane back to MCC for interrogation. During the flight, Bandit gets loose, puts a hole in the plane's cabin, and causes the plane to crash on a deserted island. Alone on the island, Bandit's feud with Dirk plays out survival style as Bandit tries to take Dirk out. In the end, both the Black Widows and Zone Riders come and rescue their respective members.

### 06 Oct. 1987: **The Imposter**

Dr. Lawrence tries his Zone Negator, which works for a while but then fails; the current president President Greg Rogers is vacationing close to the zone test site when Overlord and the Black Widows capture him and have Bandit impersonate him with Overlord's new technology. While the actual president is taken into the Zone, Bandit learns about the Zone Negator and then announces a truce between the US and Overlord. The Zone Riders are sent into the zone unarmed to negotiate peace, but when Overlord and the zoners surround then with arms, the Zone Riders pull their weapons and fight their way out. Bandit then orders the Zone Riders be imprisoned and tried for treason. The Zone Riders escape and head to the zone while MacFarland and Dr. Lawrence develop a device to reveal Bandit's identity. The Zone Riders destroy a zone generator and rescue the real President Rogers while Bandit flees after his identity is revealed. (PS: Spiral Zone was only one year off in having an African-American man in the White House)

Dr. Lawrence begins to test the Zone NegatorThe Zone Negator becomes operational...and begins to workThe zoners are de-zoned for a short whileThe Zone Negator malfunctions...and explodes...and the zoners return to being zonedPresident Greg Rogers and his detail at the end of a ski runThe President's motorcade is attacked by the Black WidowsThe President is captured by the Black WidowsBandit uses Overlord's new device...to look and sound like President Rogers...while the real President Rogers is zoned by zoner helmetThe Zone Rider rescue Bandit disguised as President RogersBandit learns of the Zone Negator from Dr. LawrenceBandit announces a truce with OverlordThe Zone Riders go to the truce meeting only to be trapped by Overlord and the zonersKaterina comes blasting through...and clears the zoners out of the wayBandit orders the Zone Riders be arrested and court marshaledThe Zone Riders escape from their cell...and head to the zone to rescue the PresidentZoners come to fight the Zone Riders...but meet an avalanche caused by the Zone Riders...and get buried in the snowBandit starts to give his address on peace with Overlord...but Dr. Lawrence's device goes active...and reveals Bandit as he truly isBandit throws a zone grenade...and zones the White House staff to escapeOverlord leaves President Rogers behind to escape the Zone Riders
### 07 Oct. 1987: **The Hacker**

The Zone Riders face an onslaught of zoner troopers on their latest mission, which leads them to believe one of Overlord's spies is in MCC; Dr. Lawrence hacks into Overlord's computer system to discover Overlord's spy list. At the same time, Steve and his younger sister Julie break into the phone company to hack into Overlord's system to find their parents who are in the zone. Steve and Julie print out the list, which prompts both the Black Widows and the Zone Riders to locate them and get the list. Steve and Julie manage to dodge the Black Widow and commandeer a sledgehammer tank and drive into the zone. Tank locates the kids and Dirk manages to take a snapshot of the list before Overlord takes the list and burns it. The Zone Rider destroy the zone generator and capture the spy.

### 08 Oct. 1987: **Overlord's Mystery Woman**

Overlord leaves the zone to raid a legal conference in Atlantic City; he looks through the women there only to find the guest speaker has canceled. The guest speaker was Overlord's ex-wife who is in MCC. With her cooperation, the Zone Riders use her to lure Overlord into a trap. As she converses with Overlord, Dutchess Dire attempts to assassinate her. Overlord comes to the arranged meeting but zones the area and attempts to flee. Dutchess Dire takes a shot at the ex-wife which Overlord jumps in front of. This causes the plan to fall apart and the Black Widows to withdraw.

### 09 Oct. 1987: **The Sands of Amaran**

The Zone Riders attempt to stop Overlord from taking control of an oil refinery in the desert country of Amaran, but Overlord zones the refinery anyway. The Zone Riders then encounter Sima Sanai, a former enemy of Dirk's during a previous war, who now fights against Overlord. Tank, Max, and Dirk go with Sima only to have Sima betray them and hand them over to the Black Widows. Overlord reneges on the agreement which sends Sima to supporting the Zone Riders and leads her to show them underground tunnels that run under the refinery. With Sima's help, the Zoner Riders are able to plant explosives under the zone generators and sink them into the sand.

### 12 Oct. 1987: **Zone Train**

A train carrying aerospace scientists departs from San Francisco to MCC, but the train gets routed by the Black Widows into the zone; Overlord wants the scientists to finish his latest project. Hiro, Katerina, and Tank board the train to stop it reaching Overlord's base while Dirk and Max head to the base to take the generator. Dutchess Dire has the scientists and train crew attempt to stop the Zone Riders, who use this to move the scientists in the rear car and disconnect it outside of the zone. Dirk and Max are successful in their task, but when Tank reaches the engine and tries to stop the train, Dutchess Dire fires on him, makes his suit fail and turns Tank into a zoner. Tank is ordered to protect the engine at all cost which has him fight Katerina and Hiro; Hiro is able to knock Tank out but Tank wakes up and disconnects the engine from the rest of the train. Hiro manages to jump to the engine and lead Tank up to the roof, where Dirk and Max take Overlord's prototype helicopter to the engine and hook Tank off the engine before it jumps the tracks and crashes into the zone generator.

The aerospace scientists board the trainRazorback escorts the engine drivers to the rear of the train where the scientists areA zone generator near the tracks is activatedThe scientists worry as the train is routed into the zoneHiro, Katerina and Tank board the trainRazorback fires at the Zone Riders in the car where the scientists areDuchess Dire orders the zoned scientists to capture the Zone RidersThe zoned scientists and engine crew head for the rear car...which allows for the car to disconnected outside of the zoneTank tries to stop the engine...when Duchess Dire surprises himand fires upon him causing his suit to fail...and turn into a zoner...who Duchess Dire orders to protect the engine at all cost and stop the Zone RidersHiro launches a grenade...that takes out the zone generator...and allows Dirk and Max to commandeer Overlord's prototype helicopterMeanwhile, Hiro and Katerina find that Tank has been zonedHiro throws Tank down...and tries to restrain Tank...but Tank eventually gets a blaster...and disconnects the engine from the other carsTank follows Hiro up to the roof of the engine... Dirk and Max hook him away from the train...before the engine crashes into the zone generator
## Episodes 17-24

### 13 Oct. 1987: **Breakout**

While guarding Dr. Lawrence who is doing testing near the zone, the Zone Riders manage to capture Razorback. In prison, Razorback runs into a colleague and has him and his prison gang turn into a disciplined force. This prompt General MacFarland to send Max into the prison undercover to learn what is going on. Max's cover is blown and he is captured by Razorback before Razorback leads a prison break. Max becomes a hostage to hold the Zone Riders off and Overlord plans to hit the Zone Riders from behind while they try to stop the prison break. The Zone Riders manage to take out the generator and capture the prisoners.

### 14 Oct. 1987: **When the Cat's Away**

Overlord takes over a plane meant for General MacFarland to take the General prisoner; the plan fails and Overlord is captured by the Zone Riders. MacFarland wants to move Overlord away from a potential rescue, but the UN decides the Zone Riders should attack while the Black Widows are without their leader. Dissension arises among the Black Widows, with Razorback and Reaper plotting to take out Bandit who seizes control. Overlord breaks out of his jail cell and takes everyone down expect MacFarland; MacFarland is able to keep Overlord at bey until he is rescued by Duchess Dire.

### 15 Oct. 1987: **Island in the Zone**

In an attack on St. Louis, Kat is separated from the Zone Riders and jumps into the Mississippi River to avoid zoner troopers. She manages to make to the Gateway Tower and following a robot finds a construction crew at the top of the Tower worksite. The crew uses the robot to bring supplies up, knowing not to go down into the Zone, but when Overlord finds the crew, he sends them into the zone. The Zone Riders take out Overlord's Nanowave Transmitter, but in the course of doing so, place the detonators so that they take out the generator and allow the Zone Riders to rescue Kat and Sullivan, the leader of the workers.

### 16 Oct. 1987: **The Shuttle Engine**

Overlord is transporting the shuttle engine from his first attack across New York to a backup shuttle in New Jersey; the Zone Riders must stop Overlord from potentially completing his attack and zoning the other half of the Earth. They try to stop the shuttle barge in New York first by trapping it between two buildings they bring down and then by blowing up the tunnel entrance under the river. Both are unsuccessful with Overlord clearing a path in the first attempt and the barge being amphibious in the second. When the barge reaches New Jersey the Zone Riders force it into a field and blow the dam at the other end, trapping the barge in the mud. Overlord orders zone troopers to come to help him but that allows Hiro to plant a bomb and destroy the zone generation. Overlord and the Black Widows flee, leaving the shuttle engine behind.

The shuttle barge rolls through New YorkMCC learns of it from a remote cameraDr. Manfred Omar, a scientist responsible for the shuttle and the engine, drives the bargeThe Zone Riders reach the New York Central Library...but are spotted by zoner troopersThe Zone Riders repel over the troopersManfred drives the barge in the first trap the Zone Riders setThe Zone Riders bring down the first of two buildingsThen they bring down the secondOverlord clears the way for the barge to continueThe Zone Riders detonate and close the tunnel entrance...and rig the bridge to blowThe barge, however, is amphibious...and floats across the riverThe barge is forced into a field by the Zone RidersThe Zone Riders target the dam across the field...blow it...to flood the field...and trap the barge in mud.The zone trooper base commander responds to Overlord's request for reinforcementsA zone trooper orders troopers below the rank of corporal to report to OverlordThe troopers receive the orderHiro plants a bomb on the zone generator...and blows the generatorThe zoner trooper begin to de-zoneDr. Omar emerges from the barge...and begins to de-zone
### 19 Oct. 1987: **The Mind of Gideon Rorshak**

The Zone Riders finish a mission in Budapest and make their way through a farm where a yellow mist begins to affect the Zone Riders. Overlord, seeing this, uses his spy in MCC to learn about the yellow mist as a means to control the Zone Riders. The farm was once a chemical factory producing chemical weapons; once it was closed down the chemical weapons were buried and gave rise to the fog. The Zone Riders and Black Widows search for Gideon Rorshak, the scientist behind the weapons who was framed by the general in charge of the project and went to jail. Rorshak agrees to help the Zone Riders if they bring the General Fazekas out of the zone so Rorshak can kill him. The Zone Riders bring the General to Rorshak but Rorshak cannot bring himself to kill the General. The data Rorshak gives helps counteract the mist and Rorshak ends up working at MCC under Dr. Lawrence.

### 20 Oct. 1987: **Canal Zone**

Dr. Lawrence informs the Zone Riders about the San Cristobal, a cruise ship that is carrying people from the Caribbean that is heading to the Panama Canal. With Overlord potentially controlling the ship, the Zone Riders investigate. Overlord has a Zone Generator on the ship with a bomb to blow the Canal up. Max boards the San Cristobal to investigate while the Zone Riders watch the Canal; Max runs into his friend Jane who works with the UN while looking around the ship. Razorback and Reaper take control of the ship and send it full speed through the canal. The Zone Riders must race between the locks and let the ship through to avoid damaging the Canal, which becomes more complicated as the Zone Generator activates and zones Jane and the other refugees. The Zone Riders must evacuate the refugees while getting the San Cristobal through the Canal.

### 21 Oct. 1987: **The Lair of the Jade Scorpion**

Overlord plans to finish zone the South Bank of the Hong Shui River to cripple Hong Kong by getting the Jade Scorpion, a female crime boss, to carry his zone generators down the river. He kidnaps her daughter Miu Ling and holds her hostage in the zone. The Zone Riders go undercover to try to get the Jade Scorpion to help, but when that proves unsuccessful, they go into the Zone and rescue Miu Ling leaving Kat behind to keep the appearance of the hostage still being there. They then split up to take out the zone generators and free Kat from Overlord's base.

### 22 Oct. 1987: **The Man Who Wouldn't Be King**

Lord Arthur Tillsbury is set to be crowned King of England; the Black Widows attack Buckingham Palace to allow Duchess Dire to present a proposition to the soon-to-be king: Follow Overlord's instructions on ruling or potentially be ousted from the throne. MCC finds out about the connection between Tillsbury and Dire and keeps their eye on the coronation, especially as Arthur seems hesitant to take the throne. Overlord launches a full attack on the day of the coronation to try to cover his control over the future king. After seeing Dirk willing to lose his command to save the other Zone Rider, Arthur works up the courage to reveal Overlord's plot at the coronation ceremony. The Zone Riders launch an attack and destroy the London generator. Arthur takes the crown after the attack having learned what it means to lead and rule from Dirk's example.

## Episodes 25-32

### 23 Oct. 1987: **The Way of the Samurai**

Four zoners appear outside the Zone to attack a computer plant in Japan; they steal equipment and leave. These zoners raise the attention of both the Zone Riders and The Black Widows; Hiro recognizes the zoners as Master Daito, Hiro's martial art teacher, and his students. Master Daito and the students are pretending to be zoners to lure Overlord out while they develop a device that will turn zoners against Overlord. Overlord pressures the Black Widows to find the zoners as he suspects one of the Black Widows may be attempting to overthrow him. After a showdown with the Zone Riders, Overlord intercepts Master Daito at the last computer plant. He finds out they are pretending to be zoners and he zones them to take them back to New York. On the way, the Zone Riders attack the Black Widows in the zone, which causes Bandit to order all zoner to attack the Zone Riders, which sets up a fight between Hiro and Master Daito. Hiro is able to defeat Master Daito, who is freed from the Zone after the Zone Riders destroy the zone generator.

Master Daito, in zoner make-up, in front of the computer plantHis students, Washi, Suzuna, and Katsu, join him to take out the guardsKatsu takes out a guardHiro remembers training with Washi and KatsuHiro spars with Master DaitoDaito and his students back his dojo plan for the next attackMaster Daito and his students move on the next targetHiro encounters his classmates at the plantKatsu with the phase generator in the dojoOverlord encounters Master Daito and his studentsDaito pretends to be a zoner and goes to OverlordOverlord realizes Daito is pretending to be a zonerReaper stuns Katsu with the power clawsBandit fires the zone effect cannon...and zones Daito and his studentsBandit orders all zoners to attack the Zone RidersThe zoners in a transport follow Bandit's order to attackMaster Daito, Katsu, and Washi follows Bandit's commands...leap over the transport...and enter the fightHiro warns Master Daito and his students to clear the area...they prepare to attack HiroHiro faces off with KatsuHiro faces off with Master DaitoMaster Daito takes Hiro downThey square off again...the result ends up the sameHiro is able to throw and subdue Master Daito
### 26 Oct. 1987: **The Best Fighting Men in the World**

The Green Berets are training in the Philippines when Overlord drops a zone generator in the midst of the war game and zones the Green Berets. The Zone Riders must fight the top fighting force of the US Army, who are now under Overlord's control. For Max, the mission is personal as Major Timothy O'Hara, who looked out for Max, is now a zoner fighting for Overlord. While the Zone Riders head to a fort on higher ground to fight The Black Widows and Green Berets, Max runs into Major O'Hara and ends up fighting him. Max is able to destroy the generator and free the Green Berets but must fight the Major until he dezones.

The Green Berets look in shock...as a zone generator is dropped...and activatesThe Green Berets are zoned by the generatorThe zoned Green Beret attack the Zone RidersMajor O'Hara has Max in his sightsMax throws Major O'Hara...into Razorback and another Green BeretRazorback orders the Green Berets go after Max...but tells O'Hara to come with him...and warns O'Hara he'll be in trouble if he let Max escapeA Green Beret chases after the Zone Riders...until he crashes his vehicleA Green Beret takes up a position...to fire at the Zone RidersO'Hara pilots a vehicle...and is in shock as the vehicle is about to crashO'Hara is stunned but ok after the crashO'Hara attacks Max after Max has destroyed the generator
### 27 Oct. 1987: **The Ultimate Solution**

Dr. Starikov and his assistant Mikhail Borchenko are escorted from Moscow to MCC by the Zone Riders; Starikov presents his formula Spirotox, which is supposed to make people immune to the Zone and Neutron-90 suits redundant, for testing. Starikov needs a Neutron-90 suit for the test, which leads to Max being left out. Borchenko turns out to be a spy for Overlord who will hand over Starikov and the Zone Riders in exchange for becoming a Black Widow. Overlord has a personal grudge against Starikov, who got Overlord kicked out of Russia after Overlord defected there. Starikov realizes that Borchenko is working for Overlord and reveals that Spirotox is a hoax meant to lure Overlord into a trap. Max uses the Spirotox and enters the zone after seeing that the Zone Riders are in trouble, only to be zoned as the Spirotox is useless. The Zone Riders must stop Starikov's bomb from going off, rescue Max, and destroy the zone generator.

### 28 Oct. 1987: **Hometown Hero**

Overlord develops a liquid from the zone spores that grow on buildings in the zone; learning that Dirk will be honored in his home town, Overlord flies there and releases the liquid into the water the town uses. Two deer drink from the stream and developed the yellow eyes and lesions under the eyes that come with being zoned; they then go into the zone and are completely zoned. Three town people preparing lemonade are similarly zoned and enter the zone. The celebration for Dirk and the Zone Riders goes on until the Zone Riders must leave once they learn Overlord is in the area. While the Zone Riders fight the Black Widows, the townsfolk including Dirk's parent drink the lemonade and head into the zone. The Zone Riders return to the empty town; Max drinks the lemonade, is exposed to the spores, and tries to head to the zone. This alerts the Zone Riders to what happened. Dirk, knowing the mines, plans an attack to surprise the Black Widows and rescue his parents and the townsfolk. The plan works with Dirk almost capturing Overlord and Razorback, until Reaper fires on Dirk from Intruder and the Black Widows retreat.

Zoners gather zone spores from off the wallA zone trooper brings the zone spores to OverlordOverlord processes the spores...mixes the spores with a liquid...to create his zone spore formulaThe Zone Riders sit at the ceremonyDirk stands to be honored by his hometownDirk poses for a picture with his parentsOverlord releases the spore formula into the waterTwo deer drink the contaminated waterThe spore formula affects the deer...changing their eyes from normal...to zoned yellow with lesionsThe deer head for the zoneOverlord and the Black Widows observe the deer heading for the zoneThe deer enter the zone...and become completely zonedOverlord releases the spore formula into the water after the testThree townsfolk use the contaminated water to make lemonadeThey pour glasses of lemonade...drink in the spore formula...The men are partially zoned by the spore formulaand head to the zoneThe Zone Riders return to find the town empty of peopleMax pours some lemonade...gives it to Katerina...pours himself another glass...drinks in the spore formula...is zoned by the spore formula...and gets on his bike to head for the zoneDirk and Hiro see Max is zonedTank handcuffs Max to a tether ball pole to keep Max from going to the zoneKaterina sees the zone spores in the water...puts the water under a microscope...and sees the zone spores in the waterThe zoned townsfolk walk in the zoneDirk's parents are pulled from the marching townsfolkand are used as leverage by Overlord and Razorback
### 29 Oct. 1987: **In the Belly of the Beast**

People in Detroit are being snatched up by a lunar explorer developed by Overlord; the Zone Riders are unable to stop the machine. Kat and Tank disguised themselves to be snatched up by the explorer; Kat is able to bring her helmet when the explorer grabs her while Tank loses his helmet. When the explorer enters the Zone, Tank is zoned and Kat moves him into the inner part of the explorer to prevent him from being discovered. The Zone Riders learn that Overlord has been snatching up auto factory workers to build another explorer. Kat commandeers the explorer she and Tank are in and uses it against Overlord who is piloting the second explorer. The Zone Riders destroy the generator and free Tank and the workers from the Zone.

### 30 Oct. 1987: **The Last One Picked**

After a new zone generator is set off, field scientist Ben Franklin begins extracting Neutron-90 from Kat's suit to produce another suit. Dr. Lawrence sees the readers and suggests there should be enough Neutron-90 for two suits. The promise of being a Zone Rider motivates Ben, but Ben receives news from Dirk that Ned Tucker will be the new Zone Rider and not Ben. The Zone Riders attack New York with the original Riders serving as a decoy for Ned who travels underground to plant stun grenades on Intruder. Ned trips an intruder signal which Overlord sends Bandit. Bandit captures Ned and removes his helmet, zoning him. Ben uses the remaining Neutron-90 to produce a suit, goes into the zone, and rescues Ned. While the original Zone Riders are suffering losses of equipment and being moved around by the Black Widows and Zoner Troopers, Ned and Ben commandeer Intruder to break up the assault and let the Zone Riders escape. After getting chewed out MacFarland, Ben is given the second suit after proving himself in the field.

### 02 Nov. 1987: **So Shall You Reaper**

Lopez Tercero, the ruler of Paraguay, builds a fortress akin to Overlord's New York skyline as a base to take over South America. Tercero is aided by Jean Dupree, a French mercenary. Reaper strikes a deal with Dupree to help him overthrow Overlord with Dupree becoming Reaper's second-in-command when Overlord is gone. The Zone Riders arrive to take over the base as Tercero is working with Overlord. While the Black Widows are holding off the Zone Riders, Reaper makes Dupree into a Black Widow via the Widowmaker. Dupree recruits Dutchess Dire into the plot to overthrow Overlord and then betrays Reaper. Ned is able to skip a bomb to the base of the dam and blow the dam, flooding the area and forcing the Black Widows to retreat. Overlord knows of the plan but lets Dupree become a Black Widow, naming him Crook.

### 03 Nov. 1987: **The Secret of Shadow House**

Shadow House, the estate of scientist Lewis Greyson in Northern California, sits in the middle of the zone and yet is somehow keeping the Zone away from itself. The Zone Riders get to the house and explore its maze-like interior. They reach Greyson, who refuses to leave or reveal how the house is keeping the zone at bey, but Tank sees that something in the lower level of the house is producing energy, eventually getting Greyson to reveal the secret when Overlord sets off another generator. Greyson has a machine powered by a meteorite that repels the zone. Reaper and Dutchess Dire make their way into the house, capture Greyson and stun Tank while chemicals start a fire. Kat rescues Tank from the fire while Greyson is taken into the zone and reveals the secret to Overlord once he is fully zoned. Overlord sets up a third generator, which overloads Greyson's machine and destroys the house and the meteorite. Greyson decides to put his scientific knowledge to work in the effort to defeat Overlord.

## Episodes 33-40

### 04 Nov. 1987: **Zone of Fear**

After destroying the Seattle zone generator, the Zone Riders take a break but realize that they still have a hard fight ahead of them. Dirk watches the zone and zoners in it and visited by Kat. While Kat tries to get him to relax, Dirk leaves to do some thinking. Dirk then makes a plan with Gen. MacFarland and Dr. Lawrence and leaves on a solo flight over New York. The real plan is revealed later to the Zone Riders: Dirk has gone into the zone and become a zoner to try and take out the New York zone generator. When Reaper alerts Overlord that Dirk has landed in the Zone, Overlord has all zoners and Black Widows looking for Dirk. Raw Meat finds Dirk and eventually takes him to Overlord (after having Dirk fetch a stick a few times). Overlord scolds Raw Meat for not treating Dirk with respect. The Zone Rider go after Dirk, entering the Chrysler building from the subway tunnels; Dirk and Overlord, at the same time, have a conversation about why Dirk fights Overlord. Dirk's suit is examined for Neutron-90, but reveals nothing. The Zone Riders enter the Chrysler and make their way to Dirk; Dirk's chip, which will command him to destroy the generator, comes back online after having been knocked offline by Raw Meat. Dr. Lawrence activates the chip and Dirk tries to take out the zone generator. Tank and Max rescue Dirk when he falls out of the window and unable to take out the generator, the Zone Riders leave with Dirk rescued from the zone.

Dirk looks intensely before...he fires the shot...that destroys the Seattle generatorDirk sits and watches...the Spiral Zone on satellite imagery...and the zoners patrolling the zoneDirk relays his plan to MacFarland and Dr. LawrenceDirk leaves out on the flight to New YorkDirk confirms that he's going through with the plan...flips a switch...and drops the plane into the zoneDirk crashes in the zone...cuts his suit...and then leaves the plane to wander the zoneDirk wanders among the other zonersReaper finds the plane and checks the flight recorder...and alerts Overlord that Dirk has landed in the zoneOverlord orders the zoners to look and capture Dirk...as Dirk walks past his image on the screenGen. MacFarland and Dr. Lawrence reveal the chip that Dirk had implanted...which we see on Kirk's neckRaw Meat tackles Dirk from behind, knocking the chip offline,...then makes Dirk fetch a stick like a dog...before bringing Dirk to OverlordOverlord removes Dirk's helmet...and asks him, "What is it that moves you? Why do you fight against fate?"Dirk:"As long as one Zone Rider is left, it is not over."Overlord has Dirk take off his suit...and gives it to a scientist to examineThe scientist examines the suit...and tells Overlord that the suit has no special propertiesZone troopers leave their post to pursue MaxKat strokes Dirk's face upon seeing him as a zonerKat drops Dirk before she is hit by a blast from OverlordThe fall re-activates Dirk's chipMCC activates the signal telling Dirk to destroy the generatorDirk gets Kat's pistol and fires on OverlordOverlord fires on Dirk at the window...which send Dirk out the window...into the arms of Ned and Tank who are repelling up the building...and bring Dirk back inside
### 05 Nov. 1987: **Bandit and the Smokies**

The Black Widows attack a research facility where an isotope that absorbs and neutralizes Neutron-90; they steal the data and a sample of the isotope, but leave Bandit behind. When the data cube is shown to hold no data, the Black Widows realize that Bandit has the isotope. Bandit must flee through the Smoky Mountains to get to the nearest zone while evading the Zone Riders and UN forces. He encounters a muscle-bound mountain man named Richard Welt and convinces him to get him to safety for payment. Richard gets Bandit to an observatory where the Black Widows take Bandit and Richard back to the zone. As Bandit is climbing a ladder to board Intruder the Zone Riders shoot the isotope out of his hand. The episode closes with Richard Welt being transformed into the Black Widow "Raw Meat" via the Widowmaker.

### 06 Nov. 1987: **Heroes in the Dark**

The Black Widows zone the La Mesa Missile Base and replace the missile warheads with zone generators to zone the remainder of the world. MCC brings in Dr. Colin Becker, the blind scientist behind the missile system, who goes over the situation and determines that he needs to go with the Zone Riders to stop the launch. The Zone Riders use the tunnel gun to punch a path through the zone to the remote command center where Dr. Becker works to stop Overlord from launching the missiles. During the fight, Tank is blinded by a Black Widow attack and has to help Dr. Becker prep the missile capable for taking out all the other missilse. Tank has Dr. Becker take out the warheads to destroy the base and replaces them with plasma bombs to take out the zone generators. Overlord sabotages the destruct button in the command center and it appears that the launched missiles will zone the remainder of the world, but Dr. Becker is able to destroy the missiles from the backup command center once Tank gains his sight and see the plug for the command board is unplugged.

La Mesa forces march on the baseOverlord sets off two generators...and zones the troops and command staffZone troopers unload zone generatorsDr. Colin Becker arrives at MCC and surveys the situation at the baseThe zoned troops remove the warheads from the missiles...and replace them with zone generatorsBandit reports to Overlord that the troops are coming under the Black Widow's controlZoned soldier get Reaper's tank back uprightOverlord sees that not all the Zone Riders are fightingMax with Dr. Becker on his cycle prepares to head to the backup command centerOverlord sees the Zone Riders have dezoned the backup command center...and has a command staff person overload the backup centerBandit fires a photon grenade...which ends up blinding TankKat brings Tank to the backup center...and to Dr. Becker who has Tank help himOverlord tells the command staff zoner to start the launch countdown...The zoner tells him that the missiles will launch in 8 minutes and 50 minutesTank helps Dr. Becker prep the rocketThe rocket launches...releases the grenades...that takes out the zone generatorsThe zoned troopers begin to dezone with the generators goneThe zone pod missiles launchDr. Becker hits the destruct command...and destroys the missiles
### 09 Nov. 1987: **Zone with Big Shoulders**

The Zone Riders head to Chicago to destroy the two generators that zone the city and make the city the distribution center for North America once it's free. For Max, it's his personal wish to free the city and find his family. The Zone Riders begin the assault only to be overwhelmed by the forces of Overlord and the Black Widows, which causes them to split up. Max then leaves Tank to go home, where he falls asleep until zoner troopers come. He then flees to the train yards where he sees zoners being loaded into and transported out of the Zone by trains run by Loose Malone, the Chicago underworld boss. Overlord is transporting zoners to zone generators that are not running at full strength due to the lack of population and paying Malone in gold to do it. Max stops Malone and then gets an offer from Malone to have the Zone Riders not attack the generators in return for Malone having Overlord take Max's family out of the zone. The Zone Riders use the information to launch an attack on the generators using Malone's trains. The plan works and the generators are destroyed; the Zone Riders then surprise Malone who flees into one of his own trains and is transported into the zone.

The Zone Riders enter the Chicago zoneBandit orders the zoners to open fireThe zoners by the launchers...approach the launchers...and fire on the Zone RidersBandit and some zoners fire on the Zone Riders...who return fireKat, Dirk, and Hiro head out on Kat's cycle...while Tank and Max go anotherMax gets off at his parents' house and goes insideMax sits down in a chair and falls asleepDirk asks Loose Malone to leave the briefing room...Malone looks over Max's file in his limoA zoner trooper comes into the houseMax hides behind the door to surprise the trooperMore troopers enter the houseMax heads to the trainyards...where two zoners spot him...and chase after himMax takes one zoner down...only to be hit...by the second zoner...who he takes down afterMax using the train as cover...opens the lid...and finds zoners being transported by trainMalone is paid by Overlord in goldMax confronts Malone on his dealing with OverlordHiro cuts a whole in the train car to board the trainThe Zone Riders ride the train into the Chicago zoneThe train pulls into the yard...where Overlord orders the zoners to board the trainThe Zone Riders emerge from the car to launch a surprise attackZoners fire on the Zone Riders...only to be taken down by the Zone RidersDirk, Kat, and Hiro fire on the first zone generator...and destroy it...freeing the zoners from the zoneMax fires on the second zone generator...but can't take it down...until Tank fires on it too...which destroys the other generatorMalone gets trapped between the train and Max and Dirk pursuing himHe hops into the train car and closes the door...only lock the door which keeps him trapped in the car until it goes to the zone
### 10 Nov. 1987: **Behemoth**

Overlord develops the Behemoth, a massive moving vehicle as big as two zones, and deploys it to zone China. The Zone Riders must take down this vehicle before it can zone a huge territory. Ned and Ben sneak onto the Behemoth, but lose the explosives to destroy the vehicle; this leads to the other Zone Riders boarding the Behemoth and using their packs as an improvised device that damages the Behemoth before it plummets over a ravine.

Three Chinese workers work on a satellite tower...not noticing the zone is moving towards themThey finally notice the zone is moving towards themTwo begin to climb down the ladder...No. 3 looks at the approaching zone...and leaps off of the tower...only to miss the landing...and be in pain...from tweeking his ankleThey try to get into the van only to find it locked...they turn around...face the approaching zone and its lightning...Worker No. 3 looks at the zone...as he is zonedThe Behemoth under the zone
### 11 Nov. 1987: **The Power of the Press**

Ben develops and tests his project the Zone Ripper, which fires a beam that penetrates the zone and destroys a generator. A news reporter, Linda Crane, and her cameraman record the test and put it on the news live, which allows the Black Widows to trace the broadcast and learn the location of the test. The Black Widows manage to destroy the Ripper, but Linda picks up the lens which makes the ripper blast effective. Linda and her cameraman are arrested by Gen. MacFarland and shipped off to New Orleans, which provides Overlord a chance to get his hands on the lens. Kat rescues Linda from Overlord and stays with her in the swamp; the interaction with Kat changes Linda's mind. Linda uses the lens to enhance the power of Kat's blaster when the Black Widows find the pair, but a crack in the lens leads to the lens shattering.

### 12 Nov. 1987: **Starship Doom**

The Zone Riders locate Reaper in Singapore loading a boat; they sneak aboard and find a framework piece of a satellite and report the information back to MCC. MacFarland and Dr. Lawrence pinpoint the island of Balaban as the place where Overlord is constructing a satellite he will launch to zone the rest of the world. Ned ends up in the hospital as he injures his arm, but when he sees the Zone Riders under stress during the mission, he leaves out to help his fellow Zone Riders. He guides them through a tunnel to the volcano where the satellite is being launched; his help allows the Zone Riders to destroy the satellite before it is launched.

### 13 Nov. 1987: **The Electric Zone Rider**

After a mission where vehicles are lost, the Zone Riders return to MCC to meet with Dr. Emil Carson and watch the test of his robot, the SL-9. The robot enters into a zone in Texas, defeats the zoners and Raw Meat, and drives the zoned cows out of the zone. Dr. Carson announces that he's created the SL-9 to replace the Zone Riders, which prompts a debate amongst the Zone Riders and Dirk and Gen. MacFarland. Overlord has the Black Widow look out for the SL-9 while he continues work on the Ultra-generator to zone all of Texas. Dr. Carson sends the SL-9 back into the zone, where it defeats the Black Widows. Dr. Carson has his robot hold the Zone Riders hostage, which prompts MacFarland to arrest him. Overlord arrives and oversees the capture of the SL-9; he then turns the SL-9 on the Zone Riders, who attack after getting from Dr. Carsom's SL-9. The Zone Riders defeat the rogue robot and the Black Widows by causing a stampede of cattle and then take out the Ultra-generator using Intruder to pull the leg away from it.

## Episodes 41-48

### 16 Nov. 1987: **An** **Australian in Paris**

An assault on London by the Zone Riders goes wrong when Ned's attempt to take out the generator leads to the Eagle being shot down. Ned gets chewed out by Gen. MacFarland and is beating himself up; Dirk tries to raise Ned's spirit, but Ned asks for time off to visit Paris while his suit and the Eagle are being repaired. In Paris, Ned encounters an artist named Muleau on the banks of the Seine and the two walk the streets together. Muleau invites Ned to a party at the Louvre to take his mind off his doubts. The Black Widows at the same time are entering the Louvre via the tunnels from the Seine and place inert zone generators in the cartons of artwork that will be shipped away from the Louvre as it is near the Paris generator. Ned and Muleau sneak into the lower section of the Louvre to see the Mona Lisa and find the Black Widows loading generators. They are surrounded by the Widows and their troopers which leads Ned to set off a generator, zoning himself, Muleau and the party-goers while alerting the Zone Riders of the Black Widows' presence. The Black Widows move the generators back to the boat. Ned is able to fly the Eagle under the Eiffel Tower to take out the Paris generator, which forces the Black Widows to destroy the other generators rather than let the Zone Riders get them.

Ned banks the Eagle to head for the ThamesNed shoots the Thames to try and take out the generatorA cannon appears from the clock tower of Big Ben...which damages the Eagleand sends Ned into the controls shocking himGen. MacFarland chews Ned out for the crash of the EagleNed asks Dirk for some time off to visit ParisNed throws a flower into the SeineNed meets the artist Muleau on his walk along the SeineNed confines his doubts about being a Zone Rider to MuleauNed and Muleau are stopped by a patrol as they are near the Paris zoneRaw Meat takes out a tire of the patrol truck...while Bandit appears...and fires his zone effect cannon on the troopsThe zone effect cannon establishes a zone fogand temporarily zones the patrolThe Black Widows move the inert generators along the Seine...to the spot in the tunnels where the Louvre's walls areNed and Muleau walk through the Louvre...to the place where the Mona Lisa used to hangNed and Muleau find an inert zone pod when they try to see the Mona Lisa...and are captured by Razorback and zone troopersRaw Meat puts his fist through the Mona LisaMuleau serves as a decoy...for Ned to throw a flash grenade...to blind Razorback and the troopersNed removes the helmet from a zone trooper...and tackles another trooperCrook sends more trooper to stop Muleau and NedNed ask Muleau to keep Razorback and his troopers at bay...while he pulls out a zone pod out of the crates...and begins to trip the zone pod's wiringMuleau is blasted by Bandit's zone effect cannon...and is zoned as Bandit and Razorback come inThe zone generator begins to activate...denonates sending Ned flying...and becomes active zoning the Louvre...and can be seen from aboveBandit radios Overlord about the events while Ned and Muleau stand zonedThe party guest stand zoned in the LouvreThe Black Widows and troopers start to load the zone pods onto the boatsZoned Ned is being guarded by a trooper...until Raw Meat comes flying in...and send himself and Ned into the Seine channelZoned Ned stands in the channelOverlord and zone troopers fight the Zone RidersNed tells Kat that he's going to take out the zone generatorNed starts the run like he did in London...hits the engine to stop the Eagleand gets the Eagle under the Eiffel Tower...where the zone generator sitsNed fires on the generator...and takes it outThe destruction of the zone generator causes the troopers to dezone...The Black Widows set off the zone generators off rather than let the Zone Riders get oneThe generators begin to form...crash into each other...and begin to destroy each otherNed and Muleau receive a medal of valor for freeing Paris from the ZoneThe French General gives Ned the customary kisseswhich leaves Ned confused...and amuzed to which Muleau responds with a shrugNed shakes Gen. MacFarland's hand before suggesting MacFarland could kiss him if he wants to
### 17 Nov. 1987: **The Enemy Within**

The Zone Riders destroy a zone generator; with the generator gone, the documents around Barry Roberts, a top cadet in the Zone Rider Trainer Program, and his adoption come out and reveal that he is Overlord's son. The documents are Overlord's strategy to isolate Barry, who comes under suspicion (despite Tank's protests) as a security risk. Overlord speaks to Barry and convinces him that he will free everyone one he controls all the world as zoners. Barry, rather than showing up for his hearing, steals Tank's suit and a cycle. The Zone Riders chase after him while Tank, Dr. Lawrence and Gen. MacFarland learn the documents are fake. Dirk tries to stop Barry in the Zone, but is caught and taken to Overlord by Barry. Once Razorback reveals the lies Overlord told to Barry, Barry and Dirk fight their way out of Intruder. Upon returning to MCC, Barry attends his hearing and learns he will be suspended for 2 months and then placed on active duty with the UN Troops; he also receives the MCC Medal of Valor for his combat against the Black Widows.

### 18 Nov. 1987: **Anti-Matter**

The Zone Riders attack a science facility in the Four Corners region of the US; as a response Bandit orders all personnel to fight the Zone Rider. This order has scientists overseeing an anti-matter chamber leave the room, which sends the chamber in overload and potentially could destroy the surrounding area. Bandit and Overlord leave the other Black Widows behind to keep the Zone Riders occupied. When the Zone Riders learn about the potential explosion, they must take out the zone generator to activate a solar cell which is the only method of stopping the reaction and saving everyone in the area.

### 19 Nov. 1987: **The Siege**

The Zone Riders head to Leningrad to retrieve Dr. Koslov, a Russian scientist with knowledge of how the zone generators work and a former teacher of Kat. Koslov pleads with the Zone Riders to free Leningrad from the siege Overlord has laid, but the Zone Riders refuse and try to take Koslov and his data. Koslov has removed the data and will not go until the Zone Riders free Leningrad. The Zone Riders try to take out a generator but it turns out to be a decoy for Overlord to launch an ambush attack. The attack destroys many of the Zone Riders' vehicle and has them walking back to Leningrad. Kat learns that Koslov doesn't have knowledge of how the zone generators work and is trying to save the city like how he was saved in World War II. The Zone Riders change strategies and evacuate the people from Leningrad, holding the Black Widows back to the lake until the people are clear.

### 20 Nov. 1987: **A Little Zone Music**

The Black Widows attack and take over the Klammer Institute in Switzerland; Dr. Vogel has developed an ultra-sonic device that can shatter Neutron-90 crystals; Overlord plans to use against the Zone Riders. Dr. Vogel and the device are plants to lure Overlord out and allow the Zone Riders to get their hands on a zone pod. The Zone Riders manage to get the generator on the cable car, but Raw Meat is able to set the generator off. The Zone Riders destroy the generator but hand Overlord a loss.

Bandit arrives at the Institute...and fires his Zone Effect Cannon on the guard point blank...and zones himRazorback and Raw Meat activate a zone generatorThe military troops on patrol at the base of the Institute...drive on their patrol...and are zonedThe zone generator goes activeThe staff and guards are rounded up and sent down into the zoneOverlord learns that the Institute has been capturedCrook and Duchess Dire move the zone pod into positionDr. Vogel refuses to tell Overlord about the ultra-sonic deviceCrook places the zoner helmet on Dr. VogelThe zoned guards stand watch...and the zoner troopers prepare for the Zone Riders' attackDr. Vogel tells Overlord he doesn't know how the device works and that he is a piano teacherMax sets up his rocket launcher...hits Intruder...and grounds itTank and Ben make it onto the gondola and head for the InstituteHiro sees two zoner troopers aim at Tank and Ben...takes up his laser rifle...fires from the station...and takes out one of the troopers with an icicleTank tackles the other trooper to stop him from shooting Ben...removes the trooper's mask...and dezones himVogel continues to say he is a piano teacher...which leads Overlord to realize the device is a fakeBen takes out one of the troopers guarding the zone pod...while Tank takes out the otherTank does another dezoning move...and dezones another trooperBen and Tank start to move the zone pod to the gondola stationBen literally pulls the rug from under a zone trooperand dezones the trooperBen removes the zoner helmet from Dr. VogelTank surprises a zoner trooper...takes him out...takes out the troopers guarding the gondola...before he is taken down by a trooperBen rams the trooper from behind...and pulls another dezoning moveBen and Tank get Dr. Vogel and the zone pod onto the gondola...but Raw Meat slides down onto the gondola as it leaves the stationRaw Meat pulls Ben up on the roof before he throws him off the gondolaHe later fires upon...and activates the zone podThe emerging zone generator falls out of the gondola...rolls down the mountain...and explodes
### 23 Nov. 1987: **Element of Surprise**

The Zone Riders plan a surprise party for General MacFarland's birthday at the General's residence; the General destroys the cake remembering the raid the Black Widows carried out before. After cleaning up the cake off Ned, the Zone Riders, MacFarland and his wife reflect on the importance of MacFarland, which leads to various montages of previous episodes. In the end, Tank becomes upset as March 3 is not just MacFarland's birthday but the birthday of Tank's son Josef. Dirk comforts Tank and tells him that one day he will find Josef.

### 24 Nov. 1987: **Seachase**

The Black Widows attack a naval base and take an aircraft carrier and a submarine; with these two ships Overlord begins to deploy mini-zone generators to create a zone wall in the Atlantic to divide and weaken the US and Europe. The Zone Riders head after the submarine and are able to stop the sub and take Duchess Dire and Raw Meat captive. They are able to escape in the escape vehicle and head to the carrier; the Zone Riders use the sub to intercept the carrier, destroy the generator and force the Black Widows off the carrier.

### 25 Nov. 1987: **The Right Man for the Job**

Dr. Lawrence requests that Kat be transferred from the field to work with him as his assistant. Kat is saddened by the decision but honors the request as it is her duty. Each of the Zone Riders starting with Ned make an appeal to Dr. Lawrence to keep Kat on the Zone Riders team. This leads to a montage of Kat's stories. Dirk comes at the end and talks with Dr. Lawrence; Dirk then informs Kat that Dr. Lawrence has rescinded the order and Kat will remain on the team.

## Episode 49-56

### 26 Nov. 1987: **High and Low**

After fighting on an island and finding all the zoners there gone except for the troopers, the Zone Riders head to Japan to meet up with Dr. Lawrence and get new vehicles. Dr. Lawrence is in Japan to meet with Kenjiro Taka, Hiro's father. The Taka family plant where vehicles are produced is something both Dr. Lawrence and Overlord are interested in. The reunion between Hiro and Kenjiro is problematic as Hiro feels his father exploited the workers of the plant to get wealthy. Hiro leaves his family compound only to run into the Black Widows, who stun and zone Hiro with a zoner helmet. Overlord has brought a massive army of zoner troopers to take the Taka plant to produce new vehicles. Tank who goes after Hiro rescues his comrade from the zoners and warns of the coming attack. The Zone Riders try to fight Overlord but are outmanned and pull back. Kenjiro makes the decision to destroy the plant rather than let Overlord have it, which surprises Hiro and begins to build a way for father and son to connect to each other.

### 27 Nov. 1987: **Profiles in Courage**

Another montage episode. A reporter comes to MCC to do a story about the Zone Riders and the courage they display in fighting against Overlord, but the Zone RIders tell the stories of the people they've encountered who display courage to them. Max tells the story of King Donovan (Ep 2 King of the Skies), Ned talks about the aborigines and the time they helped the Zone Riders (Ep 5 Back to the Stone Age), Kat speaks of Overlord's ex wife (Ep. 14 Overlord's Mystery Woman), Hiro relays the story of Master Daito being zoned (Ep. 25 The Way of the Samurai), Tank and Ben recall Carol, the paralyzed girl in Montreal (Ep 3 Errand of Mercy), and Dirk talks about Colonel Conrad (Ep. 7 Zone of Darkness). The frustrated reporter asks Dirk if any of the Zone Riders talk about themselves; Dirk replies no and the reporter shuts the shoot down concluding there's no story to tell.

### 30 Nov. 1987: **The Darkness Within**

The Zone Riders liberate Salt Lake City, which causes the Black Widows to withdraw to Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. In the Caverns, Overlord is developing a new formula of zone virus that if deployed will zone its victims permanently. The Zone Riders head into the Caverns and Ben has to deal with his fear of bats and caves. Tank and Ben try to make their way to Overlord's underground complex but get separate and Ben falls into the river running in the lower part of the Caverns. Ben on his own has to fight through his fear to get back to Zone Riders and help destroy Overlord's latest virus.

### 01 Dec. 1987: **Power Play**

Overlord lures the Zone Riders into a trap by developing an imitation of the Zone Rider's suit and repairing a Zone Rider cycle; he also has a jammer that will jam their communication frequencies. He then contacts Dr. Lawrence saying a nuclear explosion in the Pacific Northwest zone threatens the area and he needs the specs on the facility and refuses to let the Zone Riders inspect the area. As the Zone Riders fight in the area, they are separated and unable to communicate with each other; Duchess Dire in the fake suit leads them into a trap pretending to be Hiro. Hiro, however, gets free from being pinned down and with Max and Tank catches Overlord off guard and frees the other Zone Riders.

### 02 Dec. 1987: **Duchess Treat**

Duchess Dire reaches out to the new King of England Arthur Tillsbury and states she wants to leave Overlord. She promises to bring plans of Overlord's with her; King Arthur takes Dire's proposal to MCC. MCC agrees to go through with bringing Duchess Dire over despite it potentially being a trap. Duchess promises to use self destruct codes on several generators in major cities as a sign of faith; she asks that troops be ready to help once the cities are freed. The UN forces are made ready as the general in charge believes Overlord wouldn't gain from destroying the generators. The time comes and the generators are destroyed; the UN forces go into the area, but Overlord immediate sets off new generators near the destroyed one thereby zoning the incoming troops. The UN loses 500,000 men to the strategy.

### 03 Dec. 1987: **Oversight**

General MacFarland and the Zone Riders appear before a special committee in the UN to answer the charge of poor leadership which is leading to the Zone Riders being ineffective against the zone. The head of the committee questions Dirk about the fights to stop the Shuttle Engine (Episode 20), the damage to the Panama Canal (Episode 22), the mission in Puerto Rico (Episode 9), the assault of the dam in South America (Episode 31), and sending Loose Malone into the zone (Episode 36). The committee votes 6 to 1 to let Dirk keep his position, with the head of the committee being the sole no vote.

### 04 Dec. 1987: **Assault on the Rock**

Overlord places a new weapon (I call it the Zone Fort Cannon) at the top of the Rock of Gibraltar and begins to zone cities over the Mediterranean; the Zone Riders face a difficult task taking out the Cannons as the Rock is as Hiro say "exaclty that a rock." Dr. Lawrence proposes using dummies to make it seem like all the Zone Riders are attacking one place while Kat and Ned climb the South Face of the Rock. Despite some difficulty Kat and Ned are able to make it to the Cannons and set explosives that destroy them.

### 07 Dec. 1987: **They Zone by Night**

The first of the remixed episodes (episodes that use material from earlier episodes). Hiro is suffering from nightmares and his inability to sleep affects his ability to train and fight in the zone. Hiro tries to get sleep but is bombarded by images from the various missions he's been through and the time when he was zoned in San Francisco. Ben is able to locate the source of Hiro's nightmares: a low-frequency neural transmitter on his helmet.

## Episodes 57-65

### 08 Dec. 1987: **Conflict of Duty**

A mission in Germany reunites Tank with his father-in-law, who blames Tank for Josef being zoned. Overlord uses a film of Josef and broadcasts the image of Josef over the mission which causes Tank to chase after the image and almost run into a minefield. The Zone Riders split up with Tank leading Hiro, Kat, Ned, and Ben through a factory Overlord is using to produce zone pods while Max and Dirk head to the generator. While Tank and Ned make their way to the place in the factory where the pods are produced, the image of Josef stops him from destroying the factory until Overlord arrives. Tank does set off the timer for the bomb which forces everyone to leave the factory before the bomb detonates taking out the factory.

### 09 Dec. 1987: **The Final Weapon**

Overlord builds a device that will transmit the zone as energy and turn every satellite dish in the world to a zone generator. The Zone Riders must face down the threat, but after coming off a prior mission the Zone Riders must stop Overlord's plan with less than 100% power in their weapons and vehicles. The mission starts off bad with the Eagle being shot down; then Max begins to display combat fatigue with a blowout at Tank. Dirk has Max stay behind to get himself together. The remaining Zone Riders reach the base as Overlord uses the weapon to zone the rest of the world. They attack but in the midst of the fight they lose power to the vehicles and suits and begin to be zoned; Max comes in and saves the day by reaching the zone generator and destroying it.

### 10 Dec. 1987: **The Face of the Enemy**

Dirk and the Zone Riders give a lecture on the Black Widows to the class of cadets training to replace them. They cover each Widow and discuss what they contribute to the effort to zone the world as well as the weaknesses they each have. Overlord is the last subject and the cadets are told that Overlord has broken every agreement he's entered into.

### 11 Dec. 1987: **Brother's Keeper**

Dr. Lawrence is ill from a specific virus; the only person who can treat the virus is Dr. Mikael Gregori, who is a zoner working for Overlord at a military base. The Zone Riders try to free Gregori with a direct attack on the base, but that fails. In regrouping, they realize that Ned looks like Bandit's brother Moustafa and use that to get Bandit to bring Gregori to them. Bandit defies Overlord's order and sees his sick brother; he then goes back, retrieves Gregori and brings him to the Zone Riders. Gregori treats Dr. Lawrence, who gets better and praises Ned for his acting.

### 14 Dec. 1987: **Little Darlings**

James and Janet Pierce are a couple of troublemakers, causing trouble wherever they go. They are also the children of Dr. Piece, who working on reconstructing a zone generator from destroyed ones. The Black Widows attack the school to try and capture the kids only to realize the trouble that comes with them. The Zone Riders rescue the kids and start to take them back to their father at MCC, but they dump the fuel out of the Eagle forcing the Zone Riders to land. Overlord manages to get the kids and use them as leverage to get Dr. Pierce's research; the Zone Riders rescue the family and Dirk gives Dr. Pierce some advice about his kids.

### 15 Dec. 1987: **Nightmare in Ice**

The Zone Riders head to Ice Station Vantage on Antarctica; the zone on Antarctica is creating an Aurora style electric field that is heating and melting the ice and threatening the station. Ned is able to make to the station, while the other Zone Riders are grounded and are forced to destroy the zone in order to save the station. The Zone Riders try to make it through the various obstacle, lsosing Max to a failed attempt to jump a gorge in the ice, but eventually reach the generator and destroy it, saving the station.

### 16 Dec. 1987: **Evil Transmissions**

Another remixed episode. The Zone Riders are in the midst of an attack in the zone when Overlord broadcasts a signal that affects Max and Tank. Tank is separated from the group and wandering in the zone. The root of the problem is that Tank and Max's helmets are made from different materials; Max who was able to stay with the other Zone Riders has a liner put in his helmet to stop the signal. The Zone Riders are able to get to Tank and bring him back to base.

### 17 Dec. 1987: **Zone Trap**

Another remixed episode. This episode remixes Small Packages. Dr. Lawrence develops an anti-zone virus to free the large cities from the zone; Dirk protests the deployment of the virus as the side effects to the people are unknown. Dr Lawrence wants to work on the virus in MCC, but the artificial zone gets loose and zone MCC. The rest is very similar to Small Packages.

### 18 Dec. 1987: **Countdown**

The last episode and another remixed episode. This episode brings The Gauntlet together with Duel in Paradise. The Zone Riders try to take a special rocket fuel to a launch site, but this time Dirk is on a plane that is downed by Bandit, which complicates the mission. Dirk must handle Bandit while the Zone Riders get the fuel to the launch site.