The Mighty Hercules (1963)
- Genre: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- First Air Date: 1963-09-01
- Last Air Date: 1963-01-01
- Total Seasons: 3
- Total Episodes: 212
- Status: Ended
- Episode Runtime: 30 min.
The Mighty Hercules is a 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 approximately 5 minutes with opening and closing credits, and in syndication several such episodes are compiled to fill 30-minute timeslots.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Hercules Comes to Earth | 1963-09-01 | 5 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Hercules vs. The Hydra | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Hercules and the Stolen Ring | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Theft of the Royal Seal | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Daedalus Kidnaps Helena | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Double Trouble | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Hercules Rescues Timon | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | The Chair of Forgetfulness | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | The Strength Potion | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | Hercules vs. The Hideous Bird Beast | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | Pegasus Kidnapped | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | The Invisible Potion | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | Medusa's Sceptre | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 14 | Search for the Golden Apples | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 15 | The Thieving Bird Hoard | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 16 | Daedalus Becomes a Giant | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 17 | The Stolen Treasure | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 18 | The Cure | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 19 | The Thunderbolt Disc | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 20 | Sun Diamond of Helios | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 21 | Hercules Lends a Hand | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 22 | The Defiant Mask of Vulcan | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 23 | The Golden Goblet | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 24 | The Lexas Lagoon | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 25 | Guarding of the Olympic Torch | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 26 | Helena Cries Wolf | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 27 | Hercules Saves the Villagers | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 28 | Hercules and the Silver Arrows | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 29 | Hercules Battles the Krudes Beast | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 30 | The Cave of Death | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 31 | The Enchanted Pool | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 32 | The Bewitch Birds | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 33 | The Endless Chasm | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 34 | The Creature of Neptune | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 35 | Return of the Mask | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 36 | Hercules Saves Helena | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 37 | The Magnetic Stone | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 38 | The Magic Rod | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 39 | The Minotaur | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 40 | Hercules and the Eternal Sleep | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 41 | The Sea Witch | 5 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 42 | Hercules Protects Helena And Newton | 5 min | |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | The Clutching Clay Pool | 1964-01-04 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | Princess Rhea | 1964-01-11 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 3 | Valley of the Whirlwinds | 1964-01-18 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 4 | The Wild Boar | 1964-01-25 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 5 | The Magic Belt of Hercules | 1964-02-01 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 6 | The Errand of Mercy | 1964-02-08 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 7 | The Nemean Lion | 1964-02-15 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 8 | The Magician | 1964-02-22 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 9 | Dorian's Wreath | 1964-02-29 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 10 | The Unicorn | 1964-03-07 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 11 | Wilhemine | 1964-03-14 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 12 | The Witch and the Magic Ring | 1964-03-21 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 13 | Diomedes' Evil Plot | 1964-03-28 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 14 | Hercules' Unwanted Powers | 1964-04-04 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 15 | The Enchanted Wolf | 1964-04-11 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 16 | Hercules and His Two Rivals | 1964-04-18 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 17 | Hercules Saves the King | 1964-04-25 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 18 | The Thracian Army | 1964-05-01 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 19 | The Gems of Venus | 1964-05-08 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 20 | The Golden Torch | 1964-05-15 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 21 | Hercules vs. Teron: The Evil Spirit | 1964-05-22 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 22 | Hercules Saves the Kingdom | 1964-05-29 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 23 | Helena Kidnapped | 1964-06-05 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 24 | The Chameleon Creature | 1964-06-12 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 25 | Earthquake Valley | 1964-06-19 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 26 | Newton the Centaur | 1964-06-27 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 27 | The Magic Sword | 1964-07-04 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 28 | Timon's Grandfather and Hercules | 1964-07-11 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 29 | Hercules Loses His Memory | 1964-07-18 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 30 | The Hall of Justice | 1964-07-25 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 31 | The Cave of Callisto | 1964-08-01 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 32 | The Powerless Hercules | 1964-08-08 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 33 | Omar, the Sultan's Champion | 1964-08-15 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 34 | Sandals of Electra | 1964-08-22 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 35 | The Giant | 1964-08-29 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 36 | Helena's Beauty | 1964-09-05 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 37 | The Island of the Miros Monster | 1964-09-12 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 38 | Hercules and the Fireball | 1964-09-19 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 39 | Hercules Outwits the Magician | 1964-09-26 | 5 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 40 | The Evil Weapon | 1964-10-03 | 5 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 10 | The Evil Magician | 5 min | |
| Season 3 | Episode 39 | King for a Day | 5 min | |
| Season 3 | Episode 40 | The Owl Man of Panssus | 5 min |
