Episode
Battle of the Planets: Rescue of the Astronauts
Overview
Upon their splashdown on Earth, two astronauts are kidnapped by a Manta Ray submarine for discovering the location of Spectra bases on Mars. G-Force is called upon to resuce the astronauts and retrieve the valuable information they obtained. Mark infiltrates Spectra's base, and is later joined by Keyop to return the astronauts to The Phoenix. The Spectra Commander escapes in the head of the Space Terrapin, only to be destroyed by the Fiery Phoenix.
Details
- Series
- Battle of the Planets
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 1978-10-09
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Rescue of the Astronauts is Episode 16 in Season 1 of Battle of the Planets. It aired on 1978-10-09. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 15: Attack of the Space Terrapin
G-Force is introduced and faces a challenge against one of Spectra's mightiest machines, the Space Terrapin. To control the Universe, Spectra will stop at nothing to steal Earth's most valuable mineral: Vitalumis. Mark, Jason, Princess, Keyop and Tiny (with help from 7-Zark-7 at Center Neptune) power The Phoenix to victory over Zoltar and Spectra.
Episode 17: Raid on a Nearby Planet
Planet Vega is attacked by Spectra's Space Ray Machine and most of their vital installations are destroyed. G-Force is sent to Vega to track down the Ray Machine and follow it back to the base. They must infiltrate and destroy the base and the Space Ray Machine to keep Spectra from capturing Vega!
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Episode 20: The Ghostly Grasshopper
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