The Would be Defender
Episode 23 · 1986-10-10
- Animation
- Action & Adventure
Episode overview
At the dedication ceremony for a new courthouse built in honor of our heroes, 13 year-old Earl Sump, bespectacled and dressed in a homemade superhero suit, captures two pick-pockets in the crowd. His reward- a day spent at Monitor with his idols, the Defenders of the Earth. Immediately Earl's overzealous nature endangers our heroes --he almost causes the Defender ship to crash, and when the Defenders fly out to a distant planet to investigate some strange behavior, Earl stows away, his antics on board causing Flash's ship to run aground and nearly be destroyed. Back on Monitor Earl locks Jedda in a storage compartment and hijacks a ship which he pilots to Ice Station Earth. Unintentionally he rewires Octon, turning the evil computer into his amicable sidekick, and brings him back to Monitor. Earl then plans a day of celebration in his honor, inviting all of Central City to take part. This all invokes the wrath of Ming, who invades the party. Earl unintentionally turns Octon back into his old self, and it looks as if Ming will destroy the residents of Central City, however the Defenders arrive in the nick of time to drive Ming away and save the populace.
30 minutes
Season 1 episodes
1. Escape from Mongo1986-09-08
2. The Creation of Monitor1986-09-09
3. A Demon In His Pocket1986-09-10
4. A House Divided1986-09-11
5. Bits and Chips1986-09-12
6. The Root of Evil1986-09-15
7. Cold War1986-09-16
8. The Sleeper Awakes1986-09-17
9. The Revenge of Astra1986-09-18
10. The Hall of Wisdom1986-09-19
11. The Mind Warriors, Part I1986-09-24
12. The Mind Warriors, Part II1986-09-22
13. The Lost Jewels of Tibet1986-09-23
14. The Evil of Doctor Dark1986-09-25
15. Diamonds are Ming's Best Friends1986-09-26
16. The Men of Frost1986-09-29
17. Battleground1986-09-30
18. The Panther Peril1986-10-01
19. Fury of the Deep1986-10-02
20. Family Reunion1986-10-03
21. The Defense Never Rests1986-10-06
22. Like Father, Like Daughter1986-10-09
23. The Would be Defender1986-10-10
24. Doorways into Darkness1986-10-13
25. Deal With The Devil1986-10-14
26. Terror In Time1986-10-15
27. Ming's Household Helpers1986-10-16
28. The Starboy1986-10-17
29. The Gods Awake1986-10-20
30. The Ghost Walks Again1986-10-21
31. The Book of Mysteries1986-10-20
32. The Future Comes But Once1986-10-21
33. Kshin And The Ghost Ship1986-10-22
34. The Carnival of Dr. Kalihari1986-10-23
35. The Mystery of the Book1986-10-24
36. Flash Times Four1986-10-27
37. The Frozen Heart1986-10-28
38. Rick Gordon, One Man Army1986-10-29
39. The Rites of Zesnan1986-10-30
40. Audie and Tweak1986-10-31
41. Return of the Skyband1986-11-03
42. Dracula's Potion1986-11-04
43. One of the Guys1986-11-05
44. 100 Proof Highway1986-11-06
45. The Time Freezer1986-11-07
46. The Prince Makes His Move (1)1986-11-10
47. The Prince Triumphant (2)1986-11-11
48. The Prince Weds (3)1986-11-12
49. The Prince's Royal Hunt (4)1986-11-13
50. The Prince Dethroned (5)1986-11-14
51. Lothar's Homecoming1986-11-17
52. Suspended Sabotage1986-11-18
53. Call of the Eternals1986-11-19
54. The Return of Doctor Dark1986-11-20
55. The Deadliest Battle1986-11-21
56. The Necklace of Oros1986-11-24
57. Torn Space1986-11-25
58. Ming Winter1986-11-26
59. The Golden Queen (1)1986-11-26
60. The Gravity of Ming (2)1986-11-27
61. Flesh and Blood1986-12-01
62. Drowning World1986-12-02
63. The Adoption of Kshin1986-12-03
64. Street Smarts1986-12-04
65. Ming's Thunder Lizards1986-12-05
