Defenders of the Earth · SEASON 1

Ming's Household Helpers

Episode 27 · 1986-10-16

★ 7.0
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Season 1Episode 27★ 7.0/10
  • Animation
  • Action & Adventure

Episode overview

The household helper robot, designed by Ming the Merciless in another of his evil schemes, is the hottest selling item on the market, deployed in over one million homes worldwide- including Monitor. Ming plans to use a space satellite to direct a hypno-beam through the robots to hypnotize their owners and make them slaves of the evil emperor. At the behest of Jedda, Rick examines his robot and discovers the plot, alerting the Defenders. When Flash flies out to space to destroy the satellite, he discovers Ming has a few tricks up his sleeve- a tractor beam renders his ship powerless and drags him towards Ice Station Earth!! Splitting up, Lothar, Mandrake and the Phantom penetrate Ming's fortress to save Flash. While Ming captures the Jamaican and the Magician, the Phantom wreaks havoc on the robot production lab. Ming activates his hypno-beam and sets the final stages of his plan into motion, however back at Monitor Rick mobilizes his frequency inhibitor, overloading the household helper robots and rendering them useless. Back at Ming's fortress, Mandrake uses telekenesis to overload the main generator, enabling he, Lothar and Flash to escape with the Phantom. As the robot production lab blows, Ming evacuates safely- surviving to return and fight another day.

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