Flash Gordon (1996 animated series)



Flash Gordon was a 1996 animated TV series loosely based on the comic strip of the same name. In this version, Flash and Dale are teenagers with a fondness for skateboarding -- or in this case hoverboarding -- who accidentally get trapped on the planet Mongo thanks to their bumbling scientist friend, Dr. Zarkov. There they are thrown headlong into a rebellion against the reptilian dictator, Emperor Ming. But they aren't alone in their fight; they have help from some of the natives including the gallant hawk man, Prince Talon, and the fierce yet honour-driven lionid, Princess Thundar.

The people behind this series also did Phantom 2040, which depicted Flash Gordon's King Features stablemate The Phantom as a teenager with a flying motorcycle.

This series provides examples of:

 * Alien Invasion: First and last episode premise.
 * Amazon Brigade: Thundar's people, the Lionids.
 * Appease the Volcano God: There were no gods involved, but Dale and Dr. Zarkov were almost thrown into a volcano by some crazy cave people.
 * Brainwashed: Dr. Zarkov suffered this at the hands of Sulpha; the entire team was almost wiped out because of this.
 * Catgirl: Thundar
 * Character Title
 * Enemy Mine: "Enemy Ming". Yes, that's the episode title.
 * Gender Flip: In this version, Flash's ally Prince Thun of the Lion People became Princess Thundar.
 * Five Man Band
 * The Hero: Flash
 * The Lancer: Talon
 * The Smart Guy: Dr. Zarkov
 * The Big Guy: Thundar
 * The Chick: Dale
 * Hover Board
 * Human Aliens: Particularly the Hawk Men
 * One Gender Race: Male lionids are mysteriously absent
 * Our Wormholes Are Different: Travel between Earth's solar system and Mongo's is by wormhole.
 * The Reptilians: Ming, Lynch, Sulpha and, to an extent, Aura.