Original subtitles

NARRATOR: Somewhere out in space live the Herculoids.

[theme music]

Zok, the laser-ray dragon!

Igoo, the giant rock ape!

Tundro, the tremendous!

Gloop and Gleep, the formless, fearless wonders.

With Zandor, their leader.

[squawking]

And his wife, Tara and son, Dorno.

They team up to protect their planet

from sinister invaders!

[boom]

[bam bam]

[boom]

All-strong. All-brave. All-heroes.

They're "The Herculoids."

[theme music]

[dramatic music]

[thunder rumbling]

[boom]

[boom]

[music continues]

[thunder rumbling]

[cracking]

[rattling]

[thunder rumbling]

[crack crack crack]

[music continues]

[rattling]

[growling]

Do you hear that too, Igoo?

We better go have a look.

I still hear it but I don't see anything.

[growling]

Whatever it is, I don't like it.

[growling]

Igoo!

[roaring]

[thud]

[thud]

Watch out, Igoo!

Get up, Igoo, get up!

[bash]

[thud]

More ants!

Thousands of them.

Igoo! Igoo!

Back, Igoo. Back!

[roaring]

Quick, we've got to get to the other side.

They're coming. Faster, Igoo!

[growling]

Igoo, you've got to hold them until I get help.

[bam bam bam]

[caw]

If it's what you say, Tara, unless they're stopped

they'll destroy all life on this planet.

Dorno, stay close.

[growling]

[babbling]

Yes, Zandor.

[caw]

Look, there's Igoo.

[bam bam bam]

[roaring]

He's destroyed the bridge.

Yes, but I'm afraid that won't stop them. Look!

[thud thud thud]

[dramatic music]

Get back, Igoo!

Igoo, get back!

Now, Zok!

[caw]

[boom]

[boom]

[boom]

[growling]

Great! That stopped them.

[babbling]

Once they start on a march, nothing stops them. Look!

[thud thud thud]

It didn't stop them!

What are we going to do?

Our only hope is that they will keep marching

toward the canyon between those bluffs.

But what if they don't?

I've got an idea.

Everybody head for the bluffs except Igoo.

[caw]

Now, hurry! They're coming fast.

Igoo, I have another job for you.

[growling]

[dramatic music]

There they are.

I see them.

They're headed the wrong way.

It's time to try and turn them.

We've got the steer them through this canyon.

Zok, signal Igoo to start the avalanche.

I hope this works.

It has to work!

[growling]

[bam]

[bam]

[rattling]

[growling]

It worked, Zandor. It worked!

They turned.

Yes, but not enough. You wait here.

Where are you going?

ZANDOR: To turn them.

[boom]

[boom]

[boom]

[boom]

He did it, Tara. They're heading this way now.

Yes. Now, you better get back out of the way.

Good job, Igoo.

[growling]

Now let's get back.

They're almost at the mouth of the canyon.

- Look out, Tara. - Ugh!

[babbling]

[rattling]

Come on, Tundro, we've gotta save her.

We're coming, Tara!

Dorno!

They made it!

[babbling]

That was close, Gloop.

If they keep going, we've got this battle won.

What do you mean, Zandor? How?

You see that end of the canyon?

Well, that canyon leads directly

over to bottomless cliffs.

They'll march to the last ant in to that darkness.

Has it ever happened before?

Yes, and we can only hope, it never happens again.

[dramatic music]

[caw caw]

Zandor, look!

It's a cosmic fragment.

Zandor, it's going to hit.

[boom]

TARA: That was a close call. ls every one alright?

Yes, Tara. We're lucky

that meteor landed in the misty swamps.

[theme music]

[babbling]

[caw]

[growling]

[dramatic music]

[roaring]

Head for the misty swamps, Tundro.

Let's see if we can get a look at that cosmic fragment.

I don't see any signs of that fragment but..

Look! Look at those foot prints.

Something big came out of this swamp

and headed up that way.

[roaring]

That's right, Tundro.

The Tree people live up that way.

Come on, we gotta warn them.

[babbling]

Just look at that, the Tree Village is in ruins.

I hope they all got away.

But if they didn't..

[roaring]

Look at that!

[babbling]

The thing from the swamps.

Look, Gleep's right in it's path.

We gotta get out of here, Gleep.

[bash]

[bash]

[zap zap]

Tundro, don't go near it.

It destroys everything it touches.

[screech]

Get Zandor, Tundro. Hurry!

[growling]

[roaring]

Uh-oh, here it comes.

We've gotta get over to that cave.

[growling]

When Tundro sounds like that, something's wrong.

I'm going to find out what it is.

Igoo, Zok, follow Zandor.

[growling]

[caw]

Come on, Gloop, we're going too.

[babbling]

[growling]

Dorno's at the Tree Village, eh?

I'll go on ahead, you follow, Tundro.

Watch it, Gleep.

Maybe he's given up, Gleep.

[crash]

[crash]

Gleep, are you alright? Gleep, where are you?

Get back here.

[thwack]

Now, stay in here where he can't reach us.

[zap]

That sounds like one of Zandor's energy rocks, Gleep.

[zap]

[growling]

[crackle]

[boom]

That beast contains a lot of powerful energy.

Tundro, use your energy rocks.

[zap zap]

[zap zap]

[growling]

[bam]

Tundro, Igoo, don't get too close.

[bam]

[caw]

[crackle]

Zok, here.

He's filled with radiation, Zok.

Your chargers just make him stronger.

[caw]

Look, those rocks, they're magnetetron.

Shoot through the creature into those rocks.

It should drain his energy.

If it works, it's the only way to stop him.

[caw]

[pew pew]

ZANDOR: Zok, it's working!

[caw]

Don't let up, Zok, he's going down.

[thud]

Igoo, throw that boulder into the river. Hurry!

It'll divert it.

[growling]

DORNO: There he goes, into the swamp.

ZANDOR: Back where it came from.

Oh, Zandor, I saw what happened. It was terrible.

Well, it's all over now, Tara.

You think that cosmic fragment caused this, Zandor?

ZANDOR: it seems that way, Dorno.

Let's hope that someday we can harness that power

for something useful.

[theme music]

[music continues]