Season 1
Overview
Based on the Jules Verne classic novel and the 1959 film by 20th Century Fox. This Saturday morning animated series followed the adventures of Professor Lindenbrook and his party trying to get to the center of the Earth before the evil Count Saknussem They follow a trail left centuries earlier by Arne Saknussem, an ancestor of the Count's.
Episodes
1. Arena of Fear
1967-09-09
Count Saknussemm lures Lindenbrook's party into a trap. Luckily the a man-beast inside the trap turns out to be friendly. While traveling a volcanic region, the entire party is captured by a giant who pits them against prehistoric beasts in his personal arena.
2. Cavemen Captives
1967-09-16
Lars injures his arm fighting a pterodactyl. He and Cindy are separated from the Professor and Alec who are captured by a tribe of prehistoric cavemen.
3. The Creature World
1967-09-23
Alec is captured by Wolf men who have aligned themselves with Count Saknussemm. While Lindenbrook attempts a rescue, Lars and Cindy team up with the Wolf men's enemies, descendants of the ancient druids.
4. Creatures of the Swamp
1967-09-30
The professor builds a swamp buggy for Lars to drive. The moss creatures kidnap Lars and thanks to Saknussemm;s interference, he and Alec are grabbed as well. Luckily the professor and Cindy get help from the swamp people.
5. The Doomed Island
1967-10-07
The travelers arrive on an island that is so close to the Earth's magnetic axis, it has become magnetic itself. The magnet people want Lindenbrook to build them a boat to escape their doomed island.
6. The Frozen Furies
1967-10-14
Chief Hok of the Frozen Furies is chipping ice from the underground glaciers of Norway. Lindenbrook intends to stop the Furies drilling sound devices to save the surface world.
7. The Labyrinth Builders
1967-10-21
Captured by bee people who live in an underground hive, Lindenbrook and friends must team up with Saknussemm and Torg to escape.
8. Land of the Dead
1967-10-28
The Lindenbrook party travels an underground river to the land of the dead, very similar to the one described in Greek myths. An ancient Latin civilization captures Saknussemm, Torg and Alec.
9. The Living City
1967-11-04
Crossing an underground desert in a makeshift sand boat, the travelers come upon a deserted city where some controlling presence pits all the insects, statues and even a group of mummies against them.
10. The Living Totems
1967-11-11
When Arne Saknussemm first passed through the underground frozen wasteland of the Living Totems, their precious Aurora Borealis diamond was taken by the snow people. Now Livingstone and friends have to get it back.
11. Moths of Doom
1967-11-18
While passing through a land filled with giant insects, Lindenbrook, Lars, Saknussemm and Torg find themselves put in a jail by 'The Controllers'.
12. Ocean of Destruction
1967-11-25
Crossing a dry ocean bed, Lindenbrook and co find various lost ships including The Flying Dutchman manned by frog people who dress and act like pirates.
13. Perils of Volcano Island
1967-12-02
Near volcanic Destruction Canyon, the Lindenbrook expedition finds a map by Arne Saknussemm. Alec and Cindy are hit by a strange petrifying gas and Count Saknussemm takes them hostage to trade for the map.
14. Return of Gulliver
1967-12-09
The Land of the Giants is the setting of a war between the giants and the Lilliputian people from across the river.
15. Revenge of the Fossils
1967-12-16
Lindenbrook inadvertently brings the fossils of the Earth's first civilization back to live with fire. Saknussemm attempts to enslave the fossil beings, but they intend to rule the world themselves.
16. Sleeping Slaves of Zeerah
1967-12-23
Captured by the soldiers of Zeerah, the Lindenbrook party is taken before the sorceress Queen Mortia. Lindenbrook tries to convince her he has magic powers of his own.
17. Trail of Gold
1967-12-30
Professor Lindenbrook and his friend have finally found the golden city of Atlantis and their way back to the surface world - or so it seems.