Defenders of the Earth (1986)

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Defenders of the Earth is an American animated television series produced in 1986, featuring characters from three comic strips distributed by King Features Syndicate—Flash Gordon, The Phantom, and Mandrake the Magician—opposing Ming the Merciless in the year 2015. Supporting characters include their children Rick Gordon, Jedda Walker, Kshin, Mandrake's assistant Lothar, and Lothar's son L.J. The show lasted for 65 episodes; there was also a short-lived comic book series published by Star Comics, created by Gerry Conway, Ross Andru and John Romita, Sr.. The closing credits credit Rob Walsh and Tony Pastor for the main title music, and Stan Lee for the lyrics. The series was later shown in reruns on the Sci Fi Channel as part of Sci Fi Cartoon Quest.

• Released: 1986-09-08
• Genres: Animation, Action & Adventure
• Seasons: 1, 65 episodes
• Episode length: 21m
• Network: Syndication
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 7.7/10 from 103 votes

Created by Lee Falk.

Top cast

• Lou Richards as Flash Gordon (voice)
• Peter Mark Richman as The Phantom / Kit Walker / 26th Phantom (voice)
• Peter Renaday as Mandrake the Magician (voice)
• Buster Jones as Lothar (voice)
• Ron Feinberg as Ming the Merciless/Warlock (voice)
• Loren Lester as Rick Gordon / Young Kurt (voice)
• Sarah Partridge as Jedda Walker (voice)
• Dion Williams as L.J. (voice)
• Adam Carl as Kshin / Young Kit (voice)
• Diane Pershing as Dynak X / Dale Arden (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Defenders of the Earth

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Hoopla, Plex, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; buy on Amazon Video
• United Kingdom: watch free on Plex
• India: watch free on Plex
• Canada: watch free on Hoopla, Plex
• Australia: watch free on Hoopla, Plex

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