Network: NBC
Episodes: 24 (half-hour)
Seasons: Two
TV show dates: September 22, 1979 – November 1, 1980
Series status: Cancelled/ended
Performers include: Robert Ridgely, Diane Pershing, Allan Melvin, Melendy Britt, Bob Holt, and Alan Oppenheimer.
TV show description:
This animated series is closely based on the classic Alex Raymond comic strip.
Flash Gordon (Robert Ridgely), Dale Arden (Diane Pershing) and Dr. Hans Zarkov (Alan Oppenheimer) rocket to the distant planet of Mongo because its evil overlord, Ming the Merciless (Alan Oppenheimer), is planning to invade Earth.
The team is eventually aided by Ming’s beautiful daughter Princess Aura (Melendy Britt) and helps to form alliances between Mongo’s warring inhabitants like King Thun (Allan Melvin) and the lion people, King Vultan (Allan Melvin) and the Hawkmen, and Prince Barin (Robert Ridgely) and his forest-dwelling people of Arboria.
The team is later joined by a cute pet dragon named Gremlin.
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