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ULYSSES 31

 

It is the 31st century, Ulysses killed the giant Cyclops when he rescued the children and his son Telemachus. But the ancient gods of Olympus are angry and threaten a terrible revenge:

Zeus: Mortals - you defy the Gods?
I sentence you to travel among unknown stars. Until you find the Kingdom of Hades, your bodies will stay as lifeless as stone.

Sherka: Ulysses, the way back to earth has been wiped from my memory.

Telemachus: Father - oh, father!

Ulysses: You are alive my son.

 

This is the story of Ulysses, his son, a weird robot and some blue girl.  They as the intro for the series and transported to another universe.  They had to find the Kingdom of Hades and then they would be allowed to journey back to earth.  This was designed by a French company and the animation was added by a Japanese company, the same company that did Cities of Gold.  There were about twenty eight episodes and each week they went to different world.  Each one was designed to prevent them from ever reaching the Kingdom of Hades.  It is a simple tale for children but I loved it as a child and still do as an adult.

 



Episode list

 

1. Vengeance of the Gods

2. The Lost Planet

3. The Black Sphere

4. Guardian of the Cosmic Winds

5. The Eternal Punishment

6. Flowers of Fear

7. Mutiny on Board

8. Secret of the Sphinx

9. Cronus, Father of Time

10. Temple of the Lestrigones

11. The Seat of Forgetfulness

12. Trapped Between Fire and Ice

13. Phantoms from the Swamp

14. Song of Danger

15. Before the Flood

16. The Magic Spells of Circe

17. Lost in the Labyrinth

18. At the Heart of the Universe

19. The Hidden Truth

20. The Magician in Black

21. Rebellion on Lemnos

22. The City of Cortex

23. Calypso

24. Strange Meeting

25. The Lotus Eaters

26. The Kingdom of Hades

Here’s the theme tune to this excellent TV series.

 

Ulysses, Ulysses - Soaring through all the galaxies,
In search of Earth, flying in to the night.

Ulysses, Ulysses - Fighting evil and tyranny,
With all his power, and with all of his might.

Ulysses - no-one else can do the things you do.
Ulysses - like a bolt of thunder from the blue.
Ulysses - always fighting off the evil forces bringing peace and justice to all.

It's me Nono small robot you know - friend of Uly-sses.
It's me Nono small robot you know - friend of Uly-sses.

Ulysses, Ulysses - could not find his destiny,
Leaving earth, such a long time ago.

(instrumental)

Ulysses - like a mighty warrior in the sky.
Ulysses - with his small companions by his side.
Ulysses - Unlike a king he's not protected by the Gods of every form in his way.

It's me Nono small robot you know - friend of Uly-sses.
It's me Nono small robot you know - friend of Uly-sses.

Ulysses - no-one else can do the things you do.
Ulysses - like a bolt of thunder from the blue.
Ulysses - always fighting off the evil forces bringing peace and justice to all.

It's me Nono small robot you know - friend of Uly-sses.
It's me Nono small robot you know - friend of Uly-sses.

It's me Nono small robot you know - friend of Uly-sses.
It's me Nono small robot you know - friend of Uly-sses.