Series synopsis
Vehicle Force Voltron is an American animation sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Syndication on September 14, 1984. It ended on March 5, 1985.
The Galaxy Alliance's home planets have become overcrowded, and a fleet of explorers has been sent to search for new planets to colonize. Along the way, they attract the attention of the evil Drule Empire, long engaged in an ongoing war against the Alliance, and the Drules proceed to interfere in the mission of the explorers and the colonists. Since the Voltron of Planet Arus was too far away to help the explorers, a totally new Voltron is constructed to battle the Drule threat.
Premise
The Galaxy Alliance's home planets have become overcrowded, and a fleet of explorers has been sent to search for new planets to colonize. Along the way, they attract the attention of the evil Drule Empire, long engaged in an ongoing war against the Alliance, and the Drules proceed to interfere in the mission of the explorers and the colonists. Since the Voltron of Planet Arus was too far away to help the explorers, a totally new Voltron is constructed to battle the Drule threat.
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 54 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | September 10, 1986 | September 10, 1986 |
| Season 1 | 52 | September 14, 1984 | March 5, 1985 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fleet of Doom The heroes and villans from both Voltron series (the Lion Voltron and the Vehicle Voltron) team up for the ultimate battle of supremacy with the fate of the universe hanging in the balance! |
September 10, 1986 |
| 2 |
Vehicle Voltron Pilot An early pilot for "The Voltron Trilogy" featuring an episode of "Voltron I" (also known as Vehicle Voltron). |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
In Search of New Worlds With Earth and its allied worlds suffering from dangerous levels of overcrowding, Galaxy Garrison sends the Stellar Ship Explorer into the Near Universe to search out new worlds. However, doing so brings them critically close to the evil Drule Empire. For protection, they develop 15 exploratory spacecraft using an ancient super-technology and train their pilots with the secret of assembling Voltron. |
September 14, 1984 |
| 2 |
First Day On A New World The Stellar Ship Explorer has landed on a new planet and is preparing to set up a permanent base. Drule fleet commander Hazar has gotten word of this plan, and has decided to capture the planet and the Alliance facilities in one fell swoop. However, his assistant Captain Quark gets impatient, and launches a full-scale assault while Jeff and the rest of the Voltron Force are busy scouting the planet. |
October 27, 1984 |
| 3 |
Building a New World Hazar issues an ultimatum to the Explorer and her crew vacate the planet or he will obliterate it. Jeff, Cliff, Krik and the rest of the Voltron Force try to stop them, but the planet is too fragile and begins to explode. To escape the doomed planet, the Land, Sea and Air Teams must combine to form Voltron while under heavy attack from all sides. |
November 3, 1984 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Syndication |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 14, 1984 |
| Last aired | March 5, 1985 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | ended |