01x27 - Ming's Household Helpers

[bunniefuu]

- ♪ Defenders of the Earth ♪

Defenders!

[dramatic music]

♪ Out of the sky, his rockets ignite ♪

♪ Jets into battle flying faster than light ♪

Flash Gordon!

♪ Lord of the jungle, the hero who st*lks ♪

♪ The beasts call him brother, The Ghost Who Walks ♪

Phantom!

♪ Defenders of the Earth ♪

Defenders!

♪ Master of magic, spells, and illusion ♪

♪ Enemies crumble in fear and confusion ♪

Mandrake!

♪ Defenders of the Earth ♪

Defenders!

♪ His strength is a legend, his skills conquer all ♪

♪ Armed with his power, we never will fall ♪

Lothar!

♪ Defenders of the Earth ♪

Defenders!

♪ With our new young heroes proving their worth ♪

♪ Four become eight defending the Earth ♪

♪ Defenders of the Earth ♪

Defenders!

♪ Defenders of the Earth ♪

- Look at the size of that line, L.J.

- We'll be lucky to get into the store before midnight.

- Pay the cashier over there.

- How do you know this is what I want?

- Because that's all everybody wants.

- The Household Helper Robot.

I can't keep enough of them in stock.

You want it or not?

I've got other people waiting.

- I'll take it, I'll take it!

Talk about pushy.

- Wow, the inventor of these robots

must be making a fortune.

- Your Household Helper Robots

are in over a million homes worldwide, Sire.

- Excellent.

Within hours

my robots will enslave every one of their owners

by Hypno-Beam.

[laughs]

- Even the Defenders of the Earth

will not be able to stop me this time.

- You don't think this toy will really work, do you?

- Give it a chance, Jedda.

- I am your new household helper.

- [chirping]

- Calm down, Zuffy.

It's only a robot.

- [alarmed chirping]

- That's funny.

I've never seen Zuffy act this way before.

It must be something about the robot.

- We must step up production.

- We are operating at peak capacity, Sire.

- It's not fast enough.

- If we work any faster, Sire,

the power surge could alert the Defenders

of our activities.

- If the Defenders of the Earth

are foolish enough to try to interfere,

I have a few surprises

that will make them sorry they did.

- Hi, guys.

- Welcome back.

- Notice anything different?

- The place never looked so clean.

- Well, chores are a responsibility

I take very seriously.

- Very surprising.

Considering your usual aversion to household work,

I'm proud of all of you!

- Then you'll be extra proud of the new robot Rick bought.

It's been dusting and cleaning all day.

- Way to go, Kshin.

Well, we did have a little help.

- Who or whatever did it, it looks marvelous.

- Every house should have one of these little guys.

- Well, I for one don't like it.

- Why do you say that, Jedda?

- I can't explain it, Father,

but there's something about this robot

that just doesn't feel right.

- Well, if it'll make you feel any better,

I'll run the robot through instrument examination.

I sure would like to meet the genius

who designed this thing.

- Do not alter circuits!

Do not alter circuits! Do not alter circuits!

- Don't worry, little fellow, I won't hurt you.

I promise.

- Final warning.

Do not alter circuits!

- I'm just looking.

Hey, look at this.
[ … ]

It's a long range ultra-high frequency receiver.

- What's it doing in the robot?

- I don't know. Unless...

- Rick? Rick, what's the matter?

- I await the orders of the Emperor Ming.

- That beam has put Rick in a hypnotic trance.

- Jedda, we've gotta do something fast.

- Wait, L.J.!

That reflector gives me an idea.

- I know what you're thinking,

and I'm one step ahead of you.

Or should I say one leap ahead of you?

- L.J.! Look out!

- Systems overload!

Systems overload!

Shut down, shut down...

- Rick, are you all right?

- Hey, what's going on?

- What happened? - Ming happened.

- What are you talking about?

- Your innocent household robot is a soldier of Ming.

Luckily, L.J. was able to overload it.

- Hey, it was nothing.

- Thousands of these robots have already been sold.

- We've got to alert all the other robot owners.

Dynak, how is Ming controlling the robots?

- He is transmitting his orders by satellite.

- Dynak, compute coordinates for Ming's satellite.

We've got to blow it out of the sky.

- Coordinates computing.

- I'm on my way.

- You will reach Ming's satellite

in exactly two minutes and ten seconds!

- Gotcha, Dynak.

This is almost too easy.

- Sire!

- What is it?

- The satellite, Sire, it is in jeopardy.

- As planned, Octon.

That fool Flash Gordon has fallen into my trap

Activate the tractor beam.

- Immediately, my lord Ming.

- Dynak, what's happening?

I need maximum power!

- You are engulfed in a tractor beam.

- Break me lose from it.

- Impossible.

The tractor beam is too powerful.

- I've got to do something.

The tractor beam is pulling me towards Earth.

I'm trapped.

- Flash's ship is being drawn toward Ice Station Earth.

- There's got to be some way to break Ming's tractor beam.

- Overriding the tractor beam will cause the ship to explode.

- But there's gotta be something we can do.

- Lothar, Phantom and I will assist Flash.

The rest of you find a way

to neutralize Ming's helpful robots

before it's too late.

- I feel responsible for this mess.

It's all my fault,

we ever got mixed up with Ming's robots.

- It's not your fault, Rick.

You didn't know any of this was going to happen.

- L.J.'s right, Rick!

If you hadn't brought the robot home,

we never would have discovered Ming's plan.

- I know. You're right.

But it doesn't help my dad.

[electronic beeping]

- According to the Sensat...

there should be an air shaft leading

straight into Ice Station Earth.

- Lothar, my friend, you never cease to amaze me.

- I think its best we split up.

- Mandrake and I will find Ming's control room

and stop his tractor beam.

- And I will find out

where Ming manufactures his household helpers.

- That must be their final inspection line.

- Yes, it appears

they're programming the household robots

to tidy up whatever needs tidying.

- To reach Ming we must get past those Ice Robots.

That will be dirty work.

- Indeed, dirtier than you think.

- I would say this one is all washed up.

- Quite, but the other chap is still in a bit of a lather.

- Within minutes, Flash Gordon will be my sl*ve.

- Welcome, Mandrake and Lothar.

Underestimating my defenses

is the last mistake you will ever make.

- That should slow things down a bit.

- Security alert.

Security alert!

Security alert! Security alert!

[growls]

- There, there my pet.

As always, I have everything well in hand.

What's this?
[ … ]

The Phantom!

Octon, find the Phantom and destroy him!

- Something wrong, Ming?

Are you worried?

- It is you who should worry, magician!

- If I could just reach that crane...

- I will tolerate no more delays.

The Phantom must be found!

Now it is time to welcome Flash Gordon.

- Nice of Ming to send his welcoming committee.

- Flash Gordon.

How nice to see you.

- The feeling is not mutual, Ming!

[strains]

- Save your breath, Earthling.

The battle is over.

- As long as there's a breath left in my body,

I'll never give up the fight!

- There's got to be something I've overlooked.

- You have raised every known frequency.

None will disable the robot.

Ming is preparing to activate Hypno-Beam.

- Zero in on that frequency, Dynak.

Program it into the frequency inhibitor.

That's just what we've been waiting for.

- It seems the Phantom poses no further threat to me.

Within minutes,

my Hypno-Beam will give me complete control of Earth.

Octon!

- Yes, Sire?

- Activate the Hypno-Beam!

- You know, this Household Helper robot

is the best thing we ever bought.

- Emperor Ming is my master.

- We obey Ming the Merciless.

- Ming is our Master.

We will serve Ming the Merciless.

- Ming is our master.

I await the orders of Emperor Ming.

- Rick!

Look! It's moving!

- It's now or never.

Dynak, activate the frequency inhibitor.

- Warning! Systems overload!

Shut down!

- [chirps]

- You stopped it! - Now, Dynak,

send the frequency inhibitor through Ming's own satellite.

- Frequency inhibitor activated.

- I hope this works!

- What happened?

- I don't know.

[alarm blaring]

- What is it? What's wrong?

- The Hypno-Beam activator has been altered.

The robots have been short circuited, Sire.

- Ming, you have been beaten.

Silence!

Ming's playmates are closing in.

By Jungle Law,

the Ghost Who Walks calls forth the power of ten tigers!

The main power generator.

[panting]

[groans]

- If I can get the Ice Robots

to overload it with enough laser blasts,

the intense heat will start a chain reaction

and blow up the whole plant!

- Sire!

The generator is dangerously overloading.

- Octon!

Shut down all systems in Robolab!

- It's too late, Sire.

- [growls]

- Mandrake!

Now's our chance to k*ll the power

in this force field.

- Good thinking, Lothar.

- I just hope my power of telekinesis

is strong enough.

[sighs]

- A little more, Mandrake!

- Come on. You can do it!

- Let's go!

- [angry shout]

[angry growls]

- Sire, the Defenders of the Earth have escaped.

- Initiate emergency evacuation procedures!

- Keep moving!

The Robolab's about to blow.

- Well, I'll be.

- Ming has more lives than a cat.

- And there goes the robolab.

That's the prettiest fireworks display

I've ever seen.

- Nice work, Phantom, old buddy.

- I don't believe it.

What happened to all of your labor-saving devices?

- Well, sometimes getting out of work

takes more effort than the work itself.