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Western Animation: Flash Gordon (1996)

Flash Gordon was a 1996 animated TV series loosely based on the comic strip of the same name. In this version, Flash and Dale are teenagers with a fondness for skateboarding — or in this case hoverboarding — who accidentally get trapped on the planet Mongo thanks to their bumbling scientist friend, Dr. Zarkov. There they are thrown headlong into a rebellion against the reptilian dictator, Emperor Ming. But they aren't alone in their fight; they have help from some of the natives including the gallant hawk man, Prince Talon, and the fierce yet honour-driven lionid, Princess Thundar.

The people behind this series also did Phantom 2040, which depicted Flash Gordon's King Features stablemate The Phantom as a teenager with a flying motorcycle.

This series provides examples of:

Alien Invasion: First and last episode premise.
Amazon Brigade: Thundar's people, the Lionids.
Appease The Volcano God: There were no gods involved, but Dale and Dr. Zarkov were almost thrown into a volcano by some crazy cave people.
Brain Washed: Dr. Zarkov suffered this at the hands of Sulpha; the entire team was almost wiped out because of this.
Cat Girl: Thundar
Character Title
Enemy Mine: "Enemy Ming". Yes, that's the episode title.
Gender Flip: In this version, Flash's ally Prince Thun of the Lion People became Princess Thundar.
Five-Man Band
- The Hero: Flash
- The Lancer: Talon
- The Smart Guy: Dr. Zarkov
- The Big Guy: Thundar
- The Chick: Dale
Hoverboard
Human Aliens: Particularly the Hawk Men
One Gender Race: Male lionids are mysteriously absent
Our Wormholes Are Different: Travel between Earth's solar system and Mongo's is by wormhole.
The Reptilians: Ming, Lynch, Sulpha and, to an extent, Aura.