The New Adventures of Zorro (1997 TV series)


The New Adventures of Zorro is the third animated television series to feature the character of Zorro. The show was on the air for two seasons, from September 20, 1997 to December 12, 1998.

Plot

The show starred Michael Gough as Zorro/Diego de la Vega, with Earl Boen as Captain Montecero, the lead villain. Pat Fraley played Diego's father, Don Alejandro de la Vega, and Tony Pope was the bumbling Sergeant Garcia, who was popularized by Henry Calvin on the 1950s Disney live-action series. This series added elements of science fiction and fantasy to the Zorro legend, with the hero battling supervillains who used steampunk gadgets and magic. Zorro employed similar equipment designed by his mute manservant, Bernardo, and was aided by the magic of the Native American wise woman, Grey Owl.

Episodes

Season 1:
  1. "To Catch a Fox" - Zorro is caught in the middle when he must prevent the corrupt Montecero from using pilfered blasting powder, while Isabella sets out to learn the masked vigilante's true identity.
  2. "Sting of the Serpent God" - Zorro must prevent Montecero from stealing gold belonging to Mayans.
  3. "Night of the Tolchen" - Sergeant Garcia and his men accidentally release the Tolchen when they take his totem.
  4. "The Beast Within" - Zorro must save Grey Owl’s grandson, Little Squirrel, from a curse that has turned him into a monster.
  5. "The Enforcer" - Montecero hires a cyborg hit man to kill Zorro.
  6. "Two Zorros Are Better than One"
  7. "Tar Pit Terror"
  8. "A King's Ransom" - Don Alejandro is kidnapped by a masked man, who is revealed to be a renegade soldier he once stopped from overthrowing the king of Spain.
  9. "The Pirates of San Pedro"
  10. "The Anti Zorro" - Kidnapping an elderly Native American man, Montecero forces his captive to use his magic to create an evil duplicate of Zorro.
  11. "Valley of the Manbeast"
  12. "The Revenge of the Panther"
  13. "The Iron Man"
Season 2:
  1. "The Samurai and the Sorcerer"
  2. "The Poison Pen"
  3. "Vision of Darkness" - In the vein of It's a Wonderful Life, Zorro is shown what life would be like without him if he had never taken his chosen path.
  4. "The Case of the Masked Marauder" - An English detective decides to solve the mystery of Zorro's true identity.
  5. "Return of the Conquistadors"
  6. "The Hunter" - A hunter decides to make Zorro his next quarry.
  7. "The Raiding Party"
  8. "The Four Horsemen" - The Enforcer returns and takes the governor of California hostage.
  9. "The Nightmare Express" - The first railroad in El Pueblo has been completed, but someone is trying to destroy the train.
  10. "The Ice Monster Cometh"
  11. "The Secret of El Zorro" - When Don Alejandro is bitten by a rattlesnake, Diego recaps the events that led to him becoming Zorro as his father lies in a coma.
  12. "The Nordic Quest"
  13. "Adios, Mi Capitan"

    Cast

The show's first ten episodes were released on VHS in 1998 by Warner Home Video.