Swamp Thing

30min

Animation

Action & Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Scientist Alec Holland invents a growth substance that could end world hunger, but a plantation owner obsessed with immortality tries to steal it and causes an accident that turns Alec into a human-plant mutant, protector of the bayou.

Production Companies

Batfilm Productions

DiC Entertainment

Episodes

Cast

The Un-Men Unleashed

1. The Un-Men Unleashed

23min

31st Oct 1990

When his henchmen fail to capture Swamp Thing, Dr. Arcane uses his Transducer machine to turn them into mutants to attack Swamp Thing. Two kids, Delbert and J.T. along with a game warden, Tomahawk and Bayou Jack with the help of Arcane's step daughter Abby come to Swamp Thing's rescue.

To Live Forever

2. To Live Forever

22min

20th Apr 1991

Dr. Arcane and his Un-Men travel to the Amazon Rainforest in search of “the trees that never die,” and enslaves a local Indian tribe to harvest their sap.

Falling Red Star

3. Falling Red Star

22min

27th Apr 1991

Swamp Thing, Bayou Jack, and Tomahawk help NASA retrieve a nuclear-powered satellite that has crash landed in the swamp. Meanwhile, Arcane desires the satellite for his own advantage.

Legend of the Lost Cavern

4. Legend of the Lost Cavern

22min

4th May 1991

Still obsessed on gaining immortality, Dr. Arcane desecrates the Indian burial of Tomahawk’s ancestors in search of the Lost Caverns, home of the fabled Fountain of Youth.

Experiment in Terror

5. Experiment in Terror

22min

11th May 1991

While showing Delbert & J.T. around the swamp, Swamp Thing is captured and taken to New Orleans for government experiments. Delbert, J.T., and Bayou Jack plan to rescue him as does Arcane for his own plans.

First air date

31st Oct 1990

Last air date

11th May 1991

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks