The New Animated Adventures of Flash Gordon: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In The New Animated Adventures of Flash Gordon, Flash Gordon blasts off to the planet Mongo with girlfriend Dale Arden and scientist Hans Zarkov to prevent evil dictator Ming the Merciless from dominating the universe. In attempting to put an end to Ming's villainy, Flash receives the aid (and often the hindrance) of Prince Barin of Arboria, the Hawk Men led by King Vultan, Queen Fria of the ice-covered land of Frigia, Thun the Lion Man and Ming's sexy, scantily-clad daughter Aura, who has a powerful attraction for Flash.

Series details

• Title: The New Animated Adventures of Flash Gordon
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1979-09-22
• Final broadcast date listed: 1982-11-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 15732
• IMDb ID: tt0078662
• TVDB ID: 82452

Cast and credited roles

• Robert Ridgely — Flash Gordon / Prince Barin
• Alan Oppenheimer — Ming the Merciless / Dr. Hans Zarkov
• Diane Pershing — Dale Arden
• Allan Melvin — Thun
• Melendy Britt — Princess Aura

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1979-09-22; final listed air date 1980-01-05; episode order: 16.
• Season 2: premiered 1982-09-18; final listed air date 1982-11-06; episode order: 16.

Source and licence

Adapted from The New Animated Adventures of Flash Gordon on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.